About Primera Division
The Primera Division ranks among Uruguay's football competitions — a league by format. 2021 is the edition documented here. The Primera Division 2021 title went to Plaza Colonia, on 36 points (11W-3D-1L). 4 goals made I. Ramírez (Liverpool) the competition's leading scorer. Across 120 matches played, the competition averaged 2.6 goals per game. The outcome pattern read: 40% for the hosts, 23% shared, 38% for the visitors.
At the front of the Primera Division 2021 stood Plaza Colonia with 36 points from 15 matches, 4 points clear of second place, followed by Peñarol (32) and Nacional (30).
Top of the scorer chart was I. Ramírez (Liverpool), with 4 goals. Federico Martínez (Liverpool, 4) and Maximiliano Silvera (Cerrito, 3) follow in the chart.
