Rugby team
Central Espanol
Club · Uruguay · Primera División - Apertura
«Palermitanos»
Líber Arispe was on the bench in 1984 when Central Español won the only Primera División title in its history.
The team the coach inherited traced back to a merger in the Palermo district of Montevideo, where Solís Bochas and Soriano Polideportivo combined on 5 January 1905 under the name Central FC. Red, white and blue came from Los Esclavos del Nyanza, one of the carnival troupes that paraded through the same streets. The word "Español" was not added until 1971, following an agreement with a Spanish community group, and it is the name that has carried the club since.
Before any of that, in 1923, Central FC stood alongside Peñarol in founding the Federación Uruguaya de Fútbol.
Longer stretches have been spent working back up from the second tier, most recently in 2024, when a second-place finish in the Segunda División returned the club to the Primera.
Latest results
All matches| 9 Sep | Copa Uruguay |
Racing Club de Montevideo
A
|
4:2 | W |
| 6 Sep | Primera División - Apertura |
Defensor Sporting
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 2 Sep | Copa Uruguay |
Juventud
H
|
3:0 | W |
| 28 Aug | Primera División - Apertura |
Wanderers
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 22 Aug | Primera División - Apertura |
Juventud
H
|
0:1 | L |
| 16 Aug | Primera División - Apertura |
Peñarol Montevideo
A
|
1:2 | L |
Standing
Primera División - AperturaGroup stage · Primera: Apertura
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
 Albion FC
|
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26:16 | 28 |
| 4 |
Peñarol Montevideo
|
15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23:16 | 27 |
| 5 |
Central Espanol
|
15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23:22 | 24 |
| 6 |
 Atletico Torque
|
15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22:16 | 23 |
| 7 |
 Club Nacional
|
15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26:21 | 22 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 143| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 143 | 70 | 73 |
| Scored | 164 | 91 | 73 |
| Conceded | 156 | 67 | 89 |
| Scored per game | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +8 | +24 | −16 |
Fixtures of Central Espanol
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12 Sep · 23:30
Cerro Largo
A
Primera División - Apertura
-
9 Sep
Racing Club de Montevideo
A
4:2
W
-
6 Sep
Defensor Sporting
H
1:1
D
-
2 Sep
Juventud
H
3:0
W
-
28 Aug
Wanderers
A
0:3
L
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22 Aug
Juventud
H
0:1
L
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16 Aug
Peñarol Montevideo
A
1:2
L
-
8 Aug
Progreso
H
1:0
W
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2 Aug
Liverpool Montevideo
H
0:0
D
Honours of Central Espanol
- Primera División 1984 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Matías González Peñarol 26/27
- Exequiel Mereles Nacional 26/27
- L. Wasilewsky Liverpool FC 25/26
- Wagner Univ. de Vinto 25/26
- N. Campos Boston River 25/26
- Máximo Alonso SA Bulo Bulo 25/26
Departures
- Exequiel Mereles Nacional 27/28
- L. Wasilewsky Paysandú FC 26/27
- Heiner Martinez Juventud 25/26
- Wagner Jataiense 25/26
- Jairo Villalpando Táchira 25/26
- S. Navarro Millonarios 25/26