The Uruguayan Football Federation ( 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 ( — ) is the governing body of association football, football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEB ...

(AUF) during the

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era of

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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 Uruguayan government 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 () was an official association football club competition. Unlike Copa Aldao (organised by the Argentine Football Association, Argentine and Uruguayan Football Association, Uruguayan Associations together), ...

(1923)

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