Primera División (Uruguay) 1987
| Primera División 1987 | |
| master | Club Atlético Defensor |
| Relegated | Rampla Juniors |
| Teams | 13 |
| Games | 156 |
| Gates | 357 (ø 2.29 per game) |
| Top scorer | Gerardo Miranda (Defensor) |
| ← Primera División (Uruguay) 1986 | |
The 1987 season of the Primera División was the 84th season (the 56th of the professional era) of the Uruguayan top division in men's football , the Primera División .
The Primera División consisted of 13 clubs in the championship season of 1987, whose teams met twice in a total of 156 championship games played from August to the second half of December of that year. There were 357 goals. The championship won the Club Atlético Defensor as the table first in front of Nacional Montevideo and Bella Vista as second and third in the season's final table .
In addition, three relegation games were held. The Rampla Juniors lost after one win and two losses against Miramar Misiones and had to relegate to the Segunda División . The Montevideo Wanderers and Nacional qualified for the 1988 Copa Libertadores .
The top scorer was Gerardo Miranda from Master Defensor with 13 goals .
Annual table
| rank | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Club Atlético Defensor | 24 | 14th | 5 | 5 | 32:18 | 33 |
| 2. | Nacional Montevideo | 24 | 13 | 4th | 7th | 40:23 | 30th |
| 3. | Bella Vista | 24 | 11 | 6th | 7th | 35:25 | 28 |
| 4th | River Plate | 24 | 12 | 8th | 5 | 36:34 | 28 |
| 5. | Montevideo Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 7th | 7th | 35:30 | 27 |
| 6th | Danubio FC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29:21 | 25th |
| 7th | Club Atlético Progreso | 24 | 9 | 7th | 8th | 24:25 | 25th |
| 8th. | Club Atlético Peñarol (M) | 24 | 8th | 7th | 9 | 26:28 | 23 |
| 9. | Club Atlético Cerro | 24 | 6th | 8th | 9 | 18:24 | 21st |
| 10. | Central Español | 24 | 8th | 3 | 13 | 16:27 | 19th |
| 11. | Miramar Misiones (N) | 24 | 5 | 8th | 11 | 31:42 | 18th |
| 12. | Huracan Buceo | 24 | 6th | 6th | 12 | 16:29 | 18th |
| 13. | Rampla Juniors | 24 | 4th | 9 | 11 | 19:31 | 17th |
| (M) | Champion of the previous season |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the Segunda División |
Relegation matches
- Rampla Juniors - Miramar Misiones 2-1; 0: 1; 1: 2
Individual evidence
- ^ Marcos Silvera Antúnez : Club Atlético Peñarol - 120, Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo 2011, p. 156 - ISBN 978-9974-553-79-8
- ↑ Uruguay - List of Final Tables 1900-2000 on rsssf.com, accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Uruguay 1987 on rsssf.com, accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Uruguay - Liguilla Winners on rsssf.com, accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Uruguay - League Top Scorers on rsssf.com, accessed October 30, 2016