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2011–12 Campeonato Uruguayo Primera División

108th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season2011–12
ChampionsNacional (44th title)
RelegatedRampla Juniors
Cerrito
Rentistas
2013 Copa LibertadoresNacional
Peñarol
Defensor Sporting
2012 Copa SudamericanaNacional
Cerro Largo
Liverpool
Danubio
Matches241
Goals663 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerRichard Porta
(17 goals)
Biggest home winNacional 6–1 Cerrito
(April 15, 2012)
Biggest away winRampla Juniors 1–7 Peñarol
(May 28, 2012)
Highest scoringLiverpool 5–4 Fénix
(May 19, 2012)
Longest winning run8 games:
Defensor Sporting
Longest unbeaten run14 games:
Defensor Sporting
Longest winless run17 games:
Fénix
Rentistas
Longest losing run6 games:
Bella Vista
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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 Campeonato Uruguayo Primera División 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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Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Bella Vista Uruguay Diego Alonso Uruguay Marcelo Martuciello Matgeor Rinde dos
Cerrito Uruguay Gerardo Schiavo (interim) Uruguay Nélson Techera Mgr Sport Ottonello
Cerro Uruguay Gabriel Camacho (interim) Uruguay Óscar Javier Morales Mitre Kühl
Cerro Largo Uruguay Danielo Núñez Uruguay Daniel Leites Mass Núñez
Danubio Uruguay Daniel Sánchez Uruguay Damián Malrrechaufe Mass Asociación Española
Defensor Sporting Uruguay Gustavo Díaz Uruguay Andrés Fleurquin Penalty Médica Uruguaya
El Tanque Sisley Uruguay Raúl Moller Uruguay Federico Velázquez Matgeor La Cabaña
Fénix Uruguay Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) Uruguay Claudio Rivero Mgr Sport Rati salil
Liverpool Uruguay Julio César Antúnez Uruguay Emiliano Alfaro Mgr Sport Puritas
Montevideo Wanderers Uruguay Alfredo Arias Uruguay Antonio Pacheco Mgr Sport Cymaco
Nacional Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Uruguay Alexander Medina Umbro Macri Sports Center
Peñarol Uruguay Jorge da Silva Uruguay Darío Rodríguez Puma Antel
Racing Uruguay Jorge Giordano Uruguay Rodrigo Brasesco Mass Punta Ballena
Rampla Juniors Uruguay Eduardo Favaro Uruguay Javier Benia Mgr Sport Buquebus
Rentistas Uruguay Edgardo Arias Uruguay Diego Bonilla Mgr Sport Natal
River Plate Uruguay Guillermo Almada Uruguay Cristian González Mass Macro Mercado
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  • 1 According to current revision League managers

