Uruguay - Liga Departamental de Fútbol de Rivera


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List of Champions


Liga Local La France de Foot-Ball (Rivera - Santa Ana do Livramento)

Founded on April 1909 by the teams Lavalleja, Tabaré, 14 de Julho, Uruguayo and
5º de Caballería.

Copa de Plata La France (1909-1912)

1909  14 de Julho
1910  Tabaré
1911  Lavalleja
1912  14 de Julho

Liga de Football de Rivera

Founded on 3rd March 1913 by the teams Lavalleja, Tabaré, Uruguayo, Formidable and
14 de Julho. The only one that still remains affiliated is Lavalleja.

Copa Liga de Football de Rivera

1913  Lavalleja

Comisión del Campeonato El Comercio

Established on 28th May 1914 by the teams Lavalleja, Tabaré, Uruguayo, Reformers and
Nacional FC.

1914  Tabaré or Nacional FC  [*]

[*]  Tabaré and Nacional FC tied the playoff match for the title. There's no documents
     that indicate which team was the Champion.

Liga Regional de Foot-Ball de Rivera

Founded on 26th April 1915 by the teams Lavalleja, Tabaré, Artigas, Reformers, Nacional FC
and Peñarol. Later denominated Liga de Foot-Ball de Rivera, Liga Departamental de Foot-Ball
de Rivera and finally, Liga Departamental de Fútbol de Rivera.

Copa Rivera

1915  Tabaré
1916  Lavalleja
1917  Oriental
1918  Oriental
1919  Lavalleja
1920  Oriental
1921  Oriental
1922    not played
1923  Peñarol
1924  Oriental
1925    not played
1926  Lavalleja
1927  Lavalleja
1928  Lavalleja
1929  Oriental
1930  Oriental
1931  Oriental
1932  Lavalleja
1933  Oriental
1934  Peñarol
1935  Lavalleja
1936  Lavalleja
1937  Lavalleja
1938  Artigas
1939  Peñarol
1940  Lavalleja
1941  Oriental
1942  Oriental
1943  Huracán
1944  Huracán, Lavalleja, Oriental and Peñarol (shared)
1945  Lavalleja
1946  Lavalleja
1947  Frontera
1948  Lavalleja
1949  Lavalleja
1950  Lavalleja
1951  Huracán
1952  Peñarol
1953  Frontera
1954  Oriental
1955  Oriental
1956  Sarandí Universitario
1957  Sarandí Universitario
1958  Oriental
1959  Lavalleja
1960  Huracán
1961  Huracán
1962  Oriental
1963  Frontera
1964  Oriental
1965  Oriental
1966  Oriental
1967  Frontera
1968  Artigas
1969  Frontera
1970  Artigas
1971  Lavalleja
1972  Peñarol
1973  Oriental
1974  Peñarol
1975  Peñarol
1976  Cuñapirú
1977  Peñarol
1978  Peñarol
1979  Lavalleja
1980  Frontera Rivera Chico
1981  Sarandí Universitario
1982  Peñarol
1983  Cuñapirú
1984  Oriental
1985  Nacional
1986  Sarandí Universitario
1987  Cuñapirú
1988  Huracán (not recognized)
1989  Sarandí Universitario
1990  Sarandí Universitario
1991  Oriental
1992  Oriental
1993  Sarandí Universitario
1994  Frontera Rivera Chico
1995  Oriental
1996  Frontera Rivera Chico
1997  Oriental
1998  Sarandí Universitario
1999  Oriental
2000  Cuñapirú
2001  Peñarol
2002  Oriental

Number of titles

27 Oriental

21 Lavalleja

12 Peñarol

 8 Frontera Rivera Chico [1]
   Sarandí Universitario

 5 Huracán [2]

 4 Cuñapirú

 3 Artigas

 2 14 de Julho (Santa Ana do Livramento) [4]
   Tabaré [3]

 1 Nacional

[1]  includes Frontera's titles before the merger with Rivera Chico in 1973; not member since
     1997, when it affiliated to the AUF.
[2]  1988 title not included.
[3]  it was dissolved in 1921. The 1914 title is not included because it could've been won by
     Tabaré or Nacional FC [5].
[4]  brazilian club, only participated in 1909, 1912 and 1913. Nowadays playing on Rio Grande
     do Sul provincial league.
[5]  not member since 1917, when it was merged into Oriental.

