Cerro Largo FC
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Cerro Largo is a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club from Melo
Melo
Melo is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay. It is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 8, south of Aceguá and the border with Brazil. Other primary roads to the city are Route 26 and Route 44. The stream Arroyo...

 in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

. The city of Melo
Melo
Melo is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay. It is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 8, south of Aceguá and the border with Brazil. Other primary roads to the city are Route 26 and Route 44. The stream Arroyo...

 is the capital of the department of Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo may refer to:;Brazil*Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul;Uruguay*Cerro Largo Department*Cerro Largo FC...

. They are followed by many fans and have the support of many people, since it's the only club that represents the Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department
Cerro Largo Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo.-History:During the 19th and early 20th centuries, when intermittent periods of civil war occurred in Uruguay, the department was a stronghold of the Blanco party...

 on professionalism. They currently play in the Uruguayan Primera Division.

History

The club was founded in 2002, making them one of the youngest teams in Uruguay.
In 2007, after an excellent campaign in the Uruguayan Segunda División, the club was promoted for the first time in their life to the division of privilege of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 were they played for two consecutive seasons.
This season they will be participating again in the Primera Division in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, for the second time in their history, after beating Club Atlético Boston River
Club Atlético Boston River
Boston River is a sports club, mainly focused in football. They are located in Montevideo, Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 2nd Division....

 in a game that decided who was promoted.

Current squad 2011-12

Famous players

Juan Casado Osvaldo Canobbio
Osvaldo Canobbio
Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga , commonly known as Osvaldo Canobbio, is a footballer who currently plays as a striker...

 Fabricio Núñez
Fabricio Núñez
Fabricio Damián Núñez Lozano is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Unión de Santa Fe in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...

 Leonardo Rivero
Leonardo Rivero
Leonardo Rivero is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for FBC Melgar of the Primera División in Peru....

 Pablo Tiscornia
Pablo Tiscornia
Pablo Tiscornia is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Juventud de Las Piedras in Uruguay. Strong player, never gives a lost ball, and has ascendancy over the rest of the team...


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