Centro Atlético Fénix
Centro Atlético Fénix ( nickname: Albivioletas, Los de Capurro, el Ave ) is an Uruguayan football club.
The club is located in the district montevideanischen Capurro. The club's colors are purple and white. The home games are borne by the club from the Estadio Parque Capurro, a stadium with almost 10,000 seats.
History
1909 was founded with the Guaraní first football club in the quarter - but this was in 1913 dissolved. On July 7, 1916 Football club was established in Capurro into life again. In a figurative sense, this sport arose in Capurro from the ashes and his new club was named in reference to the mythical bird CA Fénix. 1917 launched the football team of the club for the first time in league play. In the following year Fénix rose unbeaten in the fourth highest league, Intermedia, to where the club remained until 1922. In that year the runner-up and favored by this time taken place in the Uruguayan Football Association of cleavage structures succeeded succeeded the immediate promotion to the Primera División of ON.
CA Fénix won a total of seven times - 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2007 and 2009 - the championship in the second division Uruguayan Segunda División Profesional de Uruguay. This Fénix is in this respect record holder before Institución Atlética Sud América and CA River Plate Montevideo, who could secure this item 6 times each. Moreover, took the Fénix 2003 and 2004 at the South American club championship, the Copa Libertadores, in part, retired from there but each already in the group stage. With a 6-1 home win against Mexico's Cruz Azul, respectively, a home draw against eventual champions CD Once Caldas Fénix could nevertheless put some memorable brands. At that time Fénix could ask the Uruguayan league scorer with Germán Hornos, which was reportedly a remarkable 25 hit in 2002, also the only previous time.
In the season 2012/13 they finished at the end of the season 7th place in the table. Since be used in Uruguayan football for the determination of the losers and the results of previous seasons, Fénix avoided by the thus occupied 13th place of the descent rating table as in the previous year just under the transition into the second division.
Current squad
Transfers for Apertura 2013
Former coach
Since the 2013/14 season Lorenzo Carrabs held this position. Club and coach parted in the last week of October 2013 for personal reasons. Successor was Juan Tejera.
President
- 2013: Julio Daguer (†)
- Since May 2013: Alvaro Chijane
Other former players
- Uruguay Edgardo Adinolfi
- Uruguay Peregrino Anselmo
- Panama Nelson Barahona
- Uruguay Martín Barlocco
- Argentina Javier Campora
- Uruguay José Cancela
- Uruguay Juan Ramon Curbelo
- Uruguay Fabián Estoyanoff
- Uruguay Henry Giménez
- Venezuela Andreé González
- Uruguay Fernando Kanapkis
- Uruguay Alejandro Lago
- Uruguay Víctor López
- Uruguay William Martínez
- Uruguay Marcelo Méndez
- Uruguay Agenor Muñiz
- Uruguay Jorge Marcelo Rodríguez
- Uruguay Sebastián Taborda