2011–12 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional
2011-12 season
President	Ricardo Alarcón
Manager	Marcelo Gallardo
Stadium	Estadio Gran Parque Central
Primera Division	Apertura: 1st; Clausura: 5th; Overall: Semifinals
Copa Sudamericana	Second Stage
Torneo Preparación	Round of 16
Torneo de Honor	Quarterfinals
Copa Libertadores	Second Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Alexander Medina; (8 goals); All: Alexander Medina; (8 goals)
Highest home attendance	60,000; vs. Peñarol; (November 20, 2011)
Lowest home attendance	15,000; vs. Rentistas; (October 9, 2011)
Average home league attendance	27,220
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Club Nacional de Football's 2010–11 season is the club's 112th year of existence and the club's 108th in the top-flight.
Nacional this season going to play the 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season, the 2011 Copa Sudamericana and the 2012 Copa Libertadores.

Squad[edit]

As of February 7, 2012

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Notes
1	Leonardo Burián	GK	(1984-01-21) January 21, 1984 (age 40)	Bella Vista	First team goalkeeper
2	Darwin Torres	DF	(1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 33)	The Academy	Reserve team player
3	Jadson Viera	DF	(1981-08-04) August 4, 1981 (age 42)	Vasco da Gama	AUF player
4	Christian Núñez	DF	(1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 41)	Cerro
5	Santiago Romero	MF	(1990-02-15) February 15, 1990 (age 34)	The Academy	Reserve team player
6	Alexis Rolín	DF	(1989-03-02) March 2, 1989 (age 35)	The Academy
7	Rafael García	MF	(1989-01-06) January 6, 1989 (age 35)	Rampla Juniors
8	Matías Cabrera	MF	(1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 37)	Cerro
9	Alexander Medina	FW	(1978-08-08) August 8, 1978 (age 45)	River Plate	Captain
10	Tabaré Viudez	FW	(1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 34)	Necaxa
11	Vicente Sánchez	FW	(1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 44)	América	In on 15 January 2012
12	Martín Tejera	GK	(1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 33)	The Academy
13	Pablo Álvarez	DF	(1985-02-07) February 7, 1985 (age 39)	Panserraikos	In on 3 January 2012
14	Diego Placente	DF	(1977-04-24) April 24, 1977 (age 47)	San Lorenzo
15	Gonzalo Bueno	FW	(1991-09-01) September 1, 1991 (age 32)	The Academy
16	Mathías Abero	DF	(1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 34)	Racing
17	Maximiliano Calzada	MF	(1990-04-21) April 21, 1990 (age 34)	The Academy
18	Israel Damonte	MF	(1982-01-06) January 6, 1982 (age 42)	Godoy Cruz	In on 19 January 2012
19	Andrés Scotti	DF	(1975-12-14) December 14, 1975 (age 48)	Colo-Colo	In on 3 January 2012
20	Álvaro Recoba	MF	(1976-03-17) March 17, 1976 (age 48)	Danubio	Vice-captain
21	Matías Vecino	MF	(1991-08-24) August 24, 1991 (age 32)	Central Español
22	Joaquín Boghossian	FW	(1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 36)	Red Bull Salzburg
23	Facundo Píriz	MF	(1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 34)	The Academy
24	Marcos Aguirre	MF	(1984-03-30) March 30, 1984 (age 40)	San Martín (San Juan)	In on 12 January 2012
25	Jorge Bava	GK	(1982-01-22) January 22, 1982 (age 42)	Cerro	In on 13 January 2012
–	Rodrigo Muñoz	GK	(1982-01-22) January 22, 1982 (age 42)	Cerro	Out on 10 January 2012
–	Diego Barboza	DF	(1991-01-09) January 9, 1991 (age 33)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Sebastián Coates	DF	(1990-10-07) October 7, 1990 (age 33)	The Academy	Out on 26 August 2011
–	Gabriel Marques	DF	(1983-03-31) March 31, 1983 (age 41)	River Plate	Out on 29 December 2011
–	Gonzalo Godoy	DF	(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36)	Cerro	Out on 5 January 2012
–	Sebastián Gorga	DF	(1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 30)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Maximiliano Moreira	DF	(1994-06-11) June 11, 1994 (age 29)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Nicolás Olivera	DF	(1993-02-17) February 17, 1993 (age 31)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Fernando Poclaba	DF	(1990-01-23) January 23, 1990 (age 34)	Racing	Out on 31 December 2012
–	Agustín Tabárez	DF	(1994-10-15) October 15, 1994 (age 29)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Anderson Silva	MF	(1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 (age 41)	Barnsley	End of contract on 31 December 2011
–	Ayrton Bone	MF	(1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 29)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Carlos De Pena	MF	(1992-03-11) March 11, 1992 (age 32)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Hugo Dorrego	MF	(1993-05-09) May 9, 1993 (age 30)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Damián Eroza	MF	(1993-03-22) March 22, 1993 (age 31)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Horacio Peralta	MF	(1982-06-03) June 3, 1982 (age 41)	Central Español	End of contract on 31 December 2011
–	Gastón Pereiro	MF	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Santiago Pereyra	MF	(1992-06-02) June 2, 1992 (age 31)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Santiago Saúl	MF	(1993-01-08) January 8, 1993 (age 31)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Matías Sosa	MF	(1992-06-26) June 26, 1992 (age 31)	Sporting de Gijón B	End of contract on 31 December 2011
–	Gonzalo Vega	MF	(1992-06-29) June 29, 1992 (age 31)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Leandro Barcia	FW	(1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 30)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Lucas Cavallini	FW	(1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 31)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Renato César	FW	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 30)	The Academy
–	Jonathan Charquero	FW	(1989-02-21) February 21, 1989 (age 35)	Montevideo Wanderers	Out on 27 December 2011
–	Sergio Cortelezzi	FW	(1994-09-09) September 9, 1994 (age 29)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Richard Porta	FW	(1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 39)	Al Wasl	Out on 14 October 2011 In on 9 January, 2012
–	Nicolás López	FW	(1993-09-09) September 9, 1993 (age 30)	The Academy	On 22 August 2011 he escaped with his representative Pablo Bentancur and his family to Italy
–	Renzo López	FW	(1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 30)	The Academy	Reserve team player
–	Juan Cruz Mascia	FW	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30)	Miramar Misiones	In on 19 January 2012
–	Rodrigo Roque	FW	(1991-05-03) May 3, 1991 (age 32)	The Academy	Reserve team player

