Centro Atlético Fénix
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| Full name | Centro Atlético Fénix | ||
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| Nicknames | Albivioletas El Ave Los de Capurro La Máquina de Capurro Los Mugrientos | ||
| Founded | 7 July 1916 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Parque Capurro, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Héctor Repetto | ||
| Manager | Ignacio Pallas | ||
| League | Segunda División | ||
| 2025 | Segunda División, 9th of 14 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Centro Atlético Fénix is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The football team currently plays in Uruguayan Segunda 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
[edit]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). They later took part in 1985 edition of historic IFA Shield in India.[1][2]
In 2002 the club qualified to play in Copa Libertadores for the first time after winning the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América title, a feat they repeated in 2003. The club were later relegated from the Primera División at the end of the 2005/2006 season.
Titles
[edit]- Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América: 2
- 2002, 2003
- Segunda División: 7
- 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2007, 2009
- Tercera División: 3
- 1942, 1949, 1991
Performance in Conmebol competitions
[edit]- Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances
- 2003: First Round
- 2004: First Round
- Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances
- 2011: First Round
- 2016: First Round
- 2020: Round of 16
- 2021: First Round
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 30 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
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Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994)- Juan Ramón Carrasco (Jan 1, 2002 – April 21, 2003)
- Antonio Alzamendi (April 21, 2003 – May 3, 2004)
- Miguel Ángel Piazza (May 3, 2004 – May 16, 2005)
- Jorge González (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)
- Lorenzo Carrabs 2012
- Eduardo Favaro 2012–2013
- Lorenzo Carrabs 2013
- Juan Tejera 2013–2014
- Gustavo Bueno 2014
- Rosario Martínez 2014–2016
Marcelo Escudero 2016- Gustavo Ferrín 2017
- Nathaniel Revetria 2017–2018
- Juan Ramón Carrasco 2018–2021
- Ignacio Pallas 2021–2022
- Damián Santín 2023
- Leonel Rocco 2023–2024
- Nicolás Vigneri 2024
- Ignacio Pallas 2025–
Other teams
[edit]Centro Atlético Fénix also has a esports division, with squads of NBA 2K, Formula 1 and FIFA games.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ King, Ian; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Cruickshank, Mark (30 May 2013). "India 1985 – Regional Leagues: IFA Shield". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022.
- ↑ "𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐂 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲!". threadreaderapp.com. @ebfchistory (East Bengal Club official fanbase). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ↑ "Fénix sorprende en e-sports y gana torneos en juegos de NBA y Fórmula 1 en Argentina". El Observador (in Spanish). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
