Liga Mayor (Uruguay)

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Liga Mayor
Organising bodyAUF
Founded1975
Abolished1978; 46 years ago (1978)
RegionUruguay
Most successful team(s)Nacional (3 titles)

The Liga Mayor was a Uruguayan football tournament organized by the Uruguayan Football Association from 1975 to 1978.[1][2][3]

In its first three editions only the Primera División teams participated, while for the 1978 edition the four semifinalists of the Campeonato de Clubes Campeones del Interior were invited to participate.[4]

In this last edition there was a three-way tie for first place between Peñarol, Defensor and Huracán Buceo, which led to a controversy. Defensor had a greater goal difference, while Peñarol had more goals in favor. Defensor proposed to play a tiebreaker match, but the AUF rejected his request and declared Peñarol as champion.

List of champions[edit]

Ed. Year Champion Runner-up Third place
1
1975 Nacional[5] Liverpool Danubio
Peñarol
2
1976 Nacional[6] Peñarol Danubio
Defensor Sporting
3
1977 Nacional[7] Peñarol Montevideo Wanderers
3
1978 Peñarol[8] Defensor Huracán Buceo

Titles by club[edit]

Club Titles Years won
Nacional 3 1975, 1976, 1977[9]
Peñarol 1 1978

References[edit]