The 2012–13 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2012–13 Copa Uruguaya or the 2012–13 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 109th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 82nd in which it was professional. Nacional was the defending champion.
Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Peñarol (47th title) |
Relegated | Bella Vista Progreso Central Español |
2014 Copa Libertadores | Peñarol Defensor Sporting Nacional |
2013 Copa Sudamericana | Peñarol River Plate El Tanque Sisley Montevideo Wanderers |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 629 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Juan Manuel Olivera (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Nacional 2–0 Cerro Largo (September 9, 2012) Defensor Sporting 2–0 Liverpool (September 15, 2012) Cerro 2–0 Juventud |
Biggest away win | Montevideo Wanderers 0–4 Defensor Sporting (September 1, 2012) |
Highest scoring | Fénix 4–3 Peñarol (August 26, 2012) |
Longest winning run | 2 games: Defensor Sporting Fénix Nacional Progreso |
Longest unbeaten run | 3 games: Defensor Sporting El Tanque Sisley Liverpool Nacional Progreso |
Longest winless run | 3 games: Central Español Cerro Largo Danubio Racing |
Longest losing run | 3 games: Central Español |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
Teams
editSixteen teams will compete in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2011–12 season. Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, and Cerrito were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the relegation table. They were replaced by Central Español, Juventud, and Progreso, the 2011–12 Segunda División winner, runner-up, and playoff winner, respectively. All of the new teams are making repeat appearances.
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bella Vista | Montevideo | José Nasazzi | 15,000 |
Central Español | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 |
Cerro Largo | Melo | Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla | 9,000 |
Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 9,357 |
El Tanque Sisley | Montevideo | Dr. Victor Della Valle | 4,500 |
Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 5,500 |
Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
Liverpool | Montevideo | Belvedere | 8,384 |
Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,420 |
Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 23,500 |
Peñarol | Montevideo | - | - |
Progreso | Montevideo | Parque Abraham Paladino | 5,400 |
Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-season changes | ||||||
Bella Vista | Diego Alonso | End of Contract | June 8, 2012[1] | Guillermo Sanguinetti | June 16, 2012[2] | N/A |
Nacional | Marcelo Gallardo | End of contract | June 18, 2012[3] | Gustavo Díaz | June 28, 2012[4] | N/A |
Fénix | Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) | Sacked | June 21, 2012[5] | Eduardo Favaro | July 9, 2012[6] | N/A |
Defensor Sporting | Gustavo Díaz | Signed by Nacional | June 23, 2012[7] | Tabaré Silva | June 27, 2012[8] | N/A |
Cerro | Gabriel Camacho (interim) | Sacked | July 6, 2012[9] | Ricardo Ortíz | July 6, 2012[9] | N/A |
Season changes | ||||||
Danubio | Daniel Sánchez | Sacked | September 5, 2012[10] | Juan Ramón Carrasco | September 17, 2012[11] | 15th |
Torneo Apertura
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peñarol | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 36 | Championship Playoffs |
2 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 32 | |
3 | Nacional | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 32 | |
4 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 30 | |
5 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 21 | |
6 | Fénix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
7 | Bella Vista | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 20 | |
8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 19 | |
9 | Juventud | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 19 | |
10 | Cerro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 18 | |
11 | Central Español | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 16 | |
12 | Liverpool | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 15 | |
13 | Progreso | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 15 | |
14 | Racing | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 13 | |
15 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 12 | |
16 | Danubio | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 9 |
Results
editTop goalscorers
editUpdated as of games played on September 9, 2012.
Source:[12]
Torneo Clausura
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 31 | Championship Playoffs |
2 | Peñarol | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 30 | |
3 | River Plate | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 30 | |
4 | Nacional | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 26 | |
5 | Danubio | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 26 | |
6 | Racing | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 24 | |
7 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | |
8 | Juventud | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 21 | |
9 | Fénix | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 | |
10 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 | |
11 | Cerro | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 17 | |
12 | Liverpool | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 | |
13 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 15 | |
14 | Progreso | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 13 | |
15 | Central Español | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 12 | |
16 | Bella Vista | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 |
Results
editAggregate table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Peñarol | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 66 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a] |
2 | Defensor Sporting | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 63 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
3 | Nacional | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 58 | 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
4 | River Plate | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 51 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
5 | El Tanque Sisley | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 48 | |
6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 40 | |
7 | Fénix | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 40 | |
8 | Juventud | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 40 | |
9 | Racing | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 37 | |
10 | Cerro | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | |
11 | Danubio | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 35 | |
12 | Liverpool | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 31 | |
13 | Bella Vista | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 30 | |
14 | Central Español | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 28 | |
15 | Progreso | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 28 | |
16 | Cerro Largo | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 27 |
Notes:
- ^ Peñarol qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the league champion.
Relegation
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Peñarol | 58 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 123 | 50 | +73 | 122 | |
2 | Defensor Sporting | 58 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 46 | +56 | 121 | |
3 | Nacional | 58 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 115 | 63 | +52 | 119 | |
4 | River Plate | 58 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 92 | 71 | +21 | 95 | |
5 | Montevideo Wanderers | 58 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 89 | 86 | +3 | 83 | |
6 | Liverpool | 58 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 88 | 86 | +2 | 83 | |
7 | Danubio | 58 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 83[a] | |
8 | Cerro Largo | 58 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 81 | |
9 | Juventud | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 78[b] | |
10 | El Tanque Sisley | 58 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 77 | |
11 | Cerro | 58 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 67 | 76 | −9 | 70 | |
12 | Racing | 58 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 73 | 93 | −20 | 67[a] | |
13 | Fénix | 58 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 74 | 86 | −12 | 66 | |
14 | Progreso | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 56[b] | Relegation to the 2013–14 Segunda División |
15 | Bella Vista | 58 | 16 | 8 | 34 | 56 | 89 | −33 | 56 | |
16 | Central Español | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 54[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Championship playoff
editPeñarol and Defensor Sporting qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Peñarol 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. Peñarol would become the season champion with a win; Defensor Sporting needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final.
Defensor Sporting | 1–3 | Peñarol |
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Luna |
Report | Pacheco |
Primera División 2012–13 champion |
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Peñarol 42nd title |
References
edit- ^ "Un buen Tornado" (in Spanish). Quenonino. June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "El Topo, nuevo DT de Bella Vista" (in Spanish). El Día. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "El "Muñeco" no hizo reir" (in Spanish). Ovación. June 19, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Presentaron al "Chavo" en Nacional" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "¿Vuelve JR?" (in Spanish). Urugol. June 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Fénix: Eduardo Favaro asume el lunes" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nacional se aseguró a Gustavo Díaz" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tabaré Silva es el nuevo técnico de Defensor" (in Spanish). El Observador. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "Cerro: Pallante, Pintos y Pellejero vuelven al Tróccoli" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Danubio: Daniel Sánchez fue cesado" (in Spanish). Tenfield. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Ya quedó arreglado" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Soccerway".
- ^ "Soccerway".
External links
edit- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish)
- Tournament regulations (in Spanish)