2023 Uruguayan Primera División season
120th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2023, was the 120th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 93rd in which it is professional. The season, which was named "100 años del Club Atlético Cerro", began on 4 February and ended on 16 December 2023.[1][2]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 4 February – 16 December 2023 |
Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
Relegated | Montevideo City Torque Plaza Colonia La Luz |
Copa Libertadores | Liverpool Peñarol Nacional Defensor Sporting |
Copa Sudamericana | Racing Montevideo Wanderers Cerro Largo Danubio |
Matches played | 300 |
Goals scored | 687 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ignacio Ramírez (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Danubio 5–0 Plaza Colonia (26 February) |
Biggest away win | River Plate 0–4 Defensor Sporting (30 April) City Torque 0–4 Nacional (14 May) |
Highest scoring | La Luz 3–4 Peñarol (13 February) |
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Liverpool won their first league title at the end of the season, defeating Peñarol in the finals by a 3–0 aggregate score.[3] Nacional were the defending champions.