2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season 2009–10
Champions Peñarol
41st professional title
Relegated Cerrito
Cerro Largo
Atenas
Copa Libertadores Peñarol
Nacional
Liverpool
Copa Sudamericana Peñarol
River Plate
Defensor Sporting
Matches played 240
Goals scored 706 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura: Maureen Franco (13 goals)
Clausura: Antonio Pacheco (14 goals)
Season: Antonio Pacheco (23 goals)
Biggest home win Liverpool 71 Tacuarembó
Montevideo Wanderers 71 Cerro Largo
Biggest away win Atenas 06 Nacional
Highest scoring Danubio 45 Tacuarembó

The 2009–10 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2009–10 Copa Uruguaya or the 2009–10 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 106th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 79th in which it was professional. The season was named in honor of Héctor del Campo, ex-president of Danubio.

Format

The season was divided into two tournaments: the Apertura and the Clausura. In each tournament, the teams played against each other in a single round-robin format. Whoever plays at home against an opponent in the Apertura played the same opponent as a visitor in the Clausura. The champion of the Copa Uruguaya could have been decided in three ways:

  1. If the same team won both the Apertura and the Clausura.
  2. If two different teams won the Apertura and the Clausura and one of those teams had the most points in the aggregate table, a single playoff match would have been contested between the two clubs. If the winner of the playoff match was the team with the most points in the aggregate table, they would have won the Copa Uruguaya. If not, the same two teams would have contested a two-legged tie, the winner of which would have been decided on points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). If there was a tie in points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference would be the Copa Uruguaya champion. If there was a tie in points and goal difference after the second leg, 30 minutes of extra time would be played in two 15-minutes halves, followed a penalty shootout if necessary.
  3. If two different teams won the Apertura and the Clausura and neither had the most points in the aggregate table, the Apertura and Clasura winners would play one match (with extra time and a penalty shootout, if needed). The winner of the match would play a maximum of two matches (for points) against the team with the most points in the aggregate table. The team with the most points would be the champion. If there was a tie in points after the second match, goal difference would determine the champion. If there was a tie in points and goal difference after the second leg, 30 minutes of extra time would be played in two 15-minutes halves, followed a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Relegation

Relegation was determined by an aggregate table of the past two seasons. The teams who had participated only in this season had their points and goal difference multiplied by two. The three lowest-placed teams were relegated to the Segunda División Profesional for the next season.

International qualification

Because of Uruguay's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, there was no Liguilla Pre-Libertadores this season. The champion of the Copa Uruguaya earned the Uruguay 1 berth in the 2011 Copa Libertadores and 2010 Copa Sudamericana. The Copa Uruguaya runner-up earned the Uruguay 2 berth in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The Uruguay 3 berth for the 2011 Copa Libertadores went to the highest-placed non-qualified team in the aggregate table. The Uruguay 2 and Uruguay 3 berths for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana went to the next highest-placed non-qualified teams in the aggregate table.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2008–09 season. Villa Española was relegated last season after the Apertura tournament due to financial reasons. They were joined by Juventud and Bella Vista, who finished 14th and 15th in the relegation table, respectively. These three teams were replaced by Fénix and Cerrito, the 2008–09 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively, and Atenas, the Segunda División playoff winner. Both Fénix and Cerrito are returning to the Primera División while this is Atenas' first season in the top-flight.

Team Home city Stadium
Atenas San Carlos Estadio Atenas
Central Español Montevideo Parque Palermo
Cerrito Montevideo Parque Maracaná
Cerro Montevideo Estadio Luis Tróccoli
Cerro Largo Melo Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
Danubio Montevideo Jardines Del Hipódromo
Defensor Sporting Montevideo Estadio Luis Franzini
Fénix Montevideo Estadio Parque Capurro
Liverpool Montevideo Estadio Belvedere
Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Estadio Viera
Nacional Montevideo Estadio Gran Parque Central
Peñarol Montevideo Estadio Centenario
Racing Montevideo Estadio Osvaldo Roberto
Rampla Juniors Montevideo Estadio Olímpico
River Plate Montevideo Estadio Saroldi
Tacuarembó Tacuarembó Estadio Goyenola

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura "Coronel Matías Vázquez" began on August 23, 2009 and ended on December 13, 2009.

