Named after deceased club president Washington Cataldi, under whom -cooperating with Gastón Güelfi- Peñarol reigned locally and internationally, obtaining two Intercontinental Cups (1961, 1966), three Copa Libertadores de América (1960, 1961, 1966), and nine Primera División trophies (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968) in which the club achieved its first "Golden Quinquenio" by winning five consecutive titles.