The Uruguayan Football Association (Spanish: Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — AUF) is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League,[2] and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the national men's team and the national women's team, as well as the Uruguayan football league system.
| CONMEBOL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | March 30, 1900 [1] |
| Headquarters | Montevideo |
| FIFA affiliation | 1923 |
| CONMEBOL affiliation | 1916 |
| President | Ignacio Alonso |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 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
editChronological 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 |
Association staff
edit| 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] | |
| Kevork Kouyoumdyan | Futsal Coordinator | [12] |
| Referee Coordinator | [13] |
Tournaments organized
editMen's football
editThe AUF organizes the national football tournament, two professional divisions (First Division and Second Division), and the third category (Amateur Second Division), involving amateur teams from Montevideo 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.
Women's football
editIn 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).
Futsal
editAUF 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.
See also
edit- Uruguayan Football Federation
- Uruguay national football team
- Uruguay A' national football team
- Uruguay national under-23 football team
- Uruguay national under-20 football team
- Uruguay national under-17 football team
- Uruguay women's national football team
- Uruguay women's national under-20 football team
- Uruguay women's national under-17 football team
References
edit- ^ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "The Uruguayan Association Football League- Amateur Era". Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Lista histórica de Presidentes" (in Spanish). AUF Official Website. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "FIFA appoints normalisation committee for the AUF". FIFA.com. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ AUF (17 May 2023). "Marcelo Bielsa es el nuevo director técnico de la selección uruguaya". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish).
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Campeonato Sala Masculino Mayores - AUF".
- ^ "Campeonato Sala Femenino Mayores - AUF".
External links
edit- Official website
- Uruguay at FIFA site (archived 23 June 2007)
- Uruguayan Players Overseas (archived 19 July 2009)