Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club
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Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (mostly known for its acronym CURCC) was a Uruguayan sports club, originally established by British railway workers for the practise of cricket. Nevertheless, the club would be notable for its football section, considered one of the greatest contributors to that sport in Uruguay. In fact, CURCC was one of the founding members of Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) in 1900.[2]
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Full name | Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club | |
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Nickname(s) | Carboneros Peñarol | |
Founded | 28 September 1891 | |
Dissolved | 22 January 1915; 109 years ago (1915-01-22) [note 1] | |
Chairman | Percy Sedgfield | |
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The continuity between the CURCC's football section and club Peñarol generated a controversy that remains nowadays.[note 2][3]