2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season

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.

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2009–10
ChampionsPeñarol
41st professional title
RelegatedCerrito
Cerro Largo
Atenas
Copa LibertadoresPeñarol
Nacional
Liverpool
Copa SudamericanaPeñarol
River Plate
Defensor Sporting
Matches played240
Goals scored706 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Maureen Franco (13 goals)
Clausura: Antonio Pacheco (14 goals)
Season: Antonio Pacheco (23 goals)
Biggest home winLiverpool 7–1 Tacuarembó
Montevideo Wanderers 7–1 Cerro Largo
Biggest away winAtenas 0–6 Nacional
Highest scoringDanubio 4–5 Tacuarembó

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.

Montevideo
Cerro Largo
Montevideo teams:
Central Español
Cerrito
Cerro
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Fénix
Liverpool
Nacional
Peñarol
Racing
Rampla Juniors
River Plate
Wanderers
Locations of the 2009−10 Primera División
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
1 Nacional 15 13 0 2 36 11 +25 36[lower-alpha 1] 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 match(es) 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
Notes:
  1. Nacional was docked three points.

Results
Home \ Away ATE CES CSC CRR CRL DAN DFS FNX LIV WAN NAC PEÑ RAC RAM RIV TAC
Atenas 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–5 0–5 0–5
Central Español 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 2–2
Cerrito 2–2 1–2 2–5 2–2 1–1 2–0
Cerro 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–1
Cerro Largo 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–3
Danubio 0–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–3 0–2 2–2
Defensor Sporting 5–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–1
Fénix 1–4 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–2
Liverpool 2–0 4–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 7–1
Montevideo Wanderers 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–2 0–1
Nacional 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–0
Peñarol 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0
Racing 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–2 4–1
Rampla Juniors 4–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–0
River Plate 1–0 1–4 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–1
Tacuarembó 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: AUF (in Spanish)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-ten goalscorers
Pos Player Team Goals
1 Maureen Franco Cerrito 13
2 Emiliano Alfaro Liverpool 12
3 Diego Ifrán Danubio 10
4 Fabricio Núñez Cerro Largo 8
Antonio Pacheco Peñarol 8
6 Martín Cauteruccio Racing 7
Ismael Espiga Central Español 7
Nicolás Lodeiro Nacional 7
Jonathan Ramis Peñarol 7
10 Diego de Souza Defensor Sporting 6
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
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 match(es) 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

Results
Home \ Away ATE CES CSC CRR CRL DAN DFS FNX LIV WAN NAC PEÑ RAC RAM RIV TAC
Atenas 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–6 1–2 0–2 2–0
Central Español 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–1
Cerrito 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–4 3–0 1–1
Cerro 3–2 1–0 5–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0
Cerro Largo 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2
Danubio 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–5
Defensor Sporting 3–4 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–3
Fénix 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0
Liverpool 0–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1
Montevideo Wanderers 1–1 1–2 7–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–1
Nacional 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–4
Peñarol 3–2 3–1 5–0 3–1 4–2 0–0 3–0
Racing 3–2 1–0 1–2 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–1
Rampla Juniors 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0
River Plate 3–3 3–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–3 4–1 3–1
Tacuarembó 1–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2010. Source: AUF (in Spanish)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Peñarol 30 21 6 3 68 34 +34 69 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Nacional 30 21 3 6 63 26 +37 63[lower-alpha 2]
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 match(es) 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
Notes:
  1. Peñarol and Nacional are qualified as the season finalists (the Apertura and Clausura winners)
  2. Nacional was docked three points.

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

Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Relegation table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Nacional 59 37 10 12 113 60 +53 118[lower-alpha 1]
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 96[lower-alpha 2]
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 68.83[lower-alpha 3]
11 Central Español 59 16 18 25 70 93 −23 66
12 Rampla Juniors 59 16 18 25 70 93 −23 63[lower-alpha 2]
13 Tacuarembó 59 17 12 30 70 97 −27 63
14 Cerrito (R) 30 8 8 14 37 48 −11 62.93[lower-alpha 3] 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 41.3[lower-alpha 3]
Updated to match(es) 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
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Nacional was docked three points.
  2. In the previous season, Rampla Juniors was docked three points won against River Plate, to whom the points were then awarded to.
  3. 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.

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.

Peñarol0–2Nacional
Report García  13', 60'
Attendance: 50,000

Man of the match:
Santiago García

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandiño
Mauricio Espinosa
Fourth official:
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
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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd extra time; 4th penalty shoot-out.
Nacional0–1Peñarol
Report Pacheco  24'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Héctor Martínez
Nacional[1]
Peñarol

Man of the match:
Sebastián Sosa

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

Peñarol1–1Nacional
Aguirregaray  68' Report Lembo  35'
Attendance: 40,000

Man of the match:
Matías Aguirregaray

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

See also

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