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Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in
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. The club currently competes in the
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, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The name of the club comes from the
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on the outskirts of Montevideo, which itself takes its name from
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, a town in the metropolitan area of
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, in the
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. The club's origin dates back to the 28th of September 1891, when the club was initially established as the
Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (mostly known for its acronym CURCC) was a Uruguayan sports club, originally established by Great Britain, British railway workers for the practise of cricket. Nevertheless, the club would be notable for its as ...
(also known by its acronym CURCC), founded by mostly
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railway workers for the practise of
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. The club was renamed as Peñarol on 13 December 1913; the continuity between the football section of the CURCC and Peñarol has sparked significant controversy in Uruguayan football, as some football pundits have argued that while Peñarol inherited its tradition from the CURCC and there is a sociological continuity between the two, legally they are two separate institutions, as the CURCC would have continued to exist until its dissolution on 22 January 1915, though merely was by then a recreational branch for the employees of the railway company.''C.U.R.C.C. versus Club A. Patria.'' Diario La Razón de 23 de julio de 1914 (página 6, columna 4). However, the
Uruguayan Football Association The Uruguayan Football Association ( — ) is the governing body of association football, football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEB ...
has recognized Peñarol as the continuity of CURCC since 1914.''Peñarol: La transición de 1913 y la cuestión del decanato'' by Luciano Alvarez – Ediciones de la pluma (2001) By the 1910s, Peñarol began to establish themselves as a promising club in national and international football. The introduction of the
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in
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helped elevate the presence of Uruguayan football, including Peñarol; several members of the team were products of the club. The start of the 1940s ushered in a
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for Peñarol, as the following four decades the club would have won several international tournaments led by generational talents including
Diego Aguirre Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He currently manages Peñarol on the Uruguayan Primera División. Playing career A Liverpool Montevideo youth ...
,
Néstor Gonçalves Néstor Goncálvez Martinicorena (27 April 1936 – 29 December 2016) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is considered to have been one ...
,
Fernando Morena Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) a ...
,
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villalba (; 28 July 1925 – 13 November 2002) was a Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. A highly skilful and creative playmaker, at club level, he played for Peñarol in U ...
, and
Alberto Spencer Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera (6 December 1937 – 3 November 2006) was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward, and is widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian men's footballers of all time. He is probably best known for his still ...
. By the 1990s, Peñarol experienced a decline in form, with fewer domestic and international titles compared to the previous decades. However, the club has seen a resurgence in international competition since the 2010s. Although the original colors of the CURCC were black and orange, Peñarol has consistently identified with yellow and black throughout its history, inspired by the
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and the railway workers' union. The club throughout its history has also participated in other sports, such as
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,
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,
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, and
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. Its main focus, however, has always been on men's football, a sport in which the club excels. The club currently host their matches at the 40,000-capacity
Estadio Campeón del Siglo Estadio Campeón del Siglo is a association football, football stadium located in Bañados de Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay, and the Home (sports), home ground of Peñarol, who plays in the Uruguayan Primera División, First Division. It has a ma ...
since 2016, having previously played at
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since 1933. Peñarol currently have 80,000 associates. Peñarol is considered one of the most prestigious football clubs in the sport. In September 2009, the club was recognized as the best South American club of the 20th century by the
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. In international competition, Peñarol is the third-highest
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winner, having won it on five editions (
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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), and shares the record for Intercontinental Cup victories with three (
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,
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, and
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). In domestic football, Peñarol has won 42 tournaments in its era, and considering the titles won by their predecessor, it has claimed 51 championships overall. The club has never been relegated and has many long-standing rivalries, most notably ''El Clásico Uruguayo'' with
Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'') is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in La Blanqueada, La Blanqueada, Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' an ...
. The derby is considered one of the oldest in international football, with their first meeting on 15 July 1900 with a 2–0 victory. Since then, they have faced each other in more than 500 occasions. As of 2024, Peñarol currently holds the advantage in the head-to-head record.


History


Origins

On 28 September 1891, employees of the Central Uruguay Railway Company established the
Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (mostly known for its acronym CURCC) was a Uruguayan sports club, originally established by Great Britain, British railway workers for the practise of cricket. Nevertheless, the club would be notable for its as ...
(CURCC) of Montevideo, with the purpose of stimulating the practice of
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,
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and "other male sports" (literal from the Spanish). The Central Uruguay Railway company had operated in Uruguay since 1878, with 118 employees, 72 British, 45 Uruguayan and one German. The club was known as CURCC in the neighborhood of Peñarol—the latter from the
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 ...
neighborhood, about from
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, whose name in turn derived from an Italian city. The club's first president was Frank Henderson, who remained in that position until 1899. In 1892, the CURCC shifted its focus from cricket and rugby to association football. The football club's first game was against a team of students from the English high school and ended with a 2–0 victory. In 1895, Uruguayan footballer Julio Negrón was chosen as the team's first non-British
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.


