1971 Uruguayan Primera División
# 1971 Uruguayan Primera División

Statistics of Primera División Uruguaya for the 1971 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Nacional won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nacional | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 32 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 32 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Bella Vista | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 27 |
| 5 | Danubio | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 25 |
| 6 | Cerro | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 20 |
| 7 | River Plate | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 |
| 8 | Defensor | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 20 |
| 9 | Huracán Buceo | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 17 |
| 10 | Sud América | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16 |
| 11 | Racing Montevideo | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 13 |
| 12 | Central | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 13 |

## Playoff

### Champions

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nacional | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Huracán Buceo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 |
| 5 | Danubio | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 6 | Bella Vista | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 |

### Relegation group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Central | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 |
| 2 | Cerro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Sud América | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Defensor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 6 | Racing Montevideo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
