Uruguay - Foundation Dates of Clubs

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                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       [1] Parque "Mendez Piana"               26 Mar 1906
Defensor Sporting Club               [2] 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
Plaza Colonia                        [3] Estadio "Suppicci"                  22 Apr 1917
Club Atlético Progreso                   Parque "Abraham Paladino"           30 Apr 1917
Racing Club de Montevideo                Parque "Osvaldo Roberto"             6 Apr 1919
Atlético Independencia                                                              1919
Carmen FC                                                                           1919
Club Atlético Basañez                    Estadio "La Bombonera"               1 Apr 1920
Club Atlético Bella Vista                Parque "José Nasazzi"                4 Oct 1920
Uruguay Montevideo Fútbol Club           Parque "ANCAP"                       5 Jan 1921
Club Atlético Cerro                      Estadio "Luis Troccoli"              1 Dec 1922
Club Oriental de Fútbol              [4] Parque "Oriental"                   24 Jun 1924
Laguna FC                                                                           1925     
Club Atlético Atenas                 [5] Complejo Polideportivo               1 May 1928
Club Deportivo Maldonado             [6] Estadio "Campus Municipal"          25 Aug 1928
La Luz Fútbol Club                       Parque "Rivero"                     19 Apr 1929
Club Sportivo Cerrito                    Parque "Nuevo Maracaná"             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 "Complejo Rentistas"         26 Mar 1933
Club Atlético Juventud               [7] Estadio "Martínez Monegal"          24 Dec 1935
Club Atlético Platense                                                        1 May 1936
Club Social y Deportivo Huracán Buceo    Parque "Huracán Buceo"              17 Mar 1937
Club Atlético Bostón River                                                   20 Feb 1939
Club Atlético Alto Perú                                                       1 May 1940
Club Soc.y Deportivo Villa Española      Estadio "Obdulio Jacinto Varela"    18 Aug 1940
Ctro.Cult.y Dep. El Tanque Sisley    [8] Estadio "Victor Della Valle"        16 Apr 1941
Club Atlético Villa Teresa                                                   19 Jun 1941
Club Dep.Parque del Plata            [9] Parque "El Balneario"               17 May 1947
Huracán Fútbol Club                      Parque "Angel Bossio"                1 Aug 1954
Tacuarembó Fútbol Club              [10] Estadio "Omar Goyenola"             11 Nov 1998
Rocha Fútbol Club                   [11] Estadio "Mario Sobrero"              1 Aug 1999
Cerro Largo Fútbol Club             [12] Estadio "Arq.Antonio Ubilla"               2003
Asociación Atlética Durazno F.C.    [13] Estadio "Silvestre Landoni"         22 Nov 2005
Club Atlético Torque                                                         26 Dec 2007
Mar de Fondo Fútbol Club
Coraceros Polo Club                                                                 2008

 [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] Miramar Misiones was formed when Miramar (17 Oct 1915) and
     Misiones (26 Mar 1906) merged
 [2] Founded as Defensor, in 1989 merged with Sporting Club
 [3] From Colonia
 [4] From La Paz – Canelones
 [5] From San Carlos - Maldonado
 [6] From Maldonado
 [7] From Las Piedras - Canelones      
 [8] Foundation date of El Tanque who merged with Sisley on 17 Mar 1955
 [9] From Parque del Plata - Canelones
[10] From Tacuarembó
[11] From Rocha
[12] From Melo – Cerro Largo
[13] From Durazno



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