2018 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2018 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo 2018, was the 115th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 88th in which it is professional. The season was named as "Ing. Julio César Franzini" and began on 3 February, ending on 11 November.[1] Peñarol were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title with a 2–1 win over Nacional in the championship playoff.[2]

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2018
Dates3 February – 11 November 2018
ChampionsPeñarol (50th title)
RelegatedTorque
Atenas
El Tanque Sisley (withdrawal)
Copa LibertadoresPeñarol
Nacional
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Copa SudamericanaCerro
Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers
River Plate
Matches played261
Goals scored709 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: David Terans (10 goals)
Intermedio: Cristian Palacios (8 goals)
Clausura: Gabriel Fernández (9 goals)
Biggest home winPeñarol 6–0 River Plate
(20 May)
Biggest away winAtenas 0–6 Progreso
(5 May)
Highest scoringDefensor Sporting 5–2 River Plate
(1 April)
Progreso 4–3 Peñarol
(12 May)
Liverpool 3–4 Danubio
(13 May)
Peñarol 3–4 Torque
(31 May)
Atenas 2–5 Defensor Sporting
(22 July)
Cerro 5–2 Progreso
(25 August)
River Plate 3–4 Rampla Juniors
(26 August)
2017
2019

Format

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The format in this season was the same as the most recent season, with the Torneo Apertura in the first half of the year and the Torneo Clausura in the second half, and a Torneo Intermedio played between both tournaments.

Teams

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Locations of the 2018 season teams outside Montevideo.

The two bottom-placed teams in the relegation table of the 2017 season, Juventud and Plaza Colonia, as well as Sud América, who lost a tiebreaker to El Tanque Sisley, were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2018 season. They were replaced by Torque, Atenas, and Progreso, who were promoted from the Segunda División.

On 2 February 2018, the Uruguayan Football Association confirmed that El Tanque Sisley would not take part in the league due to an outstanding debt.[3] As a result, El Tanque Sisley were administratively relegated to the second tier for the 2019 season and the season was played by 15 teams.[4]

ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacity
Atenas Ricardo OrtizSan CarlosAtenas6,000
Boston River Alejandro ApudMontevideoParque Artigasa12,000
Cerro Fernando CorreaMontevideoLuis Tróccoli24,000
Danubio Pablo PeiranoMontevideoJardines del Hipódromo14,401
Defensor Sporting Eduardo AcevedoMontevideoLuis Franzini18,000
El Tanque Sisley VacantMontevideoCampeones Olímpicosb7,000
Fénix Juan Ramón CarrascoMontevideoParque Capurro5,500
Liverpool Paulo PezzolanoMontevideoBelvedere10,000
Montevideo Wanderers Eduardo EspinelMontevideoParque Alfredo Víctor Viera7,420
Nacional Alexander MedinaMontevideoGran Parque Central23,500
Peñarol Diego LópezMontevideoCampeón del Siglo40,000
Progreso Marcelo MéndezMontevideoParque Abraham Paladino8,000
Racing Juan TejeraMontevideoOsvaldo Roberto4,500
Rampla Juniors Julio César AntúnezMontevideoOlímpico9,500
River Plate Jorge GiordanoMontevideoParque Federico Omar Saroldi5,624
Torque Pablo MariniMontevideoCasto Martínez Laguardac3,800

a: Boston River is based in Montevideo but plays its home games at Estadio Parque Artigas in Las Piedras.
b: El Tanque Sisley is based in Montevideo but plays its home games at Estadio Campeones Olímpicos in Florida.
c: Torque is based in Montevideo but plays its home games at Estadio Municipal Casto Martínez Laguarda in San José de Mayo. They played their first five home games at Estadio José Nasazzi in Montevideo.

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Torque Paulo PezzolanoMutual consent25 November 2017[5]Pre-season Pablo Marini12 December 2017[6]
Danubio Roberto RooEnd of caretaker tenure4 December 2017 Pablo Peirano20 December 2017[7]
Liverpool Rosario MartínezSacked4 December 2017[8] Paulo Pezzolano18 December 2017[9]
Nacional Martín LasarteMutual consent4 December 2017[10] Alexander Medina11 December 2017[11]
Montevideo Wanderers Jorge GiordanoResigned6 December 2017[12] Eduardo Espinel17 December 2017[9]
Racing Pablo Peirano7 December 2017[13] Hernán Rodrigo López18 December 2017[14]
Cerro José BasualdoMutual consent6 January 2018[15] Fernando Correa8 January 2018[15]
Atenas Adolfo BaránResigned5 May 2018[16]12th Miguel Falero7 May 2018[17]
Rampla Juniors Luis López6 May 2018[18]15th Julio Fuentes7 May 2018[19]
Torneo Intermedio
Fénix Nathaniel RevetriaMutual consent15 May 2018[20]8th, Serie A Juan Ramón Carrasco17 May 2018[21]
Peñarol Leonardo RamosSigned by Al-Ettifaq7 June 2018[22]2nd, Serie B Diego López8 June 2018[23]
Torneo Clausura
Atenas Miguel FaleroResigned3 July 2018[24]Pre-tournament Ricardo Ortiz8 July 2018[25]
Racing Hernán Rodrigo LópezSacked13 August 2018[26]14th Juan Tejera14 August 2018[27]
River Plate Pablo Tiscornia27 August 2018[28]14th Jorge Giordano29 August 2018[29]
Rampla Juniors Julio Fuentes10 September 2018[30]10th Julio César Antúnez11 September 2018[31]

