2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional

2008–09 season

Chairman

Ricardo Alarcón

Manager

Gerardo Pelusso
(until July 15, 2009)

Luis González

Primera Division

Winners (42nd title)

Torneo Apertura

1st (8th title)

Torneo Clausura

6th

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

6th

Copa Libertadores

Semi-finals

Top goalscorer

League:

Santiago García
(10 goals)
All:

Santiago García
(13 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

2009–10 →

Squad

As of August 2, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Leonardo Burián
2	DF	Alejandro Rodríguez
3	DF	Federico Domínguez
4	DF	Mauricio Victorino (vice-captain)
5	DF	Martín Rodríguez
6	DF	Matías Rodríguez
7	DF	Diego Rodríguez
8	MF	Diego Arismendi
9	FW	Alexander Medina
10	MF	Ángel Morales
11	FW	Sergio Blanco
12	GK	Nicola Pérez
13	FW	Martín Cauteruccio
14	MF	Nicolás Lodeiro
15	DF	Adrián Romero
16	FW	Marcos Mondaini
17	MF	Roberto Brum
18	DF	Pablo Caballero
19	DF	Sebastián Coates
20	FW	Santiago García
21	MF	Oscar Javier Morales (captain)
22	MF	Álvaro Fernández

No.	Position	Player
23	FW	Jorge Cazulo
24	FW	Gustavo Biscayzacú
25	GK	Rodrigo Muñoz
—	GK	Oscar Castro
—	GK	Martín Tejera
—	DF	Mathías Abero
—	DF	Maximiliano Acuña
—	DF	Gerardo Acosta
—	DF	Gastón Filgueira
—	DF	Martín Galain
—	DF	Santiago Pereyra
—	DF	Sebastián Sellanes
—	DF	Kendall Waston
—	MF	Maximiliano Calzada
—	MF	Thiago Magnone
—	MF	Luis Oyarbide
—	MF	Mauricio Pereyra
—	MF	Facundo Píriz
—	MF	Santiago Romero
—	FW	Álvaro Apolito
—	FW	Roberto Lujan
—	FW	Bryan Machado

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Federico Domínguez (from Apollon Limassol)
5	DF	Martín Rodríguez (from Banfield)
6	DF	Matías Rodríguez (from LASK Linz)
9	FW	Alexander Medina (from Racing Ferrol)
10	MF	Ángel Morales (from Olimpo)
16	FW	Marcos Mondaini (from Boca Juniors)
22	MF	Álvaro Fernández (from Puebla)
23	MF	Jorge Cazulo (from Defensor Sporting)
24	FW	Gustavo Biscayzacú (from Colo-Colo)
25	GK	Rodrigo Muñoz (from Cerro)
—	DF	Gastón Filgueira (from Arsenal)
—	DF	Walter García (from Rubin Kazan)
—	DF	Kendall Waston (from Saprissa)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alexis Viera (to América de Cali)
2	DF	Deivis Barone (to Colón)
3	DF	Pablo Melo (to Cerro)
7	FW	Diego Perrone (to Danubio)
9	FW	Bruno Fornaroli (to Sampdoria)
10	MF	Martín Ligüera (to Olimpia)
13	MF	Mathías Cardacio (to Milan)
15	MF	Nicolás Bertolo (to Banfield)
20	FW	Richard Morales (to Grêmio)
24	FW	Diego Vera (to Defensor Sporting)
—	DF	Walter García (to New York Red Bulls)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on August 2, 2009.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Leonardo Burián	19	-28	12+1	-18	5+0	-10	1+0	0
2	DF		Alejandro Rodríguez	6	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Federico Domínguez	18	4	9+0	3	0+0	0	8+1	1
4	DF		Mauricio Victorino	29	5	20+1	4	0+0	0	8+0	1
5	DF		Martín Rodríguez	12	1	4+3	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
6	DF		Matías Rodríguez	37	0	28+0	0	0+1	0	8+0	0
7	DF		Diego Rodríguez	13	0	5+3	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Diego Arismendi	41	1	28+3	0	0+0	0	9+1	1
9	FW		Alexander Medina	32	7	14+10	6	0+0	0	8+0	1
10	MF		Ángel Morales	37	1	8+22	1	0+0	0	2+5	0
11	FW		Sergio Blanco	29	8	12+7	5	4+1	3	0+5	0
13	FW		Martín Cauteruccio	6	0	3+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Nicolás Lodeiro	35	8	23+2	4	0+0	0	8+2	4
15	DF		Adrián Romero	34	3	21+3	3	0+0	0	10+0	0
16	FW		Marcos Mondaini	16	3	7+2	1	0+0	0	6+1	2
17	MF		Roberto Brum	30	2	17+9	2	0+0	0	2+2	0
18	DF		Pablo Caballero	18	1	9+3	1	4+0	0	1+1	0
19	DF		Sebastián Coates	20	4	11+0	3	4+0	0	5+0	1
20	FW		Santiago García	42	13	24+6	10	4+0	2	2+6	1
21	MF		Oscar Javier Morales	36	1	24+3	1	0+0	0	9+0	0
22	MF		Álvaro Fernández	26	8	14+2	6	1+0	0	8+1	2
23	MF		Jorge Cazulo	9	2	3+4	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
24	FW		Gustavo Biscayzacú	17	8	6+6	8	2+0	0	3+0	0
25	GK		Rodrigo Muñoz	25	-25	16+0	-18	0+0	0	9+0	-7
—	GK		Alexis Viera*	8	-3	8+0	-3	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF		Mathías Abero	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF		Gastón Filgueira	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF		Martín Galain	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
—	DF		Pablo Melo*	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Maximiliano Calzada	6	0	0+1	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Martín Ligüera*	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Luis Oyarbide	5	0	1+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Mauricio Pereyra	13	0	3+1	0	5+0	0	0+4	0
—	MF		Facundo Píriz	10	0	2+4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
—	FW		Álvaro Apolito	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW		Bryan Machado	3	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
—	FW		Diego Vera*	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Note

