The Uruguayan Championship 1914 was the 14th season of
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of 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 the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
's top-flight football league.
Overview
The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved eight teams, and the champion was
River Plate F.C.
River Plate Football Club was a Uruguayan association football, football club, founded in 1897.
River Plate is considered one of the four giants of the first era in Uruguayan football, alongside rivals Montevideo Wanderers and the current ''big ...
which won its second consecutive title and fourth championship in just seven years. It was also the last tournament for this team before its ultimate demise.
Before starting the sporting year, the
C.U.R.C.C. announced a name change to
Club Atlético Peñarol
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, which sparked controversy many years later. Another club (
Nacional
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) denounced that as two different clubs, claiming that this was a manoeuvre for the new club Peñarol, allowing them to enter the First Division without having to go through the divisions of ascent.
Teams
League standings
First Final:
River Plate F.C.
River Plate Football Club was a Uruguayan association football, football club, founded in 1897.
River Plate is considered one of the four giants of the first era in Uruguayan football, alongside rivals Montevideo Wanderers and the current ''big ...
1-1
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football.
The nam ...
Second Final:
River Plate F.C.
River Plate Football Club was a Uruguayan association football, football club, founded in 1897.
River Plate is considered one of the four giants of the first era in Uruguayan football, alongside rivals Montevideo Wanderers and the current ''big ...
1-1
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football.
The nam ...
Third Final:
River Plate F.C.
River Plate Football Club was a Uruguayan association football, football club, founded in 1897.
River Plate is considered one of the four giants of the first era in Uruguayan football, alongside rivals Montevideo Wanderers and the current ''big ...
1-0
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football.
The nam ...
Notes
References
Uruguay - List of final tables (RSSSF)
{{DEFAULTSORT:1914 Uruguayan Primera Division
Uruguayan Primera División seasons
Uru
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