2019 Uruguayan Primera División season
116th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay
Football league season
The 2019 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo 2019, was the 116th season of Uruguay’s top-flight football league, and the 89th in which it is professional. The season was named as “100 Años de Racing Club de Montevideo” and was originally scheduled to begin on 9 February but its start was pushed back for one week to 16 February.[1][2] The season ended on 15 December with Nacional winning their forty-seventh title by beating Peñarol in the semifinal. Peñarol were the defending champions, having won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
El Tanque Sisley, who did not compete in the 2018 season, as well as the two bottom-placed teams in the relegation table of the 2018 season, Torque and Atenas, were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2019 season. They will be replaced by Cerro Largo, Juventud, and Plaza Colonia, who were promoted from the Segunda División.
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River |  Martín García
|
Montevideo Florida |
Complejo Rentistas Campeones Olímpicos |
10,600 7,000 |
| Cerro | Julio César Antúnez
|
Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 |
| Cerro Largo | Danielo Núñez
|
Melo | Antonio Ubilla | 9,000 |
| Danubio | Mauricio Larriera
|
Montevideo | Jardines del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
| Defensor Sporting | Ignacio Risso
|
Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| Fénix | Juan Ramón Carrasco
|
Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 5,500 |
| Juventud | Pablo Tiscornia
|
Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
| Liverpool | Osvaldo Canobbio (caretaker)
|
Montevideo | Belvedere | 10,000 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Alfredo Arias
|
Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,420 |
| Nacional | Álvaro Gutiérrez
|
Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 34,000 |
| Peñarol | Diego López
|
Montevideo | Campeón del Siglo | 40,000 |
| Plaza Colonia | Matías Rosa
|
Colonia | Parque Juan Prandi | 4,500 |
| Progreso | Leonel Rocco
|
Montevideo | Parque Abraham Paladino | 8,000 |
| Racing | Eduardo Favaro
|
Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
| Rampla Juniors | Eduardo Espinel
|
Montevideo | Olímpico | 9,500 |
| River Plate | Jorge Fossati
|
Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 |
Managerial changes[edit]
Torneo Apertura[edit]
The Torneo Apertura, named “Sr. Juan Lazaroff”, was the first tournament of the 2019 season. It began on 16 February and ended on 5 June.
Standings[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
Results[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source: Soccerway
Torneo Intermedio[edit]
The Torneo Intermedio was the second tournament of the 2019 season, played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. It consisted of two groups whose composition depended on the final standings of the Torneo Apertura: teams in odd-numbered positions played in Serie A, and teams in even-numbered positions played in Serie B. It started on 13 July and concluded on 8 September, with the winners being granted a berth into the 2020 Copa Sudamericana and the 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya.
Serie A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | NAC | PRO | PEÑ | DFS | JUV | BOR | DAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 15 | Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Nacional | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Progreso | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Peñarol | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | Juventud | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 7 | Boston River | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Danubio | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
Serie B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | CRL | PCO | FNX | RAJ | CRR | RAC | WAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 18 | Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final | — | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Cerro Largo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 16 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Plaza Colonia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Fénix | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Rampla Juniors | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 6 | Cerro | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — | ||
| 7 | Racing | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 | — | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | — | — | 2–2 | ||
| 8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
Torneo Intermedio Final[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source: Soccerway
Torneo Clausura[edit]
The Torneo Clausura, named “Sr. Franz Oppenheimer”, was the third and last tournament of the 2019 season. It began on 14 September and ended on 11 December.
Standings[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
Notes:
- ^ a b Progreso were awarded two points and Cerro were deducted one point due to Cerro fielding the ineligible player Martín González during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[47]
Results[edit]
Torneo Clausura decider[edit]
Since Nacional and Peñarol ended up tied in points for first place, an additional match was played by both teams to decide the Torneo Clausura winners. Nacional won this match and qualified for the semifinal.
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source: Soccerway
Aggregate table[edit]
The aggregate table includes the results of the three stages played throughout the season: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio, and Torneo Clausura. The top team at the end of the season will qualify for the finals of the championship playoff.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ a b Progreso were awarded two points and Cerro were deducted one point due to Cerro fielding the ineligible player Martín González during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[47]
Championship play-off[edit]
| Semi-final | Finals | ||||||||
| Nacional (Semifinal winners) | — | — | — | ||||||
| Peñarol (Apertura winners) | 0 | Nacional (Aggregate table first place) | — | — | — | ||||
| Nacional (Clausura winners) | 1 | ||||||||
Semi-final[edit]
Final[edit]
Since Nacional, who had the best record in the aggregate table, won the semi-final, they became champions automatically and the final was not played. Peñarol became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table. Both teams qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage.
| Primera División 2019 Champions 
|
|---|
| Nacional 47th title |
Relegation[edit]
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the two most recent seasons: 2018 and 2019. The three teams with the lowest average were relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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