* = Players who left the club mid-season

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Number	Name	Primera División Uruguaya	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	20	Santiago García	10	2	1	13
2	11	Sergio Blanco	5	3	0	8
=	14	Nicolás Lodeiro	4	0	4	8
=	22	Álvaro Fernández	6	0	2	8
=	24	Gustavo Biscayzacú	8	0	0	8
6	9	Alexander Medina	6	0	1	7
7	4	Mauricio Victorino	4	0	1	5
8	3	Federico Domínguez	3	0	1	4
=	19	Sebastián Coates	3	0	1	4
10	15	Adrián Romero	3	0	0	3
=	16	Marcos Mondaini	1	0	2	3
12	17	Roberto Brum	2	0	0	2
=	23	Jorge Cazulo	1	1	0	2
14	5	Martín Rodríguez	0	1	0	1
=	8	Diego Arismendi	0	0	1	1
=	10	Ángel Morales	1	0	0	1
=	18	Pablo Caballero	1	0	0	1
=	21	Oscar Javier Morales	1	0	0	1
=	—	Gastón Filgueira	1	0	0	1
		Own Goals	1	1	0	2
		Total	61	8	14	83

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name
Position	Nation	Number	Name	Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores		Total
GK		1	Leonardo Burián	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF		2	Alejandro Rodríguez	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF		3	Federico Domínguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		4	Mauricio Victorino	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF		5	Martín Rodríguez	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	1
DF		6	Matías Rodríguez	10	1	0	0	2	0	12	1
DF		7	Diego Rodríguez	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
MF		8	Diego Arismendi	14	1	0	0	3	0	17	1
FW		9	Alexander Medina	6	1	0	0	4	0	10	1
MF		10	Ángel Morales	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		11	Sergio Blanco	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF		14	Nicolás Lodeiro	6	1	0	0	1	0	7	1
DF		15	Adrián Romero	4	3	0	0	1	0	5	3
MF		17	Roberto Brum	13	0	0	0	0	1	13	1
DF		18	Pablo Caballero	3	0	2	1	1	0	6	1
DF		19	Sebastián Coates	2	0	2	1	1	0	5	1
FW		20	Santiago García	4	1	1	1	1	1	6	3
MF		21	Oscar Javier Morales	11	1	0	0	5	0	16	1
MF		22	Álvaro Fernández	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
MF		23	Jorge Cazulo	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
FW		24	Gustavo Biscayzacú	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		25	Rodrigo Muñoz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		—	Alexis Viera*	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		—	Mathías Abero	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF		—	Gastón Filgueira	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
DF		—	Martín Galain	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		—	Pablo Melo*	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MF		—	Maximiliano Calzada	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
MF		—	Martín Ligüera*	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		—	Mauricio Pereyra	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
FW		—	Facundo Píriz	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
FW		—	Diego Vera*	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			Total	113	10	21	3	21	2	155	15

Note

* = Players who left the club mid-season

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
21	MF	Oscar Javier Morales	33
15	DF	Adrián Romero	7
19	DF	Sebastián Coates	4
4	DF	Mauricio Victorino	3
18	DF	Pablo Caballero	3

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2008-11-01	Y	Santiago García	Liverpool	Primera División
2008-12-17	Y	Sergio Blanco	Peñarol	Primera División
2009-02-07	Y	Sergio Blanco	Central Español	Primera División
2009-03-22	Y	Federico Domínguez	Cerro Largo	Primera División
2009-04-12	N	Nicolás Lodeiro	Montevideo Wanderers	Primera División
2009-04-26	N	Federico Domínguez	Liverpool	Primera División
2009-07-08	Y	Santiago García	Defensor Sporting	Primera División

International players

The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2008–09 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.

