2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Nacional (44th title) |
Relegated | Rampla Juniors Cerrito Rentistas |
2013 Copa Libertadores | Nacional Peñarol Defensor Sporting |
2012 Copa Sudamericana | Nacional Cerro Largo Liverpool Danubio |
Matches played | 241 |
Goals scored | 663 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Richard Porta (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Nacional 6–1 Cerrito (April 15, 2012) |
Biggest away win | Rampla Juniors 1–7 Peñarol (May 28, 2012) |
Highest scoring | Liverpool 5–4 Fénix (May 19, 2012) |
Longest winning run | 8 games: Defensor Sporting |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games: Defensor Sporting |
Longest winless run | 17 games: Fénix Rentistas |
Longest losing run | 6 games: Bella Vista |
← 2010–11 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, was the 108th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 81st in which it was professional. Nacional was the defending champion.
Teams
[edit]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 fewest 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.
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 | 23,000 |
Peñarol | Montevideo | Las Acacias | 12,000 |
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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- 1 According to current revision League managers
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
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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 Parga | December 28, 2011[25] | 7th |
Peñarol | Gregorio Pérez | Sacked | February 26, 2012[26] | Jorge da Silva | March 1, 2012[27] | 2nd |
Cerro | Hugo Parga | Sacked | May 2, 2012[28] | Gabriel Camacho (interim) | May 2, 2012[28] | 9th |
Rampla Juniors | Fernando Araújo | Sacked | May 2, 2012[29] | Eduardo Favaro | May 3, 2012[29] | 11th |
Fénix | Rosario Martínez | Resigned | May 13, 2012[30] | Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) | May 13, 2012[30] | 15th |
Torneo Apertura
[edit]The Torneo Apertura "Juan José Tudurí" was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 13, 2011.
Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nacional (C) | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 32 | Championship Playoffs |
2 | Danubio | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 31[a] | |
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 | 17[a] | |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.
Source:[31]
Torneo Clausura
[edit]The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. It runs from 2/18/2012 to 05/26/12.
Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Defensor Sporting (C) | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 38 | Championship Playoffs |
2 | Nacional | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 35 | |
3 | Liverpool | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 34 | |
4 | Peñarol | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 32 | |
5 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 27 | |
6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 24 | |
7 | River Plate | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 22 | |
8 | Danubio | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |
9 | Bella Vista | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 20 | |
10 | Racing | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 17 | |
11 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 15 | |
12 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 13 | |
13 | Cerro | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 12 | |
14 | Cerrito | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 11 | |
15 | Fénix | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 9 | |
16 | Rentistas | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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1 | Richard Porta | ![]() |
Nacional | 14 |
2 | Diego Vera | ![]() |
Liverpool | 13 |
3 | Rino Lucas | ![]() |
Cerro Largo | 12 |
4 | Sebastián Taborda | ![]() |
River Plate | 11 |
5 | Diego Martiñones | ![]() |
Danubio | 10 |
Rodrigo Mora | ![]() |
Peñarol | 10 | |
Nicolás Olivera | ![]() |
Defensor Sporting | 10 | |
8 | Rodrigo Pastorini | ![]() |
Racing | 8 |
Marcelo Zalayeta | ![]() |
Peñarol | 8 | |
10 | Mauro Guevgeozian | ![]() |
Peñarol | 7 |
Updated as of games played on June 2, 2012.
Source:[32]
Aggregate table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nacional | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 67 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[a][b] |
2 | Peñarol | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 62 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b] |
3 | Defensor Sporting | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 62 | 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[c] |
4 | Cerro Largo | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 54 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
5 | Liverpool | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 53 | |
6 | Danubio | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 52[d] | |
7 | River Plate | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 50 | |
8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 41 | |
9 | Cerro | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
10 | Racing | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 34[d] | |
11 | El Tanque Sisley | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 31 | |
12 | Rampla Juniors | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 31 | |
13 | Bella Vista | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 30 | |
14 | Fénix | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 25 | |
15 | Cerrito | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 24 | |
16 | Rentistas | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Nacional qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the Primera División champion.
- ^ a b 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,[33] but was not accepted.
- ^ Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage as the 3rd best team in the aggregate table.
- ^ a b Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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1 | Richard Porta | ![]() |
Nacional | 17 |
2 | Marcelo Zalayeta | ![]() |
Peñarol | 16 |
3 | Rino Lucas | ![]() |
Cerro Largo | 15 |
4 | Diego Vera | ![]() |
Liverpool | 13 |
5 | Gonzalo Mastriani | ![]() |
Cerro | 12 |
Pablo Olivera | ![]() |
River Plate | 12 | |
Sebastián Taborda | ![]() |
River Plate | 12 | |
8 | Nicolás Olivera | ![]() |
Defensor Sporting | 11 |
9 | Diego Martiñones | ![]() |
Danubio | 10 |
Rodrigo Mora | ![]() |
Peñarol | 10 | |
Richard Núñez | ![]() |
Rampla Juniors | 10 | |
Antonio Pacheco | ![]() |
Montevideo Wanderers | 10 |
Updated as of games played on May 27, 2012.
