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Torneo Uruguayo
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Founded 1900; 124 years ago (1900)
Country Uruguay
Confederation CONMEBOL
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Segunda División
Domestic cup(s) Copa Uruguay
Supercopa Uruguaya
International cup(s) Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Current champions Liverpool (1st title)
(2023)
Most championships
Top goalscorer Fernando Morena (230)
TV partners Tenfield, Gol TV, Arena Sport

The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish [ˈliɣa pɾofesjoˈnal de pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], English: First Division Professional League, local: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], First Division), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uruguay organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).

The first championship was held in 1900, being an amateur competition until 1932 when the league became professional. From 1900 to the 2014–15 season there have been 111 first division seasons.

In 2011, the Uruguayan Primera División was regarded as the 23rd most difficult football league in the 21st century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).

If considered the same club, Peñarol/CURCC is the most successful Uruguayan club with 51 titles. Otherwise, it is Nacional with 49 titles. Of clubs to win titles, only Rampla Juniors did not win multiple titles. Rampla Juniors and Wanderers were the only clubs to not win titles consecutively.

History

The Uruguayan Primera División was held by the first time in 1900. Between 1923 and 1925, under the Uruguayan football schism, a dissident league, the Federación Uruguaya de Football, was established. The body operated in parallel with the official Association (AUF). After an intervention by the Uruguayan government to impose the dissolution of the FUF, in 1926 a Provisional Council ("Concejo Provisorio") organised a championship to unify the two organizations. Peñarol was the winner of the Serie A of the tournament. Nevertheless, neither the AUF nor the FIFA recognised the titles of the championships organized by FUF or CP.

Results of the 'Big Two' since 2010.
Season NAC PEÑ
2009–10 2 1
2010–11 1 3
2011–12 1 3
2012–13 3 1
2013–14 3 5
2014–15 1 2
2015–16 2 1
2016 1 14
2017 3 1
2018 2 1
2019 1 2
2020 1 4
2021 2 1
2022 1 6
2023 3 2
TOTAL 7 6
Top three 15 11
out of 10
     Champions
     Second place
     Third place

From 1930 to 1975, either Nacional or Peñarol won every title. This streak was finally broken when Defensor won its first title in 1976. Besides Nacional or Peñarol, no other club has won titles consecutively. Both Peñarol (1958 to 1962 and 1993 to 1997) and Nacional (from 1939 to 1943) hold the record title streaks winning five titles consecutively. The longest period of time without neither Peñarol nor Nacional winning the title was from 1987 to 1991, when Defensor, Danubio, Progreso, Bella Vista, and again Defensor won the five tournaments played during that period.

After 1994, the competition was divided in two stages, called the Opening Championship (Torneo Apertura) and Closing Championship (Torneo Clausura), with an end-of-season two-legged final match between the winners of these two tournaments.

Originally, like other South American football leagues, the league was contested according to the calendar year, from austral summer to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2005, the league started to play the "European season", from boreal summer to summer in Northern Hemisphere starting in August, with the aim of preventing clubs from losing many players in the middle of the season. In the first semester of 2005, a special short season was held to decide the qualification to international competition. In the 2005–06 season, the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments played a two (or three) legged play-off; the winner of that playoff played against the best team in the aggregate table to decide the 2005–06 season champion.

In the 2006–07 season, the competition was reduced to 16 clubs. The season of 2008–09 was intended to be the last one to be played in "European season", as the system appeared to be unable to prevent clubs from losing players between the Apertura (opening) tournament and the Clausura (closing). However, the transition did not take place for several years. After a regular 2015–16 season was played, a short 2016 was played in the latter half of the year, with the full calendar year system in place once again beginning with the 2017 season.

Participating teams

A total of 60 teams have participated in the Primera Division since its inception in 1900. Nacional has played the most seasons followed by Peñarol/CURCC. Peñarol and Nacional are also the only two teams to have never been relegated out of the Primera Division. Of the so-called 'minor' teams the record for most seasons lies with Montevideo Wanderers.

