Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is a Uruguayan

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club based in

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. The club plays its home games at Estadio José Nasazzi, which can hold 10,000 spectators.

History

Club Atlético Bella Vista was founded on 4 October 1920. In

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, the club competed in the

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. The club played in the same group as Peñarol, of Uruguay, and Estudiantes de Mérida and

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, of Venezuela. The club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition. In 1985, the club competed in the Copa Libertadores again. Bella Vista was in the same group of Peñarol, and two Chilean clubs, Colo-Colo and

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, but were again eliminated at the first stage. In 1990, Bella Vista won the Uruguayan league, and gained the right to enter the following year's Copa Libertadores. In the following year, in 1991, the club competed in the Copa Libertadores, and was in the same group as

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, of Uruguay, and

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and Corinthians, of Brazil. The club finished in the last place of the group. In the

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, Bella Vista was in the same group as Nacional, of Uruguay, and El Nacional and Barcelona, of Ecuador. After a poor campaign, the club was again eliminated in the first stage. In

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, the club, after an absence of six years, returned to

. Bella Vista was in a group containing Nacional, of Uruguay, Estudiantes de Mérida, of Venezuela, and

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, of Mexico. The club finished in third in the first stage, and qualified to the second stage, where they defeated Universidad Católica, of Chile. However, in the quarterfinals, Bella Vista was eliminated by

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, of

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. It was the club's best campaign ever in the Copa Libertadores. In

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, Bella Vista competed again in the

, and was grouped alongside Bolivians Bolívar, Atlético Mineiro, of Brazil, and

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, of Chile. The club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition. In 2011, the club competed in the

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in which they were eliminated on the First Round by Universidad Católica

Titles

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: 1 :: 1990 * Segunda División B Nacional: 1 :: 2018 *

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: 5 :: 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005 *Tercera División: 2 :: 1922, 1959

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

: 6 appearances ::1981: First Round ::1985: First Round ::1991: First Round ::1993: First Round ::1999: Quarter-Finals ::2000: First Round *

: 1 appearances ::2011: First Round

Current squad

Jersey origin controversy

The Bella Vista jersey represents the

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, half yellow and half white. This is why the club is nicknamed the "papales", the ones who follow the papal, el papado, the Vatican authority. Some versions say the origin can be different. Due to the divided fanaticism between Peñarol and

of the club's former authorities, they decided the jersey to have the predominant colors of the two Uruguayan big clubs. Note that this is exactly what Arsenal of Sarandí from Argentina did when designing its jersey, light blue and red, due to the authorities of the club being Independiente and Racing of Avellaneda supporters.

Managers

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Henry López Báez Henry López Báez (born 3 July 1967, in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer. Club career López Báez spent most of his career playing for Bella Vista in the Primera División Uruguaya. He also had a spell with Talleres in the Prim ...

Hugo Bagnulo Víctor Hugo Bagnulo Fernández (23 July 1915 – 7 February 2008) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. He is most famous for his managing success at Uruguayan giants Peñarol, with whom he won five national league titles. Career Bagnu ...

(1971) *

Juan Hohberg Juan Eduardo Hohberg (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949-59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1 ...

* Washington Etchamendi (1973–75) *

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(1976–79) *

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(1980–83) * Jorge González (Jan 1995 – Dec 95) *

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(Jan 1997 – Dec 98) * Sergio Batista (Jan 2000 – Oct 00) *

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(2000–01) *

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(2006–08) * Gustavo Matosas (2008–09) * Pablo Alonso (July 2009–??) *

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(Sept 2011 – June 12) *

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(June 2012 – Nov 12) * Mario Carballo (Nov 2012 – Dec 12) *

(Dec 2012–)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bella Vista C.A. Bella Vista Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1920