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nacional 15 13 0 2 36 11 +25 0361 Championship Playoffs
2 Liverpool 15 8 5 2 31 14 +17 29
3 Defensor Sporting 15 8 5 2 28 16 +12 29
4 Montevideo Wanderers 15 7 5 3 24 13 +11 26
5 Peñarol 15 7 5 3 28 19 +9 26
6 Danubio 15 7 2 6 26 25 +1 23
7 Rampla Juniors 15 7 3 5 18 19 1 24
8 River Plate 15 6 5 4 24 23 +1 23
9 Racing 15 5 5 5 25 22 +3 20
10 Cerrito 15 4 6 5 20 21 1 18
11 Cerro Largo 15 4 4 7 15 18 3 16
12 Tacuarembó 15 5 1 9 17 24 7 16
13 Central Español 15 2 6 7 13 28 15 12
14 Cerro 15 2 5 8 18 31 13 11
15 Atenas 15 3 2 10 9 32 23 11
16 Fénix 15 1 3 11 10 26 16 6

Updated to games played on December 13, 2009.
Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
1. Nacional 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.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ATE CES CSCCRRCRLDANDFSFNXLIVWANNACPEÑRACRAMRIVTAC
Atenas 00 01 01 20 05 05 05
Central Español 22 04 10 00 11 23 11 03 22
Cerrito 22 12 25 22 11 20
Cerro 12 02 11 14 32 11 23 11
Cerro Largo 10 01 23 10 00 01 12 13
Danubio 01 20 42 30 23 02 22
Defensor Sporting 51 10 00 20 22 03 11
Fénix 14 00 11 41 11 01 02 03 02
Liverpool 20 43 20 10 22 20 31 71
Montevideo Wanderers 00 31 22 20 00 40 02 01
Nacional 51 20 21 30 32 30 10
Peñarol 11 23 11 10 30 22 10
Racing 11 33 12 04 21 02 41
Rampla Juniors 41 10 03 20 13 21 00
River Plate 10 14 12 14 21 10 11
Tacuarembó 20 31 30 12 01 12 01 21

Updated to games played on December 13, 2009.
Source: AUF (in Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-ten goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Maureen Franco Cerrito 13
2 Uruguay Emiliano Alfaro Liverpool 12
3 Uruguay Diego Ifrán Danubio 10
4 Uruguay Fabricio Núñez Cerro Largo 8
Uruguay Antonio Pacheco Peñarol 8
6 Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio Racing 7
Uruguay Ismael Espiga Central Español 7
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Nacional 7
Uruguay Jonathan Ramis Peñarol 7
10 Uruguay Diego de Souza Defensor Sporting 6
Argentina Nicolás Guevara Rampla Juniors 6

Updated as of games played on December 13, 2009.
Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura "Dr. Walter Lanfranco" began on January 23.

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Peñarol 15 14 1 0 40 15 +25 43 Championship Playoffs
2 Cerro 15 9 2 4 28 18 +10 29
3 Fénix 15 8 5 2 21 11 +10 29
4 Nacional 15 8 3 4 27 15 +12 27
5 River Plate 15 6 5 4 31 19 +12 23
6 Central Español 15 6 4 5 24 20 +4 22
7 Liverpool 15 6 4 5 22 21 +1 22
8 Rampla Juniors 15 6 4 5 18 18 0 22
9 Racing 15 6 1 8 18 29 11 19
10 Tacuarembó 15 5 3 7 22 28 6 18
11 Defensor Sporting 15 5 2 8 21 28 7 17
12 Danubio 15 5 1 9 21 25 4 16
13 Montevideo Wanderers 15 4 3 8 25 26 1 15
14 Cerrito 15 4 2 9 17 27 10 14
15 Cerro Largo 15 3 3 9 13 34 21 12
16 Atenas 15 3 1 11 16 30 14 10

