Club Nacional de Football
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| Nickname(s) | Bolsos, Tricolores, Albos, Bolsilludos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | May 14 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Parque Central (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Chairman | Ricardo Alarcón | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Gerardo Pelusso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Primera División Uruguaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan sports club, full of history, based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899. Three-time winner of the Copa Libertadores, three-time winner of the Intercontinental Cup.
The club is the result of an alliance between the Uruguay Athletic and Montevideo Football Club. Nacional plays in the Uruguayan First Division. Nacional engages in several sports, but football is by far the most important, a sport in which it has won worldwide recognition.
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Overview
Uniform
Nacional's home kit is a white jersey, with blue shorts and socks (although it is also common for them to wear an all white strip). The away jersey is red, which is used both with blue or white shorts and socks. The third kit is a blue jersey with blue shorts and white socks. The colours of the uniform were amalgamated from the merged clubs,the red was taken from Montevideo Football Club,blue from Uruguay Athletic (original colours) and later the adding of white from club Defensa
Kit Evolution
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Stadium
Nacional plays most home games at its own legendary stadium, the 20,000 capacity Gallinero, built in 1900. However, in the past decades that stadium was not used very often because Nacional played at the national stadium Estadio Centenario, sharing it with Peñarol. High-risk matches and derbies are still played at the Centenario. In 2005, the renovation of Parque Central allowed Nacional to play home matches there more often and now has a capacity of 30,000.
Nacional's stadium, Parque Central, is famous for two reasons. One of them is that the first match ever played in the history of the FIFA World Cup was held in the Parque Central in 1930. The other reason is that in the place where the Parque Central is located was named "Quinta de la Paraguaya" a historic place in Uruguay.
Nicknames
Nacional is nicknamed “tricolores” (“three colors”), and “bolsilludos”, later shortened to “bolsos” (“bolsillo” being the Spanish word for pocket - Nacional used to play with a jersey that had a pocket on the chest). “La blanca” (The white) is less common.
Record Players
- Most appearances: Emilio Álvarez (511 matches played)
- Most years with the club: Héctor Scarone (21 years, from 1917 to 1939)
- All-time greatest goalscorer: Atilio García (465 goals)
- Longest time without conceding a goal: Gustavo Munúa (963 minutes)
Titles
Official domestic honours (117)
- Uruguayan Primera División
- Amateur Era (11): 1902, 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924.
- Professional Era (30): 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006.
- Segunda División Uruguay
- Tercera División Uruguay
Other official domestic honours (76)
- Copa Competencia (8): 1903, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923.
- Copa de Honor (7): 1905, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917.
- Torneo de Honor (17): 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959 (shared), 1960 (shared), 1961, 1962 (shared), 1963.
- Torneo Competencia (13): 1934, 1942 (shared), 1945, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1967 (shared), 1989.
- Torneo Cuadrangular (8): 1952, 1954, 1955 (Shared), 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967.
- Torneo Apertura (7): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004.
- Torneo Clausura (5): 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006.
- Liguilla (8): 1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2008.
- Liga Mayor (3): 1975, 1976, 1977.
- Campeonato Nacional General Artigas (2): 1961, 1962.
- Torneo Fermín Garicoits (1): 1965
- Torneo Ciudad de Montevideo (1): 1973.
- Torneo 50º Aniversario de Colombes (1): 1974.
- Torneo Campeones Olímpicos (1): 1974.
- Campeonato Estadio Centenario (1): 1983.
