Defensor Sporting
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- Uruguay - Apertura 145 Uruguay - Clausura 119 Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio 43 Uruguay - Segunda 26 Copa Sudamericana 13 Copa Libertadores - Kval 12 Uruguay - Cup 11 Europa - Vennskapskamper 8 Copa Libertadores 6 Uruguay - Grand Final 2
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 11/05 20:00 | 8 |
[8] Plaza Colonia
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| Uruguay - Cup | 10/30 00:00 | 9 |
Cerrito
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 10/21 22:00 | 7 |
[7] Defensor Sporting
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Cerro Largo
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 10/18 15:00 | 6 |
[2] Liverpool Montevideo
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Defensor Sporting
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 10/13 21:30 | 5 |
[7] Defensor Sporting
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Torque
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 10/07 21:30 | 4 |
[6] Penarol
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 10/01 20:00 | 6 |
Liverpool Montevideo
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 09/17 23:30 | 5 |
Defensor Sporting
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Torque
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 09/09 18:30 | 4 |
Penarol
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 09/02 23:00 | 3 |
[4] La Luz
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 08/25 21:00 | 2 |
[5] Defensor Sporting
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Montevideo Wanderers
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| Uruguay - Clausura | 08/19 15:30 | 1 |
[5] Atletico Fenix Montevideo
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 07/30 19:00 | 1 |
Defensor Sporting
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Liverpool Montevideo
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 07/23 18:00 | 7 |
[7] Penarol
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 07/14 23:00 | 6 |
[1] Defensor Sporting
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Danubio
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 07/09 18:00 | 5 |
[2] Boston River
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 07/01 20:00 | 4 |
[3] Defensor Sporting
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La Luz
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 06/24 15:30 | 3 |
[4] CA River Plate
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 06/18 21:00 | 2 |
[5] Defensor Sporting
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Montevideo Wanderers
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 06/10 21:00 | 2 |
Defensor Sporting
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Montevideo Wanderers
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| Uruguay - Torneo Intermedio | 06/05 23:15 | 1 |
[5] Torque
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 05/14 18:00 | 15 |
[12] Danubio
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 05/07 21:00 | 14 |
[4] Defensor Sporting
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Nacional De Football
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 04/30 13:00 | 13 |
[7] CA River Plate
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 04/22 23:30 | 12 |
[3] Defensor Sporting
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Deportivo Maldonado
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 04/16 16:00 | 11 |
[15] Boston River
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 04/08 19:00 | 10 |
[2] Defensor Sporting
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Cerro
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 04/03 19:00 | 9 |
[10] Racing Club de Montevideo
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 03/25 00:15 | 8 |
[2] Defensor Sporting
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Plaza Colonia
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| Uruguay - Apertura | 03/19 12:45 | 7 |
[2] Cerro Largo
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Wikipedia - Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievements in Uruguay and internationally.
It is the third most highest winning club in Uruguay, with 25 official titles, only surpassed by Peñarol and Club Nacional de Football. The club's best performance at the international stage was in 2014, when they reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, eventually losing to Club Nacional 2–1 on aggregate. They have won the Uruguayan Championship four times: in 1976, 1987, 1991, and 2007-08. Their 1976 title win was especially notable in Uruguay's football history as it ended 44 years of dominance by Nacional and Peñarol.
History
Founded on March 15, 1913, as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. They played in the first professional league season in Uruguay, the 1932 Uruguayan Primera División
Defensor has won many qualifying tournaments (Pre-Liguilla) to the Copa Libertadores and has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions internationally. Regarded as one of the teams that creates and develops many players in Uruguay that become successful players worldwide, It is the first club of numerous players like Jorge "Polilla" da Silva, Sergio "Manteca" Martínez, Sebastián Abreu, Andrés Fleurquin, Marcelo Tejera, Darío Silva, Gonzalo Vargas, Diego "Ruso" Pérez, Nicolás Olivera, Martín Cáceres, Maxi Pereira, Álvaro González, and Tabaré Viúdez.
Legendary coach Prof. José Ricardo de León brought Defensor to the national championship in 1976 and originated a football (fútbol) school of thought, consistently criticized as ultra defensive, that is still present nowadays in several teams and coaches.
In September 2007, the club was considered the World's Club Team of the Month by the IFFHS.
Defensor Sporting's most famous supporter is singer/composer Jaime Roos.