2017 Peñarol season
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.
| 2017 season | ||||
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 Club Atlético Peñarol's crest | ||||
| President |  Juan Pedro Damiani | |||
| Manager | Leonardo Ramos | |||
| Stadium | Campeón del Siglo Montevideo, Uruguay | |||
| Primera División | tbd | |||
 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores | tbd | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nahitan Nández (4 goals).svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) | |||
| Biggest win | 4-0 (Primera División) vs. El Tanque Sisley, Montevideo Wanderers, Sud América | |||
| Biggest defeat | 6-2 (Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores) vs. Jorge Wilstermann | |||
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Club
Squad
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous Club | Type of Transfer | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | FW | Mauricio Affonso |
Racing Club de Montevideo |
End of Loan | |
| FW | Octavio Colo |
Racing Club de Montevideo |
End of Loan | ||
| FW | Gabriel Leyes |
Plaza Colonia |
End of Loan | ||
| DF | Fabrizio Buschiazzo |
 Defensa y Justicia |
End of Loan | ||
| GK | Washington Aguerre |
Cerro Largo F.C. |
End of Loan | ||
| 21 | DF | Ramón Arias |
 Liga de Quito |
Transfer | |
| 19 | FW | Lucas Cavallini |
C.A. Fénix |
Transfer | |
| 12 | GK | Kevin Dawson |
Plaza Colonia |
Loan | |
| 27 | DF | Lucas Hernández |
C.A. Cerro |
Loan | |
| 24 | DF |  Iván Villalba |
Rubio Ñú |
Loan | |
| 10 | MF | Matías Mier |
 Muaither SC |
Free | |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Rodríguez |
C.A. Independiente |
Free | |
| 3 | CB |  Ronaldo Conceição |
Atlético Minero |
Free |
Competitions
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores
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.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jorge Wilstermann |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Atlético Tucumán |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Peñarol |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 |
Source: CONMEBOL
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