1914 Uruguayan Primera División Explained

Competition:Uruguayan Primera División
Season:1914 (14th)
Winners: River Plate F.C.
Matches:56
Total Goals:121
Prevseason:1913
Nextseason:1915

The Uruguayan Championship 1914 was the 14th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.

Overview

The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved eight teams, and the champion was River Plate F.C. which won its second consecutive title and fourth championship in just seven years. It was also the last tournament for this team before its ultimate demise.

Before starting the sporting year, the C.U.R.C.C. announced a name change to Club Atlético Peñarol, which sparked controversy many years later. Another club (Nacional) denounced that as two different clubs, claiming that this was a manoeuvre for the new club Peñarol, allowing them to enter the First Division without having to go through the divisions of ascent.[1]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacityFoundationSeasonsConsecutive seasonsTitles1913
Central Montevideo5 January 190555align=center-4th
Independencia Montevideoalign=center-align=center-align=center-align=center-
Nacional MontevideoGran Parque Central15,00014 May 1899121232nd
Peñarol / CURCC Montevideo28 September 1891131353rd
Reformers Montevideo11align=center-6th
River Plate Montevideo18977731st
Universal Montevideo22align=center-7th
Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo15 August 1902101025th

League standings

First Final: River Plate F.C. 1-1 Peñarol

Second Final: River Plate F.C. 1-1 Peñarol

Third Final: River Plate F.C. 1-0 Peñarol

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Informe de la Comisión por el Decanato del Club Nacional de Football.