14 October 2008

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Diego Arismendi	Bolivia	90	0

20 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Bolivia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Bolivia U-20	71	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Bolivia U-20	90	2
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Bolivia U-20	66	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Bolivia U-20	24	0

22 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Chile U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Chile U-20	32	0

24 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Paraguay U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	75	1
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	15	0

28 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	29

31 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Santiago García	Brazil U-20	62
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	28
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Brazil U-20	28

2 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Colombia U-20	20
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Santiago García	Colombia U-20	74

4 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Argentina U-20	90
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Argentina U-20	90
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Argentina U-20	68
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Argentina U-20	25

6 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	45	1

8 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Venezuela U-20	56	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Venezuela U-20	69	1

2 April 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Chile	60	0

6 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Brazil	25	0

11 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Venezuela	45	0

Starting 11

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
25	GK	Muñoz	25	Burián has 18 starts
4	CB	Victorino	28
19	CB	Coates	20
15	CB	Romero	31
21	DM	O. Morales	33	Brum has 19 starts
8	RW	Arismendi	37
6	LW	Matías Rodríguez	36	Domínguez has 17 starts
22	RW	Fernández	23	Caballero has 14 starts
14	AM	Lodeiro	31	A. Morales has 10 starts
20	FW	S. García	30	Mondaini has 13 starts
9	FW	Medina	22	Blanco has 16 starts Biscayzacú has 11 starts

Last updated: 2 Aug 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Muñoz

Coates

Victorino

Romero

O. Morales

Arismendi

Fernández

M. Rodríguez

Lodeiro

S. García

Medina

Overall

Games played	50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores)
Games won	25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games drawn	14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games lost	11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores)
Goals scored	83
Goals conceded	58
Goal difference	+25
Yellow cards	115
Red cards	15
Worst discipline	Santiago García (6 , 3 )
Best result	3-0 (A) v Nacional - Copa Libertadores 2009.02.13 4-1 (A) v Racing - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.03.14 3-0 (H) v River Plate - Copa Libertadores 2009.03.19 3-0 (N) v Defensor Sporting - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.07.08
Worst result	0-3 (H) v Central Español - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.06.13
Most appearances	Santiago García (42 appearances)
Top scorer	Santiago García (13 goals)

Last updated: August 2
Source: Nacional

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso (until July 15, 2009) Luis González
Assistant Manager	Mauricio Larriera
Second Assistant Manager	Willians Lemus
Goalkeeping Coach	Darwin Dalmás
Team Fitness Coach	Javier Carballo Fernando Cal
Club Doctor	Carlos Suero
First Team Collaborator	Ruben Sosa

Last updated: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Other information

Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Sports Manager	Daniel Henríquez
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estadio Gran Parque Central (22,000 / 105x70 meters)

Last updated: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Team Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Sinteplast
Macri Sport Center
EGA

Home

Away

Third kit

Friendlies

Florida v Nacional

2008-08-16
15:30 (UTC-3)

Florida	0 – 7	Nacional
	Report	Blanco 6', 9', 25' Cauteruccio 32' Victorino 57' Lujan 77' D. Rodríguez 83'

Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida
Attendance: 4,000

Nacional v Racing

2008-10-10
9:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Racing
Medina 34' Vera 43' Cauteruccio 69'	Report	Quiñones 48', 85' (pen.)