Winter transfers[edit]

Players In
Name	Nat	Pos	Moving from
Álvaro Recoba^[1]	URU	MF	Danubio
Diego Placente^[2]	ARG	DF	San Lorenzo
Raúl Poclaba^[3]	ARG	MF	Racing
Rafael García^[4]	URU	MF	Rampla Juniors
Mathías Abero^[5]	URU	DF	Racing
Matías Sosa^[6]	ARG	MF	Sporting de Gijón B
Alexander Medina^[7]	URU	FW	River Plate
Matías Vecino^[8]	URU	MF	Central Español
Joaquín Boghossian^[9]	URU	FW	Red Bull Salzburg

Players Out
Name	Nat	Pos	Moving to
Marcelo Gallardo^[10]	ARG	MF	Retired
Santiago García^[11]	URU	FW	Atlético Paranaense
Carlão^[12]	BRA	DF	Duque de Caxias
Robert Flores^[13]	URU	MF	Litex Lovech
Alejandro Lembo^[14]	URU	DF	Belgrano
Nicolás Vigneri^[15]	URU	FW	Emelec
Bruno Fornaroli^[16]	URU	FW	Olimpia
Flavio Córdoba^[17]	COL	DF	Millonarios
Mauricio Pereyra^[18]	URU	MF	Lanús
Julián Perujo^[19]	URU	DF	Defensor Sporting
Sebastián Coates^[20]	URU	DF	Liverpool
Richard Porta^[21]	AUS	FW	Al Wasl
Nicolás López^[22]	URU	FW	Roma

Summer transfers[edit]

Players In
Name	Nat	Pos	Moving from
Pablo Álvarez^[23]	URU	DF	Panserraikos
Andrés Scotti^[23]	URU	DF	Colo-Colo
Richard Porta^[24]	AUS	FW	Al Wasl
Marcos Aguirre^[25]	ARG	MF	San Martín (San Juan)
Jorge Bava^[26]	URU	GK	Rosario Central
Vicente Sánchez^[27]	URU	FW	América
Juan Cruz Mascia^[28]	URU	FW	Miramar Misiones
Israel Damonte^[29]	URU	MF	Godoy Cruz

Players Out
Name	Nat	Pos	Moving to
Jonathan Charquero^[30]	URU	FW	Alianza Lima
Gabriel Marques^[31]	BRA	DF	River Plate
Horacio Peralta^[32]	URU	MF	Free agent
Anderson Silva^[32]	BRA	MF	Free agent
Matías Sosa^[32]	ARG	MF	River Plate
Fernando Poclaba^[32]	ARG	MF	Racing
Rodrigo Muñoz^[33]	URU	GK	Libertad
Gonzalo Godoy^[34]	URU	DF	Cerro

Player statistics[edit]

Team stats[edit]

	Primera División	Copa Sudamericana	Torneo Preparación	Torneo de Honor	Copa Libertadores
Games played	21	2	1	1	4
Games won	12	0	0	0	2
Games drawn	6	0	0	1	0
Games lost	3	2	1	0	2
Goals for	43	0	2	1	4
Goals against	21	2	3	1	4
Players used	34	14	18	16	21
Yellow cards	60	7	3	1	13
Red cards	5	0	0	0	2

Last updated: 31 March
Source: Competitive matches

Squad stats[edit]

Updated on 31 March 2012
Players in italics left the team during the season.

