Atlético Bucaramanga is a professional Colombian football club based in the city of Bucaramanga, competing in the country's top flight, the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1949, the club plays its home matches at the Estadio Alfonso López, wearing distinctive green and white vertical stripes. Known as *Los Leopardos*, the club has a passionate and sizable fanbase that consistently fills the stadium. Historically, Atlético Bucaramanga has been known as a perennial contender that has often narrowly missed out on major silverware, holding the unfortunate record of the longest active title drought in Colombian top-flight football. This has only deepened the longing of their supporters for a championship. The modern era has seen the club undergo various projects aiming to finally break the curse, with recent seasons featuring playoff appearances and runs in the Copa Colombia. The atmosphere in the Alfonso López is famously intense, making it one of the most formidable away venues in the league. Atlético Bucaramanga remains one of Colombia's most iconic and emotionally charged clubs, forever chasing that elusive first league crown.