# 2025 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2025 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Liga AUF Uruguaya 2025, is the 122nd season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 95th in which it is professional. The season, which was named "Juan Manuel Izquierdo", began on 31 January and is scheduled to end on 7 December 2025.
Peñarol are the defending champions.

## Teams

16 teams 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 were 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 played 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

| 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 | 6,500 |
| Montevideo City Torque | Montevideo | Centenario | 60,235 |
| 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 | Juan Gaspar 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

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| Boston River | Jadson Viera | Kelme | Asociación Española, Cotrans |
| Cerro | Tabaré Silva | Mgr Sport | Médica Uruguaya |
| Cerro Largo | Danielo Núñez | Concreto Sport | |
| Danubio | Juan Manuel Olivera | Tiffosi | |
| Defensor Sporting | Álvaro Navarro | Kelme | Médica Uruguaya |
| Juventud | Diego Monarriz | Macron | Frigorífico Las Piedras |
| Liverpool | Joaquín Papa | Mgr Sport | Puritas |
| Miramar Misiones | Horacio Peralta | Mgr Sport | TMA |
| Montevideo City Torque | Martín Cicotello | Puma | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Juan Manuel Martínez (caretaker) | Umbro | BYD |
| Nacional | Martín Lasarte | Umbro | Antel |
| Peñarol | Diego Aguirre | Puma | Antel |
| Plaza Colonia | Sebastián Díaz | Mgr Sport | Montes del Plata |
| Progreso | Javier Méndez | XU | Médica Uruguaya |
| Racing | Cristian Chambian Gonzalo Aguilar (caretakers) | Macron | |
| River Plate | Diego López | Mgr Sport | Macromercado |

### Managerial changes

| 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 | Pre-season | Martín Cicotello | 23 December 2024 |
| Cerro | Ignacio Pallas | End of contract | 30 November 2024 | Pre-season | Tabaré Silva | 4 January 2025 |
| Progreso | Carlos Canobbio | End of contract | 4 December 2024 | Pre-season | Javier Méndez | 12 December 2024 |
| Racing | Eduardo Espinel | End of contract | 9 December 2024 | Pre-season | Darío Rodríguez | 27 December 2024 |
| River Plate | Francisco Palladino | End of contract | 30 December 2024 | Pre-season | Diego López | 30 December 2024 |
| Racing | Darío Rodríguez | Sacked | 17 February 2025 | 14th | Cristian Chambian Gonzalo Aguilar | 17 February 2025 |
| Miramar Misiones | Walter Pandiani | Sacked | 18 February 2025 | 15th | Horacio Peralta | 21 February 2025 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Antonio Pacheco | Sacked | 6 March 2025 | 14th | Juan Manuel Martínez | 6 March 2025 |
| Danubio | Alejandro Apud | Sacked | 7 March 2025 | 9th | Juan Manuel Olivera | 7 March 2025 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Caretaker managers.
* ↑ Caretaker manager.

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Eduardo Arsuaga", is the first tournament of the 2025 season. It began on 31 January and is scheduled to end on 4 May 2025.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Qualification for Championship playoff |
| 2 | Plaza Colonia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Juventud | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | |
| 6 | Cerro Largo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Cerro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 | Montevideo City Torque | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Racing | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 10 | Montevideo Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 11 | Boston River | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 12 | Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 13 | Danubio | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 14 | Miramar Misiones | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 15 | River Plate | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 16 | Progreso | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOR | CRR | CRL | DAN | DFS | JUV | LIV | MIM | MCT | WAN | NAC | PEÑ | PCO | PRO | RAC | RIV |
| Boston River | — | | | — | — | — | | | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | | — |
| Cerro | — | — | — | | — | 2–1 | — | — | | | | — | 0–1 | | — | 1–1 |
| Cerro Largo | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | | — | | — | | 4–1 | — | |
| Danubio | | — | 0–0 | — | | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | | — | 1–1 | | — |
| Defensor Sporting | 2–0 | | | — | — | — | 0–1 | | — | — | — | | — | | 2–0 | — |
| Juventud | | — | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | | — | — | 1–0 | — | | — | — | | — |
| Liverpool | — | 2–1 | | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | | — | | — | — | |
| Miramar Misiones | — | | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | | — | | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | |
| Montevideo City Torque | — | — | — | | | | — | — | — | | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | | — | 2–1 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | | — | 3–0 | — | | — | 1–1 | | — | — | — | | — | | 0–0 | — |
| Nacional | — | — | — | | | | — | — | — | | — | 1–1 | | — | — | 3–3 |
| Peñarol | 1–1 | | | — | — | — | | | | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — |
| Plaza Colonia | | — | — | | 1–2 | | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | | — |
| Progreso | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | 1–5 | 1–3 | | — | | |
| Racing | — | 0–1 | | — | — | — | | | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | |
| River Plate | 0–2 | — | — | | 0–1 | | — | — | — | | — | 1–1 | | — | — | — |

## Top scorers

    As of 17 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nicolás Bertocchi | Cerro Largo | 4 |
| 1 | Abel Hernández | Liverpool | 4 |
| 1 | Nicolás López | Nacional | 4 |
| 4 | Denis Olivera | Miramar Misiones | 3 |
| 4 | Hugo Quintana | Liverpool | 3 |
| 4 | Agustín Rodríguez | Juventud | 3 |
Source: Soccerway

## Relegation

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 | 6 | 99 | 43 | 2.302 | |
| 2 | Nacional | 86 | 11 | 97 | 43 | 2.256 | |
| 3 | Plaza Colonia | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | |
| 4 | Juventud | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 59 | 12 | 71 | 43 | 1.651 | |
| 6 | Boston River | 60 | 6 | 66 | 43 | 1.535 | |
| 7 | Cerro Largo | 54 | 9 | 63 | 43 | 1.465 | |
| 8 | Racing | 52 | 7 | 59 | 43 | 1.372 | |
| 9 | Danubio | 53 | 5 | 58 | 43 | 1.349 | |
| 10 | Montevideo City Torque | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | |
| 11 | Montevideo Wanderers | 48 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 39 | 14 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | |
| 13 | Cerro | 39 | 8 | 47 | 43 | 1.093 | |
| 14 | Miramar Misiones | 40 | 4 | 44 | 43 | 1.023 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | River Plate | 40 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 1 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 16 | Progreso | 40 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 1 | Relegation to Segunda División |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2025. Source: AUF