Huracán Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Huracán and sometimes called as Huracán del

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, is a

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club based in

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. It was founded in 1954.

History

Huracán Fútbol Club was founded on August 1, 1954 through the merger of two clubs composed mainly of young students: the "Club Atlético Charrúa" and "La Esquinita Football Club". The new team's name was inspired by a former club "Huracán" that participated in Uruguayan leagues during the early 20th century. Colors adopted from

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, because the founders were fans of this Uruguayan giant. Club was affiliated to the AUF in 1962. Their highest performance was in 1991, when Huracán fought for promotion to

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. However, in the final game at home they lost 0:4 to

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, while their opponents River Plate won in

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against

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, achieving promotion. In 2010, Huracán achieved promotion from Segunda División Amateur (third level) and returns to the Professional Second Division of Uruguay. From May to August 2011, Huracán merged with

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and named ''Huracán Torque'', but later this merge was dissolved. Huracán Torque never played in official games.

Titles

* Segunda División Amateur de Uruguay (3): 1983, 1990, 2009/10 * Primera "D" (Uruguay)4th division in 1972–1978 (1): 1978

References

External links

* * Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1954 Sport in Montevideo 1954 establishments in Uruguay {{Uruguay-footyclub-stub