2023 Uruguayan Primera División season
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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 February – December 2023 |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 164 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matías Arezo (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Danubio 5–0 Plaza Colonia (26 February) |
| Biggest away win | Boston River 0–3 Cerro (12 February) City Torque 0–3 Defensor Sporting (4 March) La Luz 0–3 Cerro Largo (10 March) Cerro Largo 0–3 Defensor Sporting (19 March) La Luz 0–3 Racing (26 March) |
| Highest scoring | La Luz 3–4 Peñarol (13 February) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 27 March 2023. | |
The 2023 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2023, is the 120th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 93rd in which it is professional. The season, which was named "100 años del Club Atlético Cerro", began on 4 February and is scheduled to end in December 2023.[1][2]
Nacional are the defending champions.
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Format
On 19 October 2022, the Primera División clubs voted to keep the format used in the previous season for 2023, with single round-robin Apertura and Clausura tournaments, a Torneo Intermedio played between these tournaments with the 16 teams divided into two groups of eight, and a three-team championship playoff between the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments and the best team in the season's aggregate table, which gets a bye to the finals. The League Council of the Uruguayan Football Association presented a proposal to switch the order of the Apertura and Intermedio tournaments, so that the Intermedio (rebranded as Torneo Inicial in the proposal) would be played at the beginning of the season followed by the Apertura tournament during the winter months. However, the clubs did not accept the proposal and the season will be played in a similar way to the previous ones.[3]
Teams
16 teams compete in the season: the top thirteen teams in the relegation table of the 2022 season as well as three promoted teams from the Segunda División. The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2022 season, Albion, Rentistas, and Cerrito were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2023 season. They were replaced by the Segunda División champions Racing, runners-up La Luz, and the winners of the promotion play-offs Cerro.
Racing and Cerro returned to the top flight after three and two seasons, respectively, whilst La Luz played in the Primera División for the first time ever. On the other hand, Albion were relegated after one season, Cerrito were relegated after two seasons, and Rentistas returned to the second tier after three years.[4]
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2023 season teams outside Montevideo.
Locations of the 2023 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 6,148 |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 25,000 |
| Cerro Largo | Melo | Antonio Ubilla | 9,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines del Hipódromo | 18,000 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| Deportivo Maldonado | Maldonado | Domingo Burgueño Miguel | 22,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 10,000 |
| La Luz | Fray Bentos | Parque Liebig's | 6,000 |
| Liverpool | Montevideo | Belvedere | 10,000 |
| Montevideo City Torque | Montevideo | Centenario | 60,235 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 11,000 |
| Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 34,000 |
| Peñarol | Montevideo | Campeón del Siglo | 40,700 |
| Plaza Colonia | Colonia | Parque Juan Prandi | 4,500 |
| Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 6,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River |  Daniel Farías
|
Kelme | Asociación Española, Cotrans |
| Cerro |  Danielo Núñez
|
Identidad Cerro (club manufactured kit) | Médica Uruguaya |
| Cerro Largo | Eduardo Espinel
|
Matgeor | Alprestamo |
| Danubio | Esteban Conde
|
Mgr Sport | |
| Defensor Sporting | Marcelo Méndez
|
Puma | Médica Uruguaya |
| Deportivo Maldonado | Fabián Coito
|
Joma | Enjoy Punta del Este |
| Fénix | Damián Santín
|
Mgr Sport | Cousa |
| La Luz | Ignacio Pallas
|
Breus | Médica Uruguaya |
| Liverpool | Jorge Bava
|
Mgr Sport | Puritas |
| Montevideo City Torque | Ignacio Ithurralde
|
Puma | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Sergio Blanco
|
Umbro | |
| Nacional | Álvaro Gutiérrez
|
Umbro | Antel |
| Peñarol | Alfredo Arias
|
Puma | Antel |
| Plaza Colonia | Nicolás Vigneri
|
Mgr Sport | DGO, Intendencia de Colonia |
| Racing |  Gustavo Fermani
|
Macron | DGO |
| River Plate | Gustavo Díaz
