[note 1] The club was one of the founding members of Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) along with CURCC, Albion and Deutscher, in 1900.

"Uruguay Athletic Club" was established on August 10, 1898,[5] in the city of Punta Carretas, as a merging of American and Nacional F.C.

Clulow, P. Ferrés, G. Swinden, F. Real de Azúa, Hooper, Thomas.

Uruguay A.C. took part in the first four seasons of Primera División, with its best performance reached in 1901 when the squad totalized 7 points.

At the end of the season, the squad finished last (although there was no relegations), never returning to official competitions.