Primera División (Uruguay) 1966
| Primera División 1966 | |
| master | Nacional Montevideo |
| Relegated | Montevideo Wanderers |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 90 |
| Gates | 220 (ø 2.44 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Araquem de Melo ( Danubio FC ) |
| ← Primera División (Uruguay) 1965 | |
The 1966 season of the Primera División was the 63rd season (the 35th of the professional era) of the Uruguayan top division in men's football , the Primera División .
The Primera División consisted of ten clubs in the championship season of 1966, whose teams met twice in a total of 90 championship games. There were 18 game days. The championship won Nacional Montevideo as first in the table in front of Club Atlético Peñarol and Club Atlético Cerro as second and third in the season's final table . The fourth from bottom of the table Montevideo Wanderers rose from the Primera División to the Segunda División . Araquem de Melo was the top scorer with twelve goals .
Annual table
| rank | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nacional Montevideo | 18th | 11 | 6th | 1 | 28: 6 | 28 |
| 2. | Club Atlético Peñarol (M) | 18th | 10 | 6th | 2 | 31:11 | 26th |
| 3. | Club Atlético Cerro | 18th | 9 | 5 | 4th | 31:15 | 23 |
| 4th | Rampla Juniors | 18th | 9 | 4th | 5 | 26:18 | 22nd |
| 5. | Danubio FC | 18th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 24:15 | 22nd |
| 6th | South America | 18th | 4th | 6th | 8th | 3:30 p.m. | 14th |
| 7th | Montevideo Wanderers | 18th | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18:29 | 13 |
| 8th. | Club Atlético Defensor (N) | 18th | 3 | 6th | 9 | 9:24 | 12 |
| 9. | Centro Atlético Fénix | 18th | 3 | 4th | 11 | 3:30 p.m. | 10 |
| 10. | Racing Club de Montevideo | 18th | 4th | 2 | 12 | 23:42 | 10 |
| (M) | Champion of the previous season |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the Segunda División |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uruguay - List of Final Tables 1900-2000 on rsssf.com, accessed April 5, 2015
- ↑ Uruguay - League Top Scorers on rsssf.com, accessed April 5, 2015