2024 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2024 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2024, was the 121st season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 94th in which it is professional. The season, which was named "100 años de Colombes",^[1] began on 16 February and ended on 2 December 2024.^[2]

Liga Profesional de Primera División

Season	2024
Dates	16 February – 2 December 2024
Champions	Peñarol (52nd title)
Relegated	Rampla Juniors Fénix Deportivo Maldonado
Copa Libertadores	Peñarol Nacional Boston River Defensor Sporting
Copa Sudamericana	Cerro Largo Danubio Racing Montevideo Wanderers
Matches played	295
Goals scored	723 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer	Leonardo Fernández (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Defensor Sporting 5–0 Cerro (25 February)
Biggest away win	Danubio 0–6 Nacional (13 July) Fénix 0–6 Nacional (13 November)
Highest scoring	Nacional 6–2 Rampla Juniors (20 April) Miramar Misiones 3–5 Danubio (28 April)
← 2023 2025 →

Peñarol were the champions, winning their fifty-second league title after winning both the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, as well as topping the season's aggregate table, which ensured that the championship playoff would not be played. They clinched the title after beating Fénix 3–1 on the final round of the Torneo Clausura played on 1 December.^[3] Liverpool were the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams competed in the season: the top thirteen teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season as well as three promoted teams from the Segunda División. The three lowest placed teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season (Montevideo City Torque, Plaza Colonia and La Luz) were relegated to the Segunda División for the 2024 season. They were replaced by the Segunda División champions Miramar Misiones, runners-up Progreso, and the winners of the promotion play-offs Rampla Juniors.

Miramar Misiones, Progreso and Rampla Juniors returned to the top flight after nine, two and four seasons, respectively.^[4] On the other hand, La Luz were relegated after one season, Montevideo City Torque were relegated after four seasons and Plaza Colonia returned to the second tier after five seasons.

Stadiums and locations

Montevideo

Boston River

Cerro Largo

Dep. Maldonado

Locations of the 2024 season teams outside Montevideo.

Cerro

Danubio

Defensor Sporting

Fénix

Liverpool

Miramar Misiones

Wanderers

Nacional

Peñarol

Progreso

Racing

Rampla Juniors

River Plate

Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams within Montevideo.

