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14-484: The team participated in the Primera División from 1900 to 1909 before being dissolved that same year. The club had been established by German immigrants under the name "Deutscher Fussball Klub" in 1896 although the official foundation was on May 23, 1897. in 1900 the club took part of the first Uruguayan championship, finishing last. The squad's best performances were in 1902 and 1903 , finishing in

28-431: A striped light blue and white jersey, playing the 1907 , 1908 and 1909 tournaments. Uruguayan Primera Divisi%C3%B3n The Liga Profesional de Primera División ( American Spanish [ˈliɣa pɾofesjoˈnal de pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon] , English: First Division Professional League , local: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon] , First Division ), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola " for sponsorship reasons,

42-634: Is the highest professional football league in Uruguay organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF). The first championship was held in 1900 , being an amateur competition until 1932 when the league became professional. From 1900 to the 2014–15 season there have been 111 first division seasons. In 2011, the Uruguayan Primera División was regarded as the 23rd most difficult football league in

56-512: The 21st century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). If considered the same club, Peñarol / CURCC is the most successful Uruguayan club with 51 titles. Otherwise, it is Nacional with 49 titles. Of clubs to win titles, only Rampla Juniors did not win multiple titles. Rampla Juniors and Wanderers were the only clubs to not win titles consecutively. The Uruguayan Primera División

70-528: The 3rd position. Deutscher played in different venues along its history. In 1900 the "Transatlántica" railway company gave the club a field in Parque Central . Deutscher played there the inaugural game v. CURCC on May 25, 1900. The other field of Parque Central, called "the international", was given to Club Nacional de Football . No championship was held in 1904, although several friendly matches were played. When official competition returned in 1905 ,

84-415: The club registered under a new name, "Sport Club Teutonia". The club also changed its statute, becoming an institution managed by a committee formed by German and Uruguayan executives. Nevertheless, the club changed its name again at the end of 1906 , switching to "Club Atlético Montevideo". The club was handled mainly by criollos in those years. Under that name, the club also changed its colors, wearing

98-516: The competition was reduced to 16 clubs. The season of 2008–09 was intended to be the last one to be played in "European season", as the system appeared to be unable to prevent clubs from losing players between the Apertura (opening) tournament and the Clausura (closing). However, the transition did not take place for several years. After a regular 2015–16 season was played, a short 2016 was played in

112-484: The latter half of the year, with the full calendar year system in place once again beginning with the 2017 season. A total of 60 teams have participated in the Primera Division since its inception in 1900. Nacional has played the most seasons followed by Peñarol / CURCC . Peñarol and Nacional are also the only two teams to have never been relegated out of the Primera Division. Of the so-called 'minor' teams

126-408: The middle of the season. In the first semester of 2005, a special short season was held to decide the qualification to international competition. In the 2005–06 season, the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments played a two (or three) legged play-off; the winner of that playoff played against the best team in the aggregate table to decide the 2005–06 season champion. In the 2006–07 season,

140-481: The record for most seasons lies with Montevideo Wanderers . All statistics pertain only to the Uruguayan Championships organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), not including FUF tournaments of 1923 , 1924 and the 1926 Consejo Provisorio tournament in seasons counted. The founding dates of clubs are those declared by the clubs themselves involved. The column "stadium" reflects

154-621: The record title streaks winning five titles consecutively. The longest period of time without neither Peñarol nor Nacional winning the title was from 1987 to 1991, when Defensor, Danubio , Progreso , Bella Vista , and again Defensor won the five tournaments played during that period. After 1994, the competition was divided in two stages, called the Opening Championship (Torneo Apertura) and Closing Championship (Torneo Clausura), with an end-of-season two-legged final match between

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168-639: The two organizations. Peñarol was the winner of the Serie A of the tournament. Nevertheless, neither the AUF nor the FIFA recognised the titles of the championships organized by FUF or CP. From 1930 to 1975, either Nacional or Peñarol won every title. This streak was finally broken when Defensor won its first title in 1976. Besides Nacional or Peñarol, no other club has won titles consecutively. Both Peñarol (1958 to 1962 and 1993 to 1997) and Nacional (from 1939 to 1943) hold

182-601: The winners of these two tournaments. Originally, like other South American football leagues, the league was contested according to the calendar year , from austral summer to summer in the Southern Hemisphere . In 2005, the league started to play the "European season", from boreal summer to summer in Northern Hemisphere starting in August, with the aim of preventing clubs from losing many players in

196-589: Was held by the first time in 1900. Between 1923 and 1925, under the Uruguayan football schism, a dissident league, the Federación Uruguaya de Football , was established. The body operated in parallel with the official Association (AUF). After an intervention by the Uruguayan government to impose the dissolution of the FUF, in 1926 a Provisional Council ("Concejo Provisorio") organised a championship to unify

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