Primera División Uruguaya

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The Primera División Uruguaya (Uruguayan First Division) is the top category of Uruguayan football (soccer), and it is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association. Currently, there are 16 teams in the first division.

Contents 1 History 2 Current Teams 2006/07 3 List of champions 3.1 Amateur Era 3.2 Amateur champions 3.3 Professional Era 3.4 Professional champions 3.5 Total of Uruguayan League titles (Amateur and Professional) 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

Between 1900 and 1931, the league was an amateur competition. Since 1932, the league has been a professional competition.

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.

In the 2005-06 season, the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments played a two (or three) legged playoff; the winner of that playoff played against the best team in the aggregate table to decide the 2005/2006 season champion.

In the 2006/2007 season, the competition was reduced to 16 clubs.

[edit] Current Teams 2006/07

• Bella Vista
• Central Español
• Cerrito
• Danubio
• Defensor Sporting
• Liverpool
• Miramar Misiones
• Montevideo Wanderers
• Nacional
• Peñarol
• Progreso
• Rampla Juniors
• Rentistas
• River Plate
• Rocha F.C.
• Tacuarembó FC

[edit] List of champions

[edit] Amateur Era

1900 C.U.R.C.C. (1) 1901 C.U.R.C.C. (1) 1902 Nacional 1903 Nacional 1904 not played (2) 1905 C.U.R.C.C. 1906 Montevideo Wanderers 1907 C.U.R.C.C. (1) 1908 River Plate F.C. (3) 1909 Montevideo Wanderers 1910 River Plate F.C.

1911 C.U.R.C.C. (1) 1912 Nacional 1913 River Plate F.C. 1914 River Plate F.C. 1915 Nacional 1916 Nacional 1917 Nacional 1918 Peñarol 1919 Nacional 1920 Nacional 1921 Peñarol

1922 Nacional 1923 Nacional (4) 1924 Nacional (4) 1925 not completed (5) 1926 not played (6) 1927 Rampla Juniors 1928 Peñarol 1929 Peñarol 1930 not played (7) 1931 Montevideo Wanderers

[edit] Amateur champions

• Nacional 11
• C.U.R.C.C. 5
• Peñarol 4
• River Plate F.C. 4
• Montevideo Wanderers 3
• Rampla Juniors 1

Notes:

1. There is controversy over CURCC and Peñarol. One position claims that these clubs are the same, other position claim that these clubs are different and even played against each other.
2. The 1904 championship was not played due to civil war in Uruguay.
3. River Plate F.C. is a club that disappeared after the ending of amateurism. C.A. River Plate is a different club founded in the 1930´s that still exists in Uruguay.
4. Due to internal differences in Uruguayan football, a Uruguayan Federation was created (leaded by Peñarol) in 1923. The Federation organised two parallel tournaments, one in 1923 won by Wanderers, the other in 1924 won by Peñarol. These tournaments are not recognised by the Uruguayan Football Association as Uruguayan championships.
5. The 1925 championship was not finished, the Uruguayan government ended the internal difference mentioned above.
6. In 1926, no Uruguayan championship was played. A Consejo Provisorio tournament was played, won by Peñarol, but is not recognised as a Uruguayan championship by the Uruguayan Football Association.
7. The 1930 championship was not played due to the organisation of the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

[edit] Professional Era

1932 Peñarol 1933 Nacional 1934 Nacional 1935 Peñarol 1936 Peñarol 1937 Peñarol 1938 Peñarol 1939 Nacional 1940 Nacional 1941 Nacional 1942 Nacional 1943 Nacional 1944 Peñarol 1945 Peñarol 1946 Nacional 1947 Nacional 1948 not completed 1949 Peñarol 1950 Nacional 1951 Peñarol 1952 Nacional 1953 Peñarol 1954 Peñarol 1955 Nacional 1956 Nacional

1957 Nacional 1958 Peñarol 1959 Peñarol 1960 Peñarol 1961 Peñarol 1962 Peñarol 1963 Nacional 1964 Peñarol 1965 Peñarol 1966 Nacional 1967 Peñarol 1968 Peñarol 1969 Nacional 1970 Nacional 1971 Nacional 1972 Nacional 1973 Peñarol 1974 Peñarol 1975 Peñarol 1976 Defensor 1977 Nacional 1978 Peñarol 1979 Peñarol 1980 Nacional 1981 Peñarol

1982 Peñarol 1983 Nacional 1984 Central Español 1985 Peñarol 1986 Peñarol 1987 Defensor 1988 Danubio 1989 Progreso 1990 Bella Vista 1991 Defensor 1992 Nacional 1993 Peñarol 1994 Peñarol 1995 Peñarol 1996 Peñarol 1997 Peñarol 1998 Nacional 1999 Peñarol 2000 Nacional 2001 Nacional 2002 Nacional 2003 Peñarol 2004 Danubio 2005 Nacional 2005/2006 Nacional

Note: The 1948 championship was not completed due to a players strike.

[edit] Professional champions

• Peñarol 36
• Nacional 30
• Defensor Sporting 3
• Danubio 2
• Bella Vista 1
• Central Español 1
• Progreso 1

[edit] Total of Uruguayan League titles (Amateur and Professional)

• Nacional 41
• Peñarol 40
• C.U.R.C.C. 5
• River Plate F.C. 4
• Montevideo Wanderers 3
• Defensor Sporting 3
• Danubio 2
• Rampla Juniors 1
• Central Español 1
• Progreso 1
• Bella Vista 1

[edit] See also

• Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol
• Segunda División Uruguaya

[edit] External links

• RSSSF

Primera División Uruguaya seasons
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005-06 | 2006-07

Primera División Uruguaya (2006/07)
Bella Vista | Central Español | Cerrito | Danubio | Defensor Sporting | Liverpool | Miramar Misiones | Nacional Peñarol | Progreso | Rampla Juniors | Rentistas | River Plate | Rocha | Tacuarembó | Wanderers

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