Unión Local Andina Fútbol Club, usually known as Universidad de Los Andes, or by the acronym ULA, was a Venezuelan football club based in Mérida.
The club was founded on 28 February 1977, as Universidad de Los Andes Mérida Fútbol Club. In 2017, they changed name to Unión Local Andina Fútbol Club.
ULA played their last season in 2022 before selling his place in the Segunda División to MarÃÂtimo de La Guaira.
ULA played in the Copa Libertadores three times: in 1984, in the first stage, the club was in the same group of Portuguesa, of Venezuela, and two Peruvian teams, Sporting Cristal, and Melgar. The club finished in the first position, together with Sporting Cristal. A first place playoff was played, and ULA won 2âÂÂ1. In the second stage, the club was in the same group of two Brazilian clubs, Flamengo, and Grêmio, and was eliminated after finishing in the last position .
In 1992, the club was, in the first stage, in the same group of S.C. MarÃÂtimo, of Venezuela, and Barcelona and Valdez, of Ecuador. ULA and MarÃÂtimo finished in the third position, so, a third place playoff was played. MarÃÂtimo won 1âÂÂ0, and Universidad de Los Andes was eliminated .
In 1999, ULA disputed the preliminary stage of the competition, with Estudiantes de Mérida, of Venezuela, and Necaxa and Monterrey, of Mexico. The club was eliminated after finishing in the last position .
ULA's home stadium was Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
The club's colors are blue and white.