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2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

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Nacional
2008–09 season
ChairmanUruguay Ricardo Alarcón
ManagerUruguay Gerardo Pelusso
(until July 15, 2009)
Uruguay Luis González
Primera DivisionWinners (42nd title)
Torneo Apertura1st (8th title)
Torneo Clausura6th
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores6th
Copa LibertadoresSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Uruguay Santiago García
(10 goals)

All:
Uruguay Santiago García
(13 goals)

Squad

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As of August 2, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Leonardo Burián
2 DF Uruguay URU Alejandro Rodríguez
3 DF Argentina ARG Federico Domínguez
4 DF Uruguay URU Mauricio Victorino (vice-captain)
5 DF Uruguay URU Martín Rodríguez
6 DF Argentina ARG Matías Rodríguez
7 DF Uruguay URU Diego Rodríguez
8 MF Uruguay URU Diego Arismendi
9 FW Uruguay URU Alexander Medina
10 MF Argentina ARG Ángel Morales
11 FW Uruguay URU Sergio Blanco
12 GK Uruguay URU Nicola Pérez
13 FW Uruguay URU Martín Cauteruccio
14 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Lodeiro
15 DF Uruguay URU Adrián Romero
16 FW Argentina ARG Marcos Mondaini
17 MF Uruguay URU Roberto Brum
18 DF Uruguay URU Pablo Caballero
19 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Coates
20 FW Uruguay URU Santiago García
21 MF Uruguay URU Oscar Javier Morales (captain)
22 MF Uruguay URU Álvaro Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Uruguay URU Jorge Cazulo
24 FW Uruguay URU Gustavo Biscayzacú
25 GK Uruguay URU Rodrigo Muñoz
GK Uruguay URU Oscar Castro
GK Uruguay URU Martín Tejera
DF Uruguay URU Mathías Abero
DF Uruguay URU Maximiliano Acuña
DF Uruguay URU Gerardo Acosta
DF Uruguay URU Gastón Filgueira
DF Uruguay URU Martín Galain
DF Uruguay URU Santiago Pereyra
DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Sellanes
DF Costa Rica CRC Kendall Waston
MF Uruguay URU Maximiliano Calzada
MF Uruguay URU Thiago Magnone
MF Uruguay URU Luis Oyarbide
MF Uruguay URU Mauricio Pereyra
MF Uruguay URU Facundo Píriz
MF Uruguay URU Santiago Romero
FW Uruguay URU Álvaro Apolito
FW Uruguay URU Roberto Lujan
FW Uruguay URU Bryan Machado

Transfers

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In

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Argentina ARG Federico Domínguez (from Cyprus Apollon Limassol)
5 DF Uruguay URU Martín Rodríguez (from Argentina Banfield)
6 DF Argentina ARG Matías Rodríguez (from Austria LASK Linz)
9 FW Uruguay URU Alexander Medina (from Spain Racing Ferrol)
10 MF Argentina ARG Ángel Morales (from Argentina Olimpo)
16 FW Argentina ARG Marcos Mondaini (from Argentina Boca Juniors)
22 MF Uruguay URU Álvaro Fernández (from Mexico Puebla)
23 MF Uruguay URU Jorge Cazulo (from Uruguay Defensor Sporting)
24 FW Uruguay URU Gustavo Biscayzacú (from Chile Colo-Colo)
25 GK Uruguay URU Rodrigo Muñoz (from Uruguay Cerro)
DF Uruguay URU Gastón Filgueira (from Argentina Arsenal)
DF Argentina ARG Walter García (from Russia Rubin Kazan)
DF Costa Rica CRC Kendall Waston (from Costa Rica Saprissa)

