Uruguay 1939 Championship

Primera A

Final Table:

 1. C Nacional dF                20 13  2  5  60-17  28 
  . CA Peñarol                   20 13  2  5  56-25  28 
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 3. Montevideo Wanderers FC      20  7  8  5  33-28  22 
 4. Liverpool FC                 20  8  3  9  29-31  19 
 5. CA River Plate               20  6  7  7  25-30  19 
 6. CA Defensor                  20  6  7  7  29-44  19 
 7. Racing Club Montevideo       20  6  7  7  28-45  19 
 8. Central FC                   20  6  6  8  23-42  18 
 9. Rampla Juniors FC            20  6  5  9  36-42  17 
10. IA Sud América               20  5  6  9  36-37  16 
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11. CA Bella Vista               20  5  5 10  27-41  15  Promotion/Relegation Playoff

Round 1
Bella Vista          2-1 Peñarol
Rampla Juniors       2-1 Nacional
Defensor             2-2 Sud América
River Plate          2-0 Central
Liverpool            0-0 Racing
Montevideo Wanderers bye

Round 2
Racing               1-0 Nacional
Montevideo Wanderers 4-1 Peñarol
River Plate          3-2 Bella Vista
Sud América          4-3 Liverpool
Central              2-1 Defensor
Rampla Juniors       bye

Round 3
Peñarol              6-0 Central
Nacional             0-0 River Plate
Sud América          4-1 Montevideo Wanderers
Bella Vista          2-1 Rampla Juniors
Defensor             4-2 Liverpool
Racing               bye

Round 4
Nacional             2-1 Sud América
Peñarol              7-0 Defensor
Bella Vista          1-1 Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers 4-2 Rampla Juniors
Central              1-1 Racing
River Plate          bye

Round 5
Peñarol              5-0 Rampla Juniors
Nacional             2-0 Bella Vista
Montevideo Wanderers 3-1 River Plate
Central              2-1 Sud América
Racing               4-1 Defensor
Liverpool            bye

Round 6
Nacional             4-1 Liverpool
Peñarol              5-0 Racing
Sud América          3-1 Rampla Juniors
Bella Vista          2-0 Montevideo Wanderers
River Plate          0-0 Defensor
Central              bye

Round 7
River Plate          4-2 Peñarol
Nacional             6-1 Central
Montevideo Wanderers 3-1 Racing
Defensor             2-0 Bella Vista
Liverpool            4-2 Rampla Juniors
Sud América          bye

Round 8
Nacional             6-0 Defensor
Sud América          1-1 Peñarol
Central              1-1 Rampla Juniors
Montevideo Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
River Plate          1-0 Racing
Bella Vista          bye

Round 9
Montevideo Wanderers 1-1 Central
Sud América          1-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool            1-0 River Plate
Peñarol              2-1 Nacional
Rampla Juniors       4-4 Racing
Defensor             bye

Round 10
Peñarol              3-1 Liverpool
Central              1-1 Bella Vista
Sud América          7-1 Racing
Rampla Juniors       1-1 River Plate
Montevideo Wanderers 1-1 Defensor
Nacional             bye

Round 11
Central              1-0 Liverpool
Sud América          1-1 River Plate
Nacional             2-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors       4-1 Defensor
Bella Vista          2-0 Racing
Peñarol              bye

Round 12
Peñarol              3-1 Bella Vista
Nacional             4-1 Rampla Juniors
Defensor             2-1 Sud América
Central              2-1 River Plate
Racing               2-1 Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers bye

Round 13
Nacional             awd Racing                [*, awarded to Racing]
Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 Peñarol
River Plate          1-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool            1-0 Sud América
Central              1-1 Defensor
Rampla Juniors       bye
[*]  originally 6-1, awarded to Racing as Nacional fielded an ineligible player.

