Uruguayan Football Association
CONMEBOL
Auf association body logo.svg
FoundedMarch 30, 1900; 122 years ago (1900-03-30) [1]
HeadquartersMontevideo
FIFA affiliation1923
CONMEBOL affiliation1916
PresidentIgnacio Alonso
Websiteauf.org.uy

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.

Presidents

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

Association staff

Name Position Source
Uruguay Ignacio Alonso President [5]
n/a Vice President
Uruguay Maria Diaz General Secretary [6]
Uruguay Ignacio Alonso Treasurer [7]
Uruguay Gustavo Banales Technical Director [8]
Uruguay Óscar Tabárez Team Coach (Men's) [9]
Uruguay Ariel Longo Team Coach (Women's) [10]
Uruguay Matias Faral Media/Communications Manager [11]
Kevork Kouyoumdyan Futsal Coordinator [12]
Uruguay Dario Ubracio Referee Coordinator [13]

Tournaments organized

Men's football

Main article: Uruguayan football league system

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 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

Main article: Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino

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).

Futsal

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). AUF. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The Uruguayan Association Football League- Amateur Era". Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Lista histórica de Presidentes" (in Spanish). AUF Official Website. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ "FIFA appoints normalisation committee for the AUF". FIFA.com. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018.
  5. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  9. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Uruguay - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  14. ^ "Campeonato Sala Masculino Mayores - AUF".
  15. ^ "Campeonato Sala Femenino Mayores - AUF".

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