NB: 1- 1915 Tournament may have been abandoned.
    2- 1944 Huracán won the championship, but later the League decided to share the title.
    3- 1988 Huracán won the Liguilla, but their title wasn't recognized due to a protest
            lodged by Sarandí Universitario.


List of Cup's Champions

During the first decades of the LFR, some other minor cups were played before and after the
League Tournament. This cups were of international category from 1912 to 1920, when 14 de
Julho still participated.

Copa de La Frontera

1912  Lavalleja

Copa Le Rendez-Vous

1913  Lavalleja

Copa General Artigas 

1913  14 de Julho

Premio 2 de Mayo

1914  Nacional

Premio Hispano

1914  Tabaré

Medallas de la Comisión de Educación Física

1918  Lavalleja

Copa Legisladores

1919  Lavalleja
1920    not available
1921    not available
1922  Oriental
1922  Lavalleja
1923  Lavalleja

Copa Smith

1920  14 de Julho

Copa Viviani

1920  Oriental

Copa Club Uruguay

1922  Oriental

Copa Centenario del Brasil

1922  Oriental

Copa Dr. Raúl Bastos

1924  Oriental
1925  Lavalleja
1926  Oriental
1927  Peñarol
1928  Oriental
1929  Lavalleja

Copa Sichero

1924  Lavalleja
1925  Oriental
1926  Lavalleja
1927    not available
1928    not available
1929  Oriental
1930  Oriental
1931  Oriental
1932  Lavalleja

Copa Peñarol

1926  Peñarol

Copa Escuela Nº 30

1926  Oriental

Copa Dr. Miguel Aguerre Aristegui

1931  Oriental
1932  Lavalleja
1933  Peñarol

Copa Escuela Nº 5

1933  Peñarol

Copa de La Fuente

1937  Lavalleja

Copa Diego Lauda

1937  Artigas

Copa 25 de Agosto

1943  Huracán

Number of Cup titles

13 Lavalleja
   Oriental

 4 Peñarol

 2 14 de Julho (Santa Ana do Livramento)

 1 Artigas
   Huracán
   Nacional
   Tabaré

NB: Copa Sichero 1927, 1928, Copa Legisladores 1920 and 1921 not available.


List of Divisional Movements



Year  Relegated                       Promoted

There were no promotion/relegation at least until 1921, there no information about the
period 1922-1932.

1933   not available                  Policial

1934   not available                   not available

1935   not available                   not available

1936   not available                   not available

1937   not available                   not available

1938   not available                   not available

1939   not available                   not available

1940   not available                   not available

1941   not available                  Nacional

1942   not available                  Huracán

1943   not available                   not available

1944   not available                  Newell's Old Boys

1945  Newell's Old Boys               Platense

1946   not available                   not available
Platense was renamed Frontera.

1947   (none)                         Lavalleja
                                      River Plate
[The league was extended from 4 to 6 teams]

1948   not available                   not available

1949   not available                   not available

1950   not available                   not available

1951   not available                  Frontera

1952   (none)                          (*)
(*) Lavalleja's reserve team was 2nd level Champion, but as the first team was playing
    in 1st level, it wasn't promoted.

1953  Sarandí Universitario           Nacional

1954   not available                   not available

1955   not available                   not available

1956   (none)                          (none)

1957   (none)                          (none)

1958   (none)                          (none)

1959   not available                   not available

1960   not available                   not available

1961  Frontera                         not available

1962   not available                  Frontera

1963  Sarandí Universitario           Lavalleja

1964   not available                   not available

1965   not available                   not available

1966   not available                   not available

1967   not available                   not available

1968  Sarandí Universitario           Lavalleja

1969  Cuñapirú                        Sarandí Universitario

1970  Huracán                         Ferrocarril
                                      Peñarol
                                      Cuñapirú
[The league was extended to 8 teams]

