Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club
| Full name | Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club | ||
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| Founded | 1891 | ||
| Ground | Casavalle, Villa Peñarol | ||
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Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, known as CURCC, was a sports club from Uruguay, founded on September 28th 1891 in Montevideo, the country's capital. CURCC was the result of the decision of the British railway company in Uruguay to have a sports club. As a matter of fact, the colours of the club were inspired in the railway signs.
The club reached important achievements in the 1890's and in the first decade of the twentieth century founding the league and the AUF,but then entered in political conflicts. This aspect is the cause of endless discussions between uruguayan sports fans: On one hand, those who claim that CURCC disappeared in 1915. On the other hand, those who claim that CURCC only changed its name and began to be known as C.A. Peñarol. The real facts behind the change of name was as follows: the English "section" of CURCC wanted to quit practice of football and return to cricket as in 1891-92;mainly because of the numerous fans that destroyed the trains during the weekends and costed so much money to the club. The uruguayan "part" insisted that cricket was not popular among the people, and also that the club made a name by playing football, not cricket. By votation, Football won over Cricket and the English directives decided to left, and thus, the season of 1913 the club started playing as "CURCC" and ended as "CURCC Peñarol". Later, on 13 December that year, name changed to actual denomination of Club Atlético Peñarol (Athletic Club Peñarol-as the club already had athletism and other sports along with football). People (mostly Club Nacional) who say CURCC and Peñarol teams co-existed in time, argue that CURCC as institution existed until 1915.The truth is that, the field of CURCC indeed existed until that year, but only symbolical, as the ex directives of CURCC (English) continued paying the rent and they didn't want other clubs of the area to take the field as home stadium (even Peñarol), but no team named CURCC played any game in that place in 1914. The supposed (not clear) matches of CURCC (apparently near 4 friendlies) would have been played in Rivera, north of the country. Peñarol then moved to new (still existent) field Las Acacias.
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Honours
CURCC won several championships, in Uruguay and America.
National tournaments
International tournaments
Official River Plate Tournaments
- Copa de Honor (Cousenier): 1909, 1911