2024 season

All statistics pertain only to the Uruguayan Championships organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), not including FUF tournaments of 1923, 1924 and the 1926 Consejo Provisorio tournament in seasons counted. The founding dates of clubs are those declared by the clubs themselves involved. The column "stadium" reflects the stadium where the team play their home matches, but does not indicate that the team in question owns the stadium.



Club City Stadium Capacity Establ.
Boston River Montevideo Campeones Olímpicos 5,124 1939
Cerro Montevideo Luis Tróccoli 25,000 1922
Cerro Largo Melo Antonio Ubilla 9,000 2002
Danubio Montevideo Jardines del Hipódromo 18,000 1932
Defensor Sporting Montevideo Luis Franzini 16,000 1913
Deportivo Maldonado Maldonado Domingo Burgueño Miguel 22,000 1928
Fénix Montevideo Parque Capurro 10,000 1916
Liverpool Montevideo Belvedere 10,000 1915
Miramar Misiones Montevideo Parque Luis Méndez Piana 6,500 1980
Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera 11,000 1902
Nacional Montevideo Gran Parque Central 34,000 1899
Peñarol Montevideo Campeón del Siglo 40,000 1891 / 1913
Progreso Montevideo Abraham Paladino 8,000 1917
Racing Montevideo Osvaldo Roberto 8,500 1919
Rampla Juniors Montevideo Olímpico 9,500 1914
River Plate Montevideo Parque Federico Omar Saroldi 5,624 1932

Champions

List of champions (1900–present)

All tournaments organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) except where indicated. No records for topscorers during the period 1900–1931.

