Club Nacional de Football

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Club Nacional de Football (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ nasjoˈnal de ˈfuðβol], National Football Club; simply referred to as Nacional) is a professional sports club based in La Blanqueada, Montevideo, Uruguay including basketball, futsal, tennis, cycling, volleyball, and chess, but are primarily known for their focus on association football. The football branch currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in the Uruguayan football league system. Founded in 1899 following the merger of Uruguay Athletic Club and Montevideo Football Club, Nacional was established by a group of students of the University of Montevideo who sought to create a football club for Uruguayan-born players in response to the dominance of foreign clubs and players (mostly from the British and German communities) in the country, thus making it one of the first clubs in the continent founded by locals. In February 2013, Nacional reached 60,000 associates. Nacional have historically been associated...

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