Primera División - Apertura Fixtures, Results & Standings

Upcoming matches, Primera División - Apertura

Clausura - 13

• 31 October 2026 - 13:00 Clausura - 13

  Racing Montevideo

  

  Cerro Largo
• 31 October 2026 - 16:00 Clausura - 13

  Cerro

  

  Central Espanol
• 31 October 2026 - 19:30 Clausura - 13

  Penarol

  

  Wanderers
• 1 November 2026 - 13:00 Clausura - 13

  Progreso

  

  Defensor Sporting

  Parque Abraham Paladino
• 1 November 2026 - 16:00 Clausura - 13

  Boston River

  

  Atletico Torque
• 1 November 2026 - 19:30 Clausura - 13

  Danubio

  

  Club Nacional
• 1 November 2026 - 23:00 Clausura - 13

  Albion FC

  

  Deportivo Maldonado

  Estadio Luis Franzini
• 2 November 2026 - 23:00 Clausura - 13

  Liverpool Montevideo

  

  Juventud

  Estadio Belvedere

Latest played matches, Primera División - Apertura

Clausura - 12

• 25 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Club Nacional

  0 - 1

  Liverpool Montevideo

  Estadio Gran Parque Central
• 25 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Cerro Largo

  2 - 0

  Boston River

  Estadio Municipal Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
• 25 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Atletico Torque

  3 - 1

  Cerro

  Estadio Luis Franzini
• 25 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Wanderers

  0 - 1

  Progreso

  Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera
• 24 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Deportivo Maldonado

  2 - 1

  Danubio

  Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel
• 24 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Defensor Sporting

  3 - 3

  Racing Montevideo

  Estadio Luis Franzini
• 24 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Central Espanol

  1 - 3

  Albion FC

  Parque Palermo
• 23 October 2026 Clausura - 12

  Juventud

  0 - 0

  Penarol

  Estadio Centenario

Clausura - 11

• 19 October 2026 Clausura - 11

  Club Nacional

  3 - 2

  Deportivo Maldonado

  Estadio Gran Parque Central
• 18 October 2026 Clausura - 11

  Liverpool Montevideo

  1 - 0

  Penarol

  Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera

Primera División - Apertura Standings

Primera: Apertura

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Racing Montevideo	15	9	4	2	23	14	9	31	LDWDW
2		Deportivo Maldonado	15	9	2	4	24	16	8	29	WWLDW
3		Albion FC	15	8	4	3	26	16	10	28	WWWWW
4		Penarol	15	8	3	4	23	16	7	27	WDLDL
5		Central Espanol	15	7	3	5	23	22	1	24	WLWLD
6		Atletico Torque	15	6	5	4	22	16	6	23	WDWDL
7		Club Nacional	15	7	1	7	26	21	5	22	WLLWL
8		Defensor Sporting	15	5	6	4	13	11	2	21	LDWDW
9		Liverpool Montevideo	15	5	5	5	20	18	2	20	LWDLW
10		Wanderers	15	6	2	7	16	21	-5	20	WLWLL
11		Danubio	15	4	6	5	17	21	-4	18	LLWDD
12		Cerro Largo	15	5	2	8	16	19	-3	17	LWLLD
13		Boston River	15	5	2	8	14	20	-6	17	LWLWL
14		Juventud	15	4	3	8	17	22	-5	15	WWDDW
15		Progreso	15	2	4	9	12	23	-11	10	LLLWL
16		Cerro	15	2	4	9	8	24	-16	10	LLLDD

Promotion - Liga AUF Uruguaya (Play Offs)

Primera: Clausura

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Liverpool Montevideo	12	8	3	1	20	8	12	27	WWDWW
2		Atletico Torque	12	8	1	3	24	13	11	25	WLWLD
3		Club Nacional	12	7	2	3	17	12	5	23	LWWWW
4		Deportivo Maldonado	12	6	3	3	18	10	8	21	WLDWW
5		Penarol	12	6	4	2	16	8	8	21	DLDWD
6		Progreso	12	6	1	5	13	13	0	19	WWDLW
7		Juventud	12	4	6	2	12	8	4	18	DLWDD
8		Cerro	12	5	3	4	14	17	-3	18	LDWLD
9		Racing Montevideo	12	4	4	4	15	13	2	16	DWLLL
10		Boston River	12	4	3	5	14	15	-1	15	LWWDL
11		Wanderers	12	4	3	5	13	18	-5	15	LLLWW
12		Albion FC	12	4	0	8	15	20	-5	12	WWWWL
13		Danubio	12	2	4	6	6	13	-7	10	LWLWL
14		Cerro Largo	12	1	6	5	9	14	-5	9	WDLLL
15		Defensor Sporting	12	2	3	7	14	23	-9	9	DLLLW
16		Central Espanol	12	1	2	9	6	21	-15	5	LLLLL