			Uruguayan Primera División				Copa Sudamericana				Torneo Preparación				Torneo de Honor				Copa Libertadores				Total
Nation	No.	Name	GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.		GS	App.	Min.
Goalkeepers
	1	Leonardo Burián	7	7	664	–10													4	4	378	–4	11	11	1043	–14
	12	Martín Tejera									1	1	96	–3	1	1	95	–1					2	2	191	–4
	—	Rodrigo Muñoz	14	14	1313	–11	2	2	144	–3													16	16	1457	–14
Defenders
	2	Darwin Torres	9	10	894														1	1	94		10	11	988
	3	Jadson Viera	13	14	1172															1	49		13	15	1175
	4	Christian Núñez	14	14	1307		2	2	144										4	4	337		20	20	1788
	6	Alexis Rolín	19	19	1760	1	2	2	144										4	3	378		25	25	2282	1
	13	Pablo Álvarez	1	1	94																		1	1	94
	14	Diego Placente	12	12	827		2	2	144										3	3	328		16	16	1399
	16	Mathías Abero	10	14	918	4	2	2	144											3	98		12	19	1170	4
	19	Andrés Scotti	3	3	283														4	4	329		7	7	612
	—	Diego Barboza									1	1	47		1	1	95						2	2	142
	—	Sebastián Coates	1	1	95																		1	1	95
	—	Gabriel Marques	4	5	401																		4	5	401
	—	Gonzalo Godoy	3	4	302		2	2	144														5	6	446
	—	Sebastián Gorga									1	1	96		1	1	95						2	2	191
	—	Maximiliano Moreira									1	1	96		1	1	95						2	2	191
	—	Nicolás Olivera										1	49										1	1	47
	—	Fernando Poclaba	1	1	46																		1	1	46
	—	Agustín Tabárez									1	1	96		1	1	95						1	1	191
Midfielders
	5	Santiago Romero	2	3	214														2	3	175		4	6	389
	7	Rafael García	1	1	95																		1	1	95
	8	Matías Cabrera	17	17	1493	2	2	2	144										2	2	190		21	21	1827	2
	17	Maximiliano Calzada	11	12	947			1	23										4	4	347		15	17	1316
	18	Israel Damonte	3	3	285														3	3	249		6	6	534
	20	Álvaro Recoba	2	16	742	4		1	22											4	138		2	21	956	4
	21	Matías Vecino	9	12	659	3													1	1	80		10	13	739	3
	23	Facundo Píriz	18	18	1466		2	2	111											1	55		20	21	1632
	24	Marcos Aguirre		2	53														1	1	46	1	1	3	99	1
	—	Anderson Silva	3	3	111																		3	3	111
	—	Ayrton Bone									1	1	47		1	1	49						2	2	96
	—	Carlos De Pena									1	1	47		1	1	46						2	2	93
	—	Hugo Dorrego									1	1	16		1	1	22	1					2	2	38	1
	—	Damián Eroza									1	1	80		1	1	95						2	2	175
	—	Horacio Peralta	2	2	104																		2	2	104
	—	Gastón Pereiro									1	1	36		1	1	22						2	2	58
	—	Santiago Pereyra									1	1	49	1	1	1	73						2	2	122	1
	—	Santiago Saúl									1	1	49		1	1	72						2	2	121
	—	Matías Sosa	7	7	409																		7	7	409
	—	Gonzalo Vega									1	1	49		1	1	46						2	2	95
Forwards
	9	Alexander Medina	11	15	1017	8		2	15										1	2	41		12	19	1152	8
	10	Tabaré Viudez	15	15	1258	6	2	2	143										4	4	378	1	21	21	1732	7
	11	Vicente Sánchez	3	5	202														4	4	323	1	7	9	525	1
	15	Gonzalo Bueno	3	15	723	5													1	2	103		4	17	826	5
	22	Joaquín Boghossian	6	12	677	5	2	2	129											1	80		8	15	886	5
	—	Leandro Barcia									1	1	36		1	1	34						2	2	70
	—	Lucas Cavallini									1	1	49		1	1	49						2	2	98
	—	Renato César	3	5	238																		3	5	238
	—	Jonathan Charquero		1	15																			1	15
	—	Sergio Cortelezzi									1	1	47										1	1	47
	—	Nicolás López		2	68																			2	68
	—	Renzo López									1	1	60	1	1	1	61						2	2	121	1
	—	Richard Porta	6	7	445	4	2	2	119														8	9	584	4

Disciplinary records[edit]

Players in italics left the team during the season. Last updated on 31 March 2012.

No.	Pos	Nat	Name
No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Uruguayan Primera División			Copa Sudamericana	Torneo Preparación	Torneo de Honor	Copa Libertadores			Total
2	DF		Darwin Torres	5						1			6
3	DF		Jadson Viera	4	1	1							4	1	1
4	DF		Christian Núñez	2									2
5	MF		Santiago Romero							1			1
6	DF		Alexis Rolín	7			1						8
8	MF		Matías Cabrera	5			1			1			7
9	FW		Alexander Medina	4		1							4		1
10	FW		Tabaré Viudez	2						2			4
11	FW		Vicente Sánchez	1						1			2
12	GK		Martín Tejera					1					1
14	DF		Diego Placente	6			1			2		1	9		1
16	DF		Mathías Abero	2									2
17	MF		Maximiliano Calzada							1			1
18	MF		Israel Damonte	1						2	1		3	1
19	DF		Andrés Scotti	1						1			2
20	MF		Álvaro Recoba	1									1
21	MF		Matías Vecino	1									1
22	FW		Joaquín Boghossian	2			1						3
23	MF		Facundo Píriz	4	2		1						5	2
—	DF		Gabriel Marques	3									2
—	DF		Gonzalo Godoy	1			1						2
—	DF		Maximiliano Moreira					1					1
—	DF		Fernando Poclaba	1									1
—	MF		Anderson Silva	1									1
—	MF		Horacio Peralta	1									1
—	MF		Matías Sosa	1									1
—	FW		Lucas Cavallini					1	1				2
—	FW		Richard Porta	1			1						2
			TOTALS	57	3	2	7	3	1	12	1	1	80	4	3

Club[edit]