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
Official international honours (9)
- Copa Libertadores de América (3): 1971, 1980, 1988
- Intercontinental Cup (3): 1971, 1980, 1988
- Copa Interamericana (2): 1972, 1989
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1989
Other official international honours (12)
- Copa Aldao (Copa Río de la Plata) (6): 1916, 1919, 1920, 1940, 1942, 1946
- Copa de Honor Cousenier (4): 1905, 1915, 1916, 1917
- Cup Tie Competition (2): 1913, 1915
- Copa de Confraternidad Escobar - Gerona (1): 1945[1]
Friendly international honours (51)
América
- Copa Confraternidad Rioplatense: 1902, 1903, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1917
- Campeonato Río de la Plata: 1903 (1er triunfo de Uruguay representado por Nacional)
- Copa Campeones del Plata: 1904, 1922
- Copa Albion: 1907
- Copa Rosario-Montevideo: 1909
- Copa Intendencias Municipales del Plata: 1919
- Copa Uruguay-Paraguay: 1924
- Copa Montevideo-Avellaneda: 1927, 1928
- Copa Ciudad de La Plata: 1928, 1971
- Copa Embajada de España: 1928
- Copa Amistad Nacional-Boca: 1929
- Copa Embajada de Perú: 1929
- Copa del Atlántico: 1947
- Copa Ciudad de Montevideo Internacional: 1953, 1969, 1970, 1978
- Campeonato Nocturno Rioplatense: 1938
- C. C. Grandes del Río de la Plata: 1938
- Copa Ciudad de Rosario: 1938
- Torneo cuadrangular en Santiago de Chile: 1951
- Torneo Internacional de El Salvador: 1964
- Copa Triangular Internacional: 1970
- Trofeo 2º Carnaval del Fútbol de México: 1971
- Copa Colosos del Fútbol: 1976
- Copa Ciudad de Montevideo: 1984, 1986
- Copa Bayer: 1986
- Copa Mar del Plata: 1989
- Copa Mar del Plata: 1998
- Copa Conrad de Punta del Este: 2005
- Copa Ricard: 2006, 2008
- Copa Suat: 2008
Europa
- Copa Teresa Herrera (La Coruña): 1958
- Pentagonal Internacional: 1959
- IV Torneo Ciudad de León (España): 1977
- Trofeo Ciudad de Palma: 1986
- Trofeo Ciudad de Albacete: 1987
- Trofeo Costa del Sol: 1972, 2006
Asia
- Copa Corea del Sur: 1989
- Copa China: 1996
Youth Tournaments
- 2 Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil titles: 1989, 1994
- 2 PUNTA CUP Juvenil titles: 2006, 2008.
Nacional main achievements
Contribution to Uruguay national team
In 1903, Uruguay, fully represented by Nacional's team members (due to the refusal of CURCC -another important club of the early 1900s- to cede their players), beat Argentina 3-2, winning the first international match ever (of national teams) in the history of Uruguayan football (the first club match ever was won by Albion over Argentine team Retiro 3-1 in 1896 in Buenos Aires).
In 1924, Nacional was the club that contributed more players to the Uruguayan team that won the Olympic gold medal in football of that year. The same thing happened with the Uruguayan teams of 1928 and 1930, Olympic and world champions respectively, in which Nacional contributed the majority of players. As a matter of fact, Nacional is the only Uruguayan club that contributed players to every Uruguayan national team that won international tournaments.[2]
Below, the list of Nacional players that were part of Uruguay's Olympic and world champions teams.
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1924 Olympic champions
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Local Honours
Nacional won a total of 41 Uruguayan championships.
Nacional won the most Uruguayan championships in the Amateur Era, with a total of 11 league titles.
The club's first championship was won in 1902.
In the Amateur years, Nacional won the Uruguayan championship three times in a row on two occasions: 1915-1916-1917 and 1922-1923-1924.
In the Professional Era, Nacional has won 30 Uruguayan championships.
Between 1939 and 1943, the club won five championships in a row, the first Quinquenio in the history of football in the country. Of the five championships won consecutively, the 1941 triumph is the most remembered by Nacional fans, the team won all twenty matches played (this achievement remains unequaled).
Between 1955 and 1957, Nacional won the championship three times in a row for the third time.
Between 1969 and 1972, Nacional won the championship four times in a row for the first time.
Between 2000 and 2002, Nacional won the championship three times in a row for the fourth time.
In 2005/2006, Nacional won its most recent league title, repeating the championships won in 2005.
Regarding the classic matches against arch-rivals Peñarol, (only comparable to the Old Firm in Scotland), Nacional historically lead the head to head encounters, although is not leading today.
Nacional has the record of being unbeaten in 16 derby matches (between 1971 and 1974) and also holds the record of winning ten in a row (between 1939 and 1942).
The biggest ever victory in the Nacional-Peñarol derby: 6-0 December 14, 1941
The leading Derby goalscorer is a Nacional player; the Argentinian Atilio García, with 34 goals.
In the Uruguayan Championship, Nacional won 5 classic finals (specially remembered is the one played for the 1934 Uruguayan championship, in which Nacional won the title with 9 players and Peñarol had 11, in the famous "9 contra 11" (9 versus 11) match).
