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

History

Professionalism

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

Format

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 2005/06 season champion.
In the 2006/07 season, the competition was reduced to 16 clubs.

Season

Originally, like other South American football leagues, the league was contested according to calendar year, from austral summer to summer in Southern Hemisphere. In 2005, the league started to play in "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 tournament was held to decide the qualification to international competition.
However, the season of 2007/08 would be the last one to be played in "European season", as the system appeared to be unable to prevent clubs from losing players between Apertura (opening) tournament to Clausura (closing). The system also allegedly qualifies top teams to Copa Libertadores too early, a problem similar to that of the Argentinian League, and there are two transfers periods before the Libertadores, as opposed to only transfer period in December when playing the season according to calendar year. A special tournament will be held in second part of 2008, similar to that of 2005, to decide teams that qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009. Libertadores teams for 2009 will qualify for last time in winter 2008.

Current Teams 2007/08

List of champions

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

Amateur champions

Nacional 11

C.U.R.C.C. + Peñarol 9 (11 - including FUF)

River Plate F.C. 4

Montevideo Wanderers 3

Rampla Juniors 1 Notes:

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.

The 1904 championship wasn't played due to civil war in Uruguay.

River Plate F.C. is a different club from that of C.A. River Plate. (although it seems to be minor controversy on this statement)

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.

The 1925 championship wasn't finished, the Uruguayan government ended the internal difference mentioned above.

In 1926, no Uruguayan championship was played. A Consejo Provisorio tournament was played, won by Peñarol, but isn't recognised as a Uruguayan championship by the Uruguayan Football Association.

The 1930 championship wasn't played due to the organisation of the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

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 Sporting

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

2006/2007 Danubio

2007/2008 in dispute

Notes:

The 1948 championship wasn't completed due to a players strike.

C.A Defensor merged with Sporting C.U in 1989, winning the 1991 title as Defensor Sporting.

The season of 1989 was the only one played in single round roubin (no home and away system)

Since 1994 the year champion emerged from either winning one semester and the finals, or the two semesters without needing final games, this last happened in 1998 and 2006/07.

Professional champions

Peñarol 36

Nacional 30

Defensor Sporting 3

Danubio 3

Bella Vista 1

Central Español 1

Progreso 1

Total of Uruguayan League titles (amateur and professional)

Peñarol 45 (46 including FUF)

Nacional 41

River Plate F.C. 4

Montevideo Wanderers 4

Defensor Sporting 3

Danubio 3

Rampla Juniors 1

Central Español 1

Progreso 1

Bella Vista 1 notes:

Peñarol titles include CURCC ones

River Plate FC titles are said to be claimed from CA River Plate, allegating the name and colours legacy continuation of the defunct team.

Montevideo Wanderers claims 4 titles, represented as 4 stars in the official jersey, although AUF as in the case of Peñarol 1923 title, don't recognize the FUF title won in 1924 and states the 4 star as inaccurateFurther Information

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