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Rocha F.C.

Rocha F.C.

Association football club

The Rocha Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club from the city of Rocha, Uruguay. It was founded in 1999 and plays in the second professional division of Uruguay.

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Rocha was the first club from outside Montevideo to have played in the Copa Libertadores, having competed in 2006. The club was established in 1999 and won the promotion to the Uruguayan top division in 2003.[1]

In 2005, after capturing the Apertura title, the team notably did their lap of honour with their mascot, a cow owned by journalist Robert Santurio.

The Rocha FC kit is also the kit of the Rocha provincial team that plays in OFI (inner country football organization).

Multiple Merge

Rocha F.C is the merge of 40 clubs from different cities in Rocha department:

  • 12 from Rocha capital
  • 5 from Chuy
  • 4 from Velázquez
  • 5 from Cebollatí
  • 4 from La Coronilla
  • 4 from Lazcano
  • 6 from Castillos

Titles

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

2006: First Round

Kit evolution

1999-03
2004–05
2006
2005 away
2006 away

Current squad

As of 13 February 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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References

  1. [1]
    Homewood, Brian (2008-11-28). "Few comforts at lowly Uruguayan club Rocha". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-11-28.


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