Torneo Apertura

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The Torneo Apertura, named "Sr. Abdón Porte", was the first tournament of the 2018 season. It began on 3 February and ended on 6 May. With El Tanque Sisley being unable to take part in the season, all teams were awarded three points in their matches against El Tanque Sisley, with no goals for being counted.[32]

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Nacional151221268+1838Qualification to Championship playoff
2Peñarol1511312810+1836
3Danubio159332313+1030
4Defensor Sporting159332620+630
5Liverpool[a]157441716+127
6River Plate157442822+625
7Cerro157441618−225
8Progreso156362517+821
9Fénix156271818020
10Boston River[a]155551721−419
11Montevideo Wanderers155371420−618
12Atenas155191127−1616
13Racing153391424−1012
14Torque152491327−1410
15Rampla Juniors152491227−1510
16El Tanque Sisley00000000Withdrew from league[b]
Source: AUF, Soccerway
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:
  1. ^ a b Liverpool were awarded two points and Boston River were deducted one point due to a breach of rules by a member of the managerial staff of Boston River during the Torneo Apertura match between both teams.[33]
  2. ^ El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

Results

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Home \ AwayATEBORCRRDANDFSETSFNXLIVWANNACPEÑPRORACRAJRIVTOR
Atenas3–12–10–20–61–02–0
Boston River1–00–31–33–22–11–1
Cerro1–02–33–21–10–32–01–1
Danubio5–00–02–10–31–23–11–0
Defensor Sporting3–02–12–13–21–01–15–22–1
El Tanque Sisley
Fénix0–00–11–10–32–00–13–1
Liverpool1–02–21–22–01–12–11–0
Montevideo Wanderers0–10–11–20–21–11–10–3
Nacional2–11–04–02–02–10–01–0
Peñarol2–11–14–12–11–12–14–1
Progreso0–11–10–12–10–13–04–1
Racing1–21–22–22–30–10–22–1
Rampla Juniors1–10–01–11–20–31–22–1
River Plate3–12–21–12–15–04–21–12–2
Torque0–30–21–22–42–00–32–2
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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RankNameClubGoals
1 David TeransDanubio10
2 Gonzalo BergessioNacional9
3 Germán RiveroDefensor Sporting7
4 Leonardo FernándezFénix6
Diego MartiñonesRampla Juniors
Nicolás RodríguezRiver Plate
7 Gastón ColmánProgreso5
Maureen FrancoCerro
Federico MartínezLiverpool
Cristian RodríguezPeñarol

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Intermedio

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The Torneo Intermedio, named "Sr. Juan Carlos Bugallo" was the second tournament of the 2018 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. Given the absence of El Tanque Sisley for this season, Serie A had the usual eight teams while Serie B was contested by seven teams.[34] It started on 9 May and ended on 10 June, with the winners being granted a berth into the 2019 Copa Sudamericana and the 2019 Supercopa Uruguaya.

Serie A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationNACCRRDANRACWANLIVRAJFNX
1Nacional7520195+1417Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final5–01–13–1
2Cerro734095+4132–20–02–11–1
3Danubio731312120100–20–20–24–1
4Racing731359−4100–22–01–21–0
5Montevideo Wanderers7304810−291–40–11–00–1
6Liverpool72231011−183–42–13–1
7Rampla Juniors7205914−560–20–12–3
8Fénix7124713−651–12–21–3
Source: AUF, Soccerway
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

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTORPEÑRIVATEPRODFSBOR
1Torque6411106+413Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final2–21–00–1
2Peñarol64022010+10123–46–03–0
3River Plate623159−491–01–0
4Atenas622265+180–11–21–11–0
5Progreso613257−260–24–30–01–1
6Defensor Sporting620448−461–30–21–0
7Boston River611427−540–01–2
Source: AUF, Soccerway
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 still tied for first place.

Torneo Intermedio Final

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Nacional3–2Torque
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Top goalscorers

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RankNameClubGoals
1 Cristian PalaciosPeñarol8
2 Gonzalo BergessioNacional6
3 Luis AguiarNacional4
Nicolás GonzálezCerro
Diego GuastavinoLiverpool
Darío PereiraTorque
David TeransDanubio
8 Facundo BonéRiver Plate3
Álvaro BrunTorque
Ignacio GonzálezMontevideo Wanderers
Juan Ignacio RamírezLiverpool
Tabaré ViudezNacional

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

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The Torneo Clausura, named "Cr. Hugo Sebastiani", was the third tournament of the 2018 season. It began on 21 July and ended on 4 November. As happened in the Torneo Apertura, all teams were awarded three points in their matches against El Tanque Sisley, with no goals for being counted.[32]