Ed. Season Champion Runner-up Third Leading goalscorer(s)
1
1900 CURCC (1) Albion Uruguay Athletic
2
1901 CURCC (2) Nacional Uruguay Athletic
3
1902 Nacional (1) CURCC Deutscher
4
1903 Nacional (2) CURCC Deutscher
1904 (No championship held)
5
1905 CURCC (3) Nacional Montevideo Wanderers
6
1906 Montevideo Wanderers (1) CURCC Nacional
7
1907 CURCC (4) Montevideo Wanderers River Plate FC
8
1908 River Plate FC (1) Montevideo Wanderers Nacional
9
1909 Montevideo Wanderers (2) CURCC River Plate FC
10
1910 River Plate FC (2) CURCC Nacional
11
1911 CURCC (5) Montevideo Wanderers Nacional
12
1912 Nacional (3) CURCC Montevideo Wanderers
13
1913 River Plate FC (3) Nacional CURCC
14
1914 River Plate FC (4) Peñarol Nacional
15
1915 Nacional (4) Peñarol Universal
16
1916 Nacional (5) Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers
17
1917 Nacional (6) Peñarol Universal
18
1918 Peñarol (6) Nacional Universal
19
1919 Nacional (7) Universal Peñarol
20
1920 Nacional (8) Peñarol Central Español
21
1921 Peñarol (7) Nacional Universal
22
1922 Nacional (9) Montevideo Wanderers Rampla Juniors
23
1923 Nacional (10) Rampla Juniors Bella Vista
24
1924 Nacional (11) Bella Vista Rampla Juniors
1925
(Not finished)
1926
(No championship held)
25
1927 Rampla Juniors (1) Peñarol Nacional
26
1928 Peñarol (8) Rampla Juniors Nacional
27
1929 Peñarol (9) Nacional Defensor Sporting
1930 (No championship held)
28
1931 Montevideo Wanderers (3) Nacional Rampla Juniors
29
1932 Peñarol (10) Rampla Juniors Nacional Uruguay Juan Labraga (Rampla Juniors; 17 goals)
30
1933 Nacional (12) Peñarol Rampla Juniors Uruguay Pedro Young (Peñarol; 33 goals)
31
1934 Nacional (13) Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Aníbal Ciocca (Nacional; 13 goals)
32
1935 Peñarol (11) Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Antonio Castaldo (Defensor; 12 goals)
33
1936 Peñarol (12) Nacional Rampla Juniors Uruguay Aníbal Ciocca (Nacional; 14 goals)
34
1937 Peñarol (13) Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Horacio Tellechea (Peñarol; 16 goals)
35
1938 Peñarol (14) Nacional Central Español Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 20 goals)
36
1939 Nacional (14) Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 22 goals)
37
1940 Nacional (15) Rampla Juniors Montevideo Wanderers Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 18 goals)
38
1941 Nacional (16) Peñarol Rampla Juniors Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 23 goals)
39
1942 Nacional (17) Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 19 goals)
40
1943 Nacional (18) Peñarol Miramar Misiones Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 18 goals)
41
1944 Peñarol (15) Nacional Defensor Sporting Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 21 goals)
42
1945 Peñarol (16) Nacional Defensor Sporting Uruguay Nicolás Falero (Central Español; 21 goals)
Uruguay Raúl Schiaffino (Peñarol; 21 goals)
43
1946 Nacional (19) Peñarol CA River Plate Argentina Atilio García (Nacional; 21 goals)
44
1947 Nacional (20) Peñarol Rampla Juniors Uruguay Nicolás Falero (Peñarol; 17 goals)
1948 (Not finished)
45
1949 Peñarol (17) Nacional Rampla Juniors Uruguay Óscar Míguez (Peñarol; 20 goals)
46
1950 Nacional (21) Peñarol Rampla Juniors Uruguay Juan Ramón Orlandi (Nacional; 14 goals)
47
1951 Peñarol (18) Nacional Rampla Juniors Uruguay Juan Hohberg (Peñarol; 17 goals)
48
1952 Nacional (22) Peñarol Rampla Juniors Uruguay Jorge Enrico (Nacional; 15 goals)
49
1953 Peñarol (19) Nacional Rampla Juniors Uruguay Juan Hohberg (Peñarol; 17 goals)
50
