Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Rampla Juniors is an Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

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Origin and colours

Rampla Juniors were founded in the Aduana area, (also the birthplace of River Plate FC), then moved first to the Aguada neighbourhood, and finally, around 1920, to the Cerro neighborhood. Their colours are taken from Fortaleza, a club that existed in the early years of Rampla's stint in the Cerro area. Another story of how they chose their colours, is similar to how Boca Juniors supposedly got the idea for their kit colors from a Swedish flag on a ship. It is rumored that Rampla's founders took the red and green from an Italian flag on a ship that arrived in Montevideo Bay. It is also said that the basketball team C.A. Aguada (founded in 1922) took their colours from Rampla Juniors.

Derby

Rampla Juniors's archrivals are CA Cerro, and as such, the third biggest rivalry in the country.

Trivia

Rampla's most famous supporter is Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...

. Rampla in 1927 won the Uruguayan Primera División

Primera División Uruguaya

The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

, the 1927 Squad was: Pedro Arispe

Pedro Arispe

Pedro Arispe , nicknamed El Indio, was a football player.He played in over 300 matches in the Uruguayan First Division over the course of 17 seasons for Rampla Juniors, winning the title in 1927 and a runner's-up spot in 1932...

 (Captain), Pedro Aguirre, Enrique Ballestrero, Pedro Cabrera, Julio Nieto y José Magallanes, Juan M. Labraga, Luis Gaitán, Conrado Haeberli, Vital Ruffatti and Conrado Bidegain.

Rampla was once called the third "big" (meaning popular or best) of Uruguay's clubs, Peñarol and Nacional being first and second, due to the huge amount of followers and positive results.
In 2007, Rampla finished tied in 2nd place with Danubio F.C. in the Uruguayan 1st division. Their team record was (9 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses, in 15 games).

Titles

• Uruguayan Primera División
  Primera División Uruguaya
  The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
  
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Amateur Era (1): 1927

• Segunda División Uruguay
  Segunda División Uruguay
  Segunda División Profesional is the second tier of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol league system. The league is sometimes referred to as Primera B.The Uruguayan 2nd division was established in 1942.-Season 2011–2012 Teams:* Atenas* Boston River...
  
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1944, 1980, 1992

• Divisional Intermedia (2nd level): 1

1921

Other Official Domestic Honours

• Torneo Competencia: 2

1950, 1955

• Torneo de Copa: 1

1969

• Torneo Cuadrangular: 1

1953

Current squad 2010–11

Famous players

Claudio Arturi Claudio Arturi Claudio Arturi is a former Argentine footballer who has played for clubs in Chile, Uruguay and Colombia.-Teams: Rampla Juniors 1992-1993 Deportes Antofagasta 1994-1996 Once Caldas 1997 Deportes Iquique 1997 Huachipato 1998-1999-External links:* Profile at...  Gonzalo Garavano Gonzalo Garavano Gonzalo Garavano is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Portimonense S.C. in the Liga de Honra....  Ángel Labruna Ángel Labruna Angel Amadeo Labruna, , was a football player and coach in Argentina. He is tied with Arsenio Erico as the all-time highest goalscorers in the Argentine first division...  Facundo Martínez Facundo Martínez Facundo Martín Martínez Montagnoli is an Argentine-Uruguayan footballer playing for Rampla Juniors-External links:* *...  Nicolás Nicolay Nicolás Nicolay Nicolás Nicolay is a Argentine footballer.-Teams: Banfield 1998 Huracán Buceo 1999 Cruz Azul 1999-2000 Colón de Santa Fe 2001-2002 Villa Española 2003-2004 Rampla Juniors 2005-2006 Tacuarembo 2007 Bella Vista 2008 River Plate de Montevideo 2008 Tacuarembó 2009 Central Español 2010-External links:*...  Beto Gilberto Galdino dos Santos Gilberto Galdino dos Santos, commonly known as Beto , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ergotelis F.C. in Greece....  Danilo Moreno Asprilla Danilo Moreno Asprilla Danilo Moreno Asprilla is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Rampla Juniors of the Primera Division in Uruguay.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at* Profile at...  Antonio Alzamendi Antonio Alzamendi Antonio Alzamendi Casas was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 1991.His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Wanderers de Durazno. Alzamendi played for Uruguay at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, scoring against West Germany in 1986...  Pedro Arispe Pedro Arispe Pedro Arispe , nicknamed El Indio, was a football player.He played in over 300 matches in the Uruguayan First Division over the course of 17 seasons for Rampla Juniors, winning the title in 1927 and a runner's-up spot in 1932...  Gustavo Badell Gustavo Badell (Uruguayan footballer) Gustavo Badell is a Uruguayan former football player. He played for clubs in Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador....  Martín Barlocco José Batista José Batista José Alberto Batista González is a retired Uruguayan football defender. He currently manages Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español in Argentina....  Rafael Bianchi Rafael Bianchi Rafael Bianchi is a Uruguayan former football player. He played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica....  Wilmar Cabrera Wilmar Cabrera Wilmar Rubens Cabrera Sappa is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Toro". He obtained 21 caps for his national team, scoring four goals. Having made his debut on June 2, 1983 in a match against Paraguay in Asunción.He played club football for Nacional, Millonarios of...  Juan Ramón Carrasco Juan Ramón Carrasco Juan Ramón Carrasco , is a Uruguayan football coach and former player, possibly one of the players that had most appearances, in different rosters, in Uruguay.-Playing career:...

