Nacional
Full name	Club Nacional de Football
Nickname(s)	Bolsos, Tricolores,Albos
Founded	May 14th, 1899
Ground	Parque Central also: Estadio Centenario (Capacity Parque Central: 20,000 Centenario: 76,000)
Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso
League	Primera División Uruguaya
2006-07	6th
Home colours Away colours

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Overview

Uniform

Nacional's home kit is a white jersey, with blue shorts and socks (although it is also common for them to wear an all white strip). The away jersey is red, which is used both with blue or white shorts and socks. The third kit is a blue jersey with blue shorts and white socks. The colours of the uniform were inspired by the national flag, the symbol of Uruguay.

Kit Evolution

1899

1902

1995

1997 away

1998 away

1998 third

2002 away

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Stadium

Main article: Parque Central

Nacional plays most home games at its own legendary stadium, the 20,000 capacity Parque Central, built in 1900. However, in the past decades that stadium was not used very often because Nacional played at the national stadium Estadio Centenario, sharing it with Peñarol that have no stadium. High-risk matches and derbies are still played at the Centenario. In 2005, the renovation of Parque Central allowed Nacional to play home matches there more often and now has a capacity of 30,000. Parque Central can refer to: Estadio Gran Parque Central, a soccer stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay Parque Central Complex, a complex consisting of two twin 56-story towers in Caracas, Venezuela Category: ... Parque Central can refer to: Estadio Gran Parque Central, a soccer stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay Parque Central Complex, a complex consisting of two twin 56-story towers in Caracas, Venezuela Category: ... Estadio Centenario Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay (34. ... Club Atlético Peñarol is a famous football team in Montevideo, Uruguay. ...

Nacional's stadium, Parque Central, is famous for two reasons. One of them is that the first match ever played in the history of the FIFA World Cup was held in the Parque Central in 1930. The other reason is that in the place where the Parque Central is located was named "Quinta de la Paraguaya" a historic place in Uruguay. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA...

Nicknames

Nacional is nicknamed “tricolores” (“three colors”), and “bolsilludos”, later shortened to “bolsos” (“bolsillo” being the Spanish word for pocket - Nacional used to play with a jersey that had a pocket on the chest). “La blanca” (The white) is less common.

Record Players

• Most appearances: Emilio Álvarez (511 matches played)
• Most years with the club: Héctor Scarone (21 years, from 1917 to 1939)
• All-time greatest goalscorer: Atilio García (465 goals)
• Longest time without conceding a goal: Gustavo Munúa (963 minutes)

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Honours

Official domestic honours (123)

Uruguayan Championship (41): 1902, 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2005/2006.
Other official domestic honours (82)
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• Copa Competencia (8): 1903, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923.
• Copa de Honor (7): 1905, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917.
• Torneo de Honor (17): 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959 (shared), 1960 (shared), 1961, 1962 (shared), 1963.
• Torneo Competencia (13): 1934, 1942 (shared), 1945, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1967 (shared), 1989.
• Torneo Cuadrangular (8): 1952, 1954, 1955 (Shared), 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967.
• Torneo Apertura (7): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004.
• Torneo Clausura (5): 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006.
• Liguilla (7): 1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2007.
• Liga Mayor (3): 1975, 1976, 1977.
• Campeonato Nacional General Artigas (2): 1961, 1962.
• Torneo Fermín Garicoits (1): 1965
• Torneo Ciudad de Montevideo (1): 1973.
• Torneo 50º Aniversario de Colombes (1): 1974.
• Torneo Campeones Olímpicos (1): 1974.
• Campeonato Estadio Centenario (1): 1983.

