Clausura Final Table: 1.Nacional 12 8 3 1 29-13 27 2.Penarol 12 8 3 1 20- 9 27 3.Rampla Juniors 12 6 3 3 15-18 21 4.River Plate 12 4 6 2 15- 8 18 5.Danubio 12 3 8 1 16-13 17 6.Liverpool 12 2 8 2 11-11 14 7.Defensor Sporting 12 3 5 4 10-11 14 8.Basanez 12 3 4 5 16-20 13 9.Wanderers 12 4 1 7 11-18 13 10.Central Espanol 12 1 7 4 13-16 10 11.Progreso 12 2 4 6 13-18 10 12.Cerro 12 2 4 6 14-20 10 13.Sud America 12 1 6 5 8-14 9 Round 1 [Aug 5,6] Basanez 0-0 Central Espanol [Red Card: Arriola [Basanez] 90 mins] Danubio 1-1 Cerro [Recoba 34 - Gonzalez 9] Liverpool 0-0 River Plate [Red Card: G.Diaz [River] 55 mins] Penarol 1-0 Nacional [Romero 65] [Red Card: Rotundo [Penarol] 39 mins, Kanapkis [Nacional] 68 mins] Progreso 0-2 Wanderers [Martinez 3, Amondarain 81] [Red Card: Pilas [Progreso] 67 mins, Marenco [Wanderers] 42 mins] Sud America 0-0 Defensor Sporting [Red Card: Silva Cantera [Defensor] 44 mins] Round 2 [Aug 12,13] Danubio 2-2 River Plate [Vecino 59, Vanzini 82 - Rosello 5, Otero 87] [Red Card: Delgado [Danubio] 45 mins] Nacional 2-2 Basanez [Gonzalez 43,68 - Abeijon [og] 72, Baran 84] Progreso 2-0 Cerro [Guerra 65, Noble 90] Rampla Juniors 0-0 Defensor Sporting [Red Card: Escames [Rampla] 8 mins, H.Rodriguez [Defensor] 64 mins] Sud America 0-0 Central Espanol [Red Card: Acevedo [Sud] 52 mins] Wanderers 1-1 Penarol [Ravera 70 - Bengoechea 76] [Red Card: Romero [Penarol] 84 mins] Round 3 [Aug 19,20] Central Espanol 2-2 Cerro [Quagliatta 3, De Souza 58 - Luzardo 21, Homman [pen] 68] [Red Card: Pelusso, Franco [both Cerro]] Danubio 1-2 Penarol [Recoba 32 - Lima 72, Aguirregaray 85] [Red Card: Maneiro 55 mins [Danubio], Dorta [Penarol] 86 mins] Nacional 1-0 Defensor Sporting [Canobbio 63] [Red Card: Hernandez [Defensor] 41 mins] Progreso 2-0 Sud America [Noble 47, [pen] 90] [Red Card: Fuentes [Sud] 89 mins] Rampla Juniors 1-1 Liverpool [Carballo 6 - Correa 20] Wanderers 0-2 Basanez [Alvarez 28,69] [Red Card: Barragan [Wanderers] 68 mins] Round 4 [Aug 26,27] Central Espanol 0-1 Rampla Juniors [C.Rodriguez 2] [Red Card: Demarco [Central], S. Olivera [Rampla] both 17 mins] Cerro 1-1 Sud America [A.Gonzalez 40 - Lujambio 31] [Red Card: Homann [Cerro] 87 mins, Pua 68 mins, Da Luz [both Sud] 83 mins] Danubio 2-2 Nacional [Ros 52, Recoba 73 - M.Gomez 65, Canals [pen] 90] [Red Card: Jara [Nacional] 84 mins] Defensor Sporting 5-2 Basanez [Tejera 32, D.Perez [pen] 63,67,70 Traversa 90 - Perdomo [pen] 53, Sanchez 75] [Red Card: Correa [Basanez] 30 mins] Liverpool 3-2 Progreso [Lemos [pen] 16, Seoane 48, Barilko 62 - Seoane 67, Rotondo 70] River Plate 4-0 Wanderers [Otero 52, Silvera 70,80 Leri 89] [Red Card: Barrios 60 mins, Amndarain [both Wanderers] 66 mins] Round 5: Cerro Rampla Juniors 1 3 Defensor Sporting Danubio 1 1 Liverpool Penarol 2 1 Nacional Progreso 3 1 Sud America River Plate 0 1 Wanderers Central Espanol 1 3 Round 6: Central Espanol Danubio 2 2 Cerro Wanderers 3 1 Defensor Sporting Penarol 0 1 Nacional Liverpool 0 0 River Plate Basanez 2 1 Sud America Rampla Juniors 1 2 Round 7: Danubio Sud America 0 0 Defensor Sporting Cerro 0 3 Liverpool Wanderers 0 1 Penarol Progreso 1 1 Rampla Juniors Basanez 3 1 River Plate Central Espanol 1 1 Round 8: Basanez Progreso 1 1 Central Espanol Defensor Sporting 1 2 Danubio Liverpool 0 0 Penarol Rampla Juniors 3 0 River Plate Nacional 1 2 Wanderers Sud America 0 1 Round 9: Defensor Sporting Progreso 1 0 Liverpool Central Espanol 0 