Club Oriental de Football

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Club Oriental de Football, commonly known as Oriental, is a football club from La Paz, Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División Profesional, the second level of Uruguayan football.

Full name: Club Oriental de Football
Nicknames: El Celeste de la Paz, Paceños, El Orien
Founded: June 24, 1924
Ground: Parque Oriental, La Paz (capacity 700)
Chairman: Alejandro Villagra
Manager: Fabián Avero
League: Segunda División Profesional (2025: 7th of 14)

Oriental started in regional leagues and joined the Uruguayan Football Association in the 1970s. They won the Segunda División Amateur titles in 2004, 2007 and 2008-09. After the 2008-09 victory, the association granted promotion to the Segunda División Profesional, but the club could not meet the financial requirements and did not play in the 2009-10 season. They returned to the Segunda División Amateur for 2010-11. The club won the Amateur title again in 2014-15 and earned promotion to the Segunda División Profesional.