| Clubname: | Unión Lara SC |
| Fullname: | Unión Lara Sport Club |
| Nickname: | El equipo del Barrio La máquina Roja |
| Ground: | Estadio Farid Richa Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Capacity: | 12,480 |
| Chairman: | Wilfredo Sanchez |
| Manager: | Jorge Aguero |
| League: | Tercera División Venezolana |
| Season: | Apertura 2016 |
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Unión Lara Sports Club (Originally Unión Lara Fútbol Club) is a Venezuelan football team based in Barquisimeto, Lara State. Founded in 1999, they currently play in the Venezuelan Third Division, holding home games at the Farid Richa Stadium, with a capacity of 12,480 people.
Union Lara FC made its debut in the Copa República Bolivariana de Venezuela in 2000, facing Caracas Fútbol Club.
The club competed in the Venezuelan Second Division 2003/04 season, clinching the 'Apertura Tournament' championship and reaching the final against Union Deportivo Marítimo. Although they lost in regular time after a penalty shootout (4–1), the global result ended in a 2–2 draw, allowing them to stay in the silver category of Venezuelan football for another season.
In the 2004–2005 season, the team earned 35 points in 20 games in the 'Apertura Tournament' and secured a 2nd-place finish with 42 points in the ‘Closing Tournament.’ They were just 5 points behind the season's champion, Aragua Fútbol Club. This performance meant another season in the Second Division of Venezuela.
The 2005/06 season in the Second Venezuelan Division commenced with the '2005 Apertura Tournament,' where Unión Lara competed in the Central-Eastern Group. The club finished 4th with 25 points, comprising 6 wins, 7 draws, and a single defeat during the semester. Their performance enabled them to advance to the 'Closing Tournament 2006,' where they contended for promotion to the First Division of Venezuela. In the 'Closing Tournament 2006,' "The Neighborhood Team" came close to promotion, securing a third-place finish with 37 points, only one point behind the promoted Portuguesa Fútbol Club and Zamora Fútbol Club.
Before the beginning of the Copa América 2007, the FVF decided to expand both the First Division of Venezuela and the Second Division of Venezuela. As a result, the Union Lara FC played in the top category for the 2007–2008 season. The First Venezuelan Division 2007/08 started with the
The Second Venezuelan Division 2008/09 started with the 'Opening Apertura 2008'
For the Second Venezuelan Division 2009/10 three Larense teams: Unión Lara FC, Lara FC Police, and UCLA FC joined to form the revival of Lara Fútbol Club. The Lara Fútbol Club was a team with a long history as the first non-capital national champion in 1965. It was also the first Larense champion in the top category and participated in the Copa Libertadores of 1966. The Lara Fútbol Club remained in the silver category and played in the Ascent Tournament in the Second Venezuelan Division 2011/12 before economic problems led to its dissolution. As the reborn Lara Fútbol Club played in the Segunda División Venezolana 2009/10 with the quota of Lara FC Police, the quota left by Unión Lara was occupied by the Club Deportivo San Antonio, the Larense image disappeared due to the aforementioned merger.
For the 2012–2013 Tournament and after many rumors, the Lara Union squad was reborn, now with the Sports Club name, which participates in the Third Division of Venezuela. The 2012–2013 season of the Third Division (Third Venezuelan Division 2012/13) began with the '2012 Apertura Tournament'
For the Third Venezuelan Division 2013/14, Lara Union was part of the Central Group II of the 'Opening 2013'
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The Farid Richa Stadium is a football stadium located in the capital city of Lara State, Barquisimeto, in the center of Venezuela, it is the headquarters of the local football team of the first division 'Unión Lara Sports Club' and two other teams (Unión Deportiva Lara and Lara Fútbol Club Police), was baptized with that name in homage to a prominent player of origin Lebanese Farid Richa, was reopened in 2001, and has a capacity of approximately 12,480 spectators.