1954 Peñarol (20) Nacional Danubio Uruguay Juan Romay (Peñarol; 12 goals)
51
1955 Nacional (23) Peñarol Cerro Uruguay Javier Ambrois (Nacional; 17 goals)
52
1956 Nacional (24) Peñarol Cerro Uruguay Carlos Carranza (Cerro; 18 goals)
53
1957 Nacional (25) Peñarol Defensor Sporting Uruguay Walter Hernández (Defensor; 16 goals)
54
1958 Peñarol (21) Nacional Rampla Juniors Uruguay Manuel Pedersen (Rampla Juniors; 12 goals)
55
1959 Peñarol (22) Nacional Racing Uruguay Víctor Guaglianone (Wanderers; 13 goals)
56
1960 Peñarol (23) Cerro Nacional Uruguay Ángel Cabrera (Peñarol; 14 goals)
57
1961 Peñarol (24) Nacional Defensor Sporting Ecuador Alberto Spencer (Peñarol; 18 goals)
58
1962 Peñarol (25) Nacional Fénix Ecuador Alberto Spencer (Peñarol; 16 goals)
59
1963 Nacional (26) Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Pedro Rocha (Peñarol; 18 goals)
60
1964 Peñarol (26) Rampla Juniors Nacional Uruguay Héctor Salva (Rampla Juniors; 12 goals)
61
1965 Peñarol (27) Nacional Cerro Uruguay Pedro Rocha (Peñarol; 15 goals)
62
1966 Nacional (27) Peñarol Cerro Brazil Araquem de Melo (Danubio; 12 goals)
63
1967 Peñarol (28) Nacional Cerro Ecuador Alberto Spencer (Peñarol; 11 goals)
64
1968 Peñarol (29) Nacional Cerro Ecuador Alberto Spencer (Peñarol; 8 goals)
Uruguay Pedro Rocha (Peñarol; 8 goals)
Uruguay Ruben Garcia (Cerro; 8 goals)
Uruguay Rúben Bareño (Cerro; 8 goals)
65
1969 Nacional (28) Peñarol Bella Vista Argentina Luis Artime (Nacional; 24 goals)
66
1970 Nacional (29) Peñarol Huracán Buceo Argentina Luis Artime (Nacional; 21 goals)
67
1971 Nacional (30) Peñarol Liverpool Argentina Luis Artime (Nacional; 16 goals)
68
1972 Nacional (31) Peñarol Defensor Sporting Argentina Juan Carlos Mamelli (Nacional; 20 goals)
69
1973 Peñarol (30) Nacional Danubio Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 23 goals)
70
1974 Peñarol (31) Nacional Liverpool Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 27 goals)
71
1975 Peñarol (32) Nacional Liverpool Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 34 goals)
72
1976 Defensor Sporting (1) Peñarol Nacional Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 18 goals)
73
1977 Nacional (32) Peñarol Defensor Sporting Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 19 goals)
74
1978 Peñarol (33) Nacional Fénix Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 36 goals)
75
1979 Peñarol (34) Nacional Fénix Uruguay Waldemar Victorino (Nacional; 19 goals)
76
1980 Nacional (33) Montevideo Wanderers Peñarol Uruguay Jorge Luis Siviero (Rentistas; 19 goals)
77
1981 Peñarol (35) Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Rubén Paz (Peñarol; 17 goals)
78
1982 Peñarol (36) Nacional Defensor Sporting Uruguay Fernando Morena (Peñarol; 17 goals)
79
1983 Nacional (34) Danubio Defensor Sporting Uruguay Arsenio Luzardo (Nacional; 13 goals)
80
1984 Central Español Peñarol Nacional Uruguay José Villareal (Central Español; 18 goals)
81
1985 Peñarol (37) Montevideo Wanderers Cerro Uruguay Antonio Alzamendi (Peñarol; 13 goals)
82
1986 Peñarol (38) Nacional Central Español Uruguay Juan Ramón Carrasco (Nacional; 11 goals)
Uruguay Gerardo Miranda (Defensor; 11 goals)
83
1987 Defensor Sporting (2) Nacional Bella Vista Uruguay Gerardo Miranda (Defensor; 13 goals)
84
1988 Danubio (1) Peñarol Defensor Sporting Uruguay Rubén da Silva (Danubio; 23 goals)
85
1989 Progreso Nacional Peñarol Uruguay Diego Aguirre (Peñarol; 7 goals)
Uruguay Johnny Miqueiro (Progreso; 7 goals)
Uruguay Óscar Quagliata (Huracán Buceo; 7 goals)
86
1990 Bella Vista Nacional Peñarol Uruguay Adolfo Barán (Peñarol; 13 goals)
