The 2005–06 season in the Uruguayan Primera División saw Nacional defend and win a back-to-back-title by defeating the surprise of the championship, Rocha F.C., on two consecutive finals, thus winning their 41st title in Uruguayan football. Two teams were relegated, Deportivo Colonia and Cerro, but this time only one team, Progreso, was promoted.
Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Nacional won the championship.
Apertura
Relegation table (2005 and Apertura)
Clausura
Championship play-off
Semi-finals
Finals
Nacional winners of semifinal; the team should play the final against the best team of the aggregate table 2005–06; as that is also Nacional, they are champions of Uruguay 2005–06.
Relegation table (2005 and 2005–06) PosClubPPtsAverage13Bella Vista16191.18814Tacuarembó50561.12015Miramar Misiones55501.11016Cerro50501.00017Deportivo Colonia50501.000
Topscorers PosNameTeamGoals Apertura 2005 and Clausura 20061José Pedro CardozoRocha172Ignacio GonzálezDanubio133Junior AlibertiWanderers / Plaza Colonia12 Gonzalo CastroNacional12 Marcos Antonio GarcíaRampla Juniors12 Juan Manuel OliveraDanubio12 Maxi PereiraDefensor128Gabriel CedrésRiver Plate / C.A. Peñarol11 Richard PortaRiver Plate11 Elías FerreiraC.A. Peñarol / Rentistas1111Mauro AldaveRocha10 Nicolás OliveraDefensor10
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