Starting XI[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK	Burián	9	Tejera has two starts
4	RB	Núñez	18	Barboza has two starts Álvarez has one start
3	CB	Jadson Viera	11	Gorga has two starts Scotti has five starts
6	CB	Rolín	22	Tabárez has two starts
14	LB	Placente	17	Torres has eight starts Moreira has two starts
23	DM	Píriz	19	Romero has two starts Bone has one start Pereyra has one start
17	DM	Calzada	14	Eroza has two starts Damonte has five starts
8	RM	Cabrera	19	Vecino has eight starts César has two starts De Pena has two starts Aguirre has one start
16	LM	Abero	10	Recoba has two start
10	CF	Viudez	22	Sánchez has seven starts Bueno has three starts Saúl has two starts Vega has one start
9	CF	Medina	13	Boghossian has seven starts Porta has five starts López has two starts Cortelezzi has one start

Current technical staff[edit]

Position	Staff
First team head coach	Marcelo Gallardo
Assistant coach	Matías Biscay Hernán Buján
Goalkeeping coach	Tabaré Alonso
Physical fitness coach	Marcelo Tulbovitz
Director of football	Daniel Henriquez

Last updated: 07 July
Source: Nacional Official Website

Competitions[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

20 July 2011 Colonia tour	Plaza Colonia	0–9	Nacional	Colonia, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00		Report	Viudez 35', 44' Charquero 51', 73' Bueno 55', 89' López 59', 66', 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

23 July 2011 Colonia tour	Nacional	2–2	Godoy Cruz	Colonia, Uruguay
10:00 UTC-03:00	López 19', 35'	Report	Ramírez 72' (pen.) García 85'	Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Peter Cajas (Uruguay)

27 July 2011 Maldonado tour	Nacional	3–0	Bella Vista	Maldonado, Uruguay
16:00 UTC-03:00	Bueno 43' Porta 65' (pen.), 81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Héctor Martínez (Uruguay)

29 July 2011 Argentina tour Copa Ciudad de Rosario	Rosario Central	0–0 (5–4 p)	Nacional	Rosario, Argentina
19:00 UTC-03:00	Mozzo 23'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)
	Penalties
	Rivero Castillejos Carrizo Figueroa Mozzo Vallejos Broun		Peralta Cabrera Píriz Charquero Muñoz Anderson Silva Jadson Viera

3 August 2011 Return to Montevideo	Nacional	2–3	Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo, Uruguay
11:00 UTC-03:00	López 15' Peralta 18'	Report	Peinado 7' Vázquez 41' Cabrera 62'	Stadium: Complejo Nacional Universitario Attendance: 50 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

6 August 2011 Argentina tour	River Plate	3–3	Nacional	Buenos Aires, Argentina
09:30 UTC-03:00	Sánchez 78' Cavenaghi 83' (pen.), 85'	Report	Porta 23' (pen.), 53' Sosa 70'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti Attendance: 0 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

6 August 2011 Argentina tour	River Plate	3–1	Nacional	Buenos Aires, Argentina
12:00 UTC-03:00	Bou 40' (pen.) Villalva 65', 75'	Report	López 30'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti Attendance: 0 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Pan American Games break[edit]

22 October 2011	Nacional	0–2	Racing	Montevideo, Uruguay
10:00 UTC-02:00		Report	Ortiz 17' Panzariello 35'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Héctor Martínez (Uruguay)

29 October 2011	Nacional	1–3	Danubio	Montevideo, Uruguay
10:00 UTC-02:00	Boghossian 77'	Report	Melo 42' S. Píriz 70' Melazzi 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 0 Referee: Yimmi Álvarez (Uruguay)

Copa Bimbo[edit]

13 January 2012 Semifinals	Nacional	1—1 (5—6 p)	Peñarol	Montevideo, Uruguay
22:30 UTC-02:00	Abero 36' Boghossian 37' (pen.) Torres 65' Rolín 66'	Report	Aguiar 20' Cristóforo 25' Valdez 36' W. López 90'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Héctor Martínez (Uruguay)
	Penalties
	Viudez Rolín Romero Núñez García Bueno R. López		Amodio Albín Pérez López Cristóforo González Carini

15 January 2012 Third place play-off	Universidad San Martín	1—2	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC-02:00	Espinoza 4' Perea 9'	Report	Recoba 15' Vecino 37'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gustavo Siegler (Uruguay)

Copa Comunicaciones Antel[edit]

19 January 2012 Semifinals	Nacional	1–0	Peñarol	Montevideo, Uruguay
22:00 UTC-02:00	Calzada 26' 63' Jadson Viera 57' 70' Núñez 74'	Report	Freitas 6' Rodríguez 38' Amodio 54' González 80'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

21 January 2012 Final	Olimpia	2–0	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
21:00 UTC-02:00	Contreras 54' L. Caballero 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Inter-tournaments Tour[edit]

26 January 2012 Chile tour Noche Azul	Universidad de Chile	1–1	Nacional	Santiago, Chile
22:30 UTC-03:00	Lichnovsky 27' González 79' Morales 79'	Report	Recoba 28' (pen.) Damonte 30' Medina 33' Píriz 61' Rolín 72' Placente 77' Scotti 84' Boghossian 87'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Chile Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Note: Nacional won the Noche Azul for be the away team.