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Peñarol1511312510+1536Qualification to Championship playoff
2Nacional159331914+530
3Montevideo Wanderers158432620+628
4Racing157441713+425
5Liverpool156542217+523
6Defensor Sporting156452319+422
7Progreso156452119+222
8Rampla Juniors155641616021
9Cerro155642223−121
10Danubio154831315−220
11Torque154651618−218
12Fénix155371619−318
13River Plate154382033−1315
14Boston River154291422−814
15Atenas152761224−1213
16El Tanque Sisley00000000Withdrew from league[a]
Source: AUF, Soccerway
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:
  1. ^ El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

Results

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Home \ AwayATEBORCRRDANDFSETSFNXLIVWANNACPEÑPRORACRAJRIVTOR
Atenas1–00–10–02–50–12–22–21–1
Boston River2–30–03–11–01–01–20–02–3
Cerro1–10–51–11–25–21–24–2
Danubio0–01–12–20–22–21–13–1
Defensor Sporting1–23–02–01–22–12–2
El Tanque Sisley
Fénix2–12–11–20–00–31–32–1
Liverpool1–13–02–11–22–42–04–1
Montevideo Wanderers2–23–11–13–23–21–21–0
Nacional1–01–31–11–01–02–13–2
Peñarol2–03–22–03–01–01–11–1
Progreso5–01–00–01–01–12–23–1
Racing0–03–02–11–12–02–10–1
Rampla Juniors2–20–01–00–11–01–22–0
River Plate1–23–20–50–00–13–4
Torque1–13–20–00–02–20–03–0
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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RankNameClubGoals
1 Gabriel FernándezPeñarol9
2 Álvaro NavarroDefensor Sporting8
Federico MartínezLiverpool
4 Luis AcevedoCerro6
Nicolás AlbarracínMontevideo Wanderers
Luis Manuel CastroMontevideo Wanderers
Diego CoelhoBoston River
Sebastián FernándezNacional
Ignacio LemmoProgreso
Rodrigo PastoriniMontevideo Wanderers

Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

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The aggregate table includes the results of the three stages played throughout the season (Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio, and Torneo Clausura). Since El Tanque Sisley did not compete (which caused the Torneo Intermedio to have groups of different size), the points earned by the teams in the smaller group of the Torneo Intermedio were weighted for the purposes of elaborating the aggregate table: teams in Serie B had their points divided between the number of games they played (6) and then multiplied by the number of games played by teams in Serie A (7), in order to get the points earned in the Torneo Intermedio to the effects of the aggregate table.[34]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Peñarol[a] (C)3626647330+4386Qualification to Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage
2Nacional3726746427+3785
3Danubio37161294840+860Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
4Defensor Sporting[a]36177125347+659Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage
5Cerro37151484746+159Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
6Liverpool[c]371511114944+558
7Montevideo Wanderers37167144850−255
8River Plate[a]361310135364−1150.5
9Progreso[a]361310135143+850
10Racing37138163646−1047
11Torque[a]361011153951−1243.166
12Fénix37127184150−943
13Atenas[a]36910172956−2738.333
14Boston River[a]36108183350−1737.666
15Rampla Juniors37910183757−2037
16El Tanque Sisley00000000Withdrew from league[d]
Source: AUF
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Torneo Intermedio points after weighting:
    Torque: 15.166, Peñarol: 14, River Plate: 10.5, Atenas: 9.333, Progreso: 7, Defensor Sporting: 7, Boston River: 4.666
  2. ^ Since the Torneo Intermedio winners (Nacional) qualified for the Copa Libertadores, the spot awarded to the Torneo Intermedio winners (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed down to the next best-placed team, in this case to the sixth-placed team.
  3. ^ Liverpool were awarded two points and Boston River were deducted one point due to a breach of rules by a member of the managerial staff of Boston River during the Torneo Apertura match between both teams.[33]
  4. ^ El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

Championship playoff

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Semi-finalFinals
Peñarol (Semifinal winners)
Nacional (Apertura winners)1Peñarol (Aggregate table first place)
Peñarol (Clausura winners) (a.e.t.)2

Semi-final

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Nacional
Peñarol

Final

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Since Peñarol, who had the best record in the aggregate table, won the semifinal, they became champions automatically and the final was not played. Nacional became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table. Both teams qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.


 Primera División
2018 Champions
 

Peñarol
50th title

Relegation

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Relegation was 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: 2017 and 2018. El Tanque Sisley was one of the teams relegated to the Segunda División for the following season, as well as the two teams with the lowest average.

Pos
Team2017
Pts
2018
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1Peñarol8684170732.329
2Nacional8385168742.27
3Defensor Sporting8658144731.973
4Cerro5359112741.514
5Montevideo Wanderers5555110741.486
6Danubio4660106741.432
7Progreso4949361.361
8River Plate454994731.288
9Liverpool375895741.284
10Racing454792741.243
11Boston River523789731.219
12Rampla Juniors503787741.176
13Fénix424385741.149
14Torque (R)4141361.139Relegation to Segunda División
15Atenas (R)3737361.028
16El Tanque Sisley (R)3737371

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