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| chairman = Juan Ignacio Ruglio
| manager = [[Diego Aguirre]]
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'''Club Atlético Peñarol''' ({{IPA|es|kluβ aˈtletiko peɲaˈɾol|-|Club Atlético Peñarol - name.ogg}}), 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 [[Football in Uruguay|Uruguayan football.]]

The club takes its name from the [[Peñarol, Montevideo|Peñarol]] neighborhood, located in the northwest of the city. Currently, it plays in the [[Uruguayan Primera División]].

Its origin dates back to September 28, 1891, with the creation of the [[Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club]] (known by its acronym CURCC). There was a first attempt to change the name to ''CURCC Peñarol'', but the CURCC board rejected the proposal by 25 votes to 12. On December 13, 1913, it became known as ''Peñarol'', adopting the definitive name ''Club Atlético Peñarol'' on March 12, 1914. Some researchers, however, argue that although Peñarol inherited CURCC's tradition and there is a sociological continuity between the two, legally they are different institutions, since CURCC continued to exist until 1915 (although only as a recreational branch for railway company employees). CURCC then sold its assets and donated the money obtained to the British Hospital of Montevideo, and therefore the founding date of the club would be December 13, 1913. This is the origin of the debate over the Decanato (who is the oldest club in Uruguay).

Although CURCC's colors were originally black and orange, Peñarol throughout its history has always identified with yellow and black, taken from the [[Stephenson's Rocket]] locomotive and representative of the railway guild in general. Throughout its history it has engaged in various sports, standing out in [[basketball]] and [[cycling]]. Nevertheless, its dedication has been almost exclusively to [[Association football|football]], the sport through which it has gained wide recognition.

The club plays its home matches at the [[Estadio Campeón del Siglo]], inaugurated at the end of March 2016 with a capacity for 40,005 spectators. It is located on Route 102 between Camino Mangangá and Camino de los Siete Cerros, in the [[Montevideo Department|department of Montevideo]]. Previously, Peñarol played for several decades at the [[Estadio Centenario]], which is municipally owned. The club also has a basketball arena ([[Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi]]) and a training ground (Complejo Deportivo Washington Cataldi).

At the local level, in the professional era Peñarol has won 42 [[Uruguayan Primera División|league titles]], and considering the amateur era and the tournaments won by CURCC, it has won 51 titles. Additionally, Peñarol was champion of the [[Uruguayan Football Federation]] (FUF) in 1924 and of the [[:es:Torneo del Consejo Provisorio#:~:text=El Torneo del Consejo Provisorio,tras el cisma de 1922.|Provisional Council Tournament]] in 1926. Internationally, it is the third club with the most [[Copa Libertadores]] titles, five times, and the first to win the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] three times, a distinction it shares with four other clubs. It has also won the [[Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales]] once.

Its classic rival in Uruguayan football is [[Club Nacional de Football]]. This is one of the oldest and most celebrated rivalries in football (8 Libertadores and 6 Intercontinental Cups between them), with Peñarol holding the historical advantage.

In September 2009, it was declared the ''South American Club of the 20th Century'' by the [[IFFHS|International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] (IFFHS) with 531.00 points, surpassing [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] of Argentina (426.50) and Nacional (414.00).

==History==
===Origins===
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=== Amateurism (1891–1931) ===
The [[Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club]] (CURCC) was founded on September 28, 1891, driven by employees and workers of the Central Uruguay Railway Company of Montevideo, Limited (CUR), an English-owned company that had been operating in [[Uruguay]] since 1878. Of the 118 founding members of the club, 72 were of English nationality, 45 were Uruguayan, and one was German. Because the institution's name, ''Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club,'' was too complicated for the time, the club was commonly known as CURCC or Peñarol, the latter in reference to the [[Peñarol, Montevideo|Peñarol]] (neighborhood), located 10 kilometers from [[Montevideo]]. The neighborhood name itself derives from [[Pinerolo]], a locality in the [[Piedmont]] region of Italy, where CURCC's facilities were located in those years. The first president of the new institution was Frank Henderson, who remained in the position until 1899.

In 1892, CURCC incorporated [[Association football|football]] into its sporting practices, relegating [[Rugby union|rugby]] and [[cricket]], which had been the main sports at the club until then. The first football match played by the club was against a team of students from English High School of Montevideo, ending in a 2–0 victory for CURCC. In 1895, the club elected Julio Negrón as captain, making him the first Uruguayan footballer at the club to hold that distinction, as until then only English players had led the team.

In 1900, CURCC was one of the four founding entities of the [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguay Association Football League]], making its official debut on June 10 against [[Albion F.C.|Albion Football Club]], with a 2–1 victory. That season CURCC won the [[1900 Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championship]] for the first time, a title it repeated in [[1901 Uruguayan Primera División|1901]], [[1905 Uruguayan Primera División|1905]], and [[1907 Uruguayan Primera División|1907]]. However, in 1906 Charles W. Bayne assumed administration of the CUR and refused to preside over the company's football section due to ongoing economic and labor problems. This became the starting point of a series of conflicts between the company and CURCC that culminated in the split of 1913.[[File:Curcc 1905.jpg|thumb|left|The 1905 CURCC team]]On September 19, 1908, the club withdrew from the Uruguayan League, angered by the decision not to replay a match against F.C. Dublín, which CURCC had lost 3–2 away. According to the club, the defeat was caused by refereeing errors influenced by local crowd pressure. After returning to the competition in 1909, tensions between CUR and the club intensified when a group of Peñarol supporters burned one of the wagons used to transport rival players.

They would win another title in [[1911 Uruguayan Primera División|1911]], and then in 1913 formally change its name to Club Atlético Peñarol. In its first years as Peñarol, the club did not achieve major results, the most important event of the period being the inauguration of [[Estadio Contador Damiani|Estadio Las Acacias]] on April 19, 1916. The club's first championships under its current name came in [[1918 Uruguayan Primera División|1918]] and [[1920 Uruguayan Primera División|1920]]. In 1921, Peñarol, having won the previous Uruguayan Championship, sought to play the [[Copa Aldao]] against [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]] (champion of the Asociación Amateurs de Football) instead of [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]] (champion of the [[Argentine Football Association]]), but article 7 of the AFA statutes forbade its members from playing against clubs from the breakaway Amateur Association.[[File:Penarol 1918.jpg|thumb|right|250px|In 1918, the club won its first domestic title under the name "Club Atlético Peñarol"]]In September 1922, shortly before traveling to Brazil for the [[Copa América]], Peñarol demanded that the [[Uruguayan Football Association]] (AUF) not face [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], whose team was composed of AFA players affiliated with [[FIFA]]. Peñarol threatened to withhold its players if the AUF maintained its stance. The AUF stood firm and played the Copa América without Peñarol players. In October that year, with the political divide deepening, Peñarol and [[Central Español|Central]] requested permission to play friendlies against Racing and [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]. The AUF denied the request, and when the clubs ignored the decision and played the matches anyway, they were expelled, giving rise to the Uruguayan football schism.

This led to Peñarol and Central founding the [[Uruguayan Football Federation]] (FUF), which organized its own championships in parallel to the AUF, and of which Peñarol was champion in 1924. The FUF included several new clubs, some created in honour of Peñarol, such as “Peñarol del Plata,” “Roland Moor,” and “Roberto Chery Montevideo.”

After three years of division and failed reunification attempts, Montevideo's press requested the mediation of President [[José Serrato]]. His ruling, in October 1925, established a Provisional Council of Uruguayan Football, which organized the [[:es:Torneo del Consejo Provisorio|Copa del Consejo Provisorio]] in 1926 to reunify Uruguayan football, won by Peñarol.

In 1927, Peñarol toured [[Europe]] for the first time. The club went on to win the Uruguayan Championship in [[1928 Uruguayan Primera División|1928]] and [[1929 Uruguayan Primera División|1929]]. In the latter year, Julio María Sosa was declared the club's first honorary president. The following year, Peñarol played its first official match at the [[Estadio Centenario]] in Montevideo, defeating Olimpia 1–0.{{Multiple image
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=== First European Tour ===
In 1927, Peñarol made its first tour to Europe, playing a total of 19 matches against teams from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Czechoslovakia and France. The tour extended from April to June. The first match of the tour was vs. the Vienna combined, which Peñarol lost by 3–1. The Uruguayan team then played [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] (1–2), [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|SpVgg]] (1–2), [[Hertha BSC|Hertha BSC (Berlin)]] (0–1). The first win was v. [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] (3–1). The lineup for that match was Luis Biscardi, Demis D’Agosto, José Benincasa, Pascual Ruotta, Gildeón Silva, Antonio Aguerre, Ladislao Pérez, Antonio Sacco, Pablo Terevinto, Peregrín Anselmo, Antonio Campolo. Goals were scored by Suffiotti (2) and Ruotta. The tour continued in Switzerland, v. [[SC Young Fellows Juventus|Young Fellows]] (1–0), [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]] (0–5), then facing [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] (losing by 1–0). [[File:Barcelona Peñarol Gira 1927.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Players of Barcelona and Peñarol entering the pitch before their first test, 5 June 1927]]On 5 June, Peñarol played its first game in Spain v. [[FC Barcelona]], losing by 1–5. The second test was played one day later, finishing in a tie (1–1). Other notable games of the tour were the two tests v. [[Atlético Madrid]] (5–2 and 4–3).

Peñarol played a total of 19 matches in 80 days (6 in Spain, 5 in Germany, 4 in Switzerland and 1 in Czechoslovakia and France), totalizing 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. The team scored 32 goals and received 33, with Antonio Sacco being the topscorer with 9 goals.<ref>[http://campeondelsiglo.com/web/2013/10/23/rescatando-la-gira-europea-de-1927/ "Rescatando la gira europea de 1927"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925175204/http://campeondelsiglo.com/web/2013/10/23/rescatando-la-gira-europea-de-1927/ |date=25 September 2017 }}, originally published on different newspapers such as ''El Gráfico'', ''Mundo Deportivo'', ''ABC Madrid,'' ''La Vanguardia'', ''La Esfera'', ''Le Figaro'', ''Le Petit Parisien'', ''La Tribune de Lausanne''</ref>

After its first European tour in 1927, Peñarol won the Uruguayan championship in [[1928 Uruguayan Primera División|1928]] and [[1929 Uruguayan Primera División|1929]]; the following year, the club defeated [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] 1–0 in its first game at the [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario Stadium]] in Montevideo.
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===Professional Era: 1932 to 1959 1932-1950===
[[File:Peñarol 1928.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The 1928 Peñarol team, Primera División champions]]In [[1932 Uruguayan Primera División|1932]], the [[Uruguayan football league system|Uruguayan Football League]] officially established professionalism, with Peñarol debuting against [[Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo)|River Plate]]. That same year it won its first professional championship after accumulating 40 points, five more than its closest pursuer, [[Rampla Juniors]]. After finishing second in the [[1933 Uruguayan Primera División|1933]] and [[1934 Uruguayan Primera División|1934]] seasons, Peñarol won the first of four consecutive championships between [[1935 Uruguayan Primera División|1935]] and [[1938 Uruguayan Primera División|1938]], as well as the [[:es:Torneo Competencia|Torneo Competencia]] in 1936.

The 1940s began with Peñarol once again finishing second, a position it held until [[1943 Uruguayan Primera División|1943]]. The following year in [[1944 Uruguayan Primera División|1944]], it won the [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championship]] again after defeating [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] in a two-leg final, 0-0 and 3-2 . In 1945 the club repeated the title, this time with [[Nicolás Falero]] and [[Raúl Schiaffino]] as the tournament's top scorers with 21 goals, and it would win the title again in [[1949 Uruguayan Primera División|1949]], finishing four points ahead of Nacional, with [[Óscar Míguez]] as top scorer .

