# 2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2013–14 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2013–14 Copa Uruguaya or the 2013–14 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 110th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 83rd in which it was professional. Peñarol was the defending champion. Danubio won the title, their fourth league championship victory in the club's history.

## Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the Primera División during this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2012–13 season. Bella Vista, Progreso, and Central Español were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the relegation table. They were replaced by Sud América, Rentistas, and Miramar Misiones, the 2012–13 Segunda División winner, runner-up, and playoff winner, respectively. All of the new teams made repeat appearances in the top division.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 |
| Cerro Largo | Melo | Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla | 9,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 9,357 |
| El Tanque Sisley | Montevideo | Campeones Olímpicos | 7,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 5,500 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
| Liverpool | Montevideo | Belvedere | 8,384 |
| Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Méndez Piana | 6,500 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,420 |
| Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 23,500 |
| Peñarol | Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 65,235 |
| Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 |
| Sud América | San José | Casto Martínez Laguarda | 6,000 |

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Danubio | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 32 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | River Plate | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 31 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 30 | |
| 4 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Rentistas | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Peñarol | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 19 | |
| 9 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Cerro | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 17 | |
| 11 | Sud América | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 17 | |
| 12 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 16 | |
| 13 | Fénix | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 15 | |
| 14 | Racing | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 15 | |
| 15 | Miramar Misiones | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 12 | |
| 16 | Juventud | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 11 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | CRR | CRL | DAN | DFS | ETS | FNX | JUV | LIV | MMI | WAN | NAC | PEÑ | RAC | REN | RIV | IASA |
| Cerro | | | | 0–2 | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | |
| Cerro Largo | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | | 2–0 |
| Danubio | 2–1 | | | | | 2–1 | 4–1 | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Defensor Sporting | | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 5–3 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | |
| El Tanque Sisley | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 1–1 |
| Fénix | 0–0 | | | | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | | | 0–2 | | 1–2 | |
| Juventud | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 3–1 | | | | | | | 1–3 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 |
| Liverpool | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | | | | | | | | 2–0 |
| Miramar Misiones | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | 1–4 | | | 1–1 | | |
| Montevideo Wanderers | | | | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Nacional | 1–0 | | | | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Peñarol | | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 5–0 | | | | | 2–3 | 2–4 | |
| Racing | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | | | 0–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | | 2–3 | | | 0–3 | |
| Rentistas | | | | 6–5 | | 0–3 | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 |
| River Plate | | 3–1 | | | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | | 0–1 | | 2–2 |
| Sud América | 2–4 | | 0–1 | | | 3–2 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | |

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 34 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Peñarol | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 33 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 27 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Danubio | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Fénix | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 24 | |
| 7 | Racing | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Juventud | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Rentistas | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 20 | |
| 11 | Cerro | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sud América | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
| 13 | Liverpool | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 16 | |
| 14 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 12 | |
| 15 | Miramar Misiones | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 10 | |
| 16 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 9 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | CRR | CRL | DAN | DFS | ETS | FNX | JUV | LIV | MMI | WAN | NAC | PEÑ | RAC | REN | RIV | IASA |
| Cerro | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | | | | 1–3 | | | | | 1–1 |
| Cerro Largo | | | | 1–5 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | | | 0–1 | | 2–2 | |
| Danubio | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | 0–2 | 2–1 | | | 3–3 |
| Defensor Sporting | 1–3 | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| El Tanque Sisley | | | | 3–3 | | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 3–4 | | | 0–1 | |
| Fénix | | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | | 2–1 | | 1–4 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | | 4–1 |
| Juventud | | | 2–3 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–3 | | | | | 3–1 | |
| Liverpool | 2–3 | | | | | 0–2 | | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Miramar Misiones | 0–1 | | | | | | | 3–2 | | 0–5 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | | | 0–2 | | | | | 3–2 | | 3–1 | | | 3–1 |
| Nacional | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| Peñarol | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | | | 4–0 | | | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Racing | 2–1 | | | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | | | 0–2 | | | | | 3–1 |
| Rentistas | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | | | | | 1–0 | |
| River Plate | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | | |
| Sud América | | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | | | | 2–1 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 61 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Nacional | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 57 | 2015 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | River Plate | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 57 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | Danubio | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 57 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Peñarol | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 52 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Rentistas | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 45 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 7 | Fénix | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 39 | |
| 8 | Racing | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | Cerro | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 11 | Defensor Sporting | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 36 | |
| 12 | Sud América | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 35 | |
| 13 | El Tanque Sisley | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 33 | |
| 14 | Juventud | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 28 | |
| 16 | Miramar Misiones | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 22 | |
* ↑ Danubio qualified for the 2015 Copa Libertadores and 2014 Copa Sudamericana as the league champion.

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2012–13 Pts | 2013–14 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Peñarol | 66 | 52 | 118 | 60 | 1.97 |
| 2 | Nacional | 58 | 57 | 115 | 60 | 1.92 |
| 3 | River Plate | 51 | 57 | 108 | 60 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Montevideo Wanderers | 40 | 61 | 101 | 60 | 1.68 |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 63 | 36 | 99 | 60 | 1.65 |
| 6 | Danubio | 35 | 57 | 92 | 60 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Rentistas | — | 45 | 45 | 30 | 1.5 |
| 8 | El Tanque Sisley | 48 | 33 | 81 | 60 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Fénix | 40 | 39 | 79 | 60 | 1.317 |
| 10 | Racing | 37 | 39 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 |
| 11 | Juventud | 40 | 32 | 72 | 60 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Cerro | 35 | 37 | 72 | 60 | 1.2 |
| 13 | Sud América | — | 35 | 35 | 30 | 1.167 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 31 | 38 | 69 | 60 | 1.15 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 27 | 28 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 16 | Miramar Misiones | — | 22 | 22 | 30 | 0.733 | Relegation to Segunda División |

## Championship playoff

Danubio and Montevideo Wanderers qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Montevideo Wanderers re-qualified as the team with the most points in the season aggregate table. Given this situation, an initial playoff was held between the two teams. Montevideo Wanderers would become the season champion with a win; Danubio needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final.
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Danubio (Semi-final winners) (p) | 0 | 2 (3) |
| Danubio (Apertura winners) | 3 | Montevideo Wanderers (Aggregate table first place) | 0 | 2 (2) |
| Montevideo Wanderers (Clausura winners) | 0 | | | |

### Finals

* Primera División 2013–14 Champions
* Danubio 4th title