Out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Alexis Viera (to Colombia América de Cali)
2 DF Uruguay URU Deivis Barone (to Argentina Colón)
3 DF Uruguay URU Pablo Melo (to Uruguay Cerro)
7 FW Uruguay URU Diego Perrone (to Uruguay Danubio)
9 FW Uruguay URU Bruno Fornaroli (to Italy Sampdoria)
10 MF Uruguay URU Martín Ligüera (to Paraguay Olimpia)
13 MF Uruguay URU Mathías Cardacio (to Italy Milan)
15 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Bertolo (to Argentina Banfield)
20 FW Uruguay URU Richard Morales (to Brazil Grêmio)
24 FW Uruguay URU Diego Vera (to Uruguay Defensor Sporting)
DF Argentina ARG Walter García (to United States New York Red Bulls)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on August 2, 2009.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primera División Uruguaya Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Copa Libertadores
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Uruguay URU Leonardo Burián 19 -28 12+1 -18 5+0 -10 1+0 0
2 DF Uruguay URU Alejandro Rodríguez 6 0 1+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Argentina ARG Federico Domínguez 18 4 9+0 3 0+0 0 8+1 1
4 DF Uruguay URU Mauricio Victorino 29 5 20+1 4 0+0 0 8+0 1
5 DF Uruguay URU Martín Rodríguez 12 1 4+3 0 4+0 1 1+0 0
6 DF Argentina ARG Matías Rodríguez 37 0 28+0 0 0+1 0 8+0 0
7 DF Uruguay URU Diego Rodríguez 13 0 5+3 0 1+3 0 1+0 0
8 MF Uruguay URU Diego Arismendi 41 1 28+3 0 0+0 0 9+1 1
9 FW Uruguay URU Alexander Medina 32 7 14+10 6 0+0 0 8+0 1
10 MF Argentina ARG Ángel Morales 37 1 8+22 1 0+0 0 2+5 0
11 FW Uruguay URU Sergio Blanco 29 8 12+7 5 4+1 3 0+5 0
13 FW Uruguay URU Martín Cauteruccio 6 0 3+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
14 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Lodeiro 35 8 23+2 4 0+0 0 8+2 4
15 DF Uruguay URU Adrián Romero 34 3 21+3 3 0+0 0 10+0 0
16 FW Argentina ARG Marcos Mondaini 16 3 7+2 1 0+0 0 6+1 2
17 MF Uruguay URU Roberto Brum 30 2 17+9 2 0+0 0 2+2 0
18 DF Uruguay URU Pablo Caballero 18 1 9+3 1 4+0 0 1+1 0
19 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Coates 20 4 11+0 3 4+0 0 5+0 1
20 FW Uruguay URU Santiago García 42 13 24+6 10 4+0 2 2+6 1
21 MF Uruguay URU Oscar Javier Morales 36 1 24+3 1 0+0 0 9+0 0
22 MF Uruguay URU Álvaro Fernández 26 8 14+2 6 1+0 0 8+1 2
23 MF Uruguay URU Jorge Cazulo 9 2 3+4 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
24 FW Uruguay URU Gustavo Biscayzacú 17 8 6+6 8 2+0 0 3+0 0
25 GK Uruguay URU Rodrigo Muñoz 25 -25 16+0 -18 0+0 0 9+0 -7
GK Uruguay URU Alexis Viera* 8 -3 8+0 -3 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Uruguay URU Mathías Abero 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Uruguay URU Gastón Filgueira 14 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Uruguay URU Martín Galain 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
DF Uruguay URU Pablo Melo* 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Uruguay URU Maximiliano Calzada 6 0 0+1 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
MF Uruguay URU Martín Ligüera* 12 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Uruguay URU Luis Oyarbide 5 0 1+1 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
MF Uruguay URU Mauricio Pereyra 13 0 3+1 0 5+0 0 0+4 0
MF Uruguay URU Facundo Píriz 10 0 2+4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
FW Uruguay URU Álvaro Apolito 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Uruguay URU Bryan Machado 3 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
FW Uruguay URU Diego Vera* 9 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Note

  • * = Players who left the club mid-season

Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches

Position Nation Number Name Primera División Uruguaya Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Copa Libertadores Total
1 Uruguay 20 Santiago García 10 2 1 13
2 Uruguay 11 Sergio Blanco 5 3 0 8
= Uruguay 14 Nicolás Lodeiro 4 0 4 8
= Uruguay 22 Álvaro Fernández 6 0 2 8
= Uruguay 24 Gustavo Biscayzacú 8 0 0 8
6 Uruguay 9 Alexander Medina 6 0 1 7
7 Uruguay 4 Mauricio Victorino 4 0 1 5
8 Argentina 3 Federico Domínguez 3 0 1 4
= Uruguay 19 Sebastián Coates 3 0 1 4
10 Uruguay 15 Adrián Romero 3 0 0 3
= Argentina 16 Marcos Mondaini 1 0 2 3
12 Uruguay 17 Roberto Brum 2 0 0 2
= Uruguay 23 Jorge Cazulo 1 1 0 2
14 Uruguay 5 Martín Rodríguez 0 1 0 1
= Uruguay 8 Diego Arismendi 0 0 1 1
= Argentina 10 Ángel Morales 1 0 0 1
= Uruguay 18 Pablo Caballero 1 0 0 1
= Uruguay 21 Oscar Javier Morales 1 0 0 1
= Uruguay Gastón Filgueira 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 1 0 2
Total 61 8 14 83

