2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Squad As of August 2, 2009

Transfers

Out

Statistics

Appearances and goals Last updated on August 2, 2009.

Note * = Players who left the club mid-season

Top scorers Includes all competitive matches PositionNationNumberNamePrimera División UruguayaLiguilla Pre-LibertadoresCopa LibertadoresTotal120Santiago García102113211Sergio Blanco5308=14Nicolás Lodeiro4048=22Álvaro Fernández6028=24Gustavo Biscayzacú800869Alexander Medina601774Mauricio Victorino401583Federico Domínguez3014=19Sebastián Coates30141015Adrián Romero3003=16Marcos Mondaini10231217Roberto Brum2002=23Jorge Cazulo1102145Martín Rodríguez0101=8Diego Arismendi0011=10Ángel Morales1001=18Pablo Caballero1001=21Oscar Javier Morales1001=—Gastón Filgueira1001Own Goals1102Total6181483

Disciplinary record PositionNationNumberNamePrimera División UruguayaLiguilla Pre-LibertadoresCopa LibertadoresTotal GK1Leonardo Burián10100020DF2Alejandro Rodríguez00300030DF3Federico Domínguez10000010DF4Mauricio Victorino50000050DF5Martín Rodríguez21200041DF6Matías Rodríguez1010020121DF7Diego Rodríguez10100020MF8Diego Arismendi1410030171FW9Alexander Medina610040101MF10Ángel Morales10000010FW11Sergio Blanco00100010MF14Nicolás Lodeiro61001071DF15Adrián Romero43001053MF17Roberto Brum1300001131DF18Pablo Caballero30211061DF19Sebastián Coates20211051FW20Santiago García41111163MF21Oscar Javier Morales1110050161MF22Álvaro Fernández20002040MF23Jorge Cazulo20200040FW24Gustavo Biscayzacú10000010GK25Rodrigo Muñoz10000010GK—Alexis Viera*10000010DF—Mathías Abero10100020DF—Gastón Filgueira40000040DF—Martín Galain10000010DF—Pablo Melo*90000090MF—Maximiliano Calzada00200020MF—Martín Ligüera*30000030MF—Mauricio Pereyra10200030FW—Facundo Píriz10100020FW—Diego Vera*20000020 Total1131021321215515

Note * = Players who left the club mid-season

Captains No.Pos.NameStarts21MF Oscar Javier Morales3315DF Adrián Romero719DF Sebastián Coates44DF Mauricio Victorino318DF Pablo Caballero3

Penalties Awarded DateSuccess?Penalty TakerOpponentCompetition2008-11-01 Santiago GarcíaLiverpoolPrimera División2008-12-17 Sergio BlancoPeñarolPrimera División2009-02-07 Sergio BlancoCentral EspañolPrimera División2009-03-22 Federico DomínguezCerro LargoPrimera División2009-04-12 Nicolás LodeiroMontevideo WanderersPrimera División2009-04-26 Federico DomínguezLiverpoolPrimera División2009-07-08 Santiago GarcíaDefensor SportingPrimera División

International players The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2008–09 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.

14 October 2008 Name OpponentsMins.Goals Diego Arismendi 90 0

20 January 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Nicola Pérez Bolivia U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Sebastián Coates Bolivia U-20 71 0 URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Bolivia U-20 90 2 URU U-20 Facundo Píriz Bolivia U-20 66 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Bolivia U-20 24 0

22 January 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Nicola Pérez Chile U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Chile U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada Chile U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Santiago García Chile U-20 90 1 URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Chile U-20 32 0

24 January 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Nicola Pérez Paraguay U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Sebastián Coates Paraguay U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Paraguay U-20 90 1 URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada Paraguay U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Santiago García Paraguay U-20 75 1 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Paraguay U-20 15 0

28 January 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Sebastián Coates Brazil U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Facundo Píriz Brazil U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Brazil U-20 29 0

31 January 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Nicola Pérez Brazil U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada Brazil U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Santiago García Brazil U-20 62 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Brazil U-20 28 0 URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Brazil U-20 28 0

2 February 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Nicola Pérez Colombia U-20 20 0 URU U-20 Sebastián Coates Colombia U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Colombia U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Colombia U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada Colombia U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Santiago García Colombia U-20 74 0

4 February 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Sebastián Coates Argentina U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Argentina U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada Argentina U-20 68 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Argentina U-20 25 0

6 February 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Sebastián Coates Paraguay U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Facundo Píriz Paraguay U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Paraguay U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Santiago García Paraguay U-20 45 1

8 February 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals URU U-20 Nicolás Lodeiro Venezuela U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Facundo Píriz Venezuela U-20 56 0 URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada Venezuela U-20 90 0 URU U-20 Santiago García Venezuela U-20 69 1

