# 2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season
## Squad

As of August 2, 2009
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | URU | Leonardo Burián |
| 2 | DF | URU | Alejandro Rodríguez |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Federico Domínguez |
| 4 | DF | URU | Mauricio Victorino (vice-captain) |
| 5 | DF | URU | Martín Rodríguez |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Matías Rodríguez |
| 7 | DF | URU | Diego Rodríguez |
| 8 | MF | URU | Diego Arismendi |
| 9 | FW | URU | Alexander Medina |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Ángel Morales |
| 11 | FW | URU | Sergio Blanco |
| 12 | GK | URU | Nicola Pérez |
| 13 | FW | URU | Martín Cauteruccio |
| 14 | MF | URU | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 15 | DF | URU | Adrián Romero |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Marcos Mondaini |
| 17 | MF | URU | Roberto Brum |
| 18 | DF | URU | Pablo Caballero |
| 19 | DF | URU | Sebastián Coates |
| 20 | FW | URU | Santiago García |
| 21 | MF | URU | Oscar Javier Morales (captain) |
| 22 | MF | URU | Álvaro Fernández |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | URU | Jorge Cazulo |
| 24 | FW | URU | Gustavo Biscayzacú |
| 25 | GK | URU | Rodrigo Muñoz |
| — | GK | URU | Oscar Castro |
| — | GK | URU | Martín Tejera |
| — | DF | URU | Mathías Abero |
| — | DF | URU | Maximiliano Acuña |
| — | DF | URU | Gerardo Acosta |
| — | DF | URU | Gastón Filgueira |
| — | DF | URU | Martín Galain |
| — | DF | URU | Santiago Pereyra |
| — | DF | URU | Sebastián Sellanes |
| — | DF | CRC | Kendall Waston |
| — | MF | URU | Maximiliano Calzada |
| — | MF | URU | Thiago Magnone |
| — | MF | URU | Luis Oyarbide |
| — | MF | URU | Mauricio Pereyra |
| — | MF | URU | Facundo Píriz |
| — | MF | URU | Santiago Romero |
| — | FW | URU | Álvaro Apolito |
| — | FW | URU | Roberto Lujan |
| — | FW | URU | Bryan Machado |

## Transfers
### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Federico Domínguez (from Apollon Limassol) |
| 5 | DF | URU | Martín Rodríguez (from Banfield) |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Matías Rodríguez (from LASK Linz) |
| 9 | FW | URU | Alexander Medina (from Racing Ferrol) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Ángel Morales (from Olimpo) |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Marcos Mondaini (from Boca Juniors) |
| 22 | MF | URU | Álvaro Fernández (from Puebla) |
| 23 | MF | URU | Jorge Cazulo (from Defensor Sporting) |
| 24 | FW | URU | Gustavo Biscayzacú (from Colo-Colo) |
| 25 | GK | URU | Rodrigo Muñoz (from Cerro) |
| — | DF | URU | Gastón Filgueira (from Arsenal) |
| — | DF | ARG | Walter García (from Rubin Kazan) |
| — | DF | CRC | Kendall Waston (from Saprissa) |

### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | URU | Alexis Viera (to América de Cali) |
| 2 | DF | URU | Deivis Barone (to Colón) |
| 3 | DF | URU | Pablo Melo (to Cerro) |
| 7 | FW | URU | Diego Perrone (to Danubio) |
| 9 | FW | URU | Bruno Fornaroli (to Sampdoria) |
| 10 | MF | URU | Martín Ligüera (to Olimpia) |
| 13 | MF | URU | Mathías Cardacio (to Milan) |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Bertolo (to Banfield) |
| 20 | FW | URU | Richard Morales (to Grêmio) |
| 24 | FW | URU | Diego Vera (to Defensor Sporting) |
| — | DF | ARG | Walter García (to New York Red Bulls) |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on August 2, 2009.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera División Uruguaya | Primera División Uruguaya | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | URU | Leonardo Burián | 19 | -28 | 12+1 | -18 | 5+0 | -10 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | URU | Alejandro Rodríguez | 6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Federico Domínguez | 18 | 4 | 9+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | URU | Mauricio Victorino | 29 | 5 | 20+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | URU | Martín Rodríguez | 12 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Matías Rodríguez | 37 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | URU | Diego Rodríguez | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | URU | Diego Arismendi | 41 | 1 | 28+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | URU | Alexander Medina | 32 | 7 | 14+10 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Ángel Morales | 37 | 1 | 8+22 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | URU | Sergio Blanco | 29 | 8 | 12+7 | 5 | 4+1 | 3 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | URU | Martín Cauteruccio | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | URU | Nicolás Lodeiro | 35 | 8 | 23+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+2 | 4 |
| 15 | DF | URU | Adrián Romero | 34 | 3 | 21+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Marcos Mondaini | 16 | 3 | 7+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | URU | Roberto Brum | 30 | 2 | 17+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | URU | Pablo Caballero | 18 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | URU | Sebastián Coates | 20 | 4 | 11+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | URU | Santiago García | 42 | 13 | 24+6 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | URU | Oscar Javier Morales | 36 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | URU | Álvaro Fernández | 26 | 8 | 14+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | URU | Jorge Cazulo | 9 | 2 | 3+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | URU | Gustavo Biscayzacú | 17 | 8 | 6+6 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | URU | Rodrigo Muñoz | 25 | -25 | 16+0 | -18 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+0 | -7 |
| — | GK | URU | Alexis Viera* | 8 | -3 | 8+0 | -3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | DF | URU | Mathías Abero | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | DF | URU | Gastón Filgueira | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | DF | URU | Martín Galain | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| — | DF | URU | Pablo Melo* | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | MF | URU | Maximiliano Calzada | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | MF | URU | Martín Ligüera* | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | MF | URU | Luis Oyarbide | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | MF | URU | Mauricio Pereyra | 13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| — | MF | URU | Facundo Píriz | 10 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | FW | URU | Álvaro Apolito | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | FW | URU | Bryan Machado | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| — | FW | URU | Diego Vera* | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Note
* * = Players who left the club mid-season

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches
| Position | Number | Name | Primera División Uruguaya | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Total |
| 1 | 20 | Santiago García | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Blanco | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| = | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| = | 22 | Álvaro Fernández | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| = | 24 | Gustavo Biscayzacú | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 9 | Alexander Medina | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | Mauricio Victorino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | Federico Domínguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | 19 | Sebastián Coates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | Adrián Romero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | 16 | Marcos Mondaini | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 17 | Roberto Brum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 23 | Jorge Cazulo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | Martín Rodríguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 8 | Diego Arismendi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | 10 | Ángel Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 18 | Pablo Caballero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 21 | Oscar Javier Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | — | Gastón Filgueira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Total | 61 | 8 | 14 | 83 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Number | Name | Primera División Uruguaya | Primera División Uruguaya | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Total | Total |
| GK | 1 | Leonardo Burián | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 2 | Alejandro Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Federico Domínguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 4 | Mauricio Victorino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | 5 | Martín Rodríguez | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| DF | 6 | Matías Rodríguez | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| DF | 7 | Diego Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Diego Arismendi | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | Alexander Medina | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| MF | 10 | Ángel Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 11 | Sergio Blanco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| DF | 15 | Adrián Romero | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| MF | 17 | Roberto Brum | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| DF | 18 | Pablo Caballero | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| DF | 19 | Sebastián Coates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | 20 | Santiago García | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| MF | 21 | Oscar Javier Morales | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| MF | 22 | Álvaro Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 23 | Jorge Cazulo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | 24 | Gustavo Biscayzacú | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | 25 | Rodrigo Muñoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | — | Alexis Viera* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | — | Mathías Abero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | — | Gastón Filgueira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | — | Martín Galain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | — | Pablo Melo* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF | — | Maximiliano Calzada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | — | Martín Ligüera* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | — | Mauricio Pereyra | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | — | Facundo Píriz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | — | Diego Vera* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | Total | 113 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 155 | 15 |
Note
* * = Players who left the club mid-season

