The 2010–11
Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2010–11 Copa Uruguaya or the 2010–11 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 107th season of
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
's top-flight football league, and the 80th in which it was professional.
Nacional
Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to:
Airlines
* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002
* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
Bank
* Banco Nacional, a ...
won their 43rd Primera División title after defeating
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievem ...
in the season-ending final.
Teams
Sixteen teams will compete in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2009–10 season.
Atenas
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city.
Toponymy
Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', offici ...
,
Cerrito, and
Cerro Largo were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the season aggregate table. They were replaced by
El Tanque Sisley
El Tanque Sisley is a football (soccer), football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Tercera División, Uruguayan 3rd Division.
The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on Dece ...
,
Bella Vista, and
Miramar Misiones
Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones (founded on March 26 ...
, the 2009–10 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
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
, except
Tacuarembó F.C., who comes from
the city they are named for.
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura "
Sudáfrica 2010" was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 21, 2010 and ended on December 5, 2010.
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Source:
Torneo Clausura
The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. It began on February 5, 2011 and ended on June 5, 2011.
Standings
Results
Top goalscorers
Aggregate table
Top goalscorers
Relegation
Championship playoff
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievem ...
and
Nacional
Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to:
Airlines
* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002
* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961
Bank
* Banco Nacional, a ...
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 needed to win the playoff to become the season champion; Defensor Sporting needed to win the playoff to force a two-legged final. Nacional won the match 1–0
for their 43rd Primera División title.
Semi-final
See also
*
2010–11 in Uruguayan football
National leagues
Primera División
*Apertura champion: Defensor Sporting (4th title)
**Top scorer: Santiago García (15 goals)
*Clausura champion: Nacional (6th title)
**Top scorer: Cristian Palacios (15 goals)
*Overall champion: Nacional ( ...
References
;General
*
;Specific
External links
Official webpage
Season regulation
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Uru
Uru or URU may refer to:
Language
* Uru dialect of Central Kilimanjaro, a Bantu language of Tanzania
* Uru language, the extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
* Uru of Ch'imu, an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
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Uru
Uru or URU may refer to:
Language
* Uru dialect of Central Kilimanjaro, a Bantu language of Tanzania
* Uru language, the extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
* Uru of Ch'imu, an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
...