It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League,[2] and affiliated to FIFA in 1923.

sent invitations to Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, Uruguay Athletic Club, and Deutscher Fussball Klub; the four teams were founding members.

In Women's football the AUF established the Uruguayan Championship which takes place every year since 1997.

AUF annually develops the Men's Campeonato de Primera Division, U-20, U-17 and the same tournaments for women.

[14][15] The AUF is one of the two entities that regulates futsal, the other is the Uruguayan Federation of Indoor Football.