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[a] |
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 |
Notes:
- ^ 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[a] | |
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 | |
17 | Fénix | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 32 | Relegation |
18 | Paysandú | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 22 |
Notes:
- ^ 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[a] |
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[b] |
Notes:
Championship play-off
Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||
Aggregate table first place | Nacional | — | — | ||||||||
Apertura winners | Rocha | 1 | 0 | Nacional | — | — | |||||
Clausura winners | Nacional | 4 | 2 |
Semi-finals
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 |
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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] |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Notes
- ^ Apertura 2005 and Clausura 2006