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.
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. Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsorBella Vista Diego Alonso Marcelo MartucielloMatgeorRinde dosCerrito Gerardo Schiavo (interim) Nélson TecheraMgr SportOttonelloCerro Gabriel Camacho (interim) Óscar Javier MoralesMitreKühlCerro Largo Danielo Núñez Daniel LeitesMassNúñezDanubio Daniel Sánchez Damián MalrrechaufeMassAsociación EspañolaDefensor Sporting Gustavo Díaz Andrés FleurquinPenaltyMédica UruguayaEl Tanque Sisley Raúl Moller Federico VelázquezMatgeorLa CabañaFénix Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) Claudio RiveroMgr SportRati salilLiverpool Julio César Antúnez Emiliano AlfaroMgr SportPuritasMontevideo Wanderers Alfredo Arias Antonio PachecoMgr SportCymacoNacional Marcelo Gallardo Alexander MedinaUmbroMacri Sports CenterPeñarol Jorge da Silva Darío RodríguezPumaAntelRacing Jorge Giordano Rodrigo BrasescoMassPunta BallenaRampla Juniors Eduardo Favaro Javier BeniaMgr SportBuquebusRentistas Edgardo Arias Diego BonillaMgr SportNatalRiver Plate Guillermo Almada Cristian GonzálezMassMacro Mercado
1 According to current revision League managers
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Positionin table Pre-season changes Liverpool Eduardo Favaro End of contract June 7, 2011 Diego Demarco June 16, 2011 N/A Rampla Juniors Jorge Giordano End of contract June 15, 2011 Eduardo Del Capellán June 17, 2011 N/A Nacional Juan Ramón Carrasco Resigned June 17, 2011 Marcelo Gallardo June 29, 2011 N/A Danubio Gustavo Machaín (interim) Resigned to be sport manager of club June 17, 2011 Daniel Sánchez June 28, 2011 N/A Season changes El Tanque Sisley Rubén Da Silva Sacked August 29, 2011 Raúl Moller August 29, 2011 15th Peñarol Diego Aguirre Signed by Al Rayyan September 5, 2011 Gregorio Pérez September 5, 2011 3rd Bella Vista Pablo Alonso Resigned September 11, 2011 Diego Alonso September 14, 2011 16th Liverpool Diego Demarco Resigned October 2, 2011 Julio César Antúnez October 3, 2011 12th Rampla Juniors Eduardo Del Capellán Resigned November 7, 2011 Fernando Araújo November 7, 2011 14th Rentistas Julio César Balerio Sacked November 7, 2011 Edgardo Arias November 7, 2011 16th Montevideo Wanderers Daniel Carreño Signed by Palestino November 28, 2011 Alfredo Arias December 13, 2011 10th Defensor Sporting Pablo Repetto Sacked December 9, 2011 Gustavo Díaz December 18, 2011 6th Racing Osvaldo Streccia End of contract December 10, 2011 Jorge Giordano December 22, 2011 11th Cerro Ricardo Ortíz Sacked December 20, 2011 Hugo Parga December 28, 2011 7th Peñarol Gregorio Pérez Sacked February 26, 2012 Jorge da Silva March 1, 2012 2nd Cerro Hugo Parga Sacked May 2, 2012 Gabriel Camacho (interim) May 2, 2012 9th Rampla Juniors Fernando Araújo Sacked May 2, 2012 Eduardo Favaro May 3, 2012 11th Fénix Rosario Martínez Resigned May 13, 2012 Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) May 13, 2012 15th
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 RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Marcelo ZalayetaPeñarol82Emiliano AlfaroLiverpool73João PedroPeñarol6Gonzalo MastrianiCerro6Alexander MedinaNacional6Richard NúñezRampla Juniors6Pablo OliveraRiver Plate68Braian AlemánDefensor Sporting5Anibal HernándezRacing5Gastón MachadoEl Tanque Sisley5Juan Manuel OrtizFénix5Antonio PachecoMontevideo Wanderers5Álvaro RecobaNacional5Ignacio RissoDefensor Sporting5Nicolás RoyónLiverpool5
Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.Source:
Attendances
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
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Richard PortaNacional142Diego VeraLiverpool133Rino LucasCerro Largo124Sebastián TabordaRiver Plate115Diego MartiñonesDanubio10Rodrigo MoraPeñarol10Nicolás OliveraDefensor Sporting108Rodrigo PastoriniRacing8Marcelo ZalayetaPeñarol810Mauro GuevgeozianPeñarol7
Updated as of games played on June 2, 2012.Source:
Attendances
Source: World Football
Aggregate table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Richard PortaNacional172Marcelo ZalayetaPeñarol163Rino LucasCerro Largo154Diego VeraLiverpool135Gonzalo MastrianiCerro12Pablo OliveraRiver Plate12Sebastián TabordaRiver Plate128Nicolás OliveraDefensor Sporting119Diego MartiñonesDanubio10Rodrigo MoraPeñarol10Richard NúñezRampla Juniors10Antonio PachecoMontevideo Wanderers10
Updated as of games played on May 27, 2012.Source:
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Diego PerroneDanubioBella Vista4–1December 4, 2011 Diego MartiñonesDanubioPeñarol3–2April 1, 2012 Richard PortaNacionalBella Vista3–1April 8, 2012 Richard PortaNacionalCerrito6–1April 15, 2012 Rodrigo PastoriniRacingRentistas3–1April 29, 2012 Rodrigo Mora4PeñarolRampla Juniors7–1May 27, 2012
4 Player scored 4 goals
Relegation
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
NACIONAL: GK 25 Jorge Bava RB 4 Christian NúñezCB 19 Andrés Scotti CB 6 Alexis Rolín LB 14 Diego Placente CM 8 Matías Cabrera CM 23 Facundo Píriz CM 17 Maximiliano CalzadaAM 20 Álvaro Recoba (c)CF 10 Tabaré Viudez CF 7 Richard PortaSubstitutes:GK 1 Leonardo BuriánDF 2 Darwin Torres MF 18 Israel Damonte MF 24 Marcos AguirreFW 9 Alexander MedinaFW 11 Vicente Sánchez FW 15 Gonzalo BuenoManager: Marcelo Gallardo
DEFENSOR SPORTING: GK 1 Yonathan IrrazábalRB 21 Pablo Pintos CB 2 Ramón AriasCB 6 Néstor MoiraghiLB 22 Robert Herrera DM 15 Diego Martín RodríguezDM 5 Diego Ferreira RM 19 Federico Pintos LM 9 Matías BritosCF 11 Nicolás Olivera (c) CF 16 Ignacio Risso Substitutes:GK 12 Fernando RodríguezDF 4 Mario RissoDF 7 Juan Amado DF 20 Diego Manuel Rodríguez MF 10 Brahian AlemánMF 23 Andrés FleurquinFW 8 Diego Rolán Manager: Gustavo Díaz
Man of the match: Álvaro Recoba Assistant referees: Gabriel Popovits Gersei Gómez Fourth official: Heber Rodríguez
References
External links Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol Tournament regulations