Nacional won both classic played outside Uruguay (the first one in La Plata, Argentina, in 1960, 4 - 0; the second one in La Coruña, Spain, in 2005, 3 - 1)
Recently, Nacional remained unbeaten for 10 derby (from January 2004 to November 2006, more than 1,030 days with no defeats in the derby).
The International Tours
In 1925, Nacional made a European tour, regarded as the most successful one in the history of football. During that tour, Nacional played against professional teams from Europe (still being an amateur club), winning the vast majority of the games.
In 1927, Nacional made an American tour, with similar results to the ones obtained in the European adventure made two years before.
The International Cups
The glory of Nacional was increased with the winning of several championships played in the River Plate region (the most important tournaments played in America before the Libertadores Cup (Copa Libertadores) was created), specially in the first half of the twentieth century. The historical rivalries with longtime enemy Peñarol and famous Argentinian teams like Boca Juniors, C.A. River Plate, Racing Club, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys, among others, collaborated in the building of Nacional's glory with the various championships won in Copa Río de la Plata, de Honor and Competencia.
1971
In 1971 Nacional won its first Libertadores Cup, beating Estudiantes de La Plata from Argentina in the final disputed in Lima, Peru.
In the same year, Nacional won its first World Club title, in memorable matches against Panathinaikos from Greece, with the fundamental goals of striker Luis Artime. The World, then, was "three-coloured". Panathinaikos played because the holding champion AFC Ajax refused to play against this team.
The following year, Nacional won its first Interamerican Cup (Copa Interamericana), defeating Cruz Azul from Mexico.
1980
Nacional repeated its achievement in the Libertadores Cup in 1980, beating Internacional de Porto Alegre from Brazil in the final, in an Estadio Centenario packed with Nacional fans.
After becoming South American Champion, Nacional won the World Club Cup for the second time, defeating European champions Nottingham Forest from England 1 - 0, with goal from forward Waldemar Victorino (in the first time that the World Club Cup was played in Japan).
1988
Nacional won its third Libertadores Cup in 1988, beating Newell´s Old Boys from Argentina 3 - 0 in the Estadio Centenario, with goals from Vargas, De León and Ostolaza.
In that same year, Nacional won the World Club Cup for the third time, in a breath-taking final against PSV Eindhoven from Netherlands in the penalty shootout.
With this victory against the team coached by Guus Hiddink, Nacional became the only team to win the World Club Cup for three times, unbeaten (achievement that remains unequaled).
In the next year, Nacional won its second Interamerican Cup, this time beating Olimpia de Honduras.
Also in 1989, Nacional won the South American Cup Winner's Cup (Recopa Sudamericana), defeating Racing Club de Avellaneda from Argentina. With this title, Nacional became the team with most official international cups won in the world: 21.
Current squad
As of 15 December 2008
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Nacional Lineup 2008
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Alexis Viera
M.Rodriguez
Victorino
Medina
A.Romero
Filgueira
Brum
O. J. Morales
Arismendi
Ligüera
Blanco
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Notable players
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Notable coaches
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All the Presidents
| Dr. Sebastián Puppo | 1899 |
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| Mr. Jorge A. Ballestero | 1900 |
| Mr. Bernardino Daglio (h) | 1901 |
| Mr. Carlos Carve Urioste | 1902 |
| Mr. Domingo Prat | 1903 - 1904 |
| Mr. Luis Laventure | 1905 |
| Dr. José María Reyes Lerena | 1906 - 1907 |
| Dr. Domingo Prat | 1908 |
| Dr. Francisco Del Campo | 1909 |
| Dr. Domingo Prat | 1910 |
| Dr. José María Delgado | 1911 - 1921 |
| Mr. Rodolfo Bermúdez | 1922 - 1923 |
| Mr. Numa Pesquera | 1923 - 1925 |
| Dr. Ramón Pedro Díaz | 1926 |
| Mr. Oscar Bottini | 1927 |
| Dr. Melitón Romero | 1928 |
| Dr. José María Delgado | 1929 - 1932 |
| Dr. Atilio Narancio | 1933 - 1936 |
| Mr. A. Zapicán Falco | 1937 |
| Dr. Raúl Blengio Salvo | 1938 |
| Dr. Rodolfo Gorriti | 1940 - 1945 |
| Mr. Roberto Espil | 1946 - 1949 |
| Ac. A. Gregorio Baldizán | 1950 - 1951 |
| Dr. S. De Brum Carbajal | 1952 - 1953 |
| Dr. Manuel González | 1953 - 1954 |
| Mr. Roberto Espil | 1954 |
| Mr. José Añón | 1955 - 1961 |
| Dr. Eduardo Pons Etcheverry | 1962 - 1967 |
| Mr. Miguel Restuccia | 1968 - 1979 |
| Dr. J.M. Alonso Leguisamo | 1979 - 1980 |
| Mr. Dante Iocco | 1980 - 1982 |
| Dr. Rodolfo Sienra | 1983 - 1985 |
| Ac. Mario Garbarino | 1986 - 1988 |
| Mr. Roberto Recalt | 1989 - 1991 |
| Mr. Ceferino Rodríguez | 1992 - 1997 |
| Mr. Dante Iocco | 1998 - 2000 |
| Ec. Eduardo Ache | 2001 - 2006 |
| Dr. Víctor Della Valle | 2006 |
| Dr. Ricardo Alarcón | 2006 - ? |
Other sports
Basketball
Nacional participates in the tournaments organised by the Uruguayan basketball federation Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (known as FUBB) since 1932. The club won the championships of 1935 and 1937. Nowadays, Nacional takes part in the Torneo Metropolitano, Uruguayan basketball second division.