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Colonia v Nacional

2009-01-15
10:00 (UTC-3)

Colonia	3 – 1	Nacional
Miñones 15', 72', 84'	Report	Victorino 34'

Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici, Colonia
Attendance: 2,000

Nacional v Tacuary

2009-01-25
18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuary
Cazulo 86'	Report

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Attendance: 19,000

Nacional v Rentistas

2009-03-25
18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	4 – 2	Rentistas
Oyarbide 18', 52' Cauteruccio 43' Biscayzacú 68'	Report	Sandoval 31' (pen.), 75'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

Nacional v Peñarol

2009-01-17
19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Peñarol
Matías Rodríguez 24' Domínguez 39' Blanco 45+1' (pen.) Medina 55' Romero 68' Filgueira 79'	Report	Bueno 15' Alcoba 34' Mozzo 45' Arias 65' F. Pérez 67' Bueno 81' Pacheco 87'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Final

Nacional v Cruzeiro

2009-01-21
22:45 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 4	Cruzeiro
Medina 28'	Report	Elicarlos 8' Ramires 26' Thiago Ribeiro 36' Wellington Paulista 38' Jancarlos 73'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Primera División Uruguaya

Apertura's table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Danubio	15	10	2	3	27	15	+12	32
2	Nacional (C) (A)	15	10	2	3	23	13	+10	32
3	Defensor Sporting	15	9	3	3	23	12	+11	30
4	Racing	15	7	6	2	24	12	+12	27
5	Liverpool	15	7	6	2	24	14	+10	27
6	Peñarol	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	025¹
7	Cerro	15	6	5	4	20	12	+8	23
8	River Plate	15	5	5	5	17	17	0	20
9	Central Español	15	5	5	5	17	21	−4	20
10	Tacuarembó	15	5	2	8	15	20	−5	17
11	Bella Vista	15	5	2	8	13	22	−9	17
12	Montevideo Wanderers	15	4	2	9	17	18	−1	14
13	Rampla Juniors	15	3	5	7	16	24	−8	14
14	Villa Española	15	3	3	9	11	26	−15	12
15	Cerro Largo	15	1	6	8	13	25	−12	9
16	Juventud	15	2	2	11	9	26	−17	8

Updated to games played on February 7, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Peñarol was docked three points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

Juventud v Nacional

2008-08-23
15:30 (UTC-3)

Juventud	0 – 1	Nacional
Planchón 10', 36' Velázquez 27' Peirano 29' Bueno 80'	Report	Romero 47' Arismendi 49' Matías Rodríguez 75' D. Rodríguez 90'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Héctor Martínez

Tacuarembó v Nacional

2008-09-13
15:30 (UTC-3)

Tacuarembó	0 – 2	Nacional
	Report	Brum 44' 83' Filgueira 58' Caballero 90+2'

Estadio Ingeniero Raùl Goyenola, Tacuarembó
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional v Racing

2008-09-27
15:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Racing
S. García 8', 72' Melo 22' Arismendi 33'	Report	Balsas 24' J. Rodríguez 29' Díaz 44', 64' Ostolaza 78'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Cerro Largo v Nacional

2008-09-27
15:30 (UTC-3)

Cerro Largo	2 – 3	Nacional
D. Silvera 20', 67' Souza 54' De Souza 55' Ruiz 82', 90'	Report	A. Morales 5' 86' Filgueira 10' Lodeiro 25' Romero 28' Vera 84' Brum 90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Heber Rodríguez

Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2008-10-05
16:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Defensor Sporting
Gaglianone 19' (o.g.) Brum 22' Arismendi 45', 69' Vera 63' Melo 76' Medina 85'	Report	de Souza 8', 78' (pen.) 26' Curbelo 36' Díaz 45' Maximiliano Pérez 56' Suárez 63' Risso 66'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Martín Vázquez

Montevideo Wanderers v Nacional

2008-10-18
16:30 (UTC-3)

Montevideo Wanderers	0 – 1	Nacional
González 40' Quagliotti 54', 90' Laserda 88'	Report	Lodeiro 17' M. Rodríguez 39' Brum 39' Melo 86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Bella Vista v Nacional

2008-10-26
16:30 (UTC-3)

Bella Vista	0 – 1	Nacional
Secco 4' Camacho 13' Rubén Fernández 37' Reyes 42'	Report	Melo 28' Filgueira 52' Arismendi 67' S. García 72' O. Morales 73'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional v Liverpool

2008-11-01
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Liverpool
Filgueira 17' Lodeiro 41' Melo 76' S. García 76' (pen.)	Report	Aranda 12' Varela 42' Rueli 47' Lalinde 52' Castro 68' Alfaro 70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

Nacional v Rampla Juniors

2008-11-08
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Rampla Juniors
O. Morales 17' Medina 42' 42' Viera 85'	Report	Ferreira 45' Perujo 57' Merlo 75' Rosa 75'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Danubio v Nacional

2008-11-16
17:00 (UTC-3)

Danubio	1 – 0	Nacional
Malrrechaufe 20' Ferro 49' J. García 50' Amarilla 89'	Report	Medina 48' S. García 67' Arismendi 70' Romero 90+3'

Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional v Villa Española

2008-12-03
19:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Villa Española
Ligüera 19' Blanco 22' Cazulo 45' Melo 52' S. García 54' Arismendi 59' Brum 89'	Report	M. Novick 14' Figueredo 70' Cassaman 86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Martín Vázquez

Nacional v Cerro

2008-12-06
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 3	Cerro
Medina 12' 64' Brum 45' Blanco 49' Arismendi 54' Melo 59' Ligüera 62' Victorino 87'	Report	Pablo Caballero 35' Pallante 65' Muñoz 65' (pen.), 70' Molina 76'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Peñarol v Nacional

2008-12-14
17:00 (UTC-3)

Peñarol	0 – 1	Nacional
Bueno 4' Mozzo 5' I. Medina 41' Alcoba 70'	Report	Matías Rodríguez 28' Ligüera 55' Melo 64' S. García 67' 72' Blanco 72' (pen.) Arismendi 88'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional v River Plate

2008-12-17
19:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 2	River Plate
Burián 8' Filgueira 40' O. Morales 42' Melo 71' Brum 85'	Report	Giménez 34' 40' J. Rodríguez 49' Ortíz 87' Nicolay 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Central Español v Nacional

2009-02-07
17:00 (UTC-3)

Central Español	1 – 2	Nacional
Lemos 6', 23' Daluz 52' Andrés Fernández 57', 67' Semperena 65'	Report	Blanco 25' (pen.) Álvaro Fernández 37'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final

Nacional v Danubio

2009-02-15
19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Danubio
Galain 20' Romero 38', 51' Fernández 60' S. García 77' Caballero 81'	Report	R. Rodríguez 2' Ifrán 34' S. Rodríguez 36' Malrrechaufe 65' Ferro 83' Amarilla 89'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Clausura's table

Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Defensor Sporting (C) (A)	14	11	1	2	29	15	+14	34
2	River Plate	14	9	3	2	32	17	+15	30
3	Cerro	14	9	2	3	30	13	+17	29
4	Liverpool	14	7	4	3	23	17	+6	25
5	Peñarol	14	7	2	5	22	15	+7	23
6	Nacional	14	6	5	3	27	21	+6	23
7	Racing	14	6	5	3	22	17	+5	23
8	Montevideo Wanderers	14	6	3	5	25	24	+1	21
9	Cerro Largo	14	5	4	5	20	20	0	19
10	Danubio	14	4	3	7	20	24	−4	15
11	Central Español	14	3	3	8	16	24	−8	12
12	Tacuarembó	14	2	6	6	16	25	−9	12
13	Bella Vista	14	2	4	8	16	28	−12	10
14	Juventud	14	2	2	10	15	34	−19	8
15	Rampla Juniors	14	0	5	9	15	34	−19	5

Updated to games played on June 18, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

Nacional v Juventud

2009-02-22
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Juventud
Álvaro Fernández 22' Medina 87'	Report	Pizzichillo 28' Peirano 43' Britos 48' 53' Antonio Fernández 66' 72' Ramírez 84' González 85'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Javier Bentancur

Nacional v Tacuarembó

2009-03-08
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuarembó
Domínguez 21' O. Morales 62' Matías Rodríguez 77'	Report	Pozzi 37' Da Rosa 57', 90' Silva 64'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Fernando Falce

Racing v Nacional

2009-03-14
17:00 (UTC-3)

Racing	1 – 4	Nacional
Ostolaza 27' Blanes 36'	Report	Victorino 55' Fernández 57' Domínguez 60' Medina 90', 90+4' Matías Rodríguez 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional v Cerro Largo

2009-03-22
16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Cerro Largo
Arismendi 80' Domínguez 85' (pen.) Victorino 90+4'	Report	Olivera 12' 89' L. Rodríguez 41' Rivero 56'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Robert Tabeira

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-03-22
17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	3 – 2	Nacional
Gaglianone 23' 81' Marchant 27' Amado 29' de Souza 60' 90' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Fernández 11' Matías Rodríguez 36' Arismendi 54' O. Morales 80' Lodeiro 83' Victorino 90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Nacional v Montevideo Wanderers

2009-04-12
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Montevideo Wanderers
Cazulo 46' Mondaini 70' M. Pereyra 71' O. Morales 84' Brum 90'	Report	Peña 23' Corujo 30' Charquero 34', 45' D. Pérez 43' Tellechea 63' Palau 66'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional v Bella Vista

2009-04-18
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez 30' S. García 32', 89' Brum 68'	Report	Martuciello 57' Alvez 81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Liverpool v Nacional