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
Boston River	Florida	Campeones Olímpicos	5,124
Cerro	Montevideo	Luis Tróccoli	25,000
Cerro Largo	Melo	Antonio Ubilla	9,000
Danubio	Montevideo	Jardines del Hipódromo	18,000
Defensor Sporting	Montevideo	Luis Franzini	18,000
Deportivo Maldonado	Maldonado	Domingo Burgueño Miguel	22,000
Fénix	Montevideo	Parque Capurro	10,000
Liverpool	Montevideo	Belvedere	10,000
Miramar Misiones	Montevideo	Parque Luis Méndez Piana	6,500
Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo	Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera	11,000
Nacional	Montevideo	Gran Parque Central	34,000
Peñarol	Montevideo	Campeón del Siglo	40,700
Progreso	Montevideo	Parque Abraham Paladino	8,000
Racing	Montevideo	Osvaldo Roberto	8,500
Rampla Juniors	Montevideo	Olímpico	9,500
River Plate	Montevideo	Parque Federico Omar Saroldi	6,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit maker	Shirt sponsor(s)
			Main	Other
Boston River	Jadson Viera	Kelme	Asociación Española	List Front: Cotrans, Schneider, DirecTV Back: Carnicería Que Locura, El Galleguito, DirecTV, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: Tiffosi
Cerro	Ignacio Pallas	MGR Sport	Médica Uruguaya	List Front: Refrescos Jazz Back: Refresco Limol, GOL TV, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: Automotora Mar Motors Shorts: Montevideo Cortinas, A Mano Alimentos Seleccionados, La Farola Pizzeria, Refresco Limol
Cerro Largo	Danielo Núñez	Concreto Sport	Link-Belt Excavators	List Front: None Back: Woslen Agrovial, Decatur Viajes Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: None
Danubio	Alejandro Apud	MGR Sport	None	List Front: None Back: Grupo Olmos, Asociación Española, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: Montevideo COMM
Defensor Sporting	Álvaro Navarro	Puma	Médica Uruguaya	List Front: Prex Back: BYD, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: Montevideo COMM
Deportivo Maldonado	Martín Piñeyro	Joma	Enjoy Punta del Este	List Front: None Back: Agua Mineral Nativa Sleeves: Antel Sides: DirecTV Shorts: None
Fénix	Carlos Britos Juan Quefan (caretakers)	MGR Sport	Cousa	List Front: Fagar, Cortiluz Cortinas, CobraTicket Back: Districad, EGA Rutas del Plata, Asociación Española, El Centro del Kinesiólogo Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: DT Importaciones
Liverpool	Joaquín Papa	MGR Sport	Molino Puritas	List Front: Aída, Suprabond Back: Del Cebador Yerba Mate, Médica Uruguaya Sleeves: Antel Sides: Mann-Filter Shorts: Barcatti, Schneider
Miramar Misiones	Walter Pandiani	MGR Sport	Talent Management Associates	List Front: Cortiluz Cortinas Back: Amaya Motor, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: Talent Management Associates, Planet Travel
Montevideo Wanderers	Antonio Pacheco	Umbro	BYD	List Front: None Back: Suprabond Sleeves: Antel Sides: CASMU Shorts: None
Nacional	Martín Lasarte	Umbro	Antel	List Front: BBVA Back: Sarubbi, Assist Card Sleeves: Turil Sides: DirecTV Shorts: Nacional TV+, Rexona
Peñarol	Diego Aguirre	Puma	Antel	List Front: None Back: Sarubbi, Médica Uruguaya, Nuñez Transporte Sleeves: BBVA Sides: None Shorts: Rexona
Progreso	Carlos Canobbio	MGR Sport	Médica Uruguaya	List Front: Cortiluz Cortinas Back: Grupo Gamma, Café Cefa, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: Tankes Shorts: None
Racing	Eduardo Espinel	Macron	DirecTV	List Front: Alfajores Punta Ballena Back: Claldy, Asociación Española, Ebe Pinturas, EGA Rutas del Plata Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: None
Rampla Juniors	Edgar Martínez	MGR Sport	El Clon Supermercados	List Front: Zureo Software, Discarvi, Tsakos, Cortiluz Cortinas, Schneider Back: DirecTV, EGA Rutas del Plata, El Rey del Pollo, Etchenique Automóviles Sleeves: Antel Sides: Eco Fruticola Abraham J. Ceretta Shorts: Camblor Bienes Raíces, El Buen Gusto Pastas, Supermercado Mundo Frutal
River Plate	Francisco Palladino	MGR Sport	Macromercado	List Front: Silveira Agronegocios Back: Jetour, EGA Rutas del Plata, CASMU Sleeves: Antel Sides: None Shorts: Confitería Esmeralda, Agua Sirte

