2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nacional (42nd title) |
| Relegated | Bella Vista Juventud Villa Española |
| Copa Libertadores | Nacional Cerro Racing |
| Copa Sudamericana | River Plate Liverpool |
| Matches played | 225 |
| Goals scored | 626 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joaquín Boghossian (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Racing 4–0 Central Español (September 18, 2008) Danubio 4–0 Juventud (September 21, 2008) River Plate 5–1 Wanderers (March 21, 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Tacuarembó 0–5 Cerro (February 28, 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Bella Vista 5–2 Cerro Largo (November 9, 2008) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 Primera División season is the 77th professional season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
Teams
Torneo Apertura
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Final playoff
Top-ten goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  Emiliano Alfaro
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Liverpool | 7 |
| Sergio Leal
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Danubio | 7 | |
| 3 | Sebastián Balsas
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Racing | 6 |
| William Ferreira
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Defensor Sporting | 6 | |
| José María Franco
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Peñarol | 6 | |
| 6 | Sebastián Charquero
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Montevideo Wanderers | 5 |
| Santiago García
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Nacional | 5 | |
| Henry Giménez
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River Plate | 5 | |
| Antonio Pacheco
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Peñarol | 5 | |
| Mauro Vila
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Defensor Sporting | 5 |
Last Updated: February 9, 2009 [1]
Torneo Clausura
Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.
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Top-ten goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Zambrana
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River Plate | 10 |
| 2 | Joaquín Boghossian
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Cerro | 9 |
| 3 | Diego Ifrán
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Danubio | 8 |
| Gustavo Biscayzacú
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Nacional | 8 | |
| Álvaro Navarro
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Defensor Sporting | 8 | |
| 6 | Diego Cháves
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Montevideo Wanderers | 7 |
| Antonio Pacheco
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Peñarol | 7 | |
| Liber Quiñones
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Racing | 7 | |
| Leandro Rivero
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Cerro Largo | 7 | |
| 10 | Diego de Souza
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Defensor Sporting | 6 |
| Paulo Pezzolano
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Liverpool | 6 | |
| Mauren Franco
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Tacuarembó | 6 | |
| Aldo Diaz
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Bella Vista | 6 |
Last Updated: June 18, 2009 [1]
Results
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Aggregate table
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Relegation table
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Championship playoffs
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| Nacional | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Nacional | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
First leg
| Defensor Sporting | 1 – 1 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
de Souza  25' |
Report | Lodeiro 22' |
Second leg
| Nacional | 1 – 1 | Defensor Sporting |
|---|---|---|
| Romero 23' |
Report | Vera 44' |
Third leg
Nacional won 5–2 on points.
Finals
First Leg
| Defensor Sporting | 1 – 2 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Pintos 66' |
Report | Coates 78' Biscayzacú 86' |
Second leg
Nacional won 6–0 on points.
| Primera División 2008–09 Champion |
|---|
| Nacional 42nd title |
Nacional qualified for 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
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Playoff
Since Liverpool and Defensor Sporting tied on points and goal difference in the Liguilla, a playoff was needed to determine who earned the Uruguay 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
| Liverpool | 1 – 0 | Defensor Sporting |
|---|---|---|
| Correa 81' |
Report |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Boghossian
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Cerro | 7 |
| 2 | Álvaro Navarro
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Defensor Sporting | 4 |
| Sebastián Balsas
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Racing | 4 | |
| 4 | Sergio Blanco
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Nacional | 3 |
| Henry Giménez
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River Plate | 3 | |
 Pablo Hernández
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Racing | 3 | |
| 7 | Bruno Montelongo
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River Plate | 2 |
| Claudio Dadomo
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Cerro | 2 | |
| Pablo Torres
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Racing | 2 | |
| Santiago García
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Nacional | 2 | |
| Emiliano Alfaro
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Liverpool | 2 |
Last Updated: August 2, 2009