First titles

In 1900 the CURCC was one of four charter members of the Uruguay Association Football League, making its debut in official competition on 10 June against
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and winning 2–1. The club won its first Uruguayan championship that year, repeating in
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,
1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
and
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. In 1906 Charles W. Bayne took over the railroad, and refused to sponsor the football team due to financial and work issues. Conflict between the company and the football club led to the severance of their relationship in 1913. In 1908, the club left the Uruguayan league after the league rejected their request to replay a game with F.C. Dublín. CURCC had lost 2–3 on the road, and believed their poor showing was due to refereeing mistakes caused by pressure from rabid home fans. As a sign of good faith, Nacional also retired from the league, since both teams agreed that "Los Partidos se ganan en la Cancha", or "matches are won on the pitch". Back in competition the following year, relations between the CUR and the club became frostier after fans burned a train car used for rival teams. A year after the club's 1911 Uruguayan championship, the club attempted reforms to its policies. Proposals included greater participation by non-CUR players and a name change to "CURCC Peñarol". In June 1913, the proposals were rejected; the company wanted to distance itself from the club's local reputation. The railroad company, decided to separate the " foot-ball " section of the team from the company on Saturday 13 December 1913. That is when Peñarol was founded. The following day it was the first time a " Clasico " was officially played between Nacional and Peñarol. CURCC kept playing football in the amateurism until it was dissolved on 22 January 1915 and donated all their trophies to the British Hospital of Montevideo, not to Peñarol.


C.A. Peñarol

On 12 March 1914, Peñarol replaced CURCC's spot in the Uruguayan Football League after its foundation in 1913. A request submitted to the Uruguayan Football League two days later and approved the following day. During its first years Peñarol was not successful, although a new stadium (''Las Acacias'') opened on 19 May 1916. The club won its first two league titles in
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and
1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...
. In November 1922 the
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(AUF) disqualified Peñarol because the club played an
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with
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, an Argentine club affiliated with
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(a dissident association established in 1919 that rivalized with the official entity, AFA). Peñarol and other clubs then organised a new league, the
Uruguayan Football Federation The Uruguayan Football Federation ( or ) was a federation of association football, football clubs founded in Uruguay in 1923 which existed alongside the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) during the Amateur sports, amateur era of Uruguayan people ...
(FUF), and the club won the
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ...
championship. The league was short-lived; Peñarol won the
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Copa del Consejo Provisorio, triggering a merger between the AUF and the FUF.


First European tour

In 1927, Peñarol made its first tour to Europe, playing a total of 19 matches against teams from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Czechoslovakia and France. The tour extended from April to June. The first match of the tour was vs. the Vienna combined, which Peñarol lost by 3–1. The Uruguayan team then played
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(1–2), SpVgg (1–2), Hertha BSC (Berlin) (0–1). The first win was v.
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(3–1). The lineup for that match was Luis Biscardi, Demis D’Agosto, José Benincasa, Pascual Ruotta, Gildeón Silva, Antonio Aguerre, Ladislao Pérez, Antonio Sacco, Pablo Terevinto, Peregrín Anselmo, Antonio Campolo. Goals were scored by Suffiotti (2) and Ruotta. The tour continued in Switzerland, v.
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(1–0),
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(0–5), then facing
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(losing by 1–0). On 5 June, Peñarol played its first game in Spain v.
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, losing by 1–5. The second test was played one day later, finishing in a tie (1–1). Other notable games of the tour were the two tests v.
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(5–2 and 4–3). Peñarol played a total of 19 matches in 80 days (6 in Spain, 5 in Germany, 4 in Switzerland and 1 in Czechoslovakia and France), totalizing 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. The team scored 32 goals and received 33, with Antonio Sacco being the topscorer with 9 goals. After its first European tour in 1927, Peñarol won the Uruguayan championship in
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and
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; the following year, the club defeated Olimpia 1–0 in its first game at the
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in Montevideo.


Consolidation

In 1932, Peñarol and River Plate played the first game of the professional era. Peñarol won the first Uruguayan professional championship with 40 points, five more than runners-up
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. After placing second in 1933 and 1934, the club won four consecutive league tournaments between
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and
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; they also won the 1936 Torneo Competencia. The club stayed in second place until
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, when Peñarol again won the Uruguayan Championship (defeating Nacional in a two-game final, 0–0 and 3–2). In
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the club retained the title, with Nicolás Falero and
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the top goal scorers of the playoffs with 21 apiece. Peñarol was again victorious in 1949, four points ahead of runner-up Nacional with
Óscar Míguez Óscar Omar Miguez Antón (5 December 1927 – 19 August 2006) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He was part of the Uruguay team in the 1950 and 1954 World Cups, where he played as a striker, and is Uruguay's all-time record ...
the top scorer. After placing second in 1950, Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship the following year; this was also the start of the Palacio Peñarol's four-year construction. During the 1950s, the club also won national championships in
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,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
,
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and
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
.