Updated to games played on 2 May 2010.
Source: AUF (in Spanish)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
(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.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ATE CES CSCCRRCRLDANDFSFNXLIVWANNACPEÑRACRAMRIVTAC
Atenas 02 31 11 12 02 06 12 02 20
Central Español 10 12 12 20 02 02 41
Cerrito 20 13 14 11 20 12 14 30 11
Cerro 32 10 51 12 31 12 10
Cerro Largo 02 01 13 10 11 22 12
Danubio 10 20 12 22 12 23 12 45
Defensor Sporting 34 10 01 20 23 20 11 23
Fénix 22 20 30 21 10
Liverpool 02 30 30 00 11 02 02 11
Montevideo Wanderers 11 12 71 13 12 22 21
Nacional 31 31 21 01 11 21 14
Peñarol 32 31 50 31 42 00 30
Racing 32 10 12 33 02 20 03 21
Rampla Juniors 00 22 13 21 10 12 21 10
River Plate 33 30 01 30 01 23 41 31
Tacuarembó 10 33 11 01 11 13 20

Updated to games played on May 2, 2010.
Source: AUF (in Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-ten goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Antonio Pacheco Peñarol 14
2 Uruguay Sergio Blanco Nacional 9
Uruguay Rodrigo Mora Cerro 9
4 Uruguay Luis Machado Tacuarembó 8
Uruguay Fabricio Núñez Cerro Largo 8
Uruguay Ignacio Risso Defensor Sporting 8
7 Argentina Alfredo Guevara Rampla Juniors 7
Uruguay Diego Rodríguez Central Español 7
9 Uruguay Diego Alonso Peñarol 6
Uruguay Diego Ifrán Danubio 6
Argentina Alejandro Martinuccio Peñarol 6

Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Aggregate table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Peñarol 30 21 6 3 68 34 +34 69 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
2 Nacional 30 21 3 6 63 26 +37 0632
3 Liverpool 30 14 9 7 53 35 +18 51 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 River Plate 30 12 10 8 55 42 +13 46 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Defensor Sporting 30 13 7 10 49 44 +5 46
6 Rampla Juniors 30 13 7 10 36 37 1 46
7 Montevideo Wanderers 30 11 8 11 49 39 +10 41
8 Cerro 30 11 7 12 46 49 3 40
9 Danubio 30 12 3 15 47 50 3 39
10 Racing 30 11 6 13 43 51 8 39
11 Fénix 30 9 8 13 31 37 6 35
12 Central Español 30 8 10 12 37 48 11 34
13 Tacuarembó 30 10 4 16 39 52 13 34
14 Cerrito 30 8 8 14 37 48 11 32
15 Cerro Largo 30 7 7 16 28 52 24 28
16 Atenas 30 6 3 21 25 62 37 21

Updated to games played on May 2, 2010.
Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
1. Peñarol and Nacional are qualified as the season finalists (the Apertura and Clausura winners)
2. Nacional 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.

Season topscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Antonio Pacheco Peñarol 22
2 Uruguay Diego Ifrán Danubio 16
Uruguay Fabricio Núñez Cerro Largo 16
4 Uruguay Sergio Blanco Nacional 13
Uruguay Maureen Franco Cerrito 13
Argentina Alfredo Guevara Rampla Juniors 13
7 Uruguay Emiliano Alfaro Liverpool 12
Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio Racing 12
9 Uruguay Ignacio Risso Defensor Sporting 11
10 Uruguay Diego de Souza Defensor Sporting 10

Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Relegation table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nacional 59 37 10 12 113 60 +53 01182
2 Peñarol 59 36 12 11 119 64 +55 120
3 Defensor Sporting 59 33 11 15 101 71 +30 110
4 Liverpool 59 28 19 12 97 67 +30 103
5 River Plate 59 25 18 16 103 78 +25 0963
6 Cerro 59 26 14 19 96 74 +22 92
7 Racing 59 24 17 18 89 82 +7 89
8 Danubio 59 26 8 25 94 89 +5 86
9 Montevideo Wanderers 59 21 13 25 91 81 +10 76
10 Fénix 30 9 8 13 31 37 6 068.831
11 Central Español 59 16 18 25 70 93 23 66
12 Rampla Juniors 59 16 18 25 70 93 23 0633
13 Tacuarembó 59 17 12 30 70 97 27 63
14 Cerrito (R) 30 8 8 14 37 48 11 062.931 Relegation to the Segunda División Profesional
15 Cerro Largo (R) 59 13 17 29 61 97 36 56
16 Atenas (R) 30 6 3 21 25 62 37 041.31

Updated to games played on May 2, 2010.
Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
1. Having only played one season in the Primera División, Atenas', Cerrito's, and Fénix's total points for this year were multiplied by 1.966 for the relegation table.
2. Nacional was docked three points.
3. In the previous season, Rampla Juniors was docked three points won against River Plate, to whom the points were then awarded to.
(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.

