Headquarters Montevideo CONMEBOL affiliation 1916 Website auf.org.uy | FIFA affiliation 1923 President Wilmar Valdez | |
Founded March 30, 1900; 117 years ago (1900-03-30) | ||
The Uruguayan Football Association (Spanish: Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — AUF) is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Uruguay national football team and the Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol, including the Uruguayan Primera División.
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Presidents
Chronological list of A.U.F. presidents
Men's football
The AUF organizes the national football tournament, about two professional divisions championship (First Division and Second Division), and the third category (Amateur Second Division), involving amateur teams from Montevideo metropolitan area. For amateur clubs from the rest of the country is the Interior Football Organization (OFI), federation affiliated to the AUF, but independently.
Women's football
In Women's football the AUF established the Uruguayan Championship which takes place eacha year since 1997. In conjunction with the OFI organized a national tournament called National Tournament of Women's Football which there were only two editions (2001 and 2003).
Futsal
Also annually develops the Uruguayan League of First Division, U-20 and other futsal tournaments. The AUF is one of the two entities that regulates futsal, the other is the Uruguayan Federation of Indoor Football.
Beach soccer
There is a beach soccer league played in the summer. In the 2010 edition participated 10 teams.