title: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season
text: # 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season
  
  The 2008–09 Primera División season is the 77th professional season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | Home city | Stadium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bella Vista | Montevideo | Estadio José Nasazzi |
  | Central Español | Montevideo | Parque Palermo |
  | Cerro | Montevideo | Estadio Luis Tróccoli |
  | Cerro Largo | Melo | Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla |
  | Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo |
  | Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Estadio Luis Franzini |
  | Juventud | Las Piedras | Estadio Martínez Monegal |
  | Liverpool | Montevideo | Estadio Belvedere |
  | Nacional | Montevideo | Estadio Gran Parque Central |
  | Peñarol | Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
  | Racing Club | Montevideo | Estadio Osvaldo Roberto |
  | Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Estadio Olímpico |
  | River Plate | Montevideo | Estadio Saroldi |
  | Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Estadio Goyenola |
  | Villa Española | Montevideo | Estadio Obdulio Varela |
  | Wanderers | Montevideo | Estadio Viera |
  
  ## Torneo Apertura
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Danubio | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | Apertura tiebreaker |
  | 2 | Nacional | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 32 | Apertura tiebreaker |
  | 3 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 30 | |
  | 4 | Racing | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 27 | |
  | 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 27 | |
  | 6 | Peñarol | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 25 | |
  | 7 | Cerro | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 | |
  | 8 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 | |
  | 9 | Central Español | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 20 | |
  | 10 | Tacuarembó | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 17 | |
  | 11 | Bella Vista | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 17 | |
  | 12 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 14 | |
  | 13 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 | |
  | 14 | Villa Española | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 12 | |
  | 15 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 9 | |
  | 16 | Juventud | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 8 | |
  
  * ↑ Peñarol was docked three points.
  
  ### Top-ten goalscorers
  
  | Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emiliano Alfaro | Liverpool | 7 |
  | 1 | Sergio Leal | Danubio | 7 |
  | 3 | Sebastián Balsas | Racing | 6 |
  | 3 | William Ferreira | Defensor Sporting | 6 |
  | 3 | José María Franco | Peñarol | 6 |
  | 6 | Sebastián Charquero | Montevideo Wanderers | 5 |
  | 6 | Santiago García | Nacional | 5 |
  | 6 | Henry Giménez | River Plate | 5 |
  | 6 | Antonio Pacheco | Peñarol | 5 |
  | 6 | Mauro Vila | Defensor Sporting | 5 |
  
  Last Updated: February 9, 2009
  
  ## Torneo Clausura
  
  Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Defensor Sporting | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 34 | Championship Playoffs |
  | 2 | River Plate | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 30 | |
  | 3 | Cerro | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | |
  | 4 | Liverpool | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 25 | |
  | 5 | Peñarol | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 23 | |
  | 6 | Nacional | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 23 | |
  | 7 | Racing | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 23 | |
  | 8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 | |
  | 9 | Cerro Largo | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |
  | 10 | Danubio | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 15 | |
  | 11 | Central Español | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 | |
  | 12 | Tacuarembó | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 12 | |
  | 13 | Bella Vista | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 10 | |
  | 14 | Juventud | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 8 | |
  | 15 | Rampla Juniors | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 5 | |
  
  ### Top-ten goalscorers
  
  | Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jorge Zambrana | River Plate | 10 |
  | 2 | Joaquín Boghossian | Cerro | 9 |
  | 3 | Diego Ifrán | Danubio | 8 |
  | 3 | Gustavo Biscayzacú | Nacional | 8 |
  | 3 | Álvaro Navarro | Defensor Sporting | 8 |
  | 6 | Diego Cháves | Montevideo Wanderers | 7 |
  | 6 | Antonio Pacheco | Peñarol | 7 |
  | 6 | Liber Quiñones | Racing | 7 |
  | 6 | Leandro Rivero | Cerro Largo | 7 |
  | 10 | Diego de Souza | Defensor Sporting | 6 |
  | 10 | Paulo Pezzolano | Liverpool | 6 |
  | 10 | Mauren Franco | Tacuarembó | 6 |
  | 10 | Aldo Diaz | Bella Vista | 6 |
  
  Last Updated: June 18, 2009
  
  ## Results
  
  Results tables includes scores from both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
  
  | Home \ Away | BVI | CES | CRR | CRL | DAN | DFS | JUV | LIV | NAC | PEÑ | RAC | RAM | RIV | TAC | VIL | WAN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bella Vista | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | | 1–1 |
  | Central Español | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
  | Cerro | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 |
  | Cerro Largo | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
  | Danubio | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 |
  | Defensor Sporting | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 3–2 |
  | Juventud | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
  | Liverpool | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 |
  | Nacional | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
  | Peñarol | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
  | Racing | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 |
  | Rampla Juniors | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 |
  | River Plate | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
  | Tacuarembó | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–3 |
  | Villa Española | 0–1 | | 0–3 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | | | 1–4 | 2–0 | | | | 1–0 |
  | Montevideo Wanderers | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | |
  