Disciplinary record

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Position Nation Number Name Primera División Uruguaya Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Copa Libertadores Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK Uruguay 1 Leonardo Burián 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF Uruguay 2 Alejandro Rodríguez 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
DF Argentina 3 Federico Domínguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Uruguay 4 Mauricio Victorino 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF Uruguay 5 Martín Rodríguez 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 1
DF Argentina 6 Matías Rodríguez 10 1 0 0 2 0 12 1
DF Uruguay 7 Diego Rodríguez 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Uruguay 8 Diego Arismendi 14 1 0 0 3 0 17 1
FW Uruguay 9 Alexander Medina 6 1 0 0 4 0 10 1
MF Argentina 10 Ángel Morales 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Uruguay 11 Sergio Blanco 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Uruguay 14 Nicolás Lodeiro 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
DF Uruguay 15 Adrián Romero 4 3 0 0 1 0 5 3
MF Uruguay 17 Roberto Brum 13 0 0 0 0 1 13 1
DF Uruguay 18 Pablo Caballero 3 0 2 1 1 0 6 1
DF Uruguay 19 Sebastián Coates 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 1
FW Uruguay 20 Santiago García 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 3
MF Uruguay 21 Oscar Javier Morales 11 1 0 0 5 0 16 1
MF Uruguay 22 Álvaro Fernández 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
MF Uruguay 23 Jorge Cazulo 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
FW Uruguay 24 Gustavo Biscayzacú 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Uruguay 25 Rodrigo Muñoz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Uruguay Alexis Viera* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Uruguay Mathías Abero 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF Uruguay Gastón Filgueira 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF Uruguay Martín Galain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Uruguay Pablo Melo* 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
MF Uruguay Maximiliano Calzada 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Uruguay Martín Ligüera* 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
FW Uruguay Facundo Píriz 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Uruguay Diego Vera* 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 113 10 21 3 21 2 155 15

Note

  • * = Players who left the club mid-season

Captains

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No. Pos. Name Starts
21 MF Uruguay Oscar Javier Morales 33
15 DF Uruguay Adrián Romero 7
19 DF Uruguay Sebastián Coates 4
4 DF Uruguay Mauricio Victorino 3
18 DF Uruguay Pablo Caballero 3

Penalties Awarded

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Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
2008-11-01 Green tickY Uruguay Santiago García Liverpool Primera División
2008-12-17 Green tickY Uruguay Sergio Blanco Peñarol Primera División
2009-02-07 Green tickY Uruguay Sergio Blanco Central Español Primera División
2009-03-22 Green tickY Argentina Federico Domínguez Cerro Largo Primera División
2009-04-12 Red XN Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Montevideo Wanderers Primera División
2009-04-26 Red XN Argentina Federico Domínguez Liverpool Primera División
2009-07-08 Green tickY Uruguay Santiago García Defensor Sporting Primera División

International players

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The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2008–09 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.

Starting 11

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Overall

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Games played 50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores)
Games won 25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games drawn 14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games lost 11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores)
Goals scored 83
Goals conceded 58
Goal difference +25
Yellow cards 115
Red cards 15
Worst discipline Uruguay Santiago García (6 Yellow card, 3 Red card)
Best result 3-0 (A) v Paraguay Nacional - Copa Libertadores 2009.02.13
4-1 (A) v Racing - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.03.14
3-0 (H) v Argentina River Plate - Copa Libertadores 2009.03.19
3-0 (N) v Defensor Sporting - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.07.08
Worst result 0-3 (H) v Central Español - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.06.13
Most appearances Uruguay Santiago García (42 appearances)
Top scorer Uruguay Santiago García (13 goals)

