Uruguay
Nickname(s)	La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Head coach	Óscar Tabárez
Captain	Diego Lugano
Most caps	Rodolfo Rodríguez (79
Top scorer	Héctor Scarone (31)
Ground	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
FIFA ranking	7
Highest FIFA ranking	6 (July 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking	54 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	10
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1920)
Lowest Elo ranking	46 (March 1980)

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football. They have won the World Cup twice, winning the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and then again in 1950. They have also won the Copa América fourteen times, a record shared only with Argentina.

Contents 1 History 2 FIFA World Cup history 3 Copa América 4 Friendly matches 2009-10 5 Current squad 6 Current coaching staff 7 Alumni 7.1 Former players 7.2 Managers 8 Honours 9 External links and references

HistoryEdit

Main article: History of the Uruguay national football team

FIFA World Cup historyEdit

Main article: Uruguay FIFA World Cup history

Copa AméricaEdit

Main article: Uruguay Copa América history

Friendly matches 2009-10Edit

Main article: Uruguay friendly match history

Current squadEdit

Current coaching staffEdit

AlumniEdit

Former playersEdit

Main article: List of Uruguay international players

ManagersEdit

Main article: List of Uruguay international managers

HonoursEdit

FIFA World Cup

• Winners: 1930, 1950
• Fourth Place: 1954, 1970, 2010

Copa América

• Winners: 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995
• Runners-Up: 1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999
• Third Place: 1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957, 2004
• Fourth Place: 1945, 1946, 1955, 2001, 2007

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Fourth Place: 1997

Pan American Games

• Winners: 1983

Olympics

• Gold: 1924, 1928

External links and referencesEdit

Football in Uruguay
League competitions The UFA Cup competitions Primera División Uruguay Segunda División (U-20) (U-17) List of clubs List of stadiums (by capacity) List of leagues Records
International football
FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes
Confederation Competitions AFC Asian Cup CAF Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup CONMEBOL Copa América OFC Nations Cup UEFA European Championship Non-FIFA N.F.-Board · Viva World Cup
National football teams of South America (CONMEBOL)
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