0 Nacional Wanderers 4 2 Penarol Cerro 1 0 Rampla Juniors River Plate 1 0 Sud America Basanez 1 1 Round 10: Central Espanol Progreso 2 2 Cerro Basanez 0 2 Danubio Rampla Juniors 1 1 Liverpool Defensor Sporting 1 1 Nacional Sud America 3 1 Penarol River Plate 1 1 Round 11: Basanez Penarol 0 2 Central Espanol Nacional 1 2 Progreso Rampla Juniors 2 3 River Plate Cerro 3 0 Sud America Liverpool 1 1 Wanderers Danubio 1 2 Round 12: Basanez Danubio 1 2 Cerro Liverpool 1 1 Nacional Rampla Juniors 7 0 Penarol Central Espanol 3 1 Progreso River Plate 0 0 Wanderers Defensor Sporting 1 0 Round 13: Basanez Liverpool 3 2 Cerro Nacional 2 3 Danubio Progreso 2 0 Defensor Sporting River Plate 0 0 Penarol Sud America 3 2 Wanderers Rampla Juniors 1 0 Final Table: 1.Nacional 12 8 3 1 29-13 27 2.Penarol 12 8 3 1 20- 9 27 3.Rampla Juniors 12 6 3 3 15-18 21 4.River Plate 12 4 6 2 15- 8 18 5.Danubio 12 3 8 1 16-13 17 6.Liverpool 12 2 8 2 11-11 14 7.Defensor Sporting 12 3 5 4 10-11 14 8.Basanez 12 3 4 5 16-20 13 9.Wanderers 12 4 1 7 11-18 13 10.Central Espanol 12 1 7 4 13-16 10 11.Progreso 12 2 4 6 13-18 10 12.Cerro 12 2 4 6 14-20 10 13.Sud America 12 1 6 5 8-14 9 Clausura Playoff: Nacional v Penarol 2-2 [5-3 pen] [R.Lemos 30, 51pen; Bengoechea 1pen, Romero 36] Nacional winners Apertura 1995 Promoted: Huracan Buceo. Relegated: Basanez and Progreso (on average over past seasons). Championship Playoff (best of 3) First Leg [Nov 10] Penarol v Nacional 1-0 [Bengoechea 35] Second Leg [Nov 12] Nacional v Penarol 2-1 [Kanapkis 9, J.Gonzalez 37; Romero 22] Third and Final Leg [Nov 15] Penarol v Nacional 3-1 [Lima 23, Romero 60, Bengoechea; O'Neill 87] Liguilla Pre-Libertadores (first two qualify for Copa Libertadores) Final Table: 1.Liverpool 7 5 1 1 17-10 16 2.Defensor Sporting 7 5 1 1 16-10 16 3.Penarol 7 4 1 2 10- 7 13 4.Nacional 7 2 2 3 16- 9 8 5.River Plate 7 2 2 3 9- 9 8 6.Porongos de Flores 7 1 4 2 7-12 7 7.Wanderers 7 1 2 4 8-13 5 8.Frontera Chico 7 1 1 5 9-22 4 Round 1: Defensor Nacional 2 0 Frontera Rivera River Plate 2 0 Liverpool Wanderers 2 0 Penarol Porongos Flores 0 0 Round 2: Defensor Frontera Rivera 4 2 Nacional Porongos Flores 5 1 Penarol Liverpool 1 2 River Plate Wanderers 4 1 Round 3: Liverpool Porongos Flores 1 1 Nacional Frontera Rivera 8 1 Penarol Wanderers 3 2 River Plate Defensor 2 1 Round 4: Defensor Liverpool 3 2 Nacional River Plate 0 0 Penarol Frontera Rivera 2 0 Wanderers Porongos Flores 2 0 Round 5: Defensor Porongos Flores 2 2 Liverpool Nacional 4 3 Penarol River Plate 2 1 Wanderers Frontera Rivera 2 2 Round 6: Defensor Wanderers 2 1 Liverpool River Plate 2 1 Penarol Nacional 1 0 Porongos Flores Frontera Rivera 2 1 Round 7: Defensor Penarol 2 1 Liverpool Frontera Rivera 4 1 Nacional Wanderers 0 0 Porongos Flores River Plate 1 1 Final Table: 1.Liverpool 7 5 1 1 17-10 16 2.Defensor Sporting 7 5 1 1 16-10 16 3.Penarol 7 4 1 2 10- 7 13 4.Nacional 7 2 2 3 16- 9 8 5.River Plate 7 2 2 3 9- 9 8 6.Porongos de Flores 7 1 4 2 7-12 7 7.Wanderers 7 1 2 4 8-13 5 8.Frontera Chico 7 1 1 5 9-22 4 First Place Playoff Defensor Liverpool 1 0 Defensor qualified for Copa Libertadores 1996 As champions, Penarol are entitled to a playoff against the runners-up. Second Libertadores Spot Playoff Penarol Liverpool 2 1 Porongos and River Plate ended up in the Copa Conmebol 1996. Author: Ian King (worldsoccer@members.v21.co.uk) Last updated: 19 Apr 2003 (C) Copyright Ian King and RSSSF 1999/2003