Sud América
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| Full name | Institución Atlética Sud América | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Buzones (postboxes), Naranjitas (oranges) | ||
| Founded | February 15, 1914 | ||
| Ground |
Carlos Angel Fossa Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 6000 | ||
| Chairman | José Vicente | ||
| Manager |
 Julio Comesaña | ||
| League | Uruguayan Primera División | ||
| 2014–15 | 8th | ||
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Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or IASA is a football club from San José de Mayo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division after winning the second level in mid 2013.
History
Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasions, this is a national record they share with Fénix. It was a hard-to-beat team back in the days and it was very economically stable.
After the relegation to 2nd Division in 1996, Sud América competed consecutively without success for 16 seasons, becoming the most popular team of the division. In the 2013 season (17th consecutive season in second) the club achieved the promotion to the Elite Division complying with its objectives wanting to return such division as a celebration of its centenary.
Kit Evolution
Titles
- 1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1975, 1994, 2013
- Tercera División Uruguay: 1
- 1926
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearances
- 1995: Second Round
- 1995 Copa CONMEBOL
| 24 October 1995 First round | Gimnasia LP  |
1–0 | Sud América |
La Plata, Argentina |
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Guglielminpietro  |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo |
| 31 October 1995 First round | Sud América |
4–0 | Gimnasia LP |
Paysandú, Uruguay |
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| Alfaro Oddine Lujambio da Luz |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Parque Artigas |
| 15 November 1995 Quarterfinals | Sud América |
0–1 |  Atlético Colegiales |
Paysandú, Uruguay |
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| Report | Espínola |
Stadium: Estadio Parque Artigas |
| 22 November 1995 Quarterfinals | Atlético Colegiales |
1–2 (4–3 p) |
Sud América |
Asunción, Paraguay |
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| Gómez |
Report | Acevedo Lujambio |
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ferreira | |
| Penalties | ||||
Candia  Goroso Gómez Almada |
Orta Alfaro Landaida Russomando  Lujambio |
Sud América eliminated via penalties (4–3) due to draw on points 3–3.
Current Squad
As of 23 December 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Julio César Ribas (Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1995)
- Julio Acuña (Jan 1, 2003 – July 1, 2003)
- Tabaré Silva (Aug 1, 2009 – May 21, 2010)
- Alejandro Apud (Aug 1, 2011 – June 30, 2014)
- Jorge Vivaldo (July 15, 2014–October 5, 2015)
- Julio Comesaña (October 6, 2015 - )
External links
- Official Website (Spanish)