football
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club based in
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
. The team was first promoted to the Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at
Estadio Belvedere
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On August 15, 1910, the stadium hosted the match where the Uruguay national football team ...
.
History
The club has its roots in the student team from the Catholic Capuchin school in Nuevo París, which began playing in 1908. The club took on the name
Liverpool
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as there were many cultural links between the two areas; the majority of coal ships arriving in Montevideo came from the English port. A number of clubs took on Anglicised names, such as league rivals
Montevideo Wanderers
Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...
.
Liverpool plays home matches in
Estadio Belvedere
Estadio Belvédère is a football stadium in the Belvedere district of Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was inaugurated in July 1909.
On August 15, 1910, the stadium hosted the match where the Uruguay national football team ...
(Belvedere Stadium), formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers.
In 2023 Liverpool won the Primera División for the first time. They filled one of the final slots as they had the highest overall point tally during the entire season, while also filling one of the semi-final slots, as they had won the Clausura that year as well. They lost to
Peñarol
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The nam ...
in the semi-finals 1–0 in extra time, due to a 119th minute goal by former Uruguay international Abel Hernández. In the finals, however, things played out differently. Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate, recording a 2–0 win at home, and a 1–0 win during the return leg. This triumph marked the first since the 2013–14 season that a club besides
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'') is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in La Blanqueada, La Blanqueada, Montevideo.
The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' an ...
or
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football.
The nam ...
1990
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Julio César Ribas
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Career as manager
Ribas was appointed the manager of Primera Division U ...
(1 January 2002 – 22 March 2004)
* Carlos Barcos (22 March 2004 – 31 August 2005)
* Juan Tejera (1 July 2006 – 21 May 2007)
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Carlos Manta
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* Diego Demarco (16 June 2011 – 3 October 2011)
* Julio César Antúnez (4 October 2011 – 5 November 2012)
* José Puente (6 November 2012 – 14 December 2012)
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Raúl Moeller
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Alejandro Bertoldi
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Paulo Pezzolano
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Playing career
Pezzolano comes from the capital city of Mo ...
(2017–2019)
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Román Cuello
Román Marcelo Cuello Arizmendi (born 4 April 1977 in Santa Lucía) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Coaching career
In December 2019, Cuello was appointed manager of Liverpool Montevideo.
In June 202 ...
Liverpool FC had a basketball team until the 1990s, playing in the stadium that still exists behind the north tribune of Estadio Belvedere. The team never reached the first division.