Last updated: August 2
Source: Nacional

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso
(until July 15, 2009)
Uruguay Luis González
Assistant manager Uruguay Mauricio Larriera
Second assistant manager Uruguay Willians Lemus
Goalkeeping coach Uruguay Darwin Dalmás
Team Fitness Coach Uruguay Javier Carballo
Uruguay Fernando Cal
Club Doctor Uruguay Carlos Suero
First Team Collaborator Uruguay Ruben Sosa

Last updated: 2 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Other information

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Chairman Uruguay Ricardo Alarcón
Sports Manager Uruguay Daniel Henríquez
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estadio Gran Parque Central (22,000 / 105x70 meters)

Updated to match played 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Team Kit

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Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Sinteplast
Macri Sport Center
EGA

Home
Away
Third kit

Friendlies

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Florida Uruguay0 – 7Uruguay Nacional
Report Blanco 6', 9', 25'
Cauteruccio 32'
Victorino 57'
Lujan 77'
D. Rodríguez 83'


Colonia Uruguay3 – 1Uruguay Nacional
Miñones 15', 72', 84' Report Victorino 34'

Nacional Uruguay1 – 0Paraguay Tacuary
Cazulo 86' Report

Copa Bimbo

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Semi-finals

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Nacional Uruguay2 – 1Uruguay Peñarol
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 24'
Domínguez Red card 39'
Blanco 45+1' (pen.)
Medina Yellow card 55'
Romero 68'
Filgueira Yellow card 79'
Report Bueno 15'
Alcoba Yellow card 34'
Mozzo Yellow card 45'
Arias Yellow card 65'
F. Pérez Red card 67'
Bueno Yellow card 81'
Pacheco Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Darío Ubríaco Uruguay

Final

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Nacional Uruguay1 – 4Brazil Cruzeiro
Medina 28' Report Elicarlos 8'
Ramires 26'
Thiago Ribeiro 36'
Wellington Paulista 38'
Jancarlos Red card 73'
Referee: Roberto Silvera Uruguay

Primera División Uruguaya

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Apertura's table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Danubio 15 10 2 3 27 15 +12 32 Apertura tiebreaker
2 Nacional 15 10 2 3 23 13 +10 32
3 Defensor Sporting 15 9 3 3 23 12 +11 30
4 Racing 15 7 6 2 24 12 +12 27
5 Liverpool 15 7 6 2 24 14 +10 27
Updated to match(es) played on February 7, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
  • The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

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Juventud0 – 1Nacional
Planchón Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 36'
Velázquez Yellow card 27'
Peirano Yellow card 29'
Bueno Red card 80'
Report Romero 47'
Arismendi Yellow card 49'
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 75'
D. Rodríguez Yellow card 90'
Referee: Héctor Martínez


Nacional2 – 0Racing
S. García 8', 72'
Melo Yellow card 22'
Arismendi Yellow card 33'
Report Balsas Yellow card 24'
J. Rodríguez Yellow card 29'
Díaz Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 64'
Ostolaza Yellow card 78'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Cerro Largo2 – 3Nacional
D. Silvera 20', 67'
Souza Yellow card 54'
De Souza Yellow card 55'
Ruiz Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 90'
Report A. Morales Yellow card 5' 86'
Filgueira 10'
Lodeiro Yellow card 25'
Romero 28'
Vera Yellow card 84'
Brum Yellow card 90'
Referee: Heber Rodríguez

Nacional2 – 2Defensor Sporting
Gaglianone 19' (o.g.)
Brum Yellow card 22'
Arismendi Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 69'
Vera Yellow card 63'
Melo Yellow card 76'
Medina 85'
Report de Souza 8', 78' (pen.) Yellow card 26'
Curbelo Yellow card 36'
Díaz Yellow card 45'
Maximiliano Pérez Yellow card 56'
Suárez Yellow card 63'
Risso Red card 66'