Official international honours (9)

• Copa Libertadores de América (3): 1971, 1980, 1988
• Intercontinental Cup (3): 1971, 1980, 1988
• Copa Interamericana (2): 1972, 1989
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1989

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Other official international honours (12)

• Copa Aldao (Copa Río de la Plata) (6): 1916, 1919, 1920, 1940, 1942, 1946
• Copa de Honor Cousenier (4): 1905, 1915, 1916, 1917
• Cup Tie Competition (2): 1913, 1915

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Friendly international honours (50)

America

• Copa Confraternidad Rioplatense: 1902, 1903, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1917
• Copa Campeones del Plata: 1904, 1922
• Copa Albion: 1907
• Copa Rosario-Montevideo: 1909
• Copa Intendencias Municipales del Plata: 1919
• Copa Uruguay-Paraguay: 1924
• Copa Montevideo-Avellaneda: 1927, 1928
• Copa Ciudad de La Plata: 1928, 1971
• Copa Embajada de España: 1928
• Copa Amistad Nacional-Boca: 1929
• Copa Embajada de Perú: 1929
• Copa Ciudad de Montevideo Internacional: 1953, 1969, 1970, 1978
• Campeonato Nocturno Rioplatense: 1938
• C. C. Grandes del Río de la Plata: 1938
• Copa del Atlántico: 1947
• Torneo cuadrangular en Santiago de Chile: 1951
• Torneo Internacional de El Salvador: 1964
• Copa Triangular Internacional: 1970
• Trofeo 2º Carnaval del Fútbol de México: 1971
• Copa Colosos del Fútbol: 1976
• Copa Ciudad de Montevideo: 1986, 1987
• Copa Bayer: 1986
• Copa Mar del Plata: 1989
• Copa Mar del Plata: 1998
• Copa Conrad de Punta del Este: 2005
• Copa Ricard de Punta del Este: 2006
• Copa Ricard de Montevideo: 2008
• Copa SUAT: 2008

Europe

• Copa Teresa Herrera (La Coruña-España): 1958
• Pentagonal Internacional: 1959
• Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid (España): 1972
• IV Torneo Ciudad de León (España):1977
• Trofeo Ciudad de Palma (España): 1986
• Trofeo Ciudad de Albacete (España): 1987
• Trofeo Costa del Sol (España): 1972, 2006

Asia

• Copa Corea del Sur: 1989
• Copa China: 1996

Youth Tournaments

• 2 Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil titles: 1989, 1994
• 2 PUNTA CUP Juvenil titles: 2006, 2008.

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Nacional main achievements

Contribution to Uruguay national team

In 1903, Uruguay, fully represented by Nacional's team members (due to the refusal of CURCC -another important club of the early 1900's- to cede their players), beat Argentina 3-2, winning the first international match ever (of national teams) in the history of Uruguayan football (the first club match ever was won by Albion over Argentinean team Retiro 3-1 in 1896 in Buenos Aires). Club Atlético Peñarol is a traditional football team in Montevideo, Uruguay. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...

In 1924, Nacional was the club that contributed more players to the Uruguayan team that won the Olympic gold medal in football of that year. The same thing happened with the Uruguayan teams of 1928 and 1930, Olympic and world champions respectively, in which Nacional contributed the majority of players. As a matter of fact, Nacional is the only Uruguayan club that contributed players to every Uruguayan national team that won international tournaments.^[1] The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

Below, the list of Nacional players that were part of Uruguay's Olympic and world champions teams.

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Local Honours

Nacional won a total of 41 Uruguayan championships.

Nacional won the most Uruguayan championships in the Amateur Era, with a total of 11 league titles.

The club's first championship was won in 1902.

In the Amateur years, Nacional won the Uruguayan championship three times in a row on two occasions: 1915-1916-1917 and 1922-1923-1924.

In the Professional Era, Nacional has won 30 Uruguayan championships.

Between 1939 and 1943, the club won five championships in a row, the first Quinquenio in the history of football in the country. Of the five championships won consecutively, the 1941 triumph is the most remembered by Nacional fans, the team won all twenty matches played (this achievement remains unequaled). For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ...

Between 1955 and 1957, Nacional won the championship three times in a row for the third time.

Between 1969 and 1972, Nacional won the championship four times in a row for the first time.

Between 2000 and 2002, Nacional won the championship three times in a row for the fourth time.

In 2005/2006, Nacional won its most recent league title, repeating the championships won in 2005.

