2017 Uruguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2017 |
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| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 326 (2.72 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Peñarol 4–0 El Tanque Sisley (5 February 2017) Peñarol 4–0 Sud América (1 April 2017) Boston River 4–0 Rampla Juniors (16 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Sud América 0–6 Cerro (25 February 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Danubio 4–4 Fénix (18 February 2017) |
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The 2017 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo 2017, is the 114th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 87th in which it is professional. Nacional are the defending champions.
The season will be played under the Apertura-Clausura format, with the Apertura being played from February to May and the Clausura from August to November, and the inclusion of an additional tournament between the Apertura and Clausura named Torneo Intermedio and played from May to July. In the Intermedio, the 16 teams will be split into two groups of eight with each club facing the others in their group once, and both group winners will play a final to define the champion. All three tournaments of the season will count for the aggregate table. If the best team in the aggregate table has not won the Apertura or Clausura, it will gain a berth to the finals, but if one team wins both tournaments it will automatically win the championship. The worst three teams in the relegation table will be relegated, taking into account the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Also, the Torneo Intermedio winners will qualify for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in case they fail to secure an international berth at the end of the season.
Source: Soccerway
The Torneo Intermedio will be played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, and will consist of two groups of eight teams whose composition will depend on the final standings of the Torneo Apertura: teams in odd-numbered positions will play in Serie A, while teams in even-numbered positions will play in Serie B. In each group, teams will play each other once, and both group winners will play the Torneo Intermedio final, with its winner being assured of a Copa Sudamericana berth in case it fails to qualify for CONMEBOL competitions through the aggregate table. The Intermedio winner will also have the chance to play the Supercopa Uruguaya against the Primera División champion.
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the four most recent tournaments: 2016 Transición and this season's three tournaments (Apertura, Intermedio, and Clausura). The three teams with the lowest average will be relegated to the Segunda División for the following season.
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