Bella Vista0 – 1Nacional
Secco Yellow card 4'
Camacho Yellow card 13'
Rubén Fernández Yellow card 37'
Reyes Yellow card 42'
Report Melo Yellow card 28'
Filgueira Yellow card 52'
Arismendi Yellow card 67'
S. García 72'
O. Morales Yellow card 73'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional1 – 2Liverpool
Filgueira Yellow card 17'
Lodeiro Yellow card 41'
Melo Yellow card 76'
S. García 76' (pen.)
Report Aranda Yellow card 12'
Varela Yellow card 42'
Rueli 47'
Lalinde Red card 52'
Castro Yellow card 68'
Alfaro 70'
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

Nacional2 – 0Rampla Juniors
O. Morales 17'
Medina 42' Yellow card 42'
Viera Yellow card 85'
Report Ferreira Yellow card 45'
Perujo Yellow card 57'
Merlo Yellow card 75'
Rosa Yellow card 75'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco



Nacional3 – 3Cerro
Medina 12' Yellow card 64'
Brum Yellow card 45'
Blanco 49'
Arismendi Yellow card 54'
Melo Yellow card 59'
Ligüera Yellow card 62'
Victorino 87'
Report Pablo Caballero 35'
Pallante Yellow card 65'
Muñoz 65' (pen.), 70'
Molina Yellow card 76'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Peñarol0 – 1Nacional
Bueno Yellow card 4'
Mozzo Yellow card 5'
I. Medina Yellow card 41'
Alcoba Yellow card 70'
Report Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 28'
Ligüera Yellow card 55'
Melo Yellow card 64'
S. García Yellow card 67' Red card 72'
Blanco 72' (pen.)
Arismendi Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 40,000

Nacional0 – 2River Plate
Burián Yellow card 8'
Filgueira Yellow card 40'
O. Morales Yellow card 42'
Melo Yellow card 71'
Brum Yellow card 85'
Report Giménez 34' Yellow card 40'
J. Rodríguez Yellow card 49'
Ortíz Yellow card 87'
Nicolay 90+2'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Central Español1 – 2Nacional
Lemos Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 23'
Daluz 52'
Andrés Fernández Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 67'
Semperena Yellow card 65'
Report Blanco 25' (pen.)
Álvaro Fernández 37'
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final

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Nacional2 – 1Danubio
Galain Yellow card 20'
Romero Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 51'
Fernández 60'
S. García 77'
Caballero Yellow card 81'
Report R. Rodríguez Yellow card 2'
Ifrán Yellow card 34'
S. Rodríguez 36'
Malrrechaufe Yellow card 65'
Ferro Yellow card 83'
Amarilla Red card 89'
Attendance: 40,000

Clausura's table

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Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Liverpool 14 7 4 3 23 17 +6 25
5 Peñarol 14 7 2 5 22 15 +7 23
6 Nacional 14 6 5 3 27 21 +6 23
7 Racing 14 6 5 3 22 17 +5 23
8 Montevideo Wanderers 14 6 3 5 25 24 +1 21
Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
  • The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

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Nacional2 – 2Juventud
Álvaro Fernández 22'
Medina 87'
Report Pizzichillo Yellow card 28'
Peirano Yellow card 43'
Britos 48' Yellow card 53'
Antonio Fernández Yellow card 66' 72'
Ramírez Yellow card 84'
González Yellow card 85'
Referee: Javier Bentancur



Nacional2 – 2Cerro Largo
Arismendi Yellow card 80'
Domínguez 85' (pen.)
Victorino 90+4'
Report Olivera 12' Yellow card 89'
L. Rodríguez Yellow card 41'
Rivero 56'
Referee: Robert Tabeira

Defensor Sporting3 – 2Nacional
Gaglianone 23' Yellow card 81'
Marchant Yellow card 27'
Amado Yellow card 29'
de Souza Yellow card 60' 90' (pen.), 90+2'
Report Fernández 11'
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 36'
Arismendi Yellow card 54'
O. Morales Yellow card 80'
Lodeiro 83'
Victorino Yellow card 90'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Nacional2 – 2Montevideo Wanderers
Cazulo 46'
Mondaini 70'
M. Pereyra Yellow card 71'
O. Morales Yellow card 84'
Brum Yellow card 90'
Report Peña Yellow card 23'
Corujo Yellow card 30'
Charquero 34', 45'
D. Pérez Yellow card 43'
Tellechea Yellow card 63'
Palau Yellow card 66'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional2 – 0Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 30'
S. García 32', 89'
Brum Yellow card 68'
Report Martuciello Yellow card 57'
Alvez Yellow card 81'
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Liverpool1 – 1Nacional
Rodales Yellow card 13'
Figueroa 33'
Correa Yellow card 61'
Vázquez Yellow card 56'
Tejera Yellow card 66'
Report Victorino Yellow card 37'
Brum Yellow card 56'
Coates 60'
Referee: Fredy De Seja

