# 2011–12 Club Nacional de Football season

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

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 43) | Vasco da Gama | AUF player |
| 4 | Christian Núñez | DF | (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 42) | 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 38) | Cerro | |
| 9 | Alexander Medina | FW | (1978-08-08) August 8, 1978 (age 46) | River Plate | Captain |
| 10 | Tabaré Viudez | FW | (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35) | 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 33) | 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 33) | Central Español | |
| 22 | Joaquín Boghossian | FW | (1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 37) | 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 34) | 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 30) | 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 30) | The Academy | Reserve team player |
| – | Anderson Silva | MF | (1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 (age 42) | Barnsley | End of contract on 31 December 2011 |
| – | Ayrton Bone | MF | (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 30) | 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 31) | 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 42) | Central Español | End of contract on 31 December 2011 |
| – | Gastón Pereiro | MF | (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29) | The Academy | Reserve team player |
| – | Santiago Pereyra | MF | (1992-06-02) June 2, 1992 (age 32) | 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 32) | Sporting de Gijón B | End of contract on 31 December 2011 |
| – | Gonzalo Vega | MF | (1992-06-29) June 29, 1992 (age 32) | The Academy | Reserve team player |
| – | Leandro Barcia | FW | (1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 31) | 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 31) | 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 30) | 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 31) | 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 33) | The Academy | Reserve team player |

### Summer transfers
## Player statistics
### Team stats

| | 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

Updated on 31 March 2012 Players in italics left the team during the season.
| | | | Uruguayan Primera División | Uruguayan Primera División | Uruguayan Primera División | Uruguayan Primera División | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Torneo Preparación | Torneo Preparación | Torneo Preparación | Torneo Preparación | Torneo de Honor | Torneo de Honor | Torneo de Honor | Torneo de Honor | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Total | Total | Total | 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

Players in italics left the team during the season. Last updated on 31 March 2012.
| No. | Pos | Name | Uruguayan Primera División | Uruguayan Primera División | Uruguayan Primera División | Copa Sudamericana | Torneo Preparación | Torneo de Honor | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Total | Total | 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
### Starting XI

| 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

| 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
### Overall

| 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 | 29 January 2012 |
| Torneo de Honor | Quarterfinals | — | Quarterfinals | 1 February 2012 | 1 February 2012 |
| Copa Libertadores | Second Stage | Group Stage | | 8 January 2012 | |
Updated to match played 2 February Source: Competitions

### Uruguayan Primera División
#### Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Danubio won the points of the match against Racing because Racing fielded an ineligible player (Marcelo Sosa).

##### Matches
#### Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

##### Matches
#### Aggregate table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Peñarol | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 62 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 62 | 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 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 |
* ↑ Nacional qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the Primera División champion.
* 1 2 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, 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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 March. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Results by round

| 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 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Relegation

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 60 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 88 | 78 | +10 | 93 |
* ↑ Having only played one season in the Primera División, Cerrito's, Cerro Largo's, and Rentistas' points are doubled for the relegation table.

### Copa Libertadores

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |