Club Oriental de Football
Club Oriental de Football, sometimes referred to as Club Oriental de Fútbol, Club Oriental de La Paz, or simply Oriental, are a football club from La Paz, Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División Profesional, the second tier of the Uruguayan football league system.
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| Full name | Club Oriental de Football | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Celeste de la Paz, Paceños, El Orien | ||
| Founded | June 24, 1924 | ||
| Ground | Parque Oriental La Paz, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 700 | ||
| Chairman | Alejandro Villagra | ||
| Manager | Fabián Avero | ||
| League | Uruguayan Segunda División | ||
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History
Founded in 1924, the club played in regional leagues in the early years of its existence, joining the Uruguayan Football Association in the 1970s. The club were champions of the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur in 2004 and 2007, but at the time the champions were not automatically promoted. After the club won the title again in 2008-09, the Uruguayan Football Association granted promotion to the Uruguayan Segunda División Profesional; however, the club were unable to meet the financial requirements of the higher tier, ultimately not playing at all in the 2009-10 season. They re-entered the Segunda División Amateur for 2010-11. After winning that league again in 2014-15, they were able to successfully gain promotion to the Segunda División Profesional.