Uruguayan Primera División
Association football league in Uruguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish [ˈliɣa pɾofesjoˈnal de pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], English: First Division Professional League, local: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], First Division), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uruguay organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).
Founded | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) |
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Country | Uruguay |
Confederation | CONMEBOL |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Segunda División |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa Uruguay Supercopa Uruguaya |
International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
Current champions | Liverpool (1st title) (2023) |
Most championships | |
Top goalscorer | Fernando Morena (230) |
TV partners | Tenfield, Gol TV, Arena Sport |
Website | auf.org.uy |
Current: 2024 season |
The first championship was held in 1900, being an amateur competition until 1932 when the league became professional. From 1900 to the 2014–15 season there have been 111 first division seasons.
In 2011, the Uruguayan Primera División was regarded as the 23rd most difficult football league in the 21st century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).[1]
If considered the same club, Peñarol/CURCC is the most successful Uruguayan club with 51 titles. Otherwise, it is Nacional with 49 titles. Of clubs to win titles, only Rampla Juniors did not win multiple titles. Rampla Juniors and Wanderers were the only clubs to not win titles consecutively.