28 January 2012 Chile tour Noche Oro y Cielo	Everton	3–5	Nacional	Viña del Mar, Chile
22:15 UTC-03:00	Alegría 12' Jadson Viera 48' (o.g.) Acuña 82' (pen.)	Report	Romero 8', 54' Alegría 55' (o.g.) Sánchez 60' Bueno 63'	Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Claudio Aranda (Chile)

Overall[edit]

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Uruguayan Primera División	Regular season	Semifinals		14 August 2011
Copa Sudamericana	Second Stage	—	Second Stage	13 September 2011	21 September 2011
Torneo Preparación	Round of 16	—	Round of 16	29 January 2012
Torneo de Honor	Quarterfinals	—	Quarterfinals	1 February 2012
Copa Libertadores	Second Stage	Group Stage		8 January 2012

Updated to match played 2 February
Source: Competitions

Uruguayan Primera División[edit]

Torneo Apertura[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nacional (C)	15	9	5	1	30	11	+19	32	Championship Playoffs
2	Danubio	15	8	5	2	19	8	+11	31^[a]
3	Peñarol	15	9	3	3	30	12	+18	30
4	River Plate	15	8	4	3	22	17	+5	28
5	Cerro Largo	15	8	3	4	18	16	+2	27

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).

Matches[edit]

14 August 2011 Round 1	River Plate	3–3	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Pírez 26' Janderson 34' 83' Olivera 41' Porras 54' 62' Franco 88'	Report	Poclaba 38' Viudez 58' Rolín 64' Porta 67' 73' Recoba 76' Placente 90'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

20 August 2011 Round 2	Nacional	2–2	Defensor Sporting	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Gabriel Marques 21' Porta 44' (pen.) Jadson Viera 47' Medina 67' Placente 84' Recoba 90+1'	Report	I. Risso 6', 47' Fleurquin 11' Irrazabal 72' Alemán 90'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

27 August 2011 Round 3	Cerro	0–0	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Filgueira 11' Suárez 51'	Report	Jadson Viera 11' Gabriel Marques 58' Rolín 75' Cabrera 86'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Troccoli Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Héctor Martínez

4 September 2011 Round 4	Nacional	3–2	Racing	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Matías Sosa 22' Jadson Viera 30' Placente 47' Boghossian 55', 62' Viudez 60' 86'	Report	Crosa 34' (pen.), 87' Marcelo Sosa 40' Hernández 58'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda

10 September 2011 Round 5	Danubio	1–1	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Malrrechaufe 32' 81' Guzmán 37' S. Píriz 88'	Report	Boghossian 24' (pen.) Calzada 62' Gabriel Marques 66' F. Píriz 69' 84'	Stadium: Jardines Del Hipódromo Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roberto Silvera

17 September 2011 Round 6	Nacional	4–0	Cerro Largo	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Leites 17' (o.g.) Placente 57' Boghossian 61' Bueno 68' Godoy 71' Medina 78' Anderson Silva 81' Porta 83'	Report	Leites 50' 73' Tellechea 88'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Fernando Falce

25 September 2011 Round 7	Bella Vista	1–0	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:30 UTC-03:00	Gutiérrez 20' Varela 30' Díaz 51' Ramis 68' Oteras 85'	Report	Abero 21' Viudez 66'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Líber Prudente

1 October 2011 Round 8	Cerrito	0–3	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-03:00	Salgueiro 26' Da Silva 31' 45+1' Pérez 57'	Report	Medina 27' Torres 46' Viudez 65' Recoba 85'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

9 October 2011 Round 9	Nacional	3–0	Rentistas	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-02:00	Medina 2' Abero 12' Píriz 52' Rolín 55' Boghossian 85'	Report	Bonilla 38' Cabrera 59'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Javier Bentancor

14 October 2011 Round 10	Nacional	3–0	El Tanque Sisley	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:15 UTC-02:00	Medina 39' Jadson Viera 54' Torres 64' Abero 71' Viudez 82' Cabrera 84'	Report	Aparicio 62'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Leodán González

6 November 2011 Round 11	Nacional	0–0	Fénix	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-02:00	Peralta 15' F. Píriz 44' Medina 57'	Report	Trujillo 2' Pilipauskas 41' J. Píriz 52' Rivero 67' Ortíz 90' Novick 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Gustavo Siegler

12 November 2011 Round 12	Rampla Juniors	0–2	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:30 UTC-02:00	Staud 26' Gallo 85'	Report	Abero 44' Placente 56' Bueno 70'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Fernando Cabrera

20 November 2011 Round 13	Nacional	2–1	Peñarol	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-02:00	Rolín 38' Abero 44' Bueno 63' Jadson Viera 82' 88' D. Torres 85' Cabrera 86' Recoba 90+2' (pen.) 90+3'	Report	López 44' E. Torres 52' Rosano 60' Valdez 84'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Darío Ubriaco

27 November 2011 Round 14	Montevideo Wanderers	3–1	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-02:00	Pacheco 56' 57'	Report	Medina 42', 67' 86' Bueno 72' Núñez 79'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

4 December 2011 Round 15	Liverpool	0–1	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-02:00	Mansilla 25' Alvez 51'	Report	Rolín 18' Torres 52' Píriz 55' Medina 70' Recoba 78'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Roberto Silvera

Torneo Clausura[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Defensor Sporting (C)	15	12	2	1	31	11	+20	38	Championship Playoffs
2	Nacional	15	11	2	2	38	20	+18	35
3	Liverpool	15	11	1	3	31	21	+10	34
4	Peñarol	15	10	2	3	41	18	+23	32
5	Cerro Largo	15	8	3	4	28	18	+10	27

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw.
(C) Champions

Matches[edit]

