2025 Uruguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 January – 7 December 2025 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2025, will be the 122nd season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 95th in which it is professional. The season is scheduled to begin on 31 January and end on 7 December 2025.[1]
Peñarol will be the defending champions.
Teams
[edit]16 teams will compete in the season: the top thirteen teams in the relegation table of the 2024 season as well as three promoted teams from the Segunda División. The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2024 season (Rampla Juniors, Fénix and Deportivo Maldonado) were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2025 season. They will be replaced by the Segunda División champions Plaza Colonia, the runners-up Montevideo City Torque, and the winners of the promotion play-offs Juventud.
Plaza Colonia and City Torque both returned to the top flight after one season and Juventud will play in Primera División for the first time since 2019, while Rampla Juniors were relegated after one season, Fénix returned to the second tier after a 14-year spell in Primera División, and Deportivo Maldonado were relegated after five seasons.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]
| Club | City | Home stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River | Florida | Campeones Olímpicos | 5,124 |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 25,000 |
| Cerro Largo | Melo | Antonio Ubilla | 9,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines del Hipódromo | 18,000 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
| Liverpool | Montevideo | Belvedere | 10,000 |
| Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Palermo[i] | 6,500 |
| Montevideo City Torque | Montevideo | TBD | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 11,000 |
| Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 34,000 |
| Peñarol | Montevideo | Campeón del Siglo | 40,700 |
| Plaza Colonia | Colonia | Parque Juan Prandi | 4,500 |
| Progreso | Montevideo | Abraham Paladino | 8,000 |
| Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 6,000 |
- Notes
- ^ Used by Miramar Misiones for their home matches since their regular stadium Parque Luis Méndez Piana does not meet league requirements.
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River |  Jadson Viera
|
Kelme | Asociación Española, Cotrans |
| Cerro |  Vacant
|
Mgr Sport | Médica Uruguaya |
| Cerro Largo |  Danielo Núñez
|
Concreto Sport | Link-Belt Excavators |
| Danubio | Alejandro Apud
|
Tiffosi | |
| Defensor Sporting | Álvaro Navarro
|
Puma | Médica Uruguaya |
| Juventud |  Diego Monarriz
|
1935 (club manufactured kit) | Frigorífico Las Piedras, La Chacra |
| Liverpool | Joaquín Papa
|
Mgr Sport | Puritas |
| Miramar Misiones | Walter Pandiani
|
Mgr Sport | TMA |
| Montevideo City Torque | Martín Cicotello
|
Puma | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Antonio Pacheco
|
Umbro | BYD |
| Nacional | Martín Lasarte
|
Umbro | Antel |
| Peñarol | Diego Aguirre
|
Puma | Antel |
| Plaza Colonia | Sebastián Díaz
|
Mgr Sport | Montes del Plata |
| Progreso | Javier Méndez
|
Mgr Sport | Médica Uruguaya |
| Racing | Vacant
|
Macron | DirecTV |
| River Plate | Francisco Palladino
|
Mgr Sport | Macromercado |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Montevideo City Torque | Pablo Gaglianone
|
End of caretaker spell | 26 November 2024[2] | Pre-season | Martín Cicotello
|
23 December 2024[3] |
| Cerro | Ignacio Pallas
|
End of contract | 30 November 2024 | |||
| Progreso | Carlos Canobbio
|
4 December 2024[4] | Javier Méndez
|
12 December 2024[5] | ||
| Racing | Eduardo Espinel
|
31 December 2024[6] | ||||
Torneo Apertura
[edit]The Torneo Apertura will be the first tournament of the 2025 season. It is scheduled to begin on 31 January and end on 4 May 2025.[1]
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
| 2 | Cerro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Cerro Largo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Danubio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Juventud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Miramar Misiones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Montevideo City Torque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Peñarol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Plaza Colonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Progreso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Relegation
[edit]Relegation will be determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the total of points earned per game over the two most recent seasons: 2024 and 2025. 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 | 2024 Pts |
2025 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 93 | 0 | 93 | 37 | 2.514 | |
| 2 | Nacional | 86 | 0 | 86 | 37 | 2.324 | |
| 3 | Boston River | 60 | 0 | 60 | 37 | 1.622 | |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 59 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 1.595 | |
| 5 | Cerro Largo | 54 | 0 | 54 | 37 | 1.459 | |
| 6 | Danubio | 53 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | |
| 7 | Racing | 52 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 1.405 | |
| 8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 48 | 0 | 48 | 37 | 1.297 | |
| 9 | River Plate | 40 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 1.081 | |
| 10 | Miramar Misiones | 40 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 1.081 | |
| 11 | Progreso | 40 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 1.081 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 39 | 0 | 39 | 37 | 1.054 | |
| 13 | Cerro | 39 | 0 | 39 | 37 | 1.054 | |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | Montevideo City Torque | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Juventud | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: La Diaria[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "El Campeonato Uruguayo 2025: Sin actividad en julio y con tres fechas entre semana" [The 2025 Campeonato Uruguayo: Without activity in July and with three mid-week rounds] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Los primeros coletazos del mercado de pases del fútbol uruguayo" [The first effects of the Uruguayan football transfer market] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Montevideo City Torque anunció al argentino Martín Cicotello como nuevo director técnico" [Montevideo City Torque announced the Argentine Martín Cicotello as new manager] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Canobbio y la emotiva carta en su despedida como entrenador de Progreso" [Carlos Canobbio and the emotional letter in his farewell as Progreso's manager] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Progreso: Javier Méndez será el nuevo entrenador" [Progreso: Javier Méndez will be the new manager] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Eduardo Espinel no continuará como entrenador de Racing" [Eduardo Espinel will not continue as manager of Racing] (in Spanish). Caras y Caretas. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Así arrancará la tabla del descenso 2025" [This is how the 2025 relegation table will start] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo (in Spanish)