2020 Uruguayan Primera División season

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Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2020
Dates15 February 2020 – 7 April 2021
ChampionsNacional (48th title)
RelegatedDefensor Sporting
Danubio
Cerro
Copa LibertadoresNacional
Rentistas
Montevideo Wanderers
Liverpool
Copa SudamericanaPeñarol
Montevideo City Torque
Cerro Largo
Fénix
Matches played301
Goals scored777 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerGonzalo Bergessio
(25 goals)
Biggest home winFénix 5–0 Defensor Sporting
(23 August 2020)
Boston River 5–0 Dep. Maldonado
(18 January 2021)
Plaza Colonia 5–0 Rentistas
(1 March 2021)
Biggest away winWanderers 2–8 Torque
(5 March 2021)
Highest scoringWanderers 2–8 Torque
(5 March 2021)
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2020, was the 117th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 90th in which it is professional. The season, named as "Néstor "Tito" Gonçalves", began on 15 February 2020[1] and ended on 7 April 2021. Nacional were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous season and successfully defended their title in this season by defeating Rentistas in the finals by a 4–0 score on aggregate, thus claiming their 48th Primera División title.

The competition was suspended from 13 March to 8 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams[]

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Locations of the 2020 season teams outside Montevideo.
2020 Uruguayan Primera División season is located in Montevideo
Cerro
Cerro
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting
Fénix
Liverpool
Liverpool
Wanderers
Wanderers
Nacional
Nacional
Peñarol
Progreso
River Plate
Montevideo City Torque
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Locations of the 2020 Primera División teams within Montevideo.

The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2019 season, Racing, Rampla Juniors, and Juventud, were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2020 season. They were replaced by Montevideo City Torque, Deportivo Maldonado, and Rentistas, who were promoted from the Segunda División.

Club Manager City Stadium Capacity
Boston River Uruguay Juan Tejera Florida 7,000
Montevideo Parque Capurro[note 1] 10,000
Centenario[note 2] 60,235
Parque Abraham Paladino[note 3] 8,800
Cerro Argentina Rolando Carlen Montevideo Luis Tróccoli 24,000
Cerro Largo Uruguay Danielo Núñez Melo Antonio Ubilla 9,000
Danubio Uruguay Leonardo Ramos Montevideo Jardines del Hipódromo 18,000
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Eduardo Acevedo Montevideo Luis Franzini 18,000
Deportivo Maldonado Uruguay Francisco Palladino Maldonado Domingo Burgueño Miguel 22,000
Fénix Uruguay Juan Ramón Carrasco Montevideo Parque Capurro 10,000
Charrúa[note 4] 14,000
Liverpool Uruguay Marcelo Méndez Montevideo Belvedere 10,000
Montevideo City Torque Argentina Pablo Marini Montevideo Centenario 60,235
Parque Capurro[note 5] 10,000
Charrúa[note 6] 14,000
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Daniel Carreño Montevideo Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera 11,000
Nacional Uruguay Martín Ligüera (caretaker) Montevideo Gran Parque Central 34,000
Centenario[note 7] 60,235
Peñarol Uruguay Mauricio Larriera Montevideo Campeón del Siglo 40,000
Plaza Colonia Uruguay Eduardo Espinel Colonia 4,500
Progreso Uruguay Maximiliano Viera Montevideo Parque Abraham Paladino 8,000
Rentistas Uruguay Alejandro Cappuccio Montevideo Complejo Rentistas 10,600
Centenario[note 8] 60,235
River Plate Uruguay Jorge Fossati Montevideo Parque Federico Omar Saroldi 6,000
  1. ^ Used by Boston River for their Torneo Apertura home match against Montevideo Wanderers.
  2. ^ Used by Boston River for their home matches since the resumption of the league following the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ Used by Boston River for their Torneo Apertura home match against Nacional.
  4. ^ Used by Fénix for their Torneo Apertura home match against Progreso.
  5. ^ Used by Montevideo City Torque for their Torneo Apertura home match against Cerro.
  6. ^ Used by Montevideo City Torque for their home matches since the resumption of the league following the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. ^ Used by Nacional for their Torneo Apertura home matches against Cerro Largo and Peñarol.
  8. ^ Used by Rentistas for their Torneo Apertura home match against Nacional.

