Torneo Clausura =============== Table: 1.Nacional 11 7 2 2 19- 8 23 2.Rentistas 11 6 4 1 9- 3 22 3.River Plate 11 5 4 2 21-11 19 4.Peñarol 11 6 1 4 25-20 19 5.Danubio 11 5 4 2 12- 7 19 6.Bella Vista 11 3 6 2 14-10 15 7.Defensor Sporting 11 2 7 2 12-14 13 8.Liverpool 11 2 5 4 6-10 11 9.Huracán Buceo 11 3 2 6 10-16 11 10.Rampla Juniors 11 3 2 6 10-18 11 11.Villa Española 11 2 4 5 13-18 10 12.Wanderers 11 0 3 8 8-24 3 Round 1 [Aug 1] Defensor Sp 1-1 Peñarol [Aug 2] Danubio 0-1 Nacional Bella Vista 1-0 Huracan B. River Plate 4-2 Villa Esp. Rampla Jrs. 1-0 Wanderers Rentistas 1-1 Liverpool Round 2 [Aug 8] Penarol 2-1 Danubio River Plate 1-2 Huracan B. [Aug 9] Defensor Sp 2-1 Nacional Bella Vista 0-0 Villa Esp. Rampla Jrs. 2-0 Liverpool Rentistas 1-0 Wanderers Round 3 [Aug 15] River Plate 0-1 Nacional [Aug 16] Penarol 3-1 Liverpool Bella Vista 4-1 Wanderers Defensor Sp 2-2 Rampla Jrs. Danubio 2-2 Huracan B. Rentistas 1-0 Villa Esp. Round 4 [Aug 23] Rampla Jrs. 1-2 Nacional Bella Vista 0-0 Rentistas River Plate 2-2 Danubio Liverpool 2-0 Defensor Sp Wanderers 3-3 Villa Espanola [Aug 25] Huracan B. 2-4 Penarol Round 5 [Aug 29] Nacional 4-1 Wanderers [Aug 30] Bella Vista 3-4 Penarol Villa Esp. 3-1 Huracan B. Rentistas 3-0 Rampla Jrs. Danubio 1-0 Liverpool Defensor Sp 1-1 River Plate Round 6 [Sep 6] Penarol 0-3 Villa Espanola [Sep 7] Nacional 0-1 Rentistas Rampla Jrs. 1-3 Bella Vista Huracan B. 1-0 Wanderers Danubio 0-0 Defensor Sp Liverpool 0-3 River Plate Round 7 [Sep 12] Bella Vista 1-1 Nacional [Sep 13] Defensor Sp 0-0 Rentistas Villa Esp. 0-0 Danubio River Plate 2-0 Rampla Jrs. Huracan B. 0-2 Liverpool Wanderers 1-2 Penarol Round 8 [Sep 19] Penarol 0-1 Rentistas Danubio 1-0 Rampla Jrs. Bella Vista 1-1 River Plate Defensor Sp 0-2 Huracan B. Liverpool 0-0 Wanderers Nacional 3-0 Villa Espanola Round 9 [Sep 27] Penarol 2-4 Nacional Rentistas 0-0 River Plate Rampla Jrs. 0-0 Huracan B. Villa Esp. 0-0 Liverpool Bella Vista 0-1 Danubio Wanderers 2-2 Defensor Sp Round 10 [Oct 10] Nacional 0-0 Liverpool [Oct 11] River Plate 3-2 Penarol Danubio 2-0 Wanderers Rentistas 1-0 Huracan Buceo Rampla Jrs. 3-0 Villa Espanola Defensor Sp 1-1 Bella Vista Round 11 [Oct 17] Penarol 5-0 Rampla Jrs. [Oct 18] Nacional 2-0 Huracan B. Wanderers 0-4 River Plate Defensor Sp 3-2 Villa Espanola Rentistas 0-2 Danubio Liverpool 0-0 Bella Vista Table: 1.Nacional 11 7 2 2 19- 8 23 2.Rentistas 11 6 4 1 9- 3 22 3.River Plate 11 5 4 2 21-11 19 4.Peñarol 11 6 1 4 25-20 19 5.Danubio 11 5 4 2 12- 7 19 6.Bella Vista 11 3 6 2 14-10 15 7.Defensor Sporting 11 2 7 2 12-14 13 8.Liverpool 11 2 5 4 6-10 11 9.Huracán Buceo 11 3 2 6 10-16 11 10.Rampla Juniors 11 3 2 6 10-18 11 11.Villa Española 11 2 4 5 13-18 10 12.Wanderers 11 0 3 8 8-24 3 Nacional Clausura Champions. By winning the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Nacional are champions of Uruguay 1998. Overall Table: 1.Nacional 22 16 2 4 51-22 50 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Peñarol 22 12 1 9 40-34 37 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 3.Bella Vista 22 8 11 3 24-17 35 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 4.Rentistas 22 8 10 4 19-15 34 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 5.River Plate 22 9 6 7 43-31 33 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.Danubio 