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Bella Vista Full name Club Atlético Bella Vista Nickname(s) Papales, Auriblancos Founded October 4, 1920 Stadium Estadio José Nasazzi ,
Montevideo, Uruguay
(Capacity: 15,000)Chairman Rubén Domínguez Coach Diego Alonso League Primera División 2010-11 5th Home colorsAway colorsCurrent season
Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.
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History
On October 4, 1920, Club Atlético Bella Vista was founded.
In 1981, the club competed in the Copa Libertadores de América. The club played in the same group as Peñarol, of Uruguay, and Estudiantes de Mérida and Portuguesa de Acarigua, of Venezuela. 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 Chilean clubs, Colo-Colo 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 the Copa Libertadores, and was in the same group as Nacional, of Uruguay, and Flamengo and Corinthians, of Brazil. The club finished in the last place of the group. In 1993's Copa Libertadores, Bella Vista was in the same group as Nacional, of Uruguay, and El Nacional and Barcelona, of Ecuador. After a poor campaign, the club was again eliminated in the first stage. In 1999, the club, after an absence of six years, returned to Copa Libertadores. Bella Vista was in a group containing Nacional, of Uruguay, Estudiantes de Mérida, of Venezuela, and Monterrey, of Mexico. 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 Deportivo Cali, of Colombia. It was the club's best campaign ever in the Copa Libertadores.
In 2000, Bella Vista competed again in the Copa Libertadores, and was grouped alongside Bolivians Bolívar, Atlético Mineiro, of Brazil, and Cobreloa, of Chile. The club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition.
In 2011, the club competed in the Copa Sudamericana in which they were eliminated on the First Round by Universidad Católica
Titles
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- Amateur Era (0):
- Professional Era (1): 1990
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- 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005
- Tercera División Uruguay: 2
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- 1922, 1959
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances
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- 1981: First Round
- 1985: First Round
- 1991: First Round
- 1993: First Round
- 1999: Quarter-Finals
- 2000: First Round
- Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearances
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- 2011:
- Recopa Sudamericana: 0 appearances
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Stadium
The club plays their home matches at Estadio Parque José Nasazzi, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
Current squad 2011-12
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Sebastián Britos 2 DF Esteban Maga 3 DF Carlos Gutiérrez 4 DF Ricardo Asqueta 5 MF Jorge Casanova 6 DF Cristian Franco 7 FW Daniel Baldi 8 MF Ignacio Nicolini 9 FW Raúl Tarragona 10 FW Álvaro Méndez 11 FW José Varela 12 GK Ángel Nicolás Torreira 13 MF Marcelo Martuciello No. Position Player 14 MF Pablo Soares 15 MF Gastón Otreras 16 MF Paulo Ortíz 17 MF Santiago López 18 MF Jonathan Pérez 19 FW César Ceballos 20 MF Agustín Viana 22 DF Damían Santín 25 GK Nicolás Gentilio 26 MF Jesús Belase MF Leandro Silva FW Sebastian Palermo 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 Vatican authority.
Some versions say the origin can be different. Due to the divided fanaticism between Peñarol and Nacional 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 Argentina did when designing its jersey, light blue and red, due to the authorities of the club being Independiente and Racing of Avellaneda supporters.
See also
- Paysandú Bella Vista
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
Liga Profesional de Primera División 2011–12 teams Bella Vista · Cerrito · Cerro · Cerro Largo · Danubio · Defensor Sporting · El Tanque Sisley · Fénix · Liverpool · Montevideo Wanderers · Nacional · Peñarol · Racing · Rampla Juniors · Rentistas · River PlateSeasons Amateur era
(1900–1931)1900 · 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931Professional era
(1932–present)1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–132011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes In the Semifinals Eliminated in the Quarterfinals Eliminated in the Round of 16 Aurora · Botafogo · Flamengo · Godoy Cruz · Independiente · Olimpia · São Paulo · Universidad CatólicaEliminated in the Second Stage Argentinos Juniors · Atlético Mineiro · Atlético Paranaense · Ceará · Deportes Iquique · Deportivo Anzoátegui · Deportivo Cali · Emelec · Estudiantes · La Equidad · Lanús · Nacional (Paraguay) · Nacional (Uruguay) · Palmeiras · TrujillanosEliminated in the First Stage Bella Vista · Deportivo Quito · Fénix · Juan Aurich · San José · The Strongest · Universidad César Vallejo · YaracuyanosCategories:- Uruguayan football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1920
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