2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional
2008–09 season
Chairman Uruguay Ricardo Alarcón
Manager Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso
(until July 15, 2009)
Uruguay Luis González
Primera Division Winners (42nd title)
Torneo Apertura 1st (8th title)
Torneo Clausura 6th
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 6th
Copa Libertadores Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Uruguay Santiago García
(10 goals)
All:
Uruguay Santiago García
(13 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Squad

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

Transfers

In

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

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

Out

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

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Note

Top scorers

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

Position Nation Number Name Primera División Uruguaya Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Copa Libertadores Total
Red card Red card Red 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

Captains

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

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

International players

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

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
MS Notes
25 GK Uruguay Muñoz 25 Burián has 18 starts
4 CB Uruguay Victorino 28
19 CB Uruguay Coates 20
15 CB Uruguay Romero 31
21 DM Uruguay O. Morales 33 Brum has 19 starts
8 RW Uruguay Arismendi 37
6 LW Argentina Matías Rodríguez 36 Domínguez has 17 starts
22 RW Uruguay Fernández 23 Caballero has 14 starts
14 AM Uruguay Lodeiro 31 A. Morales has 10 starts
20 FW Uruguay S. García 30 Mondaini has 13 starts
9 FW Uruguay Medina 22 Blanco has 16 starts
Biscayzacú has 11 starts

Last updated: 2 Aug 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Overall

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 , 3 )
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

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerUruguay 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 CoachUruguay Javier Carballo
Uruguay Fernando Cal
Club DoctorUruguay Carlos Suero
First Team CollaboratorUruguay Ruben Sosa

Last updated: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Other information

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

Last updated: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Team Kit

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

Home
Away
Third kit

Friendlies

2008-08-16
15:30 (UTC-3)
Florida Uruguay 0 7 Uruguay Nacional
Report Blanco  6', 9', 25'
Cauteruccio  32'
Victorino  57'
Lujan  77'
D. Rodríguez  83'
Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida
Attendance: 4,000


2009-01-15
10:00 (UTC-3)
Colonia Uruguay 3 1 Uruguay Nacional
Miñones  15', 72', 84' Report Victorino  34'

2009-01-25
18:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 1 0 Paraguay Tacuary
Cazulo  86' Report

2009-03-25
18:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 4 2 Uruguay Rentistas
Oyarbide  18', 52'
Cauteruccio  43'
Biscayzacú  68'
Report Sandoval  31' (pen.), 75'

Copa Bimbo

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

2009-01-17
19:20 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 2 1 Uruguay Peñarol
Matías Rodríguez  24'
Domínguez Red card 39'
Blanco  45+1' (pen.)
Medina  55'
Romero  68'
Filgueira  79'
Report Bueno  15'
Alcoba  34'
Mozzo  45'
Arias  65'
F. Pérez Red card 67'
Bueno  81'
Pacheco  87'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Darío Ubríaco Uruguay

Final

2009-01-21
22:45 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 1 4 Brazil Cruzeiro
Medina  28' Report Elicarlos  8'
Ramires  26'
Thiago Ribeiro  36'
Wellington Paulista  38'
Jancarlos Red card 73'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera Uruguay

Primera División Uruguaya

Apertura's table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Danubio 15 10 2 3 27 15 +12 32
2 Nacional (C) (A) 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
6 Peñarol 15 8 4 3 29 15 +14 0251
7 Cerro 15 6 5 4 20 12 +8 23
8 River Plate 15 5 5 5 17 17 0 20
9 Central Español 15 5 5 5 17 21 4 20
10 Tacuarembó 15 5 2 8 15 20 5 17
11 Bella Vista 15 5 2 8 13 22 9 17
12 Montevideo Wanderers 15 4 2 9 17 18 1 14
13 Rampla Juniors 15 3 5 7 16 24 8 14
14 Villa Española 15 3 3 9 11 26 15 12
15 Cerro Largo 15 1 6 8 13 25 12 9
16 Juventud 15 2 2 11 9 26 17 8

Updated to games played on February 7, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Peñarol was docked three points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