87
1991 Defensor Sporting (3) Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Panama Julio Dely Valdés (Nacional; 16 goals)
88
1992 Nacional (35) CA River Plate Danubio Panama Julio Dely Valdés (Nacional; 13 goals)
89
1993 Peñarol (39) Defensor Sporting Danubio Uruguay Wilmar Cabrera (Huracán Buceo; 12 goals)
90
1994 Peñarol (40) Defensor Sporting Nacional Uruguay Darío Silva (Peñarol; 19 goals)
91
1995 Peñarol (41) Nacional Liverpool Uruguay Juan González (Nacional; 16 goals)
92
1996 Peñarol (42) Nacional Defensor Sporting Uruguay Juan González (Nacional; 13 goals)
93
1997 Peñarol (43) Defensor Sporting CA River Plate Uruguay Pablo Bengoechea (Peñarol; 10 goals)
94
1998 Nacional (36) Peñarol Bella Vista Uruguay Martín Rodríguez (CA River Plate; 13 goals)
Uruguay Rubén Sosa (Nacional; 13 goals)
95
1999 Peñarol (44) Nacional Defensor Sporting Uruguay Gabriel Álvez (Nacional; 24 goals)
96
2000 Nacional (37) Peñarol Defensor Sporting Uruguay Javier Chevantón (Danubio; 33 goals)
97
2001 Nacional (38) Danubio Peñarol Brazil Eliomar Marcón (Defensor Sporting; 21 goals)
98
2002 Nacional (39) Danubio Peñarol Uruguay Germán Hornos (Fénix; 25 goals)
99
2003 Peñarol (45) Nacional Danubio Uruguay Alexander Medina (Liverpool; 22 goals)
100
2004 Danubio (2) Nacional Defensor Sporting Uruguay Carlos Bueno (Peñarol; 26 goals)
Uruguay Alexander Medina (Nacional; 26 goals)
101
2005 Nacional (40) Defensor Sporting Peñarol Uruguay Pablo Granoche (Miramar Misiones; 16 goals)
102
2005–06 Nacional (41) Rocha Defensor Sporting Uruguay Pedro Cardoso (Rocha; 17 goals)
103
2006–07 Danubio (3) Peñarol Defensor Sporting Uruguay Aldo Díaz (Tacuarembó; 15 goals)
104
2007–08 Defensor Sporting (4) Peñarol CA River Plate Australia Richard Porta (CA River Plate; 19 goals)
Uruguay Cristhian Stuani (Danubio; 19 goals)
105
2008–09 Nacional (42) Defensor Sporting Cerro Uruguay Antonio Pacheco (Peñarol; 12 goals)
Uruguay Liber Quiñones (Racing; 12 goals)
106
2009–10 Peñarol (46) Nacional Liverpool Uruguay Antonio Pacheco (Peñarol; 23 goals)
107
2010–11 Nacional (43) Defensor Sporting Peñarol Uruguay Santiago García (Nacional; 23 goals)
108
2011–12 Nacional (44) Defensor Sporting Peñarol Australia Richard Porta (Nacional; 17 goals)
109
2012–13 Peñarol (47) Defensor Sporting Nacional Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera (Peñarol; 18 goals)
110
2013–14 Danubio (4) Montevideo Wanderers Nacional Uruguay Héctor Acuña (Cerro; 20 goals)
111
2014–15 Nacional (45) Peñarol River Plate Uruguay Iván Alonso (Nacional; 22 goals)
112
2015–16 Peñarol (48) Nacional Cerro Uruguay Gastón Rodríguez (M. Wanderers; 19 goals)
Uruguay Junior Arias (Liverpool; 19 goals)
113
2016 Nacional (46) Montevideo Wanderers Danubio Uruguay Pablo Silva (Villa Española; 8 goals)
Uruguay Gabriel Fernández (Racing; 8 goals)
114
2017 Peñarol (49) Defensor Sporting Nacional Uruguay Cristian Palacios (M. Wanderers / Peñarol; 29 goals)
115
2018 Peñarol (50) Nacional Danubio Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional; 17 goals)
116
2019 Nacional (47) Peñarol Cerro Largo Uruguay Juan Ignacio Ramírez (Liverpool; 24 goals)
117
2020 Nacional (48) Rentistas Liverpool Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional; 25 goals)
118
2021 Peñarol (51) Nacional Plaza Colonia Uruguay Maximiliano Silvera (Cerrito; 22 goals)
119
2022 Nacional (49) Liverpool Deportivo Maldonado Uruguay Thiago Borbas (River Plate; 18 goals)
120
2023 Liverpool (1) Peñarol Nacional Uruguay Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional; 19 goals)
121
2024

