Información Histórica
1. Infantes de Bella Vista 26 16 7 3 34-15 39
2. Nacional 26 11 10 5 27-16 32
3. Penarol 26 12 7 7 37-21 31
4. Central Espanol 26 12 5 9 30-25 29
5. Racing Club 26 9 11 6 25-21 29
6. Danubio 26 10 9 7 24-21 29
7. Liverpool 26 10 9 7 29-27 29
8. Defensor Sporting 26 7 13 6 20-20 27
9. Rentistas 26 5 14 7 25-24 24
10. Wanderers 26 8 7 11 25-24 23
11. Progreso 26 8 6 12 19-29 22
12. Cerro 26 5 11 10 23-32 21
13. River Plate 26 6 7 13 19-33 19
14. Huracan Buceo 26 3 4 19 12-41 10
Relegated: River Plate (Montevideo)
Promoted : El Tanque Sisley (Montevideo)
Top five and 'Copa de Competencia' champions Wanderers Montevideo
qualify for Libertadores Cups play-off.
Liguilla (to qualify teams for Libertadores Cup)
1. Nacional 5 3 2 0 14- 5 8
2. Racing Club 5 3 1 1 4- 7 7 [1] [2]
3. Penarol 5 3 1 1 7- 4 7 [1]
4. Wanderers 5 2 0 3 6- 6 4
5. Bella Vista 5 1 1 3 5-10 3 [2]
6. Central Espanol 5 0 1 4 4- 8 1
[1] 2nd place play-off Racing 1-0 Penarol
[2] Racing won 2nd place playoff, but than lost on penalties (4-1) after 0-0
draw to 1st division champion Bella Vista for second cup place behind
Nacional.
NFO: Infantes de Bella Vista, a modest club from the El Prado district of
Montevideo, won the Uruguayan First Division title for the first time
in their 70-year-history.
Bella Vista, formed 1920 by a group of pupils at a Catholic school,
San Francisco de Sales, chose yellow and white as their colours to
identify themselves with the Vatican.
Authors: Josef Bobrowsky
(jrjb@teleweb.at)
and Ian King
(worldsoccer@btinternet.com)
Last updated: 19 Jul 2000
(C) Copyright Josef Bobrowsky, Ian King and RSSSF 1999/2000