Rampla Juniors1 – 3Nacional
Rosa Yellow card 33'
Bonjour Yellow card 44'
Alonso 56' Yellow card 87'
Report Arismendi Yellow card 13'
S. García 20'
Biscayzacú 67'
Lodeiro 77'
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Nacional2 – 0Danubio
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 8'
Biscayzacú 15', 53'
O. Morales Yellow card 22'
Romero Yellow card 55'
Report J. García Yellow card 34'
Migues Yellow card 52'
Ferro Yellow card 62'
Delgado Red card 65'
R. Rodríguez Yellow card 75'
Amarilla Yellow card 81'
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

Cerro2 – 2Nacional
Pablo Caballero 33' Yellow card 33'
Melo Yellow card 52'
Cabrera Yellow card 74'
Pallante 78' (pen.)
Report Biscayzacú 3'
Arismendi Yellow card 28'
Brum Yellow card 45'
Victorino 53'
Martín Rodríguez Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 77'
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

Nacional3 – 2Peñarol
Biscayzacú 15', 41', 74' Yellow card 81'
Victorino Yellow card 19'
Coates Yellow card 37'
O. Morales Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 81'
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 89'
Muñoz Yellow card 90+4'
Report Pacheco 20', 39' (pen.)
O. Pérez Yellow card 22'
de los Santos Yellow card 25'
Alcoba Yellow card 60'
Bueno Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Darío Rodríguez Yellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

River Plate2 – 1Nacional
Ezquerra 29'
Giménez 62'
Córdoba Yellow card 77'
Rizzoto Yellow card 88'
Report S. García Yellow card 38'
Brum Yellow card 50'
Martín Rodríguez Yellow card 65'
Blanco 90+2'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Nacional0 – 3Central Español
Píriz Yellow card 36'
Abero Yellow card 43'
Cazulo Yellow card 47'
Caballero Yellow card 69'
Report Gutiérrez Yellow card 19'
Coelho 35'
Firpo Yellow card 44'
S. Pérez Yellow card 50'
Duran 47'
Da Luz 79'
Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Defensor Sporting 29 20 4 5 52 27 +25 64 Championship Playoffs and the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
2 Nacional 29 16 7 6 49 34 +15 55 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
3 Cerro 29 15 7 7 50 25 +25 52
4 Liverpool 29 14 10 5 44 32 +12 52
5 River Plate 29 14 8 7 49 34 +15 50
Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWDWWLWLWDWLWDWWDLDWDWWDWLL
Position25421111121212232222443222222
Updated to match(es) played on 2009-06-18. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation table

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Pos
Team 2007-08
Pts.
2008-09
Pts.
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
1 Defensor Sporting 66 64 130 59 2.203
2 River Plate 61 50 111 59 1.881
3 Nacional 55 55 110 59 1.864
4 Peñarol 54 48 102 59 1.729
5 Racing 0 50 50 29 1.724
6 Liverpool 43 52 95 59 1.610
7 Danubio 46 47 93 59 1.576
8 Cerro 37 52 89 59 1.508
9 Montevideo Wanderers 44 35 79 59 1.339
10 Rampla Juniors 47 19 66 59 1.119
11 Central Español 32 32 64 59 1.085
12 Tacuarembó 34 29 63 59 1.068
13 Cerro Largo 0 28 28 29 0.966
14 Juventud (R) 40 16 56 59 0.949
15 Bella Vista (R) 23 27 50 59 0.847
16 Villa Española (R) 0 12 12 15 0.800

As of June 18, 2009.

