page_title: Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club
section_title: Rivalries
hierarchical_section_title: Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club / Rivalries
caption_attribution_description: English: Poster to promote the match between Uruguayan football teams, Peñarol (CURCC) and Albion. Español: Afiche anunciando el partido entre los equipos Uruguayos de fútbol, Peñarol (CURCC) y Albion.
context_page_description: Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club was a Uruguayan sports club, originally established by British railway workers for the practise of cricket. Nevertheless, the club would be notable for its football section, considered one of the greatest contributors to that sport in Uruguay. In fact, CURCC was one of founding members of Uruguayan Football Association in 1900.
  The continuity between the CURCC's football section and club Peñarol generated a controversy that remains nowadays.
context_section_description: CURCC's first main rival was Albion, with which the club had the longest rivalry during late 19th century.
  Albion was the first team CURCC played a football match, more precisely on May 25, 1892. Albion defeated CURCC by 3-2. Nevertheless, CURCC achieved a long victory in the second game vs. Albion. Then it would be discovered that two of CURCC's members, Woosey and Sagehorn, were also founders of Albion. As a result, Albion expelled them.
  By 1896 Albion was the strongest team in Uruguay, being defeated only once after 19 matches played. Between 1897 and 1898 CURCC played against Albion 6 times, winning 2, and losing 3.
  On March 22, 1901, Nacional' request to enter the Uruguayan Football Association was approved. Since then, the club would win many championships, becoming CURCC's (and then Peñarol) main rival.
caption: Poster of a match between CURCC and Albion in 1900
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