Central Español
| Full name | Central Español Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Palermitanos Centralófilos La roja del Palermo | ||
| Founded | January 5, 1905 | ||
| Ground | Parque Palermo | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||
| Chairman | Guillermo Rodriguez Misa | ||
| Coach | Pablo de Ambrosio | ||
| League | Liga AUF Uruguaya | ||
| 2025 | Segunda División, 2nd of 14 (promoted) | ||
| Website | http://www.central.com.uy | ||
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Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.
History
The F.U.F era
Together with Peñarol, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expelled from AUF. The FUF even made a parallel Uruguay national team (dissident to AUF) that played several international games based on Peñarol and Central squads. After 3 years of existence the new federation was dissolved and both teams returned to AUF.
Merging
Central append "Español" to its name after an agreement signed with a Spanish group in 1971. Central itself was born from a merge between "Solís Bochas" and "Soriano Polideportivo".
Champions
In 1984 Central Español won their only Uruguayan championship to date. The team was managed by Líber Arispe during campaign.
Honours
National
- Primera División
- Winners (1): 1984
- Torneo Competencia
- Winners (1): 1944
- Segunda División Uruguay
- Winners (3): 1961, 1983, 2011–12
- Tercera División Uruguay
- Winners (1): 1928 (as Central FC)
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance
- 2006: First Round
Current squad
- As of 22 March, 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Julio Antúnez (July 2005–Dec 06)
- Gustavo Díaz (Jan 2008–March 8)
- Julio Antúnez (March 2008–June 8)
- Mario Saralegui (Dec 2009–March 10)
- Daniel Sánchez (March 2010–June 11)
- Darlyn Gayol (July 2011–Feb 13)
- Julio Acuña (Feb 2013–April 13)
- Óscar Pacheco (April 2013–)
- Maxi Viera (June 2022)
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)