2 April 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals Álvaro Fernández 60 0

6 June 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals Álvaro Fernández 25 0

11 June 2009 Name OpponentsMins.Goals Álvaro Fernández 45 0

Starting 11

Overall {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores) |- |Games won || 25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores) |- |Games drawn || 14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores) |- |Games lost || 11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores) |- |Goals scored || 83 |- |Goals conceded || 58 |- |Goal difference || +25 |- |Yellow cards || 115 |- |Red cards || 15 |- |Worst discipline || Santiago García (6 , 3 ) |- |Best result || 3-0 (A) v Nacional - Copa Libertadores 2009.02.134-1 (A) v Racing - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.03.143-0 (H) v River Plate - Copa Libertadores 2009.03.193-0 (N) v Defensor Sporting - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.07.08 |- |Worst result || 0-3 (H) v Central Español - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.06.13 |- |Most appearances || Santiago García (42 appearances) |- |Top scorer || Santiago García (13 goals)

Club

Coaching staff PositionStaffManager Gerardo Pelusso(until July 15, 2009) Luis GonzálezAssistant manager Mauricio LarrieraSecond assistant manager Willians LemusGoalkeeping coach Darwin DalmásTeam Fitness Coach Javier Carballo Fernando CalClub Doctor Carlos SueroFirst Team Collaborator Ruben SosaOther informationTeam Kit

Friendlies

Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

Final

Primera División Uruguaya

Apertura's table

The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

Final

Clausura's table

Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.

The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

Aggregate table

The aggregate's winners qualify to Primera División Uruguaya final The aggregate's top-six qualify to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Results by round

Relegation table Pos Team 2007-08Pts. 2008-09Pts. TotalPts TotalPld Avg1Defensor Sporting6664130592.2032River Plate6150111591.8813Nacional5555110591.8644Peñarol5448102591.7295Racing05050291.7246Liverpool435295591.6107Danubio464793591.5768Cerro375289591.5089Montevideo Wanderers443579591.33910Rampla Juniors471966591.11911Central Español323264591.08512Tacuarembó342963591.06813Cerro Largo02828290.96614Juventud (R)401656590.94915Bella Vista (R)232750590.84716Villa Española (R)01212150.800 As of June 18, 2009. The three clubs with the lowest average of points over the last two seasons are relegated.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Third leg

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

San Luis withdrew from the tournament over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

Nacional 1–1 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' champion qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 group stage The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' runners-up qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 preliminary round The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' third and fourth place qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage If Nacional finish in the top-four qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage

Matches

Records

Doubles achieved OpponentHome resultAway resultTacuarembó1–02–0Racing2–04–1Bella Vista2–01–0Rampla Juniors2–03–1Peñarol3–21–0Defensor Sporting2–12–1Nacional (Paraguay)3–13–0

Comeback Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 17 times this season in the Primera División, the Liguille Pre-Libertadores and the Copa Libertadores, recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 loss. {| class="wikitable" |- !Opponent !H/A !Result !Scoreline |- |Danubio |align=center|N |align=center|2–1 |S. Rodríguez 36, Fernández 60', S. García 77' |- |Racing |align=center|A |align=center|4–1 |''Blanes 36, Fernández 57', Domínguez 60', Medina 90', 90+4' |- |Defensor Sporting |align=center|A |align=center|2–1 |Pintos 66', Coates 68', Biscayzacú 86' |- |Nacional (Paraguay) |align=center|H |align=center|3–1 |Núñez 9, Arismendi 29', Coates 80', Lodeiro 90+1'

Biggest winning margin # Opponent H/A Result Competition1RacingA4–1Primera División2Nacional (Paraguay)A3–0Copa Libertadores2River Plate (Argentina)H3–0Copa Libertadores2Defensor SportingN3–0Primera División5Rampla JuniorsA3–1Primera División5Nacional (Paraguay)H3–1Primera División6TacuarembóA2–0Primera División6RacingH2–0Primera División6Rampla JuniorsH2–0Primera División6Villa EspañolaH2–0Primera División6Bella VistaH2–0Primera División6DanubioH2–0Primera División

Team statistics

Goal minutes Updated to games played on 2 August 2009. 1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT 9 13 10 10 15 26

Honours

TeamTorneo Apertura Winners: 2008Primera División Uruguaya''' Winners: 2008–09

Individuals Name Number Country Award Mauricio Victorino 4 Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Fan's Best Player of the year Nicola Pérez 12 Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Nicolas Lodeiro 14 Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Adrián Romero 15 Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Defender of the year Sebastián Coates 19 Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Revelation of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Santiago García 20 Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Forward of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Oscar Javier Morales 21 Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Midfielder of the year Maximiliano Calzada — Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Mauricio Pereyra — Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Facundo Píriz — Uruguay 2009 South American Youth Championship third place Ricardo Alarcón — Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Chairman of the year Javier Carballo — Uruguay Primera División Uruguaya Best Team Fitnes Coach of the year

2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

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