Goals scored 671 | Dates 22 Aug 2010 – 12 Jun 2011 Matches played 241 | |
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2012 Copa Libertadores NacionalDefensor SportingPeñarol 2011 Copa Sudamericana NacionalFénixBella Vista Top goalscorer Apertura: Santiago García (15 goals)Clausura: Cristian Palacios (15 goals)Overall: Santiago García (23 goals) Biggest away win Cerro 1–5 Central Español(Feb. 13, 2011)Miramar Misiones 0–4 Liverpool(May 21, 2011)Miramar Misiones 0–4 Montevideo Wanderers(Jun. 4, 2011) People also search for 2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season | ||
The 2010–11 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2010–11 Copa Uruguaya or the 2010–11 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 107th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 80th in which it was professional.
Contents
- Teams
- Torneo Apertura
- Standings
- Results
- Top goalscorers
- Torneo Clausura
- Aggregate table
- Relegation
- Championship playoff
- References
Nacional won their 43rd Primera División title after defeating Defensor Sporting in the season-ending final.
Teams
Sixteen teams will compete in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2009–10 season. Atenas, Cerrito, and Cerro Largo were relegated after accumlating the least amount of the points in the season aggregate table. They were replaced by El Tanque Sisley, Bella Vista, and Miramar Misiones, the 2009–10 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 Tacuarembó F.C., who comes from the city they are named for.
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura "Sudáfrica 2010" was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 21, 2010 and ended on December 5, 2010.
Standings
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
Results
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1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
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Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. It began on February 5, 2011 and ended on June 5, 2011.
Standings
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Aggregate table
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
1. Nacional qualified for the 2011 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 Defensor Sporting became the runner-up as the 2nd best team in the aggregate table. Both Nacional and Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores group stage.
Relegation
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
1 Nacional was docked three points in the last season.
2 Having only played one season in the Primera División, Bella Vista's, El Tanque Sisley's, and Miramar Misiones' points are doubled for the relegation table.
Championship playoff
Defensor Sporting and Nacional 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 needed to win the playoff to become the season champion; Defensor Sporting needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final. Nacional won the match 1–0 for their 43rd Primera División title.