Promotion - Liga AUF Uruguaya (Play Offs)

Primera: Promedios

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Penarol	71	43	14	14	117	61	56	143	DLDWD
2		Club Nacional	71	42	14	15	127	74	53	137	LWWWW
3		Deportivo Maldonado	34	18	8	8	54	32	22	62	WLDWW
4		Liverpool Montevideo	71	33	22	16	96	68	28	121	WWDWW
5		Racing Montevideo	71	29	23	19	81	68	13	110	DWLLL
6		Atletico Torque	71	31	16	24	111	91	20	109	WLWLD
7		Juventud	71	28	18	25	82	80	2	102	DLWDD
8		Defensor Sporting	71	26	19	26	75	81	-6	97	DLLLW
9		Albion FC	34	13	7	14	47	44	3	46	WWWWL
10		Boston River	71	24	20	27	83	84	-1	92	LWWDL
11		Cerro Largo	71	21	23	27	73	79	-6	86	WDLLL
12		Cerro	71	22	18	31	61	93	-32	83	LDWLD
13		Wanderers	71	20	21	30	66	90	-24	81	LLLWW
14		Central Espanol	34	10	8	16	33	47	-14	38	LLLLL
15		Danubio	71	16	27	28	69	84	-15	75	LWLWL
16		Progreso	71	20	14	37	69	107	-38	74	WWDLW

Relegation - Segunda Division

Primera: Tabla Anual

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Penarol	34	19	8	7	51	27	24	64	DLDWD
2		Deportivo Maldonado	34	18	8	8	54	32	22	62	WLDWW
3		Atletico Torque	34	18	6	10	57	40	17	60	WLWLD
4		Club Nacional	34	18	4	12	51	41	10	58	LWWWW
5		Racing Montevideo	34	15	12	7	42	30	12	57	DWLLL
6		Liverpool Montevideo	34	15	11	8	45	31	14	56	WWDWW
7		Wanderers	34	14	8	12	41	43	-2	50	LLLWW
8		Albion FC	34	13	7	14	47	44	3	46	WWWWL
9		Juventud	34	10	11	13	37	41	-4	41	DLWDD
10		Central Espanol	34	10	8	16	33	47	-14	38	LLLLL
11		Cerro Largo	34	9	10	15	32	38	-6	37	WDLLL
12		Boston River	34	10	7	17	33	45	-12	37	LWWDL
13		Cerro	34	10	7	17	28	51	-23	37	LDWLD
14		Defensor Sporting	34	8	12	14	33	43	-10	36	DLLLW
15		Progreso	34	10	5	19	31	47	-16	35	WWDLW
16		Danubio	34	6	14	14	28	43	-15	32	LWLWL

Promotion - Copa Libertadores (Group Stage)

Promotion - Copa Libertadores (Qualification)

Promotion - Copa Sudamericana (Qualification)

Primera: Torneo Intermedio

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Penarol	7	5	1	1	12	3	9	16	WWDWL
1		Wanderers	7	4	3	0	12	4	8	15	WWWDW
2		Cerro Largo	7	3	2	2	7	5	2	11	LWDDW
2		Club Nacional	7	4	1	2	8	8	0	13	WLDWL
3		Racing Montevideo	7	2	4	1	4	3	1	10	WLDDD
3		Deportivo Maldonado	7	3	3	1	12	6	6	12	DLDWW
4		Liverpool Montevideo	7	2	3	2	5	5	0	9	DWLDW
4		Atletico Torque	7	4	0	3	11	11	0	12	LWWLW
5		Central Espanol	7	2	3	2	4	4	0	9	DLDDW
5		Juventud	7	2	2	3	8	11	-3	8	DWLDL
6		Cerro	7	3	0	4	6	10	-4	9	LWWLL
6		Albion FC	7	1	3	3	6	8	-2	6	DLDWL
7		Defensor Sporting	7	1	3	3	6	9	-3	6	WLDDD
7		Progreso	7	2	0	5	6	11	-5	6	LWLLW
8		Boston River	7	1	2	4	5	10	-5	5	LLDDL
8		Danubio	7	0	4	3	5	9	-4	4	DLDDD