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Cerro Uruguay End of caretaker spell 5 December 2019 Pre-season Uruguay Nathaniel Revetria 28 December 2019[2]
Liverpool Uruguay Osvaldo Canobbio 5 December 2019 Uruguay Román Cuello 12 December 2019[3]
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Ignacio Risso Sacked 12 December 2019[4] Uruguay 21 December 2019[5]
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Alfredo Arias Signed by Deportivo Cali 13 December 2019[6] Uruguay Mauricio Larriera 20 December 2019[7]
Nacional Uruguay Álvaro Gutiérrez Resigned 17 December 2019[8] Uruguay Gustavo Munúa 20 December 2019[9]
Peñarol Uruguay Diego López End of contract 17 December 2019[10] Uruguay Diego Forlán 20 December 2019[11]
Danubio Uruguay Mauricio Larriera Sacked 19 December 2019[12] Uruguay Martín García 23 December 2019[13]
Boston River Uruguay Martín García Signed by Danubio 23 December 2019[13] Uruguay Sebastián Abreu 26 December 2019[14]
Danubio Uruguay Martín García Sacked 22 August 2020[15] 16th Uruguay Leonardo Ramos 22 August 2020[15]
Peñarol Uruguay Diego Forlán 31 August 2020[16] 7th Uruguay Mario Saralegui 31 August 2020[17]
Cerro Uruguay Nathaniel Revetria 7 September 2020[18] 16th Uruguay Juan Jacinto Rodríguez (caretaker) 8 September 2020[19]
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Mauricio Larriera Resigned 10 October 2020[20] 6th Uruguay Daniel Carreño 12 October 2020[21]
Liverpool Uruguay Román Cuello Sacked 12 October 2020[22] 9th Uruguay Gustavo Ferrín (caretaker) 15 October 2020[23]
Torneo Intermedio
Nacional Uruguay Gustavo Munúa Sacked 15 October 2020[24] Pre-tournament Uruguay Jorge Giordano 15 October 2020[24][note 1]
Liverpool Uruguay Gustavo Ferrín End of caretaker spell 18 October 2020[26] 2nd, Serie A Uruguay Marcelo Méndez 18 October 2020[26]
Progreso Uruguay Leonel Rocco Signed by Atlético San Luis 2 November 2020[27] 3rd, Serie A Uruguay 2 November 2020[27]
Boston River Uruguay Sebastián Abreu Resigned 9 November 2020[28] 7th, Serie B Uruguay (caretaker) 9 November 2020
Uruguay End of caretaker spell 11 November 2020[29] 5th, Serie B Uruguay Juan Tejera 11 November 2020[29]
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Sacked 12 November 2020[30] 6th, Serie B Uruguay Gregorio Pérez 14 November 2020[31]
Peñarol Uruguay Mario Saralegui End of contract 31 December 2020[32] 3rd, Serie B Uruguay Mauricio Larriera 31 December 2020[33]
Cerro Uruguay Juan Jacinto Rodríguez End of caretaker spell 6 January 2021[34] 8th, Serie A Argentina Rolando Carlen 12 January 2021[35]
Torneo Clausura
Plaza Colonia Uruguay Mutual consent 30 January 2021[36] 11th Uruguay Eduardo Espinel 31 January 2021[37]
Progreso Uruguay Resigned 9 February 2021[38] 15th Uruguay Maximiliano Viera 10 February 2021[39]
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Sacked 13 March 2021[40] 12th Uruguay Eduardo Acevedo 13 March 2021[40]
Nacional Uruguay Jorge Giordano 22 March 2021[41] 4th Uruguay Martín Ligüera (caretaker) 22 March 2021[41]
  1. ^ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 29 December 2020.[25]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic[]

