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

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's top-flight football league, and the 81st in which it was professional.

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was the defending champion.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2010–11 season.

Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones (founded on March 26, ...

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guaraní language, Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. History On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the cr ...

, and

Central Español Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. History The F.U.F era Together with Peñarol, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expel ...

were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the relegation table. They were replaced by

Rentistas Club Atlético Rentistas, known simply as Rentistas is a Uruguayan professional association football, football club based in Cerrito de la Victoria, Montevideo. Founded in 1933, the club competes in the Uruguayan Segunda División. History In 1 ...

, 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

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, except Cerro Largo, who is from Melo.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. * ¹ According to current revision League managers

Managerial changes

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

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

Attendances

Source
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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

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

Attendances

Source
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Aggregate table

Top goalscorers

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

Hat-tricks

* ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Relegation

Championship playoff

and

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievement ...

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

References

External links

Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol

Tournament regulations
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