2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season
108th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay
Football league 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 .
Locations of the 2011−12 Primera División teams outside
Montevideo .
Locations of the 2011−12 Primera División teams within
Montevideo .
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
Bella Vista
Montevideo
José Nasazzi
15,000
Cerrito
Montevideo
Parque Maracaná
8,000
Cerro
Montevideo
Luis Tróccoli
25,000
Cerro Largo
Melo
Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
9,000
Danubio
Montevideo
Jardines Del Hipódromo
18,000
Defensor Sporting
Montevideo
Luis Franzini
18,000
El Tanque Sisley
Montevideo
Dr. Victor Della Valle
6,000
Fénix
Montevideo
Parque Capurro
10,000
Liverpool
Montevideo
Belvedere
10,000
Montevideo Wanderers
Montevideo
Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera
11,000
Nacional
Montevideo
Gran Parque Central
23,000
Peñarol
Montevideo
Las Acacias
12,000
Racing
Montevideo
Osvaldo Roberto
8,500
Rampla Juniors
Montevideo
Olímpico
9,500
Rentistas
Montevideo
Complejo Rentistas
10,000
River Plate
Montevideo
Parque Federico Omar Saroldi
6,000
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.
1 According to current revision League managers
Managerial changes
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of
Date of
Replaced by
Date of
Position
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
Resgined
June 17, 2011[ 5]
Marcelo Gallardo
June 29, 2011[ 6]
N/A
Danubio
Gustavo Machaín (interim)
Resgined 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 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
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura "Juan José Tudurí " was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 13, 2011.
Standings
Source:
AUF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results
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.[ 31]
Attendances
#
Football club
Average attendance
1
Peñarol 20,500
2
Club Nacional de Football 17,133
3
Liverpool Fútbol Club 8,960
4
CA Bella Vista 5,220
5
Racing Club de Montevideo 4,580
6
Cerrito 3,675
7
Cerro Largo 3,563
8
Montevideo Wanderers 3,322
9
Rentistas 3,019
10
Danubio 2,293
11
CARP 1,880
12
CA Cerro 1,850
13
Defensor Sporting 1,717
14
Rampla Juniors 1,250
15
Fénix 1,206
16
El Tanque Sisley 521
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
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
(C) Champions
Results
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.[ 32]
Attendances
#
Football club
Average attendance
1
Peñarol 21,500
2
Club Nacional de Football 15,400
3
Defensor Sporting 8,200
4
Rentistas 4,088
5
Montevideo Wanderers 3,933
6
El Tanque Sisley 3,800
7
Fénix 3,583
8
Racing Club de Montevideo 3,525
9
Danubio 3,340
10
Cerro Largo 3,260
11
CARP 2,380
12
Liverpool Fútbol Club 1,933
13
Rampla Juniors 1,875
14
CA Bella Vista 1,117
15
CA Cerro 983
16
Cerrito 467
Source: World Football
Aggregate table
Source:
AUF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Nacional qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the Primera División champion.
^ a b 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]
^ Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage as the 3rd best team in the aggregate table.
^ a b 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.[ 31]
Hat-tricks
Relegation
Source:
AUF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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
Primera División
Nacional
References
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