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{{Infobox football club
| clubname   = Danubio
| image      = Escudo_oficial_de_Danubio_FC.png
| image_size = 145px
| fullname   = Danubio Fútbol Club
| nickname   = ''La Franja''<br />''Los de la Curva''<br />''La Universidad del Fútbol Uruguayo''
| founded    = {{Start date and years ago|1932|March|1|df=yes}}
| ground     = [[Jardines del Hipódromo María Mincheff de Lazaroff Stadium|Jardines del Hipódromo<br />María Mincheff de Lazaroff]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danubio.org.uy/uc_24_1.html|title="Una Gran Obra"|publisher=Danubio Fútbol Club|access-date=13 April 2014}}</ref>,<br />[[Montevideo]], Uruguay
| capacity   = 11,018
| chairman   = Arturo Del Campo
| manager    = ''Vacant''
| league     = [[Liga AUF Uruguaya]]
| season     = [[2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya|2025]]
| position   = Liga AUF Uruguaya, 11th of 16
| website = {{Official website|http://www.danubio.org.uy/}}
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'''Danubio Fútbol Club''' is a Uruguayan [[association football|football]] club based in [[Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo]] that currently plays in the [[Uruguayan Primera División]].

Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is [[Jardines del Hipódromo María Mincheff de Lazaroff Stadium|Jardines del Hipódromo]], which has a capacity of 19,450.

==History==
Danubio was founded by the [[Bulgaria]]n-born brothers Mihail (Miguel) and Ivan (Juan) Lazaroff on 1 March 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[FIFA]] |title=Danubio's river of talent |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=831427.html |date=23 July 2008 |access-date=13 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202113404/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid%3D831427.html |archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref> The club's name is a reference to the [[Danube]] river, the [[List of rivers of Europe|second-longest river]] in [[Europe]]. It was proposed by Mihail and Ivan's mother, María Mincheff de Lazaroff. Initially, she suggested the club be named after a different river in Bulgaria – [[Maritsa]]. However, the proposal was not approved, as the name was viewed as too feminine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/sport/danubio-nikoga-njama-da-zabravi-balgarskite-si-koreni.html |title="Данубио" никога няма да забрави българските си корени |date=5 December 2019 |website=btvnovinite.bg |publisher=bTV Media Group |access-date=19 October 2020 |language=bg |archive-date=5 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205025457/https://btvnovinite.bg/sport/danubio-nikoga-njama-da-zabravi-balgarskite-si-koreni.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfmethods.com/post/danubio-interview |title=Danubio will never forget its Bulgarian roots |last=Shumanov |first=Metodi |date=6 December 2019 |website=tfmethods.com |publisher=The Football Methods |access-date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024201223/https://www.tfmethods.com/post/danubio-interview |url-status=live }}</ref>

Danubio won its first league title in [[1988 Uruguayan Primera División|1988]] with a fantastic young squad that included [[Rubén da Silva]], who was the league's top scorer that season with 23 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 August 2019|title=Uruguay 1988|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru88.html|url-status=live|access-date=20 November 2021|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030423025440/http://www.rsssf.com:80/tablesu/uru88.html |archive-date=23 April 2003 }}</ref> This title gave the club qualification to its first Copa Libertadores, the [[1989 Copa Libertadores]], where they reached the semi-finals and had their best continental tournament participation. Their campaign started in Group 5, where they finished second with three wins and three losses. In the round of 16, the club beat fellow Uruguayan powerhouse [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] 3–1 on aggregate, and in the quarter-finals, they beat Chilean club [[Cobreloa]] 4–1 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, they faced Colombian club [[Atlético Nacional]]; the first leg in Montevideo finished in a 0–0 draw, but Atletico Nacional dominated the second leg with a 6–0 victory, eliminating Danubio from the tournament.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=13 December 2006|title=Danubio, la humildad que abrazó la gloria|publisher=FIFA|url=http://www.fifa.com/es/WorldLeagues/index/0,4643,127686,00.html?articleid=127686|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061219093502/http://www.fifa.com/es/WorldLeagues/index/0,4643,127686,00.html?articleid=127686|archive-date=19 December 2006}}</ref>

Danubio won its second league title in [[2004 Uruguayan Primera División|2004]] by beating Nacional with a last minute backheel goal scored by [[Diego Perrone]]. Although the squad lost the first leg 4–1, Danubio won the title by placing first in the Clausura and in the Annual table.

