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The 2011–12 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2011–12 Copa Uruguaya or the 2011–12 Campeonato Uruguayo, is the 108th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 81st in which it is professional. Nacional is the defending champion.
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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 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.
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.
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
1. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on December 4, 2011..
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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
Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.
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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
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
Results
Updated to games played on June 2, 2012..
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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
Updated as of games played on June 2, 2012.
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Aggregate table
Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Nacional qualified for the 2012 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 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, but was not accepted.
3. Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage as the 3rd best team in the aggregate table.
4. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top goalscorers
Updated as of games played on May 27, 2012.
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Hat-tricks
Relegation
Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Having only played one season in the Primera División, Cerrito's, Cerro Largo's, and Rentistas' points are doubled for the relegation table.
2. Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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.