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Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is a Uruguayan professional
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club based in
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. The club plays its home games at Estadio José Nasazzi, which can hold 10,000 spectators.


History

Club Atlético Bella Vista was founded on 4 October 1920. In 1930, the club went on an international tour across Chile, Peru, Mexico, USA, Brazil and Cuba, with their biggest victory being a 6–0 win against Atlante. In
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, the club competed in the
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. The club played in the same group as
Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...
, 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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. 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
Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
. 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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, who were the eventual finalists of the competition. 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


Honours


National

* Primera División ** Winners (1): 1990 * Segunda División B Nacional ** Winners (1): 2018 *
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** Winners (5): 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005 * Divisional Intermedia ** Winners (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 Vatican flag, 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 (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...
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 * Hugo Bagnulo (1971) * Juan Hohberg * Washington Etchamendi (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 team. Early life Markarián lived in Argentina during most o ...
(1976–79) *
Óscar Tabárez Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan former professional football manager and former player. After an unassuming career as a player and after working as a primary school ...
(1980–83) * Jorge González (Jan 1995 â€“ Dec 95) * Julio César Ribas (Jan 1997 â€“ Dec 98) *
Sergio Batista Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista (; born 9 November 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former international player for Argentina. As a footballer he played as a midfielder for Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Tosu Future ...
(Jan 2000 â€“ Oct 00) *
Martín Lasarte Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide (born 20 March 1961) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender, and recently the manager of Nacional Montevideo. He represented five teams in his country, and also had a three-and-a-half-yea ...
(2000–01) *
Ildo Maneiro Ildo Enrique Maneiro Ghezzi (born 4 August 1947) is a Uruguayan former professional football (soccer) player and manager. He played as a midfielder for Uruguay at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Nacional, Lyon and C.A. Peñarol. He capped 33 times ...
(2006–08) *
Gustavo Matosas Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Club The son of former footballer Roberto Matosas, Gustavo was born in Buenos Aires, ...
(2008–09) * Pablo Alonso (July 2009–??) *
Diego Alonso Diego Martín Alonso López (; born 16 April 1975) is an Uruguayan professional football manager 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 ca ...
(Sept 2011 â€“ June 12) * Guillermo Sanguinetti (June 2012 â€“ Nov 12) * Mario Carballo (Nov 2012 â€“ Dec 12) * Julio César Ribas (Dec 2012–)


See also

*
Paysandú Bella Vista Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's fourth-largest city and a vital cultural and economic hub, with agriculture, touri ...


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bella Vista C.A. Bella Vista Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1920