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| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 240 |
| Goals | 629 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juan Manuel Olivera (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Nacional 2–0Cerro Largo (September 9, 2012) Defensor Sporting 2–0Liverpool (September 15, 2012) Cerro 2–0Juventud |
| Biggest away win | Montevideo Wanderers 0–4Defensor Sporting (September 1, 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Fénix 4–3Peñarol (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 |
2013–14 → | |
The2012–13Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the2012–13 Copa Uruguaya or the2012–13 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 109th season ofUruguay's top-flight football league, and the 82nd in which it was professional.Nacional was the defending champion.
Sixteen teams will compete in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2011–12 season.Rentistas,Rampla Juniors, andCerrito were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the relegation table. They were replaced byCentral Español,Juventud, andProgreso, the 2011–12 Segunda División winner, runner-up, and playoff winner, respectively. All of the new teams are making repeat appearances.
| 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 byNacional | 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 |
| Pos | 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 |
| Home \ Away | BVI | CES | CRR | CRL | DAN | DFS | ETS | FNX | JUV | LIV | WAN | NAC | PEÑ | PRO | RAC | RIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Central Español | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | |||||||||
| Cerro | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Cerro Largo | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Danubio | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| El Tanque Sisley | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Fénix | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | ||||||||
| Juventud | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Liverpool | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–4 | |||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Nacional | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Peñarol | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Progreso | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Racing | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | |||||||
| River Plate | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 13 | |
| 2 | El Tanque Sisley | 11 | |
| 3 | Fénix | 10 | |
| 4 | Wanderers | 9 | |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 8 |
Updated as of games played on September 9, 2012.
Source:[12]
| Pos | 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 |
| Home \ Away | BVI | CES | CRR | CRL | DAN | DFS | ETS | FNX | JUV | LIV | WAN | NAC | PEÑ | PRO | RAC | RIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Central Español | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Cerro | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Cerro Largo | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Danubio | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| El Tanque Sisley | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Fénix | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Juventud | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–4 | |||||||||
| Liverpool | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | ||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Nacional | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Peñarol | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Progreso | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Racing | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| River Plate | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 66 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and2013 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 the2013–14 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] |
Peñarol andDefensor 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.
| Primera División 2012–13 champion |
|---|
| Peñarol 42nd title |