The Uruguayan Primera Division is the top level of football in Uruguay and one of the oldest national championships outside the British Isles. It was organized by the Uruguay Association Football League, which was created by clubs, many of them founded by British railway workers and immigrants. The first champion was Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, which is regarded as the predecessor of Penarol. Since then, Penarol and Nacional have dominated the league, winning the great majority of titles. The league was an important basis for the national team's early achievements, including Olympic gold medals in 1924 and 1928 and the first World Cup in 1930. It became professional in the 1930s.
Before and after
- 19th centuryRise of Jadid
- 1900Publication of Tosca
- 19th centuryRise of Conservative Judaism
- 1900Founding of Palermo F.C.
- 1900Origins of Uruguayan Primera División
- c. 1900sRise of Expressionism
- 19th centuryConstruction of Maidan Nezalezhnosti
- 1900Founding of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
- c. 1900sRise of modernism
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- c. 1800sRise of nationalism
- 1885Founding of Stanford University
- 1 November 1897Founding of Juventus FC
- 1 January 1901Founding of Australia
- 6 March 1902Founding of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
The era
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