Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in

Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo Jardines del Hipódromo is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Educational facilities * Colegio y Liceo Beata Imelda, Camino Maldonado 5853 (private, Roman Catholic, Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Bl ...

that currently plays in the

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. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is

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, which has a capacity of 18,000.

History

Danubio was founded by the

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n-born brothers Mihail (Miguel) and Ivan (Juan) Lazaroff on 1 March 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo. The club's name is a reference to the

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river, the second-longest river in

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. It was proposed by Mihail and Ivan's mother, María Mincheff de Lazaroff. Initially, she suggested the club be named after a different river in Bulgaria –

Maritsa Maritsa or Maritza ( bg, Марица ), also known as Meriç ( tr, Meriç ) and Evros ( ell, Έβρος ), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of ,1988 with a fantastic young squad that included

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, who was the league's top scorer that season with 23 goals. This title gave the club qualification to its first Copa Libertadores, the 1989 Copa Libertadores, where they reached the semi-finals and had their best continental tournament participation. Their campaign started in Group 5, where they finished second with three wins and three losses. In the round of 16, the club beat fellow Uruguayan powerhouse

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3–1 on aggregate, and in the quarter-finals, they beat Chilean club

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4–1 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, they faced Colombian club

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; the first leg in Montevideo finished in a 0–0 draw, but Atletico Nacional dominated the second leg with a 6–0 victory, eliminating Danubio from the tournament. Danubio won its second league title in 2004 by beating Nacional with a last minute backheel goal scored by

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. Although the squad lost the first leg 4–1, Danubio won the title by placing first in the Clausura and in the Annual table. The club won its third league title in the 2006 Apertura after defeating

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

4–1 in December 2006. Danubio went into the final matchday with 31 points behind Peñarol, who was first with 32 points. This meant Danubio had to win the match to secure the league title, and Peñarol would only need a draw to win the title. Peñarol scored first, but then Danubio turned the score around to secure the top position in the league table with a very young Edinson Cavani scoring the last goal. In the following season, the 2007 Clausura, the club defeated Peñarol again on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. With this title, Danubio became the first club to win both Apertura and Clausura tournaments since Nacional did in the 1998 season. Danubio won their fourth Uruguayan league title in the 2013–14 season by defeating

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on penalties after extra time in the second leg of the final that finished 2–2 with a last minute bicycle kick equalizer from

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Colours and badge

In 1932, the club decided to take Montevideo Wanderers' kit and colours (black and white) as homage to them being the last amateur champion of Uruguay in 1931. Later when entering a zonal league they planned to alter the kit design as Universal Ramírez used the same pattern. The current design was inspired by the red diagonal sash over the white kit worn by River Plate, but with the sash in black. The accompanying shorts are typically black (although some seasons they have been white), whilst the accompanying socks are white. In the 2005–06 season, the club wore an unusual green shirt with a white sash as their third kit to play against teams similar in colours (such as

Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones (founded on March 26 ...

and Wanderers). In 2007, green was reintroduced in a match against Costa Rican club

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. As of late 2007, it was decided to discontinue use of the green shirt, due to the repetitive defeats against Wanderers and Miramar leading to it being considered a cursed shirt. Red is now used for the third kit. Red and green colors come as alternative colors to the team since Bulgaria's national flag consists of white, green and red. In late 2019, Danubio introduced a third kit, which pays tribute to the club's

n roots. The kit's red shirt included white and green horizontal stripes across the chest and sleeves, embodying the Bulgarian tricolour. Further detail, such as a verse of Bulgaria's anthem was also inscribed into the kit.

Stadium

Danubio play their home matches at the Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo. The venue was opened in 1957 and has a capacity of 18,000 people. In 2017, the club's members voted on a new stadium name; the winning option was ''María Mincheff de Lazaroff'', paying tribute to the mother of the founders of Danubio, Mihail 'Miguel' and Ivan 'Juan' Lazaroff. This became the first football stadium in Uruguay to be named after a woman.

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Notable players

''Must have made at least 50 appearances for the club and/or 30 with the national team'' *

Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero (; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino"

* Ruben Sosa, *

Marcelo Zalayeta Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (; born 5 December 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a striker. Zalayeta began his club career with Danubio before moving to Peñarol for a season in 1997, where he won the Uruguayan Primera Divisi� ...

, *

Javier Chevantón Ernesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa (born 12 August 1980) is a Uruguayan former footballer, who played as a forward. He obtained a Spanish passport after playing a few years in Spain. Chevantón has been described as a player who possesses exp ...

, * Fabián Carini, * Richard Núñez *

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* Carlos Grossmuller *

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Cristhian Stuani Cristhian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo (; born 12 October 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for La Liga club Girona FC, Girona. He started out at Danubio F.C., Danubio, being b ...

, * Jose Gimenez *

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Honours

**Champions (4): 1988, 2004, 2006–07, 2013–14 * Segunda División Uruguay **Champions (3): 1947, 1960, 1970 * Tercera División Uruguay **Champions (1): 1943

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

: 7 appearances :: 1978: First Round :: 1984: First Round :: 1989: Semi-finals :: 2005: Group Stage :: 2007: Preliminary Round :: 2008: Group Stage :: 2015: Group Stage *

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...

: 6 appearances :: 2002: First Round :: 2003: Preliminary Round :: 2004: Preliminary Round :: 2005: First Round :: 2007: First Round :: 2012: First Round *

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: 4 appearances :: 1992: First Round :: 1993: First Round :: 1994: First Round :: 1997: Quarter-finals

References

External links

* {{Primera División de Uruguay Danubio Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Uruguay