International success

Their 1959 championship qualified Peñarol for the recently created
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, an international competition then known as the Copa de Campeones de América. Peñarol won the first two tournaments, beating Olimpia of
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in
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and
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of
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in
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
. That year the club won its first Intercontinental Cup, defeating Benfica of Portugal 2–1 in the third game. Peñarol won three more league titles (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
,
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
and
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
), for five consecutive championships.
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coached the team in 1962. After a quiet year in 1963, Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship in
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and
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and the Copa Libertadores in
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, defeating River Plate 4–2. That year the club won its second Intercontinental Cup, defeating
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2–0 in Centenario Stadium and Santiago Bernabéu. During the next few years the club won national championships in
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and
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and the
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in
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(a tournament with South American Intercontinental Cup winners). Peñarol had the longest undefeated run in Uruguayan league history: 56 games, from 3 September 1966 to 14 September 1968. Copa Libertadores all-time top scorer
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played for Peñarol at this time. In 1970 the club again reached the Libertadores final again, losing to
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. The club set a tournament record for greatest goal difference, defeating
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of
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11–2. With
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as the team's star, the club won the Uruguayan championship for three consecutive years, from 1973 to 1975. After placing second in 1976 and 1977, Peñarol won again in 1978. That year, Morena set two records: most goals scored in a Uruguayan season (36) and most goals scored in a single game (seven, against
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on 16 July). The 1970s ended with another championship in 1979. Morena was top scorer in the Uruguayan tournament six straight times, and top Copa Libertadores scorer in 1974 and
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. After beginning the 1980s with a third-place finish in
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, Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship with Fernando Morena and
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(the tournament's top scorer). The next season the club again won the Copa Libertadores, defeating
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of Chile 1–0 on a goal from Fernando Morena (the tournament's top scorer with seven goals) in the game's final minutes. Later that year the club won the Uruguayan championship and its third Intercontinental Cup, defeating
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2–0. Despite financial problems during the 1980s, Peñarol won the national championship in
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and
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, and a fifth Copa Libertadores in
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. The club defeated
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1–0 with a goal by
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in the final seconds of extra time, when a tie would have gone to the Colombians on the goal differential. It was the third Copa Libertadores won by Peñarol at the Nacional de Chile, following victories in
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and
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. Peñarol celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 1991, despite a controversy ignited by archrivals
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concerning Peñarol's 1913 name change. With
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and the young Antonio Pacheco on the team and
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behind the bench, Peñarol again won the Uruguayan championship five straight times (
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97). The club also reached the
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final in 1994 and 1995, rounding out the century with a national championship in
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(defeating Nacional 2–1 in the final, despite Julio Ribas on the bench). The next year, Peñarol lost the Uruguayan championship final against Nacional; many of the team's players were jailed after a tournament fight. Peñarol won the national championship again in
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for Diego Aguirre, defeating Nacional in the final. The club did not win another national title until the 2009–10 season, when it won the Clausura tournament with 14 victories in 15 games (12 of them in a row). In the Clausura final, Peñarol defeated Nacional 2–1. The championship qualified the team for the Libertadores 2011, where Peñarol reached the
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with Santos. The club was congratulated on its 120th anniversary in September 2011 by presidents
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,
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, and
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.


Crest and colors


Badge

Throughout the club's history minor changes have been made to its symbols, but it has kept its original colors. The shield and flag were designed by architect Constante Facello and consist of five black stripes, four yellow stripes and eleven yellow stars on a black background (representing the eleven players).


Uniforms

Since its founding, Peñarol's colors have been yellow and black. They were inspired by the
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designed by
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, which won an award in 1829. The first jersey was a plain shirt, divided into four square sections which alternated black and yellow. A variant had two vertical halves (black on the right and black-and-yellow stripes on the left), with black shorts and socks. Peñarol's official jersey (black and yellow stripes) dates back to 1911 and has been worn almost continuously, with only slight variations.


Inspiration for Romanian club FC Brașov

Peñarol inspired Romanian club FC Brașov to change its official colors in December 1966 from white and blue to yellow and black. The change came following a tournament of Romania's Olympic football team in Uruguay. After a match with Peñarol,
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, player at FC Brașov, received from Peñarol's captain
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the shirt with which he played. Györffy was fascinated by the combination of yellow and black stripes and decided at the return in the country to wear the shirt during his training sessions with the team. The decision to change the colors of the club was taken by coach
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, who considered that, in the new colors, the team will be seen better on the field. Since January 1967, the team from
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has yellow-black as official colors, recalling Peñarol.


Kit evolution


Kit manufacturers

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Facilities


Stadium

Peñarol's first stadium was the José Pedro Damiani, also known as ''Las Acacias''. It was bought in 1913 and inaugurated on 19 April 1916 with a 3–1 victory over Nacional. The stadium's gate was that of the former
Estadio Pocitos Estadio Pocitos was a multi-use stadium located in the Pocitos district of Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium, owned by C.A. Peñarol, was mainly used for football matches from 1921 to 1933. It was demolished later in the 1930s when Peñarol started ...
, Peñarol's first stadium where the first goal in the history of the
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was scored in
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. The stadium is in the Marconi neighbourhood of Montevideo. Its pitch is of , and it has a capacity of 12,000. Because Peñarol was not allowed to play there due to security concerns, the club home ground was the city owned Estadio Centenario. Opened on 18 July 1930, the Centenario stadium is in
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and can hold 65,235. Las Acacias has acted as the home ground for all Peñarol's Youth Teams. On 28 September 2012, the club proposed a 40,000-capacity stadium in the outskirts of Montevideo, about from the Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco. The name of their newest stadium is Campeón del Siglo (CDS), opening in March 2016 and which has been the home ground ever since.


Palacio Peñarol

The Palacio Peñarol, in downtown Montevideo, is the club's headquarters and basketball stadium. It was opened on 21 June 1955; and is located. The Palacio has in addition to basketball, it is home the club's museum and offices. After the October 2010 collapse of the
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, the Palacio Peñarol became an important venue for Uruguayan basketball.


Complejo Deportivo Washington Cataldi

The Complejo Deportivo Washington Cataldi, commonly known as Los Aromos, is a training ground for the main team. In Villa Los Aromos of Barros Blancos, in the
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, Los Aromos was bought in 1945; under the direction of architect José Donato, it was built in two years.


Centro de Alto Rendimiento

For the club's 118th anniversary, the Centro de Alto Rendimiento was inaugurated. The new facility, which opened on 28 September 2009, includes five football pitches, a weight room and a gymnasium with artificial turf.