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Defensor Sporting	Marcelo Méndez	End of contract	7 December 2023[5]	Pre-season	Martín Varini	7 December 2023[6]
Cerro Largo	Juan Jacinto Rodríguez	End of caretaker spell	15 December 2023		Bruno Silva	15 December 2023[7]
Deportivo Maldonado	Fabián Coito	Mutual agreement	15 December 2023[8]		Joaquín Boghossian	21 December 2023[9]
Boston River	Alejandro Apud		18 December 2023[10]		Jadson Viera	18 December 2023[10]
Liverpool	Jorge Bava	Resigned	19 December 2023[11]		Emiliano Alfaro	21 December 2023[12]
Cerro	Damián Santín	End of contract	3 January 2024[13]		Ignacio Pallas	5 January 2024[14]
Rampla Juniors	Nicolás Vigneri		30 January 2024[15]		Martín García	2 February 2024[16]
Fénix	Leonel Rocco	Sacked	3 March 2024[17]	12th	Nicolás Vigneri	4 March 2024[18]
Montevideo Wanderers	Alejandro Cappuccio		7 March 2024[19]	13th	Antonio Pacheco[i]	9 March 2024[21]
Miramar Misiones	Leonardo Medina		24 March 2024[22]	16th	Horacio Peralta[ii]	28 March 2024[23]
Rampla Juniors	Martín García	Mutual agreement	27 March 2024[24]	14th	Juan Guillermo Castillo[ii]	27 March 2024[24]
Miramar Misiones	Horacio Peralta	End of caretaker spell	6 April 2024	13th	Ricardo Caruso Lombardi	3 April 2024[25]
Rampla Juniors	Juan Guillermo Castillo		10 April 2024	15th	Edgar Martínez	10 April 2024[26]
Danubio	Mario Saralegui	Sacked	15 April 2024[27]	9th	Alejandro Apud	17 April 2024[28]
Miramar Misiones	Ricardo Caruso Lombardi	Resigned	22 May 2024[29]	16th	Santiago Kalemkerian[ii]	22 May 2024[29]
	Santiago Kalemkerian	End of caretaker spell	27 May 2024		Walter Pandiani	27 May 2024[30]
Deportivo Maldonado	Joaquín Boghossian	Sacked	28 May 2024[31]	11th	Gustavo Díaz	30 May 2024[32]
Torneo Intermedio
Nacional	Álvaro Recoba	Mutual agreement	10 June 2024[33]	Serie B, 8th	Martín Lasarte[iii]	14 June 2024[35]
River Plate	Ignacio Ithurralde	Sacked	15 June 2024[36]	Serie A, 5th	Francisco Palladino	17 June 2024[37]
Cerro Largo	Bruno Silva	Resigned	3 July 2024[38]	Serie B, 5th	Juan Jacinto Rodríguez[ii]	3 July 2024[38]
Defensor Sporting	Martín Varini		7 July 2024[39]	Serie A, 2nd	Álvaro Navarro	8 July 2024[40]
Cerro Largo	Juan Jacinto Rodríguez	End of caretaker spell	27 July 2024	Serie B, 2nd	Danielo Núñez	25 July 2024[41]
Torneo Clausura
Deportivo Maldonado	Gustavo Díaz	Mutual agreement	1 October 2024[42]	16th	Martín Piñeyro	2 October 2024[43]
Liverpool	Emiliano Alfaro		6 October 2024[44]	12th	Gustavo Ferrín[ii]	7 October 2024[45]
	Gustavo Ferrín	End of caretaker spell	17 October 2024	14th	Joaquín Papa	17 October 2024[46]
Fénix	Nicolás Vigneri	Resigned	14 November 2024[47]	11th	Carlos Britos Juan Quefan[iv]	15 November 2024[48]

Notes

1. Juan Manuel Martínez was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Apertura 4th round match against Deportivo Maldonado.^[20]
2. Caretaker manager.
3. Rafael García was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Intermedio 2nd round match against Liverpool.^[34]
4. Caretaker managers until the end of the season.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "100 años de la vuelta Olímpica",^[1] was the first tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 16 February and ended on 4 June 2024.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	15	13	2	0	31	7	+24	41	Qualification for Championship playoff
2	Nacional	15	10	4	1	31	16	+15	34
3	Defensor Sporting	15	8	4	3	31	17	+14	28
4	Boston River	15	8	3	4	21	17	+4	27
5	Progreso	15	7	3	5	25	25	0	24
6	Cerro Largo	15	6	3	6	16	16	0	21
7	Racing	15	5	4	6	22	22	0	19
8	Liverpool	15	4	6	5	22	24	−2	18
9	Montevideo Wanderers	15	5	3	7	15	20	−5	18
10	Cerro	15	4	5	6	19	25	−6	17
11	Deportivo Maldonado	15	4	3	8	14	19	−5	15
12	Rampla Juniors	15	4	3	8	15	27	−12	15
13	River Plate	15	3	5	7	20	25	−5	14
14	Danubio	15	3	5	7	13	19	−6	14
15	Fénix	15	3	4	8	11	17	−6	13
16	Miramar Misiones	15	2	5	8	18	28	−10	11

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.

