2013–14 in Uruguayan football
| Season | 2013–14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Primera División | Danubio | |
| ||
National leagues
| Cerro | Cerro Largo | Danubio | Defensor Sporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Tanque Sisley | Fénix | Juventud | Liverpool |
| Miramar Misiones | M. Wanderers | Nacional | Peñarol |
| Racing | Rentistas | River Plate | Sud América |
- Apertura champion: Danubio (3rd title)
- Top scorer: Héctor Acuña
Iván Alonso
Sergio Blanco (11 goals each)
- Top scorer: Héctor Acuña
- Clausura champion: M. Wanderers (1st title)
- Top scorer: Héctor Acuña
Octavio Rivero
Jonathan Álvez
Nicolás Royón (9 goals each)
- Top scorer: Héctor Acuña
- Overall champion: Danubio (4th title)
- Top scorer: Héctor Acuña (20 goals)
- International qualifiers:
- Copa Libertadores:
- Group Stage: Danubio and M. Wanderers
- Preliminary Round: Nacional
- Copa Sudamericana:
- First Stage: Danubio, River Plate, Peñarol and Rentistas
- Copa Libertadores:
- Relegated: Liverpool, Cerro Largo and Miramar Misiones
| Atenas | Boston River | Canadian | Central Español | Cerrito |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Maldonado | Huracán | Plaza Colonia | Progreso | Rocha |
| Rampla Juniors | Torque | Tacuarembó | Villa Teresa |
- Segunda División champion: Tacuarembó (1st title)
- Play-off winner: Rampla Juniors
- Promoted: Tacuarembó, Atenas and Rampla Juniors
- Top scorer: Aldo Díaz
Clubs in international competitions
| Team \ Competition | 2012 Copa Sudamericana | 2013 Copa Libertadores |
|---|---|---|
| Defensor Sporting | did not qualify | Second Stage |
| El Tanque Sisley | First Stage | did not qualify |
| Montevideo Wanderers | First Stage | did not qualify |
| Nacional | did not qualify | First Stage |
| Peñarol | First Stage | Second Stage |
| River Plate | Second Stage | did not qualify |
El Tanque Sisley
- 2013 Copa Sudamericana
| 31 July 2013 First Stage | El Tanque Sisley  | 0–1 |  Colo-Colo | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 20:30 UTC-03:00 | Report | Toledo  27' |
Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil) |
| 7 August 2013 First Stage | Colo-Colo | 2–0 | El Tanque Sisley | Santiago, Chile |
| 21:45 UTC-04:00 | F. Benítez 13' Toledo 16' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano Attendance: 12,559 Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
El Tanque eliminated on points 0–6.
Wanderers
- 2013 Copa Sudamericana
| 1 August 2013 First Stage | Montevideo Wanderers | 1–2 |  Libertad | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 18:15 UTC-03:00 | F. Rodríguez 8' |
Report | Montenegro 50' M. Díaz 71' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina) |
| 8 August 2013 First Stage | Libertad | 0–0 | Montevideo Wanderers | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 21:45 UTC-04:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz Attendance: 5,541 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
Wanderers eliminated on points 1–4.
Peñarol
- 2013 Copa Sudamericana
| 1 August 2013 First Stage | Cobreloa | 0–0 | Peñarol | Antofagasta, Chile |
| 19:30 UTC-04:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Antofagasta Attendance: 6,421 Referee: Julio Quintana (Paraguay) |
| 8 August 2013 First Stage | Peñarol | 0–2 | Cobreloa | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 20:15 UTC-03:00 | Report | Droguett 12' Lezcano 21' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 30,452 Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) |
Peñarol lost 0–2 on aggregate.
River Plate
- 2013 Copa Sudamericana
| 31 July 2013 First Stage | Blooming  | 0–1 | River Plate | Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| 19:30 UTC-04:00 | Report | Santos 58' |
Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay) |
| 6 August 2013 First Stage | River Plate | 4–0 | Blooming | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 17:45 UTC-03:00 | Taborda 39', 62' Santos 52'Techera 85' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Pablo Díaz (Argentina) |
| 21 August 2013 First Stage | Itagüí  | 1–0 | River Plate | Itagüí, Colombia |
| 16:00 UTC-05:00 | Cortés 63' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí Attendance: 2,156 Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador) |
| 28 August 2013 First Stage | River Plate | 0–0 | Itagüí | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19:30 UTC-03:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay) |
River Plate lost 0–1 on aggregate.
National Teams
Senior Team
This section covers Uruguay's senior team matches from the end of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup to the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Friendly matches
| August 14, 2013 | Japan  | 2–4 | Uruguay | Miyagi, Japan |
| 19:20 UTC+09:00 | Kagawa 55' Honda 72' |
Report | Forlán 26', 29' Suárez 53'González 59' |
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 45,883 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| March 5, 2014 | Austria  | 1–1 | Uruguay | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 20:30 (CET) | Janko 14' |
Pereira 66' |
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| May 30, 2014 | Uruguay | 1–0 |  Northern Ireland | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Stuani 62' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario |
| June 4, 2014 | Uruguay | 2–0 |  Slovenia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Cavani 41' Stuani 66' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario |
World Cup qualifiers
| 6 September 2013 Round 13 | Peru  | 1–2 | Uruguay | Lima, Peru |
| 21:30 UTC-02:30 | Farfán 84' |
Report | Suárez 43' (pen.), 67' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 39,222 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina) |
| 10 September 2013 Round 14 | Uruguay | 2–0 | Colombia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19:00 UTC-03:00 | Cavani 77' Stuani 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay) |
| 11 October 2013 Round 15 | Ecuador  | 1–0 | Uruguay | Quito, Ecuador |
| 16:00 UTC-05:00 | Montero 30' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 32,996 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
| 15 October 2013 Round 16 | Uruguay | 3–2 |  Argentina | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:30 UTC-02:00 | C. Rodríguez 6' Suárez 34' (pen.)Cavani 49' |
Report | M. Rodríguez 14', 41' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Marcelo Henrique (Brazil) |
| 13 November 2013 AFC-Conmebol play-off | Jordan  | 0–5 | Uruguay | Amman, Jordan |
| 18:00 UTC+03:00 | Report | Pereira 22' Stuani 42'Lodeiro 69'Rodríguez 78'Cavani 90+1' |
Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 17,370 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
| 20 November 2013 AFC-Conmebol play-off | Uruguay | 0–0 | Jordan | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:00 UTC-02:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
FIFA World Cup
| 14 June 2014 Group Stage | Uruguay | 1-3 |  Costa Rica | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC-03:00 | Cavani 24' (pen.) |
Report | Campbell 54' Duarte 57'Ureña 84' |
Stadium: Estádio Castelão Attendance: 58,679 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 19 June 2014 Group Stage | Uruguay | 2-1 |  England | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC-03:00 | Suárez 39', 85' |
Report | Rooney 75' |
Stadium: Arena de São Paulo Attendance: 62,575 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) |
| 24 June 2014 Group Stage | Italy  | 0-1 | Uruguay | Natal, Brazil |
| 13:00 UTC-03:00 | Report | Godín 81' |
Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 39,706 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| 28 June 2014 Round of 16 | Colombia | 2-0 | Uruguay | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 17:00 UTC-03:00 | Rodríguez 28', 50' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 73,804 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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