22 8 6 8 23-25 30 7.Defensor Sporting 22 6 11 5 26-26 29 8.Rampla Juniors 22 6 6 10 20-32 24 9.Villa Española 22 5 7 10 22-29 22 10.Huracán Buceo 22 5 7 10 25-35 22 11.Liverpool 22 4 9 9 13-24 21 12.Wanderers 22 3 8 11 25-39 17 Relegation Table 1996+1997 1998 Total 12.Wanderers 49 17 66 Relegated 11.Villa Española 2nd Div 22 66 Relegated (factor 3 for 1998) ---------------------------------------------- 10.Rampla Juniors 55 24 79 Relegation Playoff ---------------------------------------------- 9.Liverpool 59 21 80 8.Danubio 53 30 83 7.Rentistas 33 34 84 (factor 1.5 for 1998) 6.Huracán Buceo 64 22 86 5.River Plate 65 33 98 4.Bella Vista 2nd Div 35 105 (factor 3 for 1998) 3.Defensor Sporting 83 29 112 2.Peñarol 82 37 119 1.Nacional 86 50 136 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs First Leg [Nov 14] Maldonado 2-3 Rampla Juniors [F.Fajardo(RJ,2), D.Pereira(RJ), P.Cuello(DM), M.Barceló(DM)] Second Leg [Nov 18] Rampla Jrs. 1-3 Deportivo Maldonado [G.Matosas(RJ), M.Barceló(DM), M.Cortés(DM), M.Affonso(DM)] Playoff [Nov 21, Estadio Centenario] Rampla Jrs. 1-1 Deportivo Maldonado [6-5 pen] [M.Barceló(DM), R.Aguerre(RJ)] [penalties: Pereira, Badell, Pappa, Perdomo, Kanapkis, Aguerre scored for Rampla. Márcora, Cortés, Giménez, Aldao, Affonso scored for Deportivo. Seré(RJ) saved Cuello(DM)'s penalty.] Rampla Juniors remain in first division. Topscorers: 13 Martín Rodríguez (River Plate) Ruben Sosa (Nacional) 10 Diego Alonso (Bella Vista) 9 Milton Núñez (Nacional) Liguilla Pre-Libertadores NB: all matches at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo; second match always involving Peñarol. [Nov 5] River Plate 0-2 Bella Vista [46'D.Alonso(BV), 87'G.Giacomazzi(BV)] Rentistas 0-1 Penarol [30'J.M.Franco(P)] [Nov 10] Bella Vista 1-0 Rentistas [79'D.Alonso(BV)] Penarol 2-0 River Plate [29'y47'I.Borjas(P)] [Nov 20] Rentistas 3-1 River Plate [L.Cor(R,2), H.Sosa(RP), M.Suárez(R)] Penarol 1-1 Bella Vista [J.Casanova(BV), 90'J.E.De Los Santos(P)] 1.Bella Vista 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Peñarol 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 3.Rentistas 3 1 0 2 3- 3 3 Copa Conmebol 99 4.River Plate 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0 Playoff [Nov 24] Bella Vista 1-0 Penarol [66' Lionel Philipauskas] Bella Vista qualify for Copa Libertadores 1999. Rentistas and River Plate will both play Copa Conmebol 1999, since Peñarol (as Supercopa participants) are not eligible for it. Six teams have presented a request to be included in the first division 1999: Bella Vista (Paysandú, Paysandú) San Eugenio (Artigas, Artigas) Deportivo Maldonado (Maldonado, Maldonado) Oriental (Rivera, Rivera) Deportivo Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó) Juventud (Las Piedras, Canelones) Of those six, three were given a license: Bella Vista (Paysandú, Paysandú) Deportivo Maldonado (Maldonado, Maldonado) Deportivo Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó) The Primera División Profesional will therefore contain 15 clubs in 1999. Authors: Martín Tabeira (martintab@hotmail.com), Javier Ferrando (jferrand@varela.reu.edu.uy) and Francisco Fernández (ffernandez@espectador.com.uy) Last updated: 31 Jul 2005 (C) Copyright Martín Tabeira, Javier Ferrando, Francisco Fernández and RSSSF 1999/2005