In the 2011–12
football season, the top league,
Uruguayan Primera División
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, was won by
Nacional
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.
Progreso won the
Segunda División and won promotion along with
Central Español
Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.
History The F.U.F era
Together with Peñarol, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expel ...
and
Juventud. Three Uruguayan teams qualified for each of the
2011 Copa Sudamericana
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and
2012 Copa Libertadores. The
national team
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played the first five of its
qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and took part in the
2011 Pan American Games
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, where the team lost to
Argentina
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in the semifinal. National youth teams (
U-20,
U-17 and
U-15) were also in action.
National leagues
Uruguayan Primera División
*Apertura champion: Nacional (10th title)
**Top scorer:
Marcelo Zalayeta
Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (; born 5 December 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a striker.
Zalayeta began his club career with Danubio before moving to Peñarol for a season in 1997, where he won the Uruguayan Primera Divisià ...
(8 goals)
*Clausura champion: Defensor Sporting (3rd title)
**Top scorer:
Richard Porta
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(14 goals)
*Overall champion: Nacional (44th title)
**Top scorer:
Richard Porta
Richard AnÃbal Porta Candelaresi (born 1 August 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a two-time golden boot winner, having won the award whilst at River Plate and most recently at Nacional in Uruguay's P ...
(17 goals)
*International qualifiers:
**Copa Libertadores:
***Group Stage: Nacional and Peñarol
***Preliminary Round: Defensor Sporting
**Copa Sudamericana:
***Second Stage: Nacional and Cerro Largo
***First Stage: Liverpool and Danubio
*Relegated: Rampla Juniors, Cerrito and Rentistas
Segunda División Uruguay
*Segunda División champion: Central Español (3rd title)
*Play-off winner: Progreso
*Promoted: Central Español, Juventud and Progreso
**Top scorer:
Ramón Valencio (18 goals)
Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur
*Segunda División Amateur champion: Torque (1st title)
*Promoted: Torque
*Desafiliated: Parque del Plata
Clubs in international competitions
Bella Vista
;2011 Copa Sudamericana
''Bella Vista eliminated on points 1–4.''
Defensor Sporting
;2012 Copa Libertadores
''Defensor Sporting eliminated by finishing in 3rd place in their group.''
Fénix
;2011 Copa Sudamericana
''
Fénix eliminated on points 1–4.''
Nacional
;2011 Copa Sudamericana
''Nacional eliminated on points 0–6.''
;2012 Copa Libertadores
''Nacional eliminated by finishing in 3rd place in their group.''
Peñarol
;2012 Copa Libertadores
''Peñarol eliminated by finishing in 4th place in their group.''
National teams
Senior team
This section covers
Uruguay's senior team matches from the end of the
2011 Copa América until the end of the
2012 Summer Olympics.
Friendly matches
World Cup qualifiers
Olympic team
Friendly matches
Summer Olympic Games
Pan American team
Friendly matches
Pan American Games
Uruguay U-20
World Cup
Friendly matches
=Copa Provincia del Chaco
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Uruguay U-17
Friendly matches
Uruguay U-15
Friendly matches
South American Championship
References
External links
AUF
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