Cycling
Nacional participates in the championships organised by the Uruguayan Cycling Federation Federación Ciclista del Uruguay since its beginnings. The club won the most important competitions in several occasions: Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay and Rutas de América, individually and by teams. Nowadays, Nacional cycling team has the presence of Milton Wynants, winner of a silver medal for Uruguay in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tennis
Nacional has a lot of tennis courts in Parque Central, behind the stand Talud Abdón Porte, in which several stages of the tournaments organised in Uruguay are disputed. In 2005, the club had the honour of holding various games played by Uruguay in the American Zone II of Davis Cup.
Volleyball
Nacional has its volleyball court in Parque Central, in the gymnasium of Jaime Cibils street. In that stadium, the club plays its home games of the championships organised by the Uruguayan volleyball federation Federación Uruguaya de Vóleibol in every category.
Women's football
Nacional was part of the tournaments organised by the Department of Femenine Football of the Uruguayan Football Association, since its establishment in 1996. The club won various league titles and its main rival in Uruguay was Rampla Juniors. Internationally, Nacional played in various South American championships. The club is not playing in the women league anymore.
Futsal
Nacional participates in the championships organised by de Futsal Delegated Commission of the Uruguayan Football Association. The club won the Uruguayan league title in various occasions and is nowadays the Uruguayan champion. Internationally, Nacionals main achievement is the second place in the South American Futsal Cup Copa Libertadores de América de Futsal in 2003.
Fútbol de salón Afiliado a FIFUSA
- Campeonato Metropolitano: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- Campeonato Nacional de Clubes Campeones: 1993
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones: 1996
Futsal afiliado a la AUF
- Campeonato Uruguayo: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Copa de Honor: 2006
- Campeonato Apertura: 2005, 2008
- Campeonato Clausura: 2002
- Campeonato Metropolitano: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Campeón Sudamericano de Clubes Zona Sur: 2003
- Vice - Campeón Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones: 2003
- Campeonato Uruguayo Sub 20: 2001, 2006, 2007
- Campeonato Uruguayo Sub 15: 2007
Miscellaneous
The first "hincha" was a Nacional fan
The Spanish word to describe football fans is "hincha".
This worldwide used expression was invented by Nacional fans.
In fact, an employee of Nacional of the early 1900s, called Reyes, was famous for his continuous support to the team. The other fans that attended the games started to name him after one of his duties: pumping air to the balls (in Spanish: "inflar" the balls, in Uruguay: "hinchar" the balls). Within a few games, Reyes was known as the "hincha" of Nacional. This is the origin of a word that is widely used between Spanish speakers throughout the planet. "1". "2".
References
- ↑ El título fue compartido con Boca Juniors pero se desconoce quién conserva el trofeo, razón por la cual no se considera dentro de los 21 títulos internacionales oficiales
- ↑ http://www.nacionaldigital.com/historia/Hechos/nacionalylaselecion.htm
External links
- Club Nacional de Football official page
- Fans page
- Club Nacional de Football unofficial page
- Fans page
- Videoblog - Fans of Nacional
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