2014–15 Campeonato Uruguayo Primera División
111th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay
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The 2014–15 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2014–15 Copa Uruguaya or the 2014–15 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 111th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 84th in which it was professional. Danubio was the defending champion.
Teams
Locations of the 2014–15 season teams outside Montevideo.
Locations of the 2014−15 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atenas | San Carlos | Estadio Atenas | 6,000 |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| El Tanque Sisley | Montevideo | Campeones Olímpicos | 7,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 5,500 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,420 |
| Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 23,500 |
| Peñarol | Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 65,235 |
| Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Olímpico | 6,000 |
| Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 |
| Sud América | San José | Casto Martínez Laguarda | 6,000 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Estadio Goyenola | 8,000 |
Torneo Apertura
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 42 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Racing | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 32 | |
| 3 | Peñarol | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 25 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 25 | |
| 5 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sud América | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Juventud | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Atenas | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 20 | |
| 10 | Danubio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 11 | Rentistas | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 20 | |
| 12 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | |
| 13 | Fénix | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 17 | |
| 14 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 17 | |
| 15 | Cerro | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 11 | |
| 16 | Tacuarembó | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 7 |
Torneo Clausura
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 31 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | River Plate | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 29 | |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 27 | |
| 4 | Danubio | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Juventud | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 | |
| 6 | Tacuarembó | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Cerro | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 23[a] | |
| 8 | Sud América | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Nacional | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | |
| 10 | Fénix | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 20 | |
| 11 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 16 | |
| 12 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 15 | |
| 13 | Atenas | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 14 | |
| 14 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 14 | |
| 15 | Rentistas | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 14 | |
| 16 | Racing | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 13 |
- Cerro had 1 point deducted.
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 63 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Peñarol | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 56 | 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | River Plate | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 54 | 2016 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Danubio | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 46 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 48 | |
| 6 | Juventud | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Racing | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sud América | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Fénix | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 37 | |
| 10 | El Tanque Sisley | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 39 | |
| 11 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 34 | |
| 12 | Atenas | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 34 | |
| 13 | Rentistas | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Cerro | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 34[a] | |
| 15 | Tacuarembó | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 31 | |
| 16 | Rampla Juniors | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 31 |
- Cerro had 1 point deducted.
Relegation
| Pos |
Team | 2013–14 Pts |
2014–15 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 57 | 63 | 120 | 60 | 2 | |
| 2 | River Plate | 58 | 54 | 112 | 60 | 1.87 | |
| 3 | Peñarol | 52 | 55 | 107 | 60 | 1.78 | |
| 4 | Danubio | 58 | 49 | 116 | 60 | 1.78 | |
| 5 | Montevideo Wanderers | 62 | 34 | 96 | 60 | 1.6 | |
| 6 | Defensor Sporting | 36 | 48 | 84 | 60 | 1.4 | |
| 7 | Racing | 39 | 45 | 84 | 60 | 1.4 | |
| 8 | Rentistas | 45 | 34 | 79 | 60 | 1.317 | |
| 9 | Juventud | 32 | 45 | 77 | 60 | 1.283 | |
| 10 | Sud América | 35 | 42 | 77 | 60 | 1.283 | |
| 11 | Fénix | 40 | 37 | 77 | 60 | 1.283 | |
| 12 | Cerro | 38 | 34 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | |
| 13 | El Tanque Sisley | 33 | 36 | 69 | 60 | 1.15 | |
| 14 | Atenas | — | 34 | 34 | 30 | 1.133 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | Tacuarembó | — | 31 | 31 | 30 | 1.033 | |
| 16 | Rampla Juniors | — | 31 | 31 | 30 | 1.033 |
Championship playoff
Nacional and Peñarol qualified for the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Nacional re-qualified as the team with the most points in the season aggregate table. Given this situation, an initial playoff was held between the two teams. Nacional would become the season champion with a win; Peñarol needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final.
| Semi-final | Finals | ||||||||||
| Aggregate table first place | Nacional | — | — | — | |||||||
| Apertura winners | Nacional | 3 | Nacional | — | — | — | |||||
| Clausura winners | Peñarol | 2 | |||||||||
Semi-final
| Nacional | 3–2 | Peñarol |
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S. Fernández  19'I. Alonso 32' (pen.) S. Romero 111' |
[citation needed] | L. Aguiar 70', 90+2' |
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| Primera División 2014–15 champion |
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| 45th title |
References
External links
- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish)
- Tournament regulations (in Spanish)