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Replaced by Date of
appointment
Position
in table
Pre-season changes
Liverpool Eduardo Favaro End of contract June 7, 2011[1] Diego Demarco June 16, 2011[2] N/A
Rampla Juniors Jorge Giordano End of contract June 15, 2011[3] Eduardo Del Capellán June 17, 2011[4] N/A
Nacional Juan Ramón Carrasco Resigned June 17, 2011[5] Marcelo Gallardo June 29, 2011[6] N/A
Danubio Gustavo Machaín (interim) Resigned to be sport manager of club June 17, 2011[7] Daniel Sánchez June 28, 2011[8] N/A
Season changes
El Tanque Sisley Rubén Da Silva Sacked August 29, 2011[9] Raúl Moller August 29, 2011[9] 15th
Peñarol Diego Aguirre Signed by Al Rayyan September 5, 2011[10] Gregorio Pérez September 5, 2011[11] 3rd
Bella Vista Pablo Alonso Resigned September 11, 2011[12] Diego Alonso September 14, 2011[13] 16th
Liverpool Diego Demarco Resigned October 2, 2011[14] Julio César Antúnez October 3, 2011[15] 12th
Rampla Juniors Eduardo Del Capellán Resigned November 7, 2011[16] Fernando Araújo November 7, 2011[16] 14th
Rentistas Julio César Balerio Sacked November 7, 2011[17] Edgardo Arias November 7, 2011[17] 16th
Montevideo Wanderers Daniel Carreño Signed by Palestino November 28, 2011[18] Alfredo Arias December 13, 2011[19] 10th
Defensor Sporting Pablo Repetto Sacked December 9, 2011[20] Gustavo Díaz December 18, 2011[21] 6th
Racing Osvaldo Streccia End of contract December 10, 2011[22] Jorge Giordano December 22, 2011[23] 11th
Cerro Ricardo Ortíz Sacked December 20, 2011[24] Hugo Parga December 28, 2011[25] 7th
Peñarol Gregorio Pérez Sacked February 26, 2012[26] Jorge da Silva March 1, 2012[27] 2nd
Cerro Hugo Parga Sacked May 2, 2012[28] Gabriel Camacho (interim) May 2, 2012[28] 9th
Rampla Juniors Fernando Araújo Sacked May 2, 2012[29] Eduardo Favaro May 3, 2012[29] 11th
Fénix Rosario Martínez Resigned May 13, 2012[30] Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) May 13, 2012[30] 15th
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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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nacional (C) 15 9 5 1 30 11 +19 32 Championship Playoffs
2 Danubio 15 8 5 2 19 8 +11 31[a]
3 Peñarol 15 9 3 3 30 12 +18 30
4 River Plate 15 8 4 3 22 17 +5 28
5 Cerro Largo 15 8 3 4 18 16 +2 27
6 Defensor Sporting 15 7 3 5 23 16 +7 24
7 Cerro 15 7 3 5 17 12 +5 24
8 Liverpool 15 6 1 8 17 18 −1 19
9 El Tanque Sisley 15 5 3 7 15 23 −8 18
10 Montevideo Wanderers 15 5 2 8 23 25 −2 17
11 Racing 15 4 6 5 20 23 −3 17[a]
12 Rampla Juniors 15 5 1 9 16 22 −6 16
13 Fénix 15 4 4 7 15 22 −7 16
14 Rentistas 15 4 2 9 10 21 −11 14
15 Cerrito 15 3 4 8 10 23 −13 13
16 Bella Vista 15 3 1 11 9 25 −16 10
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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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Home \ Away BVI CSC CRR CRL DAN DFS ETS FNX LIV WAN NAC PEÑ RAC RAM REN RIV
Bella Vista 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–1
Cerrito 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–5 0–0 1–0 0–0
Cerro 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–0
Cerro Largo 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0
Danubio 4–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
Defensor Sporting 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2
El Tanque Sisley 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–1
Fénix 2–1 3–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–1 1–2
Liverpool 2–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–2
Montevideo Wanderers 4–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–3
Nacional 4–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–0
Peñarol 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 4–1
Racing 1–3 0–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–3
Rampla Juniors 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 4–0
Rentistas 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–1
River Plate 1–2 2–1 3–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 2–0
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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]

Attendances

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#Football clubAverage attendance
1Peñarol20,500
2Club Nacional de Football17,133
3Liverpool Fútbol Club8,960
4CA Bella Vista5,220
5Racing Club de Montevideo4,580
6Cerrito3,675
7Cerro Largo3,563
8Montevideo Wanderers3,322
9Rentistas3,019
10Danubio2,293
11CARP1,880
12CA Cerro1,850
13Defensor Sporting1,717
14Rampla Juniors1,250
15Fénix1,206
16El Tanque Sisley521
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Source: World Football

Torneo Clausura

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

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Defensor Sporting (C) 15 12 2 1 31 11 +20 38 Championship Playoffs
2 Nacional 15 11 2 2 38 20 +18 35
3 Liverpool 15 11 1 3 31 21 +10 34
4 Peñarol 15 10 2 3 41 18 +23 32
5 Cerro Largo 15 8 3 4 28 18 +10 27
6 Montevideo Wanderers 15 7 3 5 26 25 +1 24
7 River Plate 15 6 4 5 28 23 +5 22
8 Danubio 15 5 6 4 18 18 0 21
9 Bella Vista 15 6 2 7 19 21 −2 20
10 Racing 15 5 2 8 21 30 −9 17
11 Rampla Juniors 15 4 3 8 18 33 −15 15
12 El Tanque Sisley 15 4 1 10 14 25 −11 13
13 Cerro 15 3 3 9 18 25 −7 12
14 Cerrito 15 2 5 8 14 29 −15 11
15 Fénix 15 1 6 8 18 25 −7 9
16 Rentistas 15 0 5 10 9 30 −21 5
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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