Championship playoffs

Nacional and Peñarol qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Peñarol requalified as the team with the most points in the season aggregate table. Given this situation, an initial playoff was held between the two team. Peñarol needed only to win the playoff to become the season champions; Nacional had to win the playoff to force another two matches, which they successfully did.

Peñarol 02 Nacional
Report García  13', 60'
Attendance: 50,000
Peñarol
Nacional
PEÑAROL:
GK1Uruguay Sebastián Sosa
RB13Uruguay Matías Aguirregaray
CB3Uruguay Gerardo Alcoba
CB6Uruguay Guillermo Rodríguez
LB22Uruguay Darío Rodríguez
DM16Uruguay Sergio OrtemanYellow card 17'
DM5Uruguay Egidio Arévalo RíosYellow card 33'
RW17Uruguay Jonathan Urretavizcaya
LW25Uruguay Gastón RamírezYellow card 23' 62'
FW8Uruguay Antonio Pacheco (c) 67'
FW20Argentina Alejandro MartinuccioYellow card 85'
Substitutes:
GK12Uruguay Gonzalo Noguera
DF4Uruguay Alejandro González
DF24Uruguay Emiliano Albín
MF10Uruguay Rubén Olivera 67'
MF18Uruguay Marcelo Sosa
FW11Uruguay Bosco Frontán
FW9Uruguay Diego Alonso 62'
Manager:
Uruguay Diego Aguirre
NACIONAL:
GK25Uruguay Rodrigo Muñoz
RB15Uruguay Álvaro González
CB2Uruguay Alejandro Lembo
CB19Uruguay Sebastián Coates
LB4Uruguay Christian Núñez
DM13Uruguay Raúl Ferro 76'
DM21Uruguay Óscar Morales (c)Yellow card 6'
AM16Uruguay Gustavo VarelaYellow card 21' 58'
AM10Argentina Ángel Morales 61'
FW20Uruguay Santiago García
FW14Uruguay Mario RegueiroYellow card 16'
Substitutes:
GK1Uruguay Leonardo Burián
DF18Uruguay Gonzalo Godoy
MF8Uruguay Matías Cabrera 76'
MF22Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra 61'
MF17Uruguay Maximiliano Calzada 58'
FW11Uruguay Sergio Blanco
FW24Uruguay Diego Vera
Manager:
Uruguay Eduardo Mario Acevedo

Man of the match:
Uruguay Santiago García

Assistant referees:
Uruguay Pablo Fandiño
Uruguay Mauricio Espinosa
Fourth official:
Uruguay Darío Ubriaco

Finals

Since Nacional won the initial playoff, an additional two matches was contested to crown the champion. The points system was used for the two matches. The team with the most points at the end of the second game was declared the champion. If there was a tie in points after the second game, goal difference would be used to break the tie, followed by two fifteen-minute extra periods, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Peñarol 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
2 Nacional 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd extra time; 4th penalty shoot-out.