On 12 March 2020, Uruguayan Football Association president Ignacio Alonso announced that the fourth round of the Torneo Apertura, scheduled for the weekend of 14–15 March, would be played behind closed doors. In his statement through social media, Alonso said that the decision had been made in conjunction with the Uruguayan government in conversations with President Luis Lacalle Pou and National Secretary for Sport Sebastián Bauzá.[42] However, the next day, following the suspension of all public events until further notice ordered by the Uruguayan government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AUF announced the indefinite suspension of all of its tournaments, including the Primera División.[43]

On 22 May, the health protocol elaborated by the AUF in conjunction with four physicians was approved by 13 out of the 16 Primera División clubs.[44] On 4 June, Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health approved the health protocol submitted by AUF on 26 May for the return of activity. The protocol contemplated the application of COVID-19 tests in every club from 8 to 10 June, and the start of individual training on 15 June,[45] with the competition being set to resume between 1 and 15 August, pending final approval from the Uruguayan government.[46]

Despite the AUF's efforts to resume competition on 1 August, on 15 July, following a meeting between representatives from the Uruguayan government and the governing body, it was confirmed that the tournament would resume on 8 August 2020.[47]

On 26 September, the match between Liverpool and Nacional scheduled for that same day was suspended due to the presence of one positive COVID-19 case in Nacional's squad, which prompted the Ministry of Public Health to decree a mandatory quarantine for the entire team.[48] The match was eventually rescheduled by AUF to 3 October.[49]

The fifth round of the Torneo Intermedio, originally scheduled to be held in the weekend of 14–15 November, was postponed after the entire squads of Danubio and Boston River were forced to isolate by health authorities due to Danubio footballer Rodrigo Piñeiro testing positive for COVID-19.[50] Further Torneo Intermedio matches involving Danubio, Defensor Sporting, and Rentistas, as well as the tournament's final between Nacional and Montevideo Wanderers were also postponed due to the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in those teams.[51][52]

With the repeated suspensions and postponements of matches and rounds of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the extension of the 2020 season to April 2021, meaning that the league would not be concluded before the start of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana qualifying stages, on 14 January 2021 the League Council of the Uruguayan Football Association approved a temporary modification to the method of qualification to CONMEBOL competitions of Uruguayan clubs. Since associations must formally inform CONMEBOL of the clubs that will take part in international competition in advance to the start of competition, some international berths were decided based on deadlines set according to the dates the respective Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana rounds were scheduled to be held on as well as the placements of clubs in the aggregate table at the time of those deadlines.

In that vein, the Uruguay 4 and Uruguay 3 berths to the Copa Libertadores, which are usually awarded to the best clubs in the aggregate table other than the league champions and runners-up, were awarded to the best eligible clubs in the aggregate table as of 7 and 21 February 2021, respectively, considering that the Copa Libertadores first and second stages were scheduled to begin on 23 February and 9 March 2021, respectively. In all cases, clubs were offered the chance to accept or decline the berths they were eligible for at the time of the respective deadlines.[53]

Torneo Apertura[]

The Torneo Apertura, named "Sr. Mateo Giri", was the first tournament of the 2020 season. It began on 15 February and concluded on 14 October 2020.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nacional 15 7 7 1 27 16 +11 28 Qualification for Torneo Apertura decider
2 Rentistas 15 7 7 1 26 15 +11 28
3 Montevideo City Torque 15 7 4 4 21 16 +5 25
4 Peñarol 15 6 6 3 19 15 +4 24
5 Cerro Largo 15 6 6 3 19 17 +2 24
6 Defensor Sporting 15 5 6 4 16 20 −4 21
7 Montevideo Wanderers 15 5 5 5 16 16 0 20
8 Deportivo Maldonado 15 5 5 5 16 20 −4 20
9 Liverpool 15 5 4 6 22 25 −3 19
10 Fénix 15 3 9 3 19 17 +2 18
11 Progreso 15 4 4 7 21 20 +1 16
12 River Plate 15 3 6 6 17 18 −1 15
13 Plaza Colonia 15 3 6 6 14 18 −4 15
14 Danubio 15 3 5 7 12 17 −5 14
15 Cerro 15 3 5 7 13 21 −8 14
16 Boston River 15 2 7 6 14 21 −7 13
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.

