Centro Atlético Fénix

Fénix
Full name Centro Atlético Fénix
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 Leonel Rocco
League Primera División
2023 Primera División, 15th of 16
Website Club 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.

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 URU Francisco Casanova
2 DF URU Fernando Souza
3 DF URU Jonathan Toledo
4 DF URU Emanuel Carlos
6 DF URU Francisco Martirena
7 MF URU Kevin Alaníz
9 FW URU Ignacio Pereira
11 MF URU Fabián Estoyanoff
14 FW URU Bruno Scorza
15 DF URU Andrés Barboza
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF URU Gonzalo Vega
20 MF URU Juan Boselli
22 MF URU Agustín Alfaro
23 MF URU Adrián Argachá
24 DF URU Juan Álvez
25 GK ARG Jeremías Young
26 MF URU Richard Núñez
27 MF URU Ángel Rodríguez
29 FW URU Nicolás Machado
31 MF 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 URU Juan Viacava (at Rampla Juniors until 30 June 2020)
FW 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.