19 February 2012 Round 1	Nacional	3–2	River Plate	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC-02:00	Medina 8' Núñez 25' Viudez 33' Sánchez 42' Torres 52' Cabrera 90' (pen.)	Report	González 18' Pereira 31' Olivera 37' Prieto 48' 51' Varela 68' Janderson 89' Franco 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Christian Ferreyra

19 February 2012 Round 2	Defensor Sporting	2–2	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC-03:00	Alemán 18' (pen.) Arias 36' Rolán 85' P. Pintos 86'	Report	Scotti 17' Medina 18' Cabrera 43' Damonte 45' Boghossian 62' Rolín 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Héctor Martínez

4 March 2012 Round 3	Nacional	3–0	Cerro	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 UTC-03:00	Cabrera 2' Placente 35' Píriz 53' Vecino 65' Medina 73'	Report	S. Pérez 20'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Darío Ubriaco

9 March 2012 Round 4	Racing	1–0	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:15 UTC-03:00	Contreras 11' Fernández 26' Quagliotti 43' Hernández 70' (pen.) Ortíz 80'	Report	Jadson Viera 28' Píriz 15' 46'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Líber Prudente

23 March 2012 Round 5	Nacional	3–1	Danubio	Montevideo, Uruguay
16:30 UTC-03:00	Porta 51' (pen.) Rolín 59' Vecino 60' Viudez 67'	Report	Martiñones 25' 32' Perrone 83' Tais 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Fernando Cabrera

31 March 2012 Round 6	Cerro Largo	4-2	Nacional	Melo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC-03:00	Sosa 5' Vázquez 11' Lucas 13' 44' Lima 58' Echandía 69' Guevara 80'	Report	Vecino 9' 26' Rolín 23' Bueno 79' Boghossian 82'	Stadium: Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

9 April 2012 Round 7	Nacional	3-1	Bella Vista	Montevideo, Uruguay
21:00 UTC-03:00	Porta 30' 42' 49' 62' (pen.) Alexis Rolin 37' Mathias Abero 43' Calzada 57' 64' Damonte 78'	Summary	Ignacio Nicolini 35' Jesús Sebastián Belase 48' Esteban Maga 50' 57' Pérez 61'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Referee: Roberto Silvera

15 April 2012 Round 8	Nacional	6-1	Cerrito	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-03:00	Recoba 25' Píriz 27' Porta 35' 45' 47' Alexis Rolin 52' Viudez 63' Renato César 74'	Summary	Acuña 6' de los Santos 16' Francisco Molina 56'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

21 April 2012 Round 9	Rentistas	2-3	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-03:00	Tantorno 38' Cóccaro 45' Santiago López 58'	Summary	Porta 10' 22' Alexis Rolin 27' Damonte 47' Píriz 61' Gonzalo Bueno 75' Burián 84' Scotti 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Yimmy Álvarez

29 April 2012 Round 10	El Tanque Sisley	0 - 1	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-03:00	Ramírez 83' Pizzichillo 90' Ernesto Hernández 90+1'	Report	Federico Velázquez 88' (o.g.) Alexis Rolin 88'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Juan Cardellino

5 May 2012 Round 11	Fénix	0 - 2	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-03:00	Ramis 29' Guevgeozián 54' Jonathan Píriz 63' Trujillo 73' Hernán Novick 90+2'	Report	Porta 49' 71' Bueno 78' Núñez 81' Calzada 87'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Jonathan Fuentes

12 May 2012 Round 12	Nacional	1 - 1	Rampla Juniors	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 UTC-03:00	Núñez 37' 65' Porta 55' (pen.) Darwin Torres 67' Damonte 90+1' Bava 90+2'	Report	Souza Motta 28' Maximiliano Brito 58' César Vargas 79' 81'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Referee: Fernando Falce

20 May 2012 Round 13	Peñarol	2 - 3	Nacional	Montevideo, Uruguay
16:30 UTC-03:00	Mora 1' Valdez 13' Emiliano Albín 14' Zalayeta 24' Marcel Novick 45' Sebastián Cristóforo 81'	Report	Damonte 7' Porta 15' (pen.) 90+1' Calzada 27' Píriz 40' 81' Recoba 55' Darwin Torres 60' 89'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Martín Vázquez

27 May 2012 Round 14	Nacional	2 - 0	Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 UTC-03:00	Alexis Rolin 50' Viudez 59' Placente 79' Aguirre 83'	Report	Jonathan Sandoval 41' Maximiliano Olivera 67'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Referee: Darío Ubríaco

3 June 2012 Round 15	Nacional	4 - 3	Liverpool	Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 UTC-03:00	Porta 12', 56' Calzada 16' Piriz 51' Cabrera 63' Placente 67' Alexis Rolin 74'	Report	Pereira 5' 84' Agustin Morello 42' Jonathan Barboza 60' Carlos Núñez 76' 77' Castillo 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Referee: Fernando Falce

Aggregate table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nacional	30	20	7	3	68	31	+37	67	2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage^[a]^[b]
2	Peñarol	30	19	5	6	71	30	+41	62	2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage^[b]
3	Defensor Sporting	30	19	5	6	54	27	+27	62	2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage^[c]
4	Cerro Largo	30	16	6	8	46	34	+12	54	2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5	Liverpool	30	17	2	11	48	39	+9	53	2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Nacional qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the Primera División champion.
^ ^a ^b As Nacional defeated Defensor Sporting in the initial playoff and became champion, the final was not played, and Peñarol became the runner-up as the 2nd best team in the aggregate table. Both Nacional and Peñarol qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores group stage. Defensor Sporting appealed against the decision of the AUF that Peñarol is Uruguay 2 in the 2013 Copa Libertadores,^[35] but was not accepted.
^ Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage as the 3rd best team in the aggregate table.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	12	6	3	43	21	+22	42	8	2	0	26	8	+18	4	4	3	17	13	+4

