Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known simply as Bella Vista is an Uruguayan football (soccer) based in Montevideo.
History
On October 4, 1920, Club Atlético Bella Vista was founded. In 1981, the club disputed the Copa Libertadores de América. The club played in the same group of Peñarol, of Uruguay, and Estudiantes de Mérida and Portuguesa de Acarigua, of Venezuela. The club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition. In 1985, the club disputed again the Copa Libertadores. Bella Vista was in the same group of Peñarol, and two Chilean clubs, Colo-Colo and Magallanes. The club was again eliminated in the first stage. In 1990, Bella Vista won the Uruguayan league, and gained the right to dispute the following year's Copa Libertadores. In 1991, the club disputed the Copa Libertadores, and was in the same group of Nacional, of Uruguay, and Flamengo and Corinthians, of Brazil. The club finished in the last place of the group. In 1993, in Copa Libertadores, the club was in the same group of Nacional, of Uruguay, and El Nacional and Barcelona, of Ecuador. After a poor campaign, the club was again eliminated in the first stage. In 1999, the club, after an absence of six years, returned to Copa Libertadores. Bella Vista was in the same group of Nacional, of Uruguay, Estudiantes de Mérida, of Venezuela, and Monterrey, of Mexico. The club finished in third in the first stage, and qualified to the second stage, where they defeated Universidade Católica, of Chile. However, in the quarterfinals, Bella Vista was eliminated by Deportivo Cali, of Colombia. It was the club's best campaign ever in Copa Libertadores. In 2000, Bella Vista disputed again Copa Libertadores, and was in the same group of Bolívar, of Bolivia, Atlético Mineiro, of Brazil, and Cobreloa, of Chile. The club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition
Titles
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at Estadio Parque José Nasazzi, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
Current squad
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| - |
 |
DF |
Jorge Anchen |
| - |
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FW |
Gabriel Alvez |
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Jersey origin controversy
The Bella Vista jersey represents the Vatican flag, half yellow and half white. This is why the club is nicknamed the "papals",the ones who follow the papal, el papado, the Vatican authority. Some versions say the origin can be different. Due to the divided fanaticism between Peñarol and Nacional of the club's former authorities, they decided the jersey to have the predominant colours of the two uruguayan giants. Note that this is exactly what Arsenal of Sarandí from Argentina did when designing its jersey, light blue and red, due to the authorities of the club being Independiente and Racing of Avellaneda supporters.
Special kits
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