2008-08-23
15:30 (UTC-3)
Juventud 0 1 Nacional
Planchón Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 10', 36'
Velázquez  27'
Peirano  29'
Bueno Red card 80'
Report Romero  47'
Arismendi  49'
Matías Rodríguez  75'
D. Rodríguez  90'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Héctor Martínez


2008-09-27
15:30 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 0 Racing
S. García  8', 72'
Melo  22'
Arismendi  33'
Report Balsas  24'
J. Rodríguez  29'
Díaz Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 44', 64'
Ostolaza  78'
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

2008-09-27
15:30 (UTC-3)
Cerro Largo 2 3 Nacional
D. Silvera  20', 67'
Souza  54'
De Souza  55'
Ruiz Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 82', 90'
Report A. Morales  5'  86'
Filgueira  10'
Lodeiro  25'
Romero  28'
Vera  84'
Brum  90'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Heber Rodríguez

2008-10-05
16:30 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 2 Defensor Sporting
Gaglianone  19' (o.g.)
Brum  22'
Arismendi Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 45', 69'
Vera  63'
Melo  76'
Medina  85'
Report de Souza  8', 78' (pen.)  26'
Curbelo  36'
Díaz  45'
Maximiliano Pérez  56'
Suárez  63'
Risso Red card 66'

2008-10-18
16:30 (UTC-3)
Montevideo Wanderers 0 1 Nacional
González  40'
Quagliotti Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 54', 90'
Laserda Red card 88'
Report Lodeiro  17'
M. Rodríguez  39'
Brum  39'
Melo  86'

2008-10-26
16:30 (UTC-3)
Bella Vista 0 1 Nacional
Secco  4'
Camacho  13'
Rubén Fernández  37'
Reyes  42'
Report Melo  28'
Filgueira  52'
Arismendi  67'
S. García  72'
O. Morales  73'
Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

2008-11-01
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 1 2 Liverpool
Filgueira  17'
Lodeiro  41'
Melo  76'
S. García  76' (pen.)
Report Aranda  12'
Varela  42'
Rueli  47'
Lalinde Red card 52'
Castro  68'
Alfaro  70'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

2008-11-08
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 0 Rampla Juniors
O. Morales  17'
Medina  42'  42'
Viera  85'
Report Ferreira  45'
Perujo  57'
Merlo  75'
Rosa  75'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco


2008-12-03
19:10 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 0 Villa Española
Ligüera  19'
Blanco  22'
Cazulo  45'
Melo  52'
S. García  54'
Arismendi  59'
Brum  89'
Report M. Novick  14'
Figueredo  70'
Cassaman  86'

2008-12-06
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 3 3 Cerro
Medina  12'  64'
Brum  45'
Blanco  49'
Arismendi  54'
Melo  59'
Ligüera  62'
Victorino  87'
Report Pablo Caballero  35'
Pallante  65'
Muñoz  65' (pen.), 70'
Molina  76'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

2008-12-14
17:00 (UTC-3)
Peñarol 0 1 Nacional
Bueno  4'
Mozzo  5'
I. Medina  41'
Alcoba  70'
Report Matías Rodríguez  28'
Ligüera  55'
Melo  64'
S. García  67' Red card 72'
Blanco  72' (pen.)
Arismendi  88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

2008-12-17
19:30 (UTC-3)
Nacional 0 2 River Plate
Burián  8'
Filgueira  40'
O. Morales  42'
Melo  71'
Brum  85'
Report Giménez  34'  40'
J. Rodríguez  49'
Ortíz  87'
Nicolay  90+2'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2009-02-07
17:00 (UTC-3)
Central Español 1 2 Nacional
Lemos Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 6', 23'
Daluz  52'
Andrés Fernández Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 57', 67'
Semperena  65'
Report Blanco  25' (pen.)
Álvaro Fernández  37'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final

2009-02-15
19:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 1 Danubio
Galain  20'
Romero Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 38', 51'
Fernández  60'
S. García  77'
Caballero  81'
Report R. Rodríguez  2'
Ifrán  34'
S. Rodríguez  36'
Malrrechaufe  65'
Ferro  83'
Amarilla Red card 89'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Clausura's table

