There are a large number of football clubs in Uruguay. Since football is the most popular and important sports of Uruguay, so a large number of Uruguayan football clubs have come up. There are two basic divisions for the
Football Clubs of Uruguay. They are:
- Primera Division Professional and
- Segunda Division Professional
Some of the
Football Clubs of Uruguay belonging to the Primera Division Professional are:
- Defensor
- Rocha
- Liverpool
- Cerrito
- River Plate
- Rampla Juniors
- Nacional and so on.
Some of the football clubs at Uruguay belonging to the Segunda Division Professional are:
- La Luz
- Juventud
- Atenas
- Uruguay Montevideo
- Deportivo Maldonado
- Plaza Colonia and so on.
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a well known football club of Uruguay. This club came up in the year of 1899. This was the outcome of an association between Montevideo Football Club and the Uruguay Athletic Club. This club is located in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. This club of Uruguay is known to play in the Uruguayan First Division. It has been the World Champion thrice. This club is the first that was formed by only the natives of Uruguay and Latin America.
