# Centro Atlético Fénix

Centro Atlético Fénix is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The football team currently plays in Uruguayan Segunda División. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevideo, which is its all-time rival.

## History

The club was founded on 7 July 1916 by a group of young men who named the club "Fénix" (Phoenix) after the mythological bird. The club's colors are violet (chosen to represent eternity) and white (to represent purity). They later took part in 1985 edition of historic IFA Shield in India.
In 2002 the club qualified to play in Copa Libertadores for the first time after winning the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América title, a feat they repeated in 2003. The club were later relegated from the Primera División at the end of the 2005/2006 season.

## Titles

* Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América: 2
** 2002, 2003
* Segunda División: 7
** 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2007, 2009
* Tercera División: 3
** 1942, 1949, 1991

## Performance in Conmebol competitions

* Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances
       2003: First Round
       2004: First Round
* Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances
       2011: First Round
       2016: First Round
       2020: Round of 16
       2021: First Round

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 30 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | URU | Aarón Soria |
| 4 | DF | URU | Maximiliano Perg |
| 5 | MF | URU | Andrés Schetino |
| 7 | MF | URU | Wiston Fernández |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Breno Caetano |
| 9 | FW | URU | Sebastián da Silva |
| 10 | MF | URU | Diego Vicente |
| 11 | MF | URU | Fabián Estoyanoff |
| 12 | GK | PAR | Pedro González (on loan from Olimpia) |
| 13 | DF | URU | Guillermo Pereira |
| 14 | MF | URU | Agustín Alfaro (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado) |
| 15 | DF | URU | Agustín Chopitea |
| 16 | MF | URU | Braulio Guisolfo (on loan from Peñarol) |
| 17 | FW | URU | Sergio Cortelezzi |
| 18 | FW | URU | Axel Pérez (on loan from Racing de Montevideo) |
| 19 | FW | URU | Maximiliano Juambeltz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | URU | Santiago Franca |
| 21 | MF | URU | Santiago Viera |
| 22 | DF | URU | Agustín Da Silveira |
| 23 | DF | URU | Adrián Argachá |
| 24 | DF | URU | Juan Álvez |
| 25 | GK | URU | Emiliano Márquez |
| 26 | FW | URU | Sebastián De Marco |
| 27 | FW | ARG | Mauro Cachi |
| 28 | DF | URU | Facundo Rodríguez |
| 30 | MF | URU | Matías Cabrera |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Dudu |
| 32 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Hernández |
| 33 | GK | URU | Agustín Requena |
| 40 | FW | URU | Facundo de León (on loan from Nacional) |
| 44 | DF | URU | Emanuel Carlos |
| 54 | MF | URU | Santiago Scotto |

## Managers

* Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994)
* Juan Ramón Carrasco (Jan 1, 2002 – April 21, 2003)
* Antonio Alzamendi (April 21, 2003 – May 3, 2004)
* Miguel Ángel Piazza (May 3, 2004 – May 16, 2005)
* Jorge González (Oct 17, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
* Pablo Repetto (July 1, 2006 – Feb 28, 2008)
* Manuel Keosseián (Feb 28, 2008 – June 1, 2008)
* Jorge Giordano (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
* Luis López (July 2009 – September 2009)
* Julio César Ribas (Oct 5, 2009 – Jan 4, 2010)
* Rosario Martínez (Jan 5, 2010 – May 14, 2012)
* Lorenzo Carrabs (May 14, 2012 – June 30, 2012)
* Eduardo Favaro (July 1, 2012 – June 3, 2013)
* Lorenzo Carrabs (July 6, 2013 – Oct 28, 2013)
* Juan Tejera (Oct 29, 2013–)

## Other teams

Centro Atlético Fénix also has a esports division, with squads of NBA 2K, Formula 1 and FIFA games.