| CONMEBOL | |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 30, 1900; 125 years ago (1900-03-30)[1] |
| Headquarters | Montevideo |
| FIFA affiliation | 1923 |
| CONMEBOL affiliation | 1916 |
| President | Ignacio Alonso |
| Website | www |
TheUruguayan Football Association (Spanish:Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol —AUF) is the governing body offootball inUruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League,[2] and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member ofCONMEBOL and is in charge of thenational men's team and thenational women's team, as well as theUruguayan football league system.
In 1900,Albion F.C. sent invitations toCentral Uruguay Railway Cricket Club,Uruguay Athletic Club, andDeutscher Fussball Klub; the four teams were founding members.
Chronological list of A.U.F. presidents[3]
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Pedro Charter |
| 1901 | William Poole |
| 1902 | Carlos Rowland |
| 1903 – 1904 | Jorge Clulow |
| 1905 | Félix Ortiz de Taranco |
| 1906 | Jorge Clulow |
| 1907 – 1912 | Héctor Rivadavia Gómez |
| 1913 – 1914 | Dr. Abelardo Véscovi |
| 1915 – 1918 | Dr. Juan Blengio Rocca |
| 1919 | Dr. Ángel Colombo |
| 1920 – 1921 | León Peyrou |
| 1922 – 1923 | Dr. José M. Reyes Lerena |
| 1924 – 1925 | Atilio Narancio |
| 1926 | Héctor Rivadavia Gómez |
| 1927 – 1930 | Dr. Raúl Jude |
| 1931 | César Batlle Pacheco |
| 1932 – 1933 | Dr. Mario Ponce De León |
| 1934 – 1937 | Dr. Raúl Jude |
| 1938 – 1939 | Aníbal Garderes |
| 1940 – 1941 | Esc. Héctor Gerona |
| 1942 | Dr. Cyro Geanbruno |
| 1943 – 1952 | César Batlle Pacheco |
| 1953 – 1956 | Arq. Miguel Ángel Cattaneo |
| 1957 – 1960 | Fermín Sorhueta |
| 1961 – 1963 | Gral. Omar Porcincula |
| 1964 | Américo Gil |
| 1965 – 1966 | Brigadier Conrado Sáez |
| 1967 – 1969 | Julio Lacarte Muro |
| 1970 – 1972 | Américo Gil |
| 1973 | Fermín Sorhueta |
| 1974 – 1976 | Ing. Héctor Del Campo |
| 1976 | Dr. Carlos Keralto |
| 1977 – 1978 | Cr. Mario Garbarino |
| 1978 – 1980 | Yamandu Flangini |
| 1981 – 1982 | Cnel (R.) Matías Vázquez |
| 1983 – 1986 | Cnel (R.) Héctor Joanicó |
| 1986 | Miguel Volonterio |
| 1987 | Dr. Donato Griecco |
| 1988 – 1989 | Ing. Julio C. Franzini |
| 1989 – 1990 | Dr.Julio César Maglione |
| 1991 – 1993 | Dr. Hugo Batalla |
| 1994 – 1996 | Carlos Maresca |
| 1997 – 2006 | Eugenio Figueredo |
| 2006 – 2008 | Dr. José Luis Corbo |
| 2008 – 2009 | Washington Rivero |
| 2009 – 2014 | Dr.Sebastián Bauzá |
| 2014 – 2018 | Wilmar Valdez |
| 2018 – 2019 | Normalisation committee:Bordaberry-Castaingdebat-Scotti[4] |
| 2019 – | Ignacio Alonso |
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| President | [5] | |
| n/a | Vice President | |
| General Secretary | [6] | |
| Treasurer | [7] | |
| Technical Director | [8] | |
| Senior Team Manager (Men's) | [9] | |
| Senior Team Manager (Women's) | [10] | |
| Media/Communications Manager | [11] | |
| Futsal Coordinator | [12] | |
| Referee Coordinator | [13] |
The AUF organizes the national football tournament, two professional divisions (First Division and Second Division), and the third category (Amateur Second Division), involving amateur teams fromMontevideo metropolitan area. Amateur clubs from the rest of the country are organized by the Interior Football Organization (OFI), federation affiliated to the AUF, but independently.
In Women's football the AUF established the Uruguayan Championship which takes place every year since 1997. In conjunction with the OFI they organized a national tournament called National Tournament of Women's Football which there were only two editions (2001 and 2003).
AUF annually develops the Men's Campeonato de Primera Division, U-20, U-17 and the same tournaments for women.[14][15] The AUF is one of the two entities that regulates futsal, the other is the Uruguayan Federation of Indoor Football.