Torneo Cuadrangular

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The Torneo Cuadrangular was a Uruguayan soccer club competition.

The competition was organized by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF) from 1952 to 1968. The four best-placed teams of the previous championship season of the Primera División took part in the tournament. The tournament was held partly in December after the end of the season and partly at the beginning of the year following the respective championship season. The record winner is Nacional Montevideo with seven titles won. The Peñarol won five times, while the Club Atlético Defensor and Rampla Juniors once each recorded overall victory.

Winners list

year winner
1952 Nacional
1953 Rampla Juniors
1954 Nacional
1955 no winner determined
1956 Nacional
1957 Defensor
1958 Nacional
1959 Peñarol
1960 Peñarol
1961 no winner determined
1962 Nacional
1963 Peñarol
1964 Nacional
1965 Called off
1966 Peñarol
1967 Nacional
1968 Peñarol

Individual evidence

  1. Torneo Cuadrangular (1952 - 1968) (Spanish) on el-area.com, accessed on December 3, 2012
  2. Danubio , Nacional and Peñarol shared first place
  3. Nacional and Peñarol shared first place