Promotion - Liga AUF Uruguaya (Torneo Intermedio - Play Offs: Final)

Primera División - Apertura Statistics

Primera División - Apertura teams participation since 2012

Primera División - Apertura top scorer teams

Primera División - Apertura About

Primera División - Apertura is a league competition in Uruguay and the opening tournament of the country’s top-level domestic football season. It forms part of the wider Campeonato Uruguayo structure, providing clubs with an early opportunity to compete for a major title while contributing to the standings used later in the national championship campaign.

Identity and role in Uruguayan football

The Apertura exists to establish a competitive first phase of the Uruguayan season. It brings the leading clubs together in a league programme and helps shape the sporting picture for the rest of the year. Its results are significant beyond the tournament itself: the Apertura winner enters the wider championship progression, while points earned during the phase contribute to the cumulative Tabla Anual, the aggregate table used to determine routes through the end-of-season title play-off.

Uruguay’s domestic football system is administered by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF). The top division is the national stage for historic clubs such as Peñarol and Nacional, as well as for teams seeking access to South American competition. The league system also connects elite football with the lower divisions through promotion and relegation, although the Apertura itself is contested by clubs already competing at the top level.

Xtra-Stats records the competition from the 2012 season through 2025, covering 14 recorded seasons. No separate formation year is recorded for this competition, so its documented statistical history should be distinguished from the longer history of organised football in Uruguay.

Competition format

Primera División - Apertura uses a league format rather than a knockout bracket. Participating teams play a single round-robin schedule, meeting each opponent once during the tournament. This gives every club a defined set of fixtures and makes the final table the central measure of performance.

The standard match-points system applies:

• a win earns 3 points;
• a draw earns 1 point for each team;
• a defeat earns 0 points.

The club finishing highest in the Apertura standings is the tournament winner. If two or more teams are level in a position that determines the title, a deciding play-off match is used rather than allowing the championship to be settled solely by the table. For ordinary standings, the supplied competition description identifies total points, goal difference and goals scored as the principal ranking criteria.

The Apertura is one component of a larger annual structure that also includes the Clausura and the mid-season Torneo Intermedio. The Torneo Intermedio divides teams into groups according to their Apertura standings. Across the Apertura, Intermedio and Clausura, clubs accumulate points for the Tabla Anual. That aggregate table has an important role in the championship play-off: its winner receives a direct route to the final, while the Apertura and Clausura winners contest a semi-final. The semi-final winner then meets the Tabla Anual winner in the grand final when the competition regulations require that deciding stage.

This distinction is essential. Winning the Apertura is a major achievement and can provide a route into the final championship phase, but it is not automatically the same as becoming Uruguay’s overall national champion. The complete title is determined through the season’s combined structure and, where applicable, its semi-final and final.

Calendar, governance and match rules

The Uruguayan season generally runs from February to December, following the Southern Hemisphere calendar. The Apertura therefore normally occupies the opening part of the domestic campaign before the Intermedio and Clausura complete the annual programme. Exact scheduling can vary by season because domestic fixtures must be coordinated with national-team commitments and the international calendar.

The AUF defines and enforces the competition framework, including participation requirements, scheduling and disciplinary administration. Clubs entering Uruguay’s top division must satisfy the professional standards applicable to the national competition, including requirements relating to financial stability, facilities and youth development.

Matches are played under the standard laws of football. League fixtures normally conclude after 90 minutes, with points awarded according to the result. Where a title-deciding play-off is required, the relevant knockout procedure applies: if the score remains level after regulation time, extra time is played and a penalty shoot-out decides the winner if necessary.

Sporting importance

The Apertura combines an immediate league prize with consequences for the rest of the Uruguayan season. Strong performances improve a club’s position in the annual aggregate standings, influence its route through the championship play-off and help determine access to the country’s wider continental ambitions. Uruguay’s leading clubs ultimately compete for places in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, subject to the allocation rules applying to the relevant season.

For supporters and analysts, the competition offers a clear snapshot of early-season form while retaining lasting importance within the national championship race. Its single round-robin format rewards consistency across the fixture list, and its connection to the Tabla Anual ensures that every result can remain relevant well beyond the final Apertura matchday.