# 2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División

The 2005–06 season in the Uruguayan Primera División saw Nacional defend and win a back-to-back-title by defeating the surprise of the championship, Rocha F.C., on two consecutive finals, thus winning their 41st title in Uruguayan football. Two teams were relegated, Deportivo Colonia and Cerro, but this time only one team, Progreso, was promoted.

## Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Nacional won the championship.

## Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rocha | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 31 |
| 3 | Danubio | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 27 |
| 4 | Rampla Juniors | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 26 |
| 5 | Deportivo Colonia | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 26 |
| 6 | Cerrito | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 |
| 7 | Peñarol | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 25 |
| 8 | River Plate | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 |
| 9 | Rentistas | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 24 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 22 |
| 11 | Defensor Sporting | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Cerro | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 22 |
| 13 | Plaza Colonia | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 21 |
| 14 | Montevideo Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 20 |
| 15 | Miramar Misiones | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Tacuarembó | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 17 |
| 17 | Fénix | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 13 |
| 18 | Paysandú | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 8 |
* ↑ 3 points deducted?

## Relegation table (2005 and Apertura)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Nacional | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 72 | |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 63 | |
| 3 | Peñarol | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 60 | |
| 4 | Rocha | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 58 | |
| 5 | Danubio | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 55 | |
| 6 | Rentistas | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Cerrito | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Montevideo Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 43 | |
| 11 | Miramar Misiones | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 41 | |
| 12 | Rampla Juniors | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 40 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Colonia | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 39 | |
| 14 | Tacuarembó | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 38 | |
| 15 | Cerro | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 35 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Plaza Colonia | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 35 | Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Fénix | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 32 | Relegation |
| 18 | Paysandú | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 22 | Relegation |
* ↑ 3 points deducted?

## Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Nacional | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 38 |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 35 |
| 3 | Danubio | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 |
| 4 | Central Español | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 27 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Rentistas | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 24 |
| 7 | Cerrito | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 23 |
| 8 | Rampla Juniors | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 23 |
| 9 | River Plate | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 20 |
| 10 | Bella Vista | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 19 |
| 11 | Tacuarembó | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 18 |
| 12 | Montevideo Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 16 |
| 13 | Cerro | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 15 |
| 14 | Miramar Misiones | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 14 |
| 15 | Rocha | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 12 |
| 16 | Deportivo Colonia | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 11 |
| 17 | Peñarol | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 7 |
* ↑ Cerro had 6 points deducted following the murder incident with Peñarol
* ↑ Peñarol had 12 deducted following various incidents including the murder of a Cerro fan by Peñarol hooligans on Mar 11

## Championship play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | Aggregate table first place | Nacional | — | — |
| Apertura winners | Rocha | 1 | 0 | | Nacional | — | — |
| Clausura winners | Nacional | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### Finals

Nacional winners of semifinal; the team should play the final against the best team of the aggregate table 2005–06; as that is also Nacional, they are champions of Uruguay 2005–06.
* Primera División 2005–06 champion
* Nacional 41st title

## Relegation table (2005 and 2005–06)

| Pos | Club | P | Pts | Average |
| 13 | Bella Vista | 16 | 19 | 1.188 |
| 14 | Tacuarembó | 50 | 56 | 1.120 |
| 15 | Miramar Misiones | 55 | 50 | 1.110 |
| 16 | Cerro | 50 | 50 | 1.000 |
| 17 | Deportivo Colonia | 50 | 50 | 1.000 |

## Topscorers

| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | José Pedro Cardozo | Rocha | 17 |
| 2 | Ignacio González | Danubio | 13 |
| 3 | Junior Aliberti | Wanderers / Plaza Colonia | 12 |
| | Gonzalo Castro | Nacional | 12 |
| | Marcos Antonio García | Rampla Juniors | 12 |
| | Juan Manuel Olivera | Danubio | 12 |
| | Maxi Pereira | Defensor | 12 |
| 8 | Gabriel Cedrés | River Plate / C.A. Peñarol | 11 |
| | Richard Porta | River Plate | 11 |
| | Elías Ferreira | C.A. Peñarol / Rentistas | 11 |
| 11 | Mauro Aldave | Rocha | 10 |
| | Nicolás Olivera | Defensor | 10 |