Frank Henderson School

The Frank Henderson School, named in honor of the club's first president, is a few kilometers away from the Centro de Alto Rendimiento. It was built to develop the club's young players, and houses those who come from other areas.


Supporters

In Uruguayan football, loyalty to Peñarol or Nacional divides the country. The clubs are evenly matched, and have a large fan base. Many surveys of public opinion have been conducted, but none have been conclusive. In 1993 the Factum consulting firm reported that Peñarol was the favorite team of 41 percent of football fans, while 38 percent supported Nacional. Factum conducted another survey in 2006, confirming its previous results: Peñarol with 45 percent and Nacional with 35 percent. MPC Consultants surveyed 9,000 Uruguayans; Peñarol had 45 percent of the supporters, and Nacional 38 percent. An online survey on the webpage Sportsvs.com showed Nacional with 50.35 percent and Peñarol with 49.45 percent. Since its formation, Peñarol's ''
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'' has been involved in violence against other clubs and the Uruguayan police. Incidents provoked by these fans have cost Peñarol 31 points since 1994; the penalties cost the team three tournaments ( Apertura 1994, Clausura 1997 and Clausura 2002).


Fan club

In 2010 the club attempted to increase its fan base to improve its sustainability. During Clausura 2010 promotions were offered, marketing managers hired and the ''peñas'' (local fan clubs) encouraged. The campaign was successful; in February 2013 the club had over 62,000 members, the largest fan club in Uruguay.


Rivalries

The Uruguayan Derby between Peñarol and
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goes back to 1900, the oldest football rivalry outside the
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. The first game ever played between Nacional and CURCC was on 15 July 1900 and ended 2–0 in favor of CURCC. CURCC was ahead at first, but Nacional caught up during the late 1910s. Nacional took the lead by fourteen games in 1948, and would not surrender it until the late 1970s (except briefly in 1968). Since then, Peñarol has been the leader; its longest lead was 26 games in January 2004. Including the amateur and professional eras, league and friendly games, the teams have met 511 times in the past with 182 victories to Peñarol, 166 to Nacional and 163 ties. A notable game for Peñarol fans is occurred on 9 October 1949 in the Uruguayan Cup first round, and is known as the ''Clásico de la fuga'' (the "escape derby"). At the end of the first half Peñarol was leading 2–0, but at halftime Nacional decided not to return. While Peñarol fans believe that Nacional did not want to be defeated by a Peñarol team known as the ''Máquina del 49'' ("Machine of 49"), Nacional supporters claim it was a protest against poor officiating. On 23 April 1987 for a friendly game, Peñarol and Nacional were tied 1–1 with 22 minutes remaining when three Peñarol players (
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, José Herrera and Ricardo Viera) were ejected after a foul and subsequent protests. Peñarol then had to face a full Nacional team with only eight players on the pitch. With eight minutes remaining
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set up Jorge Cabrera, who scored the winning goal. This win by the ''aurinegro'' was known as the ''Clásico de los 8 contra 11'' (the "8 against 11 derby"). Peñarol and Nacional have faced each other in the final game of the Uruguayan Championship thirteen times, with Peñarol winning eight. The most recent was in 2018, when Peñarol won the championship 2–1.


''Manyas: The Movie''

In early October 2011 ''Manyas: The Movie'', a documentary about Peñarol's fans, was released in Uruguay. Produced by Kafka Films and Sacromonte and directed by
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, the film features interviews with fans, football journalists, psychologists and politicians. ''Manyas: The Movie'' was deemed of cultural interest by the Culture and Education Ministry of Uruguay and of ministerial interest by Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism and Sport. The film had the most-successful premiere of any Uruguayan film, selling 13,000 tickets during its first weekend and 30,000 over its first fifteen days.


World's Biggest flag

After raising $35,000 in raffles and donations, on 12 April 2011 Peñarol fans unveiled the largest flag ever unfurled in a stadium up to that moment. Nacional unfurled a bigger one years later that covered three stands of the stadium. The flag, long and wide for a surface area of , covered one-and-a-half grandstands in Centenario Stadium. In 2013, Club Nacional de Football displayed a flag which was 600 metres long by 50 metres wide. This is now the world's biggest flag.


Players


First-team squad

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Out on loan


Noted players

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has the most official games in the club's history (571 matches), between 28 April 1957 and 28 November 1970. The team's all-time top scorers in the Primera División are Fernando Morena (203),
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(113) and
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(107). Morena's (whose 230 goals—203 with Peñarol and 27 with River Plate—make him the highest-scoring player in the Uruguayan League) 440 goals with Peñarol are a record as well. He scored the most goals in a single Uruguayan season (36 in
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), and is the club's second-best goal scorer in international competition with 37 goals (behind Alberto Spencer, who scored 58 goals between 1960 and 1970). Spencer and Morena are the top scorers in Copa Libertadores history, with 48 and 37 goals respectively for Peñarol.
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scored 54 times in the
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, 48 with Peñarol and 6 with
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.
Peñarol has made a large contribution to the
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. Three Peñarol players were on the Uruguayan team which played Argentina in 1905. Five Peñarol players were on the Uruguayan squad which won the
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: goalkeeper Miguel Capuccini, defender Peregrino Anselmo and midfielders
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,
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and Carlos Riolfo. Peñarol had nine players on the Uruguayan squad which won the
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: goalkeeper Roque Máspoli, defenders Juan Carlos González and
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, midfielders
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and
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and forwards Ernesto Vidal, Julio César Britos, Óscar Míguez and
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. Schiaffino and Ghiggia scored the team's two goals in the
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, the final game against Brazil. Peñarol is the only club which has represented Uruguay in all its World Cup appearances.