2009-04-26
17:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	1 – 1	Nacional
Rodales 13' Figueroa 33' Correa 61' Vázquez 56' Tejera 66'	Report	Victorino 37' Brum 56' Coates 60'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Fredy De Seja

Rampla Juniors v Nacional

2009-05-03
17:00 (UTC-3)

Rampla Juniors	1 – 3	Nacional
Rosa 33' Bonjour 44' Alonso 56' 87'	Report	Arismendi 13' S. García 20' Biscayzacú 67' Lodeiro 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Nacional v Danubio

2009-05-09
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Danubio
Matías Rodríguez 8' Biscayzacú 15', 53' O. Morales 22' Romero 55'	Report	J. García 34' Migues 52' Ferro 62' Delgado 65' R. Rodríguez 75' Amarilla 81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

Cerro v Nacional

2009-05-17
17:00 (UTC-3)

Cerro	2 – 2	Nacional
Pablo Caballero 33' 33' Melo 52' Cabrera 74' Pallante 78' (pen.)	Report	Biscayzacú 3' Arismendi 28' Brum 45' Victorino 53' Martín Rodríguez 75', 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

Nacional v Peñarol

2009-05-24
16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Peñarol
Biscayzacú 15', 41', 74' 81' Victorino 19' Coates 37' O. Morales 61', 81' Matías Rodríguez 89' Muñoz 90+4'	Report	Pacheco 20', 39' (pen.) O. Pérez 22' de los Santos 25' Alcoba 60' Bueno 80', 90+1' Darío Rodríguez 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

River Plate v Nacional

2009-05-31
17:00 (UTC-3)

River Plate	2 – 1	Nacional
Ezquerra 29' Giménez 62' Córdoba 77' Rizzoto 88'	Report	S. García 38' Brum 50' Martín Rodríguez 65' Blanco 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Nacional v Central Español

2009-06-13
16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Central Español
Píriz 36' Abero 43' Cazulo 47' Caballero 69'	Report	Gutiérrez 19' Coelho 35' Firpo 44' S. Pérez 50' Duran 47' Da Luz 79'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Defensor Sporting	29	20	4	5	52	27	+25	64	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
2	Nacional	29	16	7	6	49	34	+15	55
3	Cerro	29	15	7	7	50	25	+25	52
4	Liverpool	29	14	10	5	44	32	+12	52
5	River Plate	29	14	8	7	49	34	+15	50
6	Racing	29	13	11	5	46	31	+15	50
7	Peñarol	29	15	6	8	51	29	+22	048¹
8	Danubio	29	14	5	10	47	39	+8	47
9	Montevideo Wanderers	29	10	5	14	42	42	0	35
10	Central Español	29	8	8	13	33	45	−12	32
11	Tacuarembó	29	7	8	14	31	45	−14	29
12	Cerro Largo	29	6	10	13	33	45	−12	28
13	Bella Vista	29	7	6	16	31	48	−17	27
14	Rampla Juniors	29	3	10	16	33	60	−27	19
15	Juventud	29	4	4	21	24	60	−36	16
16	Villa Española	15	3	3	9	11	26	−15	012²

Updated to games played on June 18, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Peñarol was docked three points in the Apertura.
2. Villa Española was relegated to Segunda División Amateur for financial reason after the Apertura tournament.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The aggregate's winners qualify to Primera División Uruguaya final
The aggregate's top-six qualify to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	2	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Last updated: 2009-06-18.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Relegation table

Pos	Team	2007-08 Pts.	2008-09 Pts.	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg
1	Defensor Sporting	66	64	130	59	2.203
2	River Plate	61	50	111	59	1.881
3	Nacional	55	55	110	59	1.864
4	Peñarol	54	48	102	59	1.729
5	Racing	0	50	50	29	1.724
6	Liverpool	43	52	95	59	1.610
7	Danubio	46	47	93	59	1.576
8	Cerro	37	52	89	59	1.508
9	Montevideo Wanderers	44	35	79	59	1.339
10	Rampla Juniors	47	19	66	59	1.119
11	Central Español	32	32	64	59	1.085
12	Tacuarembó	34	29	63	59	1.068
13	Cerro Largo	0	28	28	29	0.966
14	Juventud (R)	40	16	56	59	0.949
15	Bella Vista (R)	23	27	50	59	0.847
16	Villa Española (R)	0	12	12	15	0.800

As of June 18, 2009.

The three clubs with the lowest average of points over the last two seasons are relegated.