Last updated: 4 March.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L
Position	6	9	10	7	7	5	8	6	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 1 April. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nacional	60	39	13	8	128	61	+67	130
2	Defensor Sporting	60	36	12	12	104	52	+52	120
3	Peñarol	60	34	12	14	123	67	+56	114
4	Cerro Largo	30	16	6	8	46	34	+12	108^[a]
5	Liverpool	60	27	12	21	88	78	+10	93

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Having only played one season in the Primera División, Cerrito's, Cerro Largo's, and Rentistas' points are doubled for the relegation table.

Copa Sudamericana[edit]

13 September 2011 Second Stage First Leg	Universidad de Chile	1–0	Nacional	Santiago, Chile
21:15 UTC-03:00	Vargas 59' M. González 60' Rebolledo 86' 89'	Report	Rolín 24' Boghossian 45+1' Cabrera 48' Placente 50' Godoy 53'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Paulo Oliveira (Brazil)

21 September 2011 Second Stage Second Leg	Nacional	0–2 (suspended) (0–3 agg.)	Universidad de Chile	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:15 UTC-03:00	Píriz 22' Porta 45+2'	Report	Vargas 11' 18' M. Rodríguez 12' 45'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Torneo Preparación[edit]

29 January 2012 Round of 16	Nacional	2–3	Bella Vista	Fray Bentos, Uruguay
20:10 UTC-02:00	Tejera 2' López 11' Cavallini 71' Pereyra 74' Moreira 87'	Report	Rodríguez 3' Collazo 54' Díaz 63' J. Pérez 65' Bosco Frontán 75'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Parque Liebig's Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jesús Castro

Torneo de Honor[edit]

1 February 2012 Quarterfinals	Nacional	1–1 (3–4 p)	Liverpool	Tacuarembó, Uruguay
22:10 UTC-02:00	Dorrego 73' Cavallini 81'	Report	Pozzi 34' Figueredo 41' Núñez 79' Aguirre 85'	Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Raúl Goyenola Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Freddy De Seja
	Penalties
	Dorrego Pereiro Bone Moreira Barcia		Ramírez Mansilla Herrera Tamareo Aguirre

Copa Libertadores[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Libertad	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13
2	Vasco da Gama	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13
3	Nacional	6	2	0	4	5	7	−2	6
4	Alianza Lima	6	1	0	5	6	12	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 February 2012 Group Stage	Vasco da Gama	1–2	Nacional	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22:00 UTC-02:00	Rodolfo 35' Felipe Bastos 65' Alecsandro 73' Juninho 75' Renato Silva 90'	Report	Placente 24' Damonte 26' Dedé 30' (o.g.) Sánchez 46' Cabrera 87' Viudez 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

16 February 2012 Group Stage	Nacional	1–2	Libertad	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:15 UTC-02:00	Damonte 10' Aguirre 20' Placente 55' Sánchez 83'	Report	Cáceres 32' Samudio 58' Caballero 64' 84'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)

20 March 2012 Group Stage	Alianza Lima	1–0	Nacional	Lima, Peru
20:30 UTC-05:00	Fernández 15' Quinteros 42' Corrales 48' Montaño 52' Ramos 56' Rabanal 90+1'	Report	Damonte 49' 59' Placente 69' Calzada 71'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

27 March 2012 Group Stage	Nacional	1–0	Alianza Lima	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:15 UTC-03:00	Viudez 10' 68' Scotti 25' Torres 63' Romero 82'	Report	Ascues 20' Corrales 29' Quinteros 44' González 61' Bazán 78'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

5 April 2012 Group Stage	Libertad	2-1	Nacional	Asunción, Paraguay
19:15 UTC-04:00	Nasuti 29' Cáceres 32' 90' Velázquez 66'	Summary	Viudez 10' Alexis Rolin 49' Píriz 73' Damonte 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz Referee: Oscar Ponze Manzo

12 April 2012 Group Stage	Nacional	0-1	Vasco da Gama	Montevideo, Uruguay
21:50 UTC-03:00	Álvarez 26' Mathías Abero 70' Damonte 76'	Summary	Diego Souza 57' Alecsandro 78'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Pablo Lunati

References[edit]

