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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 Estadio José Nasazzi is a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is currently used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000 people. It is the home stadium of C.A. Bella Vista Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known si ...
, 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
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, of Uruguay, and
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and
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, of
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. 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
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an clubs,
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and Magallanes, 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
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, of
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. 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
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, of
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. 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
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. Bella Vista was in a group containing Nacional, of Uruguay,
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, of
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, and
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, of
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. 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
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, and was grouped alongside Bolivians Bolívar,
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, 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

* Primera División: 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

*
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: 6 appearances ::1981: First Round ::1985: First Round ::1991: First Round ::1993: First Round ::1999: Quarter-Finals ::2000: First Round *
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: 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
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authority. Some versions say the origin can be different. Due to the divided fanaticism between
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 ...
and
Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...
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
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did when designing its jersey, light blue and red, due to the authorities of the club being Independiente and Racing of Avellaneda supporters.


Managers

* Voltaire García * Manuel Keosseian *
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 Washington Etchamendi Sosa (2 March 1921 — 30 May 1976) was a Uruguayan football manager, who notably managed Nacional in 1971. Career Born in Soto, Paysandú Department, Etchamendi began his career with Club Canillitas, and later went on to ma ...
(1973–75) *
Sergio Markarián Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián (born 1 November 1944) is a Uruguayan-Argentine former football coach of Armenian descent. In 2015, he was the head coach of the Greece national football team. Early life Markarián lived in Argentina durin ...
(1976–79) *
Óscar Tabárez Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team. After an unassuming career as a ...
(1980–83) * Jorge González (Jan 1995 – Dec 95) *
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 Uru ...
(Jan 1997 – Dec 98) *
Sergio Batista Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista (; born 9 November 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former international player. As a footballer he played as a midfield for Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Tosu Futures and All Boys. H ...
(Jan 2000 – Oct 00) * Martín Lasarte (2000–01) *
Ildo Maneiro Ildo Enrique Maneiro Ghezzi (born 4 August 1947) is a Uruguayan former professional football (soccer) player and manager. He played for Uruguay at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Nacional, Olympique Lyonnais and C.A. Peñarol. He capped 33 times f ...
(2006–08) *
Gustavo Matosas Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer. Playing career Club The son of former footballer Roberto Matosas, Gustavo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1967, as his f ...
(2008–09) * Pablo Alonso (July 2009–??) *
Diego Alonso Diego Martín Alonso López (; born 16 April 1975) is a Uruguayan professional football head coach and former player who played as a striker. Other than in his own country, he played football in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and China in a 16-year ...
(Sept 2011 – June 12) *
Guillermo Sanguinetti Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano (born 21 June 1966 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football (soccer), football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is the cur ...
(June 2012 – Nov 12) * Mario Carballo (Nov 2012 – Dec 12) *
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 Uru ...
(Dec 2012–)


See also

* Paysandú Bella Vista


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bella Vista
C.A. Bella Vista Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club plays its home games at Estadio José Nasazzi, which can hold 10,000 spectators. History Club Atlético Bella Vista was ...
Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1920