Sud América Explained

Clubname:	Sud América
Fullname:	Institución Atlética Sud América
Nickname:	Buzones (Postboxes) Naranjitas (Little Oranges)
Former Name:	Montevideo Helios-->
Ground:	Parque Carlos Ángel Fossa Montevideo, Uruguay
Capacity:	6,000
Chairman:	José Vicente
Manager:	Luis López
League:	Segunda División
Season:	2021
Position:	Primera División, 14th (relegated)
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Website:	https://iasauy.com/
Current:	2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season

Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a football club from Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division.

History

Sud América was formed from the team formerly known as the "Montevideo Helios".^[1]

Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasions, this is a national record they share with Fénix. It was a hard-to-beat team back in the days and it was very economically stable.

After the relegation to 2nd Division in 1996, Sud América competed consecutively without success for 16 seasons, becoming the most popular team of the division. In the 2013 season (17th consecutive season in second) the club achieved the promotion to the Elite Division complying with its objectives wanting to return to it as a celebration of its centenary.

Sud América usually play their home games at Estadio Carlos Angel Fossa which is located in Montevideo and has a capacity of 6,000 spectators.