The Uruguayan Football Federation ( es, Federación Uruguaya de Football or ) was a federation of

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clubs founded in Uruguay in 1923 which existed alongside the

Uruguayan Football Association The Uruguayan Football Association ( es, Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — ) is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding me ...

(AUF) during the

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era of

Uruguayan Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

football. The Federation was created in response to the Uruguayan football schism, which originated with the disaffiliation of AUF Peñarol and Central during the 1922 championship. National football championships were organized in tandem with the AUF between 1923 and 1925. In 1925, the

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intervened to impose a

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between the old AUF and the FUF into a single

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Competitions

The FUF organized tournaments parallel to the AUF in all categories, as listed below; these tournaments are not considered official by the current Uruguayan football governing body, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).Diario El País - Suplemento Ovación - Hasta ahora se jugaron 109 Uruguayos
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Domestic

* Primera División (1923–25) * División Intermedia (1923–25) * División Extra (1923–25)

International

Copa Campeonato del Río de la Plata The Copa Campeonato del Río de la Plata ( en, Río de la Plata Championship Cup) was an official association football club competition. Unlike Copa Aldao (organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together), this cup was contested by ...

(1923)

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References

{{Football in Uruguay Sports organizations established in 1923 1923 establishments in Uruguay 1925 disestablishments in Uruguay Football governing bodies in Uruguay