1918 Uruguayan Primera División

The 1918 Primera División was the 18th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.

Uruguayan Primera División
Season1918 (18th)
ChampionsPeñarol (6th title) [note 1]
RelegatedMisiones
1918 Copa AldaoPeñarol
Matches played90
Goals scored230 (2.56 per match)
← 1917
1919 →

Overview

The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved ten teams, and the champion was Peñarol, winning the first championship under that name and sixth if considered as a successor of Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club.[note 2]

Teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Foundation Seasons Consecutive seasons Titles 1917
Central Montevideo 5 January 1905 9 9 - 7th
Charley Montevideo 1 1 - 8th
Dublin Montevideo 7 2 - 6th
Misiones Montevideo 26 May 1906 - - - -
Nacional Montevideo Gran Parque Central 15,000 14 May 1899 16 16 6 1st
Peñarol / CURCC Montevideo 28 September 1891 17 17 5 2nd
Reformers Montevideo 5 5 - 9th
River Plate Montevideo 1897 11 11 4 5th
Universal Montevideo 6 6 - 3rd
Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo 15 August 1902 14 14 2 4th

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Peñarol (C) 18 15 2 1 43 5 +38 32
2 Nacional 18 14 2 2 52 9 +43 30
3 Universal 18 8 7 3 25 16 +9 23
4 Dublin 18 9 3 6 31 22 +9 21
5 Montevideo Wanderers 18 9 1 8 25 21 +4 19
6 Reformers 18 5 6 7 9 22 −13 16
7 Central 18 4 6 8 13 21 −8 14
8 River Plate F.C. 18 4 6 8 16 40 −24 14
9 Charley 18 2 4 12 11 37 −26 8
10 Misiones (R) 18 0 3 15 5 37 −32 3
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
 Uruguay
1918 Primera División 
Peñarol
6th [note 1] title

Notes
  1. With Peñarol being recognised as a CURCC's continuity by FIFA[1] and CONMEBOL,[2] the club included the championships won by CURCC in its own honours.
  2. Controversy exists on the date of the founding of C.A. Peñarol. The club's official position assumes a change of name of CURCC (founded on December 28, 1891). On the other hand, some historians state that "C.A. Peñarol" was established on December 13, 1913.[3]

References
  1. ¡Felicita a Peñarol! (120th anniversary) on FIFA.com, 27 Sep 2011
  2. Guía de clubes sudamericanos, p. 19 on CONMEBOL website
  3. Discusiones por el decanato on Fútbol.uy, 29 Sep 2009
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