Uruguayan Football Association
The Uruguayan Football Association is the governing body of 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 CONMEBOL and is in charge of the [Uruguay national association football|football team|national men's team] and the national women's team, as well as the Uruguayan football league system.
History
In 1900, Albion F.C. sent invitations to Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, Uruguay Athletic Club, and Deutscher Fussball Klub; the four teams were founding members.Presidents
Chronological list of A.U.F. presidents| 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 Matías Vázquez |
| 1983 – 1986 | Cnel 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 |
| 2019 – | Ignacio Alonso |
Association staff
| Name | Position | Source |
 Tournaments organizedMen's footballThe AUF organizes the national football tournament, two professional divisions, and the third category, involving amateur teams from Montevideo metropolitan area. Amateur clubs from the rest of the country are organized by the Interior Football Organization, federation affiliated to the AUF, but independently.Women's footballIn 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.FutsalAUF annually develops the Men's Campeonato de Primera Division, U-20, U-17 and the same tournaments for women. The AUF is one of the two entities that regulates futsal, the other is the Uruguayan Federation of Indoor Football. |