C.A. Cerro

C.A. Cerro

Full name	Club Atlético Cerro
Nickname(s)	Villeros, Albicelestes, Cerrense
Founded	December 1, 1922
Ground	Estadio Luis Tróccoli , Montevideo, Uruguay (Capacity: 25,000)
Chairman	Esc. Miguel Sejas
Manager	Ricardo Ortíz
League	Primera División Uruguaya
2009-10	8th
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Club Atlético Cerro, usually known simply as Cerro is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division.

Until the club's relegation in 1997 (due to points reduction), Cerro was the only club among the "small" ones never to have been relegated. In 2006, Cerro were relegated again, following another points reduction.

Copa Libertadores 1995

By defeating Defensor Sporting in a league play-off in December 1994, Cerro qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1995. The Estadio Luis Tróccoli was renovated to meet the regulations, including the construction of four light masts. Cerro scored one victory in the campaign, defeating Argentine club Independiente 1-0 at home.

Matches: (Home & Away)

• vs Peñarol : 0-2 & 3-3
• vs Independiente : 1-0 & 1-2
• vs River Plate (arg) : 0-0 & 0-5

Copa Libertadores 2010

After winning the 2009 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, Cerro qualified for his 2nd Copa Libertadores in all its history. A home they played in the Estadio Centenario and the Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera.

Matches: (Home & Away)

• vs Deportivo Quito : 2-0 & 1-2
• vs Emelec : 0-0 & 2-1
• vs Sport Club Internacional : 0-0 & 0-2

Imported to USA

Cerro was one of the clubs imported to the United Soccer Association, a former professional soccer league featuring teams from the United States and Canada. The league survived only one season. All the teams in the league were imported from Europe and South America.

Titles

• Uruguayan Primera División: 0

Amateur Era (0):

Professional Era (0):

• Segunda División Uruguay: 2

1946, 1998

• Tercera División Uruguay: 2

1940, 1941

Other Official Domestic Honours

• Tercera Extra: 1

1923

• División Intermedia: 1

1924

• Copa Montevideo: 1

1985

• Torneo Presentación: 1

1988

• Campeonato Integración: 1

1993

• Torneo Apertura de Segunda División: 1

2006

• Liguilla Pre-Libertadores: 1

2009

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

1995: First Round

2010: Second Round

Derby

Uruguay's second traditional derby is played between Cerro and Rampla Juniors.

Current squad

Current squad of C.A. Cerro as of 22 January 2011 (edit)
Sources:

No. Position Player 1  Uruguay GK Mathías Rolero 2  Uruguay MF Fernando Camacho 3  Uruguay DF Eduardo Mieres 4  Uruguay DF Guillermo de los Santos 5  Uruguay MF Gustavo Varela 6  Uruguay DF Yonatan Botta 7  Uruguay MF Ricardo Queiro 8  Uruguay MF Sebastián Suárez 9  Uruguay FW Mauricio Alonso 10  Uruguay FW Simón Pagua 11  Uruguay FW Andrés Ravecca 12  Uruguay GK Mathías Cubero 13  Uruguay DF Emiliano García 16  Uruguay DF Gastón Pagano

No. Position Player 17  Uruguay FW Gonzalo Mastriani 18  Uruguay MF Omar Pérez 19  Uruguay DF Gastón Filgueira 20  Uruguay MF Marcel Román 21  Uruguay MF Óscar Javier Morales 22  Uruguay DF Diego Denis 23  Uruguay FW Luis Machado 25  Uruguay DF Mitchell Duarte 30  Uruguay GK Álvaro Villete  Uruguay MF Matias Daguerre  Uruguay MF Marcelo Patitucci  Uruguay FW Leonardo Medina  Uruguay FW Diego Miranda

Manager: Ricardo Ortiz

Famous players

Jorge Artigas Rogelio Domínguez Gustavo Fuentes Carlos Curbelo Audu Mohammed Rúben Bareño Joaquín Boghossian Diego Godín Matías González Martín Ligüera Pablo Melo

Oscar Javier Morales Héctor Morán Rubén Morán Mario Regueiro Rodolfo Rodríguez Adrián Romero Rubén Sosa Horacio Troche Liber Vespa Waldemar Victorino Héctor Vilches

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