Semi-finals

First leg

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-06-21
17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 1	Nacional
de Souza 24' Risso 27' Díaz 28'	Report	Matías Rodríguez 10', 60' Lodeiro 18' 21' Domínguez 38' O. Morales 45' Medina 53' Arismendi 84'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg

Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2009-07-05
17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Romero 24' Arismendi 48' O. Morales 65' Lodeiro 70', 75' Medina 85' Victorino 90'	Report	Vera 37' 44' Marchant 41' Navarro 70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-07-08
21:10 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	0 – 3	Nacional
Díaz 16' Pintos 38' de Souza 61' Vila 85'	Report	Medina 23' S. García 32' (pen.) 63' Caballero 40' Coates 74' Fernández 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

First leg

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-07-12
17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 2	Nacional
Silva 45' Curbelo 55' Amado 59' Pintos 66' Gaglianone 85'	Report	Fernández 20' Medina 45' Coates 49' 78' Biscayzacú 86' O. Morales 90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg

Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2009-07-15
21:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Victorino 27' Fernández 32' Lodeiro 86' 86'	Report	Herrera 34' Navarro 59' Amado 64' F. Rodríguez 78'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nacional	6	4	2	0	12	3	+9	14
Universidad San Martín	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2	8
River Plate	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7
Nacional	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4

Nacional v Universidad San Martín

2009-02-12
19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Universidad San Martín
Domínguez 30' Lodeiro 90+2'	Report	Arzuaga 39' 46' Hinostroza 59' Guizasola 74' Ramos 79'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Attendance: 11,518
Referee: Carlos Chandía

Nacional v Nacional

2009-02-18
18:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Nacional
Melgarejo 40'	Report	Fernández 9' 54' Lodeiro 38' Mondaini 64'

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

Nacional v River Plate

2009-03-19
21:45 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 0	River Plate
Medina 31' Álvaro Fernández 40' Arismendi 45' Lodeiro 73' O. Morales 90+1' S. García 90+3' Victorino 90+5'	Report	Ferrari 29' Augusto Fernández 31' Quiroga 53'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Carlos Chandía

River Plate v Nacional

2009-04-07
21:15 (UTC-3)

River Plate	0 – 0	Nacional
Ahumada 24' Sánchez 34'	Report	O. Morales 38' Medina 50'

Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires
Referee: Salvio Fagundes

Universidad San Martín v Nacional

2009-04-21
22:30 (UTC-3)

Universidad San Martín	1 – 1	Nacional
Ludueña 88'	Report	S. García 28' Mondaini 74' O. Morales 79'

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
Referee: Carlos Simon

Nacional v Nacional

2009-04-30
21:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 1	Nacional
Arismendi 29' Caballero 59' Coates 80' 88' Lodeiro 90+1'	Report	Núñez 9' Riveros 32' Miranda 38', 62'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: René Ortubé

Round of 16

First leg

Nacional v San Luis

Nacional	–	San Luis

Second leg

San Luis v Nacional

San Luis	–	Nacional

San Luis withdrew from the tournament over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico

Quarterfinals

First leg

Palmeiras v Nacional

2009-05-28
22:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1 – 1	Nacional
Armero 18' Diego Souza 55' Obina 61' Pierre 85'	Report	O. Morales 42' S. García 80' Fernández 90+1' Brum 90+4'

Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo
Attendance: 24,737
Referee: Carlos Torres

Second leg

Nacional v Palmeiras

2009-06-17
19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Palmeiras
Medina 45' Lodeiro 69' O. Morales 90'	Report	Diego Souza 72'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera

Nacional 1–1 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

Semi-finals

First leg

Estudiantes v Nacional

2009-06-28
19:30 (UTC-3)

Estudiantes	1 – 0	Nacional
Galván 14' Benítez 47'	Report	Romero 39' Arismendi 61' Matías Rodríguez 69'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Referee: René Ortubé

Second leg

Nacional v Estudiantes

2009-07-01
21:15 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Estudiantes
Medina 17' 75' Matías Rodríguez 57' Arismendi 88'	Report	E. Pérez 9' Boselli 52', 90+1' 52' Sánchez 64' Braña 71' Andújar 84'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 46,983
Referee: Carlos Torres

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cerro (Q)	5	4	0	1	12	6	+6	12	2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2	Racing (Q)	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10	2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3	River Plate (Q)	5	2	0	3	7	11	−4	6	2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
4	Liverpool (O) (Q)	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	5	2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5	Defensor Sporting	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	5
6	Nacional	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4

Updated to games played on August 2, 2009.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd playoff (if needed)
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' champion qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 group stage
The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' runners-up qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 preliminary round
The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' third and fourth place qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage
If Nacional finish in the top-four qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage

