 Peñarol, champions | |
| Season | 1921 (21st) |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peñarol |
| Relegated | Reformers |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 300 (2.27 per match) |
← 1920 1922 → | |
The Uruguayan Championship 1921 was the 21st season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
| Peñarol, champions | |
| Season | 1921 (21st) |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peñarol |
| Relegated | Reformers |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 300 (2.27 per match) |
← 1920 1922 → | |
The Uruguayan Championship 1921 was the 21st season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved twelve teams, and the champion was Peñarol.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Foundation | Seasons | Consecutive seasons | Titles | 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgrano |  Montevideo | 2 | 2 | - | 9th | |||
 Central | Montevideo | 5 January 1905 | 12 | 12 | - | 3rd | ||
| Charley | Montevideo | 4 | 4 | - | 11th | |||
 Dublin | Montevideo | 10 | 5 | - | 10th | |||
 Lito | Montevideo | 1917 | - | - | - | - | ||
 Liverpool | Montevideo | 15 February 1915 | 1 | 1 | - | 8th | ||
 Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 15,000 | 14 May 1899 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 1st |
 Peñarol | Montevideo | 28 September 1891 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2nd | ||
| Reformers | Montevideo | 8 | 8 | - | 6th | |||
 Universal | Montevideo | 9 | 9 | - | 4th | |||
 Uruguay Onward | Montevideo | 1 | 1 | - | 7th | |||
 Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | 15 August 1902 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 39 |
| 2 | Nacional | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 10 | +42 | 37 |
| 3 | Universal | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 31 |
| 4 | Montevideo Wanderers | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 30 |
| 5 | Belgrano | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 |
| 6 | Lito | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 21 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Central | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 |
| 9 | Charley | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 14 |
| 10 | Uruguay Onward | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 14 |
| 11 | Dublin | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 13 |
| 12 | Reformers | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 12 |
 Uruguayan Champion 1921  |
|---|
 2nd [1] title |
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