The 2018
Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo 2018, was the 115th season of
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
'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.
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title with a 2–1 win over
Nacional
Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to:
Airlines
* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002
* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
Bank
* Banco Nacional, a ...
in the championship playoff.
Format
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
The two bottom-placed teams in the
relegation table of the 2017 season,
Juventud and
Plaza Colonia
Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Founded in 1917, the club plays its home games at the 3,000 seater ...
, as well as
Sud América
Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a football club from Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division.
History
Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasion ...
, who lost a tiebreaker to
El Tanque Sisley
El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...
, were relegated to the
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...
for the 2018 season. They were replaced by
Torque
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,
Atenas
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Toponymy
Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', offici ...
, and
Progreso, who were promoted from the Segunda División.
On 2 February 2018, the Uruguayan Football Association confirmed that
El Tanque Sisley
El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...
would not take part in the league due to an outstanding debt. 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.
[ ]
a: Boston River is based in Montevideo but plays its home games at Estadio Parque Artigas
Estadio Parque Artigas is a multi-use stadium in Paysandú, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football
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in Las Piedras.
b: El Tanque Sisley is based in Montevideo but plays its home games at Estadio Campeones Olímpicos
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in Florida
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.
c: Torque is based in Montevideo but plays its home games at Estadio Municipal Casto Martínez Laguarda
Estadio Municipal Casto Martínez Laguarda is a multi-sports stadium in San José de Mayo, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches, and also for track and field competitions and rugby union events. The stadium ...
in San José de Mayo
San José de Mayo () is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay.
Location and geography
The city is located at the centre of the state, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. The r ...
. They played their first five home games at Estadio José Nasazzi
Estadio José Nasazzi is a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is currently used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000 people. It is the home stadium of C.A. Bella Vista
Club Atlético Bella Vista, usually known si ...
in Montevideo.
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura, named "Sr.
Abdón Porte
Abdón Porte (1893 – 5 March 1918) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as defensive midfielder. Nicknamed ''El Indio'' he won many titles with his club Nacional, and also a Copa América with the Uruguay national team. He committed suicide ...
", was the first tournament of the 2018 season. It began on 3 February and ended on 6 May. With
El Tanque Sisley
El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...
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.
[ ]
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Source
Soccerway
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Torneo Intermedio
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
El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...
for this season, Serie A had the usual eight teams while Serie B was contested by seven teams.
[ ] It started on 9 May and ended on 10 June, with the winners being granted a berth into the
2019 Copa Sudamericana
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 18th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
Ecuadori ...
and the
2019 Supercopa Uruguaya.
Serie A
Serie B
Torneo Intermedio Final
Top goalscorers
Source
Soccerway
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Torneo Clausura
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.
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Source
Soccerway
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Aggregate table
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
El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...
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.
Championship playoff
Semi-final
Final
Since
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
, who had the best record in the aggregate table, won the semifinal, they became champions automatically and the final was not played.
Nacional
Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to:
Airlines
* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002
* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
Bank
* Banco Nacional, a ...
became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table. Both teams qualified for the
2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Relegation
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
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and 2018.
El Tanque Sisley
El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...
was one of the teams relegated to the
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...
for the following season, as well as the two teams with the lowest average.
References
External links
Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uruguayan Primera Division 2018
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2018 in South American football leagues