Rocha F.C.

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

Rocha F.C.
Full nameRocha Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Celeste del este
Los de la vaca
FoundedAugust 1, 1999 (1999-08-01)
GroundEstadio Municipal Doctor Mario Sobrero,
Rocha, Uruguay
Capacity10,000
ChairmanDora de León
CoachGustavo Machado
LeaguePrimera División Amateur
2021Segunda División, 12th (relegated)

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]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  URU Martín Barlocco
GK  URU Marcos Donato
GK  URU Mauricio Fratta
DF  URU Federico Antúnez
DF  URU Martín Cardozo
DF  URU Santiago De Ávila
DF  URU Darío Ferreira
MF  URU Máximo Cabral
MF  URU Sebastián Cal
MF  URU Matías Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  URU Ricardo Lima
MF  COL Daniel Rojano
MF  URU Mateo Schiaffino
FW  URU Facundo Nóbrega
FW  ARG César Pereyra
FW  URU Marco Rossello
FW  COL Edwin Salazar
FW  URU Jonathan Soto

References

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


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