Results

Home \ Away	BOR	CRR	CRL	DAN	DFS	DMA	FEN	LIV	MIM	WAN	NAC	PEÑ	PRO	RAC	RAM	RIV
Boston River	—	2–0	—	0–0	2–2	—	—	1–1	3–1	—	1–3	1–3	—	—	—	—
Cerro	—	—	1–1	2–0	—	—	0–0	—	—	1–1	1–2	—	2–3	—	3–0	3–2
Cerro Largo	2–0	—	—	—	—	—	0–0	—	—	—	—	1–2	—	0–2	2–0	—
Danubio	—	—	1–1	—	—	1–1	—	—	—	0–2	—	—	1–1	0–1	1–1	—
Defensor Sporting	—	5–0	3–1	1–0	—	—	—	—	3–0	2–2	3–3	0–2	—	—	—	2–1
Deportivo Maldonado	1–2	3–0	0–1	—	1–0	—	0–1	—	1–2	—	0–2	1–2	—	—	—	—
Fénix	1–2	—	—	1–2	0–2	—	—	1–3	—	1–2	—	0–1	1–0	—	—	0–0
Liverpool	—	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	—	—	2–1	—	1–1	2–2	—	—	1–2	1–1
Miramar Misiones	—	2–2	1–2	3–5	—	—	1–1	—	—	2–0	1–2	—	2–3	—	—	0–0
Montevideo Wanderers	0–2	—	1–0	—	—	0–0	—	2–3	—	—	—	—	2–0	0–1	2–1	—
Nacional	—	—	1–0	1–0	—	—	1–4	—	—	3–0	—	—	0–0	4–2	6–2	2–1
Peñarol	—	3–0	—	2–0	—	—	—	—	2–0	1–0	0–0	—	3–1	—	—	3–0
Progreso	1–0	—	0–1	—	1–4	3–1	—	2–1	—	—	—	—	—	4–3	4–2	—
Racing	1–2	1–1	—	—	1–2	0–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	—	—	1–2	—	—	—	—
Rampla Juniors	0–1	—	—	—	2–1	1–1	1–0	—	1–1	—	—	0–3	—	0–1	—	—
River Plate	1–2	—	2–3	1–0	—	3–1	—	—	—	3–1	—	—	2–2	3–3	0–2	—

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Intermedio

The Torneo Intermedio, named "Atilio Narancio",^[1] was the second tournament of the 2024 season, played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. It consisted of two groups whose composition depended on the final standings of the Torneo Apertura: teams in odd-numbered positions played in Serie A, and teams in even-numbered positions played in Serie B. It started on 8 June and ended on 4 August, and the winners were assured of a berth into the 2025 Copa Sudamericana and the 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya.

Serie A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PEÑ	WAN	DFS	FEN	RIV	PRO	RAC	DMA
1	Peñarol	7	4	2	1	10	5	+5	14	Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final		—	—	1–0	2–0	—	—	1–1	1–1
2	Montevideo Wanderers	7	4	1	2	11	9	+2	13			2–0	—	—	—	1–3	4–2	—	1–0
3	Defensor Sporting	7	3	2	2	7	5	+2	11			—	1–1	—	—	0–1	1–1	—	—
4	Fénix	7	3	1	3	10	9	+1	10			—	3–1	1–2	—	1–0	1–1	—	—
5	River Plate	7	2	2	3	8	9	−1	8			1–3	—	—	—	—	—	2–2	1–1
6	Progreso	7	2	2	3	8	11	−3	8			0–2	—	—	—	1–0	—	3–2	0–1
7	Racing	7	1	3	3	8	10	−2	6			—	0–1	0–1	2–1	—	—	—	—
8	Deportivo Maldonado	7	1	3	3	5	9	−4	6			—	—	0–2	1–3	—	—	1–1	—

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.

Serie B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAC	DAN	CRL	CRR	MIM	RAM	BOR	LIV
1	Nacional	7	5	1	1	18	5	+13	16	Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final		—	—	—	—	4–0	1–1	1–0	2–1
2	Danubio	7	4	2	1	11	11	0	14			0–6	—	—	—	—	2–0	—	2–0
3	Cerro Largo	7	3	2	2	6	7	−1	11			0–4	2–2	—	—	—	0–1	—	1–0
4	Cerro	7	3	1	3	8	5	+3	10			3–0	0–0	0–1	—	—	4–1	—	—
5	Miramar Misiones	7	3	1	3	7	10	−3	10			—	2–3	0–0	1–0	—	—	—	—
6	Rampla Juniors	7	2	2	3	8	12	−4	8			—	—	—	—	1–2	—	1–1	3–2
7	Boston River	7	2	1	4	6	8	−2	7			—	1–2	0–2	2–0	2–1	—	—	—
8	Liverpool	7	1	0	6	4	10	−6	3			—	—	—	0–1	0–1	—	1–0	—

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.