José Denis Conde José Denis Conde José Denis Conde is a former Uruguayan footballer currently played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala....  Javier Delgado Javier Delgado Javier Omar Delgado Papariello is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Rampla Juniors in the Uruguayan Primera Division. He is a midfielder and wears the number 16 jersey.-External links: at Tenfield...  Ismael Espiga Ismael Espiga Ismael Sandor Espiga Coccolo is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Rampla Juniors in the Uruguayan Primera Division.-External links:*...  Juan Ferreri Juan Ferreri Juan Francisco Ferreri Samuel is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Central Español...  Mateo Figoli Mateo Figoli Mateo Figoli Martínez is an Italian-Uruguayan footballer playing for the Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa on loan from Club Leon since June 2011.In June 2008 he was signed by Triestina.-External links:*...  Jorge Fossati Jorge Fossati Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi is a former football goalkeeper, mainly in Peñarol. While playing at Peñarol, he helped the club win five league titles...  Fernando Kanapkis Fernando Kanapkis Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of twenty international caps for his national team, scoring five goals...  Stefanía Maggiolini Stefanía Maggiolini Stefanía Maggiolini is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for UE L'Estartit, at the Spanish league. She previously played for Club Nacional, Rampla Juniors and CA River Plate in Montevideo....  Jorge Manicera Jorge Manicera Jorge Carlos Manicera Fuentes is a former Uruguayan football defender.Manicera made 21 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1962 to 1967, and played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.-Clubs:...  William Martínez William Martínez Wílliam Pablo Martínez is a former Uruguayan footballer. He played 54 times for the Uruguay national football team between 1950 and 1965....  Gerardo Morales Gerardo Morales Gerardo Ariel Morales Santos, more commonly known as Karibito, born September 20, 1975 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football midfielder.-External links:*...  Marcelo Otero Marcelo Otero Marcelo Alejandro Otero Larzábal is a retired Uruguayan football player. He was nicknamed "Marujo" during his career, and is the younger brother of Raul Otero....  Ruben Paz Rubén Paz Ruben Wálter Paz Márquez was a Uruguayan football midfield player, who retired in 2006 at the age of 47. Paz played at two FIFA World Cups for Uruguay and was also South American Footballer of the Year in 1988...  Luis Ubiñas Luis Ubiñas (footballer) Luis Ignacio Ubiñas is a former Uruguayan football defender, who played for the Uruguay national team between 1965 and 1973. He was part of the Uruguay squad for the 1966 and 1970 world cups....  Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Morning and Victoria....

External links

• Rampla Juniors Official Site