Institución Atlética Sud América , usually known as Sud América or just IASA , is a football club from Montevideo . They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division .
4-459: Sud América was formed from the team formerly known as the "Montevideo Helios". Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasions, this is a national record they share with Fénix . It was a hard-to-beat team back in the days and it was very economically stable. After the relegation to 2nd Division in 1996, Sud América competed consecutively without success for 16 seasons, becoming
8-670: Is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo . The football team currently plays in Primera División . Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevideo , which is its all-time rival. The club was founded on 7 July 1916 by a group of young men who named the club "Fénix" ( Phoenix ) after the mythological bird. The club's colors are violet (chosen to represent eternity) and white (to represent purity). They later took part in 1985 edition of historic IFA Shield in India. In 2002
12-608: The club qualified to play in Copa Libertadores for the first time after winning the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América title, a feat they repeated in 2003. The club were later relegated from the Primera División at the end of the 2005/2006 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Centro Atlético Fénix also has
16-784: The most popular team of the division. In the 2013 season (17th consecutive season in second) the club achieved the promotion to the Elite Division complying with its objectives wanting to return to it as a celebration of its centenary. Sud América usually play their home games at Estadio Carlos Angel Fossa which is located in Montevideo and has a capacity of 6,000 spectators. Sud América eliminated via penalties (4–3) due to draw on points 3–3. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Centro Atl%C3%A9tico F%C3%A9nix Centro Atlético Fénix
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