After finishing second in [[1950 Uruguayan Primera División|1950]], Peñarol was once again champion of Uruguay in [[1951 Uruguayan Primera División|1951]] , the same year it tendered the works for the construction of the [[Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi|Palacio Peñarol]], which was finally inaugurated in 1955 . The 1950s continued with national championships in [[1953 Uruguayan Primera División|1953]] , [[1954 Uruguayan Primera División|1954]] , [[1958 Uruguayan Primera División|1958]] , and [[1959 Uruguayan Primera División|1959]] , with figures such as [[Juan Hohberg]], Juan Romay, and [[Julio Abbadie|Julio César Abbadie]].

=== Peñarol, champion of the Copa Libertadores de América in 1966. ===
In 1960, Peñarol qualified for the newly created [[Copa Libertadores]], then known as the Copa de Campeones de América. In this competition, they were crowned champion in its first two editions after defeating [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] of Paraguay in [[1960 Copa Libertadores|1960]] and [[SE Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] of Brazil in [[1961 Copa Libertadores|1961]] . Later that year, Peñarol won the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] for the first time in its history, in the tournament's second edition, by defeating [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] of Portugal 2–1 in the decisive match to claim their first club world title. During this period, the club also won the Uruguayan Championship in [[1960 Uruguayan Primera División|1960]], [[1961 Uruguayan Primera División|1961]], and 1962, completing the first five-in-a-row in its history, known in Uruguay as the [[:es:Primer Quinquenio de Oro de Peñarol|Quinquenio de Oro]] (1958–1962).

After a season without titles, Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship in [[1964 Uruguayan Primera División|1964]] and [[1965 Uruguayan Primera División|1965]], as well as a third Copa Libertadores in [[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966]], defeating [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] 4–2 . That year it also won its [[1966 Intercontinental Cup|second Intercontinental Cup]] by beating [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] 2–0, both in Montevideo's [[Estadio Centenario]] and at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]. In the following years, the club continued adding national and international titles, including national championships in [[1967 Uruguayan Primera División|1967]] and [[1968 Uruguayan Primera División|1968]], and the [[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup|Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales]] in 1969. Additionally, in this interval, los Manyas achieved the longest unbeaten run in the history of the Uruguayan Championship, stretching to 56 matches between September 3, 1966, and September 14, 1968 . Among the players of the time stood out Ecuadorian [[Alberto Spencer]] (Peñarol's top scorer in international matches), Peruvian [[Juan Joya|Juan Joya Cordero]], and [[Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)|Pedro Rocha]].

=== 1970s: The Arrival of Fernando Morena ===
In 1970, Peñarol again reached the [[1970 Copa Libertadores finals|Copa Libertadores final]], losing to [[Estudiantes de La Plata]]. In that tournament, the club achieved the biggest win in the competition's history, defeating [[Carabobo F.C.|Valencia]] of Venezuela 11–2. Later, with [[Fernando Morena]] as the main star, the club won the Uruguayan Championship in [[1973 Uruguayan Primera División|1973]], a feat it repeated in the next two years. After finishing second in [[1976 Uruguayan Primera División|1976]] and [[1977 Uruguayan Primera División|1977]], Peñarol won its 35th Uruguayan Championship in [[1978 Uruguayan Primera División|1978]], a season in which Morena set two records: most goals in a season (36) and most goals in a single match, when he scored 7 against [[Huracán Buceo]] on July 16, 1978 . The decade ended well with another national championship. During this period, Morena was also the top scorer of the Uruguayan Championship in six consecutive seasons, as well as top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in [[1974 Copa Libertadores|1974]] and [[1975 Copa Libertadores|1975]].

=== 1980s: First three-time Club World Champions ===
In [[1980 Uruguayan Primera División|1980]], Peñarol placed third, but in [[1981 Uruguayan Primera División|1981]] they became Uruguayan champion again, finishing three points ahead of Nacional. Key players included Morena and [[Rubén Paz]], the latter being the tournament's top scorer with 17 goals. The following season in [[1982 Copa Libertadores|1982]], Peñarol won the Copa Libertadores again, defeating [[C.D. Cobreloa|Cobreloa]] of Chile away 1–0 with a late goal by Morena, who was the tournament's top scorer with 7 goals. In the second half of the year, Peñarol repeated the Uruguayan Championship and won its third [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] by defeating [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] of England 2–0 to become football's first three-time club world champions.

Despite the financial problems the institution began suffering from the mid-1980s, the club won national titles in [[1985 Uruguayan Primera División|1985]] and [[1986 Uruguayan Primera División|1986]], and the Copa Libertadores in [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]], beating [[América de Cali]] 1–0 with a last-minute extra-time goal by [[Diego Aguirre]], when a draw would have crowned the Colombians champions. Curiously, this was the third Copa Libertadores title the club won at the [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Estadio Nacional de Chile]], after those in [[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966]] and [[1982 Copa Libertadores|1982]].

=== 1990s: The Second Quinquenio de Oro ===
In the midst of a severe sporting and institutional crisis, Peñarol commemorated its 100th anniversary on 28 September 1991, despite the controversy that had arisen a year earlier when [[Club Nacional de Football]] openly rejected the centenary celebration, thus reigniting the debate over Peñarol's founding date and its connection with the [[Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club|CURCC]].

With the addition of [[Pablo Bengoechea]] and under the management of [[Gregorio Pérez]], Peñarol managed to resolve its football problems, winning five consecutive [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championships]] between [[1993 Uruguayan Primera División|1993]] and [[1997 Uruguayan Primera División|1997]], marking the club's second [[:es:Segundo Quinquenio de Oro de Peñarol|''Quinquenio de Oro'']] (five-year title run).

On the international stage, the club reached the finals of the [[Copa CONMEBOL]] in [[1993 Copa CONMEBOL|1993]] and [[1994 Copa CONMEBOL finals|1994]]. In [[1999 Uruguayan Primera División|1999]], Peñarol once again won the Uruguayan championship, this time with [[Julio César Ribas|Julio Ribas]] as coach, after defeating Nacional 2–1 on 13 November.

=== 2000s: A Transition Period for the Club ===
The first decade of the 21st century began with Peñarol finishing as runner-up in the [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championship]], after losing in the tournament final to [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]], while players from both clubs remained in prison following a fight in the [[Uruguayan Clásico]] during the Clausura. In the following two seasons, despite good performances, Peñarol failed to reach the final of the championship, finishing second in the [[2001 Uruguayan Primera División|2001 Apertura]], [[2002 Uruguayan Primera División|2002 Apertura]], and 2002 Clausura tournaments.

At the administrative level, this period saw the official inauguration of the Peñarol Museum on 28 September 2001. In 2003, under the coaching of [[Diego Aguirre]] and with a squad featuring striker [[Carlos Bueno]] and Paraguayan goalkeeper [[José Luis Chilavert]], Peñarol once again won the Uruguayan Championship after defeating Nacional 1–0 on 4 December 2003 at the [[Estadio Centenario]].

=== Friendly against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on August 24, 2010. ===
In 2010, Peñarol faced [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in a commemorative friendly celebrating the recognition by the [[IFFHS]] that both clubs had been chosen as the “Club of the Century” for their respective continents, Peñarol in South America and Real Madrid in Europe. The match served as a symbolic encounter between two institutions honoured as continental giants of the 20th century.

=== 2010s: Returning to the Continent's Elite ===
After inconsistent campaigns, the club was crowned champion of the Primera División in the [[2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season|2009-10]] season, winning the Clausura Tournament undefeated, with 14 wins in 15 matches, 12 of them consecutive. In the championship final, Peñarol defeated Nacional, winners of the Apertura Tournament, by an aggregate score of 2–1, with goals from [[Antonio Pacheco (footballer, born 1976)|Antonio Pacheco]] and [[Matías Aguirregaray]], and by winning the tournament also qualified directly for the group stage of the [[2011 Copa Libertadores]], where they reached the [[2011 Copa Libertadores finals|final]], losing 2–1 in Brazil against [[Santos FC]] after a 0–0 draw in Montevideo.

Peñarol would be crowned champion again in the [[2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season|2012-13]] season, after winning the 2012 Apertura, with players such as [[Marcelo Zalayeta]] and [[Juan Manuel Olivera]] standing out. Falling just one point short of [[Defensor Sporting]] in the Clausura, they played a final for the Uruguayan Championship, holding an advantage after topping the annual table, which allowed them to claim the title by defeating the violet side 3–1 in a single match, with all three goals scored by Antonio Pacheco.

The [[2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División season|2015-16]] season proved important for the club. In 2015, [[Diego Forlán]] joined Peñarol, and that same year the club won the Apertura Tournament. In the following year's Clausura Tournament, the club inaugurated its new stadium, the [[Estadio Campeón del Siglo|Campeón del Siglo]]. They topped the annual table but did not win the Clausura, which forced a single-match final against [[Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes|Plaza Colonia]]. Peñarol won 3–1 in extra time, claiming the Uruguayan title for that season.

In the [[2017 Uruguayan Primera División season|2017]] and [[2018 Uruguayan Primera División season|2018]] seasons, Peñarol were crowned back-to-back Uruguayan champions, with notable players such as [[Cristian Rodríguez]] (on his return to the club), [[Walter Gargano]], and Argentine [[Maximiliano Rodríguez (footballer, born 1994)|Maximiliano Rodríguez]]. In 2018, the club also won the inaugural edition of the [[Supercopa Uruguaya]], defeating their classic rivals Nacional 3–1.

=== 2020s: Growth in International Ambitions ===
In the 2021 season, Peñarol competed in the [[2021 Copa Sudamericana]], where they once again faced their eternal rivals, [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]], in the round of 16, defeating them and advancing to the semifinals of the international tournament. The [[2021 Uruguayan Primera División season|2021 season]] ended with another Uruguayan league title, after winning the Clausura Tournament and later defeating Plaza Colonia once again in a final match. In 2024, Peñarol achieved a dominant domestic performance by winning both the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura, thereby securing the [[2024 Uruguayan Primera División season|2024 Uruguayan Primera División]] title outright and earning their 52nd league crown without the need for playoffs. Internationally, they delivered a dramatic statement in the [[2024 Copa Libertadores]], eliminating [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]] in a thrilling quarter-final by winning the first leg 1–0 in Brazil and holding them to a 0–0 draw at home, which propelled Peñarol into the semi-finals again. The club has continued to grow financially and have returned as a mainstay in the most prestigious international competitions.[[File:Penarol1966.jpg|thumb|left|200px|alt=Victorious football players with fans|Peñarol celebrating the [[1966 Copa Libertadores]], the third for the club after beating Argentine club [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] by 4–2]]

[[File:Peñarol starters vs Vélez.png|250px|thumb|right|Peñarol players posing for photographers before [[2013 Copa Libertadores]] preliminary game against [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]]]

[[File:FIFA - Peñarol 120th anniversary.png|150px|thumb|left|alt=Blue-and-gold banner|Banner awarded by FIFA for the club's 120th anniversary, September 2011]]

== Historic Statistics ==

=== Amateur Era ===
Peñarol played a total of 26 seasons in the [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguay Association Football League]] from its beginning in [[1900 Uruguayan Primera División|1900]] until the end of the amateur era of Uruguayan football in [[1931 Uruguayan Primera División|1931]], with its only absence being between 1923 and 1926, years in which it was disaffiliated from the AUF.

During this period, the club was crowned champion of the Uruguayan Championship on nine occasions, with its best campaigns in [[1900 Uruguayan Primera División|1900]] and [[1905 Uruguayan Primera División|1905]] , seasons in which it won the title without losing a single match. Additionally, the club also finished unbeaten in [[1901 Uruguayan Primera División|1901]] , [[1903 Uruguayan Primera División|1903]]  and [[1907 Uruguayan Primera División|1907]] . On the other hand, its worst campaign was in [[1908 Uruguayan Primera División|1908]], when it withdrew from the Uruguayan League after playing only 10 matches, with the remaining 8 awarded to its rivals . Another milestone of this era was the club's biggest recorded win, in 1903, when it defeated Triunfo 12-0 .

