 Peñarol, champions | |
| Season | 1929 (27th) |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peñarol |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 562 (2.34 per match) |
← 1928 1931 → | |
The Uruguayan Championship 1929 was the 27th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
| Peñarol, champions | |
| Season | 1929 (27th) |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peñarol |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 562 (2.34 per match) |
← 1928 1931 → | |
The Uruguayan Championship 1929 was the 27th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved fourteen teams, and the champion was Peñarol.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Foundation | Seasons | Consecutive seasons | Titles | 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bella Vista |  Montevideo | 4 October 1920 | 4 | 4 | - | 9th | ||
 Capurro | Montevideo | 31 October 1914 | 2 | 2 | - | 7th | ||
 Central | Montevideo | 5 January 1905 | 15 | - | - | - | ||
 Cerro | Montevideo | 1 December 1922 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th | ||
 Colón | Montevideo | 12 March 1907 | 1 | 1 | - | 10th | ||
| Defensor | Montevideo | 15 March 1913 | 5 | 2 | - | 6th | ||
 Liverpool | Montevideo | 15 February 1915 | 7 | 7 | - | 13th | ||
 Misiones | Montevideo | 26 May 1906 | 3 | 2 | - | 8th | ||
 Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 15,000 | 14 May 1899 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 3rd |
 Olimpia | Montevideo | 13 March 1922 | 2 | 2 | - | 12th | ||
 Peñarol | Montevideo | 28 September 1891 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1st | ||
 Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | 7 January 1914 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2nd | ||
 Sud América | Montevideo | 15 February 1914 | 2 | 2 | - | 5th | ||
 Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | 15 August 1902 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 11th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 10 | +44 | 46 |
| 2 | Nacional | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 36 |
| 3 | Defensor | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 32 |
| 4 | Rampla Juniors | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 29 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 28 |
| 7 | Capurro | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 26 |
| 8 | Misiones | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 25 |
| 9 | Bella Vista | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 24 |
| 10 | Sud América | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 23 |
| 11 | Central | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 21 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 20 |
| 13 | Colón | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 18 |
| 14 | Cerro | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 87 | −63 | 8 |
 Uruguayan Champion 1929 |
|---|
 Peñarol 4th [1] [2] title |
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