Regarding the classic matches against arch-rivals Peñarol, (only comparable to the Old Firm in Scotland), Nacional historically lead the head to head encounters, although is not leading today. Club Atlético Peñarol is a traditional football team in Montevideo, Uruguay,the most important in the country both in titles and number of followers. ... Crowd at football match between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. at Celtic Park. ... This article is about the country. ...

Nacional has the record of being unbeaten in 16 derby matches (between 1971 and 1974) and also holds the record of winning ten in a row (between 1939 and 1942).

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The leading Derby goalscorer is a Nacional player; the Argentinian Atilio García, with 34 goals. Atilio Ceferino García is a former Uruguayan football striker. ...

Nacional is the team that won more classic finals (specially remembered is the one played for the 1934 Uruguayan championship, in which Nacional won the title with 9 players and Peñarol had 11, in the famous 9 contra -against- 11 match), and also more classics coming from behind.

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Recently, Nacional remains unbeaten for 10 classics (from January 2004 to November 2006, more than 1,030 days with no defeats in the derby).

The International Tours

In 1925, Nacional made a European tour, regarded as the most successful one in the history of football. During that tour, Nacional played against professional teams from Europe (still being an amateur club), winning the vast majority of the games.^{[citation needed]} Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

In 1927, Nacional made an American tour, with similar results to the ones obtained in the European adventure made two years before.

The International Cups

The glory of Nacional was increased with the winning of several championships played in the River Plate region (the most important tournaments played in America before the Libertadores Cup (Copa Libertadores) was created), specially in the first half of the twentieth century. The historical rivalries with longtime enemy Peñarol and famous Argentinian teams like Boca Juniors, C.A. River Plate, Racing Club, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys, among others, collaborated in the building of Nacional's glory with the various championships won in Copa Río de la Plata, de Honor and Competencia. This page is about the South American estuary. ... Copa Libertadores Logo The Copa Libertadores de América (also known as Copa Toyota Libertadores) (Portuguese: Taça Libertadores da América, English: Liberators of America Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... Club Atlético Boca Juniors is one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. ... For the club from Uruguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club Atlético River Plate (Asunción) Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... Racing Club de Avellaneda is a football team based in the Avellaneda barrio (neighbourhood), of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Independiente redirects here. ... San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood) of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Former crest Club Atlético Rosario Central is a football club in Rosario, Argentina. ... Club Atlético Newells Old Boys is a football club from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903. ...

1971

In 1971 Nacional won its first Libertadores Cup, beating Estudiantes de La Plata from Argentina in the final disputed in Lima, Peru. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football. ... For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation). ...

In the same year, Nacional won its first World Club title, in memorable matches against Panathinaikos from Greece, with the fundamental goals of striker Luis Artime. The World, then, was "three-coloured". Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος,  ), widely known both as Panathinaikos or PAO, is a Greek multisport club based in Athens, Greece. ... Luis Artime is a retired Argentine footballer born 2 December 1938 in Parque Civit in Mendoza Province. ...

The following year, Nacional won its first Interamerican Cup (Copa Interamericana), defeating Cruz Azul from Mexico, (being the only Uruguayan team to win this trophy). Copa Interamericana (English: Interamerican Cup) was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOLs Copa Libertadores de América (South America) and the winners of CONCACAFs Champions Cup (North America, Central America and the Caribbean). ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional futbol club. ...

1980

Nacional repeated its achievement in the Libertadores Cup in 1980, beating Internacional de Porto Alegre from Brazil in the final, in an Estadio Centenario packed with Nacional fans. Template:Minidesambiguação {{DadosClubeFutebol image = [[Image:SC internacional. ...

After becoming South American Champion, Nacional won the World Club Cup for the second time, defeating European champions Nottingham Forest from England 1 - 0, with goal from forward Waldemar Victorino (in the first time that the World Club Cup was played in Japan). History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

1988

Nacional won its third Libertadores Cup in 1988, beating Newell´s Old Boys from Argentina 3 - 0 in the Estadio Centenario, with goals from Vargas, De León and Ostolaza. Club Atlético Newells Old Boys is a popular football team from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903. ...