Managers

While there is no hard information about managers in the amateur era of Uruguayan football, Peñarol has had a total of 62 coaches during its professional era. The first manager was Leonardo de Luca, who coached the team for two years and won the Uruguayan Championship (the first professional tournament in Uruguay) in 1932. Of these 62 managers, 53 were Uruguayan; two were Hungarian ( Emérico Hirschl and
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), two British ( John Harley and Randolph Galloway), one Serbian (
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), two Brazilian (
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and Dino Sani), one from Chile ( Mario Tuane) and two from Argentina ( Jorge Kistenmacher and
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). Hugo Bagnulo and
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have coached Peñarol the longest, leading the first team for eight seasons: Bagnulo for four stints and Pérez for five. Athuel Velásquez had the longest uninterrupted coaching period for Peñarol (five straight years, between 1935 and 1940). Bagnulo has the most Uruguayan championships (five); Pérez and Velásquez follow, with four each. In international competition Roberto Scarone was the most successful manager, winning two Copa Libertadores and an Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol.


Professional-era managers

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s in ''italics'' * Leonardo de Luca (1932–34) * José Piendibene (1934) * Athuel Velásquez (1935–40) * José Piendibene (1940–41) * Leonardo de Luca (1941) * Luis Manuel Morquio (1941) *
Lorenzo Fernández Lorenzo Fernández (May 20, 1900 – November 16, 1973), nicknamed ''El Gallego'' (The Galician), was a Spanish-born Uruguayan footballer. During his career, he played for Capurro, River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers FC and C.A. Peñarol. Fern ...
(1941–42) * John Harley (1942) * Leonardo de Luca (1942–43) *
Juan Pedro Arremón ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...
(1943) * Pedro de Hegedüs (1943) *
Aníbal Tejada Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἁννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Carthaginian language (Carthaginian Punic script, ...
(1944) * Alberto Suppici (1945) *
Aníbal Tejada Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἁννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Carthaginian language (Carthaginian Punic script, ...
(1946) * Jorge Clulow (1947) * Randolph Galloway (1948) * Imre Hirschl (1949–51) * Juan López (1952–55) * '' Roque Máspoli'' and ''
Obdulio Varela Obdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela (; September 20, 1917 — August 2, 1996) was a Uruguayan people, Uruguayan association football, football player. He was the captain (association football), captain of the Uruguay national football team, Uruguay n ...
'' (1955–55) * Imre Hirschl (1956) * Gerardo Spósito (1957) * Hugo Bagnulo (1958–59) * Roberto Scarone (1959–61) *
Béla Guttmann Béla Guttmann (; 27 January 1899 – 28 August 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and coach. He was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, and was Jewish. He was deported by the Nazis to a Nazi slave labor camp where he was tortured; he survived the ...
(1962) * Pelegrín Anselmo (1962) * Roque Máspoli (1963–67) * Rafael Milans (1968–69) *
Osvaldo Brandão Osvaldo Augusto Brandão (18 September 1916 – 29 July 1989) was a Brazilian association football, football player and coach who managed Brazil national football team, Brazil in 1955, 1956, and 1957, and from 1975 to 1977 and the Sociedade E ...
(1969–70) * Roque Máspoli (1970–71) *
Juan Eduardo Hohberg Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949–60) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951 ...
(1971) *
Ondino Viera Ondino Leonel Viera Palasérez (10 September 1901 – 27 June 1997), in Brazil also known as ''Ondino Vieira'', was a Uruguayan football manager. He was the first coach to use a 4-2-4 in Brazil. In his long-lasting career he won between the ...
(1972) *
Juan Ricardo Faccio Juan Ricardo Faccio Porta (8 December 1936 – 15 July 2024) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Career Born in the Jacinto Vera neighborhood of Montevideo, Faccio began playing football as a defender with Club Nacional de Football i ...
(1972–73) * Hugo Bagnulo (1973–74) * José María Rodríguez (1974) * Hugo Bagnulo (1974–75) *
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villalba (; 28 July 1925 – 13 November 2002) was a Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. A highly skilful and creative playmaker, at club level, he played for Peñarol in U ...
(1975–76) * Roque Máspoli (1976) * Dino Sani (1977–80) * Mario Tuane (1980) * ''
Luis Prais Luis Prais Bernardo (24 February 1925 – 2 January 2005) was a Uruguayan association football, footballer. He played in four matches for the Uruguay national football team in 1946. He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1946 South Amer ...
'' (1980) *
José Etchegoyen José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...
(1980) * '' Jorge Kistenmacher'' (1980) *
Alcides Ghiggia Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra (; 22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015) was a Uruguayan football player, who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, and at the time of ...
(1980) *
Luis Cubilla Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (28 March 1940 – 3 March 2013) was a Uruguayan professional association football, footballer and manager (association football), manager. He had a successful playing career winning 16 major titles. He then went on ...
(1981) * Hugo Bagnulo (1982–83) *
Osvaldo Balseiro Osvaldo may refer to the following people: Given name *Osvaldo Alonso (born 1985), a Cuban football player *Osvaldo Ardiles (born 1952), an Argentine football player and coach *Osvaldo Bagnoli (born 1935), an Italian football coach *Osvaldo Bido ...
(1983) *
Hugo Fernández Hugo Daniel Fernández Vallejo (2 February 1945 – 1 August 2022) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Fernández played professional football in Puebla F.C. in 1979, before returning home with CA Peñarol. After he retired from p ...
(1984) *
César Luis Menotti César Luis Menotti (; 22 October 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as ''El Flaco'' ("Slim"), was an Argentine association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the ...
(1984–85) * Roque Máspoli (1985–86) * Ramón Silva (1986) *
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 ...
(1987) *
Fernando Morena Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) a ...
