Uruguayan Football Association

The Uruguayan Football Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — AUF) 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 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

Tournaments organized

 * Primera División
 * Copa Uruguay
 * Segunda División
 * Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino

Men's football
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
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. The AUF is one of the two entities that regulates futsal, the other is the Uruguayan Federation of Indoor Football.