Titles by club

  • Clubs participating in the 2023 Uruguayan Primera División season are denoted in bold type.
  • Clubs no longer active are denoted in italics.
Rank Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
1 CURCC / Peñarol
51
41
1900, 1901, 1905, 1907, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017, 2018, 2021
2 Nacional 49 45 1902, 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
3 Defensor Sporting 4 9 1976, 1987, 1991, 2007–08
Danubio 4 3 1988, 2004, 2006–07, 2013–14
River Plate FC 4 1908, 1910, 1913, 1914
6 Montevideo Wanderers 3 8 1906, 1909, 1931
7 Rampla Juniors 1 5 1927
Bella Vista 1 1 1990
Liverpool 1 1 2023
Central Español 1 1984
Progreso 1 1989

Half-year / Short tournaments

Apertura and Clausura seasons

Apertura/Clausura seasons
Season Champion Runner-up Third Place
1994 Apertura Defensor Sporting Basáñez Peñarol
Clausura Peñarol Nacional Montevideo Wanderers
1995 Apertura Peñarol Liverpool Nacional
Clausura Nacional Peñarol Rampla Juniors
1996 Apertura Peñarol Defensor Sporting Nacional
Clausura Nacional Rampla Juniors Huracán Buceo
1997 Apertura Nacional River Plate Peñarol
Clausura Defensor Sporting Peñarol River Plate
1998 Apertura Nacional Bella Vista Peñarol
Clausura Nacional Rentistas River Plate
1999 Apertura Nacional Defensor Sporting Danubio
Clausura Peñarol Nacional Danubio
2000 Apertura Nacional Danubio Defensor Sporting
Clausura Peñarol Defensor Sporting Nacional
2001 Apertura Danubio Peñarol Nacional
Clausura Nacional Danubio Peñarol
2002 Apertura Nacional Peñarol Fénix
Clausura Danubio Peñarol Fénix
2003 Apertura Nacional Peñarol Danubio
Clausura Peñarol Liverpool Fénix
2004 Apertura Nacional Defensor Sporting Danubio
Clausura Danubio Defensor Sporting Nacional
2005–06 Apertura Rocha Nacional Danubio
Clausura Nacional Defensor Sporting Danubio
2006–07 Apertura Danubio Peñarol Defensor Sporting
Clausura Danubio Peñarol Defensor Sporting
2007–08 Apertura Defensor Sporting Danubio Rampla Juniors
Clausura Peñarol River Plate Liverpool
2008–09 Apertura Nacional Danubio Defensor Sporting
Clausura Defensor Sporting River Plate Cerro
2009–10 Apertura Nacional Liverpool Defensor Sporting
Clausura Peñarol Cerro Fénix
2010–11 Apertura Defensor Sporting Nacional Bella Vista
Clausura Nacional Defensor Sporting Peñarol
2011–12 Apertura Nacional Danubio Peñarol
Clausura Defensor Sporting Nacional Liverpool
2012–13 Apertura Peñarol Defensor Sporting Nacional
Clausura Defensor Sporting Peñarol River Plate
2013–14 Apertura Danubio River Plate Nacional
Clausura Montevideo Wanderers Peñarol Nacional
2014–15 Apertura Nacional Racing Peñarol
Clausura Peñarol River Plate Defensor Sporting
2015–16 Apertura Peñarol Nacional Cerro
Clausura Plaza Colonia Peñarol Sud América
2017 Apertura Defensor Sporting Nacional Peñarol
Clausura Peñarol Defensor Sporting Nacional
2018 Apertura Nacional Peñarol Danubio
Clausura Peñarol Nacional Montevideo Wanderers
2019 Apertura Peñarol Fénix Nacional
Clausura Nacional Peñarol Progreso
2020 Apertura Rentistas Nacional Montevideo City Torque
Clausura Liverpool Peñarol Montevideo City Torque
2021 Apertura Plaza Colonia Nacional Peñarol
Clausura Peñarol Nacional Montevideo Wanderers
2022 Apertura Liverpool Nacional Deportivo Maldonado
Clausura Nacional River Plate Deportivo Maldonado
2023 Apertura Peñarol Nacional Defensor Sporting
Clausura Liverpool Peñarol Racing
2024 Apertura Peñarol Nacional Defensor Sporting
Clausura

Torneo Intermedio

Year Champion Score Runner-up
2017 Nacional 1–0 Defensor Sporting
2018 Nacional 3–2 Torque
2019 Liverpool 2–2 (5–4 p) River Plate
2020 Nacional 0–0 (4–1 p) Montevideo Wanderers
2021 (Not held)
2022 Nacional 1–0 Liverpool
2023 Liverpool 1–0 Defensor Sporting

Torneo Clasificatorio

Season Champion Runner-up
2001 Peñarol Danubio
2002 Peñarol Nacional
2004 Danubio Cerrito

