Together with Peñarol, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expelled from AUF.

The FUF even made a parallel Uruguay national team (dissident to AUF) that played several international games based on Peñarol and Central squads.

[citation needed] Central append "Español" to its name after an agreement signed with a Spanish group in 1971.

[citation needed] In 1984 Central Español won their only Uruguayan championship to date.

[citation needed] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.