In the tournaments organized by the [[Uruguayan Football Federation|FUF]], Peñarol finished runner-up in 1923, a season in which it reached 100 goals scored, and was champion in 1924, its best result being a 10–0 win over Roberto Cherry in the suspended [[1925 Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championship of 1925]].

=== Professional Era ===
Peñarol was the first club in the world to be crowned three-time club world champion of the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]].

Since the start of the professional era in 1932, Peñarol and [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] have been the only two clubs to participate in every season of the Uruguayan Championship . Additionally, Peñarol is the Uruguayan team with the most Primera División titles, with 40 between 1932 and 2018, and the one most often crowned as unbeaten champion during professionalism ([[1949 Uruguayan Primera División|1949]], [[1954 Uruguayan Primera División|1954]], [[1964 Uruguayan Primera División|1964]], [[1967 Uruguayan Primera División|1967]], [[1968 Uruguayan Primera División|1968]], [[1975 Uruguayan Primera División|1975]], and [[1978 Uruguayan Primera División|1978]]) . Its best campaigns were in 1949 and 1964, seasons in which it achieved a 94.44% win rate, while its worst was in 2005–06, finishing 16th with 32.32% of points . However, the club was penalized 12 points by the AUF due to incidents caused by fans after a match against [[C.A. Cerro|Cerro]] .

Domestically, Peñarol's biggest win was a 9–0 triumph against [[Rampla Juniors]] in 1962, while its worst defeat came on December 14, 1941, in a 0–6 loss to Nacional. Internationally, its best result was an 11–2 victory over [[Carabobo F.C.|Valencia F.C.]] (Venezuela) on March 15, 1970, while its worst was a 0–6 defeat to [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] (Paraguay) on December 10, 1990, in the [[Supercopa Libertadores|Supercopa Sudamericana]].

Peñarol also holds various records in Uruguayan and international football, many of which still stand. Domestically, Peñarol achieved the longest unbeaten streak in Uruguayan Championship history: 56 matches from September 3, 1966, to September 14, 1968, when it lost 0–2 to [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]] (Montevideo) . This is also the longest unbeaten run for any South American club in a professional top-flight league, and second overall including amateur records, behind [[Boca Juniors]].

=== International Records ===
Internationally, Peñarol was the first club to win the [[Copa Libertadores]], doing so unbeaten in [[1960 Copa Libertadores|1960]] . In this tournament, it holds several records: tied with Nacional for most appearances (44), with 15 consecutive; the most semifinals (20); tied with Boca Juniors for most finals played (10) ; the biggest historical win (11-2 vs. Valencia of Venezuela) ; and the greatest goal difference in a tie, beating [[C.D. Everest|Everest]] (Ecuador) 14–1 on aggregate (5-0 and 9–1).

==Crest and Uniform Colours==

=== Official Crest and Flag ===
The club's flag was designed by architect [[Constante Facello]], inspired by the [[Flag of Uruguay]]. It features nine stripes, four yellow and five black, and a canton with eleven yellow stars on a black background.

Although in the early years the club used a crest with a single star, over the decades this design was also applied to the institutional shields, which began to include eleven stars. The crest was also designed by architect Constante Facello and currently features four horizontal yellow stripes on a black background in the lower section, and eleven yellow stars on a black background in the upper section, with the stars representing the eleven players who take the field. At present, the crest does not include the word “Peñarol”, although it did for many years.

In 2009, the exact color tones were defined by the club's marketing department, establishing that the shade of yellow to be used would be RGB 255–194–14, equivalent to hexadecimal code #FFC20E, in an effort to unify the institutional image. Nevertheless, the shade of yellow has continued to vary over the years.

In 2020, and due to the pandemic, Peñarol temporarily changed its crest for a few weeks, creating a recreation of its first emblem with a single star. The purpose of the change was to reaffirm the distancing necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19.{{multiple image
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===Home Uniform===
{{Commons|C.A. Peñarol kits}}Since its beginnings, the colors that have identified the club are yellow and black, taken from the [[Stephenson's Rocket]] locomotive and representative of the railway workers’ guild in general.

The first jersey used by [[Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club|CURCC]] in 1891 consisted of four square sections alternating between orange and black. From that same year, and for a longer period, a jersey was used consisting of two vertical halves, black on the right and orange-and-black stripes on the left, with black shorts and socks of the same color. The current Peñarol jersey, yellow-and-black striped,  dates back to 1910 and has since been used almost uninterruptedly with very few variations, which include the color of the socks (alternating between yellow and black), the color of the shorts (yellow in 2001), as well as some changes in the direction of the stripes on the shirt. The Peñarol kit has historically varied both in the number of black stripes on its jersey and in the color of the shorts of its primary uniform. For certain matches, Peñarol continues to wear yellow shorts.

=== Alternative Uniform ===
Regarding the alternative uniform, it is believed that the first one used was a checkered jersey in 1891, similar to the primary kit worn two years later, with black and orange checks. Since then, different models have been used, including a horizontally striped jersey in 1984, a yellow shirt with black shorts in 1987, as well as all-black, gray, or all-yellow kits worn in recent decades. Additionally, jerseys of different colours have been used for international matches, especially during the 1960s and 1970s. In 2010, a golden shirt with a black collar began to be used as an alternative. As a third uniform, the jersey first worn in 1891, split vertically, black on the right and black-and-yellow stripes on the left, was also used.

On February 4, 2013, new models were presented, featuring a black kit and a yellow kit as alternatives.[[File:Rocket Tyseley (2).jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Antique yellow locomotive with engineer|The Rocket locomotive inspired Peñarol's colors.]]

===Inspiration for Romanian club FC Brașov===
Peñarol inspired Romanian club [[FC Brașov (1936)|FC Brașov]] to change its official colors in December 1966 from white and blue to yellow and black. The change came following a tournament of [[Romania Olympic football team|Romania's Olympic football team]] in Uruguay. After a match with Peñarol, [[Csaba Györffy]], player at FC Brașov, received from Peñarol's captain [[Alberto Spencer]] the shirt with which he played. Györffy was fascinated by the combination of yellow and black stripes and decided at the return in the country to wear the shirt during his training sessions with the team. The decision to change the colors of the club was taken by coach [[Silviu Ploeşteanu]], who considered that, in the new colors, the team will be seen better on the field. Since January 1967, the team from [[Brașov]] has yellow-black as official colors, recalling Peñarol.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/galben-negrii-au-fost-alb-albastri-povestea-culorilor-lui-fc-brasov-relatata-de-fosta-glorie-a-stegarilor-csaba-gyorffy-367451.html|title= Galben-negrii au fost alb-albaştri! Povestea culorilor lui FC Braşov relatată de fosta glorie a "stegarilor", Csaba Gyorffy|publisher= Gsp.ro|language= ro|trans-title= The yellow-blacks were white-blue! The story of FC Braşov's colors told by the former glory of "The Flag-bearers", Csaba Gyorffy|date= 21 October 2012|access-date= 5 April 2020|archive-date= 27 January 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200127091926/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/galben-negrii-au-fost-alb-albastri-povestea-culorilor-lui-fc-brasov-relatata-de-fosta-glorie-a-stegarilor-csaba-gyorffy-367451.html|url-status= live}}</ref>

=== Kit evolution ===
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===Kit manufacturers===
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| 1988–91 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Puma SE|Puma]] 
|-
| 1991–96 ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nanque]]
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| 1996–97 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]
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| 1998–2000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reebok]]
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| 2000 || {{flagicon|URU}} Covadonga
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| 2000–06  || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]
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| 2006–present  || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Puma SE|Puma]] 
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==Facilities==

===Stadium===
[[File:Las acacias.jpg|thumb|left|180px|alt=Small grandstand, seen from the side|Estadio José Pedro Damiani, used for Peñarol's reserve matches]]
[[File:Estadio centenario 2.JPG|thumb|180px|alt=Large football pitch, with surrounding grandstands|[[Estadio Centenario]], Peñarol's former home ground]]
[[File:Estadio Club Atletico Peñarol (10).jpg|right|thumb|273x273px|[[Estadio Campeón del Siglo]], Peñarol's current home ground]]
Peñarol's first stadium was the José Pedro Damiani, also known as ''Las Acacias''. It was bought in 1913 and inaugurated on 19 April 1916 with a 3–1 victory over Nacional.<ref name="estdam">{{cite web|title= Estadio "Cr. José Pedro Damiani"|url= http://www.peñarol.org/uc_105_1.html|website=peñarol.org |access-date= 19 August 2011|language= es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140603012713/http://www.xn--pearol-xwa.org/uc_105_1.html|archive-date= 3 June 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> The stadium's gate was that of the former [[Estadio Pocitos]], Peñarol's first stadium where the first goal in the history of the [[FIFA World Cup]] was scored in [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/the-world-cup-s-1st-goal-scorer-1.825335|title=The World Cup's 1st goal scorer|website=cbc.ca|date=25 November 2009|access-date=1 March 2012|archive-date=6 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006164251/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/the-world-cup-s-1st-goal-scorer-1.825335|url-status=live}}</ref>

The stadium is in the Marconi neighbourhood of Montevideo. Its pitch is of {{convert|37949|m2}}, and it has a capacity of 12,000.<ref name="estdam" /> Because Peñarol was not allowed to play there due to security concerns,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/228237-gestiones-con-dirigentes-de-progreso|title= Gestiones con dirigentes de Progreso|website= La República|date= 2 November 2006|access-date= 22 December 2009|language= es|archive-date= 1 September 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140901202946/http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/228237-gestiones-con-dirigentes-de-progreso|url-status= live}}</ref> the club home ground was the city owned Estadio Centenario. Opened on 18 July 1930, the Centenario stadium is in [[Parque Batlle]] and can hold 65,235.<ref name="capacidadcentenario">{{cite web|title= Detalle de capacidad locativa por tribunas|url= http://www.estadiocentenario.com.uy/el-estadio/capacidad-por-tribunas.html|website=EstadioCentenario.com.uy |date= January 2008|access-date= 12 February 2011|language= es|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110815202837/http://estadiocentenario.com.uy/el-estadio/capacidad-por-tribunas.html|archive-date= 15 August 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

Las Acacias has acted as the home ground for all Peñarol's Youth Teams.

On 28 September 2012, the club proposed a 40,000-capacity stadium in the outskirts of Montevideo, about {{convert|7|km}} from the [[Carrasco International Airport|Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco]].<ref>[http://estadiocap.com.uy/ estadiocap.com.uy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129084108/http://www.estadiocap.com.uy/ |date=29 January 2013 }}. Retrieved 28 September 2012.</ref> The name of their newest stadium is [[Estadio Campeón del Siglo|Campeón del Siglo]] (CDS), opening in March 2016 and which has been the home ground ever since.