Results[]

Home \ Away BOR CRR CRL DAN DFS DMA FNX LIV MCT WAN NAC PEÑ PCO PRO REN RIV
Boston River — — — — 1–1 — 0–0 — — 0–2 1–1 — 0–0 — 2–3 1–1
Cerro 2–1 — — 1–2 — — 2–2 — — 1–1 — — 1–0 — 1–0 0–0
Cerro Largo 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 — — 0–0 4–3 1–1 — — — — — 1–1 2–1
Danubio 2–2 — — — 0–0 — 2–0 — — 0–1 — — 0–1 — 1–1 1–3
Defensor Sporting — 1–1 2–0 — — 4–2 — — 0–2 — 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 — —
Deportivo Maldonado 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 — — — — 0–3 — — 2–0 — 1–0 — —
Fénix — — — — 5–0 1–0 — — 1–3 — 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 — —
Liverpool 3–2 1–0 — 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 — — — 1–3 — 1–0 1–1 — —
Montevideo City Torque 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 — — — 2–1 — 2–1 — — — 1–3 1–3 1–0
Montevideo Wanderers — — 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 — — 2–2 — 1–2 — — 0–2
Nacional — 5–1 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 — — 2–0 — — 1–1 — 2–1 — —
Peñarol 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 — — — 3–2 0–0 0–2 — — — 2–1 2–2 —
Plaza Colonia — — 1–3 — 2–0 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 — 0–0 1–3 — — — —
Progreso 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 — — — — — 3–0 — — 2–2 — 2–2 1–2
Rentistas — — — — 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–0 2–0 — 2–1 — — 2–1
River Plate — — — — 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 — — 2–3 0–0 1–1 — — —
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Apertura decider[]

Since Nacional and Rentistas ended up tied in points for first place, an additional match was played by both teams to decide the Torneo Apertura winners. The winners qualified for the semifinal of the championship playoff.

Nacional0–1 (a.e.t.)Rentistas
Report
  • Vega 91'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

Torneo Intermedio[]

The Torneo Intermedio was the second tournament of the 2020 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. It started on 17 October 2020 and ended on 14 January 2021,[54] with the winners being granted a berth into the 2021 Copa Sudamericana and the 2021 Supercopa Uruguaya.

Serie A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAN LIV MCT CRL REN PRO PCO CRR
1 Montevideo Wanderers 7 4 2 1 13 8 +5 14 Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final — — — 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 —
2 Liverpool 7 3 3 1 14 12 +2 12 2–3 — 2–2 — — — — 3–2
3 Montevideo City Torque 7 3 1 3 13 10 +3 10 1–2 — — — 2–1 1–2 — 3–0
4 Cerro Largo 7 2 4 1 8 5 +3 10 — 1–1 2–1 — — — — 0–0
5 Rentistas 7 2 3 2 7 6 +1 9 — 1–2 — 0–0 — — 1–0 —
6 Progreso 7 1 4 2 7 10 −3 7 — 1–2 — 2–2 0–0 — 0–0 —
7 Plaza Colonia 7 1 3 3 8 11 −3 6 — 2–2 1–3 0–3 — — — 3–0
8 Cerro 7 1 2 4 5 13 −8 5 1–0 — — — 0–2 2–2 — —
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.