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

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Defensor Sporting (C) (A) 14 11 1 2 29 15 +14 34
2 River Plate 14 9 3 2 32 17 +15 30
3 Cerro 14 9 2 3 30 13 +17 29
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
9 Cerro Largo 14 5 4 5 20 20 0 19
10 Danubio 14 4 3 7 20 24 4 15
11 Central Español 14 3 3 8 16 24 8 12
12 Tacuarembó 14 2 6 6 16 25 9 12
13 Bella Vista 14 2 4 8 16 28 12 10
14 Juventud 14 2 2 10 15 34 19 8
15 Rampla Juniors 14 0 5 9 15 34 19 5

Updated to games played on June 18, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

2009-02-22
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 2 Juventud
Álvaro Fernández  22'
Medina  87'
Report Pizzichillo  28'
Peirano  43'
Britos  48'  53'
Antonio Fernández  66'  72'
Ramírez  84'
González  85'
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Javier Bentancur

2009-03-08
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 1 0 Tacuarembó
Domínguez  21'
O. Morales  62'
Matías Rodríguez  77'
Report Pozzi  37'
Da Rosa Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 57', 90'
Silva  64'

2009-03-14
17:00 (UTC-3)
Racing 1 4 Nacional
Ostolaza  27'
Blanes  36'
Report Victorino  55'
Fernández  57'
Domínguez  60'
Medina  90', 90+4'
Matías Rodríguez  90+2'

2009-03-22
16:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 2 Cerro Largo
Arismendi  80'
Domínguez  85' (pen.)
Victorino  90+4'
Report Olivera  12'  89'
L. Rodríguez  41'
Rivero  56'
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Robert Tabeira

2009-03-22
17:00 (UTC-3)
Defensor Sporting 3 2 Nacional
Gaglianone  23'  81'
Marchant  27'
Amado  29'
de Souza  60'  90' (pen.), 90+2'
Report Fernández  11'
Matías Rodríguez  36'
Arismendi  54'
O. Morales  80'
Lodeiro  83'
Victorino  90'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2009-04-12
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 2 Montevideo Wanderers
Cazulo  46'
Mondaini  70'
M. Pereyra  71'
O. Morales  84'
Brum  90'
Report Peña  23'
Corujo  30'
Charquero  34', 45'
D. Pérez  43'
Tellechea  63'
Palau  66'
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

2009-04-18
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 0 Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez  30'
S. García  32', 89'
Brum  68'
Report Martuciello  57'
Alvez  81'
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

2009-04-26
17:00 (UTC-3)
Liverpool 1 1 Nacional
Rodales  13'
Figueroa  33'
Correa  61'
Vázquez  56'
Tejera  66'
Report Victorino  37'
Brum  56'
Coates  60'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Fredy De Seja

2009-05-03
17:00 (UTC-3)
Rampla Juniors 1 3 Nacional
Rosa  33'
Bonjour  44'
Alonso  56'  87'
Report Arismendi  13'
S. García  20'
Biscayzacú  67'
Lodeiro  77'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Juan Cardellino

2009-05-09
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 0 Danubio
Matías Rodríguez  8'
Biscayzacú  15', 53'
O. Morales  22'
Romero  55'
Report J. García  34'
Migues  52'
Ferro  62'
Delgado Red card 65'
R. Rodríguez  75'
Amarilla  81'
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

2009-05-17
17:00 (UTC-3)
Cerro 2 2 Nacional
Pablo Caballero  33'  33'
Melo  52'
Cabrera  74'
Pallante  78' (pen.)
Report Biscayzacú  3'
Arismendi  28'
Brum  45'
Victorino  53'
Martín Rodríguez Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 75', 77'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

2009-05-24
16:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 3 2 Peñarol
Biscayzacú  15', 41', 74'  81'
Victorino  19'
Coates  37'
O. Morales Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 61', 81'
Matías Rodríguez  89'
Muñoz  90+4'
Report Pacheco  20', 39' (pen.)
O. Pérez  22'
de los Santos  25'
Alcoba  60'
Bueno Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 80', 90+1'
Darío Rodríguez  90+2'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

