Club Oriental de Football, sometimes referred to as Club Oriental de Fútbol, Club Oriental de La Paz, or simply Oriental, are a

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club from La Paz, Uruguay. They currently play in the

Uruguayan Segunda División The Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as ''Primera B''. In 1942, the Segunda División was established to replace the amateur Uruguaya ...

Profesional, the second tier of the Uruguayan football league system.

History

Founded in 1924, the club played in regional leagues in the early years of its existence, joining the

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in the 1970s. The club were champions of the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur in 2004 and 2007, but at the time the champions were not automatically promoted. After the club won the title again in 2008-09, the Uruguayan Football Association granted promotion to the

Profesional; however, the club were unable to meet the financial requirements of the higher tier, ultimately not playing at all in the 2009-10 season. They re-entered the Segunda División Amateur for 2010-11. After winning that league again in 2014-15, they were able to successfully gain promotion to the Segunda División Profesional.

Honours

* Segunda División Amateur Uruguay **Champions (4): 2004, 2007, 2008–09, 2014–15 Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1924 Football clubs in Montevideo 1924 establishments in Uruguay La Paz, Canelones Sport in Canelones Department {{Uruguay-footyclub-stub