Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a

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club from

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. They currently play in the

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History

Sud América was formed from the team formerly known as the "Montevideo Helios". Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasions, this is a national record they share with Fénix. It was a hard-to-beat team back in the days and it was very economically stable. After the relegation to 2nd Division in 1996, Sud América competed consecutively without success for 16 seasons, becoming the most popular team of the division. In the 2013 season (17th consecutive season in second) the club achieved the promotion to the Elite Division complying with its objectives wanting to return to it as a celebration of its centenary. Sud América usually play their home games at

Estadio Carlos Angel Fossa A stadium (plural, : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to ...

which is located in

and has a capacity of 6,000 spectators.

Kit evolution

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

* Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearances ::

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: Second Round ;1995 Copa CONMEBOL ''Sud América eliminated via penalties (4–3) due to draw on points 3–3.''

Current squad

Managers

Julio César Ribas Julio César Ribas Vlacovich (born January 8, 1957) is a Uruguayan association football manager and former footballer. He currently manages the Gibraltar national team. Career as manager Ribas was appointed the manager of Primera Division Ur ...

(Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1995) * Julio Acuña (Jan 1, 2003 – July 1, 2003) * Luis López (2004) *

Tabaré Silva Tabaré Abayubá Silva Aguilar (born 30 August 1974) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career Silva started his playing career in 1993 with Defensor Sporting Club, he soon won a call up to the U ...

(Aug 1, 2009 – May 21, 2010) * Alejandro Apud (Aug 1, 2011 – June 30, 2014) *

Jorge Vivaldo Jorge Antonio "el Flaco" Vivaldo (born 18 February 1967 in Luján) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper and current manager of Club Atlético Villa San Carlos. Career Vivaldo played for several Argentine teams in his career such as Arsena ...

(July 15, 2014 – Oct 5, 2015) *

Julio Comesaña Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player. Playing career Club Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967� ...

(2015 – 2016) * Maxi Viera (Oct 8, 2020 – Feb 10, 2021) *

Claudio Biaggio Claudio Darío Biaggio (born 2 July 1967) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. During his professional career he played for important clubs in Argentina ( Belgrano, San Lorenzo de Almagro and Colón de Sa ...

(Mar 6, 2021 – Oct 4, 2021) * Luis López (Oct 5, 2021 – )

Titles

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: 7 ::1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1975, 1994,

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* Divisional Intermedia: 1 ::1926

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sud America Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1914 1914 establishments in Uruguay