==={{anchor|Palacio Peñarol Cr. Gastón Güelfi}}Palacio Peñarol===
[[File:PcioPenarol - Entrada x Magallanes.jpg|thumb|230px|alt=Yellow, multi-story building with cars parked in front|Outside of the [[Palacio Peñarol]]]]
The [[Palacio Peñarol]], in downtown Montevideo, is the club's headquarters and basketball stadium. It was opened on 21 June 1955;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://180.com.uy/articulo/16503_El-Palacio-del-basquetbol|title=El Palacio del básquetbol|website=180.com.uy|date=21 January 2011|access-date=1 March 2012|language=es|archive-date=18 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518131429/http://www.180.com.uy/articulo/16503_El-Palacio-del-basquetbol|url-status=live}}</ref> and is located. The Palacio has {{convert|3896|m2}} in addition to basketball, it is home the club's museum and offices.<ref>{{cite web|title= Palacio "Cr. Gastón Güelfi"|url= http://www.peñarol.org/uc_106_1.html|website= peñarol.org|access-date= 19 August 2011|language= es|archive-date= 28 September 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928052528/http://www.xn--pearol-xwa.org/uc_106_1.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> After the October 2010 collapse of the [[Cilindro Municipal]], the Palacio Peñarol became an important venue for Uruguayan basketball.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webdeportiva.com.uy/7855/hebraica-paso-por-paliza/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421201811/http://www.webdeportiva.com.uy/7855/hebraica-paso-por-paliza/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2013|title=Hebraica pasó por paliza|website=WebDeportiva.com.uy |date=20 March 2012|access-date=14 August 2012|language=es}}</ref>

===Complejo Deportivo Washington Cataldi===
The Complejo Deportivo Washington Cataldi, commonly known as Los Aromos, is a training ground for the main team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urugol.com/primera-division/8729-los-aromos|title=Los Aromos|website=urugol.com |access-date=1 March 2012|language=es|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905151811/http://www.urugol.com/primera-division/8729-los-aromos|archive-date=5 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In Villa Los Aromos of Barros Blancos, in the [[Canelones Department|Canelones department]], Los Aromos was bought in 1945; under the direction of architect José Donato, it was built in two years.<ref>{{cite web|title= Complejo Deportivo "Washington Cataldi"|url= http://www.peñarol.org/uc_117_1.html|website=peñarol.org |access-date= 19 August 2011|language= es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928052533/http://www.xn--pearol-xwa.org/uc_117_1.html|archive-date= 28 September 2011|url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Centro de Alto Rendimiento===
For the club's 118th anniversary, the Centro de Alto Rendimiento was inaugurated. The new facility, which opened on 28 September 2009, includes five football pitches, a weight room and a gymnasium with artificial turf.<ref>{{cite web|title= Peñarol tiene un Complejo de U$S 2.000.000|url= http://www.unoticias.com.uy/hemeroteca/290909/prints/dep01.html|website= ultimasnoticias.com.uy|date= 28 September 2009|access-date= 1 March 2012|language= es|archive-date= 5 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305214356/http://www.unoticias.com.uy/hemeroteca/290909/prints/dep01.html|url-status= live}}</ref>

=== Frank Henderson School ===
The Frank Henderson School, named in honor of the club's first president, is a few kilometers away from the Centro de Alto Rendimiento. It was built to develop the club's young players, and houses those who come from other areas.<ref>{{cite web|title= El Colegio "Frank Henderson"|url= http://www.peñarol.org/uc_126_1.html|website=peñarol.org |access-date= 19 August 2011|language= es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928052548/http://www.xn--pearol-xwa.org/uc_126_1.html|archive-date= 28 September 2011|url-status= dead}}</ref>
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==Supporters==
[[File:Peñarol Hinchada 18-05-2010 - 2.jpg|250px|thumb|Fans at a match, May 2010]]
In Uruguayan football, loyalty to Peñarol or [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] divides the country. The clubs are evenly matched, and have a large fan base. Many surveys of public opinion have been conducted, but none have been conclusive. In 1993 the Factum consulting firm reported that Peñarol was the favorite team of 41 percent of football fans, while 38 percent supported Nacional.<ref name = forja>{{cite web |author= Juan Carlos Luzuriaga |year= 2005 |url= http://www.efdeportes.com/efd88/uruguay.htm |title= La forja de la rivalidad clásica: Nacional-Peñarol en el Montevideo del 900 |website= EF deportes |access-date= 16 July 2009 |language= es |archive-date= 14 June 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140614101129/http://www.efdeportes.com/efd88/uruguay.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> Factum conducted another survey in 2006, confirming its previous results: Peñarol with 45 percent and Nacional with 35 percent.<ref>{{cite web |year = 2006 |url = http://www2.factum.edu.uy/encuesoc/futsport/2006/fut06001.html |title = Peñarol no es la mitad más uno |website = El Observador |access-date = 16 July 2009 |language = es |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090609154654/http://www.factum.edu.uy/encuesoc/futsport/2006/fut06001.html |archive-date = 9 June 2009 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

MPC Consultants surveyed 9,000 Uruguayans; Peñarol had 45 percent of the supporters, and Nacional 38 percent. An online survey on the webpage Sportsvs.com showed Nacional with 50.35 percent and Peñarol with 49.45 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/89443/nacional-gano-la-encuesta-de-sportsvs.com/|title=Nacional ganó la encuesta de Sportsvs.com|website=elobservador.com.uy |date=29 November 2010|access-date=3 March 2012|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617223325/http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/89443/nacional-gano-la-encuesta-de-sportsvs.com/|archive-date=17 June 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Since its formation, Peñarol's ''[[barra brava]]'' has been involved in violence against other clubs and the Uruguayan police. Incidents provoked by these fans have cost Peñarol 31 points since 1994; the penalties cost the team three tournaments ([[1994 Uruguayan Primera División|Apertura 1994]],<ref>{{cite web |author = Ian King |year = 2001 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru94.html |title = Uruguay 1994 |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 17 July 2009 |archive-date = 27 September 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220927132222/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru94.html |url-status = live }}</ref> [[1997 Uruguayan Primera División|Clausura 1997]]<ref>{{cite web |author = Javier Ferrando |year = 1999 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru97.html |title = Uruguay 1997 |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 17 July 2009 |archive-date = 2 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221202223305/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru97.html |url-status = live }}</ref> and [[2002 Uruguayan Primera División|Clausura 2002]]).<ref>{{cite web |author = Francisco Fernández |year = 2003 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru02.html |title = Uruguay 2002 |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 17 July 2009 |archive-date = 1 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221201160607/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru02.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Membership ===
In 2010 the club focused on increasing its membership base to achieve self-sustainability. For this reason, several measures were implemented. For example, starting with the 2010 Clausura, autographed balls by players and official jerseys were given away. That same year, the club's Peñas Commission was formed, with the goal of maintaining permanent contact with fan branches and the institution. As a complement, the club began traveling inland with the Rally 19 Capitales, engaging people from Uruguay's interior. Furthermore, in March 2013 the “adherent member” category was launched, which through a single payment equivalent to one peso per day (about twenty dollars annually) gave the member the right to a ticket for one match of their choice during the year, as well as early ticket purchase rights for home games. By March 2016, the institution had surpassed 85,000 members.

== Uruguayan Clasico ==
{{main|Uruguayan Clásico}}
[[File:Gaston Ramirez tiro libre.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Player kicking a ball, with crowded stands in background|[[Gastón Ramírez]] taking free kick against Nacional in the second final of the [[2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season|2009–10 Primera División season]]]]
The Uruguayan Derby between Peñarol and [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] goes back to 1900, the oldest football rivalry outside the [[British Islands]].<ref>{{cite web |year = 2009 |url = http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid=1060659.html |title = Peñarol – Nacional, una rivalidad única |publisher=FIFA |access-date = 29 July 2009 |language = es |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090612055449/http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid%3D1060659.html |archive-date = 12 June 2009 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> The first game ever played between Nacional and CURCC was on 15 July 1900 and ended 2–0 in favor of CURCC. CURCC was ahead at first, but Nacional caught up during the late 1910s. Nacional took the led by fourteen games in 1948, and would not surrender it until the late 1970s (except briefly in 1968). Since then, Peñarol has been the leader; its longest lead was 26 games in January 2004.<ref name = clas>{{cite web |author = Martín Tabeira |year = 2008 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-derbies.html |title = Uruguayan Derby – Peñarol vs. Nacional |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date =  |archive-date = 5 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221205153349/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-derbies.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Including the amateur and professional eras, league and friendly games, the teams have met 511 times in the past with 182 victories to Peñarol, 166 to Nacional and 163 ties.<ref name = clas />

A notable game for Peñarol fans is occurred on 9 October 1949 in the Uruguayan Cup first round, and is known as the ''Clásico de la fuga'' (the "escape derby"). At the end of the first half Peñarol was leading 2–0, but at halftime Nacional decided not to return. While Peñarol fans believe that Nacional did not want to be defeated by a Peñarol team known as the ''Máquina del 49'' ("Machine of 49"), Nacional supporters claim it was a protest against poor officiating.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://elobservador.com.uy/noticia/236640/el-dia-que-nacional-se-retiro/|title= El día que Nacional se retiró|access-date= 21 February 2011|website=ElObservador.com.uy |language= es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121110170353/http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/236640/el-dia-que-nacional-se-retiro/|archive-date= 10 November 2012|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

On 23 April 1987 for a friendly game, Peñarol and Nacional were tied 1–1 with 22 minutes remaining when three Peñarol players ([[José Perdomo]], [[José Óscar Herrera|José Herrera]] and [[Ricardo Viera (footballer)|Ricardo Viera]]) were ejected after a foul and subsequent protests. Peñarol then had to face a full Nacional team with only eight players on the pitch. With eight minutes remaining [[Diego Aguirre]] set up [[Jorge Cabrera (footballer)|Jorge Cabrera]], who scored the winning goal. This win by the ''aurinegro'' was known as the ''Clásico de los 8 contra 11'' (the "8 against 11 derby").<ref>{{cite news |title= Una fecha especial|url= http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/110423/futnac-561802/futbolnacional/una-fecha-especial/|work=Ovación |date= 23 April 2011|access-date= 20 August 2011|language= es|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110908055110/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/110423/futnac-561802/futbolnacional/una-fecha-especial/|archive-date= 8 September 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

Peñarol and Nacional have faced each other in the final game of the [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championship]] thirteen times, with Peñarol winning eight. The most recent was in 2018, when Peñarol won the championship 2–1.<ref name = clas />

===''Manyas: The Movie''===
In early October 2011 ''Manyas: The Movie'', a documentary about Peñarol's fans, was released in Uruguay. Produced by Kafka Films and Sacromonte and directed by [[Andrés Benvenuto]], the film features interviews with fans, football journalists, psychologists and politicians.<ref name="pelicula">{{cite web|title= La hinchada de Peñarol se expresa en un documental|url= http://www.elpais.com.uy/111002/pespec-596966/espectaculos/la-hinchada-de-penarol-se-expresa-en-un-documental/|website= ElPais.com.uy |date= 2 October 2011|access-date= 2 October 2011|language= es|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111003014631/http://www.elpais.com.uy/111002/pespec-596966/espectaculos/la-hinchada-de-penarol-se-expresa-en-un-documental/|archive-date= 3 October 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref> ''Manyas: The Movie'' was deemed of cultural interest by the Culture and Education Ministry of Uruguay and of ministerial interest by Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism and Sport.<ref name="pelicula" /> The film had the most-successful premiere of any Uruguayan film,<ref>{{cite web|title= Manyas taquilleros|url= http://flashes.com.uy/manyas-taquilleros/|website=Flashes.com.uy |date= 10 October 2011|access-date= 10 October 2011|language= es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111223194043/http://flashes.com.uy/manyas-taquilleros/|archive-date= 23 December 2011|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> selling 13,000 tickets during its first weekend<ref>{{cite web|title= "Manyas, la película" sigue imparable|url= http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/111020/futnac-601035/futbolnacional/-manyas-la-pelicula-sigue-imparable/|website= OvacionDigital.com.uy|date= 20 October 2011|access-date= 20 October 2011|language= es|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120123052630/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/111020/futnac-601035/futbolnacional/-manyas-la-pelicula-sigue-imparable/|archive-date= 23 January 2012|df= dmy-all}}</ref> and 30,000 over its first fifteen days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/476355-30000-personas-vieron-manyas|website=lr21.com.uy |title=30.000 mil personas vieron "Manyas"|date=21 October 2011|access-date=20 February 2012|language=es}}</ref>
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===World's Biggest flag===
After raising $35,000 in raffles and donations, on 12 April 2011 Peñarol fans unveiled the largest flag ever unfurled in a stadium up to that moment. [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] unfurled a bigger one years later that covered three stands of the stadium. The flag, {{convert|309|m}} long and {{convert|46|m}} wide for a surface area of {{convert|14124|m2}}, covered one-and-a-half grandstands in [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Peñarol otra vez en la cima del mundo|url= http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/110412/futnac-559547/futbolnacional/penarol-otra-vez-en-la-cima-del-mundo/|website=OvacionDigital.com.uy |date= 12 April 2011|access-date= 12 April 2011|language= es|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120118124844/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/110412/futnac-559547/futbolnacional/penarol-otra-vez-en-la-cima-del-mundo/|archive-date= 18 January 2012|df= dmy-all}}</ref> In 2013, Club Nacional de Football displayed a flag which was 600 metres long by 50 metres wide. This is now the world's biggest football flag.
{{wide image|Bandera mas grande del mundo - 2.jpg|1500px|Giant flag displayed at the Centenario Stadium in [[Montevideo]]|alt=Huge black-and-gold flag}}

== Historic Players ==
Throughout its history, hundreds of footballers have played at least one match wearing Peñarol's first-team jersey. Among them, [[Néstor Gonçalves|Néstor Gonçálves]] was the player who played the most official matches in the club's history, with 574 appearances between April 28, 1957, and November 28, 1970.

