Liga AUF Uruguaya 2026
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
Location
Uruguay
Abbreviation
URU1

Summary

The 2026 La Liga Profesesional de Primera División (URU1) (aka Liga AUF Uruguaya 2026) is the top level of league style football competition in Uruguay. At the end of the 2026 Torneo Clausura, the URU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
    • Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura winners (If the same team wins both torneos, then the best 2026 URU Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores receives the 2nd berth,)
  • 2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
  • 2027 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
  • 2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:

The 2026 URU1 Aggregate Table combines the results from the 2026 URU1 Torneo Apertura and 2026 URU1 Torneo Clausura to rank teams by average points/match.

Leagues Pyramid - Uruguay

Abbrev League # of Teams
URU1 Liga AUF Uruguaya 2026 16
URU2 Segunda División Profesional 14
URU3 Primera División Amateur 27

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura
6 Feb 2026 - 19 May 2026
Intermedio
23 May 2025 - 27 Jun 2025
Clausura
10 Aug 2026 - 1 Dec 2026
16: URU1 (13), URU2 (3)

Season Format

Each URU1 team plays one match against the other 15 URU1 teams in the 2026 URU1 Torneo Apertura (15 matches), one match against the other 7 URU1 teams in their group in the 2026 URU1 Torneo Intermedio (7 matches), and one match against the other 15 URU1 teams in the 2026 URU1 Torneo Clausura (15 matches) for a total of 37 league matches per team. If a team was the Road team in the Torneo Apertura, they will be the Home team in the Torneo Clausura. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored for, (3) head-to-head record, (4) a drawing, then (5) a playoff (if two teams are tied for 1st).

Playoffs

The winners of the 2026 URU1 Torneo Apertura and 2026 URU1 Torneo Clausura face each other in a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff to determine the overall 2026 URU1 champion. If the aggregate score is still tied after the Home-Away matches are completed, a 3rd match is played. If the 3rd match ends a tie at the end of regulation, two, 15-minute extra time periods are played. If no winner is decided at the end of extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held. If the winner of the 2026 URU1 Torneo Apertura and the 2026 URU1 Torneo Clausura are the same team, there is no playoff.

Relegation

At the end of the 2026 Torneo Clausura, the 14th, 15th, and 16th place teams in the 2026 URU1 Relegation Table will be relegated to the URU2.


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Torneo Intermedio

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Albion FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
2CA Boston River 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
3CA Cerro 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
4CA Juventud 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
5CA Peñarol 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
6CA Progreso 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
7Central Español FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
8Cerro Largo FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
9Danubio FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
10Defensor Sporting 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
11Deportivo Maldonado 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
12Liverpool FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
13Montevideo City Torque 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
14Nacional 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
15Racing Club 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
16Wanderers FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
Torneo Intermedio Final

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Racing Club 159 -4-231-2314984 -3-115138575 -1-1161064
2Deportivo Maldonado 159 -2-429-2416876 -0-118136783 -2-31111101
3Albion FC 158 -4-328-26161084 -1-3131812674 -3-015844
4CA Peñarol 158 -3-427-2316783 -3-2121311275 -0-2151055
5Central Español FC 157 -3-524-2322174 -1-213129383 -2-3111113-2
6Montevideo City Torque 156 -5-423-2216674 -1-213139482 -4-210972
7Nacional 157 -1-722-2621573 -1-310115684 -0-4121516-1
8Defensor Sporting 155 -6-421-1311274 -2-11484481 -4-3757-2
9Liverpool FC 155 -5-520-2018272 -2-381010083 -3-2121082
10Wanderers FC 156 -2-720-1621-584 -2-21498172 -0-56713-6
11Danubio FC 154 -6-518-1721-472 -4-110106482 -2-48715-8
12Cerro Largo FC 155 -2-817-1619-372 -1-4799083 -1-410710-3
13CA Boston River 155 -2-817-1420-683 -1-41088072 -1-47612-6
14CA Juventud 154 -3-815-1722-583 -1-41088071 -2-45914-5
15CA Progreso 152 -4-910-1223-1181 -2-55714-771 -2-4559-4
16CA Cerro 152 -4-910-824-1682 -3-3956-170 -1-61318-15
Championship Playoff

Fixtures

Fri - 15 May 2026
 Montevideo City Torque   NacionalEstadio Charrúa
Sat - 16 May 2026
 CA Boston River   CA CerroEstadio Campeones Olímpicos
 CA Juventud   CA ProgresoEstadio Parque Artigas (Las Piedras)
 CA Peñarol   Liverpool FCEstadio Campeón del Siglo
Sun - 17 May 2026
 Racing Club   Cerro Largo FCEstadio Osvaldo Roberto
 Albion FC   Wanderers FCParque Dr Enrique Falco Lichtemberger
Mon - 18 May 2026
 Deportivo Maldonado   Danubio FCEstadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel

Results

Mon - 11 May 2026
 Cerro Largo FC 23 CA PeñarolEstadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
 Deportivo Maldonado 21 CA Boston RiverEstadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel
Sun - 10 May 2026
 Nacional 40 CA CerroEstadio Gran Parque Central
 Montevideo City Torque 21 CA ProgresoEstadio Centenario (Montevideo)
 Defensor Sporting 12 CA JuventudEstadio Luis Franzini
Sat - 9 May 2026
 Danubio FC 01 Albion FCEstadio Jardines del Hipódromo
Fri - 8 May 2026
 Wanderers FC 10 Liverpool FCParque Alfredo Víctor Viera
Mon - 4 May 2026
 CA Peñarol 11 Defensor SportingEstadio Campeón del Siglo
Sun - 3 May 2026
 Albion FC 32 NacionalParque Dr Enrique Falco Lichtemberger
 Racing Club 11 Montevideo City TorqueEstadio Osvaldo Roberto
 CA Boston River 21 Central Español FCEstadio Campeones Olímpicos
 CA Progreso 01 Cerro Largo FCParque Abraham Paladino
Sat - 2 May 2026
 Liverpool FC 30 Danubio FCEstadio Belvedere
 CA Cerro 01 Deportivo MaldonadoEstadio Luis Tróccoli
 CA Juventud 21 Wanderers FCEstadio Parque Artigas (Las Piedras)
Mon - 27 Apr 2026
 Defensor Sporting 10 CA ProgresoEstadio Luis Franzini
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
 Wanderers FC 10 CA PeñarolParque Alfredo Víctor Viera
 Cerro Largo FC 01 Racing ClubEstadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
 Central Español FC 31 CA CerroParque Palermo