### Captains

| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
| 21 | MF | Oscar Javier Morales | 33 |
| 15 | DF | Adrián Romero | 7 |
| 19 | DF | Sebastián Coates | 4 |
| 4 | DF | Mauricio Victorino | 3 |
| 18 | DF | Pablo Caballero | 3 |

### Penalties Awarded

| Date | Success? | Penalty Taker | Opponent | Competition |
| 2008-11-01 | Y | Santiago García | Liverpool | Primera División |
| 2008-12-17 | Y | Sergio Blanco | Peñarol | Primera División |
| 2009-02-07 | Y | Sergio Blanco | Central Español | Primera División |
| 2009-03-22 | Y | Federico Domínguez | Cerro Largo | Primera División |
| 2009-04-12 | N | Nicolás Lodeiro | Montevideo Wanderers | Primera División |
| 2009-04-26 | N | Federico Domínguez | Liverpool | Primera División |
| 2009-07-08 | Y | Santiago García | Defensor Sporting | Primera División |

### International players

The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2008–09 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.
14 October 2008
20 January 2009
22 January 2009
24 January 2009
28 January 2009
31 January 2009
2 February 2009
4 February 2009
6 February 2009
8 February 2009
2 April 2009
6 June 2009
11 June 2009

### Overall

| Games played | 50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores) |
| Games won | 25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores) |
| Games drawn | 14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores) |
| Games lost | 11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores) |
| Goals scored | 83 |
| Goals conceded | 58 |
| Goal difference | +25 |
| Yellow cards | 115 |
| Red cards | 15 |
| Worst discipline | Santiago García (6 , 3 ) |
| Best result | 3-0 (A) v Nacional - Copa Libertadores 2009.02.13 4-1 (A) v Racing - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.03.14 3-0 (H) v River Plate - Copa Libertadores 2009.03.19 3-0 (N) v Defensor Sporting - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.07.08 |
| Worst result | 0-3 (H) v Central Español - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.06.13 |
| Most appearances | Santiago García (42 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Santiago García (13 goals) |
Last updated: August 2 Source: Nacional

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Gerardo Pelusso (until July 15, 2009) Luis González |
| Assistant manager | Mauricio Larriera |
| Second assistant manager | Willians Lemus |
| Goalkeeping coach | Darwin Dalmás |
| Team Fitness Coach | Javier Carballo Fernando Cal |
| Club Doctor | Carlos Suero |
| First Team Collaborator | Ruben Sosa |
Last updated: 2 August 2009 Source: Nacional

### Other information

| Chairman | Ricardo Alarcón |
| Sports Manager | Daniel Henríquez |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Estadio Gran Parque Central (22,000 / 105x70 meters) |
Updated to match played 02 August 2009 Source: Nacional

## Team Kit

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Sinteplast Macri Sport Center EGA
| Home | Away | Third kit |

## Primera División Uruguaya
### Apertura's table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
* The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

#### Final
### Clausura's table

Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
* The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

#### Matches
### Aggregate table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
* The aggregate's winners qualify to Primera División Uruguaya final
* The aggregate's top-six qualify to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2007-08 Pts. | 2008-09 Pts. | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 1 | Defensor Sporting | 66 | 64 | 130 | 59 | 2.203 |
| 2 | River Plate | 61 | 50 | 111 | 59 | 1.881 |
| 3 | Nacional | 55 | 55 | 110 | 59 | 1.864 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 54 | 48 | 102 | 59 | 1.729 |
| 5 | Racing | 0 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 1.724 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 43 | 52 | 95 | 59 | 1.610 |
| 7 | Danubio | 46 | 47 | 93 | 59 | 1.576 |
| 8 | Cerro | 37 | 52 | 89 | 59 | 1.508 |
| 9 | Montevideo Wanderers | 44 | 35 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 |
| 10 | Rampla Juniors | 47 | 19 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 |
| 11 | Central Español | 32 | 32 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 |
| 12 | Tacuarembó | 34 | 29 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 |
| 13 | Cerro Largo | 0 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 0.966 |
| 14 | Juventud (R) | 40 | 16 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 |
| 15 | Bella Vista (R) | 23 | 27 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 |
| 16 | Villa Española (R) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 |
As of June 18, 2009.
* The three clubs with the lowest average of points over the last two seasons are relegated.