  • The three clubs with the lowest average of points over the last two seasons are relegated.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Defensor Sporting1 – 1Nacional
de Souza 24'
Risso Yellow card 27'
Díaz Yellow card 28'
Report Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 60'
Lodeiro Yellow card 18' 21'
Domínguez Yellow card 38'
O. Morales Yellow card 45'
Medina Yellow card 53'
Arismendi Yellow card 84'

Second leg

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Nacional1 – 1Defensor Sporting
Romero 24'
Arismendi Yellow card 48'
O. Morales Yellow card 65'
Lodeiro Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 75'
Medina Yellow card 85'
Victorino Yellow card 90'
Report Vera Yellow card 37' 44'
Marchant Yellow card 41'
Navarro Yellow card 70'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg

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Defensor Sporting0 – 3Nacional
Díaz Yellow card 16'
Pintos Yellow card 38'
de Souza Red card 61'
Vila Yellow card 85'
Report Medina Yellow card 23'
S. García 32' (pen.) Yellow card 63'
Caballero Yellow card 40'
Coates 74'
Fernández 77'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

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First leg

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Defensor Sporting1 – 2Nacional
Silva Red card 45'
Curbelo Yellow card 55'
Amado Yellow card 59'
Pintos 66'
Gaglianone Yellow card 85'
Report Fernández Yellow card 20'
Medina Red card 45'
Coates Yellow card 49' 78'
Biscayzacú 86'
O. Morales Yellow card 90'

Second leg

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Nacional2 – 1Defensor Sporting
Victorino 27'
Fernández Yellow card 32'
Lodeiro 86' Yellow card 86'
Report Herrera Yellow card 34'
Navarro 59'
Amado Yellow card 64'
F. Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 40,000

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Uruguay Nacional 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14
2 Peru Universidad San Martín 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
3 Argentina River Plate 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
4 Paraguay Nacional 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
Source: [citation needed]
Nacional Uruguay2 – 1Peru Universidad San Martín
Domínguez 30'
Lodeiro 90+2'
Report Arzuaga 39' Yellow card 46'
Hinostroza Yellow card 59'
Guizasola Yellow card 74'
Ramos Yellow card 79'

Nacional Paraguay0 – 3Uruguay Nacional
Melgarejo Yellow card 40' Report Fernández 9' Yellow card 54'
Lodeiro 38'
Mondaini 64'

Nacional Uruguay3 – 0Argentina River Plate
Medina Yellow card 31'
Álvaro Fernández 40'
Arismendi Yellow card 45'
Lodeiro 73'
O. Morales Yellow card 90+1'
S. García Red card 90+3'
Victorino 90+5'
Report Ferrari Yellow card 29'
Augusto Fernández Yellow card 31'
Quiroga Yellow card 53'
Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Carlos Chandía Chile

River Plate Argentina0 – 0Uruguay Nacional
Ahumada Yellow card 24'
Sánchez Yellow card 34'
Report O. Morales Yellow card 38'
Medina Yellow card 50'
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Brazil


Nacional Uruguay3 – 1Paraguay Nacional
Arismendi 29'
Caballero Yellow card 59'
Coates 80' Yellow card 88'
Lodeiro 90+1'
Report Núñez 9'
Riveros Yellow card 32'
Miranda Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 62'

Round of 16

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First leg

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Second leg

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San Luis withdrew from the tournament over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico

Quarterfinals

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First leg

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Palmeiras Brazil1 – 1Uruguay Nacional
Armero Yellow card 18'
Diego Souza 55'
Obina Yellow card 61'
Pierre Yellow card 85'
Report O. Morales Yellow card 42'
S. García 80'
Fernández Yellow card 90+1'
Brum Red card 90+4'

Second leg

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Nacional Uruguay0 – 0Brazil Palmeiras
Medina Yellow card 45'
Lodeiro Yellow card 69'
O. Morales Yellow card 90'
Report Diego Souza Yellow card 72'
Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera Ecuador

Nacional 1–1 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Nacional Uruguay1 – 2Argentina Estudiantes
Medina Yellow card 17' 75'
Matías Rodríguez Yellow card 57'
Arismendi Yellow card 88'
Report E. Pérez Yellow card 9'
Boselli 52', 90+1' Yellow card 52'
Sánchez Yellow card 64'
Braña Yellow card 71'
Andújar Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 46,983
Referee: Carlos Torres Paraguay

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Racing 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 10 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3 River Plate 5 2 0 3 7 11 −4 6 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
4 Liverpool 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5 Liguilla 4th place tiebreaker
5 Defensor Sporting 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 5
6 Nacional 5 1 1 3 8 12 −4 4
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd playoff (if needed)

