The Primera División Uruguaya 2005 started on 5 March 2005 and ended on 12 July 2005.

The league was a single round-robin tournament and not relegation and promotion from Segunda División Uruguay. But along with Apertura 2005 of 2005–06 season, the whole schedule of 2005 would count in a final table, the bottom three would direct relegated. The winners qualified for 2006 Copa Libertadores.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nacional 17 12 5 0 39 16 +23 41 Championship tiebreaker
2 Defensor 17 12 5 0 33 13 +20 41
3 Peñarol 17 10 5 2 28 19 +9 35
4 Danubio 17 8 4 5 23 16 +7 28
5 Rocha 17 6 7 4 27 21 +6 25
6 Liverpool 17 7 4 6 26 25 +1 25
7 Rentistas 17 6 6 5 30 25 +5 24
8 Miramar Misiones 17 7 2 8 33 29 +4 23
9 Wanderers 17 6 5 6 30 33 −3 23
10 River Plate 17 6 4 7 34 32 +2 22
11 Cerrito 17 5 6 6 21 19 +2 21
12 Tacuarembó 17 5 6 6 17 18 −1 21
13 Fénix 17 5 4 8 19 26 −7 19
14 Paysandú 17 3 5 9 23 34 −11 14
15 Rampla Juniors 17 3 5 9 19 31 −12 14
16 Plaza Colonia 17 3 5 9 8 27 −19 14
17 Cerro 17 3 4 10 20 30 −10 13
18 Deportivo Colonia 17 3 4 10 15 31 −16 13
Source: RSSSF

Championship tiebreaker

Defensor Sporting refused to play the tiebreaker match due to Nacional winning their last match by a contested penalty in 7th minute of injury time. Nacional was awarded the championship on 6 July 2005.

 Primera División
2005 champion 
Nacional
40th title

Topscorers

Pos Name Team Goals
1Pablo GranocheMiramar Misiones16
2Elías FerreiraRentistas14
3Sergio BlancoWanderers12
4Osvaldo CanobbioRiver Plate11
5Martín LigüeraNacional10
6Sebastián TabordaDefensor9
7José Pedro CardozoRocha8
Richard PortaRiver Plate8
Ignacio RissoDanubio8
Sebastián AbreuNacional8
Hugo CostelaDefensor8
Leonardo MedinaLiverpool8


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