|
Mgr Sport | Macromercado |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Montevideo City Torque | Lucas Nardi
|
End of caretaker spell | 21 October 2022 | Pre-season | Ignacio Ithurralde
|
21 November 2022[5] |
| Cerro Largo | Mario Saralegui
|
End of contract | 22 October 2022[6] | Eduardo Espinel
|
10 November 2022[7] | |
| Plaza Colonia | Alejandro Cappuccio
|
23 October 2022[8] | Nicolás Vigneri[i]
|
5 January 2023[10] | ||
| Racing | Damián Santín
|
Resigned | 27 October 2022[11] | Gustavo Fermani
|
16 November 2022[12] | |
| Danubio | Jorge Fossati
|
End of contract | 4 November 2022[13] | Esteban Conde
|
14 November 2022[14] | |
| Boston River | Ignacio Ithurralde
|
4 November 2022[15] | Daniel Farías
|
17 November 2022[16] | ||
| Deportivo Maldonado | Francisco Palladino
|
Signed by Santiago Wanderers | 7 November 2022[17] | Fabián Coito
|
19 November 2022[18] | |
| Peñarol | Leonardo Ramos
|
Sacked | 7 November 2022[19] | Alfredo Arias
|
25 November 2022[20] | |
| Nacional | Pablo Repetto
|
End of contract | 31 December 2022[21] | Ricardo Zielinski
|
17 November 2022[22] | |
| Fénix | Ignacio Pallas
|
31 December 2022[23] | Damián Santín
|
17 November 2022[24] | ||
| La Luz | Julio Fuentes
|
Mutual agreement | 17 February 2023[25] | 15th | Federico Porto[ii]
|
17 February 2023[26] |
| Federico Porto
|
End of caretaker spell | 20 February 2023 | 16th | Ignacio Pallas
|
20 February 2023[27] | |
| Nacional | Ricardo Zielinski
|
Mutual agreement | 19 March 2023[28] | 3rd | Álvaro Gutiérrez
|
20 March 2023[29] |
- Notes
- ^
Alejandro Apud was appointed manager of the club on 3 December 2022,[9] but resigned on 5 January 2023.[10]
- ^ Caretaker manager.
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Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura, named "Julio César Morales", is the first tournament of the 2023 season.[2] It began on 4 February 2023 and is scheduled to end on 14 May 2023.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 17 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | |
| 4 | Cerro Largo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Danubio | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 9 | Racing | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | |
| 10 | Plaza Colonia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Maldonado | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
| 12 | Cerro | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 8 | |
| 13 | Boston River | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
| 14 | Montevideo City Torque | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 15 | Fénix | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | |
| 16 | La Luz | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. 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.
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
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Top scorers
- As of 27 March 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Arezo
|
Peñarol | 8 |
| 2 | Andrés Ferrari
|
Defensor Sporting | 5 |
| Guillermo May
|
Danubio | ||
| 4 |  Christian Ebere
|
Plaza Colonia | 4 |
| Sebastián Fernández
|
Danubio | ||
| Diego Hernández
|
Montevideo Wanderers |
Source: AUF
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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: 2022 and 2023. 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 | 2022 Pts |
2023 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 81 | 15 | 96 | 45 | 2.133 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 74 | 12 | 86 | 45 | 1.911 | |
| 3 | Peñarol | 59 | 17 | 76 | 45 | 1.689 | |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 58 | 15 | 73 | 45 | 1.622 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Maldonado | 63 | 9 | 72 | 45 | 1.6 | |
| 6 | River Plate | 60 | 11 | 71 | 45 | 1.578 | |
| 7 | Danubio | 56 | 13 | 69 | 45 | 1.533 | |
| 8 | Boston River | 62 | 6 | 68 | 45 | 1.511 | |
| 9 | Montevideo Wanderers | 51 | 13 | 64 | 45 | 1.422 | |
| 10 | Racing | — | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 40 | 15 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | |
| 12 | Fénix | 49 | 5 | 54 | 45 | 1.2 | |
| 13 | Cerro | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | 35 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 1 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | Montevideo City Torque | 36 | 6 | 42 | 45 | 0.933 | |
| 16 | La Luz | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 |
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Source: "2023 Uruguayan Primera División season", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 27th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Uruguayan_Primera_División_season.
