2022 Uruguayan Primera División season

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]

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2022
Dates5 February – November 2022
Matches played80
Goals scored175 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerEnzo Borges
Mauro Méndez
(6 goals each)
Biggest home winLiverpool 4–0 Albion
(13 February)
Biggest away winBoston River 0–6 Nacional
(10 April)
Highest scoringAlbion 3–5 Rentistas
(6 February)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2022.

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
Locations of the 2022 season teams outside Montevideo.
Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
Club Manager City Stadium Capacity
Albion Ignacio Risso Montevideo Charrúa 14,000
Boston River Ignacio Ithurralde Trinidad Juan Antonio Lavalleja 7,000
Cerrito Alberto Quintela (caretaker) Montevideo Parque Maracaná 8,000
Cerro Largo Héctor Bracamonte 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 Sebastián Eguren 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 Parque Juan Prandi 4,500
Rentistas Marcos Villano (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 Darlyn Gayol 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 Marcos Villano[lower-roman 1] 14 March 2022[13]
Cerrito Adrián Fernández Resigned 11 April 2022[14] 16th Alberto Quintela[lower-roman 1] 12 April 2022[15]
Cerro Largo Danielo Núñez 22 April 2022[16] 15th Héctor Bracamonte 22 April 2022[17]
Montevideo City Torque Román Cuello Sacked 29 April 2022[18] 12th Sebastián Eguren 2 May 2022[18]
Notes
  1. Caretaker manager.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "José “Pino” Marciano", is the first tournament of the 2022 season.[19] It began on 5 February 2022.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Maldonado 10 7 1 2 17 10 +7 22 Qualification for Championship playoff
2 Boston River 10 5 3 2 12 10 +2 18
3 Liverpool 10 5 2 3 12 4 +8 17
4 Montevideo Wanderers 10 4 5 1 12 6 +6 17
5 Nacional 10 4 4 2 19 8 +11 16
6 River Plate 10 4 4 2 17 11 +6 16
7 Peñarol 10 4 4 2 7 5 +2 16
8 Fénix 10 5 1 4 12 13 −1 16
9 Danubio 10 3 5 2 6 5 +1 14
10 Defensor Sporting 10 3 4 3 8 11 −3 13
11 Rentistas[lower-alpha 1] 10 3 1 6 12 17 −5 13
12 Montevideo City Torque 10 2 3 5 11 13 −2 9
13 Albion 10 2 3 5 13 22 −9 9
14 Plaza Colonia 10 1 5 4 9 11 −2 8
15 Cerro Largo 10 1 3 6 4 17 −13 6
16 Cerrito[lower-alpha 1] 10 2 2 6 4 12 −8 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2022. 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.
Notes:
  1. Rentistas were awarded three points and Cerrito were deducted three points due to Cerrito fielding the ineligible player Franco Martínez during the match between both teams.[20]

Results
Home \ Away ALB BOR CSC CRL DAN DFS DMA FNX LIV MCT WAN NAC PEÑ PCO REN RIV
Albion — 1–2 2–1 — — — — 1–1 — 1–1 — 3–5 —
Boston River — — 0–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 — — 0–6 — 0–0 — —
Cerrito — — — — 0–1 — 0–3 — 0–1 — 0–0 2–1 —
Cerro Largo — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — — — 0–2 — 0–5 — —
Danubio — 0–0 — — — — — — 0–0 0–1 — 0–1 —
Defensor Sporting — — 0–0 — — — 2–1 0–3 1–3 — — 0–0 — 3–2
Deportivo Maldonado — — — 1–2 — — 1–0 2–1 — — — 3–1 —
Fénix 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 — — — — — 0–3 — 1–0 — —
Liverpool 4–0 — — — 0–1 — — — 2–0 — — — 1–0
Montevideo City Torque 1–2 — — 1–1 1–1 — — 1–2 — — — — 0–1 2–0
Montevideo Wanderers — — 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 — 2–2 — — — —
Nacional — — — — 2–3 0–0 1–1 — — — 1–0 — 1–1
Peñarol — — — 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 — 1–0 — — — —
Plaza Colonia 1–1 — — — 1–1 — — 1–1 — — — — 0–3 0–1
Rentistas — — — 1–2 — — — 1–3 0–4 0–0 — — —
River Plate 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 — — 3–1 — — 1–1 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2022. Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 25 April 2022
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Enzo Borges Deportivo Maldonado 6
Mauro Méndez Montevideo Wanderers
3 Fabián Estoyanoff Fénix 5
4 Felipe Carballo Nacional 4
Sebastián Guerrero Montevideo City Torque
6 Luis Acevedo Rentistas 3
Thiago Borbas River Plate
Maximiliano Cantera Deportivo Maldonado
Pablo Ceppelini Peñarol
Alexander Machado Boston River
Alan Medina Liverpool
Manuel Monzeglio Nacional
Hernán Rivero Montevideo Wanderers
Nicolás Sosa River Plate

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 601676401.9
2 Nacional 591675401.875
3 Plaza Colonia 56864401.6
4 Montevideo Wanderers 441761401.525
5 Liverpool 421759401.475
6 Montevideo City Torque 50959401.475
7 River Plate 421658401.45
8 Danubio —1414101.4
9 Fénix 401656401.4
10 Boston River 361854401.35
11 Deportivo Maldonado 312253401.325
12 Cerro Largo 46652401.3
13 Defensor Sporting —1313101.3
14 Cerrito 40545401.125 Relegation to Segunda División
15 Rentistas 301343401.075
16 Albion —99100.9

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Uruguayo: El sube y baja" [Uruguayo: The seesaw] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Por los clubes (III)" [Around the clubs (III)] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "Marcelo Méndez, el elegido" [Marcelo Méndez, the chosen one] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Adrián Fernández dejó de ser el director técnico de Cerrito tras perder con Fénix" [Adrián Fernández ceased to be the manager of Cerrito after losing to Fénix] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  15. "Adrián Fernández se fue y Alberto Quintela es el DT interino" [Adrián Fernández left and Alberto Quintela is the caretaker manager] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  16. "Tras más de cuatro años, Danielo Núñez le pondrá fin a un nuevo ciclo en Cerro Largo" [After over four years, Danielo Núñez will put an end to a new cycle at Cerro Largo] (in Spanish). El País. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  17. "Cerro Largo: "Buscaremos meterle inflador psicológico al plantel", dijo Bracamonte" [Cerro Largo: "We will seek to put a psychological inflator on the squad", said Bracamonte] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  18. "Román Cuello fue cesado como entrenador de City Torque y asumirá Sebastián Eguren" [Román Cuello was dismissed as manager of City Torque and Sebastián Eguren will take over] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  19. "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.
  20. "Rentistas ganó los tres puntos ante Cerrito en la AUF que había perdido en la cancha" [At the AUF, Rentistas won the three points against Cerrito which they had lost on the field] (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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