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América

Season Champion Runner-up Award
1974 Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers Qualified for 1975 Copa Libertadores
1975 Peñarol Nacional Qualified for 1976 Copa Libertadores
1976 Defensor Sporting Peñarol Qualified for 1977 Copa Libertadores
1977 Peñarol Danubio Qualified for 1978 Copa Libertadores
1978 Peñarol Nacional Qualified for 1979 Copa Libertadores
1979 Defensor Sporting Nacional Qualified for 1980 Copa Libertadores
1980 Peñarol Bella Vista Qualified for 1981 Copa Libertadores
1981 Defensor Sporting Peñarol Qualified for 1982 Copa Libertadores
1982 Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Qualified for 1983 Copa Libertadores
1983 Danubio Nacional Qualified for 1984 Copa Libertadores
1984 Peñarol Bella Vista Qualified for 1985 Copa Libertadores
1985 Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers Qualified for 1986 Copa Libertadores
1986 Peñarol Progreso Qualified for 1987 Copa Libertadores
1987 Montevideo Wanderers Nacional Qualified for 1988 Copa Libertadores
1988 Peñarol Danubio Qualified for 1989 Copa Libertadores
1989 Defensor Sporting Progreso Qualified for 1990 Copa Libertadores
1990 Nacional Bella Vista Qualified for 1991 Copa Libertadores
1991 Defensor Sporting Nacional Qualified for 1992 Copa Libertadores
1992 Nacional Bella Vista Qualified for 1993 Copa Libertadores
1993 Nacional Defensor Sporting Qualified for 1994 Copa Libertadores
1994 Peñarol Cerro Qualified for 1995 Copa Libertadores
1995 Defensor Sporting Peñarol Qualified for 1996 Copa Libertadores
1996 Nacional Peñarol Qualified for 1997 Copa Libertadores
1997 Peñarol Nacional Qualified for 1998 Copa Libertadores
1998 Bella Vista Nacional Qualified for 1999 Copa Libertadores
1999 Nacional Bella Vista Qualified for 2000 Copa Libertadores
2000 Defensor Sporting Peñarol Qualified for 2001 Copa Libertadores
2001 Montevideo Wanderers Defensor Sporting Qualified for 2002 Copa Libertadores
2002 Fénix Defensor Sporting Qualified for 2003 Copa Libertadores
2003 Fénix Danubio Qualified for 2004 Copa Libertadores
2004 Peñarol Defensor Sporting Qualified for 2005 Copa Libertadores
2005 (Not held)
2005–06 Defensor Sporting Danubio Qualified for 2007 Copa Libertadores
2006–07 Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Qualified for 2008 Copa Libertadores
2007–08 Nacional Defensor Sporting Qualified for 2009 Copa Libertadores
2008–09 Cerro Racing Qualified for 2010 Copa Libertadores

Total Half-year / Short tournaments by club

Club Total Half-year / Short tournaments
Torneo Apertura
(1994–)
Torneo Clausura
(1994–)
Torneo Intermedio
(2017–)
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
(1974–2009)
Torneo Clasificatorio
(2001–2004)
Nacional 32 12 8 4 8 0
Peñarol 31 7 10 0 12 2
Defensor Sporting 16 4 4 0 8 0
Danubio 8 3 3 0 1 1
Liverpool 5 1 2 2 0 0
Montevideo Wanderers 3 0 1 0 2 0
Plaza Colonia 2 1 1 0 0 0
Rentistas 1 1 0 0 0 0
Rocha 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bella Vista 1 0 0 0 1 0
Cerro 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fénix 1 0 0 0 1 0

All-time top scorers

The chart includes championships since 1900 to present days.

Pos. Player Period Goals Appear.
1 Uruguay Fernando Morena 1969–84 230 244
2 Uruguay Atilio García 1938–50 208 210
3 Uruguay Héctor Scarone 1916–34 163 191
4 Uruguay Pablo Terevinto 1920–31 124 157
5 Ecuador Alberto Spencer 1960–70 113 166
6 Uruguay René Borjas 1920–31 109 199
7 Uruguay Héctor Castro 1921–36 107 181
8 Uruguay Óscar Míguez 1948–60 107 137
9 Uruguay Pedro Petrone 1923–33 103 97
10 Uruguay Peregrino Anselmo 1922–35 102 180

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Primera División de Uruguay para niños

  • Uruguayan football league system
  • Uruguayan championship (FUF)
  • Torneo del Consejo Provisorio
  • Uruguayan Football Stadiums
  • Uruguayan Segunda División
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