(1988) * Roque Máspoli (1988) *
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias (; 14 February 1945 – 2 January 2013) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Mazurkiewicz helped the Uruguay national team qualify for the semifinals of the 1970 World Cup, where the ''c ...
(1988–89) * Walter Roque (1989) *
Roberto Fleitas Roberto Fleitas (25 May 1932 – 3 March 2024) was a Uruguayan association football, football head coach and player who managed the Uruguay national football team, Uruguay national team and several top level Uruguayan clubs. He is one of the fo ...
(1989–90) *
César Luis Menotti César Luis Menotti (; 22 October 1938 – 5 May 2024), known as ''El Flaco'' ("Slim"), was an Argentine association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the ...
(1990–91) * '' Juan Duarte'' (1991) * Ricardo "Tato" Ortiz (1991–92) *
Ljupko Petrović Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубомир "Љупко" Петровић; born 15 May 1947) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He also holds a Bosnian passport. As a manager, Petrović's biggest success wa ...
(1992) * '' Roque Máspoli'' (1992) * '' Walter Olivera'' (1992) * ''
Juan Ricardo Faccio Juan Ricardo Faccio Porta (8 December 1936 – 15 July 2024) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Career Born in the Jacinto Vera neighborhood of Montevideo, Faccio began playing football as a defender with Club Nacional de Football i ...
'' (1992) *
Gregorio Pérez Gregorio Elso Pérez Perdigón (born 16 January 1948 in Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado) is a Uruguayan Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Pérez is widely repute ...
(1993–95) *
Jorge Fossati Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi (born 22 November 1952 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football (soccer), football manager and former player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Cl ...
(1996) * '' Alejandro Botello'' (1996) *
Gregorio Pérez Gregorio Elso Pérez Perdigón (born 16 January 1948 in Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado) is a Uruguayan Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Pérez is widely repute ...
(1997–98) * Julio Ribas (1999–01) *
Gregorio Pérez Gregorio Elso Pérez Perdigón (born 16 January 1948 in Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado) is a Uruguayan Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Pérez is widely repute ...
(2002) *
Diego Aguirre Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He currently manages Peñarol on the Uruguayan Primera División. Playing career A Liverpool Montevideo youth ...
(2003–05) *
Fernando Morena Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) a ...
(2005) *
Luis Garisto Luis Garisto Pan (3 December 1945 – 21 November 2017) was a Uruguayan football (soccer) coach who had a professional career as both player and head coach. Luis Garisto began his sporting career in 1962, in his native Uruguay, playing for tea ...
(2006) * '' Mario Saralegui'' (24 April 2006 – 30 June 2006) *
Gregorio Pérez Gregorio Elso Pérez Perdigón (born 16 January 1948 in Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado) is a Uruguayan Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Pérez is widely repute ...
(15 July 2006 – 30 June 2007) *
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, ...
(2007) * Mario Saralegui (11 March 2008 – 19 January 2009) * Julio Ribas (20 January 2009 – 14 September 2009) * ''
Víctor Púa Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is an Uruguayan former football player and football manager who currently serves as an academy manager for Peñarol. Career He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing ...
'' (14 September 2009 – 14 December 2009) *
Diego Aguirre Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He currently manages Peñarol on the Uruguayan Primera División. Playing career A Liverpool Montevideo youth ...
(7 December 2009 – 6 June 2010) * Manuel Keosseian (1 July 2010 – 23 November 2010) * ''
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'' (2010) *
Diego Aguirre Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He currently manages Peñarol on the Uruguayan Primera División. Playing career A Liverpool Montevideo youth ...
(7 December 2010 – 6 September 2011) *
Gregorio Pérez Gregorio Elso Pérez Perdigón (born 16 January 1948 in Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado) is a Uruguayan Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Pérez is widely repute ...
(6 September 2011 – 27 February 2012) * ''
Jorge Gonçalves Jorge Miguel Dias Gonçalves (born 31 October 1983) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right winger. He appeared in 98 Primeira Liga games over five seasons, scoring a total of eight goals for Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães, Ol ...
'' (27 February 2012 – 1 March 2012) * Jorge da Silva (1 March 2012 – 30 June 2013) *
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 ...
(19 June 2013 – 6 October 2013) *
Jorge Gonçalves Jorge Miguel Dias Gonçalves (born 31 October 1983) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right winger. He appeared in 98 Primeira Liga games over five seasons, scoring a total of eight goals for Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães, Ol ...
(7 October 2013 – 28 January 2014) *
Jorge Fossati Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi (born 22 November 1952 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football (soccer), football manager and former player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Cl ...
(28 January 2014–14) * ''
Paolo Montero Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias (born 3 September 1971) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player, who played as a central defender or left-back. Montero began his career in Uruguay with Peñarol in 1990 before moving to Italian side Ata ...
'' (2014–15) *
Pablo Bengoechea Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra (born 27 June 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club ...
(2015–16) * Jorge da Silva (2016–October 2016) * ''
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'' (October 2016-December 2016) * Leonardo Ramos (December 2016 - June 2018) * Diego López (June 2018 – December 2019) *
Diego Forlán Diego Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979) is a Uruguayan professional Manager (association football), football manager and former football player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Regarded as one of the best forwards of his ...
(January 2020 – September 2020) * Mario Saralegui (September 2020 – December 2020) * Mauricio Larriera (December 2020 – August 2023)


