2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season
# 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season

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.

## 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 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Guillermo Sanguinetti | June 16, 2012 | N/A |
| Nacional | Marcelo Gallardo | End of contract | June 18, 2012 | Gustavo Díaz | June 28, 2012 | N/A |
| Fénix | Lorenzo Carrabs (interim) | Sacked | June 21, 2012 | Eduardo Favaro | July 9, 2012 | N/A |
| Defensor Sporting | Gustavo Díaz | Signed by Nacional | June 23, 2012 | Tabaré Silva | June 27, 2012 | N/A |
| Cerro | Gabriel Camacho (interim) | Sacked | July 6, 2012 | Ricardo Ortíz | July 6, 2012 | N/A |
| Season changes |||||||
| Danubio | Daniel Sánchez | Sacked | September 5, 2012 | Juan Ramón Carrasco | September 17, 2012 | 15th |

## Torneo Apertura

### Standings

| 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 | |

### Results

| 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 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leonardo Carboni | Argentine | Danubio | 3 |
| 1 | Mauro Guevgeozian | Uruguayan | Fénix | 3 |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Olivera | Uruguayan | Peñarol | 3 |
| 1 | Maxi Rodríguez | Uruguayan | Montevideo Wanderers | 3 |
| 5 | Gonzalo Bueno | Uruguayan | Nacional | 2 |
| 5 | Fabián Cannobio | Uruguayan | Progreso | 2 |
| 5 | Anibal Hernández | Uruguayan | Defensor Sporting | 2 |
| 5 | Adrián Luna | Uruguayan | Nacional | 2 |
| 5 | Alejandro Mello | Uruguayan | El Tanque Sisley | 2 |
| 5 | Hernán Novick | Uruguayan | Fénix | 2 |
| 5 | Federico Puppo | Uruguayan | Defensor Sporting | 2 |
| 5 | Liber Quiñones | Uruguayan | Racing | 2 |
| 5 | Jorge Zambrana | Uruguayan | Peñarol | 2 |

Updated as of games played on September 9, 2012. Source:

## Torneo Clausura

### Standings

| 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 | |

### Results

| 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 | | | |

## Aggregate table

| 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 and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 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 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 40 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 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 | |

* ↑ Peñarol qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the league champion.

## Relegation

| 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 | |
| 8 | Cerro Largo | 58 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 81 | |
| 9 | Juventud | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 78 | |
| 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 | |
| 13 | Fénix | 58 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 74 | 86 | −12 | 66 | |
| 14 | Progreso | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 56 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Segunda División |
| 15 | Bella Vista | 58 | 16 | 8 | 34 | 56 | 89 | −33 | 56 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Segunda División |
| 16 | Central Español | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 54 | Relegation to the 2013–14 Segunda División |

* 1 2 Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).
* 1 2 3 Having only played one season in the Primera División, Central Español's, Juventud's, and Progreso's points are doubled for the relegation table.

## 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.

* Primera División 2012–13 champion
* Peñarol 42nd title
