2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season


The 2011–12 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2011–12 Copa Uruguaya or the 2011–12 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 108th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 81st in which it was professional. Nacional was the defending champion.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2010–11 season. Miramar Misiones, Tacuarembó, and Central Español were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the relegation table. They were replaced by Rentistas, Cerrito, and Cerro Largo, the 2010–11 Segunda División winner, runner-up, and playoff winner, respectively. All of the new teams are making repeat appearances. All the teams in this season are from Montevideo, except Cerro Largo, who is from Melo.
ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Bella VistaMontevideoJosé Nasazzi15,000
CerritoMontevideoParque Maracaná8,000
CerroMontevideoLuis Tróccoli25,000
Cerro LargoMeloArquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla9,000
DanubioMontevideoJardines Del Hipódromo18,000
Defensor SportingMontevideoLuis Franzini18,000
El Tanque SisleyMontevideoDr. Victor Della Valle6,000
FénixMontevideoParque Capurro10,000
LiverpoolMontevideoBelvedere10,000
Montevideo WanderersMontevideoParque Alfredo Víctor Viera11,000
NacionalMontevideoGran Parque Central23,000
PeñarolMontevideoLas Acacias12,000
RacingMontevideoOsvaldo Roberto8,500
Rampla JuniorsMontevideoOlímpico9,500
RentistasMontevideoComplejo Rentistas10,000
River PlateMontevideoParque Federico Omar Saroldi6,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamManager1CaptainKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor
Bella Vista Diego Alonso Marcelo MartucielloMatgeorRinde dos
Cerrito Gerardo Schiavo Nélson TecheraMgr SportOttonello
Cerro Gabriel Camacho Óscar Javier MoralesMitreKühl
Cerro Largo Danielo Núñez Daniel LeitesMassNúñez
Danubio Daniel Sánchez Damián MalrrechaufeMassAsociación Española
Defensor Sporting Gustavo Díaz Andrés FleurquinPenaltyMédica Uruguaya
El Tanque Sisley Raúl Moller Federico VelázquezMatgeorLa Cabaña
Fénix Lorenzo Carrabs Claudio RiveroMgr SportRati salil
Liverpool Julio César Antúnez Emiliano AlfaroMgr SportPuritas
Montevideo Wanderers Alfredo Arias Antonio PachecoMgr SportCymaco
Nacional Marcelo Gallardo Alexander MedinaUmbroMacri Sports Center
Peñarol Jorge da Silva Darío RodríguezPumaAntel
Racing Jorge Giordano Rodrigo BrasescoMassPunta Ballena
Rampla Juniors Eduardo Favaro Javier BeniaMgr SportBuquebus
Rentistas Edgardo Arias Diego BonillaMgr SportNatal
River Plate Guillermo Almada Cristian GonzálezMassMacro Mercado

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura "Juan José Tudurí" was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 13, 2011.

Standings

Results

Top goalscorers

Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.
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Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. It runs from 2/18/2012 to 05/26/12.

Standings

Results

Top goalscorers

Updated as of games played on June 2, 2012.
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Aggregate table

Top goalscorers

Updated as of games played on May 27, 2012.
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Hat-tricks

Championship playoff

and Defensor Sporting qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Nacional re-qualified as the team with the most points in the season aggregate table. Given this situation, an initial playoff was held between the two teams. Nacional would become the season champion with a win; Defensor Sporting needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final.