Further Reading
References
- ^ a b "Calendario 2023: el Campeonato Uruguayo se juega bajo el mismo modelo y la actividad se inicia el 29 de enero" [2023 schedule: the Campeonato Uruguayo will be played under the same format and activity kicks off on 29 January] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "AUF: Se sorteó el fixture del Campeonato Uruguayo 2023 con el clásico en la novena fecha" [AUF: The fixture of the 2023 Campeonato Uruguayo was drawn with the clásico on the ninth matchday] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "El Campeonato Uruguayo 2023 empezará en febrero con el mismo formato que en 2022" [The 2023 Campeonato Uruguayo will begin in February with the same format as 2022] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Uruguayo: el sube y baja" [Uruguayo: the seesaw] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador del Montevideo City Torque y así fue presentado" [Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of Montevideo City Torque and this is how he was presented] (in Spanish). El País. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Mario Saralegui se despidió de Cerro Largo tras la derrota con Peñarol" [Mario Saralegui bidded farewell to Cerro Largo following the loss to Peñarol] (in Spanish). El Observador. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Cerro Largo: Eduardo Espinel fue confirmado como nuevo entrenador de los arachanes" [Cerro Largo: Eduardo Espinel was confirmed as new manager of the arachanes] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Alejandro Cappuccio habló sobre su no continuidad en Plaza Colonia" [Alejandro Cappuccio spoke about his non-continuity at Plaza Colonia] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Plaza Colonia: Alejandro Apud fue oficializado como nuevo técnico para la temporada 2023" [Plaza Colonia: Alejandro Apud was officially appointed as new manager for the 2023 season] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Nicolás Vigneri será el técnico de Plaza Colonia en 2023 tras renuncia de Alejandro Apud" [Nicolás Vigneri will be the manager of Plaza Colonia in 2023 after Alejandro Apud's resignation] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Racing Club de Mvdeo. [@RacingClubUru] (27 October 2022). "Finalizado el vínculo que unió a Racing con el cuerpo técnico encabezado por Damián Santin durante estos años, sólo hay palabras de agradecimiento y respeto por el trabajo realizado en estas dos temporadas y los logros obtenidos en el camino que transitamos juntos. ¡GRACIAS!" [Ended the bond that united Racing with the coaching staff led by Damián Santin over these years, there are only words of gratitude and respect for the work carried out in these two seasons and the achievements obtained along the path we traveled together. THANK YOU!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Racing: Gustavo Fermani dejó de ser el coordinador de formativas y será el nuevo técnico" [Racing: Gustavo Fermani ceased to be the youth setup coordinator and will be the new manager] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Danubio: Jorge Fossati no seguirá al frente del equipo de cara a la temporada 2023" [Danubio: Jorge Fossati will not continue at the helm of the team ahead of the 2023 season] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Tras su retiro, Esteban Conde fue anunciado como nuevo director técnico de Danubio" [Following his retirement, Esteban Conde was announced as new manager of Danubio] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Boston River: Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el entrenador y tiene pretendientes" [Boston River: Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the manager and has suitors] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Boston River y Racing confirmaron sus cuerpos técnicos para la temporada 2023" [Boston River and Racing confirmed their coaching staffs for the 2023 season] (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Deportivo Maldonado confirmó la salida de Francisco Palladino de la dirección técnica" [Deportivo Maldonado confirmed the departure of Francisco Palladino from the technical direction] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Deportivo Maldonado y Fénix confirmaron a Fabián Coito y Damián Santín como sus técnicos" [Deportivo Maldonado and Fénix confirmed Fabián Coito and Damián Santín as their managers] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Peñarol: Leonardo Ramos dejó de ser el entrenador tras reunión de la Comisión Directiva" [Peñarol: Leonardo Ramos ceased to be the manager after a meeting of the Board of Directors] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Alfredo Arias, nuevo técnico de Peñarol: "Para mí esto es un regalo del cielo"" [Alfredo Arias, new manager of Peñarol: "For me this is a gift from heaven"] (in Spanish). El Observador. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "¡Gracias Pablo y cuerpo técnico!" [Thank you Pablo and coaching staff!] (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "El argentino Ricardo Zielinski es nuevo entrenador de Nacional" [The Argentine Ricardo Zielinski is Nacional's new manager] (in Spanish). El Observador. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Pallas no sigue en Fénix" [Pallas does not continue at Fénix] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Damián Santín será el nuevo entrenador de Fénix y hará su debut en Primera División" [Damián Santín will be the new manager of Fénix and will make his Primera División debut] (in Spanish). El País. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Apertura: Julio Fuentes dejó de ser el entrenador de La Luz tras dos fechas disputadas" [Apertura: Julio Fuentes ceased to be the manager of La Luz after two rounds played] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Schiappacasse, roja por VAR" [Schiappacasse, red card via VAR] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "La Luz: Ignacio Pallas será el nuevo entrenador luego de la renuncia de Julio Fuentes" [La Luz: Ignacio Pallas will be the new manager following the resignation of Julio Fuentes] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Nacional confirmó que Ricardo Zielinski dejó de ser su director técnico" [Nacional confirmed that Ricardo Zielinski ceased to be their manager] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Nacional oficializó el retorno de Álvaro Gutiérrez a la dirección técnica. Asume el martes" [Nacional made official the return of Álvaro Gutiérrez to the technical direction. He will take over on Tuesday] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
External links
- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo (in Spanish)
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