Torneo Intermedio Final

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)

15:00 UTC−3

Nacional	1–1	Peñarol
Petit 79'	Report	Fernández 33'
Penalties
Polenta Petit Pereyra Recoba Castro Lozano López Coates Báez Mejía Polenta	8–7	Fernández Rodríguez Sosa Rossi Aguerre Léo Coelho García Olivera Méndez Mayada Fernández

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Esteban Ostojich

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, named "José Nasazzi", was the third and last tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 16 August and ended on 2 December 2024.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	15	12	2	1	32	5	+27	38	Qualification for Championship playoff
2	Nacional	15	11	3	1	37	11	+26	36
3	Racing	15	7	6	2	16	10	+6	27
4	Boston River	15	8	2	5	19	15	+4	26
5	Danubio	15	6	7	2	14	7	+7	25
6	Cerro Largo	15	6	4	5	15	11	+4	22
7	Defensor Sporting	15	5	5	5	17	17	0	20
8	Miramar Misiones	15	4	7	4	11	15	−4	19
9	Liverpool	15	4	6	5	15	16	−1	18
10	River Plate	15	5	3	7	15	20	−5	18
11	Montevideo Wanderers	15	4	5	6	15	20	−5	17
12	Rampla Juniors	15	4	4	7	12	19	−7	16
13	Fénix	15	4	2	9	14	28	−14	14
14	Cerro	15	2	6	7	9	20	−11	12
15	Deportivo Maldonado	15	2	3	10	12	24	−12	9
16	Progreso	15	1	5	9	9	24	−15	8

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.

Results

Home \ Away	BOR	CRR	CRL	DAN	DFS	DMA	FEN	LIV	MIM	WAN	NAC	PEÑ	PRO	RAC	RAM	RIV
Boston River	—	—	3–0	—	—	1–0	2–0	—	—	3–2	—	—	1–0	1–2	1–0	3–1
Cerro	0–0	—	—	—	1–1	0–0	—	1–3	0–1	—	—	0–5	—	1–1	—	—
Cerro Largo	—	3–1	—	0–0	3–0	1–0	—	0–0	1–2	4–0	0–1	—	2–1	—	—	1–0
Danubio	2–0	0–0	—	—	1–1	—	1–0	1–0	1–0	—	0–0	0–1	—	—	—	3–0
Defensor Sporting	1–2	—	—	—	—	3–1	1–0	2–1	—	—	—	—	3–0	1–2	1–2	—
Deportivo Maldonado	—	—	—	3–1	—	—	—	0–1	—	1–3	—	—	2–2	0–1	1–1	0–1
Fénix	—	1–3	1–0	—	—	1–2	—	—	0–0	—	0–6	—	—	0–2	1–0	—
Liverpool	1–1	—	—	—	—	—	1–2	—	—	1–1	—	—	2–1	1–1	—	—
Miramar Misiones	1–0	—	—	—	0–0	1–0	—	2–2	—	—	—	1–2	—	2–2	0–0	—
Montevideo Wanderers	—	1–0	—	2–2	1–1	—	1–2	—	2–0	—	0–2	0–2	—	—	—	0–1
Nacional	3–1	2–0	—	—	1–1	5–2	—	1–0	5–1	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	—
Peñarol	2–0	—	0–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	—	—	—	—	—	0–0	4–0	—
Progreso	—	0–1	—	0–0	—	—	2–2	—	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–5	—	—	—	2–0
Racing	—	—	0–0	0–0	—	—	—	—	—	0–1	0–2	—	1–0	—	2–1	2–0
Rampla Juniors	—	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	—	—	0–1	—	1–1	2–1	—	2–0	—	—	0–3
River Plate	—	1–0	—	—	0–1	—	4–3	1–1	0–0	—	3–3	0–1	—	—	—	—

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol (C)	37	29	6	2	73	17	+56	93	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Nacional	37	26	8	3	86	32	+54	86
3	Boston River	37	18	6	13	46	40	+6	60	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4	Defensor Sporting	37	16	11	10	55	39	+16	59	Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5	Cerro Largo	37	15	9	13	37	34	+3	54	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6	Danubio	37	13	14	10	38	37	+1	53
7	Racing	37	13	13	11	46	42	+4	52
8	Montevideo Wanderers	37	13	9	15	41	49	−8	48
9	River Plate	37	10	10	17	43	54	−11	40
10	Miramar Misiones	37	9	13	15	36	53	−17	40
11	Progreso	37	10	10	17	42	60	−18	40
12	Liverpool	37	9	12	16	41	50	−9	39
13	Cerro	37	9	12	16	36	50	−14	39
14	Rampla Juniors	37	10	9	18	35	58	−23	39
15	Fénix	37	10	7	20	35	54	−19	37
16	Deportivo Maldonado	37	7	9	21	31	52	−21	30

