Uruguay 1959 Championship


Primera A

Final Table:

 1. CA Peñarol                   18 12  2  4  35-20  26 
  . C Nacional dF                18 11  4  3  33-14  26 
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 3. Racing Club Montevideo       18 10  2  6  29-25  22 
 4. CA Cerro                     18  8  3  7  31-32  19 
 5. Montevideo Wanderers FC      18  8  2  8  32-39  18 
 6. CA Defensor                  18  6  4  8  34-35  16 
 7. Rampla Juniors FC            18  5  5  8  26-26  15 
 8. IA Sud América               18  6  2 10  22-30  14 
 9. Liverpool FC                 18  6  2 10  24-32  14 
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10. Danubio FC                   18  3  4 11  19-32  10  Relegated

Round 1
Peñarol              2-1 Danubio
Nacional             1-1 Defensor
Racing               2-1 Rampla Juniors
Liverpool            2-1 Sud América
Montevideo Wanderers 4-4 Cerro

Round 2
Nacional             2-0 Racing
Peñarol              3-0 Rampla Juniors
Montevideo Wanderers 3-0 Danubio
Cerro                2-1 Liverpool
Sud América          3-1 Defensor

Round 3
Peñarol              2-1 Sud América
Nacional             3-2 Liverpool
Defensor             4-3 Danubio
Montevideo Wanderers 2-1 Racing
Rampla Juniors       4-0 Cerro

Round 4
Nacional             4-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Danubio              2-1 Sud América
Cerro                2-1 Peñarol
Racing               2-1 Liverpool
Rampla Juniors       3-3 Defensor

Round 5
Peñarol              3-1 Liverpool
Sud América          2-2 Nacional
Cerro                2-1 Defensor
Racing               3-2 Danubio
Rampla Juniors       4-1 Montevideo Wanderers

Round 6
Defensor             4-0 Liverpool
Racing               1-0 Sud América
Rampla Juniors       0-0 Danubio
Peñarol              5-2 Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional             2-0 Cerro

Round 7
Peñarol              2-1 Defensor
Nacional             4-1 Danubio
Montevideo Wanderers 3-2 Liverpool
Rampla Juniors       3-1 Sud América
Cerro                4-3 Racing

Round 8
Peñarol              2-0 Nacional
Racing               3-0 Defensor
Danubio              0-0 Cerro
Montevideo Wanderers 2-1 Sud América
Rampla Juniors       1-0 Liverpool

Round 9
Nacional             1-0 Rampla Juniors
Liverpool            3-1 Danubio
Peñarol              2-1 Racing
Defensor             4-2 Montevideo Wanderers
Cerro                1-1 Sud América

Round 10
Peñarol              2-1 Danubio
Defensor             2-1 Nacional
Racing               2-2 Rampla Juniors
Sud América          2-1 Liverpool
Cerro                4-2 Montevideo Wanderers

Round 11
Nacional             0-0 Racing
Peñarol              0-0 Rampla Juniors
Montevideo Wanderers 2-1 Danubio
Liverpool            2-1 Cerro
Sud América          3-1 Defensor

Round 12
Peñarol              3-1 Sud América
Liverpool            1-0 Nacional
Defensor             1-1 Danubio
Montevideo Wanderers 2-0 Racing
Cerro                1-0 Rampla Juniors

Round 13
Nacional             3-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Sud América          2-1 Danubio
Cerro                3-1 Peñarol
Racing               2-1 Liverpool
Defensor             4-2 Rampla Juniors

Round 14
Peñarol              2-2 Liverpool
Nacional             3-0 Sud América
Defensor             3-1 Cerro
Racing               2-1 Danubio
Rampla Juniors       2-1 Montevideo Wanderers

Round 15
Liverpool            2-1 Defensor
Racing               1-0 Sud América
Danubio              2-1 Rampla Juniors
Montevideo Wanderers 2-1 Peñarol
Nacional             3-1 Cerro

Round 16
Peñarol              2-1 Defensor
Nacional             1-1 Danubio
Montevideo Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
Sud América          1-0 Rampla Juniors
Racing               3-2 Cerro

Round 17
Nacional             1-0 Peñarol
Racing               3-1 Defensor
Danubio              1-0 Cerro
Sud América          2-1 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors       2-2 Liverpool

Round 18
Nacional             2-1 Rampla Juniors
Liverpool            1-0 Danubio
Peñarol              2-0 Racing
Defensor             1-1 Montevideo Wanderers
Cerro                3-0 Sud América

Final Table:

 1. CA Peñarol                   18 12  2  4  35-20  26 
  . C Nacional dF                18 11  4  3  33-14  26 
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 3. Racing Club Montevideo       18 10  2  6  29-25  22 
 4. CA Cerro                     18  8  3  7  31-32  19 
 5. Montevideo Wanderers FC      18  8  2  8  32-39  18 
 6. CA Defensor                  18  6  4  8  34-35  16 
 7. Rampla Juniors FC            18  5  5  8  26-26  15 
 8. IA Sud América               18  6  2 10  22-30  14 
 9. Liverpool FC                 18  6  2 10  24-32  14 
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10. Danubio FC                   18  3  4 11  19-32  10  Relegated

