Club Atlético Basáñez is a
football and
boxing
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club from
Montevideo in
Uruguay
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founded in 1920. They currently play in the
Second Amateur Division, the third and last tier of the
Uruguayan championship
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The club is named after Tomas Basáñez, who was a major landowner in the locality of the club.
The club colors are inspired by those of the
anarchist flag.
One of the most popular teams from the lower divisions along with
Cerrito and
Racing
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First Division
After being champions of the Uruguay Second Division in 1993, they were promoted to play in first division where they spent two seasons 1994 and 1995. They had never played in First Division before.
Prior to this, the club gained promotion to first division in 1992, but lost its place because of points reduction, due to disturbances between the fans and horse-mounted police.
Titles
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Uruguayan Primera División
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Segunda División Uruguay: 1
::1993
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Tercera División Uruguay: 1
::1989
Special kits
External links
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Basáñez profile at futbolvida.com.uy
Football clubs in Uruguay
Association football clubs established in 1920
Sport in Montevideo
1920 establishments in Uruguay
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