MONTEVIDEO CITY TORQUE
FOOTBALL CLUB

Montevideo City Torque joined City Football Group in Uruguay in April 2017, becoming the fifth member. 

The Club was initially known as Club Atlético Torque when it was formed in December 2007. They began playing at the lowest level of the Uruguayan league system, the Segunda División Amateur, the third tier. 

After four years, they achieved promotion to the professional second tier, finishing in fifth place in their first season. However, subsequent campaigns saw them fall far behind in the promotion places until the CFG takeover. 

Within the first three seasons under CFG ownership, the team achieved promotion to the Uruguayan Primera División twice, the first time in their history in 2017 and again in 2019, after a relegation.

In January 2020, the Club underwent a name change and introduced a new badge that reflected their links to CFG. The badge represented the sun, the Rio de la Plata waves and the blue and white sky of the Uruguayan flag.

In March 2021, the Club opened the City Football Academy Montevideo, the first in Uruguay. The facility houses Men's and Women's teams, youth teams, Club staff and community foundation projects. It is one of the most advanced centres in South America. 

The team’s on-pitch success continued when they qualified for the Copa Sudamericana in 2021 and the Copa Libertadores in 2022. 

Most home games are played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, the national team's home ground and the birthplace of Uruguayan football. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 and is recognised by FIFA as one of the world's classic stadiums. It was initially built to host the inaugural 1930 World Cup.

Montevideo City Torque Women’s first team officially debuted in the Second Division in July 2021. After two seasons in the Second Division, they achieved promotion to the First Division as champions of both the Apertura and Clausura stages of the competition and, therefore, the Uruguayan Championship. In their first season in the First Division, Montevideo City Torque reached the Torneo Intermedio final against Nacional – the reigning Uruguayan champions. 

The investment in Montevideo City Torque enables CFG to build on existing connectivity in the country. It is also an administrative hub for Manchester City’s pre-existing South American scouting operations and represents CFG’s first footprint in the region.