Serie B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAC RIV PEÑ FNX DAN DMA DFS BOR
1 Nacional 7 5 0 2 11 6 +5 15 Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final — — — 1–0 0–2 — 3–0 —
2 River Plate 7 4 1 2 14 8 +6 13 0–2 — — 3–2 4–0 — 1–1 —
3 Peñarol 7 4 0 3 15 9 +6 12 3–2 1–2 — — — 4–1 — 2–0
4 Fénix 7 3 1 3 7 6 +1 10 — — 1–0 — — 1–1 — 2–0
5 Danubio 7 2 3 2 5 9 −4 9 — — 1–4 1–0 — — 0–0 0–0
6 Deportivo Maldonado 7 2 2 3 10 15 −5 8 1–2 2–1 — — 1–1 — 3–1 —
7 Defensor Sporting 7 1 3 3 5 10 −5 6 — — 2–1 0–1 — — — 1–1
8 Boston River 7 1 2 4 6 10 −4 5 0–1 0–3 — — — 5–1 — —
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.

Torneo Intermedio Final[]

Nacional0–0 (a.e.t.)Montevideo Wanderers
Report
Penalties
 4–1
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yimmi Álvarez
  1. ^ The Torneo Intermedio final was originally scheduled for 20 December 2020, 20:00 local time, but was postponed due to the confirmation of a staff member of Nacional testing positive for COVID-19.[52] It was eventually rescheduled for 14 January 2021, 20:00 local time.[54]

Torneo Clausura[]

The Torneo Clausura, named "Sr. Julio César Road", was the third and last tournament of the 2020 season. Due to the schedule disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a proposal to change its format and play it with two groups of eight teams, akin to the Torneo Intermedio, however on 23 December 2020 the AUF's League Council decided to play it under its normal single-round robin format.[55] It began on 16 January 2021 and ended on 29 March 2021.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Liverpool 15 10 4 1 34 13 +21 34 Qualification for Championship playoff
2 Peñarol 15 8 5 2 20 12 +8 29
3 Montevideo City Torque 15 7 5 3 30 14 +16 26
4 Nacional 15 7 5 3 19 16 +3 26
5 Plaza Colonia 15 7 4 4 28 16 +12 25
6 Boston River 15 7 1 7 23 26 −3 22
7 Fénix[a] 15 5 7 3 25 24 +1 21
8 River Plate[a] 15 5 4 6 19 23 −4 21
9 Deportivo Maldonado 15 4 6 5 21 27 −6 18
10 Montevideo Wanderers[b] 15 3 6 6 22 31 −9 18
11 Cerro Largo 15 4 4 7 15 17 −2 16
12 Progreso[b] 15 5 3 7 17 22 −5 15
13 Danubio 15 4 3 8 17 23 −6 15
14 Cerro 15 3 5 7 16 21 −5 14
15 Defensor Sporting 15 2 8 5 15 21 −6 14
16 Rentistas 15 2 4 9 12 27 −15 10
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b River Plate were awarded two points and Fénix were deducted one point due to Fénix fielding the ineligible player Bryan Olivera during the match between both teams.[56]
  2. ^ a b Montevideo Wanderers were awarded three points and Progreso were deducted three points due to Progreso fielding an ineligible player during the match between both teams.[57]

Results[]