Round 14
Central              3-2 Peñarol
Nacional             4-1 River Plate
Sud América          0-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors       5-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool            4-1 Defensor
Racing               bye

Round 15
Nacional             2-2 Sud América
Peñarol              3-1 Defensor
Liverpool            1-0 Bella Vista
Montevideo Wanderers 0-0 Rampla Juniors
Central              2-2 Racing
River Plate          bye

Round 16
Peñarol              2-0 Rampla Juniors
Nacional             8-2 Bella Vista
Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 River Plate
Central              4-1 Sud América
Racing               2-2 Defensor
Liverpool            bye

Round 17
Nacional             4-0 Liverpool
Peñarol              4-1 Racing
Rampla Juniors       4-0 Sud América
Montevideo Wanderers 3-2 Bella Vista
River Plate          1-1 Defensor
Central              bye

Round 18
Peñarol              2-0 River Plate
Nacional             5-0 Central
Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 Racing
Defensor             2-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool            2-0 Rampla Juniors
Sud América          bye

Round 19
Defensor             2-1 Nacional
Peñarol              3-2 Sud América
Rampla Juniors       2-1 Central
Montevideo Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool
River Plate          1-0 Racing
Bella Vista          bye

Round 20
Montevideo Wanderers 4-0 Central
Sud América          4-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool            4-0 River Plate
Nacional             1-0 Peñarol
Racing               1-0 Rampla Juniors
Defensor             bye

Round 21
Peñarol              2-1 Liverpool
Bella Vista          3-0 Central
Racing               3-1 Sud América
Rampla Juniors       4-3 River Plate
Defensor             3-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional             bye

Round 22
Liverpool            1-0 Central
River Plate          2-0 Sud América
Nacional             1-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors       2-2 Defensor
Bella Vista          2-2 Racing
Peñarol              bye

Final Table:

 1. C Nacional dF                20 13  2  5  60-17  28 
  . CA Peñarol                   20 13  2  5  56-25  28 
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 3. Montevideo Wanderers FC      20  7  8  5  33-28  22 
 4. Liverpool FC                 20  8  3  9  29-31  19 
 5. CA River Plate               20  6  7  7  25-30  19 
 6. CA Defensor                  20  6  7  7  29-44  19 
 7. Racing Club Montevideo       20  6  7  7  28-45  19 
 8. Central FC                   20  6  6  8  23-42  18 
 9. Rampla Juniors FC            20  6  5  9  36-42  17 
10. IA Sud América               20  5  6  9  36-37  16 
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11. CA Bella Vista               20  5  5 10  27-41  15  Promotion/Relegation Playoff

Championship Playoff [Apr 28, 1940, Estadio Centenario; attendance: 43,000]
Nacional             3-2 Peñarol               [after extra time]
  [Francisco Arispe 39, Luis Volpi 98, Atilio García 103; Adelaido Camaití 85, 110]
  [Nacional: Aníbal Paz; Luis Fazio, Juan Ramón Cabrera; Luis Alberto Pérez Luz, Rodolfo Pini,
     Eugenio Galvalisi; Luis Volpi, Aníbal Ciocca, Atilio García, Francisco Arispe, Roberto
     Porta. Coach: Héctor Castro.
   Peñarol: Julio Barrios; Agustín Prado, Mário Barradas; Erebo Zunino, Francisco Palermo,
     Raúl Rodríguez; Nicolás Orlando, Pedro Lago, Sylvio Pirillo, Severino Varela, Adelaido
     Camaití. Coach: Athuel Velázquez]
  [Referees: Aníbal Tejada, Nobel Valentini, Juan José Nilson]

Nacional Champions of Uruguay 1939.

Topscorer:

22 - Atilio García (C Nacional dF)

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

First Leg
Progreso             2-1 Bella Vista

Second Leg
Bella Vista          2-0 Progreso

Playoff
Bella Vista          3-0 Progreso

Bella Vista remained in First Division, Progreso remained in Intermedia.

1938

1940

list of champions

list of final tables

all-time table

all-time table liguilla

list of relegated teams

list of liguilla champions

list of 2nd division champions

list of 3rd division champions

list of ofi (interior) champions

overview of regional championships

list of winners of provincial selections championship

list of topscorers

list of foundation dates


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Thanks to Humberto Arosteguiberry and Héctor Sicco

Prepared and maintained by Diego Antognazza and Martín Tabeira for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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