2011–12_Uruguayan_Primera_División_season

2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season

2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season

108th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay


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.

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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.

2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season is located in Uruguay
Montevideo
Montevideo
Locations of the 2011−12 Primera División teams outside Montevideo.

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.

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  • 1 According to current revision League managers

Managerial changes

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Torneo Apertura

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

Standings

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Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2011.. Source: [31]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.
Source:[31]

Torneo Clausura

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

Standings

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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
(C) Champions

Results

More information Home \ Away, BVI ...
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2012.. Source: [31]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated as of games played on June 2, 2012.
Source:[32]

Aggregate table

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Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Nacional qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the Primera División champion.
  2. As Nacional defeated Defensor Sporting in the initial playoff and became champion, the final was not played, and Peñarol became the runner-up as the 2nd best team in the aggregate table. Both Nacional and Peñarol qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores group stage. Defensor Sporting appealed against the decision of the AUF that Peñarol is Uruguay 2 in the 2013 Copa Libertadores,[33] but was not accepted.
  3. Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage as the 3rd best team in the aggregate table.
  4. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).

Top goalscorers

Updated as of games played on May 27, 2012.
Source:[31]

Hat-tricks

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  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Relegation

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Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Having only played one season in the Primera División, Cerrito's, Cerro Largo's, and Rentistas' points are doubled for the relegation table.
  2. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).

Championship playoff

Nacional 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.

Semi-final Finals
Aggregate table first place Nacional
Apertura winners Nacional 1 Nacional
Clausura winners Defensor Sporting 0

Semi-final

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Attendance: 60,000
Nacional
Defensor Sporting

Man of the match:
Uruguay Álvaro Recoba
Assistant referees:
Gabriel Popovits
Gersei Gómez
Fourth official:
Heber Rodríguez

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References

  1. "Favaro culminó su ciclo en Liverpool" (in Spanish). La República. June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  2. "Por los clubes: Recoba con importante oferta de Qatar" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  3. "Un beso y un adiós" (in Spanish). Quenonino. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. "Por los clubes: Eduardo Del Capellán otra vez entrenador de Rampla Juniors" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  5. "Me voy con un profundísimo dolor" (in Spanish). Ovación. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  6. "Nacional: Gallardo asume el lunes" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  7. "Oferta para Recoba en Qatar" (in Spanish). La República. June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  8. "Por los clubes: Daniel Sánchez, es el nuevo DT de Danubio" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  9. "El Apertura ya perdió su primer DT" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  10. "Sorpresa total: Aguirre se va de Peñarol" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  11. "Gregorio Pérez retorna a Peñarol" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  12. "Ganó Cerrito y se fue Pablo Alonso" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  13. "Nuevos vientos en el Nasazzi" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  14. "Diego Demarco deja dirección técnica del Liverpool tras malos resultados" (in Spanish). Espn. October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  15. "Antúnez es el nuevo DT" (in Spanish). Ovación. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  16. "Rampla Juniors: Del Capellán renunció y Araújo interino" (in Spanish). Tenfield. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  17. "Edgardo Arias es el nuevo DT de Rentistas; Del Capellán se fue de Rampla" (in Spanish). Ovación. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  18. "Wanderers se queda sin DT: Carreño se va a Chile" (in Spanish). Ovación. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  19. "Wanderers: Arias, Estavillo y Berriel en el nuevo cuerpo técnico" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  20. "Defensor cesó al DT Pablo Repetto" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  21. "Defensor Sporting: Gustavo Díaz será el DT" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 18, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  22. "Racing: definitivo, no sigue Streccia" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  23. "Racing: Jorge Giordano es el elegido" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 22, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  24. "Cerro: Hugo Parga principal candidato a DT" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  25. "Parga es nuevo DT de Cerro" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  26. "Peñarol cesó a Gregorio Pérez" (in Spanish). Ovación. February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  27. "El "Polilla" es el nuevo técnico de Peñarol" (in Spanish). Ovación. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  28. "Cerro: Parga se despide y asume Camacho" (in Spanish). Tenfield. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  29. "Nuevas caras en la Villa" (in Spanish). El Observador. May 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  30. "Rosario Martínez no va más" (in Spanish). Ovación. May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

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