Cerro Largo FC

Cerro Largo

Full name	Cerro Largo Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Arachán
Founded	November 19, 2002
Ground	Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla Melo, Uruguay (Capacity: 6,200)
Chairman	Dr. Ernesto Dehl Sosa
Manager	Danielo Nuñez
League	Uruguayan Primera División
2010-11	Segunda División Uruguay 3th place (promoted)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Cerro Largo is a football club from Melo in Uruguay. The city of Melo is the capital of the department of Cerro Largo. They are followed by many fans and have the support of many people, since it's the only club that represents the Cerro Largo Department on professionalism. They currently play in the Uruguayan Primera Division.

History

The club was founded in 2002, making them one of the youngest teams in Uruguay. In 2007, after an excellent campaign in the Uruguayan Segunda División, the club was promoted for the first time in their life to the division of privilege of Uruguay were they played for two consecutive seasons. This season they will be participating again in the Primera Division in Uruguay, for the second time in their history, after beating Club Atlético Boston River in a game that decided who was promoted.

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 GK Martín Campaña GK Pablo Bentancur DF Daniel Leites (captain) DF Abel Nazario DF Marcos Lima DF Gonzalo Viera DF Marcos Otegui DF Máximo González MF Nicolás Schenone MF Diego de Los Santos MF Mauricio Ruíz

No. Position Player MF Rodrigo Longaray MF Pablo Lavandeira MF Diego Viña MF Maximiliano Pérez FW Felipe Klein FW Adolfo Lima FW Rino Lucas FW Marcos Neves FW Sebastián Sosa FW Matías Tellechea

Famous players

• Juan Casado
• Osvaldo Canobbio
• Fabricio Núñez
• Leonardo Rivero
• Pablo Tiscornia

Achievements

Runner Up

• Segunda División:2007/08

External links

• Cerro Largo's Official Website