Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports institution, which was founded on May 14, 1899 in Montevideo, Uruguay following the merger of Montevideo and Athletic Football Club, and the initiative of university students. The most important institution for sport is soccer, a sport in which has won national and international achievements, achieving wide recognition worldwide. It is considered the first native club of America (since even the foundation, teams only allowed English players) and next to Club Atlético Peñarol, is one of the great Uruguayan football.