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Home \ Away BVI CSC CRR CRL DAN DFS ETS FNX LIV WAN NAC PEÑ RAC RAM REN RIV
Bella Vista 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1
Cerrito 3–2 1–4 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0
Cerro 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0
Cerro Largo 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–2 2–2 0–3
Danubio 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–1
Defensor Sporting 2–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 5–1
El Tanque Sisley 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–3
Fénix 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1
Liverpool 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–4 1–2 2–1 2–1
Montevideo Wanderers 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–5 3–0 3–0
Nacional 3–1 6–1 3–0 3–1 4–3 2–0 1–1 3–2
Peñarol 4–1 1–0 3–1 4–2 0–1 2–3 4–2 4–1 1–0
Racing 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–2
Rampla Juniors 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–7 4–3 2–1
Rentistas 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–3 0–2
River Plate 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–3 2–2
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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]

Attendances

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#Football clubAverage attendance
1Peñarol21,500
2Club Nacional de Football15,400
3Defensor Sporting8,200
4Rentistas4,088
5Montevideo Wanderers3,933
6El Tanque Sisley3,800
7Fénix3,583
8Racing Club de Montevideo3,525
9Danubio3,340
10Cerro Largo3,260
11CARP2,380
12Liverpool Fútbol Club1,933
13Rampla Juniors1,875
14CA Bella Vista1,117
15CA Cerro983
16Cerrito467
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Source: World Football

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nacional 30 20 7 3 68 31 +37 67 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a][b]
2 Peñarol 30 19 5 6 71 30 +41 62 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
3 Defensor Sporting 30 19 5 6 54 27 +27 62 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[c]
4 Cerro Largo 30 16 6 8 46 34 +12 54 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Liverpool 30 17 2 11 48 39 +9 53
6 Danubio 30 13 11 6 37 26 +11 52[d]
7 River Plate 30 14 8 8 50 40 +10 50
8 Montevideo Wanderers 30 12 5 13 49 50 −1 41
9 Cerro 30 10 6 14 35 37 −2 36
10 Racing 30 9 8 13 41 53 −12 34[d]
11 El Tanque Sisley 30 9 4 17 29 48 −19 31
12 Rampla Juniors 30 9 4 17 34 55 −21 31
13 Bella Vista 30 9 3 18 28 46 −18 30
14 Fénix 30 5 10 15 33 47 −14 25
15 Cerrito 30 5 9 16 24 52 −28 24
16 Rentistas 30 4 7 19 19 51 −32 19
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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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Nacional 60 39 13 8 128 61 +67 130
2 Defensor Sporting 60 36 12 12 104 52 +52 120
3 Peñarol 60 34 12 14 123 67 +56 114
4 Cerro Largo 30 16 6 8 46 34 +12 108[a]
5 Liverpool 60 27 12 21 88 78 +10 93
6 Danubio 60 24 19 17 77 67 +10 93[b]
7 River Plate 60 24 13 23 94 97 −3 85
8 Montevideo Wanderers 60 22 16 22 93 83 +10 82
9 Cerro 61 20 18 23 69 75 −6 78
10 Bella Vista 60 21 11 28 70 83 −13 74
11 Racing 60 19 17 24 81 96 −15 73[b]
12 El Tanque Sisley 60 21 9 30 69 97 −28 72
13 Fénix 60 16 22 22 77 82 −5 70
14 Rampla Juniors (R) 59 16 14 29 72 107 −35 62 Relegation to the 2012–13 Segunda División
15 Cerrito (R) 30 5 9 16 24 52 −28 48[a]
16 Rentistas (R) 30 4 7 19 20 50 −30 38[a]
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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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 Primera División
2011–12 champion 
 
44th title
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