1971  Cuñapirú                        Huracán

1972  Ferrocarril                     Cuñapirú

1973  Huracán or Artigas               not available
Frontera and Rivera Chico merged into Frontera Rivera Chico.

1974   not available                   not available

1975  Artigas                         Cerro

1976   not available                   not available

1977   not available                  Nacional

1978  Huracán                         Progreso

1979  Cerro                           Sarandí Universitario

1980  Progreso                        Artigas

1981  Artigas                         Progreso

1982  Progreso                        Mandubí

1983  Mandubí                         Huracán

1984  Huracán                         Artigas

1985  Lavalleja                       Mandubí

1986  Oriental                        Huracán

1987  Artigas                         Oriental

1988   (none)                         Artigas
                                      Lavalleja
[The league was extended to 10 teams]

1989  Mandubí                         Guaraní Postal

1990  Artigas                          (none)
      Guaraní Postal
      Peñarol
      Huracán
[The league was reduced to 6 teams]

1991  Nacional                        Centenario Casino

1992  Centenario Casino               Nacional
                                      Huracán
                                      Peñarol
[The league was extended to 8 teams]

1993  Nacional                        Cerro

1994  Peñarol Centenario Casino (*)   Artigas
(*) Peñarol and Centenario Casino merged (the merger was cancelled in 1997).

1995  Huracán                         Nacional

1996  Cuñapirú                        Ansina
                                      Guaraní Postal
Frontera Rivera Chico was affiliated to AUF and started playing in the Uruguay Professional
Championship in 1997.

1997  Artigas                         Cuñapirú
      Guaraní Postal                  Chacarita

1998   not available                   not available

1999   not available                   not available

2000   not available                   not available

At least since 2001 there's only one Level in the league.


List of Known Results 1913-1916


1913:
-----
1st Phase:
----------
Round 1 [Apr 13]
Lavalleja           9-1 Formidable
14 de Julho         5-2 Tabaré
Uruguayo            bye

Round 2 [Apr 20]
Lavalleja           2-2 14 de Julho
Uruguayo            4-0 Tabaré
Formidable          bye

Round 3 [Apr 27]
Formidable          1-1 Tabaré
14 de Julho         2-0 Uruguayo
Lavalleja           bye

Round 4 [May 1]
Uruguayo            1-1 Formidable
Lavalleja           2-2 Tabaré
14 de Julho         bye

Round 5 [May 4]
Uruguayo            1-5 Lavalleja
Formidable          2-1 14 de Julho
Tabaré              bye

2nd Phase: [Tabaré was expelled by the league]
----------
Round 1
[May 25]
Formidable          1-2 Lavalleja
[Jun 1]
Uruguayo            ?-? 14 de Julho

Round 2
[Jun 15]
Formidable          ?-? Uruguayo
[Jun 22]
Lavalleja           ?-? 14 de Julho

Round 3
[Jul 6]
Uruguayo            L-W Lavalleja
[Aug 31]
14 de Julho         ?-? Formidable

Table: 
  
 1. Lavalleja A. C.            7  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?	 ?
 ?. S. C. 14 de Julho          7  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?	 ?
 ?. Uruguayo F. C.             7  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?	 ?
 ?. Formidable F. C.           7  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?	 ?
 ?. Tabaré F. C.               4  0  2  2  5-12	 2

Champion: Lavalleja

1914:
-----
1st Phase:
----------
Round 1
[Jun 13]
Reformers           1-6 Nacional
[Jun 14]
Tabaré              3-1 Lavalleja

Round 2
[Jun 21]
Lavalleja           5-1 Reformers
[Jun 28]
Nacional            0-3 Tabaré

Round 3
[Jul 5]
Lavalleja           awd Nacional   [2-0 to Lavalleja]
[Jul 12]
Tabaré              5-1 Reformers

2nd Phase:
----------
Round 1
[Jul 19]
Lavalleja           1-1 Tabaré
[Aug 30]
Nacional            3-2 Reformers

Round 2
[Aug 2]
Reformers           0-1 Lavalleja
[Aug 9]
Tabaré              1-2 Nacional

Round 3
[Sep 13]
Reformers           ?-? Tabaré
[?]
Nacional            ?-? Lavalleja

Table:

 1. Tabaré F. C.               ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 2. Nacional F. C.             ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ? 
 ?. Lavalleja A. C.            ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ? 
 ?. Reformers F. C.            ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ? 

