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.
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.
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 | |
Cerro Largo | Melo | Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla | 9,000 | |
Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo | 14,401 | |
Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 9,357 | |
El Tanque Sisley | Montevideo | Campeones Olímpicos | 7,000 | |
Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 5,500 | |
Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 | |
Liverpool | Montevideo | Belvedere | 8,384 | |
Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Méndez Piana | 6,500 | |
Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,420 | |
Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 23,500 | |
Peñarol | Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 65,235 | |
Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 | |
Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 | |
River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 | |
Sud América | San José | Casto Martínez Laguarda | 6,000 |
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1 | Peñarol | 66 | 52 | 118 | 60 | |||||||||
2 | Nacional | 58 | 57 | 115 | 60 | |||||||||
3 | River Plate | 51 | 57 | 108 | 60 | |||||||||
4 | Montevideo Wanderers | 40 | 61 | 101 | 60 | |||||||||
5 | Defensor Sporting | 63 | 36 | 99 | 60 | |||||||||
6 | Danubio | 35 | 57 | 92 | 60 | |||||||||
7 | Rentistas | — | 45 | 45 | 30 | |||||||||
8 | El Tanque Sisley | 48 | 33 | 81 | 60 | |||||||||
9 | Fénix | 40 | 39 | 79 | 60 | |||||||||
10 | Racing | 37 | 39 | 76 | 60 | |||||||||
11 | Juventud | 40 | 32 | 72 | 60 | |||||||||
12 | Cerro | 35 | 37 | 72 | 60 | |||||||||
13 | Sud América | — | 35 | 35 | 30 | |||||||||
14 | Liverpool | 31 | 38 | 69 | 60 | Relegation to Segunda División | ||||||||
15 | Cerro Largo | 27 | 28 | 55 | 60 | |||||||||
16 | — | 22 | 22 | 30 |
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.