Current staff

*Coach: Diego Vicente Aguirre *Assistant coaches: Juan Manuel Olivera *Trainers: Eduardo Del Capellán *Goalkeepers' Coach:
Óscar Ferro Óscar Julio Ferro Gándara (born 2 March 1967) is a retired Uruguayan Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Born in Montevideo, Ferro started and finished his career with l ...
*Fitness coach: Alejandro Valenzuela *Assistant fitness coach: Sebastián Roquero *Head of medical department: Edgardo Rienzi *Club Doctor: Horacio Deccia *Nurses: Miguel Domínguez, Fernando Robaina *Kinesiologists: Marcos Sosa, Mauricio Velázquez *Equipier: Miguel Santos *Props man: Germán Pellejero


Administration

During a meeting presided over by Roland Moor on 28 September 1891, it was stipulated that responsibility for the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club would belong to the principal administrator of the Central Uruguay Railway Company of Montevideo. The first president of the club was Frank Henderson, who remained in that office until 1899. After Henderson CUR administrators remained as chairmen of the sports club until 1906, when Charles W. Bayne took over the CUR. Bayne refused to sponsor the CURCC because of vandalism by fans and absenteeism by workers. He was replaced by CUR employee Roland Moor. Conflicts remained between the company and the sports club, which resulted in the separation of CURCC's football section from the company and a name change to Club Atlético Peñarol. Jorge Clulow, an Englishman with Uruguayan nationality, was chosen chairman of the club; he remained in office from 1914 to 1915.


Presidents

* 1891–99: Frank Henderson * 1899–05: Frank Hudson * 1906–08: Roland C.J. Moor * 1909–13: Percy Sedgfield * 1914–15: Jorge H. Clulow * 1916–17: Francisco Simón * 1918: Félix Polleri * 1919:
César Batlle Pacheco César Batlle Pacheco (30 August 1885 – 5 June 1966) was a Uruguayan journalist and political figure. Biography Batlle was born in Montevideo into the distinguished Batlle family, the eldest son of Matilde Pacheco and José Batlle y Ordóñez, ...
* 1920: Félix Polleri * 1921–28: Julio María Sosa * 1929: Arturo Abella * 1930–31: Luis Giorgi * 1932:
Juan Antonio Scasso Juan Antonio Scasso (14 January 1892 - 2 October 1973) was a Uruguayan architect and urbanist. He was also an association football leader at C.A. Peñarol, of which he was chairman. Works * Escuela Experimental de Malvín (1927) * Estadio Cente ...
* 1933–34: Alberto Demicheli * 1934: Pedro Viapina * 1935–36: Luis Giorgi * 1937: Francisco Tochetti * 1938: Alberto Mantrana Garín * 1939: Eduardo Alliaume * 1940: Francisco Tochetti * 1941–42: Bolívar Baliñas * 1942: Álvaro Macedo * 1943: Armando Lerma * 1944–48: Constante Turturiello * 1949–51: Eduardo Alliaume * 1952–55: José Buzzetti * 1956: Raúl Previtali * 1957: Eduardo Alliaume * 1958–72: Gastón Guelfi * 1973–84: Washington Cataldi * 1985–86: Carlos José Lecueder * 1987–90:
José Pedro Damiani José Pedro Damiani (October 10, 1921 – August 25, 2007) was an Uruguayan politician and accountant. He was the Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argent ...
* 1991–92: Washington Cataldi * 1993–07:
José Pedro Damiani José Pedro Damiani (October 10, 1921 – August 25, 2007) was an Uruguayan politician and accountant. He was the Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argent ...
* 2008–2017: Juan Pedro Damiani * 2017-2020: Jorge Barrera * 2020- : Juan Ignacio Ruglio Honorary * 1929: Julio María Sosa * 1938: Francisco Tochetti * 1949: Constante Turturiello * 1953: Mantrana Garin * 1953: Carlos Balsán * 1961: Gastón Guelfi * 1978: Washington Cataldi * 1991:
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Year denotes receipt of award *
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Board members 2020–2023


Statistics

Peñarol played 26 seasons of the Uruguay Association Football League, from its creation in 1900 until the end of the amateur era in 1931 (absent 1923–26, when the club was disaffiliated from the AUF). During this period Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship nine times, with its best years in
1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...
and
1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
(when the club won the championship without conceding any points). Peñarol was undefeated in
1901 December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the unification of multiple British colonies in Australia on January ...
,
1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for al ...
and
1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
.Moreover, in
1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for al ...
CURCC did not lose during the regular season, but lost the tiebreaker final against Nacional 2–3.
Its worst year was 1908; the team left the league after ten games, forfeiting the other eight. Peñarol's largest goal difference in a game during its amateur era was in 1903, when they defeated Triunfo 12–0. The club placed second in
1923 In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ' ...
(when they scored a record 100 goals), and won in
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ...
; its most impressive victory was a 10–0 win over Roberto Cherry during the cancelled 1925 season. Both tournaments were organised by dissident body
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(FUF). Since the beginning of the professional era in
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, Peñarol and
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are the only teams who have played every season for the Uruguayan championship.In 1948 the tournament was cancelled because of a player strike. Peñarol has the most Uruguayan League titles (winning 38 times between
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
and
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
) and the greatest number of undefeated championships (
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
,
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
,
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
,
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
,
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
,
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
and
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
). Its best performances were in
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
and
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
, seasons when the team scored 94.44 percent of possible points; its worst season was 2005–06, when it finished in 16th place after winning 32.32 percent of possible points. A 12-point deduction given the team by the AUF because of unrest after a game with Cerro relegated them to that position. Peñarol's best victory was a 9–0 win against
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in 1962; its worst defeat was 0–6 against Nacional. On the international scene, its best result was an 11–2 win over
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of
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on 15 March 1970; its worst was against Olimpia of
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, a 0–6 loss on 10 December 1990 during the
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. Peñarol holds a number of national and international records. The club has the longest undefeated run in the Uruguayan league: 56 games, from 3 September 1966 to 14 September 1968. This is also the longest undefeated run in South American professional football (second place if amateur leagues are counted). It was the first club to win the
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undefeated, in
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. Peñarol has the greatest number of appearances in the Copa Libertadores (40), and the second most appearances in the finals (10) after Boca Juniors. The club holds the record for the biggest win (11–2 against Valencia), and the biggest goal difference in a two-legged elimination (defeating
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from
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5–0 and 9–1). Peñarol is one of the teams with five Intercontinental Cup appearances, the first to reach that number.