The players who have scored the most goals for the club in [[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]] matches are [[Fernando Morena]] (198), [[Antonio Pacheco (footballer, born 1976)|Antonio Pacheco]] (131), [[Alberto Spencer]] (116), and [[Óscar Míguez]] (105). Fernando Morena, who is also the all-time top scorer of the Uruguayan Primera División with 228 goals, is likewise the player with the most total goals for Peñarol, with 440. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a single season with 36 in 1978, and is the club's second-highest scorer in international competitions with 37 goals, behind Alberto Spencer, who between 1960 and 1970 scored 58 times. Spencer and Morena are also the two all-time top scorers in the history of the [[Copa Libertadores]] with 48 and 37 goals respectively, playing for Peñarol.

On the other hand, the aurinegro club has greatly contributed to the formation of the [[Uruguay national football team]]. In fact, the first footballers from [[Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club|CURCC]] to be selected were Luis Carbone, Juan Pena, Ceferino Camacho, and Aniceto Camacho, who were part of the squad that played the third international match in the history of the national team, against [[Argentina national football team]] on August 15, 1905, in the framework of the [[Copa Lipton]]. The first Peñarol footballers to be selected were Alfredo Granja, [[John Harley (footballer)|John Harley]], and [[José Piendibene]] on August 30, 1914, for the “Premio de Honor” Cup in a match against Argentina.

Similarly, the squad that was crowned champion of the first [[FIFA World Cup]] in 1930 included five Peñarol players: goalkeeper [[Miguel Capuccini]]; defender Anselmo; and midfielders [[Lorenzo Fernández]], [[Álvaro Gestido]], and [[Carlos Riolfo]]. Likewise, the team that won the 1950 FIFA World Cup included nine Peñarol players: goalkeeper [[Roque Máspoli|Roque Gastón Máspoli]]; defenders [[Juan Carlos González]] and [[Washington Ortuño]]; forwards [[Ernesto Vidal]], Julio Britos, [[Óscar Míguez]], and [[Alcides Ghiggia]]; and midfielders [[Juan Alberto Schiaffino]] and [[Obdulio Varela]]. Schiaffino and Ghiggia were also the scorers of the two goals in the [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|Maracanazo]], the famous final match against [[Brazil national football team]].

Furthermore, the institution was the only one in Uruguay to have provided players for the national team in every FIFA World Cup it has contested, with the sole exception of the 2014 edition, although it had no representatives in the squad that won the gold medal at the [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Summer Olympics]].

==Historic Managers==
{{more citations needed section|date=September 2020}}

While there is no hard information about managers in the amateur era of Uruguayan football, Peñarol has had a total of 62 coaches during its professional era. The first manager was Leonardo de Luca, who coached the team for two years and won the Uruguayan Championship (the first professional tournament in Uruguay) in 1932.

Of these 62 managers, 53 were Uruguayan; two were Hungarian ([[Imre Hirschl|Emérico Hirschl]] and [[Béla Guttmann]]), two British ([[John Harley (footballer)|John Harley]] and [[Randolph Galloway]]), one Serbian ([[Ljupko Petrović]]), two Brazilian ([[Osvaldo Brandão]] and [[Dino Sani]]), one from Chile ([[Mario Tuane]]) and two from Argentina (Jorge Kistenmacher and [[César Luis Menotti]]).

[[Hugo Bagnulo]] and [[Gregorio Pérez]] have coached Peñarol the longest, leading the first team for eight seasons: Bagnulo for four stints and Pérez for five. Athuel Velásquez had the longest uninterrupted coaching period for Peñarol (five straight years, between 1935 and 1940). Bagnulo has the most Uruguayan championships (five); Pérez and Velásquez follow, with four each. In international competition [[Roberto Scarone]] was the most successful manager, winning two Copa Libertadores and an Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol.<ref name="libr100" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Longo |first=Ariel |title=Campeones: tanta gloria olvidada |year=2009 |location=Montevideo |language=es}}</ref>

==Current Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|1 September 2025}}:
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=URU|pos=GK|name=[[Kevin Morgan (footballer)|Kevin Morgan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Mathías De Ritis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Ignacio Sosa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Javier Cabrera (footballer)|Javier Cabrera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=PAR|pos=FW|name=[[Héctor Villalba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Leonardo Fernández (Uruguayan footballer)|Leonardo Fernández]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Maximiliano Silvera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=CHI|pos=GK|name=[[Brayan Cortés]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Colo-Colo]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Eduardo Darias]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Alejo Cruz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Maximiliano Olivera]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=Lorenzo Couture}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Emanuel Gularte]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Germán Barbas]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Matías Arezo]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Grêmio FBPA|Grêmio]]</small>}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Pedro Milans]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Gastón Silva]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Damián Suárez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Javier Méndez (footballer, born 1994)|Javier Méndez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Jesús Trindade]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=URU|pos=GK|name=[[Martín Campaña]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[Lucas Hernández (footballer, born 1992)|Lucas Hernández]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Eric Remedi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=Stiven Muhlethaler}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[:it:Leandro Umpiérrez|Leandro Umpiérrez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=[[:es:Nahuel Herrera|Nahuel Herrera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[:es:Tomás Olase|Tomás Olase]]}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Diego García (footballer, born 29 December 1996)|Diego García]]}}
{{Fs player|no=80|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[David Terans]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]</small>}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Professional-era managers ===
[[Caretaker manager]]s in ''italics''

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Leonardo de Luca]] (1932–34)
* [[José Piendibene]] (1934)
* [[Athuel Velásquez]] (1935–40)
* [[José Piendibene]] (1940–41)
* [[Leonardo de Luca]] (1941)
* [[Luis Manuel Morquio]] (1941)
* [[Lorenzo Fernández]] (1941–42)
* [[John Harley (footballer)|John Harley]] (1942)
* [[Leonardo de Luca]] (1942–43)
* [[Juan Pedro Arremón]] (1943)
* [[Pedro de Hegedüs]] (1943)
* [[Aníbal Tejada]] (1944)
* [[Alberto Suppici]] (1945)
* [[Aníbal Tejada]] (1946)
* [[Jorge Clulow]] (1947)
* [[Randolph Galloway]] (1948)
* [[Imre Hirschl]] (1949–51)
* [[Juan López Fontana|Juan López]] (1952–55)
* ''[[Roque Máspoli]]'' and ''[[Obdulio Varela]]'' (1955–55)
* [[Imre Hirschl]] (1956)
* [[Gerardo Spósito]] (1957)
* [[Hugo Bagnulo]] (1958–59)
* [[Roberto Scarone]] (1959–61)
* [[Béla Guttmann]] (1962)
* [[Juan Peregrino Anselmo|Pelegrín Anselmo]] (1962)
* [[Roque Máspoli]] (1963–67)
* [[Rafael Milans]] (1968–69)
* [[Osvaldo Brandão]] (1969–70)
* [[Roque Máspoli]] (1970–71)
* [[Juan Eduardo Hohberg]] (1971)
* [[Ondino Viera]] (1972)
* [[Juan Ricardo Faccio]] (1972–73)
* [[Hugo Bagnulo]] (1973–74)
* [[José María Rodríguez (football manager)|José María Rodríguez]] (1974)
* [[Hugo Bagnulo]] (1974–75)
* [[Juan Alberto Schiaffino]] (1975–76)
* [[Roque Máspoli]] (1976)
* [[Dino Sani]] (1977–80)
* [[Mario Tuane]] (1980)
* ''[[Luis Prais]]'' (1980)
* [[José Etchegoyen]] (1980)
* ''[[Jorge Kistenmacher]]'' (1980)
* [[Alcides Ghiggia]] (1980)
* [[Luis Cubilla]] (1981)
* [[Hugo Bagnulo]] (1982–83)
* [[Osvaldo Balseiro]] (1983)
* [[Hugo Fernández (footballer)|Hugo Fernández]] (1984)
* [[César Luis Menotti]] (1984–85)
* [[Roque Máspoli]] (1985–86)
* Ramón Silva (1986)
* [[Óscar Tabárez]] (1987)
* [[Fernando Morena]] (1988)
* [[Roque Máspoli]] (1988)
* [[Ladislao Mazurkiewicz]] (1988–89)
* [[Walter Roque]] (1989)
* [[Roberto Fleitas]] (1989–90)
* [[César Luis Menotti]] (1990–91)
* ''[[Juan Duarte (footballer)|Juan Duarte]]'' (1991)
* [[Ricardo Ortiz|Ricardo "Tato" Ortiz]] (1991–92)
* [[Ljupko Petrović]] (1992)
* ''[[Roque Máspoli]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Walter Olivera]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Juan Ricardo Faccio]]'' (1992)
* [[Gregorio Pérez]] (1993–95)
* [[Jorge Fossati]] (1996)
* ''[[Alejandro Botello]]'' (1996)
* [[Gregorio Pérez]] (1997–98)
* [[Julio Ribas]] (1999–01)
* [[Gregorio Pérez]] (2002)
* [[Diego Aguirre]] (2003–05)
* [[Fernando Morena]] (2005)
* [[Luis Garisto]] (2006)
* ''[[Mario Saralegui]]'' (24 April 2006 – 30 June 2006)
* [[Gregorio Pérez]] (15 July 2006 – 30 June 2007)
* [[Gustavo Matosas]] (2007)
* Mario Saralegui (11 March 2008 – 19 January 2009)
* [[Julio Ribas]] (20 January 2009 – 14 September 2009)
* ''[[Víctor Púa]]'' (14 September 2009 – 14 December 2009)
* [[Diego Aguirre]] (7 December 2009 – 6 June 2010)
* [[Manuel Keosseian]] (1 July 2010 – 23 November 2010)
* ''[[Edison Machín]]'' (2010)
* [[Diego Aguirre]] (7 December 2010 – 6 September 2011)
* [[Gregorio Pérez]] (6 September 2011 – 27 February 2012)
* ''[[Jorge Gonçálvez (footballer)|Jorge Gonçalves]]'' (27 February 2012 – 1 March 2012)
* [[Jorge Orosmán da Silva|Jorge da Silva]] (1 March 2012 – 30 June 2013)
* [[Diego Alonso]] (19 June 2013 – 6 October 2013)
* [[Jorge Gonçálvez (footballer)|Jorge Gonçalves]] (7 October 2013 – 28 January 2014)
* [[Jorge Fossati]] (28 January 2014–14)
* ''[[Paolo Montero]]'' (2014–15)
* [[Pablo Bengoechea]] (2015–16)
* [[Jorge Orosmán da Silva|Jorge da Silva]] (2016–October 2016)
* ''[[Fernando Curutchet]]'' (October 2016-December 2016)
* [[Leonardo Ramos (footballer, born 1969)|Leonardo Ramos]] (December 2016 - June 2018)
* [[Diego López (footballer, born August 1974)|Diego López]] (June 2018 – December 2019)
* [[Diego Forlán]] (January 2020 – September 2020)<ref name="Forlan-sacked">{{cite news |title=Forlan sacked by hometown club Penarol after 11 games |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53985055 |access-date=1 September 2020 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=1 September 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901141808/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53985055 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Mario Saralegui (September 2020 – December 2020)<ref name="Forlan-sacked"/>
* [[Mauricio Larriera]] (December 2020 – August 2023)<ref name="Larriera-appointed">{{cite news |title=Mauricio Larriera es el nuevo entrenador de Peñarol |url=https://www.subrayado.com.uy/mauricio-larriera-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-penarol-n704083 |access-date=30 December 2020 |publisher=[[Subrayado]] |date=30 December 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230222500/https://www.subrayado.com.uy/mauricio-larriera-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-penarol-n704083 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Current staff===
*Coach: [[Diego Vicente Aguirre (Uruguayan footballer)|Diego Vicente Aguirre]]
*Assistant coaches: Juan Manuel Olivera
*Trainers: Eduardo Del Capellán
*Goalkeepers' Coach: [[Óscar Ferro]]
*Fitness coach: Alejandro Valenzuela
*Assistant fitness coach: Sebastián Roquero
*Head of medical department: Edgardo Rienzi
*Club Doctor: Horacio Deccia
*Nurses: Miguel Domínguez, Fernando Robaina
*Kinesiologists: Marcos Sosa, Mauricio Velázquez
*Equipier: Miguel Santos
*Props man: Germán Pellejero

