Club Nacional de Futbol
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| Full name | Club Nacional de Football |
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| Nickname(s) | Bolso, Tricolores (Tricolors), Bolsilludo, Albos (Whites) |
| Founded | 14 May 1899 |
| Ground | Estadio Gran Parque Central |
| Capacity | 28,000 (expanding to 40.000) |
| Chairman | José Luis Rodríguez (2015) |
| Manager | Martín Lasarte |
| League | Primera División |
| 2016 | 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Club Nacional de Football (Spanish pronunciation: [kluβ nasjoˈnal de ˈfutbol]) is a sports institution from Uruguay, founded on 14 May 1899 in Montevideo, as a result of the fusion between Uruguay Athletic Club and Montevideo Fútbol Club. Although its main focus is football, the club hosts many other activities including basketball, futsal, tennis, cycling, volleyball and chess.
In the domestic league, Nacional won the championship 46 times, being the last the 2016 transition championship. Nacional is the most successful club in Uruguay in terms of number of league titles.
At international level, Nacional has won 21 titles, nine of them recognised by FIFA and CONMEBOL that include three Copa Libertadores. In this tournament, Nacional is the all-time leader with 553 points. Nacional also won three Copa Intercontinental, becoming the first unbeaten three times world champion. In addition, Nacional is the only Uruguayan team that won the Copa Interamericana (two times) and the Recopa Sudamericana, competition in which is the first champion (1989). Besides, Nacional won four Copa de Honor Cousenier, three Copa Aldao two Tie Cup, and one Copa Escobar-Gerona, all of them organized by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together.
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