2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season 2011–12
Matches played 120
Goals scored 294 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Marcelo Zalayeta (8 goals)
Biggest home win Montevideo Wanderers 4–0 Bella Vista
(August 28, 2011)
Danubio 4–0 Fénix
(August 28, 2011)
Nacional 4–0 Cerro Largo
(September 18, 2011)
Rampla Juniors 4–0 Rentistas
(November 20, 2011)
Biggest away win Cerrito 0–5 Peñarol
(December 3, 2011)
Highest scoring River Plate 3–3 Nacional
(August 14, 2011)
Fénix 3–3 Montevideo Wanderers
(October 1, 2011)
Longest winning run 5 games:
Cerro
Longest unbeaten run 10 games:
Peñarol
Longest winless run 6 games:
Bella Vista
Cerro
Fénix
Montevideo Wanderers
Longest losing run 6 games:
Bella Vista
2012–13 →

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

Contents

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2010–11 season. Miramar Misiones, Tacuarembó, and Central Español were relegated after accumlating the least amount of 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.

Montevideo
Locations of the 2011−12 Primera División teams outside 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 28,000
Peñarol Montevideo Centenario 65,235
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 sponsor
Bella Vista Diego Alonso Marcelo Martuciello Matgeor Rinde dos
Cerrito Jorge Barrios Nélson Techera Mgr Otonello
Cerro Hugo Praga Óscar Javier Morales Mitre Teletón
Cerro Largo Danielo Núñez Nicolás Schenone Mass Núñez
Danubio Daniel Sánchez Damián Malrrechaufe Mass Asociación Española
Defensor Sporting Gustavo Díaz Andrés Fleurquin Penalty Médica Uruguaya
El Tanque Sisley Raúl Moller Federico Velázquez Matgeor La Cabaña
Fénix Rosario Martínez Claudio Rivero Mgr Ratisalil
Liverpool Julio César Antúnez Emiliano Alfaro Mgr Puritas
Montevideo Wanderers Alfredo Arias Martín González Mgr Cymaco
Nacional Marcelo Gallardo Rodrigo Muñoz Umbro Macri Sports Center
Peñarol Gregorio Pérez Darío Rodríguez Puma Antel
Racing Jorge Giordano Rodrigo Brasesco Mass Punta Ballena
Rampla Juniors Fernando Araújo Javier Benia Mgr Buquebus
Rentistas Edgardo Arias Diego Bonilla Mgr Natal
River Plate Guillermo Almada Cristian González Mgr Macro Mercado

Managerial changes

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 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 Praga December 28, 2011 [25] 7th

Torneo Apertura

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

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nacional (C) 15 9 5 1 30 11 +19 32 Qualified to the Championship Playoffs
2 Danubio 15 8 5 2 19 8 +11 0311
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 0171
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

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away1 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

Updated to games played on December 4, 2011.
Source: [26]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Marcelo Zalayeta  Uruguayan Peñarol 8
2 Emiliano Alfaro  Uruguayan Liverpool 7
3 João Pedro  Brazilian Peñarol 6
Gonzalo Mastriani  Uruguayan Cerro 6
Alexander Medina  Uruguayan Nacional 6
Richard Núñez  Uruguayan Rampla Juniors 6
Pablo Olivera  Uruguayan River Plate 6
8 Braian Alemán  Uruguayan Defensor Sporting 5
Anibal Hernández  Uruguayan Racing 5
Gastón Machado  Uruguayan El Tanque Sisley 5
Juan Manuel Ortíz  Uruguayan Fénix 5
Antonio Pacheco  Uruguayan Montevideo Wanderers 5
Álvaro Recoba  Uruguayan Nacional 5
Ignacio Risso  Uruguayan Defensor Sporting 5
Nicolás Royón  Uruguayan Liverpool 5

Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.
Source:[27]

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bella Vista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Championship Playoffs
2 Cerrito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cerro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cerro Largo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Danubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Defensor Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 El Tanque Sisley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Fénix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Montevideo Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Peñarol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rampla Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rentistas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.

Results

Home \ Away1 BVI CSC CRR CRL DAN DFS ETS FNX LIV WAN NAC PEÑ RAC RAM REN RIV
Bella Vista
Cerrito
Cerro
Cerro Largo
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
El Tanque Sisley
Fénix
Liverpool
Montevideo Wanderers
Nacional
Peñarol
Racing
Rampla Juniors
Rentistas
River Plate

Updated to games played on November 27, 2011.
Source: [28]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nacional 15 9 5 1 30 11 +19 32 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Danubio 15 8 5 2 19 8 +11 0311
3 Peñarol 15 9 3 3 30 12 +18 30 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 River Plate 15 8 4 3 22 17 +5 28 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
5 Cerro Largo 15 8 3 4 18 16 +2 27 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
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 0171
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

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. 1. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Diego Perrone Danubio Bella Vista 4–1 December 4, 2011

Relegation

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nacional 45 28 11 6 90 42 +48 95
2 Peñarol 45 24 10 11 82 49 +33 82
3 Defensor Sporting 45 24 10 11 73 41 +32 82
4 Danubio 45 19 13 13 59 48 +11 0721
5 Cerro 45 17 15 13 51 51 0 66
6 River Plate 45 18 9 18 67 74 −7 63
7 Fénix 45 15 16 14 59 57 +2 61
8 Liverpool 45 16 11 18 57 57 0 59
9 El Tanque Sisley 45 17 8 20 55 71 −16 59
10 Montevideo Wanderers 45 15 13 17 67 58 +9 58
11 Racing 45 14 14 17 60 66 −6 0551
12 Cerro Largo 15 8 3 4 18 16 +2 0542
13 Bella Vista 45 15 9 21 49 61 −12 54
14 Rampla Juniors 45 12 11 22 54 74 −20 47 Relegation to the Segunda División Profesional
15 Rentistas 15 4 2 9 10 21 −11 0282
16 Cerrito 15 3 4 8 10 23 −13 0262

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because it plays with Marcelo Sosa in the team and he was ineligible to play.
2. Having only played one season in the Primera División, Cerrito's, Cerro Largo's, and Rentistas' points are doubled for the relegation table.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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