2022 Uruguayan Primera División season

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Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2022
Dates5 February – November 2022
Matches played48
Goals scored110 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerThree players (4 goals each)
Biggest home winLiverpool 4–0 Albion
(13 February)
Biggest away winCerro Largo 0–5 Plaza Colonia
(18 February)
Highest scoringAlbion 3–5 Rentistas
(6 February)
← 2021
→
All statistics correct as of 22 March 2022.

The 2022 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2022, is the 119th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 92nd in which it is professional. The season, which was named "Walter Devoto", began on 5 February and is scheduled to end in early November 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar during November and December 2022.[1][2]

Peñarol are the defending champions.

Teams[]

16 teams compete in the season: the top thirteen teams in the relegation table of the 2021 season as well as three promoted teams from the Segunda División. The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2021 season, Progreso, Sud América, and Villa Española, were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2022 season. They were replaced by Albion, Danubio, and Defensor Sporting, who were promoted from the Segunda División.

Danubio and Defensor Sporting returned to the top flight after one season, whilst Albion play in the Primera División for the first time in the professional era. On the other hand, both Sud América and Villa Española were relegated after one season, and Progreso returned to the second tier after four years.[3]

Stadiums and locations[]

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Locations of the 2022 season teams outside Montevideo.
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Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
Club Manager City Stadium Capacity
Albion Uruguay Ignacio Risso Montevideo Charrúa 14,000
Boston River Uruguay Ignacio Ithurralde Trinidad 7,000
Cerrito Uruguay Adrián Fernández Montevideo Parque Maracaná 8,000
Cerro Largo Uruguay Danielo Núñez Melo Antonio Ubilla 9,000
Danubio Uruguay Jorge Fossati Montevideo Jardines del Hipódromo 18,000
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Marcelo Méndez Montevideo Luis Franzini 18,000
Deportivo Maldonado Uruguay Francisco Palladino Maldonado Domingo Burgueño Miguel 22,000
Fénix Uruguay Ignacio Pallas Montevideo Parque Capurro 10,000
Liverpool Uruguay Jorge Bava Montevideo Belvedere 10,000
Montevideo City Torque Uruguay Román Cuello Montevideo Centenario 60,235
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Daniel Carreño Montevideo Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera 11,000
Nacional Uruguay Pablo Repetto Montevideo Gran Parque Central 34,000
Peñarol Uruguay Mauricio Larriera Montevideo Campeón del Siglo 40,700
Plaza Colonia Uruguay Eduardo Espinel Colonia 4,500
Rentistas Uruguay (caretaker) Montevideo Complejo Rentistas 10,600
River Plate Uruguay Gustavo Díaz Montevideo Parque Federico Omar Saroldi 6,000

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Nacional Uruguay Martín Ligüera End of contract 6 December 2021[4] Pre-season Uruguay Pablo Repetto 11 December 2021[5]
Albion Uruguay Sacked 17 December 2021[6] Uruguay Ignacio Risso 27 December 2021[7]
Cerrito Uruguay Roland Marcenaro End of contract 31 December 2021[8] Uruguay Adrián Fernández 15 January 2022[9]
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Héctor Rodríguez Sacked 27 February 2022[10] 14th Uruguay Marcelo Méndez 2 March 2022[11]
Rentistas Uruguay Diego Jaume 12 March 2022[12] 10th Uruguay [i] 14 March 2022[13]
Notes
  1. ^ Caretaker manager.

Torneo Apertura[]

The Torneo Apertura, named "José “Pino” Marciano", is the first tournament of the 2022 season.[14] It began on 5 February 2022.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Maldonado 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Qualification for Championship playoff
2 Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
3 Boston River 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11
4 River Plate 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
5 Liverpool 6 3 1 2 8 2 +6 10
6 Danubio 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10
7 Peñarol 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8
8 Plaza Colonia 6 1 4 1 7 3 +4 7
9 Fénix 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
10 Nacional 6 1 3 2 9 7 +2 6
11 Montevideo City Torque 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
12 Rentistas 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6
13 Albion 6 1 3 2 8 13 −5 6
14 Cerrito 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6
15 Defensor Sporting 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 5
16 Cerro Largo 6 1 2 3 3 11 −8 5
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2022. 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 ALB BOR CSC CRL DAN DFS DMA FNX LIV MCT WAN NAC PEÑ PCO REN RIV
Albion — — — — — 1–1 — 1–1 — 3–5 —
Boston River — — 0–1 3–0 — 1–1 — — — 0–0 — —
Cerrito — — — — 0–1 — 0–3 — — 2–1 —
Cerro Largo — — 1–0 — — — — — — 0–5 — —
Danubio — — — — — — — 0–1 — 0–1 —
Defensor Sporting — — — — — 0–3 1–3 — — 0–0 —
Deportivo Maldonado — — — 1–2 — — 1–0 — — — —
Fénix 0–2 — — — — — 0–3 — 1–0 — —
Liverpool 4–0 — — — 0–1 — — — — — — 1–0
Montevideo City Torque 1–2 — — 1–1 1–1 — — 1–2 — — — —
Montevideo Wanderers — — 1–0 — 1–0 — — 2–2 — — — —
Nacional — — — — 2–3 0–0 1–1 — — — —
Peñarol — — — 0–1 1–1 — — 1–0 — — — —
Plaza Colonia 1–1 — — — — — 1–1 — — — — 0–1
Rentistas — — — 1–2 — — — 0–4 — — —
River Plate 1–2 3–1 1–1 — — 3–1 — — 1–1 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2022. Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