The club won its third league title in the [[2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División|2006 Apertura]] after defeating [[Peñarol]] 4–1 in December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 December 2006|title=Danubio goleó por 4-1 al Peñarol y ganó el título del Apertura|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/danubio-goleo-4-1-penarol-gano-titulo-apertura|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Mediotiempo.com|language=es-MX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120052453/https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/danubio-goleo-4-1-penarol-gano-titulo-apertura |archive-date=20 November 2021 }}</ref> Danubio went into the final matchday with 31 points behind Peñarol, who was first with 32 points. This meant Danubio had to win the match to secure the league title, and Peñarol would only need a draw to win the title. Peñarol scored first, but then Danubio turned the score around to secure the top position in the league table with a very young Edinson Cavani scoring the last goal. In the following season, the 2007 Clausura, the club defeated Peñarol again on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time.<ref>{{cite web|agency=[[Reuters]]|author=Homewood, Brian|title=Soccer-Modest Danubio win Uruguayan championship|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2874692&type=story|date=18 May 2007|access-date=31 August 2009|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103041512/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2874692&type=story|url-status=live}}</ref> With this title, Danubio became the first club to win both Apertura and Clausura tournaments since Nacional did in the [[1998 Uruguayan Primera División|1998 season]].

Danubio won their fourth Uruguayan league title in the [[2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División season|2013–14 season]] by defeating [[Montevideo Wanderers]] on penalties after extra time in the second leg of the final that finished 2–2 with a last minute bicycle kick equalizer from [[Camilo Mayada]].

==Colours and badge==
In 1932, the club decided to take [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers']] kit and colours (black and white) as homage to them being the last amateur champion of Uruguay in 1931. Later when entering a zonal league they planned to alter the kit design as '''Universal Ramírez''' used the same pattern. The current design was inspired by the red diagonal sash over the white kit worn by [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], but with the sash in black. The accompanying shorts are typically black (although some seasons they have been white), whilst the accompanying socks are white. In the 2005–06 season, the club wore an unusual green shirt with a white sash as their third kit to play against teams similar in colours (such as [[Miramar Misiones]] and Wanderers). In 2007, green was reintroduced in a match against Costa Rican club [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]. As of late 2007, it was decided to discontinue use of the green shirt, due to the repetitive defeats against Wanderers and Miramar leading to it being considered a cursed shirt. Red is now used for the third kit. Red and green colors come as alternative colors to the team since Bulgaria's national flag consists of white, green and red.

In late 2019, Danubio introduced a third kit, which pays tribute to the club's [[Bulgaria]]n roots. The kit's red shirt included white and green horizontal stripes across the chest and sleeves, embodying the [[Flag of Bulgaria|Bulgarian tricolour]]. Further detail, such as a verse of Bulgaria's anthem was also inscribed into the kit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.danubio.org.uy/uc_2797_1.html |title=Camiseta homenaje a Bulgaria |website=danubio.org.uy |publisher=Danubio Fútbol Club |access-date=19 October 2020 |language=es |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020114835/http://www.danubio.org.uy/uc_2797_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{Main|Jardines del Hipódromo María Mincheff de Lazaroff Stadium}}
Danubio play their home matches at the [[Jardines del Hipódromo María Mincheff de Lazaroff Stadium|Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo]]. The venue was opened in 1957 and has a capacity of 18,000 people. In 2017, the club's members voted on a new stadium name; the winning option was ''María Mincheff de Lazaroff'', paying tribute to the mother of the founders of Danubio, Mihail 'Miguel' and Ivan 'Juan' Lazaroff. This became the first football stadium in Uruguay to be named after a woman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.danubio.org.uy/uc14_1890_1.html |title=Jardines del Hipódromo María Mincheff de Lazaroff |website=danubio.org.uy |publisher=Danubio Fútbol Club |access-date=27 October 2020 |language=es |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130203948/http://www.danubio.org.uy/uc14_1890_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{Updated|23 August, 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat= URU |name=[[Mauro Goicoechea]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat= URU |name=[[Emiliano Velázquez]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat= ARG |name=Mateo Rinaldi|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat= URU |name=[[Mario Risso]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat= URU |name=Juan Millán|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat= URU |name=[[Leandro Sosa (footballer, born 1991)|Leandro Sosa]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat= URU |name=Ignacio Pintos|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat= URU |name=Renzo Rabino|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat= URU |name=[[Sergio Núñez]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool Montevideo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat= URU |name=Mateo Peralta|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat= URU |name=Lucas Sanseviero|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat= URU |name=Joaquín Fernández|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat= URU |name=Alexander Velázquez|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat= URU |name=[[Camilo Mayada]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat= URU |name=[[Santiago Romero]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat= ARG |name=[[Michael López (Argentine footballer)|Michael López]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat= BRA |name=Brandão|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Coritiba FC|Coritiba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat= URU |name=Matías González|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Peñarol]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat= URU |name=[[Maximiliano Perg]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat= URU |name=Diego Píriz|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat= URU |name=Mateo Argüello|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat= URU |name=Luis Femia|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat= URU |name=[[Sebastián Fernández (footballer, born 1985)|Sebastián Fernández]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat= URU |name=Jairo Amaro|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat= ARG |name=Valentín Sánchez|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat= ARG |name=[[Nacho Pais]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat= ARG |name=[[Evelio Cardozo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat= URU |name=Facundo Saravia|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}

