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Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.

Full nameCentral Español Fútbol Club
NicknamesPalermitanos
Centralófilos
La roja del Palermo
FoundedJanuary 5, 1905; 121 years ago (1905-01-05)
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Central Español
Full nameCentral Español Fútbol Club
NicknamesPalermitanos
Centralófilos
La roja del Palermo
FoundedJanuary 5, 1905; 121 years ago (1905-01-05)
GroundParque Palermo
Capacity6,500
ChairmanGuillermo Rodriguez Misa
CoachPablo de Ambrosio
LeagueLiga AUF Uruguaya
2025Segunda División, 2nd of 14 (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.central.com.uy
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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.[citation needed]

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".[citation needed]

Champions

In 1984 Central Español won their only Uruguayan championship to date. The team was managed by Líber Arispe during campaign.[citation needed]

Honours

National

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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

  • Uruguay Julio Antúnez (July 2005–Dec 06)
  • Uruguay Gustavo Díaz (Jan 2008–March 8)
  • Uruguay Julio Antúnez (March 2008–June 8)
  • Uruguay Mario Saralegui (Dec 2009–March 10)
  • Uruguay Daniel Sánchez (March 2010–June 11)
  • Uruguay Darlyn Gayol (July 2011–Feb 13)
  • Uruguay Julio Acuña (Feb 2013–April 13)
  • Argentina Óscar Pacheco (April 2013–)
  • Maxi Viera (June 2022)

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