Home \ Away BOR CRR CRL DAN DFS DMA FNX LIV MCT WAN NAC PEÑ PCO PRO REN RIV
Boston River — 2–0 2–1 1–5 — 5–0 — 1–0 0–3 — — 1–2 — 2–3 — —
Cerro — — 0–1 — 0–0 2–3 — 1–1 1–3 — 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 — —
Cerro Largo — — — — 0–0 1–2 — — — 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 — —
Danubio — 2–1 0–3 — — 2–2 — 0–1 0–4 — 2–1 0–1 — 0–1 — —
Defensor Sporting 1–2 — — 1–1 — — 2–2 0–3 — 1–1 — — 3–2 — 0–0 0–2
Deportivo Maldonado — — — — 2–1 — 0–2 2–4 — 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 — 3–1 1–2
Fénix 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 — — — 0–2 — 3–3 — — 3–3 — 3–0 1–1
Liverpool — — 3–2 — — — — — 4–1 2–1 — 1–1 — — 2–2 3–2
Montevideo City Torque — — 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 3–0 — — — 1–2 1–2 2–0 — — —
Montevideo Wanderers 2–2 1–1 — 2–0 — — — — 2–8 — — 0–1 — 1–3 3–2 —
Nacional 1–2 — — — 2–1 — 2–2 0–4 — 2–1 — — 1–1 — 1–1 3–0
Peñarol — — — — 1–2 1–1 3–1 — — — 0–0 — 1–3 — — 2–0
Plaza Colonia 3–0 2–1 — 3–0 — — — 0–0 — 3–0 — — — 0–1 5–0 1–0
Progreso — — — — 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 — 0–1 0–2 — — — —
Rentistas 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 — — — — 1–2 — — 0–1 — 1–3 — —
River Plate 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–4 — — — — 1–1 1–1 — — — 3–2 1–1 —
Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table[]

The aggregate table included the results of the three stages played throughout the season: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio, and Torneo Clausura. The top team of this table at the end of the season qualified for the finals of the championship playoff.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nacional (C) 37 19 12 6 56 39 +17 69 Qualification for Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Liverpool 37 18 11 8 70 50 +20 65 Qualification for Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores first stage[a]
3 Peñarol 37 18 11 8 54 34 +20 65 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Montevideo City Torque 37 17 10 10 64 40 +24 61
5 Montevideo Wanderers[b] 37 12 13 12 51 55 −4 52 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[c]
6 Cerro Largo 37 12 14 11 42 39 +3 50 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
7 Fénix[d] 37 11 17 9 51 47 +4 49
8 River Plate[d] 37 12 11 14 50 49 +1 49
9 Rentistas 37 11 14 12 45 48 −3 47 Qualification for Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage
10 Plaza Colonia 37 11 13 13 50 45 +5 46
11 Deportivo Maldonado 37 11 13 13 46 61 −15 46
12 Defensor Sporting 37 8 17 12 36 51 −15 41
13 Boston River 37 10 10 17 43 57 −14 40
14 Progreso[b] 37 10 11 16 45 52 −7 38
15 Danubio 37 9 11 17 34 49 −15 38
16 Cerro 37 7 12 18 34 55 −21 33
Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage by accepting the Uruguay 4 berth offered by the AUF on 8 February 2021.[58]
  2. ^ a b Montevideo Wanderers were awarded three points and Progreso were deducted three points due to Progreso fielding an ineligible player during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[57]
  3. ^ Montevideo Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by accepting the Uruguay 3 berth offered by the AUF on 22 February 2021.[59]
  4. ^ a b River Plate were awarded two points and Fénix were deducted one point due to Fénix fielding the ineligible player Bryan Olivera during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[56]

Championship playoff[]

  Semi-final Finals
               
 
 Rentistas (Apertura winners) (p) 1 (3)
 Liverpool (Clausura winners) 1 (2)
 Rentistas (Semi-final winners) 0 0
 Nacional (Aggregate table first place) 3 1

Semi-final[]

Rentistas1–1 (a.e.t.)Liverpool
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Matonte

Finals[]

Nacional3–0Rentistas
 Report
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich
Rentistas0–1Nacional
Report
  • Bergessio 41'
Estadio Complejo Rentistas, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Nacional won 4–0 on aggregate.