As of 22 March 2022
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Uruguay Enzo Borges Deportivo Maldonado 4
Uruguay Sebastián Guerrero Montevideo City Torque
Uruguay Mauro Méndez Montevideo Wanderers
4 Uruguay Luis Acevedo Rentistas 3
Argentina Hernán Rivero Montevideo Wanderers
6 Uruguay Thiago Borbas River Plate 2
Uruguay Deportivo Maldonado
Uruguay Pablo Ceppelini Peñarol
Brazil Plaza Colonia
Uruguay Nicolás Dibble Plaza Colonia
Uruguay Fabián Estoyanoff Fénix
Uruguay José Neris Albion
Uruguay Cerrito
Uruguay Federico Rodríguez Albion
Uruguay Thiago Vecino Liverpool

Source: Soccerway

Relegation[]

Relegation is 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: 2021 and 2022. The three teams with the lowest average at the end of the season will be relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.

Pos
 Team 2021
Pts 		2022
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Peñarol 60 8 68 36 1.889
2 Nacional 59 6 65 36 1.806
3 Plaza Colonia 56 7 63 36 1.75
4 Danubio — 10 10 6 1.667
5 Montevideo City Torque 50 6 56 36 1.556
6 Montevideo Wanderers 44 12 56 36 1.556
7 River Plate 42 11 53 36 1.472
8 Liverpool 42 10 52 36 1.444
9 Cerro Largo 46 5 51 36 1.417
10 Boston River 36 11 47 36 1.306
11 Fénix 40 7 47 36 1.306
12 Cerrito 40 6 46 36 1.278
13 Deportivo Maldonado 31 13 44 36 1.222
14 Rentistas 30 6 36 36 1 Relegation to
15 Albion — 6 6 6 1
16 Defensor Sporting — 5 5 6 0.833

References[]

  1. ^ "Campeonato Uruguayo: Consejo de Liga aprobó el formato, con la vuelta del Intermedio" [Campeonato Uruguayo: League Council approved the format, with the return of the Intermedio] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "La AUF analiza cambios para la disputa del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022" [AUF analyzes changes for the dispute of the 2022 Campeonato Uruguayo] (in Spanish). El Observador. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Uruguayo: El sube y baja" [Uruguayo: The seesaw] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Martín Ligüera se despidió del plantel y dejó de ser el entrenador de Nacional" [Martín Ligüera bidded farewell to the squad and ceased to be the manager of Nacional] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Nacional: Pablo Repetto es el nuevo entrenador y asumirá la próxima semana" [Nacional: Pablo Repetto is the new manager and will take over the next week] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Por los clubes (III)" [Around the clubs (III)] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Ignacio Risso es el nuevo entrenador de Albion que jugará en Primera División" [Ignacio Risso is the new manager of Albion, which will play in Primera División] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Cerrito confirmó que Roland Marcenaro no seguirá al frente del plantel principal" [Cerrito confirmed that Roland Marcenaro will not continue at the helm of the first team] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Cerrito confirmó a Adrián Fernández como director técnico en reemplazo de Marcenaro" [Cerrito confirmed Adrián Fernández as manager to replace Marcenaro] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Defensor Sporting cesó a su entrenador Héctor Rodríguez y Gerardo Miranda asumirá como interino" [Defensor Sporting sacked their manager Héctor Rodríguez and Gerardo Miranda will take over as caretaker] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Marcelo Méndez, el elegido" [Marcelo Méndez, the chosen one] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Rentistas: Diego Jaume dejó de ser el entrenador tras la derrota en el clásico con Cerrito" [Rentistas: Diego Jaume ceased to be the manager following the derby loss to Cerrito] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ Rentistas SAD [@RENTISTASSAD] (14 March 2022). "* COMUNICADO OFICIAL * Marcos Villano asume la dirección técnica del primer equipo de @RENTISTASSAD de forma interina. Lo acompañará Damián Malrecahuffe como ayudante técnico" [*OFFICIAL RELEASE* Marcos Villano takes over the managerial direction of @RENTISTASSAD's first team on an interim basis. He will be joined by Damián Malrecahuffe as technical assistant.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "AUF: Se sorteó el fixture del Uruguayo y el clásico se disputará en la cuarta fecha" [AUF: The Uruguayo's fixture was drawn and the clásico will be played on the fourth matchday] (in Spanish). Futbol.uy. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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