Matches

Cerro v Nacional

2009-07-19
15:10 (UTC-3)

Cerro	3 – 1	Nacional
Pallante 29' Dadomo 40' Núñez 57' Boghossian 64' Melo 90+3'	Report	Calzada 16' M. Pereyra 30' Píriz 37' Coates 67' Blanco 85'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Racing v Nacional

2009-07-23
20:10 (UTC-3)

Racing	3 – 2	Nacional
Blanes 21' Torres 38' P. Hernández 63' Balsas 78'	Report	Blanco 15' Martín Rodríguez 34' Abero 48' Cazulo 61' A. Rodríguez 64' Blanco 75' M. Pereyra 67' Caballero 88'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo
Referee: Fernando Falce

River Plate v Nacional

2009-07-26
17:10 (UTC-3)

River Plate	4 – 2	Nacional
Giménez 19' J. Rodríguez 22' 66' Montelongo 40', 90' (pen.) Zambrana 45' Conceicao 85'	Report	Cazulo 5' S. García 12', 20' A. Rodríguez 16' Coates 69' Blanco 62' D. Rodríguez 78' Martín Rodríguez 84'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo
Referee: Oscar Rojas

Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2009-07-29
15:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Defensor Sporting
Calzada 32' Cazulo 32' Caballero 40' Martín Rodríguez 66' A. Rodríguez 83'	Report	Ariosa 10' Curbelo 16', 76' Risso 48' Díaz 80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

Liverpool v Nacional

2009-08-02
15:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	2 – 3	Nacional
Lalinde 81' Alfaro 89'	Report	Caballero 45' Burián 45+1' Macchi 61' (o.g.) S. García 74', 80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo
Referee: Fernando Falce

Records

Doubles achieved

Opponent	Home result	Away result
Tacuarembó	1–0	2–0
Racing	2–0	4–1
Bella Vista	2–0	1–0
Rampla Juniors	2–0	3–1
Peñarol	3–2	1–0
Defensor Sporting	2–1	2–1
Nacional (Paraguay)	3–1	3–0

Comeback

Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 17 times this season in the Primera División, the Liguille Pre-Libertadores and the Copa Libertadores, recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 loss.

Opponent	H/A	Result	Scoreline
Danubio	N	2–1	S. Rodríguez 36', Fernández 60', S. García 77'
Racing	A	4–1	Blanes 36', Fernández 57', Domínguez 60', Medina 90', 90+4'
Defensor Sporting	A	2–1	Pintos 66', Coates 68', Biscayzacú 86'
Nacional (Paraguay)	H	3–1	Núñez 9', Arismendi 29', Coates 80', Lodeiro 90+1'

Biggest winning margin

#	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition
1	Racing	A	4–1	Primera División
2	Nacional (Paraguay)	A	3–0	Copa Libertadores
2	River Plate (Argentina)	H	3–0	Copa Libertadores
2	Defensor Sporting	N	3–0	Primera División
5	Rampla Juniors	A	3–1	Primera División
5	Nacional (Paraguay)	H	3–1	Primera División
6	Tacuarembó	A	2–0	Primera División
6	Racing	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Rampla Juniors	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Villa Española	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Bella Vista	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Danubio	H	2–0	Primera División

Team statistics

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.

1'–15'	16'–30'	31'–HT	46'–60'	61'–75'	76'–FT
9	13	10	10	15	26

Honours

Team

Torneo Apertura

Winners: 2008

Primera División Uruguaya

Winners: 2008–09

Individuals

Name	Number	Country	Award
Mauricio Victorino	4	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Fan's Best Player of the year
Nicola Pérez	12	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Nicolas Lodeiro	14	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Adrián Romero	15	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Defender of the year
Sebastián Coates	19	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Revelation of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Santiago García	20	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Forward of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Oscar Javier Morales	21	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Midfielder of the year
Maximiliano Calzada	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Mauricio Pereyra	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Facundo Píriz	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Ricardo Alarcón	—	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Chairman of the year
Javier Carballo	—	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Team Fitnes Coach of the year

External links

Club Nacional de Football official web site

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2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Captains

Penalties Awarded

International players

Starting 11

Overall

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

Team Kit

Friendlies

Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

Final

Primera División Uruguaya

Apertura's table

Matches

Final

Clausura's table

Matches

Aggregate table

Results by round

Relegation table

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Third leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Matches

Records

Doubles achieved

Comeback

Biggest winning margin

Team statistics

Goal minutes

Honours

Team

Individuals

See also

External links