Centro Atlético Fénix
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Full name | Centro Atlético Fénix | ||
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Nickname(s) | Albivioletas El Ave Los de Capurro Mugrientos Máquina de Capurro | ||
Founded | 7 July 1916 | ||
Ground | Estadio Parque Capurro, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Mario Sanseverino | ||
Manager | Ignacio Pallas | ||
League | Primera División | ||
2021 | Primera División, 9th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Centro Atlético Fénix is an Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The football team currently plays in Primera División. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevideo, which is its all-time rival.
History[]
The club was founded on 7 July 1916 by a group of young men who named the club "Fénix" (Phoenix) after the mythological bird. The club's colors are violet (chosen to represent eternity) and white (to represent purity).
In 2002 the club qualified to play in Copa Libertadores for the first time, a feat they repeated in 2003, but the club were relegated from the Primera División at the end of the 2005/2006 season.
Titles[]
- 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2007, 2009
- Tercera División: 3
- 1942, 1949, 1991
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions[]
- Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances
- 2003: First Round
- 2004: First Round
- Copa Sudamericana: 3 appearances
- 2011: First Round
- 2016: First Round
- 2020: Round of 16
Players[]
Current squad[]
- As of 7 October, 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers[]
- (Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994)
- Juan Ramón Carrasco (Jan 1, 2002 – April 21, 2003)
- Antonio Alzamendi (April 21, 2003 – May 3, 2004)
- (May 3, 2004 – May 16, 2005)
- (Oct 17, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
- Pablo Repetto (July 1, 2006 – Feb 28, 2008)
- Manuel Keosseián (Feb 28, 2008 – June 1, 2008)
- Jorge Giordano (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
- Luis López (July 2009 – September 2009)
- Julio César Ribas (Oct 5, 2009 – Jan 4, 2010)
- Rosario Martínez (Jan 5, 2010 – May 14, 2012)
- (May 14, 2012 – June 30, 2012)
- Eduardo Favaro (July 1, 2012 – June 3, 2013)
- (July 6, 2013 – Oct 28, 2013)
- Juan Tejera (Oct 29, 2013–)
External links[]
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