1915 Uruguayan Primera División

Uruguayan Primera División

Nacional, champions
Season	1915 (15th)
Champions	Nacional
Relegated	Bristol and Independencia
Matches played	90
Goals scored	195 (2.17 per match)
← 1914 1916 →

The Uruguayan Championship 1915 was the 15th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.

Overview

The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved ten teams, and the champion was Nacional.

Club Atlético Defensor first appeared in this season. Afterwards, Bristol and Independencia were relegated.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Foundation	Seasons	Consecutive seasons	Titles	1914
Bristol	Montevideo				6	-	-	-
Central	Montevideo			5 January 1905	6	6	-	7th
Defensor	Montevideo			15 March 1913	-	-	-	-
Independencia	Montevideo				1	1	-	8th
Nacional	Montevideo	Gran Parque Central	15,000	14 May 1899	13	13	3	3rd
CURCC / Peñarol [n 1]	Montevideo			28 September 1891	14	14	5	2nd
Reformers	Montevideo				2	2	-	6th
River Plate	Montevideo			1897	8	8	4	1st
Universal	Montevideo				3	3	-	4th
Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo			15 August 1902	11	11	2	5th

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nacional	18	13	3	2	33	9	+24	29
2	Peñarol	18	12	3	3	37	8	+29	27
3	Universal	18	10	3	5	29	25	+4	23
4	Defensor	18	9	2	7	16	20	−4	20
5	Montevideo Wanderers	18	9	1	8	19	23	−4	19
6	River Plate	18	7	3	8	18	15	+3	17
7	Central	18	7	1	10	15	19	−4	15
8	Reformers	18	5	3	10	10	20	−10	13
9	Bristol	18	5	1	12	9	27	−18	11
10	Independencia	18	2	2	14	9	29	−20	6

Source: rsssf.com

Uruguayan Champion 1915
Nacional 4th title

Notes

1. Controversy exists on the date of the founding of C.A. Peñarol. The club's official position assumes a change of name of CURCC (founded on December 28, 1891). On the other hand, some historians state that "C.A. Peñarol" was established on December 13, 1913. ^[1]

References

1. Discusiones por el decanato Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine on Fútbol.uy, 29 Sep 2009

• Uruguay - List of final tables (RSSSF)