Primera A
Final Table:
1. C Nacional dF 20 13 2 5 60-17 28
. CA Peñarol 20 13 2 5 56-25 28
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3. Montevideo Wanderers FC 20 7 8 5 33-28 22
4. Liverpool FC 20 8 3 9 29-31 19
5. CA River Plate 20 6 7 7 25-30 19
6. CA Defensor 20 6 7 7 29-44 19
7. Racing Club Montevideo 20 6 7 7 28-45 19
8. Central FC 20 6 6 8 23-42 18
9. Rampla Juniors FC 20 6 5 9 36-42 17
10. IA Sud América 20 5 6 9 36-37 16
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11. CA Bella Vista 20 5 5 10 27-41 15 Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Round 1
Bella Vista 2-1 Peñarol
Rampla Juniors 2-1 Nacional
Defensor 2-2 Sud América
River Plate 2-0 Central
Liverpool 0-0 Racing
Montevideo Wanderers bye
Round 2
Racing 1-0 Nacional
Montevideo Wanderers 4-1 Peñarol
River Plate 3-2 Bella Vista
Sud América 4-3 Liverpool
Central 2-1 Defensor
Rampla Juniors bye
Round 3
Peñarol 6-0 Central
Nacional 0-0 River Plate
Sud América 4-1 Montevideo Wanderers
Bella Vista 2-1 Rampla Juniors
Defensor 4-2 Liverpool
Racing bye
Round 4
Nacional 2-1 Sud América
Peñarol 7-0 Defensor
Bella Vista 1-1 Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers 4-2 Rampla Juniors
Central 1-1 Racing
River Plate bye
Round 5
Peñarol 5-0 Rampla Juniors
Nacional 2-0 Bella Vista
Montevideo Wanderers 3-1 River Plate
Central 2-1 Sud América
Racing 4-1 Defensor
Liverpool bye
Round 6
Nacional 4-1 Liverpool
Peñarol 5-0 Racing
Sud América 3-1 Rampla Juniors
Bella Vista 2-0 Montevideo Wanderers
River Plate 0-0 Defensor
Central bye
Round 7
River Plate 4-2 Peñarol
Nacional 6-1 Central
Montevideo Wanderers 3-1 Racing
Defensor 2-0 Bella Vista
Liverpool 4-2 Rampla Juniors
Sud América bye
Round 8
Nacional 6-0 Defensor
Sud América 1-1 Peñarol
Central 1-1 Rampla Juniors
Montevideo Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
River Plate 1-0 Racing
Bella Vista bye
Round 9
Montevideo Wanderers 1-1 Central
Sud América 1-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool 1-0 River Plate
Peñarol 2-1 Nacional
Rampla Juniors 4-4 Racing
Defensor bye
Round 10
Peñarol 3-1 Liverpool
Central 1-1 Bella Vista
Sud América 7-1 Racing
Rampla Juniors 1-1 River Plate
Montevideo Wanderers 1-1 Defensor
Nacional bye
Round 11
Central 1-0 Liverpool
Sud América 1-1 River Plate
Nacional 2-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors 4-1 Defensor
Bella Vista 2-0 Racing
Peñarol bye
Round 12
Peñarol 3-1 Bella Vista
Nacional 4-1 Rampla Juniors
Defensor 2-1 Sud América
Central 2-1 River Plate
Racing 2-1 Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers bye
Round 13
Nacional awd Racing [*, awarded to Racing]
Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 Peñarol
River Plate 1-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool 1-0 Sud América
Central 1-1 Defensor
Rampla Juniors bye
[*] originally 6-1, awarded to Racing as Nacional fielded an ineligible player.
Round 14
Central 3-2 Peñarol
Nacional 4-1 River Plate
Sud América 0-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors 5-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool 4-1 Defensor
Racing bye
Round 15
Nacional 2-2 Sud América
Peñarol 3-1 Defensor
Liverpool 1-0 Bella Vista
Montevideo Wanderers 0-0 Rampla Juniors
Central 2-2 Racing
River Plate bye
Round 16
Peñarol 2-0 Rampla Juniors
Nacional 8-2 Bella Vista
Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 River Plate
Central 4-1 Sud América
Racing 2-2 Defensor
Liverpool bye
Round 17
Nacional 4-0 Liverpool
Peñarol 4-1 Racing
Rampla Juniors 4-0 Sud América
Montevideo Wanderers 3-2 Bella Vista
River Plate 1-1 Defensor
Central bye
Round 18
Peñarol 2-0 River Plate
Nacional 5-0 Central
Montevideo Wanderers 2-2 Racing
Defensor 2-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool 2-0 Rampla Juniors
Sud América bye
Round 19
Defensor 2-1 Nacional
Peñarol 3-2 Sud América
Rampla Juniors 2-1 Central
Montevideo Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool
River Plate 1-0 Racing
Bella Vista bye
Round 20
Montevideo Wanderers 4-0 Central
Sud América 4-1 Bella Vista
Liverpool 4-0 River Plate
Nacional 1-0 Peñarol
Racing 1-0 Rampla Juniors
Defensor bye
Round 21
Peñarol 2-1 Liverpool
Bella Vista 3-0 Central
Racing 3-1 Sud América
Rampla Juniors 4-3 River Plate
Defensor 3-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional bye
Round 22
Liverpool 1-0 Central
River Plate 2-0 Sud América
Nacional 1-0 Montevideo Wanderers
Rampla Juniors 2-2 Defensor
Bella Vista 2-2 Racing
Peñarol bye
Final Table:
1. C Nacional dF 20 13 2 5 60-17 28
. CA Peñarol 20 13 2 5 56-25 28
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3. Montevideo Wanderers FC 20 7 8 5 33-28 22
4. Liverpool FC 20 8 3 9 29-31 19
5. CA River Plate 20 6 7 7 25-30 19
6. CA Defensor 20 6 7 7 29-44 19
7. Racing Club Montevideo 20 6 7 7 28-45 19
8. Central FC 20 6 6 8 23-42 18
9. Rampla Juniors FC 20 6 5 9 36-42 17
10. IA Sud América 20 5 6 9 36-37 16
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11. CA Bella Vista 20 5 5 10 27-41 15 Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Championship Playoff [Apr 28, 1940, Estadio Centenario; attendance: 43,000]
Nacional 3-2 Peñarol [after extra time]
[Francisco Arispe 39, Luis Volpi 98, Atilio García 103; Adelaido Camaití 85, 110]
[Nacional: Aníbal Paz; Luis Fazio, Juan Ramón Cabrera; Luis Alberto Pérez Luz, Rodolfo Pini,
Eugenio Galvalisi; Luis Volpi, Aníbal Ciocca, Atilio García, Francisco Arispe, Roberto
Porta. Coach: Héctor Castro.
Peñarol: Julio Barrios; Agustín Prado, Mário Barradas; Erebo Zunino, Francisco Palermo,
Raúl Rodríguez; Nicolás Orlando, Pedro Lago, Sylvio Pirillo, Severino Varela, Adelaido
Camaití. Coach: Athuel Velázquez]
[Referees: Aníbal Tejada, Nobel Valentini, Juan José Nilson]
Nacional Champions of Uruguay 1939.
Topscorer:
22 - Atilio García (C Nacional dF)
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
First Leg
Progreso 2-1 Bella Vista
Second Leg
Bella Vista 2-0 Progreso
Playoff
Bella Vista 3-0 Progreso
Bella Vista remained in First Division, Progreso remained in Intermedia.
list of 2nd division champions
list of 3rd division champions
list of ofi (interior) champions
overview of regional championships
Thanks to Humberto Arosteguiberry and Héctor Sicco
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