Championship Playoff

First Playoff [Mar 20, 1960, Estadio Centenario; attendance: 70,000]
Peñarol              2-0 Nacional
  [Luis Alberto Cubilla 78, Carlos Abel Linazza 87pen]
  [Peñarol: Luis Maidana; William Martínez, Milton Alves da Silva "Salvador"; Santiago Pino,
     Néstor Gonçálvez, Walter Aguerre; Luis Alberto Cubilla, Carlos Abel Linazza, Juan
     Eduardo Hohberg, Alberto Spencer, Carlos Borges. Coach: Roberto Scarone.
   Nacional: Roberto Sosa; Horacio Troche, Edelbert di Fabio; Diego Collazo, Ruben González,
     Juan Carlos Mesías; Héctor Salvá, Héctor Rodríguez, Walter Gómez, Juan Angel Romero,
     Guillermo Escalada. Coach: Ondino Viera]
  [Referees: Pablo Vaga, Alberto Boullosa, Eduardo Pazos;
   sent off: 87' Borges, Martínez, Hohberg, Aguerre (P), 87' Gómez, González, Escalada,
     Collazo (N)]

Peñarol Champions of Uruguay 1959, qualify for Copa Libertadores 1960.

Promoted: CA Fénix.

Topscorer:

13 - Víctor Guaglianone (CA River Plate)



Second Level (Primera B) 1959

Final Table:

 1.Fénix	21  16	2  3  45-21  34  Promoted 		 
 2.Colón	21   9  6  6  43-37  24	
 3.Central	21   8  7  6  37-32  23	
 4.River Plate	21   6  7  8  38-38  19		
 5.Progreso	21   7  4 10  36-39  18	
 6.Canillitas	21   5  7  9  23-34  17	 
 7.Uruguay M.	21   7  3 11  21-37  17	
 8.Mar de Fondo	21   5  6 10  31-36  16	 Relegated (promedio)

Rounds 1, 8, 15
Fénix - Uruguay M.         3-1 2-0 3-1
Progreso - Canillitas      1-0 4-0 2-1
River Plate - Mar de Fondo 1-1 1-1 4-1
Central - Colón            1-1 2-2 3-1

Rounds 2, 9, 16
Central - Canillitas       0-0 1-2 3-1
Fénix - Colón              3-1 2-1 2-1
Progreso - Mar de Fondo    0-0 1-2 3-2
Uruguay M. - River Plate   2-1 1-0 1-2

Rounds 3, 10, 17
Fénix - Central            4-1 0-1 1-0
Mar de Fondo - Canillitas  1-2 3-0 2-3
Colón - Uruguay M.         3-0 2-0 0-1
Progreso - River Plate     4-2 0-1 4-5

Rounds 4, 11, 18
Colón - Mar de Fondo       3-1 0-4 4-2
Uruguay M. - Central       3-0 3-2 1-6
Progreso - Fénix           1-1 1-2 0-3
Canillitas - River Plate   1-1 1-1 0-3

Rounds 5, 12, 19
Colón - River Plate        5-2 1-1 2-2
Fénix - Canillitas         2-0 1-1 0-2
Mar de Fondo - Uruguay M.  0-0 3-0 0-2
Central - Progreso         2-1 5-1 1-1

Rounds 6, 13, 20
Colón - Canillitas         1-0 1-1 5-3
Progreso - Uruguay M.      2-0 1-0 2-3
Fénix - River Plate        3-1 2-1 2-1
Central - Mar de Fondo     0-0 0-0 3-2

Rounds 7, 14, 21
Central - River Plate      5-4 0-3 1-1
Colón - Progreso           3-2 3-2 3-3
Fénix - Mar de Fondo       4-1 3-1 2-4
Uruguay M. - Canillitas    1-1 1-1 0-3


Final Table:

 1.Fénix	21  16	2  3  45-21  34  Promoted 		 
 2.Colón	21   9  6  6  43-37  24	
 3.Central	21   8  7  6  37-32  23	
 4.River Plate	21   6  7  8  38-38  19		
 5.Progreso	21   7  4 10  36-39  18	
 6.Canillitas	21   5  7  9  23-34  17	 
 7.Uruguay M.	21   7  3 11  21-37  17	
 8.Mar de Fondo	21   5  6 10  31-36  16	 Relegated (promedio)

Promedios Relegation (average over 1958 and 1959)

 1.Fénix        34.0 (relegated 1958, only 1959)
 2.Central      21.5
 3.Colón        21.0
   Progreso     21.0
 5.River Plate  19.0
 6.Canillitas   18.0
 7.Uruguay M.   17.5
 8.Mar de Fondo 16.0 (promoted 1958, only 1959)  Relegated 

Relegated from 1st level: Danubio
Promoted from 3rd level: Bella Vista


1958

1960 (2nd level)

1965

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, Diego Cervini and Martín Tabeira for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Diego Antognazza (oguico@hotmail.com), Diego Cervini (dcervini@hotmail.com) and Martín Tabeira (martintab@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 2 Mar 2005

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