### Semi-finals
#### Third leg

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

### Final
#### Second leg

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

## Copa Libertadores
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Nacional | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 |
| 2 | Universidad San Martín | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| 3 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| 4 | Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |

### Round of 16
#### Second leg

San Luis withdrew from the tournament over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico

### Quarterfinals
#### Second leg

Nacional 1–1 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

### Semi-finals
#### Second leg

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |
* The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' champion qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 group stage
* The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' runners-up qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 preliminary round
* The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' third and fourth place qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage
* If Nacional finish in the top-four qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage

### Matches
## Records
### Doubles achieved

| Opponent | Home result | Away result |
| Tacuarembó | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Racing | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Bella Vista | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Rampla Juniors | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Peñarol | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Defensor Sporting | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Nacional (Paraguay) | 3–1 | 3–0 |

### Comeback

Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 17 times this season in the Primera División, the Liguille Pre-Libertadores and the Copa Libertadores, recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 loss.
| Opponent | H/A | Result | Scoreline |
| Danubio | N | 2–1 | S. Rodríguez 36', Fernández 60', S. García 77' |
| Racing | A | 4–1 | Blanes 36', Fernández 57', Domínguez 60', Medina 90', 90+4' |
| Defensor Sporting | A | 2–1 | Pintos 66', Coates 68', Biscayzacú 86' |
| Nacional (Paraguay) | H | 3–1 | Núñez 9', Arismendi 29', Coates 80', Lodeiro 90+1' |

### Biggest winning margin

| # | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition |
| 1 | Racing | A | 4–1 | Primera División |
| 2 | Nacional (Paraguay) | A | 3–0 | Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | River Plate (Argentina) | H | 3–0 | Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | N | 3–0 | Primera División |
| 5 | Rampla Juniors | A | 3–1 | Primera División |
| 5 | Nacional (Paraguay) | H | 3–1 | Primera División |
| 6 | Tacuarembó | A | 2–0 | Primera División |
| 6 | Racing | H | 2–0 | Primera División |
| 6 | Rampla Juniors | H | 2–0 | Primera División |
| 6 | Villa Española | H | 2–0 | Primera División |
| 6 | Bella Vista | H | 2–0 | Primera División |
| 6 | Danubio | H | 2–0 | Primera División |

## Team statistics
### Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.
| 1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT |
| 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 26 |

## Honours
### Team

Torneo Apertura
* Winners: 2008
Primera División Uruguaya
* Winners: 2008–09

### Individuals

| Name | Number | Country | Award |
| Mauricio Victorino | 4 | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Fan's Best Player of the year |
| Nicola Pérez | 12 | Uruguay | 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Nicolas Lodeiro | 14 | Uruguay | 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Adrián Romero | 15 | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Best Defender of the year |
| Sebastián Coates | 19 | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Revelation of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Santiago García | 20 | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Best Forward of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Oscar Javier Morales | 21 | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Best Midfielder of the year |
| Maximiliano Calzada | — | Uruguay | 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Mauricio Pereyra | — | Uruguay | 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Facundo Píriz | — | Uruguay | 2009 South American Youth Championship third place |
| Ricardo Alarcón | — | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Best Chairman of the year |
| Javier Carballo | — | Uruguay | Primera División Uruguaya Best Team Fitnes Coach of the year |