^ "Recoba y Cardaccio entrenaron con Nacional" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
^ "Primera incorporación de la temporada: Diego Placente" (in Spanish). Nacional official web site. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Boghossian en la mira" (in Spanish). El Observador. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
^ "Es positivo que conozca al plantel" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^ "Horacio Peralta sí, "El Tuna" Fornaroli no" (in Spanish). La República. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
^ "Gallardo evalúa a su compatriota Sosa" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
^ "Nacional: definen, Farías o Boghossian" (in Spanish). Tenfield. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ "Matías Vecino jugará en Nacional" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
^ "A Boghossian lo esperan este fin de semana" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
^ "El "Muñeco" Gallardo se retiró campeón" (in Spanish). Infobae. June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
^ "Nacional: "Morro" se va" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Nacional comienza a delinear el plantel" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^ "Uruguayos: Robert Flores en el campeón de Bulgaria" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
^ "Nacional: Lembo a Belgrano de Córdoba" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "Por los clubes: Martín Silva jugará en Olimpia" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 12, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^ "Nacional: Coates con destino inglés en Liverpool" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
^ "River Plate: Prieto con la puerta abierta" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
^ "Nacional: volvió Coates y esperan..." (in Spanish). Tenfield. August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ "Defensor Sp.: Texeira viaja a Holanda el viernes" (in Spanish). Tenfield. August 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
^ "Coates es nuevo jugador del Liverpool" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ "Nacional: Porta parte hacia Al Wasl" (in Spanish). Tenfield. October 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
^ "López, "muy contento" por llegar a la Roma" (in Spanish). Ovación. November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Pablo Álvarez y Andrés Scotti ya son de Nacional" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
^ "El "Canguro" confirmó que vuelve" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ "Gallardo le había echado el ojo y Aguirre llegó a Colonia" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ "Bava ya está en Colonia" (in Spanish). El Observador. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ "Vicente Sánchez, nuevo jugador de Nacional de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. January 14, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ "Juan Cruz Mascia será tricolor" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
^ "Damonte: "La pasé muy bien en Godoy Cruz"" (in Spanish). Diario Uno. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
^ "Dicen que Charquero ya es del Alianza" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
^ "Nacional: Muñoz con la puerta abierta" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
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^ Nacional se coronó campeón uruguayo tras vencer 1-0 a Defensor

External links[edit]

Club Nacional de Football official web site (in Spanish)

[table_hth_DAN0.76597545285056-35] Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).

[36] Nacional qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the Primera División champion.

[table_note_res_CLSS0.058235591770259-38] As Nacional defeated Defensor Sporting in the initial playoff and became champion, the final was not played, and Peñarol became the runner-up as the 2nd best team in the aggregate table. Both Nacional and Peñarol qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores group stage. Defensor Sporting appealed against the decision of the AUF that Peñarol is Uruguay 2 in the 2013 Copa Libertadores,^[35] but was not accepted.

[table_note_res_CLFS0.058235591770259-39] Defensor Sporting qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores first stage as the 3rd best team in the aggregate table.

[table_hth_CRL0.23927722183954-40] Having only played one season in the Primera División, Cerrito's, Cerro Largo's, and Rentistas' points are doubled for the relegation table.

[Recoba_and_Cardaccio-1] "Recoba y Cardaccio entrenaron con Nacional" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

[2] "Primera incorporación de la temporada: Diego Placente" (in Spanish). Nacional official web site. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Boghossian en la mira" (in Spanish). El Observador. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.

[4] "Es positivo que conozca al plantel" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

[5] "Horacio Peralta sí, "El Tuna" Fornaroli no" (in Spanish). La República. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

[6] "Gallardo evalúa a su compatriota Sosa" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

[7] "Nacional: definen, Farías o Boghossian" (in Spanish). Tenfield. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[8] "Matías Vecino jugará en Nacional" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

[9] "A Boghossian lo esperan este fin de semana" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

[10] "El "Muñeco" Gallardo se retiró campeón" (in Spanish). Infobae. June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

[11] "Nacional: "Morro" se va" (in Spanish). Tenfield. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

[Nacional_team-12] "Nacional comienza a delinear el plantel" (in Spanish). Ovación. July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[13] "Uruguayos: Robert Flores en el campeón de Bulgaria" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

[14] "Nacional: Lembo a Belgrano de Córdoba" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[15] "Por los clubes: Martín Silva jugará en Olimpia" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 12, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

[16] "Nacional: Coates con destino inglés en Liverpool" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2011.

[17] "River Plate: Prieto con la puerta abierta" (in Spanish). Tenfield. July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2011.

[18] "Nacional: volvió Coates y esperan..." (in Spanish). Tenfield. August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.

[19] "Defensor Sp.: Texeira viaja a Holanda el viernes" (in Spanish). Tenfield. August 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.

[20] "Coates es nuevo jugador del Liverpool" (in Spanish). Ovación. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[21] "Nacional: Porta parte hacia Al Wasl" (in Spanish). Tenfield. October 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

[22] "López, "muy contento" por llegar a la Roma" (in Spanish). Ovación. November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

[Scotti_Alvarez-23] "Pablo Álvarez y Andrés Scotti ya son de Nacional" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.

[24] "El "Canguro" confirmó que vuelve" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[25] "Gallardo le había echado el ojo y Aguirre llegó a Colonia" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[26] "Bava ya está en Colonia" (in Spanish). El Observador. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[27] "Vicente Sánchez, nuevo jugador de Nacional de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. January 14, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[28] "Juan Cruz Mascia será tricolor" (in Spanish). Ovación. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.

[29] "Damonte: "La pasé muy bien en Godoy Cruz"" (in Spanish). Diario Uno. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.

[30] "Dicen que Charquero ya es del Alianza" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.

[31] "Nacional: Muñoz con la puerta abierta" (in Spanish). Tenfield. December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.

[End_Contract-32] "Mercado de Pases: Nacional, Peñarol, Danubio, Defensor Sp" (in Spanish). Tenfield. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[33] "Muñoz arregló en Libertad" (in Spanish). Ovación. December 29, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.

[34] "Cerro arregló con Gonzalo Godoy" (in Spanish). Tenfield. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

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