2022 Uruguayan Primera División season
119th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2022 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2022, was the 119th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 92nd in which it is professional. The season, which was named "Walter Devoto", began on 5 February and ended on 30 October 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar during November and December 2022.[1][2]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 5 February – 30 October 2022 |
Champions | Nacional (49th title) |
Relegated | Albion Rentistas Cerrito |
Copa Libertadores | Nacional Liverpool Deportivo Maldonado Boston River |
Copa Sudamericana | River Plate Peñarol Defensor Sporting Danubio |
Matches played | 299 |
Goals scored | 653 (2.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Thiago Borbas (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Nacional 5–0 Cerrito (21 July) |
Biggest away win | Boston River 0–6 Nacional (10 April) |
Highest scoring | Albion 3–5 Rentistas (6 February) |
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Nacional were the champions, winning their forty-ninth league title after placing first in the season's aggregate table and defeating Liverpool in the semi-final match.[3] Peñarol were the defending champions.