2009-05-31
17:00 (UTC-3)
River Plate 2 1 Nacional
Ezquerra  29'
Giménez  62'
Córdoba  77'
Rizzoto  88'
Report S. García  38'
Brum  50'
Martín Rodríguez  65'
Blanco  90+2'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2009-06-13
16:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 0 3 Central Español
Píriz  36'
Abero  43'
Cazulo  47'
Caballero  69'
Report Gutiérrez  19'
Coelho  35'
Firpo  44'
S. Pérez  50'
Duran  47'
Da Luz  79'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Defensor Sporting 29 20 4 5 52 27 +25 64 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
2 Nacional 29 16 7 6 49 34 +15 55
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
6 Racing 29 13 11 5 46 31 +15 50
7 Peñarol 29 15 6 8 51 29 +22 0481
8 Danubio 29 14 5 10 47 39 +8 47
9 Montevideo Wanderers 29 10 5 14 42 42 0 35
10 Central Español 29 8 8 13 33 45 12 32
11 Tacuarembó 29 7 8 14 31 45 14 29
12 Cerro Largo 29 6 10 13 33 45 12 28
13 Bella Vista 29 7 6 16 31 48 17 27
14 Rampla Juniors 29 3 10 16 33 60 27 19
15 Juventud 29 4 4 21 24 60 36 16
16 Villa Española 15 3 3 9 11 26 15 0122

Updated to games played on June 18, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Peñarol was docked three points in the Apertura.
2. Villa Española was relegated to Segunda División Amateur for financial reason after the Apertura tournament.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAH
Result W W W W D W W L W L W D W L W D W W D L D W D W W D W L L
Position 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 2009-06-18.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Relegation table

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.

Semi-finals

First leg

2009-06-21
17:00 (UTC-3)
Defensor Sporting 1 1 Nacional
de Souza  24'
Risso  27'
Díaz  28'
Report Matías Rodríguez Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 10', 60'
Lodeiro  18'  21'
Domínguez  38'
O. Morales  45'
Medina  53'
Arismendi  84'

Second leg

2009-07-05
17:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional 1 1 Defensor Sporting
Romero  24'
Arismendi  48'
O. Morales  65'
Lodeiro Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 70', 75'
Medina  85'
Victorino  90'
Report Vera  37'  44'
Marchant  41'
Navarro  70'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg

2009-07-08
21:10 (UTC-3)
Defensor Sporting 0 3 Nacional
Díaz  16'
Pintos  38'
de Souza Red card 61'
Vila  85'
Report Medina  23'
S. García  32' (pen.)  63'
Caballero  40'
Coates  74'
Fernández  77'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 52 on points.

Final

First leg

2009-07-12
17:00 (UTC-3)
Defensor Sporting 1 2 Nacional
Silva Red card 45'
Curbelo  55'
Amado  59'
Pintos  66'
Gaglianone  85'
Report Fernández  20'
Medina Red card 45'
Coates  49'  78'
Biscayzacú  86'
O. Morales  90'

Second leg

2009-07-15
21:10 (UTC-3)
Nacional 2 1 Defensor Sporting
Victorino  27'
Fernández  32'
Lodeiro  86'  86'
Report Herrera  34'
Navarro  59'
Amado  64'
F. Rodríguez  78'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional won 60 on points.

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay Nacional 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14
Peru Universidad San Martín 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
Argentina River Plate 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
Paraguay Nacional 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4

2009-02-12
19:00 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 2 1 Peru Universidad San Martín
Domínguez  30'
Lodeiro  90+2'
Report Arzuaga  39'  46'
Hinostroza  59'
Guizasola  74'
Ramos  79'

2009-02-18
18:30 (UTC-3)
Nacional Paraguay 0 3 Uruguay Nacional
Melgarejo  40' Report Fernández  9'  54'
Lodeiro  38'
Mondaini  64'

2009-03-19
21:45 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 3 0 Argentina River Plate
Medina  31'
Álvaro Fernández  40'
Arismendi  45'
Lodeiro  73'
O. Morales  90+1'
S. García Red card 90+3'
Victorino  90+5'
Report Ferrari  29'
Augusto Fernández  31'
Quiroga  53'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Carlos Chandía Chile

