Centro Atlético Fénix

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

• 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

Current squad

Managers

• Uruguay Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994)
• Uruguay Juan Ramón Carrasco (Jan 1, 2002 – April 21, 2003)
• Uruguay Antonio Alzamendi (April 21, 2003 – May 3, 2004)
• Uruguay Miguel Ángel Piazza (May 3, 2004 – May 16, 2005)
• Uruguay Jorge González (Oct 17, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
• Uruguay Pablo Repetto (July 1, 2006 – Feb 28, 2008)
• Uruguay Manuel Keosseián (Feb 28, 2008 – June 1, 2008)
• Uruguay Jorge Giordano (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
• Uruguay Luis López (July 2009 – September 2009)
• Uruguay Julio César Ribas (Oct 5, 2009 – Jan 4, 2010)
• Uruguay Rosario Martínez (Jan 5, 2010 – May 14, 2012)
• Uruguay Lorenzo Carrabs 2012
• Uruguay Eduardo Favaro 2012–2013
• Uruguay Lorenzo Carrabs 2013
• Uruguay Juan Tejera 2013–2014
• Uruguay Gustavo Bueno 2014
• Uruguay Rosario Martínez 2014–2016
• Argentina Marcelo Escudero 2016
• Uruguay Gustavo Ferrín 2017
• Uruguay Nathaniel Revetria 2017–2018
• Uruguay Juan Ramón Carrasco 2018–2021
• Uruguay Ignacio Pallas 2021–2022
• Uruguay Damián Santín 2023
• Uruguay Leonel Rocco 2023–2024
• Uruguay Nicolás Vigneri 2024
• Uruguay Ignacio Pallas 2025–

Other teams

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

References

References

1. (30 May 2013). "India 1985 – Regional Leagues: IFA Shield".
2. (16 July 2023). "𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 {{!}} 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐂 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲!". @ebfchistory (East Bengal Club official fanbase).
3. (15 December 2021). "Fénix sorprende en e-sports y gana torneos en juegos de NBA y Fórmula 1 en Argentina". [[El Observador (Uruguay).