==Administration==
[[File:Fhenderson.jpg|thumb|180px|alt=1891 photo of mustachioed man|Frank Henderson, first president of the CURCC]]
During a meeting presided over by Roland Moor on 28 September 1891, it was stipulated that responsibility for the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club would belong to the principal administrator of the Central Uruguay Railway Company of Montevideo. The first president of the club was Frank Henderson, who remained in that office until 1899.<ref name="correo">{{cite web |year=2001 |title=110 Años del Club Atlético Peñarol |url=http://www.correo.com.uy/index.asp?codpag=detProd&smen=filatelia&idp=648&s=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610011006/http://www.correo.com.uy/index.asp?codpag=detProd |archive-date=10 June 2022 |access-date=27 January 2010 |website=Administración Nacional de Correos |language=es}}</ref>

After Henderson CUR administrators remained as chairmen of the sports club until 1906, when Charles W. Bayne took over the CUR. Bayne refused to sponsor the CURCC because of vandalism by fans and absenteeism by workers. He was replaced by CUR employee Roland Moor.<ref name="barriobiblio">{{cite web |author1=Ana Ribeiro |author2=Raúl Cheda |author3=Silvia Sosa |author4=José Carlos Tuñas |author5=Alejandra Carnejo |author6=Malte Fernández |author7=Leonardo Haberkom |year=2008 |title=Barrio Peñarol – Patrimonio industrial ferroviario |url=http://www.montevideo.com.uy/barriopenarol/Barrio_Penarol_Patrimonio_Industrial_cap3-6.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212012237/http://www.montevideo.com.uy/barriopenarol/Barrio_Penarol_Patrimonio_Industrial_cap3-6.pdf |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=25 January 2010 |website=Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo |language=es}}</ref>

Conflicts remained between the company and the sports club, which resulted in the separation of CURCC's football section from the company and a name change to Club Atlético Peñarol.<ref name = barriobiblio /> Jorge Clulow, an Englishman with Uruguayan nationality, was chosen chairman of the club; he remained in office from 1914 to 1915.<ref name="libr100">{{cite book|last= Morales|first= Franklin|title= El libro de oro del centenario de Peñarol|year= 1991|publisher= Aguilar|location= Montevideo|page= 11|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Mantrana Garlín|title=Por la verdad|location=Montevideo|page= 11|language=es}}</ref>

===Presidents===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1891–99: Frank Henderson
* 1899–05: Frank Hudson
* 1906–08: Roland C.J. Moor
* 1909–13: Percy Sedgfield
* 1914–15: Jorge H. Clulow
* 1916–17: Francisco Simón
* 1918: Félix Polleri
* 1919: [[César Batlle Pacheco]]
* 1920: Félix Polleri
* 1921–28: Julio María Sosa
* 1929: Arturo Abella
* 1930–31: Luis Giorgi
* 1932: [[Juan Antonio Scasso]]
* 1933–34: [[Alberto Demicheli]]
* 1934: Pedro Viapina
* 1935–36: Luis Giorgi
* 1937: Francisco Tochetti
* 1938: Alberto Mantrana Garín
* 1939: Eduardo Alliaume
* 1940: Francisco Tochetti
* 1941–42: Bolívar Baliñas
* 1942: Álvaro Macedo
* 1943: Armando Lerma
* 1944–48: Constante Turturiello
* 1949–51: Eduardo Alliaume
* 1952–55: José Buzzetti
* 1956: Raúl Previtali
* 1957: Eduardo Alliaume
* 1958–72: Gastón Guelfi
* 1973–84: Washington Cataldi
* 1985–86: Carlos José Lecueder
* 1987–90: [[José Pedro Damiani]]
* 1991–92: Washington Cataldi
* 1993–07: [[José Pedro Damiani]]
* 2008–2017: [[Juan Pedro Damiani]]
* 2017-2020: Jorge Barrera 
* 2020- : Juan Ignacio Ruglio
'''Honorary'''
* 1929: Julio María Sosa
* 1938: Francisco Tochetti
* 1949: Constante Turturiello
* 1953: Mantrana Garin
* 1953: Carlos Balsán
* 1961: Gastón Guelfi
* 1978: Washington Cataldi
* 1991: [[José Pedro Damiani]]<ref group="note">Year denotes receipt of award</ref>
* [[Julio María Sanguinetti]]
{{div col end}}

===Board members 2020–2023===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Position
! Name
|-
|President||Juan Ignacion Ruglio
|-
|Vice President/Treasurer||Eduardo Zaidensztat
|-
|General secretary||Evaristo González
|-
|Assistant Secretary||Jorge Nirenberg
|-
|Assistant Treasurer||Marcos Acle 
|-
| rowspan="6" |Board Members||Alvaro Queijo
|-
|Juan Pedro Damiani
|-
|Gaston Tealdi
|-
|Rodolfo Catino
|-
|Pablo Amaro
|-
|Guillermo Varela
|-
| rowspan="3" |AUF Delegates||Gonzalo Moratorio
|-
|Juan Antonio Rodríguez
|-
|Julio Trostchansky
|-
|}

==Statistics==

[[File:CURCC1900.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1900 CURCC team]]
[[File:Peñarolmundo66.JPG|thumb|right|170px|In 1982, Peñarol became the first club in the world to win the Intercontinental Cup for a third time (the previous had been in 1961 and 1966, displayed on the image)]]

Peñarol played 26 seasons of the Uruguay Association Football League, from its creation in 1900 until the end of the amateur era in 1931 (absent 1923–26, when the club was disaffiliated from the AUF).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/252530/la-ultima-pelea-de-nacional-y-penarol-quien-tiene-mas-campeonatos/|title = La última pelea de Nacional y Peñarol: ¿Quién tiene más campeonatos?|website = El Observador|access-date = 7 June 2013|language = es|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130610014908/http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/252530/la-ultima-pelea-de-nacional-y-penarol-quien-tiene-mas-campeonatos/|archive-date = 10 June 2013|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> During this period Peñarol won the [[Uruguayan Primera División|Uruguayan Championship]] nine times, with its best years in [[1900 Uruguayan Primera División|1900]] and [[1905 Uruguayan Primera División|1905]]<ref>{{cite web |author1 = Edgardo de Léon |author2 = Walter Zunino |year = 2008 |url = http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a22c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e13 |title = Uruguay&nbsp;– 1905 season |website = IFFHS |access-date = 22 February 2010 |archive-date = 29 October 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190654/http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a22c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e13 |url-status = live }}</ref> (when the club won the championship without conceding any points). Peñarol was undefeated in [[1901 Uruguayan Primera División|1901]],<ref>{{cite web |author1=Edgardo de Léon |author2=Walter Zunino |year = 2008 |url = http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a62c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e09 |title= Uruguay&nbsp;– 1901 season |website = IFFHS |access-date = 22 February 2010}}</ref> [[1903 Uruguayan Primera División|1903]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Edgardo de Léon |author2=Walter Zunino |year = 2008 |url = http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a42c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e14 |title= Uruguay&nbsp;– 1903 season |website = IFFHS |access-date = 22 February 2010}}</ref> and [[1907 Uruguayan Primera División|1907]].<ref group="note">Moreover, in [[1903 Uruguayan Primera División|1903]] CURCC did not lose during the regular season, but lost the tiebreaker final against Nacional 2–3.</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1 = Edgardo de Léon |author2 = Walter Zunino |year = 2008 |url = http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a02c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e0e |title = Uruguay&nbsp;– 1907 season |website = IFFHS |access-date = 22 February 2010 |archive-date = 29 October 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190651/http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a02c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e0e |url-status = live }}</ref> Its worst year was 1908; the team left the league after ten games, forfeiting the other eight.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Edgardo de Léon |author2=Walter Zunino |year = 2008 |url = http://iffhs.de/?42a06fe3803e23c0ba76055a12c17e33e10f72017f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6d28fb3c0ce52d00e10 |title= Uruguay&nbsp;– 1908 season |website = IFFHS |access-date = 22 February 2010}}</ref> Peñarol's largest goal difference in a game during its amateur era was in 1903, when they defeated Triunfo 12–0.<ref name="golpeñarol">{{cite web |author= Karel Stokkermans |year = 2008 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ddd.html |title= Double Digits Domestical |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 22 February 2010}}</ref>

The club placed second in [[1923 Uruguayan Primera División of FUF|1923]] (when they scored a record 100 goals), and won in [[1924 Uruguayan Primera División of FUF|1924]]; its most impressive victory was a 10–0 win over Roberto Cherry during the cancelled 1925 season.<ref name="golpeñarol"/> Both tournaments were organised by dissident body [[Uruguayan Football Federation]] (FUF).

Since the beginning of the professional era in [[1932 Uruguayan Primera División|1932]], Peñarol and [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] are the only teams who have played every season for the Uruguayan championship.<ref group="note">In 1948 the tournament was cancelled because of a player strike.</ref><ref name = urre>{{cite web |author = Karel Stokkermans |year = 2007 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/coventric.html |title = Unrelegated Teams |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date =  |archive-date = 2 February 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230202071958/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/coventric.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Peñarol has the most Uruguayan League titles (winning 38 times between [[1932 Uruguayan Primera División|1932]] and [[2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season|2013]]) and the greatest number of undefeated championships ([[1949 Uruguayan Primera División|1949]], [[1954 Uruguayan Primera División|1954]], [[1964 Uruguayan Primera División|1964]], [[1967 Uruguayan Primera División|1967]], [[1968 Uruguayan Primera División|1968]], [[1975 Uruguayan Primera División|1975]] and [[1978 Uruguayan Primera División|1978]]).<ref>{{cite web |author = Karel Stokkermans |year = 2009 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html |title = Unbeaten during a League Season |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 July 2009 |archive-date = 16 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151216212124/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Its best performances were in [[1949 Uruguayan Primera División|1949]] and [[1964 Uruguayan Primera División|1964]], seasons when the team scored 94.44 percent of possible points; its worst season was [[2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División|2005–06]], when it finished in 16th place after winning 32.32 percent of possible points.<ref>{{cite web |author = Francisco Fernández |year = 2007 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru06.html |title = Uruguay 2005/06 |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date =  |archive-date = 9 February 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230209142001/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru06.html |url-status = live }}</ref> A 12-point deduction given the team by the AUF because of unrest after a game with [[Club Atlético Cerro|Cerro]] relegated them to that position.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.elreloj.com/article.php?id=18114|title = Peñarol pierde 12 puntos en la tabla por sanción|website=ElReloj.com |date = 29 March 2006|access-date = 4 October 2010|language = es|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101203045735/http://elreloj.com/article.php?id=18114|archive-date = 3 December 2010|df = dmy-all}}</ref>

Peñarol's best victory was a 9–0 win against [[Rampla Juniors]] in 1962; its worst defeat was 0–6 against Nacional. On the international scene, its best result was an 11–2 win over [[Carabobo FC|Valencia]] of [[Venezuela]] on 15 March 1970; its worst was against [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] of [[Paraguay]], a 0–6 loss on 10 December 1990 during the [[Supercopa Sudamericana]].

