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:
- the best 2026 URU Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
- 2027 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
- the 2nd best 2026 URU Aggregate Table team that has not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
- 2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th best 2026 URU1 Aggregate Table teams that have not qualified for the 2027 Copa Libertadores
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
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cerro Largo FC | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 2 | CA Peñarol | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Central Español FC | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | CA Boston River | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 7 | CA Cerro | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Deportivo Maldonado | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Montevideo City Torque | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nacional | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 4 | Wanderers FC | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | CA Juventud | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | CA Progreso | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 7 | Albion FC | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 8 | Danubio FC | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Torneo Intermedio Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Racing Club | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | - | 24 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Deportivo Maldonado | 16 | 10 -2-4 | 32 | - | 27 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 -0-1 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | CA Peñarol | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | - | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 -0-2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Albion FC | 16 | 8 -5-3 | 29 | - | 26 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Central Español FC | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | - | 25 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 6 | Nacional | 16 | 8 -1-7 | 25 | - | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 -0-4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 7 | Montevideo City Torque | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | - | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | - | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 9 | Wanderers FC | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | - | 16 | 21 | -5 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 10 | Liverpool FC | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | CA Boston River | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | - | 18 | 21 | -3 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| 12 | CA Juventud | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | - | 19 | 22 | -3 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 13 | Danubio FC | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | - | 18 | 24 | -6 | 7 | 2 -4-1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 14 | Cerro Largo FC | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | - | 16 | 20 | -4 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 15 | CA Progreso | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | - | 12 | 25 | -13 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 16 | CA Cerro | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | - | 9 | 28 | -19 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | -18 |
Championship Playoff | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Danubio FC | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera |
 | Racing Club | Parque Palermo |
 | Deportivo Maldonado | Parque Palermo |
 | CA Juventud | Estadio Gran Parque Central |
 | Albion FC | Parque Abraham Paladino |
 | CA Peñarol | Estadio Luis Tróccoli |
 | CA Boston River | Estadio Luis Franzini |
 | Cerro Largo FC | Estadio Belvedere |
Results
| 01 | Central Español FC | Estadio Campeón del Siglo |
| 01 | Liverpool FC | Estadio Campeones Olímpicos |
| 30 | Nacional | Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel |
| 25 | Wanderers FC | Estadio Parque Artigas (Las Piedras) |
| 12 | Montevideo City Torque | Parque Dr Enrique Falco Lichtemberger |
| 12 | CA Progreso | Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo |
| 00 | Defensor Sporting | Estadio Osvaldo Roberto |
| 20 | CA Cerro | Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla |
| 02 | CA Peñarol | Estadio Luis Franzini |
| 11 | Deportivo Maldonado | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera |
| 10 | Central Español FC | Estadio Luis Tróccoli |
| 30 | CA Boston River | Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla |
| 12 | Montevideo City Torque | Parque Abraham Paladino |
| 00 | Racing Club | Estadio Belvedere |
| 31 | Danubio FC | Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel |
| 00 | Wanderers FC | Parque Dr Enrique Falco Lichtemberger |
| 10 | Cerro Largo FC | Estadio Osvaldo Roberto |
| 21 | Defensor Sporting | Parque Palermo |
| 21 | Liverpool FC | Estadio Campeón del Siglo |