2017 Peñarol season

The 2017 Uruguayan Primera División season is Peñarol's 117th consecutive season in the top-flight of Uruguayan football, and 126th year in existence as a football club. They entered this season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2016 season, when they finished 14th in the table. The season covers the period from 5 February 2017 to the end of the same year, marking the transition from a biannual season to an annual season.

Peñarol
2017 season
Club Atlético Peñarol's crest
PresidentUruguay Juan Pedro Damiani
ManagerUruguay Leonardo Ramos
StadiumCampeón del Siglo
Montevideo, Uruguay
Primera Divisióntbd
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadorestbd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Uruguay Nahitan Nández (4 goals)
Canada Lucas Cavallini (4 goals)
Uruguay Junior Arias (4 goals)

All:
Uruguay Nahitan Nández (4 goals)
Canada Lucas Cavallini (4 goals)
Uruguay Mauricio Affonso (4 goals)
Uruguay Junior Arias (4 goals)
Uruguay Gastón Rodríguez (4 goals)
Biggest win4-0 (Primera División) vs.
El Tanque Sisley,
Montevideo Wanderers,
Sud América
Biggest defeat6-2 (Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores) vs. Jorge Wilstermann
Visitor colours
Alternative colours

Club

Squad

In

No. Pos. Player Previous Club Type of Transfer Reference
23 FW Uruguay Mauricio Affonso Uruguay Racing Club de Montevideo End of Loan
FW Uruguay Octavio Colo Uruguay Racing Club de Montevideo End of Loan
FW Uruguay Gabriel Leyes Uruguay Plaza Colonia End of Loan
DF Uruguay Fabrizio Buschiazzo Argentina Defensa y Justicia End of Loan
GK Uruguay Washington Aguerre Uruguay Cerro Largo F.C. End of Loan
21 DF Uruguay Ramón Arias Ecuador Liga de Quito Transfer
19 FW Canada Lucas Cavallini Uruguay C.A. Fénix Transfer
12 GK Uruguay Kevin Dawson Uruguay Plaza Colonia Loan
27 DF Uruguay Lucas Hernández Uruguay C.A. Cerro Loan
24 DF Paraguay Iván Villalba Paraguay Rubio Ñú Loan
10 MF Uruguay Matías Mier Qatar Muaither SC Free
7 MF Uruguay Cristian Rodríguez Argentina C.A. Independiente Free
3 CB Brazil Ronaldo Conceição Brazil Atlético Minero Free

Competitions

Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores

Peñarol qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage after becoming champion of the 2015-16 Primera División. The club entered sorting from Pot 1 as Uruguay Uruguay 1.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 4 1 1 13 9 +4 13 Round of 16
2 Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
3 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 6 2 1 3 8 10 2 7 Copa Sudamericana
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 2 0 4 11 15 4 6
Source: CONMEBOL
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