2004 Uruguayan Primera División

The 2004 Uruguayan Primera Division was the 100th season of top-tier football in Uruguay.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams. In the first half of the year a qualification tournament was played, with the top 10 teams qualifying to the second stage; where the Apertura and Clausura tournaments would be played in the second half of the year, each with nine games. The winner of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments would qualify to the finals.

Danubio won the championship for the second time in its history. With the title, they earned a spot in the 2005 Copa Libertadores.

Torneo Clasificatorio
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Danubio 17 12 5 0 32 11 +21 41
2 Cerrito 17 10 3 4 25 17 +8 33
3 Peñarol 17 9 5 3 34 17 +17 32
4 Nacional 17 8 5 4 26 15 +11 29
5 Liverpool 17 8 5 4 24 19 +5 29
6 Rentistas 17 6 7 4 23 18 +5 25
7 Montevideo Wanderers 17 7 4 6 15 18 −3 25
8 Fénix 17 6 6 5 27 21 +6 24
9 Defensor Sporting 17 5 7 5 22 24 −2 22
10 Cerro 17 7 1 9 21 26 −5 22
11 Miramar Misiones 17 5 6 6 24 25 −1 21
12 Plaza Colonia 17 3 9 5 29 32 −3 18
13 Deportivo Colonia 17 3 9 5 19 24 −5 18
14 Rocha 17 3 8 6 22 33 −11 17
15 Bella Vista 17 4 4 9 15 26 −11 16
16 Tacuarembó 17 3 4 10 18 28 −10 13
17 Central Español 17 2 6 9 14 25 −11 12
18 Deportivo Maldonado 17 1 8 8 12 23 −11 11
Source: rsssf.com

Championship

Apertura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nacional 9 6 3 0 17 6 +11 21
2 Defensor Sporting 9 6 2 1 18 7 +11 20
3 Danubio 9 5 3 1 11 5 +6 18
4 Liverpool 9 3 4 2 13 15 −2 13
5 Peñarol 9 3 3 3 16 14 +2 12
6 Rentistas 9 3 2 4 13 13 0 11
7 Plaza Colonia 9 1 4 4 8 12 −4 7
8 Cerrito 9 2 1 6 8 14 −6 7
9 Montevideo Wanderers 9 1 4 4 7 13 −6 7
10 Fénix 9 0 4 5 7 19 −12 4
Source: rsssf.com

Clausura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Danubio 9 7 1 1 17 6 +11 22
2 Defensor Sporting 9 5 4 0 10 4 +6 19
3 Nacional 9 4 3 2 18 12 +6 15
4 Liverpool 9 5 0 4 17 12 +5 15
5 Peñarol 9 4 2 3 16 18 −2 14
6 Rentistas 9 2 4 3 8 17 −9 10
7 Fénix 9 2 3 4 16 16 0 9
8 Montevideo Wanderers 9 2 3 4 6 9 −3 9
9 Cerrito 9 2 2 5 11 16 −5 8
10 Plaza Colonia 9 0 2 7 7 16 −9 2
Source: rsssf.com

Championship playoff

Nacional and Danubio qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners respectively

First leg
L1
Nacional4 – 1Danubio
Ligüera 32'
Méndez 41', 45'
Coelho 85'		 Risso 26'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Fernando Cabrera (URU)

Second leg
L2
Danubio1 – 0Nacional
Perrone 90+3'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera (URU)

Despite losing 4-2 on aggregate, Danubio became champions by winning the second leg, the Clausura, and the annual table.

Relegation group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Tacuarembó 31 12 7 12 42 39 +3 43
12 Miramar Misiones 31 9 12 10 47 51 −4 39
13 Deportivo Colonia 31 7 16 8 38 44 −6 37
14 Rocha 31 8 11 12 41 51 −10 35
15 Cerro 31 9 7 15 36 46 −10 34
16 Central Español 31 7 12 12 30 36 −6 33
17 Bella Vista 31 7 8 16 33 51 −18 29
18 Deportivo Maldonado 31 5 13 13 34 48 −14 28
Source: rsssf.com

References
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