Club Atlético Peñarol - last updated on 27 January 2009
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Club Atlético Peñarol
Foundation: September 28th 1891
City: Montevideo, Montevideo
Colours: Yellow and black
Website: www.capenarol.com.uy
Honours:
Copa Libertadores - 5 (1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987)
Intercontinental Cup - 3 (1961, 1966, 1982)
Primera División - 46 (1900, 1901, 1905, 1907, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003)
A bit of history:
Club Atlético Peñarol is a sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay, best known for its traditional football team, a three-time World Champion, adding five Libertadores Cups. It was founded on September 28, 1891 as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club by British railway workers, in the Peñarol suburb of Montevideo.
Peñarol is named after its home neighborhood in Montevideo, which in turn takes its name from the city of Pinerolo in Italy. Club colors are yellow and black, deriving from the colors used in railway signs and barriers.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Club Atlético Peñarol -
Founded on March 26th 1933