Peñarol holds a number of national and international records. The club has the longest undefeated run in the Uruguayan league: 56 games, from 3 September 1966 to 14 September 1968.<ref name="reco">{{cite web |author=Diego Antognazza |year=2006 |title=Peñarol's series of 56 matches unbeaten in the Primera División Profesional |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unb-penarol-56.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220001106/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unb-penarol-56.html |archive-date=20 December 2022 |access-date= |website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> This is also the longest undefeated run in South American professional football (second place if amateur leagues are counted).<ref>{{cite web |author = Karel Stokkermans |year = 2009 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html |title = Unbeaten in the Domestic League |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 July 2009 |archive-date = 16 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151216212124/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

It was the first club to win the [[Copa Libertadores de América]] undefeated, in [[Copa Libertadores 1960|1960]].<ref name = triv /> Peñarol has the greatest number of appearances in the Copa Libertadores (40),<ref name = liwe>{{cite web |author = Karel Stokkermans |year = 2009 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalib-clubrec.html |title = Club Records in Copa Libertadores |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 July 2009 |archive-date = 12 August 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220812153932/https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalib-clubrec.html |url-status = live }}</ref> and the second most appearances in the finals (10) after Boca Juniors.<ref name = liwe /> The club holds the record for the biggest win (11–2 against Valencia),<ref name = triv>{{cite web |author= José Luis Pierrend |year= 2004 |url= https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/copalibtrivia.html |title= Copa Libertadores Trivia |website= Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date= 18 July 2009 |archive-date= 8 August 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220808081840/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/copalibtrivia.html |url-status= live }}</ref> and the biggest goal difference in a two-legged elimination (defeating [[Club Deportivo Everest|Everest]] from [[Ecuador]] 5–0 and 9–1).<ref name = triv /> Peñarol is one of the teams with five Intercontinental Cup appearances, the first to reach that number.

==Honours==
Peñarol is regarded as one of the most successful clubs in South American football history, both domestically and internationally. The club has won 52 championships organized by the [[Uruguayan Football Association]] (AUF), making it one of Uruguay's dominant forces. On the continental stage, Peñarol has lifted the [[Copa Libertadores]] five times and is recognized as the first club to win the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] three times, effectively being crowned world champion on three occasions. The club also captured the 1969 [[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup]], further cementing its place among football's elite.

=== Senior titles ===
{{small div|
;Keys
* {{legend|gold|outline=#999999|Record}}
* {{sup|(s)}} Shared record
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Type
! width=250px| Competition
! Titles
! Winning years
|-
| rowspan=3 |'''National'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''52'''
| align="left"|[[1900 Uruguayan Primera División|1900]], [[1901 Uruguayan Primera División|1901]], [[1905 Uruguayan Primera División|1905]], [[1907 Uruguayan Primera División|1907]], [[1911 Uruguayan Primera División|1911]];{{refn|Titles won by the [[Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club|CURCC]]. With FIFA <ref>[http://es.fifa.com/live-scores/nationalleagues/nationalleague=uruguay-primera-division-profesional-2000000084/news/newsid/151/735/2/index.html ¡Felicita a Peñarol!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231309/https://es.fifa.com/live-scores/nationalleagues/nationalleague=uruguay-primera-division-profesional-2000000084/news/newsid/151/735/2/index.html |date=16 June 2018 }} (120th anniversary) on FIFA.com, 27 Sep 2011</ref> and CONMEBOL<ref>[http://conmebol.com/sites/default/files/guia-de-clubes.pdf Guía de clubes sudamericanos, p. 19] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216073333/http://conmebol.com/sites/default/files/guia-de-clubes.pdf |date=16 February 2016 }} on CONMEBOL website</ref> recognising Peñarol as CURCC's continuity, the club included those championship in their list of honours. On the other side, some historians say that football became active in CURCC until its dissolution in 1913 so Peñarol was a different institution.<ref name="decanato" />|group=note|name=own}} [[1918 Uruguayan Primera División|1918]], [[1921 Uruguayan Primera División|1921]], [[1928 Uruguayan Primera División|1928]], [[1929 Uruguayan Primera División|1929]], [[1932 Uruguayan Primera División|1932]], [[1935 Uruguayan Primera División|1935]], [[1936 Uruguayan Primera División|1936]], [[1937 Uruguayan Primera División|1937]], [[1938 Uruguayan Primera División|1938]], [[1944 Uruguayan Primera División|1944]], [[1945 Uruguayan Primera División|1945]], [[1949 Uruguayan Primera División|1949]], [[1951 Uruguayan Primera División|1951]], [[1953 Uruguayan Primera División|1953]], [[1954 Uruguayan Primera División|1954]], [[1958 Uruguayan Primera División|1958]], [[1959 Uruguayan Primera División|1959]], [[1960 Uruguayan Primera División|1960]], [[1961 Uruguayan Primera División|1961]], [[1962 Uruguayan Primera División|1962]], [[1964 Uruguayan Primera División|1964]], [[1965 Uruguayan Primera División|1965]], [[1967 Uruguayan Primera División|1967]], [[1968 Uruguayan Primera División|1968]], [[1973 Uruguayan Primera División|1973]], [[1974 Uruguayan Primera División|1974]], [[1975 Uruguayan Primera División|1975]], [[1978 Uruguayan Primera División|1978]], [[1979 Uruguayan Primera División|1979]], [[1981 Uruguayan Primera División|1981]], [[1982 Uruguayan Primera División|1982]], [[1985 Uruguayan Primera División|1985]], [[1986 Uruguayan Primera División|1986]], [[1993 Uruguayan Primera División|1993]], [[1994 Uruguayan Primera División|1994]], [[1995 Uruguayan Primera División|1995]], [[1996 Uruguayan Primera División|1996]], [[1997 Uruguayan Primera División|1997]], [[1999 Uruguayan Primera División|1999]], [[2003 Uruguayan Primera División|2003]], [[2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season|2009–10]], [[2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season|2012–13]], [[2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División season|2015–16]], [[2017 Uruguayan Primera División season|2017]], [[2018 Uruguayan Primera División season|2018]], [[2021 Uruguayan Primera División season|2021]], [[2024 Uruguayan Primera División season|2024]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Championship of the Uruguayan Football Federation|Primera División (FUF)]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|[[1924 Uruguayan Primera División of FUF|1924]]}}
|-
! scope=col|[[1926 Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División (Consejo Provisorio)]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|[[1926 Uruguayan Primera División|1926]]}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | '''Half-year / Short<br>tournament'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División#Apertura and Clausura seasons|Torneo Apertura]]
| '''7'''
| {{left|1995, 1996, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2019, 2023, 2024}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División#Apertura and Clausura seasons|Torneo Clausura]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''12'''
| {{left|1994, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2025}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División#Torneo Intermedio|Torneo Intermedio]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|2025}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División#Torneo Clasificatorio|Torneo Clasificatorio]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''2'''
| {{left|2001, 2002}}
|-
| rowspan="20" | '''National'''<br />(Cups)
! scope=col|[[Copa Uruguay]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|[[2025 Copa Uruguay|2025]]}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Supercopa Uruguaya]]
| '''2'''
| {{left|[[2018 Supercopa Uruguaya|2018]], [[2022 Supercopa Uruguaya|2022]]}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División#Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América|Liguilla Pre-Libertadores]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''12'''
| {{left|1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2004}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo de Honor
| '''11'''
| {{left|1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1967}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Competencia
|bgcolor="gold"| '''11''' 
| {{left|1936, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1986}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa de Honor (Uruguay)|Copa de Honor]]
| '''4'''
| {{left|1907, 1909, 1911, 1918}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa de Competencia (Uruguay)|Copa Competencia]]
| '''8'''
| {{left|1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1916}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Torneo Cuadrangular (Uruguay)|Torneo Cuadrangular]]
| '''5'''
| {{left|1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1968}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa Albion de Caridad]]
| bgcolor="gold" | '''3'''
| {{left|1916, 1917, 1921}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Liga Mayor (Uruguay)|Liga Mayor]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|1978}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Artigas - Copa Casa de Catalina
|bgcolor="gold|'''3'''
| {{left|1909, 1910, 1911}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Especial 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1929}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Campeones Sudamericanos Juveniles 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1954}}
|-
! scope="col" |Campeonato Especial
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1968}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo de la República 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1979}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Montevideo 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1980}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Colombes 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1980}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Copa de Oro 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1982}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo Prensa Deportiva 
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1983}}
|-
! scope="col" |Torneo 60.º Aniversario de Colombes
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''
| {{left|1984}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''International'''<br />
(Cups)
! scope=col|[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''3'''{{sup|(s)}}
| {{left|[[1961 Intercontinental Cup|1961]], [[1966 Intercontinental Cup|1966]], [[1982 Intercontinental Cup|1982]]<ref name="intercon">{{cite web |author1 = Loris Magnani |author2 = Karel Stokkermans |year = 2005 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyota.html |title = Intercontinental Club Cup |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 January 2010 |archive-date = 12 August 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220812151601/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyota.html |url-status = live }}</ref>}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Copa Libertadores]]
| '''5'''
| {{left|[[1960 Copa Libertadores|1960]], [[1961 Copa Libertadores|1961]], [[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966]], [[1982 Copa Libertadores|1982]], [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]]<ref name="libertadores">{{cite web |author = Karel Stokkermans |year = 2010 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalib.html |title = Copa Libertadores de América |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 January 2010 |archive-date = 24 May 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524152408/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copalib.html |url-status = live }}</ref>}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''{{sup|(s)}}
| {{left|1969<ref>{{cite web |author1=Osvaldo José Gorgazzi |author2=José Luis Pierrend |author3=Martín Tabeira |year=1999 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/supcopa69.html |title=Supercopa 1969 |website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-date=23 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923005428/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/supcopa69.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Copa de Honor Cousenier]] <small>([[Asociación del Fútbol Argentino|AFA]]/[[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|AUF]])</small><ref group="note" name="notofficial">Established before [[CONMEBOL]] was created, this Cup was organized by the [[Argentine Football Association|Argentine]] and [[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguayan]] Associations, between teams that belonged to them.</ref>
| '''3'''
| {{left|[[1909 Copa de Honor Cousenier|1909]], [[1911 Copa de Honor Cousenier|1911]],{{refn|group=note|name=own}} [[1918 Copa de Honor Cousenier|1918]]<ref>{{cite web |author = Osvaldo José Gorgazzi |year = 1999 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/arguruhonor.html |title = Honor Cup |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 January 2010 |archive-date = 17 October 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101216/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/arguruhonor.html |url-status = live }}</ref>}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Tie Cup]] <small>(AFA/AUF)</small><ref group="note" name="notofficial" />
| '''1'''
| {{left|[[1916 Tie Cup Final|1916]]<ref>{{cite web |author = Osvaldo José Gorgazzi |year = 2001 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/argurucuptie.html |title = Cup Tie Competition – First Division |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 January 2010 |archive-date = 17 October 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017100940/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/argurucuptie.html |url-status = live }}</ref>}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Copa Aldao]] <small>(AFA/AUF)</small><ref group="note" name="notofficial" />
| '''1'''
| {{left|[[1928 Copa Aldao|1928]]<ref>{{cite web |author = Osvaldo José Gorgazzi |year = 2007 |url = https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/aldao.html |title = Campeonato Rioplatense&nbsp;– Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao (1913–1955) |website = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date = 18 January 2010 |archive-date = 3 September 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120903024805/http://rsssf.com/sacups/aldao.html |url-status = live }}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan=1 |'''Invitational'''<br />(Cup)
! scope=col|[[IFA Shield]] <small>([[Indian Football Association|IFA]])</small><ref group="note" name="IFA">Fourth oldest club competition, organized by the [[Indian Football Association|IFA (W.B.)]] and played between local clubs of [[West Bengal]] and other invited ones.</ref>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''
| align="left"|1985<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011}}</ref>
|}

