Torneo Cuadrangular (Uruguay)

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Torneo Cuadrangular
Organising bodyAUF
Founded1952
Abolished1968; 56 years ago (1968)
RegionUruguay
Most successful team(s)Nacional (7 titles)

The Torneo Cuadrangular was a Uruguayan football tournament organized by the Uruguayan Football Association from 1952 to 1968.[1]

The best four teams of each Uruguayan Primera División qualified to play the Torneo Cuadrangular, according to their placements in the final positions of each tournament.

List of champions[edit]

Ed. Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1
1952 Nacional[2] Peñarol Rampla Juniors Danubio
2
1953 Rampla Juniors[3] River Plate Nacional Peñarol
3
1954 Nacional[4] Danubio Rampla Juniors Peñarol
4
1955 The first place was shared by Danubio, Nacional and Peñarol. Cerro
5
1956 Nacional[5] Defensor Peñarol Cerro
6
1957 Defensor[6] Fénix Nacional Peñarol
7
1958 Nacional[7] Peñarol Sud América Rampla Juniors
8
1959 Peñarol Nacional Cerro Racing
9
1960 Peñarol Nacional Cerro Fénix
10
1961 Nacional[8] Peñarol Defensor Danubio
11
1962 The first place was shared by Nacional and Peñarol. Defensor Fénix
12
1963 Peñarol Nacional Montevideo Wanderers Fénix
13
1964 Nacional[9] Peñarol Rampla Juniors Montevideo Wanderers
1965
(Not held)
14
1966 Peñarol Nacional Danubio Cerro
15
1967 Nacional[10] Peñarol Racing Cerro
16
1968 Peñarol Nacional Defensor Cerro

Titles by club[edit]

Club Titles Years won
Nacional 7 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967[11]
Peñarol 5 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1968
Defensor 1 1957
Rampla Juniors 1 1953

References[edit]