Rocha was the first club from outside Montevideo to have played in the Copa Libertadores, having competed in 2006.

The club was established in 1999 and won the promotion to the Uruguayan top division in 2003.

[1] In 2005, after capturing the Apertura title, the team notably did their lap of honour with their mascot, a cow owned by journalist Robert Santurio.

The Rocha FC kit is also the kit of the Rocha provincial team that plays in OFI (inner country football organization).

Rocha F.C is the merge of 40 clubs from different cities in Rocha department: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.