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2021 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2021 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2021, was the 118th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 91st in which it is professional. The season, named "Dr. Tabaré Vázquez" after the late former President of Uruguay and chairman of Progreso from 1979 to 1989, started on 15 May and ended on 7 December 2021, with the starting date having been pushed back from early 2021 due to the late conclusion of the previous season owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

The tournament was originally scheduled to start on 8 May, however its date of start was postponed for a week to 15 May per request from the Uruguayan government.[3] Peñarol won their fifty-first league title at the end of the season, winning the Torneo Clausura and placing first in the season's aggregate table and then beating Torneo Apertura winners Plaza Colonia on penalties in the semi-final played on 7 December.[4] Nacional were the defending champions.

Format changes

For the 2021 season, the competition was scheduled to run for eight months, from May to December, and had a change from the previous editions with the elimination of the Torneo Intermedio which is usually played midway into the season and adds seven matchdays to the league schedule. This change was intended to leave extra time available to finish the season before the end of the year in the event the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced any suspension of matches in the course of the season. With that change, clubs only played 15 matches in the Torneo Apertura and 15 matches in the Torneo Clausura, for a total of 30 matches in the season, as well as the ones belonging to the Championship playoff for the clubs that eventually qualified for it. Matches would only be scheduled on weekends, with mid-week dates to be used only if necessary due to the pandemic.[1]

Teams

2021 Uruguayan Primera División season is located in Uruguay
Montevideo
Montevideo
Boston River
Cerro Largo
Dep. Maldonado
Plaza Colonia
Rentistas
Sud América
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Locations of the 2021 season teams outside Montevideo.
2021 Uruguayan Primera División season is located in Montevideo
Cerrito
Fénix
Liverpool
Montevideo City Torque
Wanderers
Nacional
Peñarol
Progreso
River Plate
Villa Española
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Locations of the 2021 Primera División teams within Montevideo.

The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2020 season, Defensor Sporting, Danubio, and Cerro, were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2021 season. They were replaced by Cerrito, Sud América, and Villa Española, who were promoted from the Segunda División.

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Eduardo Roca Couture", was the first tournament of the 2021 season. It began on 15 May and ended on 22 August 2021.

Standings

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.

Results

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, named "Marcos Basiaco", was the second and last tournament of the 2021 season. It began on 11 September and ended on 5 December 2021.

Standings

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. ^ a b Nacional were awarded two points and Cerro Largo were deducted one point due to a breach of rules by Cerro Largo manager Danielo Núñez during the match between both teams.[31]

Results

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Source: AUF
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Nacional were awarded two points and Cerro Largo were deducted one point due to a breach of rules by Cerro Largo manager Danielo Núñez during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[31]

Championship playoff

Semi-final

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Finals

Since Peñarol, who had the best record in the aggregate table, won the semi-final, they became champions automatically and the finals were not played. Nacional became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table. Both teams qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage.


Top scorers

Source: AUF

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: 2020 and 2021. The three teams with the lowest average at the end of the season were relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.

Season awards

On 28 December 2021 the AUF announced the winners of the season awards, who were chosen by its Technical Staff based on voting by managers and captains of the 16 Primera División teams as well as a group of local sports journalists.[32] 30 players were nominated for Best Player and the Team of the Season according to their ratings and evaluations by the Technical Staff throughout the season.[33]

  1. ^ Chosen by public voting on the competition's social network accounts.[33]

References

  1. ^ a b "¿Cómo se juega el Uruguayo de Primera en la temporada 2021 y cuándo comienza?" (in Spanish). El Observador. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Campeonato Uruguayo 2021 se denominará "Dr. Tabaré Vázquez" y comenzará el 8 de mayo" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Gobierno postergó por una semana el inicio del fútbol y suspende el básquetbol" (in Spanish). El Observador. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Peñarol venció 8-7 a Plaza Colonia en penales y es el nuevo campeón del fútbol uruguayo" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "¿En qué estadios jugarán el Torneo Apertura los 16 equipos de Primera división?" (in Spanish). El Observador. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Villa Española anunció la contratación de Bruno Piano como nuevo entrenador" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Progreso oficializó la contratación de Maximiliano Viera como nuevo entrenador" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Pampa Biaggio, nuevo entrenador de Sud América de Uruguay" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Fossati no sigue en River" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  10. ^ "River Plate oficializó la contratación de Gustavo 'Chavo' Díaz como nuevo director técnico" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Alejandro Cappuccio es el nuevo director técnico de Nacional para la temporada 2021" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Rentistas confirmó que Alejandro Cappuccio no seguirá al frente del plantel principal" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Martín Varini será el nuevo director técnico de Rentistas para la temporada 2021" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Apertura: Marcelo Méndez deja Liverpool y será el nuevo entrenador de Atlético San Luis" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Bava, ataja y asume de DT" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Julio Mozzo, de la cancha a DT de Villa Española tras una carrera con pasado celeste y un extraño caso de dopaje" (in Spanish). El Observador. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Juan Ramón Carrasco no continuará como entrenador de Fénix por decisión de la directiva" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Fénix busca DT; cesaron a Carrasco" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Juan Tejera cesado en Boston" (in Spanish). Tenfield. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Boston River despidió a Juan Tejera y ya tiene sucesor, que se hace cargo el viernes del plantel" (in Spanish). El Observador. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Pasillo de sus compañeros y saludo de la familia: el retiro de Pallas para ser DT de Fénix" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Marini cierra su ciclo en City Torque, se va en dos semanas y es candidato en Liga de Quito" (in Spanish). El Observador. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Se desarma City Torque: Marini se va a Liga de Quito, se fue Rak y se puede ir Del Prete" (in Spanish). El Observador. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Progreso se queda sin técnico: se despide Maxi Viera" (in Spanish). República. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Progreso confirmó la contratación de Álvaro Fuerte como nuevo director técnico" (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Nacional cesó a Alejandro Cappuccio como entrenador y Ligüera es el nuevo técnico" (in Spanish). El Observador. 22 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Martín Varini dejó de ser el entrenador de Rentistas" [Martín Varini ceased to be manager of Rentistas] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Rentistas: Diego Jaume es el nuevo director técnico para lo que resta del Clausura" (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 3 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Sud América anunció la desvinculación de Claudio Biaggio "de común acuerdo"" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  30. ^ "Sud América confirmó la contratación de Luis 'Ronco' López como nuevo entrenador" (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  31. ^ a b "AUF: Comisión de Apelaciones revocó el fallo de Contiendas y le dio los puntos a Nacional" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 26 November 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2021" (in Spanish). AUF. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  33. ^ a b "Candidatos a mejor jugador, jugador del público e integrante del equipo ideal 2021" (in Spanish). AUF. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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