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| Full name | Albion Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Decano Leones Pioneer | ||
| Founded | 1 June 1891 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Parque Dr. Enrique Falco Lichtemberger Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 [1] | ||
| Manager | Ignacio Risso | ||
| League | Segunda División | ||
| 2022 | Primera División, 12th of 16 (relegated by average) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Albion Football Club is a Uruguayan football club located in Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second highest division of the Uruguayan football league system.
Founded in 1891, it is the oldest football club in Uruguay, and is considered to be the oldest because other institutions such as Montevideo Rowing Club and Montevideo Cricket Club had been founded before but they were not specifically dedicated to football.[2]
In July 2018, Albion became a member of the Club of Pioneers, a worldwide association involving oldest football clubs in the world, as the "oldest active football club in Uruguay".[3]
The club returned to the Primera División by winning the 2021 Segunda División championship, its first promotion to the top flight since 1908.[4][5]
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