2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División season explained

Competition:Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season:2013–14
Winners:Danubio (4th title)
Continentalcup1:2015 Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Danubio
Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional
Continentalcup2:2014 Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Danubio
River Plate
Peñarol
Rentistas
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2013–14 Copa Uruguaya or the 2013–14 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 110th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 83rd in which wat is professional. Peñarol was the defending champion. Danubio won the title, their fourth league championship victory in the club's history.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the Primera División during this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2012–13 season. Bella Vista, Progreso, and Central Español were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the relegation table. They were replaced by Sud América, Rentistas, and Miramar Misiones, the 2012–13 Segunda División winner, runner-up, and playoff winner, respectively. All of the new teams made repeat appearances in the top division.

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
CerroMontevideoLuis Tróccoli24,000
Cerro LargoMeloArquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla9,000
DanubioMontevideoJardines Del Hipódromo14,401
Defensor SportingMontevideoLuis Franzini9,357
El Tanque SisleyMontevideoCampeones Olímpicos7,000
FénixMontevideoParque Capurro5,500
JuventudLas PiedrasParque Artigas12,000
LiverpoolMontevideoBelvedere8,384
Miramar MisionesMontevideoParque Méndez Piana6,500
Montevideo WanderersMontevideoParque Alfredo Víctor Viera7,420
NacionalMontevideoGran Parque Central23,500
PeñarolMontevideoEstadio Centenario65,235
RacingMontevideoOsvaldo Roberto8,500
RentistasMontevideoComplejo Rentistas10,600
River PlateMontevideoParque Federico Omar Saroldi5,624
Sud AméricaSan JoséCasto Martínez Laguarda6,000

Torneo Apertura

Results

Torneo Clausura

Results

Relegation

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Relegation
1Peñarol66 52 118 60
2Nacional58 57 115 60
3River Plate51 57 108 60
4Montevideo Wanderers40 61 101 60
5Defensor Sporting63 36 99 60
6Danubio35 57 92 60
7Rentistas45 45 30
8El Tanque Sisley48 33 81 60
9Fénix40 39 79 60
10Racing37 39 76 60
11Juventud40 32 72 60
12Cerro35 37 72 60
13Sud América35 35 30
14Liverpool31 38 69 60 Relegation to Segunda División
15Cerro Largo27 28 55 60
1622 22 30

Championship playoff

Danubio and Montevideo Wanderers qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Montevideo Wanderers re-qualified as the team with the most points in the season aggregate table. Given this situation, an initial playoff was held between the two teams. Montevideo Wanderers would become the season champion with a win; Danubio needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final.

Finals

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