2017 season | |||
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Club Atlético Peñarol's crest
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President | Juan Pedro Damiani | ||
Manager | Leonardo Ramos | ||
Stadium | Campeón del Siglo Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Primera División | tbd | ||
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores | tbd | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Nahitan Nández (4 goals) Lucas Cavallini (4 goals) Junior Arias (4 goals) All: Nahitan Nández (4 goals) Lucas Cavallini (4 goals) Mauricio Affonso (4 goals) Junior Arias (4 goals) Gastón Rodríguez (4 goals) |
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Biggest win |
4-0 (Primera División) vs. El Tanque Sisley, Montevideo Wanderers, Sud América |
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Biggest defeat | 6-2 (Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores) vs. Jorge Wilstermann | ||
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The 2017 Uruguayan Primera División season is Peñarol's 117th consecutive season in the top-flight of Uruguayan football, and 126th year in existence as a football club. They entered this season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2016 season, when they finished 14th in the table. The season covers the period from 5 February 2017 to the end of the same year, marking the transition from a biannual season to an annual season.
Peñarol qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage after becoming champion of the 2015-16 Primera División. The club entered sorting from Pot 1 as Uruguay 1.