Liverpool Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan
football club based in
Montevideo. The team was first promoted to the
Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at
Estadio Belvedere.
History
The club has its roots in the student team from the Catholic
Capuchin school in Nuevo París, which began playing in 1908. The club took on the name
Liverpool
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as there were many cultural links between the two areas; the majority of coal ships arriving in Montevideo came from the English port. A number of clubs took on Anglicised names, such as league rivals
Montevideo Wanderers
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; in this case, the team paid homage to
Liverpool FC
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.
Liverpool plays home matches in
Estadio Belvedere (Belvedere Stadium), formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers.
In 2019 Liverpool won the Torneo Intermedio, their first 1st division title. In 2020, they won the
Supercopa Uruguaya for the first time and finished a historic year by capturing the ''Torneo Clausura'' for the first time in its history.
Kit evolution
:''Source
Liverpool (Montevideo) Page – BDFA.com.ar'
CONMEBOL appearances
Current squad
Managers
* Danilo Hodgisi
*
Eugenio "Pato" Galvalisi (19??−66)
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José Sasía (1976)
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Gerardo Pelusso (1991)
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Julio César Antúnez (Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999)
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Julio César Ribas (Jan 1, 2002 – March 22, 2004)
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Carlos Barcos (March 22, 2004 – Aug 31, 2005)
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Juan Tejera (July 1, 2006 – May 21, 2007)
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Carlos Manta (July 1, 2007 – Nov 26, 2007)
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Eduardo Favaro (Jan 1, 2008 – June 9, 2011)
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Diego Demarco (June 16, 2011 – Oct 3, 2011)
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Julio César Antúnez (Oct 4, 2011 – Nov 5, 2012)
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José Puente (Nov 6, 2012 – Dec 14, 2012)
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Raúl Moeller (Jan 1, 2013 – June 2, 2013)
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Eduardo Favaro (June 26, 2013–1?)
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Juan Verzeri (2015)
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Mario Saralegui (2016)
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Alejandro Bertoldi (2016-)
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??? (?)
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Paulo Pezzolano (2017-2019)
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Román Cuello (2019-2020)
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Marcelo Méndez (2020-2021)
Honours
*
Primera División:
:: 2020 Clausura
:: 2022 Apertura
* Torneo Intermedio: 1
::
2019
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*
Supercopa Uruguaya: 2
::
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
,
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
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Segunda División: 4
:: 1966, 1987, 2002, 2014–15
*
Divisional Intermedia: 2
:: 1919, 1937
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Tercera División Uruguay: 1
::1916
Other sports
Liverpool FC had a basketball team until the 1990s, playing in the stadium that still exists behind the north tribune of Estadio Belvedere. The team never reached the first division.
References
External links
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{{Primera División de Uruguay
1915 establishments in Uruguay
Football clubs in Uruguay
Association football clubs established in 1915
Prado, Montevideo