In that same year, Nacional won the World Club Cup for the third time, in a breath-taking final against PSV Eindhoven from Netherlands in the penalty shootout. PSV redirects here. ...

With this victory against the team coached by Guus Hiddink, Nacional became the only team to win the World Club Cup for three times, unbeaten (achievement that remains unequaled). Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch football manager. ...

In the next year, Nacional won its second Interamerican Cup, this time beating Olimpia de Honduras. Club Olimpia Deportivo is a Honduran football and baseball club, which plays in Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. ...

Also in 1989, Nacional won the South American Cup Winner's Cup (Recopa Sudamericana), defeating Racing Club de Avellaneda from Argentina. The Recopa Sudamericana (English: South American Recup, Portuguese: Recopa Sulamericana) is at stake in an annual football series (2 legs) between the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores de América and Copa Sudamericana. ... Racing Club, more commonly known as Racing de Avellaneda or simply Racing, is an Argentinian professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires. ...

Current squad

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Nacional Lineup 2008

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Notable players

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Notable coaches

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All the Presidents

Other sports

Basketball

Nacional participates in the tournaments organised by the Uruguayan basketball federation Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (known as FUBB) since 1932. The club won the championships of 1935 and 1937. Nowadays, Nacional takes part in the Torneo Metropolitano, Uruguayan basketball second division. The Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball (Uruguayan Basketball Federation) also known by the acronymun FUBB, is Uruguays professional basketball leagues federation. ...

Cycling

Nacional participates in the championships organised by the Uruguayan Cycling Federation Federación Ciclista del Uruguay since its beginnings. The club won the most important competitions in several occasions: Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay and Rutas de América, individually and by teams. Nowadays, Nacional cycling team has the presence of Milton Wynants, winner of a silver medal for Uruguay in the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Uruguayan Cycling Federation (in Spanish: Federación Ciclista del Uruguay) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Uruguay. ... Milton Ariel Wynants Vázquez (born March 29, 1971) is a cyclist from Uruguay, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Tennis

Nacional has a lot of tennis courts in Parque Central, behind the stand Talud Abdón Porte, in which several stages of the tournaments organised in Uruguay are disputed. In 2005, the club had the honour of holding various games played by Uruguay in the American Zone II of Davis Cup. The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

Volleyball

Nacional has its volleyball court in Parque Central, in the gymnasium of Jaime Cibils street. In that stadium, the club plays its home games of the championships organised by the Uruguayan volleyball federation Federación Uruguaya de Vóleibol in every category.

Women's football

Nacional was part of the tournaments organised by the Department of Femenine Football of the Uruguayan Football Association, since its establishment in 1996. The club won various league titles and its main rival in Uruguay was Rampla Juniors. Internationally, Nacional played in various South American championships. The club is not playing in the women league anymore. Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Rampla Juniors is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. ...

Futsal

Nacional participates in the championships organised by de Futsal Delegated Commission of the Uruguayan Football Association. The club won the Uruguayan league title in various occasions and is nowadays the Uruguayan champion. Internationally, Nacionals main achievement is the second place in the South American Futsal Cup Copa Libertadores de América de Futsal in 2003.

Miscelaneous

The first "hincha" was a Nacional fan

The Spanish word to describe football fans is "hincha".

This worldwide used expression was invented by Nacional fans.

In fact, an employee of Nacional of the early 1900's, called Reyes, was famous for his continuous support to the team. The other fans that attended the games started to name him after one of his duties: pumping air to the balls (in Spanish: "inflar" the balls, in Uruguay: "hinchar" the balls). Within a few games, Reyes was known as the "hincha" of Nacional. This is the origin of a word that is widely used between Spanish speakers throughout the planet. 1. 2.

References

External links

• Club Nacional de Football official page
• Club Nacional de Football unofficial page
• Fans page
• blog de nacional
• Fans page
• Fans page
• Videoblog - Fans of Nacional