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(C) Champions

Championship playoff

Since Peñarol won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, they became champions automatically and the championship playoff was not played. Nacional became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table. Both teams qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Primera División 2024 champions
Peñarol 52nd title

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Leonardo Fernández	Peñarol	16
2	Bruno Damiani	Boston River	13
3	Octavio Rivero	Defensor Sporting	12
4	Alexander Machado	Miramar Misiones	11
	Joaquín Lavega	River Plate
	Nicolás López	Nacional
7	Agustín Alaniz	Racing	10
	Sebastián Fernández	Danubio
	Emiliano Gómez	Boston River
	Franco López	Progreso
	Dylan Nandín	Racing

Source: AUF

Relegation

Relegation was determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the total of points earned per game over the two most recent seasons: 2023 and 2024. The three teams with the lowest average at the end of the season were relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.

Pos	Team	2023 Pts	2024 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Relegation
1	Peñarol	69	93	162	74	2.189
2	Nacional	64	86	150	74	2.027
3	Defensor Sporting	60	59	119	74	1.608
4	Liverpool	74	39	113	74	1.527
5	Cerro Largo	50	54	104	74	1.405
6	Racing	50	52	102	74	1.378
7	Danubio	48	53	101	74	1.365
8	Boston River	41	60	101	74	1.365
9	Montevideo Wanderers	50	48	98	74	1.324
10	River Plate	48	40	88	74	1.189
11	Cerro	43	39	82	74	1.108
12	Miramar Misiones	—	40	40	37	1.081
13	Progreso	—	40	40	37	1.081
14	Rampla Juniors (R)	—	39	39	37	1.054	Relegation to Segunda División
15	Fénix (R)	37	37	74	74	1
16	Deportivo Maldonado (R)	43	30	73	74	0.986

Season awards

On 22 January 2025 the AUF announced the winners of the season awards, who were chosen by its Technical Staff based on voting by managers and captains of the 16 Primera División teams as well as a group of local sports journalists.^[49] On 20 December 2024, 36 players were confirmed to have been nominated for the Public's Player and Team of the Season awards according to their ratings and evaluations by the Technical Staff throughout the season,^[50] whilst the shortlists of nominees for the remaining awards were announced six days later.^[51]

Award	Winner	Club
Best Player	Leonardo Fernández	Peñarol
Public's Player[note 1]	Leonardo Fernández	Peñarol
Youth Talent	Damián García	Peñarol
Best Manager	Diego Aguirre	Peñarol
Best Goal	Gonzalo Petit (against Peñarol, Torneo Intermedio Final)	Nacional
Best Save	Luis Mejía (against Peñarol, Torneo Apertura Round 6)	Nacional
Best Newcomer	Lucas Sanabria	Nacional
Top Scorer	Leonardo Fernández (16 goals in 33 games played)	Peñarol
Least beaten goal in regular season	Peñarol (17 goals conceded by Washington Aguerre, Guillermo de Amores and Randall Rodríguez)
Most minutes on field	Kevin Dawson (3,240 minutes in 36 games played)	Defensor Sporting
Fair Play Award	Peñarol
Copa AUF Sin Género[note 2]	Peñarol
Best Referee	Esteban Ostojich
Best Assistant Referee	Andrés Nievas

1. Chosen by public voting on the competition's social network accounts.
2. Awarded to the team with the most points in both the men's and women's league tournaments.

Team of the Season[49]
Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Washington Aguerre (Peñarol)	Leandro Lozano (Nacional) Guzmán Rodríguez (Peñarol) Javier Méndez (Peñarol) Juan Rodríguez (Boston River)	Eduardo Darias (Peñarol) Damián García (Peñarol) Leonardo Fernández (Peñarol)	Nicolás López (Nacional) Maximiliano Silvera (Peñarol) Bruno Damiani (Boston River)

See also

• 2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season
• 2024 Copa Uruguay