  ## Aggregate table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Defensor Sporting | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | Championship Playoffs and the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
  | 2 | Nacional | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 55 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
  | 3 | Cerro | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 52 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
  | 4 | Liverpool | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 52 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
  | 5 | River Plate | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 50 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
  | 6 | Racing | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 50 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
  | 7 | Peñarol | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 48 | |
  | 8 | Danubio | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 47 | |
  | 9 | Montevideo Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 35 | |
  | 10 | Central Español | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 32 | |
  | 11 | Tacuarembó | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 29 | |
  | 12 | Cerro Largo | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 28 | |
  | 13 | Bella Vista | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 27 | |
  | 14 | Rampla Juniors | 29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 19 | |
  | 15 | Juventud | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 16 | |
  | 16 | Villa Española | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 12 | |
  
  * ↑ Peñarol was docked three points in the Apertura.
  * ↑ Villa Española was relegated to Segunda División Amateur for financial reason after the Apertura tournament.
  
  ## Relegation table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Defensor Sporting | 59 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 119 | 64 | +55 | 130 | |
  | 2 | River Plate | 59 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 134 | 78 | +56 | 111 | |
  | 3 | Nacional | 59 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 102 | 67 | +35 | 110 | |
  | 4 | Peñarol | 59 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 112 | 68 | +44 | 102 | |
  | 5 | Racing | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 100 | |
  | 6 | Liverpool | 59 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 99 | 77 | +22 | 95 | |
  | 7 | Danubio | 59 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 105 | 86 | +19 | 93 | |
  | 8 | Cerro | 59 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 89 | |
  | 9 | Montevideo Wanderers | 59 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 86 | 93 | −7 | 79 | |
  | 10 | Rampla Juniors | 59 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 65 | 102 | −37 | 66 | |
  | 11 | Central Español | 59 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 71 | 97 | −26 | 64 | |
  | 12 | Tacuarembó | 59 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 64 | 95 | −31 | 63 | |
  | 13 | Cerro Largo | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 56 | |
  | 14 | Juventud | 59 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 56 | Relegation to the Segunda División Profesional |
  | 15 | Bella Vista | 59 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 60 | 102 | −42 | 50 | Relegation to the Segunda División Profesional |
  | 16 | Villa Española | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to the Segunda División Amateur |
  
  * ↑ Peñarol was docked 3 points in the Apertura.
  * 1 2 Racing and Cerro Largo's points were double since this is their first season in the Primera División.
  * ↑ Villa Española was relegated after the Apertura due to financial reasons.
  
  ## Championship playoffs
  
  | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | Aggregate table first place | Defensor Sporting | 1 | 1 |
  | Apertura winners | Nacional | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Nacional | 2 | 2 |
  | Clausura winners | Defensor Sporting | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  **Third leg**
  
  Nacional won 5–2 on points.
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Second leg**
  
  Nacional won 6–0 on points.
  
  * Primera División 2008–09 champion
  * Nacional 42nd title
  
  Nacional qualified for 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
  
  ## Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cerro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
  | 2 | Racing | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
  | 3 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
  | 4 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | Liguilla 4th place tiebreaker |
  | 5 | Defensor Sporting | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | Liguilla 4th place tiebreaker |
  | 6 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
  | Home \ Away | CRR | DFS | LIV | NAC | RAC | RIV |
  | Cerro | | 2–0 | | 3–1 | | 3–2 |
  | Defensor Sporting | | | 0–0 | | 2–4 | |
  | Liverpool | 0–3 | | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
  | Nacional | | 0–0 | | | 2–3 | |
  | Racing | 3–1 | | | | | |
  | River Plate | | 0–3 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
  
  ### Liguilla 4th place tiebreaker
  
  Since Liverpool and Defensor Sporting tied on points and goal difference in the Liguilla, a playoff was needed to determine who earned the Uruguay 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
  | Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Joaquín Boghossian | Cerro | 7 |
  | 2 | Álvaro Navarro | Defensor Sporting | 4 |
  | 2 | Sebastián Balsas | Racing | 4 |
  | 4 | Sergio Blanco | Nacional | 3 |
  | 4 | Henry Giménez | River Plate | 3 |
  | 4 | Pablo Hernández | Racing | 3 |
  | 7 | Bruno Montelongo | River Plate | 2 |
  | 7 | Claudio Dadomo | Cerro | 2 |
  | 7 | Pablo Torres | Racing | 2 |
  | 7 | Santiago García | Nacional | 2 |
  | 7 | Emiliano Alfaro | Liverpool | 2 |
  
  Last Updated: August 2, 2009
  
  