 Primera División
2020 Champions
Silueta trofeo Campeonato Uruguayo.png 
Nacional
48th title

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio Nacional 25
2 Uruguay Juan Ignacio Ramírez Liverpool 24
3 Uruguay Maureen Franco Fénix 18
4 Uruguay David Terans Peñarol 16
5 Uruguay Gonzalo Vega Rentistas 15
6 Uruguay Facundo Batista Deportivo Maldonado 14
7 Uruguay Matías Arezo River Plate 13
8 Uruguay Enzo Borges Cerro Largo 12
Uruguay Matías Cóccaro Montevideo City Torque
10 Uruguay Agustín Álvarez Martínez Peñarol 10
Uruguay Rubén Bentancourt Boston River
Argentina Gustavo Del Prete Montevideo City Torque

Source: AUF

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: 2019 and 2020. The three teams with the lowest average were relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.

Pos
 Team 2019
Pts 		2020
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Nacional 75 69 144 74 1.946
2 Peñarol 74 65 139 74 1.878
3 Liverpool 59 65 124 74 1.676
4 Montevideo City Torque — 61 61 37 1.649
5 Cerro Largo 69 50 119 74 1.608
6 Progreso 65 38 103 74 1.392
7 Plaza Colonia 56 46 102 74 1.378
8 River Plate 51 49 100 74 1.351
9 Montevideo Wanderers 46 52 98 74 1.324
10 Fénix 48 49 97 74 1.311
11 Rentistas — 47 47 37 1.27
12 Deportivo Maldonado — 46 46 37 1.243
13 Boston River 48 40 88 74 1.189
14 Defensor Sporting (R) 45 41 86 74 1.162 Relegation to Segunda División
15 Danubio (R) 41 38 79 74 1.068
16 Cerro (R) 33 33 66 74 0.892

Season awards[]

On 23 April 2021 the AUF announced the winners of the season awards, who were chosen by its Technical Staff based on voting by managers and captains of the 16 Primera División teams as well as a group of local sports journalists.[60] 37 players were nominated for Best Player and the Team of the Season according to their ratings and evaluations by the Technical Staff throughout the season.[61]

Award Winner Club
Best Player Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio Nacional
Youth Talent Uruguay Facundo Batista Deportivo Maldonado
Best Goal Uruguay Agustín Ocampo
(against Cerro Largo, Torneo Clausura) 		Liverpool
Best Save Uruguay Sebastián Lentinelly
(against Peñarol, Torneo Clausura) 		Liverpool
Public's Player[note 1] Uruguay Facundo Torres Peñarol
Best Manager Argentina Pablo Marini Montevideo City Torque
Best Newcomer Uruguay Facundo Torres Peñarol
Top Scorer Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio
(25 goals in 37 games played) 		Nacional
Least beaten goal in regular season Peñarol
(36 goals conceded)
Most minutes on field Uruguay Gonzalo Falcón
(3,240 minutes in 36 games played) 		Boston River
Argentina Danilo Lerda
(3,240 minutes in 36 games played) 		Deportivo Maldonado
Fair Play Award Boston River
  1. ^ Chosen by public voting on the competition's social network accounts.[61]
Team of the Season[60]
Goalkeeper Uruguay Sergio Rochet (Nacional)
Defenders Uruguay Franco Pizzichillo (Montevideo City Torque) Uruguay Federico Pereira (Liverpool) Uruguay Yonatthan Rak (Montevideo City Torque) Uruguay Camilo Cándido (Liverpool)
Midfielders Uruguay Gonzalo Vega (Rentistas) Uruguay Hernán Figueredo (Liverpool) Uruguay Emiliano Martínez (Nacional) Uruguay David Terans (Peñarol)
Forwards Uruguay Juan Ignacio Ramírez (Liverpool) Argentina Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional)
Bench Uruguay Sebastián Lentinelly (Liverpool) Uruguay Franco Romero (Liverpool) Uruguay Joaquín Piquerez (Peñarol) Uruguay Felipe Carballo (Nacional)
Chile Marcelo Allende (Montevideo City Torque) Uruguay Facundo Torres (Peñarol) Uruguay Matías Arezo (River Plate) Uruguay Facundo Batista (Deportivo Maldonado)

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