Racing Club de Montevideo
Racing Club de Montevideo is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. It currently participates in the Uruguayan Primera División Profesional since winning the Torneo Competencia in 2022.
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| Full name | Racing Club de Montevideo SAD | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Escuelita Racinguistas Cerveceros | ||
| Founded | April 6, 1919 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 8,500 | ||
| Chairman | C.N. Raúl Rodríguez | ||
| Manager | Eduardo Espinel | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2023 | Primera División, 6th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Racing CM is known as "La Escuelita" (The Little School) due to the high standard of players that have emerged from their teams. Racing is one of Uruguay's traditional teams, in terms of victories and fans. Recently, Racing has faced economic problems and struggled to remain consistent and perform well at the Uruguayan League. This drove the club toward economic reorganization and a transformation into a sports corporation (SAD), as is customary in Europe.[1] An associated investment program created the basis for sporting promotion to Uruguay's first division in 2022. In the 22/23 season, the promoted team qualified for the qualifying round of the Copa Sudamericana at the first attempt.[1] Following this change, Red&Gold Football, a joint venture between FC Bayern München and Los Angeles Football Club, became the new majority shareholder in the club, driving further investment into the club's infrastructure in order to further expand and improve the existing foundations.[2]
Racing's main rival is Fénix, with whom they contest the Clásico del Oeste.
Players
Current squad
- As of 17 February, 2024 [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable coaches
Julio "Cascarilla" Morales (1983–87)- Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (July 1, 1992 – Dec 31, 1992)
- Adolfo Barán (July 1, 1998 – June 30, 1999)
- Gerardo Pelusso (Jan 1, 2000 – Dec 31, 2000)
- Julio Acuña (April 17, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002), (Jan 1, 2007 – July 1, 2007)
- Eduardo Favaro (Aug 1, 2007 – Dec 27, 2007)
- José Puente (Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008)
- Juan Verzeri (July 1, 2008 – May 6, 2010)
- José Puente (2010)
- Álvaro Regueira (Oct 2010)
- Edgardo Arias (Oct 4, 2010 – April 19, 2011)
- Osvaldo Streccia (July 1, 2011 – Dec 21, 2011)
- Jorge Giordano (Dec 23, 2011 – Oct 8, 2012)
- Miguel Angel Piazza (Oct 9, 2012 – Jan 3, 2013)
- Juan Tejera (Jan 5, 2013 – June 30, 2013)
- Rosario Martínez (July 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
- Mauricio Larriera (Jan 3, 2014–)
Other teams
Racing Club de Montevideo also has a esports division, with a squad of FIFA video game series, competing in the championship organized by the Uruguayan Virtual Football Federation.[4]
References
- "Red&Gold Football Makes Long-Term Commitment At Racing Club De Montevideo | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- "LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AT RACING CLUB DE MONTEVIDEO". Red&Gold Football. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "Racing Club de Montevideo » Plantel". www.racingclub.com.uy. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29.
- Prieto, Nacho (24 June 2021). "Racing club de Montevideo el primer equipo de esports en Uruguay que marcó el camino". Diario El Este (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)