Final playoff - 1st leg [Jul 11 1915]
Nacional           0-0 Tabaré

Final playoff - 2nd leg [1915]
Tabaré             ?-? Nacional

1915:
-----
1st Phase:
----------
Round 1
[May 1]
Nacional            ?-? Peñarol
Artigas             L-W Tabaré
[May 2]
Reformers           ?-? Lavalleja

Round 2 [May 9]
Artigas             ?-? Lavalleja
Peñarol             L-W Tabaré
Reformers           bye
Nacional            bye

Round 3 [May 16]
Tabaré              W-L Nacional
Reformers           ?-? Peñarol
Lavalleja           bye
Artigas             bye

Round 4 [May 23]
Artigas             ?-? Reformers
Lavalleja           ?-? Nacional
Peñarol             bye
Tabaré              bye

Round 5
[May 30]
Peñarol             ?-? Artigas
[Jun 3]
Tabaré              3-0 Lavalleja
Reformers           bye
Nacional            bye

Round 6 [Jun 6]
Nacional            ?-? Reformers
Lavalleja           ?-? Peñarol
Tabaré              bye
Artigas             bye 

Round 7 [Jun 13]
Tabaré              2-1 Reformers
Nacional            0-3 Artigas
Lavalleja           bye
Peñarol             bye

2nd Phase:
----------
Round 1
[Jun 20]
Tabaré              2-1 Artigas
Peñarol             2-0 Nacional
[Jun 27]
Lavalleja           awd Reformers   [2-0 to Lavalleja]

Round 2 [Jul 4]
Tabaré              1-0 Peñarol
Lavalleja           awd Artigas     [0-2 to Artigas]
Reformers           bye
Nacional            bye

Round 3 [Jul 11]
Peñarol             0-3 Reformers
Nacional            0-0 Tabaré
Lavalleja           bye
Artigas             bye

Round 4 [Jul 18]
Nacional            ?-? Lavalleja
Reformers           ?-? Artigas
Peñarol             bye
Tabaré              bye

Round 5 [Jul 25]
Artigas             ?-? Peñarol
Lavalleja           ?-? Tabaré
Reformers           bye
Nacional            bye

Round 6 [Aug 1]
Peñarol             ?-? Lavalleja
Reformers           ?-? Nacional
Tabaré              bye
Artigas             bye 

Round 7 [Aug 8]
Artigas             ?-? Nacional
Reformers           ?-? Tabaré
Lavalleja           bye
Peñarol             bye

Table: 
  
 1. Tabaré F. C.               ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Nacional F. C.             ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Lavalleja A. C.            ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Reformers F. C.            ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Artigas F. C.              ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Peñarol F. C.              ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?

Champion: Tabaré

1916:
-----
1st Phase:
----------
Round 1
[May 14]
Estudiante          1-3 Nacional
[May 21]
Reformers           0-4 Tabaré
Lavalleja           bye

Round 2
[May 28]
Nacional            0-1 Lavalleja
[Jun 4]
Tabaré              1-3 Estudiante
Reformers           bye

Round 3
[Jun 11]
Lavalleja           1-2 Reformers
[Jun 18]
Nacional            0-1 Tabaré
Estudiante          bye

Round 4
[Jun 25]
Estudiante          1-1 Reformers
[Jul 2]
Tabaré              1-1 Lavalleja
Nacional            bye

Round 5
[Jul 9]
Reformers           2-1 Nacional
[Jul 16]
Lavalleja           4-1 Estudiante
Tabaré              bye

2nd Phase:
----------
Round 1 [Jul 23]
Nacional            2-1 Estudiante
Tabaré              ?-? Reformers
Lavalleja           bye

Round 2 [Aug 6]
Lavalleja           0-1 Nacional
Estudiante          ?-? Tabaré
Reformers           bye

Round 3 [Aug 27]
Tabaré              0-3 Nacional
Reformers           ?-? Lavalleja
Estudiante          bye

Round 4
[Sep 3]
Reformers           1-0 Estudiante
[Sep 10]
Lavalleja           1-0 Tabaré
Nacional            bye

Round 5
[Sep 17]
Nacional            awd Reformers  [2-0 to Nacional]
[Sep 24]
Estudiante          awd Lavalleja  [0-2 to Lavalleja]
Tabaré              bye

Table: 
  
 1. Lavalleja A. C.            ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Tabaré F. C.               ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Nacional F. C.             ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Reformers F. C.            ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?
 ?. Estudiantes F. C.          ?  ?  ?  ?  ?- ?  ?

Champion: Lavalleja


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