2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peñarol |
| 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 → | |
The 2012–13 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2012–13 Copa Uruguaya or the 2012–13 Campeonato Uruguayo, is the 109th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 82nd in which it is professional. Nacional is the defending champion.
Teams
Sixteen 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 least amount of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Team | 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
Standings
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Top goalscorers
Updated as of games played on September 9, 2012.
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Torneo Clausura
Standings
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Relegation
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Championship playoff
Peñarol 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 |
|---|---|---|
Luna  90' |
Report | Pacheco 26', 36', 80' |
| Primera División 2012–13 Champion |
|---|
| Peñarol 42nd title |
References
- ^ "Un buen Tornado" (in Spanish). Quenonino. June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "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. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Fénix: Eduardo Favaro asume el lunes" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Nacional se aseguró a Gustavo Díaz" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Tabaré Silva es el nuevo técnico de Defensor" (in Spanish). El Observador. June 27, 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.
- ^ "Danubio: Daniel Sánchez fue cesado" (in Spanish). Tenfield. September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Ya quedó arreglado" (in Spanish). Ovación. September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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