# 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya
The 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya was the 122nd season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol, AUF), and was won by [Club Nacional de Football](https://www.edgepedia.org/club-nacional-de-football), who beat Peñarol in the championship finals.[1](https://www.auf.org.uy/download.php?archivo=Q29udGVuaWRvcy8yOTUxOS9MQVUgMjAyNSAtIENPTUlTSdNOIERJU0NJUExJTkFSSUEgLSAgUkVTT0xVQ0lPTkVTIC0gMzEuMDMuMjAyNS5wZGY%3D&nombre=TEFVIDIwMjUgLSBDT01JU0nTTiBESVNDSVBMSU5BUklBIC0gIFJFU09MVUNJT05FUyAtIDMxLjAzLjIwMjUucGRm&tipo=YXBwbGljYXRpb24vcGRm&tk=5f228a7224e4ad69fe9cccff4746cf77) • [2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) • [3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) Sixteen squads competed.[4](https://fbref.com/en/comps/45/history/Liga-AUF-Uruguaya-Seasons)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Season | 122nd Liga AUF Uruguaya, Uruguay's Primera División[1](https://www.auf.org.uy/download.php?archivo=Q29udGVuaWRvcy8yOTUxOS9MQVUgMjAyNSAtIENPTUlTSdNOIERJU0NJUExJTkFSSUEgLSAgUkVTT0xVQ0lPTkVTIC0gMzEuMDMuMjAyNS5wZGY%3D&nombre=TEFVIDIwMjUgLSBDT01JU0nTTiBESVNDSVBMSU5BUklBIC0gIFJFU09MVUNJT05FUyAtIDMxLjAzLjIwMjUucGRm&tipo=YXBwbGljYXRpb24vcGRm&tk=5f228a7224e4ad69fe9cccff4746cf77) |
| Teams | 16 squads[4](https://fbref.com/en/comps/45/history/Liga-AUF-Uruguaya-Seasons) |
| Champions | Nacional, winners of the two-legged championship final against Peñarol[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) • [3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) |
| Apertura | Liverpool FC, 32 points from 15 matches[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) |
| Intermedio | Peñarol, beating Nacional 0-0 (5-3 on penalties) on 6 July 2025 at the Estadio Centenario[3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) |
| Supercopa | Nacional 2-1 Peñarol, 26 January 2025, Estadio Centenario[3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) |
| Relegated | CA Plaza (Colonia), CA River Plate, and CS Miramar Misiones, on points average over the last two seasons[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) |
## Format
The season followed the Uruguayan pattern of short tournaments: a Torneo Apertura, a mid-season Torneo Intermedio, a Torneo Clausura, an aggregate Tabla Anual, and a championship playoff to decide the national champion.[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) The Apertura began on 31 January 2025.[5](https://www.tenfield.com.uy/torneo-apertura-datos-y-precedentes/) The winner of the Intermedio obtained a place in the [Copa Sudamericana](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-sudamericana).[6](https://mexpedia.org/index.php/Torneo_Intermedio_2025)
## Apertura
Liverpool FC won the Torneo Apertura with 32 points from 15 matches (9 wins, 5 draws, 1 loss, 22 goals for and 9 against), one point ahead of Nacional on 31 and Juventud of Las Piedras on 30.[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) Peñarol finished fourth on 27 points.[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) One match was marred by crowd trouble: Peñarol's round 13 game against Cerro was abandoned at 3-1 in the 63rd minute after Cerro's supporters caused the abandonment, the result stood, and Cerro was deducted one point.[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html)
## Torneo Intermedio
The Intermedio split the clubs into series, with Nacional topping [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b) of the 2025 Intermedio with a perfect record of 7 wins from 7 matches, 16 goals for and 6 against.[3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) In the Intermedio final on 6 July 2025 at the Estadio Centenario, Peñarol and Nacional drew 0-0 and Peñarol won 5-3 on penalties.[3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/)
