Club Atlético Peñarol is a famous football team in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was founded by railway workers in 1891, and its colors, yellow and black, derive from the colors used in railway signs and barriers. This work is copyrighted. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Independence Plaza Montevideo from space, March 1997 Independence Plaza, c. ...
Peñarol holds many national titles and prestigious international trophies.
It won the Uruguayan league in 1900 1901 1905 1907 1911 1918 192 1925 1926 1928 1929 1932 1935 1936 1937 1938 1944 1945 1949 1951 1953 1954 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1967 1968 1973 1974 1975 1978 1979 1981 1982 1985 1986 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 and 2003.
It won 5 Copa Libertadores, most recently in 1987, and 3 World Championships. The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup, and also known as the World Club Championship or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match...
Its archrival is Nacional de Montevideo Club Nacional de Fútbol, also known as El Decano, is a Uruguayan football club that plays in Montevideo. ...