Fénix
Full nameCentro Atlético Fénix
Nickname(s)Albivioletas
El Ave
Los de Capurro
Mugrientos
Máquina de Capurro
Founded7 July 1916 (1916-07-07)
GroundEstadio Parque Capurro,
Montevideo, Uruguay
Capacity10,000
ChairmanMario Sanseverino
ManagerLeonel Rocco
LeaguePrimera División
2023Primera División, 15th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Centro Atlético Fénix is a 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). 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

  • 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

2003: First Round
2004: First Round
2011: First Round
2016: First Round
2020: Round of 16

Players

Current squad

As of 7 October 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Francisco Casanova
2 DF Uruguay URU Fernando Souza
3 DF Uruguay URU Jonathan Toledo
4 DF Uruguay URU Emanuel Carlos
6 DF Uruguay URU Francisco Martirena
7 MF Uruguay URU Kevin Alaníz
9 FW Uruguay URU Ignacio Pereira
11 MF Uruguay URU Fabián Estoyanoff
14 FW Uruguay URU Bruno Scorza
15 DF Uruguay URU Andrés Barboza
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Vega
20 MF Uruguay URU Juan Boselli
22 MF Uruguay URU Agustín Alfaro
23 MF Uruguay URU Adrián Argachá
24 DF Uruguay URU Juan Álvez
25 GK Argentina ARG Jeremías Young
26 MF Uruguay URU Richard Núñez
27 MF Uruguay URU Ángel Rodríguez
29 FW Uruguay URU Nicolás Machado
31 MF Uruguay URU Ernesto da Rosa

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Uruguay URU Juan Viacava (at Rampla Juniors until 30 June 2020)
FW Uruguay URU Cristian Cruz (at Cerro until 31 December 2020)

Managers

Other teams

Centro Atlético Fénix also has a esports division, with squads of NBA 2K, Formula 1 and FIFA games.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
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