Nacional 01 Peñarol
Report Pacheco  24'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Héctor Martínez
Nacional[1]
Peñarol
NACIONAL:
GK25Uruguay Rodrigo Muñoz
RB15Uruguay Álvaro González 73'
CB2Uruguay Alejandro LemboYellow card 45'
CB19Uruguay Sebastián CoatesYellow card 17'
LB4Uruguay Christian Núñez
DM21Uruguay Óscar Morales (c)
DM13Uruguay Raúl Ferro 45'
AM16Uruguay Gustavo VarelaYellow card 61'
AM10Argentina Ángel Morales 75'
FW14Uruguay Mario RegueiroYellow card 90'
FW20Uruguay Santiago GarcíaYellow card 62'
Substitutes:
GK1Uruguay Leonardo Burián
DF18Uruguay Gonzalo Godoy
MF8Uruguay Matías CabreraRed card 77' 73'
MF17Uruguay Maximiliano CalzadaRed card 63' 45'
MF22Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra
FW11Uruguay Sergio Blanco
FW24Uruguay Diego Vera 75'
Manager:
Uruguay Eduardo Mario Acevedo
PEÑAROL:
GK1Uruguay Sebastián Sosa
RB13Uruguay Matías Aguirregaray
CB4Uruguay Alejandro GonzálezYellow card 43'
CB6Uruguay Guillermo Rodríguez
LB22Uruguay Darío RodríguezYellow card 62'
DM5Uruguay Egidio Arévalo Ríos
DM16Uruguay Sergio Orteman
RW17Uruguay Jonathan UrretavizcayaRed card 72'
LW25Uruguay Gastón Ramírez 75'
FW8Uruguay Antonio Pacheco (c) 67'
FW20Argentina Alejandro Martinuccio 83'
Substitutes:
GK12Uruguay Gonzalo Noguera
DF24Uruguay Emiliano Albín
MF10Uruguay Rubén OliveraRed card 90+4' 83'
MF18Uruguay Marcelo Sosa
MF15Uruguay Marcel Román
FW9Uruguay Diego Alonso 75'
FW11Uruguay Bosco Frontán 67'
Manager:
Uruguay Diego Aguirre

Man of the match:
Uruguay Sebastián Sosa

Assistant referees:
Uruguay Marcelo Costa
Uruguay William Casavieja
Fourth official:
Uruguay Heber Rodríguez


Peñarol 11 Nacional
Aguirregaray  68' Report Lembo  35'
Attendance: 40,000
Peñarol
Nacional
PEÑAROL:
GK1Uruguay Sebastián SosaYellow card 90+1'
RB24Uruguay Emiliano AlbínYellow card 37'
CB4Uruguay Alejandro González
CB6Uruguay Guillermo RodríguezYellow card 33'
LB22Uruguay Darío Rodríguez
DM16Uruguay Sergio Orteman
DM5Uruguay Egidio Arévalo Ríos
RW17Uruguay Matías AguirregarayYellow card 44' 90+4'
LW25Uruguay Gastón RamírezYellow cardYellow cardRed card 22', 79'
FW8Uruguay Antonio Pacheco (c) 74'
FW20Argentina Alejandro Martinuccio 88'
Substitutes:
GK12Uruguay Gonzalo Noguera
DF2Uruguay Willinton Techera
MF7Uruguay Sergio Pérez
MF15Uruguay Marcel Román 90+4'
MF18Uruguay Marcelo Sosa 74'
FW9Uruguay Diego Alonso 88'
FW11Uruguay Bosco Frontán
Manager:
Uruguay Diego Aguirre
NACIONAL:
GK25Uruguay Rodrigo Muñoz
RB16Uruguay Gustavo VarelaYellow card 12'
CB2Uruguay Alejandro LemboYellow card 69'
CB19Uruguay Sebastián Coates
LB4Uruguay Christian Núñez
DM13Uruguay Raúl Ferro 80'
DM21Uruguay Óscar Morales (c)
RW15Uruguay Álvaro González 72'
LW14Uruguay Mario RegueiroYellow card 90+3'
AM10Argentina Ángel Morales 76'
FW20Uruguay Santiago García
Substitutes:
GK1Uruguay Leonardo Burián
DF18Uruguay Gonzalo Godoy
MF5Uruguay Gianni Guigou
MF22Uruguay Mauricio PereyraYellow card 72' 72'
FW9Uruguay Sebastián Balsas 80'
FW11Uruguay Sergio BlancoRed card 88' 76'
FW24Uruguay Diego Vera
Manager:
Uruguay Eduardo Mario Acevedo

Man of the match:
Uruguay Matías Aguirregaray

Assistant referees:
Uruguay Maiguel Nievas
Uruguay Carlos Changala
Fourth official:
Uruguay Fernando Falce

See also

References

  1. "Diario EL PAIS - Montevideo - Uruguay". Elpais.com.uy. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
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