Honours


Senior titles


Under-20 team


South American Club of the Century

In 2009, the
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released a list of the best clubs of the 20th century on each continent. The organization awarded points for each victory in a quarterfinal or higher in international competition but only took into account games played after 1932 for the Professional era. Peñarol was the number-one team in South America, above Independiente of Argentina and arch-rivals Nacional.


Other sports


Basketball

Peñarol's basketball records date back to the late 1920s, when Club Piratas was formed; in 1931, it became Peñarol. Its first league game (in the fourth division of Uruguayan basketball) was played in 1940. By 1943 the team, playing in the first division for Ramón Esnal, finished third. The following year Peñarol won the Federal Championship, a tournament attracting the best basketball teams in Montevideo; in 2003, the league changed its name to
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. In 1945, Peñarol jumped from the
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to play in a new league; when the upstart league failed, the club rejoined the federation in 1947. In 1952 Peñarol again won the Federal Championship, winning the Winter Tournament in 1953 and 1955. After a low period (with relegation in 1968), Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship in 1973, 1978, and 1979;the latter was the first professional tournament in league history. In 1982 the club enjoyed its most successful season, winning the Federal Championship and the Winter Tournament The club also won the Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes in 1983. In 1985 the club was relegated, beginning a downward spiral which ended with its expulsion from the league in 1997. However, the club rejoined in 2018 the Federación Uruguaya de Basket Ball, in the third tier.


Cycling

Peñarol has participated in the ''
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'' (Tour of Uruguay) since it began in 1939. Although the team rode well during its early years, it was not until the ninth edition (in 1952) that a Peñarol cyclist would win the race (Dante Sudatti, with an overall time of 48 hours, 38 minutes and 38 seconds). Peñarol cyclists also won the general classification 1953 and 1956; in the latter year, the club won the team championship. After again winning the team championship in 1959, Peñarol would only win one individual championship in 1964. The team later improved, winning three individual titles in a row from 1989 to 1991 and the team victory in 1990 and 1991. 2002 was the fourth year that the club won both the individual and team classifications. Peñarol has competed in other road races, including José María Orlando's 1990 victory in the
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.


Futsal

Peñarol began playing
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in 1968. During its first two decades, the club won on the national and international levels (including a victory in the 1987 World Interclub Championship). In 1995 FIFA took over the sport, and Peñarol began competing in AUF tournaments. The team won the first three Uruguayan Championships (1995, 1996, and 1997), also finishing at the top in 1999 and 2004. It won another three consecutive tournaments in 2010, 2011 and 2012.


Beach soccer

In January 2013 Peñarol inaugurated its
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section. Diego Monserrat, goalkeeper of the Uruguay national team for many years, was the institution's first coach in this sport, while also goalkeeper Felipe Fernández was the club's first captain. In the second half of the same month, Peñarol won one of the three groups of five teams, that formed the qualification tournament to the "Super Liga", name given to the Uruguayan Championship of the discipline. After victories on quarterfinals and semi-finals, Peñarol was declared champion of the tournament without the need of a final, after the other semi-final was suspended.


Rugby

Peñarol have announced that they will form a
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section to compete in the inaugural 2020 season of the Superliga Americana de Rugby, to be start in February 2020.
Peñarol Rugby Peñarol is a Uruguay, Uruguayan professional rugby union team based in Montevideo. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and is the rugby section of the Peñarol sports club. With its participation, Peñarol be ...
will be the only representative of Uruguay at the competition. Peñarol Rugby was the Champion of the
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.


Esports

Peñarol also has an
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division, with squads competing in
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and
FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
leagues organized by the Uruguayan Virtual Football Association.


Notes


See also

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Peñarol (basketball) Club Atlético Peñarol Basketball, commonly known as simply Peñarol, is the senior men's basketball section of the Uruguayan sports club Peñarol, based in Montevideo. The team played in the Uruguayan Primera División, which was organized by ...
*
Peñarol Rugby Peñarol is a Uruguay, Uruguayan professional rugby union team based in Montevideo. The team was founded in 2019 to compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and is the rugby section of the Peñarol sports club. With its participation, Peñarol be ...
*
List of world champion football clubs This list includes the official ''(de jure)'' world champion football clubs recognized by FIFA. The official competitions that grant this world title are the Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004), Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004), the FIFA Club W ...


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