## Championship playoffs and finals
The end-of-season knockout began with a semifinal on 16 November 2025 at the Estadio Centenario, in which Peñarol beat Liverpool 2-1.[3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) The two-legged final paired Peñarol with Nacional. The first leg, on 23 November 2025 at Peñarol's Estadio Campeón del Siglo, ended 2-2; the second leg, on 30 November 2025 at Nacional's Gran Parque Central, ended 1-0 to Nacional, making Nacional the champion of the season.[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html) • [3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) As league champion, Nacional was guaranteed the Uruguay 1 place in the [Copa Libertadores](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-libertadores), with the runner-up as Uruguay 2.[7](https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/tabla-anual-2025-de-liga-auf-uruguaya-asi-estan-las-clasificaciones-a-las-copas-libertadores-y-sudamericana)
## Relegation
Three clubs went down to the [Segunda División](https://www.edgepedia.org/segunda-division): CA Plaza (Colonia), CA River Plate, and CS Miramar Misiones, decided on points average over the last two seasons.[2](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html)
## Other competitions and season analysis
The season opened with the Supercopa on 26 January 2025, in which Nacional beat Peñarol 2-1 at the Estadio Centenario.[3](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/) Peñarol's other titles in the 2025 calendar were the Torneo Intermedio, the Copa AUF Uruguay, and the Torneo Clausura.[8](https://www.elobservador.com.uy/futbol/la-formula-perchman-o-la-ruglio-los-dos-modelos-del-futbol-uruguayo-2025-nacional-logro-mejores-resultados-economicos-y-deportivos-que-penarol-n6036489/amp)
In May 2026, at the Summit de AUF 2026, the AUF presented a report on effective playing time in the 2025 Uruguayan championship, a study based on Primera División matches that analyzed pace of play, interruptions, possession, team evolution, and international comparisons.[9](https://www.auf.org.uy/informe-del-tiempo-efectivo-del-campeonato-uruguayo-2025/)
## References
1. [122º Liga AUF Uruguaya 2025, Comisión Disciplinaria Resoluciones (AUF)](https://www.auf.org.uy/download.php?archivo=Q29udGVuaWRvcy8yOTUxOS9MQVUgMjAyNSAtIENPTUlTSdNOIERJU0NJUExJTkFSSUEgLSAgUkVTT0xVQ0lPTkVTIC0gMzEuMDMuMjAyNS5wZGY%3D&nombre=TEFVIDIwMjUgLSBDT01JU0nTTiBESVNDSVBMSU5BUklBIC0gIFJFU09MVUNJT05FUyAtIDMxLjAzLjIwMjUucGRm&tipo=YXBwbGljYXRpb24vcGRm&tk=5f228a7224e4ad69fe9cccff4746cf77)
2. [Uruguay 2025, RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru2025.html)
3. [Liga AUF Uruguaya, temporadas históricas, AUF](https://www.auf.org.uy/historico-temporadas/3/12/)
4. [Liga AUF Uruguaya Seasons, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/comps/45/history/Liga-AUF-Uruguaya-Seasons)
5. [Apertura: datos y precedentes, Tenfield](https://www.tenfield.com.uy/torneo-apertura-datos-y-precedentes/)
6. [Torneo Intermedio 2025, Mexpedia](https://mexpedia.org/index.php/Torneo_Intermedio_2025)
7. [Tabla Anual 2025 de Liga AUF Uruguaya, El País (Uruguay)](https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/tabla-anual-2025-de-liga-auf-uruguaya-asi-estan-las-clasificaciones-a-las-copas-libertadores-y-sudamericana)
8. [La fórmula de Perchman o la de Ruglio, El Observador](https://www.elobservador.com.uy/futbol/la-formula-perchman-o-la-ruglio-los-dos-modelos-del-futbol-uruguayo-2025-nacional-logro-mejores-resultados-economicos-y-deportivos-que-penarol-n6036489/amp)
9. [Informe del tiempo efectivo del Campeonato Uruguayo 2025, AUF](https://www.auf.org.uy/informe-del-tiempo-efectivo-del-campeonato-uruguayo-2025/)
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