2022 Uruguayan Primera División season
Season | 2022 |
---|---|
Dates | 5 February – November 2022 |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 110 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Three players (4 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Liverpool 4–0 Albion (13 February) |
Biggest away win | Cerro Largo 0–5 Plaza Colonia (18 February) |
Highest scoring | Albion 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[]
Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albion | Ignacio Risso | Montevideo | Charrúa | 14,000 |
Boston River | Ignacio Ithurralde | Trinidad | 7,000 | |
Cerrito | Adrián Fernández | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
Cerro Largo | Danielo Núñez | Melo | Antonio Ubilla | 9,000 |
Danubio | Jorge Fossati | Montevideo | Jardines del Hipódromo | 18,000 |
Defensor Sporting | Marcelo Méndez | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
Deportivo Maldonado | Francisco Palladino | Maldonado | Domingo Burgueño Miguel | 22,000 |
Fénix | Ignacio Pallas | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 10,000 |
Liverpool | Jorge Bava | Montevideo | Belvedere | 10,000 |
Montevideo City Torque | Román Cuello | Montevideo | Centenario | 60,235 |
Montevideo Wanderers | Daniel Carreño | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 11,000 |
Nacional | Pablo Repetto | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 34,000 |
Peñarol | Mauricio Larriera | Montevideo | Campeón del Siglo | 40,700 |
Plaza Colonia | Eduardo Espinel | Colonia | 4,500 | |
Rentistas | (caretaker) | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
River Plate | 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 | Martín Ligüera | End of contract | 6 December 2021[4] | Pre-season | Pablo Repetto | 11 December 2021[5] |
Albion | Sacked | 17 December 2021[6] | Ignacio Risso | 27 December 2021[7] | ||
Cerrito | Roland Marcenaro | End of contract | 31 December 2021[8] | Adrián Fernández | 15 January 2022[9] | |
Defensor Sporting | Héctor Rodríguez | Sacked | 27 February 2022[10] | 14th | Marcelo Méndez | 2 March 2022[11] |
Rentistas | Diego Jaume | 12 March 2022[12] | 10th | [i] | 14 March 2022[13] |
- Notes
- ^ 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 |
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[]
Top scorers[]
- As of 22 March 2022
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Enzo Borges | Deportivo Maldonado | 4 |
Sebastián Guerrero | Montevideo City Torque | ||
Mauro Méndez | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
4 | Luis Acevedo | Rentistas | 3 |
Hernán Rivero | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
6 | Thiago Borbas | River Plate | 2 |
Deportivo Maldonado | |||
Pablo Ceppelini | Peñarol | ||
Plaza Colonia | |||
Nicolás Dibble | Plaza Colonia | ||
Fabián Estoyanoff | Fénix | ||
José Neris | Albion | ||
Cerrito | |||
Federico Rodríguez | Albion | ||
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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uruguayo: El sube y baja" [Uruguayo: The seesaw] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Por los clubes (III)" [Around the clubs (III)] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Marcelo Méndez, el elegido" [Marcelo Méndez, the chosen one] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
External links[]
- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo (in Spanish)
- Uruguayan Primera División seasons
- 2022 in Uruguayan football
- 2022 in South American football leagues
- Current association football seasons