==Notable players==
''Must have made at least 50 appearances for the club and/or 30 with the national team''<ref name=":0" />

* [[Álvaro Recoba]]
* [[Ruben Sosa]], 
* [[Marcelo Zalayeta]],
* [[Rubén da Silva]]
* [[Javier Chevantón]], 
* [[Fabián Carini]],
* [[Richard Núñez]]
* [[Walter Gargano]]
* [[Carlos Grossmüller]]
* [[Ignacio María González]]
* [[Edinson Cavani]]
* [[Cristhian Stuani]], 
* [[Jose Gimenez]]
* [[Camilo Mayada]]
* [[Diego Forlán]]
* [[Eber Moas]]

==Honours==
=== Senior titles ===
{{small div|
;Keys
* {{legend|gold|outline=#999999|Record}}
* {{sup|(s)}} Shared record
}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Type
! width=250px| Competition
! Titles
! Winning years
|-
| rowspan=4 |  '''National'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]]
|'''4'''
| align="left"|[[1988 Uruguayan Primera División|1988]], [[2004 Uruguayan Primera División|2004]], [[2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División|2006–07]], [[2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División season|2013–14]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Segunda División|Segunda División]]
|'''3'''
| align="left"|1947, 1960, 1970
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan Divisional Intermedia|Divisional Intermedia]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|1943}}
|-
! scope=col|Divisional Extra
| '''1'''
| {{left|1942}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''Half-year / Short<br>tournament'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan_Primera_División#Apertura_and_Clausura_seasons|Torneo Apertura]]
| '''3'''
| {{left|2001, 2006, 2013}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan_Primera_División#Apertura_and_Clausura_seasons|Torneo Clausura]]
| '''3'''
| {{left|2002, 2004, 2007}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan_Primera_División#Torneo_Clasificatorio|Torneo Clasificatorio]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|2014}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''National'''<br />(Cups)
! scope=col|Copa de Honor Celeste Olímpica
|bgcolor="gold" style="text-align:center"| '''1'''
| {{left|2014}}
|-
! scope=col|Torneo Competencia
| '''1'''
| {{left|1988}}
|-
! scope=col|[[Uruguayan_Primera_División#Liguilla_Pre-Libertadores_de_América|Liguilla Pre-Libertadores]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|1983}}
|}

==Performance in CONMEBOL competitions==
*'''[[Copa Libertadores]]: 7 appearances'''
::[[1978 Copa Libertadores|1978]]: First Round
::[[1984 Copa Libertadores|1984]]: First Round
::[[1989 Copa Libertadores|1989]]: Semi-finals
::[[2005 Copa Libertadores|2005]]: Group Stage
::[[2007 Copa Libertadores|2007]]: Preliminary Round
::[[2008 Copa Libertadores|2008]]: Group Stage
::[[2015 Copa Libertadores|2015]]: Group Stage

*'''[[Copa Sudamericana]]: 6 appearances'''
::[[2002 Copa Sudamericana|2002]]: First Round
::[[2003 Copa Sudamericana|2003]]: Preliminary Round
::[[2004 Copa Sudamericana|2004]]: Preliminary Round
::[[2005 Copa Sudamericana|2005]]: First Round
::[[2007 Copa Sudamericana|2007]]: First Round
::[[2012 Copa Sudamericana|2012]]: First Round
::[[2023 Copa Sudamericana|2023]]: Group Stage

*'''[[Copa CONMEBOL]]: 4 appearances'''
::[[1992 Copa CONMEBOL|1992]]: First Round
::[[1993 Copa CONMEBOL|1993]]: First Round
::[[1994 Copa CONMEBOL|1994]]: First Round
::[[1997 Copa CONMEBOL|1997]]: Quarter-finals

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.danubio.org.uy/}}

{{Danubio F.C. squad}}
{{Primera División de Uruguay}}

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