2019 Uruguayan Primera División season
The 2019 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo 2019, was the 116th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 89th in which it is professional. The season was named as "100 Años de Racing Club de Montevideo" and was originally scheduled to begin on 9 February but its start was pushed back for one week to 16 February. The season ended on 15 December with Nacional winning their forty-seventh title by beating Peñarol in the semifinal. Peñarol were the defending champions, having won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 February – 15 December 2019 |
| Champions | Nacional (47th title) |
| Relegated | Racing Rampla Juniors Juventud |
| Copa Libertadores | Nacional Peñarol Cerro Largo Progreso |
| Copa Sudamericana | Liverpool Plaza Colonia River Plate Fénix |
| Matches played | 299 |
| Goals scored | 804 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Leonardo Fernández (12 goals) Intermedio: Juan Ignacio Ramírez (8 goals) Clausura: Gonzalo Bergessio and Jonathan Dos Santos (7 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Nacional 6–0 River Plate (6 April) |
| Biggest away win | Liverpool 0–5 Danubio (11 May) |
| Highest scoring | Fénix 4–4 Liverpool (24 February) Liverpool 3–5 Progreso (2 March) Liverpool 6–2 Defensor Sporting (16 March) Fénix 4–4 Nacional (20 April) |
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