Matches

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Cerro3 – 1Nacional
Pallante Yellow card 29'
Dadomo 40'
Núñez Yellow card 57'
Boghossian 64'
Melo 90+3'
Report Calzada Yellow card 16'
M. Pereyra Yellow card 30'
Píriz Yellow card 37'
Coates Yellow card 67'
Blanco 85'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Racing3 – 2Nacional
Blanes Yellow card 21'
Torres 38'
P. Hernández 63'
Balsas 78'
Report Blanco Yellow card 15'
Martín Rodríguez 34'
Abero Yellow card 48'
Cazulo Yellow card 61'
A. Rodríguez Yellow card 64'
Blanco 75'
M. Pereyra Yellow card 67'
Caballero Red card 88'
Referee: Fernando Falce

River Plate4 – 2Nacional
Giménez 19'
J. Rodríguez Yellow card 22' 66'
Montelongo 40', 90' (pen.)
Zambrana Yellow card 45'
Conceicao Yellow card 85'
Report Cazulo 5'
S. García Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 20'
A. Rodríguez Yellow card 16'
Coates Yellow card 69'
Blanco 62'
D. Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
Martín Rodríguez Yellow card 84'
Referee: Oscar Rojas

Nacional0 – 0Defensor Sporting
Calzada Yellow card 32'
Cazulo Yellow card 32'
Caballero Yellow card 40'
Martín Rodríguez Yellow card 66'
A. Rodríguez Yellow card 83'
Report Ariosa Yellow card 10'
Curbelo Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 76'
Risso Yellow card 48'
Díaz Red card 80'
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

Liverpool2 – 3Nacional
Lalinde 81'
Alfaro 89'
Report Caballero Yellow card 45'
Burián Yellow card 45+1'
Macchi 61' (o.g.)
S. García 74', 80'
Referee: Fernando Falce

Records

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Doubles achieved

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Opponent Home result Away result
Tacuarembó 1–0 2–0
Racing 2–0 4–1
Bella Vista 2–0 1–0
Rampla Juniors 2–0 3–1
Peñarol 3–2 1–0
Defensor Sporting 2–1 2–1
Nacional (Paraguay) 3–1 3–0

Comeback

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Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 17 times this season in the Primera División, the Liguille Pre-Libertadores and the Copa Libertadores,  recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 loss.

Opponent H/A Result Scoreline
Danubio N 2–1 S. Rodríguez 36'Fernández 60',  S. García 77'
Racing A 4–1 Blanes 36'Fernández 57',  Domínguez 60',  Medina 90',  90+4'
Defensor Sporting A 2–1 Pintos 66'Coates 68',  Biscayzacú 86'
Nacional (Paraguay) H 3–1 Núñez 9'Arismendi 29',  Coates 80',  Lodeiro 90+1'

Biggest winning margin

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# Opponent H/A Result Competition
1 Racing A 4–1 Primera División
2 Nacional (Paraguay) A 3–0 Copa Libertadores
2 River Plate (Argentina) H 3–0 Copa Libertadores
2 Defensor Sporting N 3–0 Primera División
5 Rampla Juniors A 3–1 Primera División
5 Nacional (Paraguay) H 3–1 Primera División
6 Tacuarembó A 2–0 Primera División
6 Racing H 2–0 Primera División
6 Rampla Juniors H 2–0 Primera División
6 Villa Española H 2–0 Primera División
6 Bella Vista H 2–0 Primera División
6 Danubio H 2–0 Primera División

Team statistics

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Goal minutes

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Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT
9 13 10 10 15 26

Honours

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Team

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Torneo Apertura

Primera División Uruguaya

Individuals

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Name Number Country Award
Mauricio Victorino 4 Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Fan's Best Player of the year
Nicola Pérez 12 Uruguay Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Nicolas Lodeiro 14 Uruguay Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Adrián Romero 15 Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Defender of the year
Sebastián Coates 19 Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Revelation of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Santiago García 20 Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Forward of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Oscar Javier Morales 21 Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Midfielder of the year
Maximiliano Calzada Uruguay Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Mauricio Pereyra Uruguay Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Facundo Píriz Uruguay Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Ricardo Alarcón Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Chairman of the year
Javier Carballo Uruguay Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Team Fitnes Coach of the year

See also

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