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History

Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in the Luis Franzini Stadium

Estadio Luis Franzini

The Estadio Luis Franzini is an outdoor football stadium located in Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium's maximum capacity is 18,000 people, and it is the home ground of Defensor Sporting. The stadium was closed during the 1997 season for renovations. It reopened on 16 August 1998 with the name...

. They are a four-time national champion

Primera División Uruguaya

The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

in Uruguay (1976, 1987, 1991, 2007–2008).

Defensor has won many qualifying tournaments (Pre-Liguilla) to the Copa Libertadores and has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions internationally. Regarded as one of the teams that creates and develops many players in Uruguay and are then transferred worldwide. It is the place of birth of numerous players like Jorge da Silva, Sergio "Manteca" Martínez, Sebastián Abreu

Sebastián Abreu

Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in Brazil as a striker.Best known by his nickname El Loco , the prolific goalscorer – for club and country – played for more than 20 teams during his professional career, in six different...

, Andrés Fleurquin, Marcelo Tejera

Marcelo Tejera

Marcelo Tejera is a Uruguayan football midfielder.Tejera made his debut for the Uruguay national team in a friendly match against Mexico on November 20, 1991 in Veracruz, substituting Gabriel Cedrés in the 75th minute.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

, Darío Silva

Darío Silva

Darío Debray Silva Pereira is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Caglari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain - scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga - before moving to...

, Gonzalo Vargas

Gonzalo Vargas

Gonzalo Vargas Abella is a Uruguayan Association football striker. He plays for Gimnasia de La Plata in the Primera B Nacional.Vargas is nicknamed Turbo because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints....

, Diego Pérez

Diego Pérez (footballer)

Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado , nicknamed "Ruso" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Bologna. He played for Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2011 editions of the Copa América...

, Nicolás Olivera

Nicolas Olivera

Andrés Nicolás 'Nico' Olivera is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Defensor Sporting Club.-Club career:...

, Martín Cáceres

Martín Cáceres

José Martín Cáceres Silva is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.His primary position is central defender, but he can also operate at right or left back.-Early years:...

, Maximiliano Pereira

Maximiliano Pereira

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, Álvaro González, Tabaré Viudez

Tabaré Viudez

Tabaré Uruguay Viudez Mora is an Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Nacional, on loan from Mexican side Club América.-Defensor Sporting:...

.

Legendary coach Prof. Ricardo de León brought Defensor to the national championship in 1976 and originated a football (fútbol) school of thought, consistently criticized as ultra defensive, that is still present nowadays in several teams and coaches.

On September 2007, the club was considered the World's Club Team of the Month by the IFFHS.

Defensor's most famous supporter is singer/composer Jaime Roos

Jaime Roos

Jaime Roos is an Uruguayan singer, composer and record producer. In 2000 he won a Silver Condor Award for Best Score Musician in El Amateur.- Discography :*Candombe del 31 *Para espantar el sueño...

Titles

Domestic

Uruguayan Primera División
Primera División Uruguaya
The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

: 4

Amateur Era (0):

Professional Era (4): 1976, 1987, 1991, 2008

Segunda División Uruguay
Segunda División Uruguay
Segunda División Profesional is the second tier of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol league system. The league is sometimes referred to as Primera B.The Uruguayan 2nd division was established in 1942.-Season 2011–2012 Teams:* Atenas* Boston River...

: 2

1950, 1965

Other Official Domestic Honours

Apertura: 3

1994, 2008, 2010

Clausura: 2

1997, 2009

Liguilla Pre Libertadores: 8

1976, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2006

Primero Invicto Uruguayo Especial: 1

2005

Copa Montevideana: 8

1976, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997

Campeón Nacional Copa Artigas: 1

1960

Liga Mayor: 1

1978

Cuadrangular: 1

1957

Torneo Honor: 1

1947

International

Copa de la Paz: 1

2011

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 11 appearances

1977: First Round

2007: Quarter-Finals

2009: Quarter-Finals

Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

: 4 appearances

2005: First Round

2007: Quarter-Finals

2008: Round of 16

2010: Round of 16

Copa CONMEBOL
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...

: 2 appearances

1995: First Round

1997: First Round

Kit Evolution

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

Gustavo Dezotti

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Julio Marchant

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Herminio Masantonio

Herminio Masantonio was an Argentine football centre-forward. He currently played most of his career for Club Atlético Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.-Club career:...

José Manuel Moreno

José Manuel Moreno Fernández , nicknamed "El Charro", was an Argentine football inside forward who played for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, and was the first footballer ever to have won top division league titles in four different countries .Moreno...

Danilo Tosello

Danilo Javier Tosello is a retired Argentinan football player. During his career, he won 4 championships in Honduras with Olimpia....

Eliomar Marcón

Eliomar Marcon is a Brazilian striker as of 2008 playing for the Brazilian professional football club Nautico of the Brasileirao "Serie A".-Mexico:...

Jairo Castillo

Jairo Fernando "el Tigre" Castillo Cortés is a Colombian football player who plays for América de Cali...

Yoshika Matsubara Sebastián Abreu

Sebastián Abreu

Beto Acosta

Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez

Alberto Martín Acosta Martínez , more commonly known as simply Beto Acosta, is a Uruguayan football player who has amassed nearly 500 career league appearances and more than 150 goals from the positions of striker,...

Adrián Argachá

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Gustavo Biscayzacú

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Leandro Cabrera

Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for CD Numancia on loan from Atlético Madrid in Spain, as a defender.-Club career:...

Juan Castillo Luis Cubilla

Luís Cubilla

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Jorge "Polilla" Da Silva Andrés Lamas

Andrés Lamas

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Ignacio Lores

Ignacio Lores Varela is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Palermo.-Playing career:...

Adrián Luna

Adrián Nicolás Luna Retamar is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Gimnàstic on loan Espanyol. He is an attacking midfielder.-Club Career:...

Federico Magallanes Sergio Daniel Martínez Carlos María Morales

Carlos María Morales

Carlos María Morales Maeso is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Morales spent most of his career in Uruguay, Chile and Mexico, notably playing for River Plate in the Primera División Uruguaya as well as Toluca and Atlas in the Primera División de México.-International career:Morales made...

Nicolás Olivera

Nicolas Olivera

Andrés Nicolás 'Nico' Olivera is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Defensor Sporting Club.-Club career:...

Diego Pérez

Diego Pérez (footballer)

Venancio Ramos

Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.-Club career:...

José Sasía

José Sasía is a former Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay and in the Uruguay national football team in the FIFA World Cup Chile 1962 and England 1966.-Teams : Defensor Sporting 1954-1959 Boca Juniors 1960 Peñarol 1961-1964 Rosario Central 1965...

Darío Silva

Martín Silva Tabaré Silva

Tabaré Silva

Tabaré Abayubá Silva Aguilar is a Uruguayan former football defender and football manager. He currently manages Sud América....

Gonzalo Sorondo

Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Internacional in Brazil.In 2009 he acquired Brazilian citizenship.-Biography:...

Marcelo Tejera

David Texeira

César David Texeira Torres is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for the Dutch club FC Groningen and the Uruguay U20 national team.-National:...

Gonzalo Vargas

Tabaré Viudez

Tabaré Uruguay Viudez Mora is an Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Nacional, on loan from Mexican side Club América.-Defensor Sporting:...

Andreé González

Andreé González, full name Andreé Aníbal González Frustacci , is a Venezuelan footballer. He plays for Monagas SC in Venezuelan First Division.-External links:* at LFP.es...

Emilio Haberli

External links

Defensor Sporting Official Site

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