Paysandú Fútbol Club is a

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club from

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's List of cities in Uruguay, fourth-largest city and a vital cultural and economic hu ...

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. They were formed in 2003, making them one of the newest professional football clubs in Uruguay. They were formed by the amalgamation of several local clubs. They played in the

Uruguayan Segunda División The Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as ''Primera B''. In 1942, the Segunda División was established to replace the amateur Uruguaya ...

between 2003 and 2004, when they were promoted to the

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after achieving a third place finish; they played in it for two years before being relegated back to the Segunda División. They only played one further season of said league before folding. Afterwards, in 2021 they were recreated as a club and started to play in the Uruguayan Primera División Amateur, which is the third division of the Uruguayan league system, and where they still play as of 2025.

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