2009-04-07
21:15 (UTC-3)
River Plate Argentina 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
Ahumada  24'
Sánchez  34'
Report O. Morales  38'
Medina  50'
Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Brazil


2009-04-30
21:30 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 3 1 Paraguay Nacional
Arismendi  29'
Caballero  59'
Coates  80'  88'
Lodeiro  90+1'
Report Núñez  9'
Riveros  32'
Miranda Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 38', 62'

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

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

Quarterfinals

First leg

2009-05-28
22:00 (UTC-3)
Palmeiras Brazil 1 1 Uruguay Nacional
Armero  18'
Diego Souza  55'
Obina  61'
Pierre  85'
Report O. Morales  42'
S. García  80'
Fernández  90+1'
Brum Red card 90+4'

Second leg

2009-06-17
19:20 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 0 0 Brazil Palmeiras
Medina  45'
Lodeiro  69'
O. Morales  90'
Report Diego Souza  72'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera Ecuador

Nacional 11 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

2009-07-01
21:15 (UTC-3)
Nacional Uruguay 1 2 Argentina Estudiantes
Medina  17'  75'
Matías Rodríguez  57'
Arismendi  88'
Report E. Pérez  9'
Boselli  52', 90+1'  52'
Sánchez  64'
Braña  71'
Andújar  84'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 46,983
Referee: Carlos Torres Paraguay

Estudiantes won 31 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cerro (Q) 5 4 0 1 12 6 +6 12 2010 Copa LibertadoresSecond Stage
2 Racing (Q) 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 10 2010 Copa LibertadoresFirst Stage
3 River Plate (Q) 5 2 0 3 7 11 4 6 2009 Copa SudamericanaFirst Stage
4 Liverpool (O) (Q) 5 1 2 2 6 7 1 5
5 Defensor Sporting 5 1 2 2 5 6 1 5
6 Nacional 5 1 1 3 8 12 4 4

Updated to games played on August 2, 2009.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd playoff (if needed)
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

2009-07-19
15:10 (UTC-3)
Cerro 3 1 Nacional
Pallante  29'
Dadomo  40'
Núñez  57'
Boghossian  64'
Melo  90+3'
Report Calzada  16'
M. Pereyra  30'
Píriz  37'
Coates  67'
Blanco  85'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee: Roberto Silvera

2009-07-23
20:10 (UTC-3)
Racing 3 2 Nacional
Blanes  21'
Torres  38'
P. Hernández  63'
Balsas  78'
Report Blanco  15'
Martín Rodríguez  34'
Abero  48'
Cazulo  61'
A. Rodríguez  64'
Blanco  75'
M. Pereyra  67'
Caballero Red card 88'
Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo
Referee: Fernando Falce

2009-07-26
17:10 (UTC-3)
River Plate 4 2 Nacional
Giménez  19'
J. Rodríguez  22'  66'
Montelongo  40', 90' (pen.)
Zambrana  45'
Conceicao  85'
Report Cazulo  5'
S. García Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 12', 20'
A. Rodríguez  16'
Coates  69'
Blanco  62'
D. Rodríguez  78'
Martín Rodríguez  84'
Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo
Referee: Oscar Rojas

2009-07-29
15:10 (UTC-3)
Nacional 0 0 Defensor Sporting
Calzada  32'
Cazulo  32'
Caballero  40'
Martín Rodríguez  66'
A. Rodríguez  83'
Report Ariosa  10'
Curbelo Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 16', 76'
Risso  48'
Díaz Red card 80'
Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

2009-08-02
15:00 (UTC-3)
Liverpool 2 3 Nacional
Lalinde  81'
Alfaro  89'
Report Caballero  45'
Burián  45+1'
Macchi  61' (o.g.)
S. García  74', 80'
Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo
Referee: Fernando Falce

Records

Doubles achieved

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

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

# 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

Goal minutes

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

Team

Torneo Apertura

Primera División Uruguaya

Individuals

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

External links

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