[[File:Stamp of Armenia - 2019 - Colnect 926198 - Penarol Intercontinental Football Cup Winners.jpeg|thumb|Armenian stamp honoring the 1982 Intercontinental Cup title won by Peñarol]]

===Under-20 team===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Type
! width=250px| Competition
! Titles
! Winning years
|-
|  rowspan=1 |'''International'''<br />(Cup)
! scope=col|[[U-20 Copa Libertadores]]
|'''1'''
| align="left"|[[2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2022]]
|}

===South American Club of the Century===
[[File:Trofeo cds.jpg|thumb|alt=Football-shaped trophy, mounted on a base|Trophy awarded by the IFFHS]]
In 2009, the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] released a list of the best clubs of the 20th century on each continent. The organization awarded points for each victory in a quarterfinal or higher in international competition but only took into account games played after 1932 for the Professional era. Peñarol was the number-one team in South America, above [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] of Argentina and arch-rivals Nacional.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Ten Best 20th-Century Clubs
!Rank
!Team
!Country
!Points
|-
|align=center|1
|'''Peñarol'''
|Uruguay
|align=center|531
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|Argentina
|align=center|426.5
|-
|align=center|3
|[[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]
|Uruguay
|align=center|414
|-
|align=center|4
|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|Argentina
|align=center|404.25
|-
|align=center|5
|[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
|Paraguay
|align=center|337
|-
|align=center|6
|[[Boca Juniors]]
|Argentina
|align=center|312
|-
|align=center|7
|[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| rowspan="2" |Brazil
|align=center|295.5
|-
|align=center|8
|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|align=center|242
|-
|align=center|9
|[[América de Cali]]
|Colombia
|align=center|220
|-
|align=center|10
|[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
|Brazil
|align=center|213
|}

==Other sports==

===Basketball===
{{main|Club Atlético Peñarol (basketball)}}

Peñarol's basketball records date back to the late 1920s, when Club Piratas was formed; in 1931, it became Peñarol.<ref name = fede>{{cite web |year = 2008 |url = http://www.urubasket.com/Historial1.htm |title = Campeonato de Primera División |website = urubasket.com |access-date = 12 July 2009 |language = es |archive-date = 27 February 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090227000652/http://www.urubasket.com/Historial1.htm |url-status = live }}</ref> Its first league game (in the fourth division of Uruguayan basketball) was played in 1940. By 1943 the team, playing in the first division for Ramón Esnal, finished third. The following year Peñarol won the [[Uruguayan Basketball Federation#Federal Championship|Federal Championship]], a tournament attracting the best basketball teams in Montevideo; in 2003, the league changed its name to [[Liga Uruguaya de Basketball]].

In 1945, Peñarol jumped from the [[Uruguayan Basketball Federation]] to play in a new league;<ref name = fede /> when the upstart league failed, the club rejoined the federation in 1947. In 1952 Peñarol again won the Federal Championship, winning the Winter Tournament in 1953 and 1955.<ref name = inv>{{cite web |year = 2008 |url = http://www.futbol.com.uy/noticias/hist/bas1rain.html |title = Torneo de Invierno de Primera – Historial de campeones |website = La Web Deportiva Uruguaya |access-date = 12 July 2009 |language = es |archive-date = 17 September 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080917122132/http://www.futbol.com.uy/noticias/hist/bas1rain.html |url-status = live }}</ref> After a low period (with relegation in 1968), Peñarol won the Uruguayan Championship in 1973, 1978, and 1979;the latter was the first professional tournament in league history.<ref name = fede /> In 1982 the club enjoyed its most successful season, winning the Federal Championship and<ref name = fede /> the Winter Tournament<ref name = inv /> The club also won the [[Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes]] in 1983. In 1985 the club was relegated, beginning a downward spiral which ended with its expulsion from the league in 1997. However, the club rejoined in 2018 the Federación Uruguaya de Basket Ball, in the third tier.<ref name = fede />

===Cycling===
Peñarol has participated in the ''[[Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay]]'' (Tour of Uruguay) since it began in 1939. Although the team rode well during its early years, it was not until the ninth edition (in 1952) that a Peñarol cyclist would win the race (Dante Sudatti, with an overall time of 48 hours, 38 minutes and 38 seconds). Peñarol cyclists also won the general classification 1953 and 1956; in the latter year, the club won the team championship.

After again winning the team championship in 1959, Peñarol would only win one individual championship in 1964. The team later improved, winning three individual titles in a row from 1989 to 1991 and the team victory in 1990 and 1991. 2002 was the fourth year that the club won both the individual and team classifications.<ref name = ciclis>{{cite web|url= http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/mar05/uruguay05/default|title= 62nd Vuelta Ciclista al Uruguay|website= Cyclingnews.com|year= 2005|access-date= 18 September 2011|language= es|archive-date= 29 August 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110829063303/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/mar05/uruguay05/default|url-status= live}}</ref> Peñarol has competed in other road races, including José María Orlando's 1990 victory in the [[Rutas de América]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/203479-se-larga-rutas-de-america-con-varios-candidatos|title= Se larga Rutas de América con varios "candidatos"|website= La República|date= 24 February 2006|access-date= 18 September 2011|language= es|archive-date= 29 October 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192729/http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/203479-se-larga-rutas-de-america-con-varios-candidatos|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Futsal===
Peñarol began playing [[futsal]] in 1968. During its first two decades, the club won on the national and international levels (including a victory in the 1987 World Interclub Championship). In 1995 FIFA took over the sport, and Peñarol began competing in AUF tournaments. The team won the first three Uruguayan Championships (1995, 1996, and 1997), also finishing at the top in 1999 and 2004. It won another three consecutive tournaments in 2010, 2011 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web |year = 2008 |url = http://www.futsalplanet.com/story/story-national-02.asp?paeseclub=43&invia=Submit |title = Story – Uruguay |website = Futsalplanet |access-date = |language = es |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194024/http://www.futsalplanet.com/story/story-national-02.asp?paeseclub=43&invia=Submit |archive-date = 29 October 2013 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

===Beach soccer===
In January 2013 Peñarol inaugurated its [[beach soccer]] section.<ref name="presplaya">{{cite web|title=Peñarol jumps to the beach!|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/588|website=Beach Soccer|date=2 January 2013|access-date=7 February 2013|archive-date=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123020147/http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/588|url-status=live}}</ref> Diego Monserrat, goalkeeper of the [[Uruguay national beach soccer team|Uruguay national team]] for many years, was the institution's first coach in this sport, while also goalkeeper Felipe Fernández was the club's first captain.<ref name="presplaya" /> In the second half of the same month, Peñarol won one of the three groups of five teams, that formed the qualification tournament to the "Super Liga", name given to the Uruguayan Championship of the discipline.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fútbol playa: Peñarol ganó su grupo|url=http://www.tenfield.com.uy/futbol-playa-penarol-gano-su-grupo/|website=Tenfield.com.uy|date=29 January 2013|access-date=7 February 2013|language=es|archive-date=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131044917/http://www.tenfield.com.uy/futbol-playa-penarol-gano-su-grupo/|url-status=live}}</ref> After victories on quarterfinals and semi-finals, Peñarol was declared champion of the tournament without the need of a final, after the other semi-final was suspended.<ref>{{cite web|title=Se suspendieron todos los partidos|url=http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/1350/|website=AUF.org.uy |date=7 February 2013|access-date=7 February 2013|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610200227/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/1350/|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Rugby===
{{main|Peñarol Rugby}}
Peñarol have announced that they will form a [[rugby union]] section to compete in the inaugural 2020 season of [[Super Rugby Americas]] (previously Superliga Americana de Rugby), which started in February 2020.<ref>[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2019/04/28/super-liga-sudamericana-to-begin-in-march-2020/ Superliga Sudamericana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501155117/http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2019/04/28/super-liga-sudamericana-to-begin-in-march-2020/ |date=1 May 2019 }} on Americas Rugby News</ref> The first season was not completed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in South America|COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Peñarol Rugby]] is currently the only representative of Uruguay in the competition.<ref>[https://www.ole.com.ar/rugby/ceibos-rugby-millon-dolares_0_2PDTQV0d.html Ceibos, el equipo privado del millón de dólares] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230011943/https://www.ole.com.ar/rugby/ceibos-rugby-millon-dolares_0_2PDTQV0d.html |date=30 December 2019 }} by Sergio Stuart ''Olé'', 28 Nov 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/rugby/nace-superliga-americana-impulso-vital-rugby-regional-nid2311600 Nace la Superliga Americana, un impulso vital para el rugby regional] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420072835/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/rugby/nace-superliga-americana-impulso-vital-rugby-regional-nid2311600/ |date=20 April 2021 }} by Alejo Miranda ''La Nación'', 1 Dec 2019</ref> Since the first edition of [[Super Rugby Americas]], home fixtures are played at the [[Estadio Charrúa]] in the [[Carrasco, Montevideo|Carrasco]] neighborhood of [[Montevideo]]. Estadio Charrúa is also home to the [[Uruguay national rugby union team]], with several [[Rugby World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] and test matches being hosted here. The stadium has a seating capacity of 14,000.

Peñarol Rugby reached their first final in [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season|2021]], losing to Argentine side [[Jaguares (Super Rugby)#Jaguares XV|Jaguares XV]] [[2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season#Final|36–28]]. To date, Peñarol Rugby have won [[Super Rugby Americas]] three times, with their first title won in [[2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season|2022]] against Chilean side, [[Selknam (rugby union)|Selknam]], with a final score of [[2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season#Final|24–13]]. The [[2023 Super Rugby Americas season|2023]] edition also ended in a victory, with Peñarol winning against Argentine team [[Dogos XV]] [[2023 Super Rugby Americas season#Final|23–17]]. The [[2025 Super Rugby Americas season|2025]] final saw a repeat of the 2023 edition, with Peñarol securing the title against the [[Dogos XV]] with a final score of [[2025 Super Rugby Americas season#Finall|35–34]].

Several players within the [[Peñarol Rugby#Current squad|current squad]] have earned caps for [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Los Teros]], including current Peñarol captain [[Santiago Civetta]] as well as the current highest active capped player  [[Mateo Sanguinetti]].

=== Esports ===
Peñarol also has an [[esports]] division, with squads competing in [[League of Legends]] and [[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]] leagues organized by the Uruguayan Virtual Football Association.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/eSports-Nacional-le-gano-la-Copa-Uruguay-a-Penarol-con-un-gol-olimpico-en-la-hora-uc747798|title=eSports: Nacional le ganó la Copa Uruguay a Peñarol con un gol olímpico en la hora|language=es|date=22 March 2020|newspaper=Fútbol uy|agency=Montevideo Portal|location=Montevideo|access-date=28 April 2022|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428150209/https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/eSports-Nacional-le-gano-la-Copa-Uruguay-a-Penarol-con-un-gol-olimpico-en-la-hora-uc747798|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/league-of-legends-en-uruguay-adquieren-licencia-para-organizar-torneos-y-compite-penarol-2022419161957|title=League of Legends en Uruguay: adquieren licencia para organizar torneos y compite Peñarol|language=es|date=19 April 2022|newspaper=[[El Observador (Uruguay)|El Observador]]|location=Montevideo|access-date=21 April 2022|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421030536/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/league-of-legends-en-uruguay-adquieren-licencia-para-organizar-torneos-y-compite-penarol-2022419161957|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==See also==

* [[Peñarol (basketball)]]
* [[Peñarol Rugby]]
* [[List of world champion football clubs]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.peñarol.org/}} {{in lang|es}}

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