After seventy-three years, Club Aurora secured its first major honor, the 2008 Clausura Championship. Defeating the favorite Cruceño team Blooming in a penalty shootout in Sucre, 'Celeste' attained victory in the final deciding match. Only a few months ago, however, Club Aurora was floundering and in need of a crucial change. The gamble to appoint the former Bolivian captain Julio Cesar Baldivieso served well. Speaking after his team's upset victory, Baldivieso remarks of the underdog team, "At the outset, no one gave us a prayer, but we've shown that with dedication you can achieve a great many things."
Since inception, Club Aurora has been referred to as El Equipo del Pueblo (the People's Club). In 1935, a dissenting student faction from the American Institute of Cochabamba began formulating plans for an independent soccer club. After being refused permission to compete in a tournament under the institute's name, the teenagers met in Plaza Colon to discuss the new venture. Conversing into the early morning, the group formed a decision as dawn broke over the city. To honor the moment, Aurora was elected as the team name and sky-blue was chosen for the team color.
This November, the youngsters of 1935 finally witnessed their new dawn, triumphant over the Bolivian terrain.
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