Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a
football
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club from
Montevideo
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. They currently play in the
Uruguayan Segunda Division.
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 which is located in
Montevideo
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and has a capacity of 6,000 spectators.
Kit evolution
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
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Copa CONMEBOL
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1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
: Second Round
;1995 Copa CONMEBOL
''Sud América eliminated via penalties (4–3) due to draw on points 3–3.''
Current squad
Managers
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Julio César Ribas (Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1995)
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Julio Acuña (Jan 1, 2003 – July 1, 2003)
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Luis López (2004)
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Tabaré Silva (Aug 1, 2009 – May 21, 2010)
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Alejandro Apud (Aug 1, 2011 – June 30, 2014)
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Jorge Vivaldo (July 15, 2014 – Oct 5, 2015)
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Julio Comesaña (2015 – 2016)
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Maxi Viera (Oct 8, 2020 – Feb 10, 2021)
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Claudio Biaggio (Mar 6, 2021 – Oct 4, 2021)
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Luis López (Oct 5, 2021 – )
Titles
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Segunda División
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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 ...
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References
External links
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Football clubs in Uruguay
Association football clubs established in 1914
1914 establishments in Uruguay