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.

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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. They are the only current member of the division not based in the capital, Montevideo, Tacuarembó having been relegated at the end of the 2010-11 season.

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

Achievements

Runner Up

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