Universal Football Club was an

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football club based in Montevideo that participated in the Primera División in the 1910s and 1920s before being dissolved.

History

Universal debuted in Primera División in the 1912 season, finishing in the penultimate position. The club's best performance was in

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, when it finished 2nd to Nacional. In 1920 Universal achieved its only official title, the domestic Copa de Honor, that qualified the club to play international

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,Copa de Honor Cousenier
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on RSSSF which lost to Boca Juniors by 2–0. When both Uruguayan football associations, AUF and FUF, merged in

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, Universal played the 1927 season, which would be its last in the top division of Uruguayan football. The squad finished 20th (last), being relegated to the second division.Uruguay - List of Final Tables 1900-2000
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It is believed the club was dissolved soon after.

Titles

Copa de Honor (Uruguay) The Copa de Honor was a Uruguayan football cup competition organized by the Uruguayan Football Association from 1905 to 1920. The champion of this tournament qualified to play the Copa de Honor Cousenier against the Argentine winner of Copa de Ho ...

(1): 1920 * Segunda División (1): 1911 * Copa León Peyrou (1): 1919

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References

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