Uruguay - Foundation Dates of Clubs

All teams from Montevideo unless indicated otherwise

Full Name                                Home Stadium                        Date of Foundation
Albion Football Club                     Parque "Falco"                       1 Jun 1891
Club Atlético Peñarol [0]                Estadio "Las Acacias"               28 Sep 1891
Club Nacional de Football [1]            Parque "Central"                    14 May 1899
Montevideo Wanderers Football Club       Parque "Alfredo Victor Viera"       25 Aug 1902
Central Español Football Club            Parque "Palermo"                     5 Jan 1905
Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones [2]       Parque "Mendez Piana"               26 Mar 1906
Colón Football Club [3]                  Parque "Carlos Suero"               12 Mar 1907
Defensor Sporting Club [4]               Estadio "Luis Franzini"             15 Mar 1913
Rampla Juniors Football Club             Estadio "Olimpico"                   7 Jan 1914
Institución Atlética Sud América         Parque "Fossa"                      15 Feb 1914
Liverpool Football Club                  Estadio "Belvedere"                 12 Feb 1915
Centro Atlético Fénix                    Parque "Capurro"                     7 Jul 1916
Club Atlético Progreso                   Parque "Abraham Paladino"           30 Apr 1917
Racing Club de Montevideo                Parque "Osvaldo Roberto"             6 Apr 1919
Club Atlético Basañez                    Estadio "La Bombonera"               1 Apr 1920
Club Atlético Bella Vista                Parque "José Nasazzi"                4 Oct 1920
Club Atlético Cerro                      Estadio "Luis Troccoli"              1 Dec 1922
Club Oriental de Fútbol                  Parque "Oriental"                   24 Jun 1924
Salús Football Club [5]                  Parque "Salús"                      28 Apr 1928
Club Deportivo Maldonado [6]             Estadio "Ginés Cairo Medina"        25 Aug 1928
La Luz Fútbol Club                       Parque "Rivero"                     19 Apr 1929
Club Sportivo Cerrito                                                        28 Oct 1929
Danubio Football Club                    Estadio "Jardines del Hipodromo"     1 Mar 1932
Club Atlético River Plate                Parque "Federico Saroldi"           11 May 1932
Club Atlético Rentistas                  Parque "Perrone"                    26 Mar 1933
Club Atlético Juventud [7]               Parque "Artigas"                    24 Dec 1935
Club Atlético Platense                                                        1 May 1936
Club Social y Deportivo Huracán Buceo    Parque "Huracán Buceo"              17 Mar 1937
Club Atlético Alto Peru                                                       1 May 1920
Club Social y Deportivo Villa Española   Estadio "Obdulio Jacinto Varela"    18 Aug 1940
Centro Cult. y Dep. El Tanque Sisley [8] Estadio "Victor Della Valle"        16 Apr 1941
Club Atlético Villa Teresa  [9]                                               1 Jun 1942
Huracán del Paso de la Arena F.Club [10] Parque "Angel Bossio"                1 Aug 1954
Uruguay-Montevideo Fútbol Club           Parque "ANCAP"                       1 Aug 1954
Club Sportivo Italiano                                                       20 Sep 1964
Rivera Livramento Football Club [11]                                                2002
Club Atlético Bella Vista de Paysandú [12]
Tacuarembó Fútbol Club [13]                                                         1998
Deportivo Colonia [14]                                                       10 Oct 1999
Paysandú Fútbol Club [15]                                                           2003
Salto Fútbol Club [16]                                                              2003
Cerro Largo Fútbol Club [17]                                                        2003


 [0] Founded as C.U.R.C.C. (Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club); the football
     section left the club and changed to the present name on 13 Dec 1913; in
     1914 C.U.R.C.C. was dissolved and its goods sold on auction. Play at the
     Estadio "Centenario"
 [1] Play at the Estadio "Centenario"
 [2] Miramar Misiones was formed when Miramar (17 Oct 1915) and
     Misiones (26 Mar 1906) merged
 [3] Founded in Montevideo, played one season (1997) in Rocha
 [4] Founded as Defensor, in 1989 merged with Sporting Club
 [5] Currently merged with Villa Teresa and Huracán P.A. forming
     Alianza Montevideo 
 [6] From Maldonado, stadium: "Campus Municipal Domingo Burgueño Miguel"
 [7] From Las Piedras, Canelones; founded as Ildu, named Juventud in 1947
 [8] Foundation date of El Tanque who merged with Sisley on 17 Mar 1955
 [9] Currently merged with Salus and Huracán P.A. forming
     Alianza Montevideo 
[10] Currently merged with Salus and Villa Teresa forming
     Alianza Montevideo 
[11] From Rivera, stadium: "Atilio Paiva Olivera"
[12] From Paysandú, stadium: "Artigas"
[13] From Tacuarembó - all teams from the town of Tacuarembó were merged
     into a new professional team in 1998, stadium: "Goyenola"
[14] From Juan Lacaze – Colonia, stadium:  "Campomar"
[15] From Paysandú, stadium: "Artigas"
[16] From Salto 
[17] From Melo, stadium: "Arq.Ubilla"



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