Source:[31]
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Danubio | Bella Vista | 4–1 | December 4, 2011 |
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Danubio | Peñarol | 3–2 | April 1, 2012 |
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Nacional | Bella Vista | 3–1 | April 8, 2012 |
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Nacional | Cerrito | 6–1 | April 15, 2012 |
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Racing | Rentistas | 3–1 | April 29, 2012 |
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Peñarol | Rampla Juniors | 7–1 | May 27, 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Relegation
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Nacional | 60 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 128 | 61 | +67 | 130 | |
2 | Defensor Sporting | 60 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 120 | |
3 | Peñarol | 60 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 123 | 67 | +56 | 114 | |
4 | Cerro Largo | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 108[a] | |
5 | Liverpool | 60 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 88 | 78 | +10 | 93 | |
6 | Danubio | 60 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 93[b] | |
7 | River Plate | 60 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 94 | 97 | −3 | 85 | |
8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 60 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 93 | 83 | +10 | 82 | |
9 | Cerro | 61 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 78 | |
10 | Bella Vista | 60 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 70 | 83 | −13 | 74 | |
11 | Racing | 60 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 81 | 96 | −15 | 73[b] | |
12 | El Tanque Sisley | 60 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 69 | 97 | −28 | 72 | |
13 | Fénix | 60 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 77 | 82 | −5 | 70 | |
14 | Rampla Juniors (R) | 59 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 72 | 107 | −35 | 62 | Relegation to the 2012–13 Segunda División |
15 | Cerrito (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 48[a] | |
16 | Rentistas (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 38[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Championship playoff
[edit]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.
Semi-final | Finals | ||||||||||
Aggregate table first place | Nacional | — | — | — | |||||||
Apertura winners | Nacional | 1 | Nacional | — | — | — | |||||
Clausura winners | Defensor Sporting | 0 |
Semi-final
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Man of the match:
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Primera División 2011–12 champion |
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Nacional 44th title |
References
[edit]- ^ "Favaro culminó su ciclo en Liverpool" (in Spanish). La República. June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ "Por los clubes: Recoba con importante oferta de Qatar" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ "Un beso y un adiós" (in Spanish). Quenonino. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Por los clubes: Eduardo Del Capellán otra vez entrenador de Rampla Juniors" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Me voy con un profundísimo dolor" (in Spanish). Ovación. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Nacional: Gallardo asume el lunes" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Oferta para Recoba en Qatar" (in Spanish). La República. June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "Por los clubes: Daniel Sánchez, es el nuevo DT de Danubio" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "El Apertura ya perdió su primer DT" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Sorpresa total: Aguirre se va de Peñarol" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ "Gregorio Pérez retorna a Peñarol" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ "Ganó Cerrito y se fue Pablo Alonso" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Nuevos vientos en el Nasazzi" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Diego Demarco deja dirección técnica del Liverpool tras malos resultados" (in Spanish). Espn. October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Antúnez es el nuevo DT" (in Spanish). Ovación. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Rampla Juniors: Del Capellán renunció y Araújo interino" (in Spanish). Tenfield. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Edgardo Arias es el nuevo DT de Rentistas; Del Capellán se fue de Rampla" (in Spanish). Ovación. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wanderers se queda sin DT: Carreño se va a Chile" (in Spanish). Ovación. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Wanderers: Arias, Estavillo y Berriel en el nuevo cuerpo técnico" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Defensor cesó al DT Pablo Repetto" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting: Gustavo Díaz será el DT" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 18, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ "Racing: definitivo, no sigue Streccia" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ "Racing: Jorge Giordano es el elegido" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 22, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "Cerro: Hugo Parga principal candidato a DT" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "Parga es nuevo DT de Cerro" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ "Peñarol cesó a Gregorio Pérez" (in Spanish). Ovación. February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "El "Polilla" es el nuevo técnico de Peñarol" (in Spanish). Ovación. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "Cerro: Parga se despide y asume Camacho" (in Spanish). Tenfield. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "Nuevas caras en la Villa" (in Spanish). El Observador. May 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Rosario Martínez no va más" (in Spanish). Ovación. May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Soccerway".
- ^ "Soccerway".
- ^ Nacional se coronó campeón uruguayo tras vencer 1-0 a Defensor
External links
[edit]- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish)
- Tournament regulations (in Spanish)