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Club Social y Deportivo Villa Española, usually known as Villa Española, is a football and boxing club located in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is best known for its football department, which is currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División, and has its home games at Estadio Obdulio Varela.
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| Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Villa Española | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Villa | ||
| Founded | August 18, 1940 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Obdulio Varela Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Miguel Romero | ||
| Manager | Julio Mozzo | ||
| League | Segunda División | ||
| 2021 | Primera División, 16th (relegated) | ||
History edit
The club was founded on 18 August 1940 as a boxing club, and as a football club in 1950.[1] The club's most important title was winning the Uruguayan Segunda División in 2001. As a result, it was promoted to the Primera División, where it stayed until relegation in 2003. Villa Española couldn't play the 2005 and 2006 Segunda División tournaments because of economic problems. They returned for the 2007–08 season and achieved promotion, but were relegated to the Segunda División Amateur (3rd division) because of economic problems after the 2008–09 season.[2]
In 2013 the club was able to pay its debts and achieved promotion to the Segunda División.[3][4] In 2016 it gained promotion to the Primera División, but was immediately relegated that same season.[5]
Titles edit
- 2001
- 1973, 1980, 1987, 1996, 2014
Current squad edit
- As of 25 September 2020[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ Faraldo, Manuel L. (22 August 2020). "El Club Social y Deportivo Villa Española de Montevideo conmemora su 80 aniversario". España Exterior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Villa Española campeón de la Liguilla". LARED21 (in Spanish). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Cada vez más cerca". Aguantenche.com. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Un día volvió…". El Ascenso (in Spanish). 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Villa Española: "Al villa con amor…"". El Ascenso (in European Spanish). 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021.
- ^ Plantel 2020
External links edit
Media related to Club Social y Deportivo Villa Española at Wikimedia Commons- Official Page (Spanish)
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