Metropolitanos FC

Metropolitanos Fútbol Club is a professional Venezuelan football club based initially in Caracas, Capital District, but which later became part of the metropolitan area of Caracas. It currently plays in the Venezuelan first division and plays its home matches at the Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela.

It was founded on 3 August 2012, from the place held by Lara. Although in its early days in the top category it played its matches at the Brigido Iriarte stadium, it also plays at the Olímpico de la UCV stadium. It made history in 2022 by winning the Venezuelan championship for the first time after defeating Monagas 4-3 on penalties following a match that ended in a draw (1-1).

The "violet squad," as it is also known, is one of the first-division teams that has its own ground, through a strategic alliance with the Universidad Santa María; the Caracas team managed to fulfill a dream: having its own ground on the university's premises. The inauguration of the facilities took place on 1 November 2013.

In the 2020 season, it qualified for the Copa Sudamericana for the first time. It also made its debut in the Copa Libertadores in 2023.