Liga Mayor (Uruguay)

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Liga Mayor
Organising body AUF
Founded1975
Abolished1978;46 years ago (1978)
Region Uruguay
Most successful team(s) Nacional (3 titles)

The Liga Mayor was a Uruguayan football tournament organized by the Uruguayan Football Association from 1975 to 1978. [1] [2] [3]

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In its first three editions only the Primera División teams participated, while for the 1978 edition the four semifinalists of the Campeonato de Clubes Campeones del Interior were invited to participate. [4]

In this last edition there was a three-way tie for first place between Peñarol, Defensor and Huracán Buceo, which led to a controversy. Defensor had a greater goal difference, while Peñarol had more goals in favor. Defensor proposed to play a tiebreaker match, but the AUF rejected his request and declared Peñarol as champion.

List of champions

Ed.YearChampionRunner-up
1
1975 Nacional [5] Liverpool
2
1976 Nacional [6] Peñarol
3
1977 Nacional [7] Peñarol
3
1978 Peñarol [8] Defensor

Titles by club

ClubTitlesYears won
Nacional 31975, 1976, 1977 [9]
Peñarol 11978

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