Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional

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club from

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, that competes in the

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. Founded in 1917, the club plays its home games at the 3,000 seater Estadio Juan Gaspar Prandi.

History

The club was founded on April 22, 1917 by Alberto Suppici. They played in the Regional league of Colonia until 1999. They gained their affiliation with AUF in 2000. In 2001 they won promotion to the

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and in their debut season they finished in 7th place. In 2003 the club finally fell to the

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after a poor campaign. In 2004 the club was promoted back to the first division, but in 2005 they went back down after another poor campaign. In 2006 they did not play the championship because of financial difficulties. They re-entered official competitions for the 2006–07 season, playing once more in the Uruguayan 2nd Division. In May 2016 they won the Clausura Championship for the first time after defeating Peñarol 2–1. They became known as the "Leicester City of Uruguay" because of Leicester City's surprising

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title. The season before Plaza Colonia had finished 13th out of 16. In the championship playoff, played between the Apertura and Clausura champions to decide who would be the super champion, Peñarol defeated them 3–1 after extra time. They qualified for their first ever continental competition in the

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. Reports say that some players had never even been on a plane before. They lost to

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on penalties in the first stage. In 2021, they won the

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tournament, their second accolade, and qualified for the

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for the first time in the club's history. On 7 December, they lost the championship playoff on penalties 8–7 after a 1–1 draw at the conclusion of extra time.

Rivalries

Plaza's city rivals are Juventud Colonia, and department derby is against

Deportivo Colonia Club Deportivo Colonia, usually known simply as Deportivo Colonia or Depor Colonia, is an Uruguayan football club based in Colonia. Stadium Their home field is Estadio Miguel Campomar, in Juan Lacaze. History They played in the Uruguayan S ...

Honours

* Torneo Clausura :Winners (1): 2016 Clausura * Torneo Apertura :Winners (1): 2021 Apertura

Current squad

References

External links

* Colonia del Sacramento Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1917 1917 establishments in Uruguay {{Uruguay-footyclub-stub