2012–13 in Uruguayan football
| Season | 2012–13 | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
National leagues[]
Primera División[]
| Bella Vista | Central Español | Cerro | Cerro Largo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danubio | Defensor Sporting | El Tanque Sisley | Fénix |
| Juventud | Liverpool | M. Wanderers | Nacional |
| Peñarol | Progreso | Racing | River Plate |
- Apertura champion: Peñarol (3rd title)
- Top scorer: Juan Manuel Olivera (13 goals)
- Clausura champion: Defensor Sporting (4th title)
- Top scorer: Matías Alonso
Liber Quiñones (11 goals each)
- Top scorer: Matías Alonso
- Overall champion: Peñarol (47th title)
- Top scorer: Juan Manuel Olivera (18 goals)
- International qualifiers:
- Copa Libertadores:
- Group Stage: Peñarol and Defensor Sporting
- Preliminary Round: Nacional
- Copa Sudamericana:
- First Stage: Peñarol, River Plate, M. Wanderers and El Tanque Sisley
- Copa Libertadores:
- Relegated: Progreso, Bella Vista and Central Español
Segunda División[]
| Atenas | Boston River | Cerrito | Deportivo Maldonado | Huracán |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramar Misiones | Plaza Colonia | Rocha | Rampla Juniors | Rentistas |
| Torque | Sud América | Tacuarembó | Villa Teresa |
- Segunda División champion: Sud América (7th title)
- Play-off winner: Miramar Misiones
- Promoted: Sud América, Rentistas and Miramar Misiones
- Top scorer: (16 goals)
- Relegated: Huracán
Segunda División Amateur[]
| Albion | Alto Perú | Basañez | Canadian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colón | La Luz | Mar de Fondo | Oriental |
| Platense | Potencia | Salus | Uruguay Montevideo |
Clubs in international competitions[]
| Team \ Competition | 2012 Copa Sudamericana | 2013 Copa Libertadores |
|---|---|---|
| Cerro Largo | First Stage | did not qualify |
| Danubio | First Stage | did not qualify |
| Defensor Sporting | did not qualify | First Stage |
| Liverpool | Round of 16 | did not qualify |
| Nacional | Second Stage | Second Stage |
| Peñarol | did not qualify | Second Stage |
Cerro Largo[]
- 2012 Copa Sudamericana
| 26 July 2012 First Stage | Aurora  | 2–1 |  Cerro Largo | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| 20:30 UTC-04:00 |  40'Castellón 64' |
Report |  69'Castillo 79'Barboza 86' |
Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles Attendance: 10,000 Referee: (Paraguay) |
| 14 August 2012 First Stage | Cerro Largo | 0–0 | Aurora | Melo, Uruguay |
| 18:30 UTC-03:00 | 45+2' Castillo 90+3' |
Report | Angulo 16' 45' D. Blanco 66'Robles 90'Lanz 90+1' |
Stadium: Estadio Arquitecto Ubilla Attendance: 9,000 Referee: (Argentina) |
Cerro Largo eliminated on points 1–4.
Danubio[]
- 2013 Copa Libertadores
| 24 July 2012 Firs Stage | Danubio | 11–0 |  Olimpia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19:15 UTC-03:00 | 6' |
Report | Paredes 32' R. Ortíz 36'Candía 52' |
Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Attendance: 200,000 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
| 7 August 2012 First Stage | Olimpia | 2–1 | Danubio | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 20:45 UTC-04:00 | R. Ortíz 4' Aranda 40'Salgueiro 44' |
Report | Carboni 22' Fernández 60' 78' |
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ferreira Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina) |
Danubio eliminated on points 1–4.
Defensor Sporting[]
- 2013 Copa Libertadors
Defensor Sporting is already qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores.
Liverpool[]
- 2012 Copa Sudamericana
| 25 July 2012 First Stage | Liverpool | 3–0 | Universitario | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 19:15 UTC-03:00 | Núñez 11', 21' 76' Pezzolano 18' (pen.)Aguirre 49' |
Report | Liendo 13' 25' Flores 66'Bejarano 90+2' |
Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) |
| 16 August 2012 First Stage | Universitario | 1–2 | Liverpool | Sucre, Bolivia |
| 18:00 UTC-04:00 | Fierro 1' Liendo 11' 42' 52' (pen.) 58' |
Report | Felipe 3' Ferreira 70' 73' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Patria Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela) |
| 28 August 2012 Second Stage | Envigado  | 1–1 | Liverpool | Envigado, Colombia |
| 19:45UTC-05:00 | J. Mejía 21' J. Mosquera 40'Morantes 46'  81'Mendoza 86' 90' |
Report | 38' Felipe 43'Melo 46'Aguirre 86' |
Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Sur Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) |
| 19 September 2012 Second Stage | Liverpool | 1–0 | Envigado | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 20:15 UTC-03:00 | Semperena 10' Núñez 30'Aguirre 48'Felipe 51' |
Report | J. Mosquera 10' Orozco 29'Mejía 70' |
Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Attendance: 10,000 Referee: (Paraguay) |
| 25 September 2012 Round of 16 | Independiente  | 2–1 | Liverpool | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| 21:30UTC-03:00 | Vargas 6' Galeano 36'Rosales 49'Cáceres 56' |
Report | Mansilla 32' Núñez 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia) |
| 25 October 2012 Round of 16 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Independiente | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 20:15UTC-03:00 | Ferreira 33' Núñez 43' 51'Semperena 55' 79' |
Report | Vallés 40' Mancuello 48' 77'Battión 90+2' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Liverpool eliminated on points 6–0.
Nacional[]
- 2012 Copa Sudamericana
| 31 July 2012 First Stage | Iquique  | 2–0 | Nacional | Iquique, Chile |
| 18:00 UTC-04:00 | Ereros 40' Dávila 60' |
Report | Torres 43' Damonte 65' |
Stadium: Estadio Tierra de Campeones Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
| 14 August 2012 First Stage | Nacional | 4–0 | Iquique | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:00 UTC-03:00 | Rolín 6' Medina 27'Bueno 45+1'Recoba 85'A. Romero 89' 90+1'Vecino 90+2' |
Report | Taucare 34' 83' Bogado 78' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil) |
| 29 August 2012 Second Stage | LDU Loja  | 0–1 | Nacional | Loja, Ecuador |
| 17:15 UTC-05:00 | 63' 86' |
Report | Medina 22' Taborda 61' |
Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georges Buckley (Peru) |
| 19 September 2012 Second Stage | Nacional | 1–2 | LDU Loja | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 20:15 UTC-03:00 | Luna 23' Píriz 34'Cabrera 82' |
Report | Calderón 14' 78' Uchuari 21'Mosquera 39' 40'Hurtado 68' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 32,000 Referee: (Chile) |
Nacional eliminated on away goals.
- 2013 Copa Libertadors
Nacional is already qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores.
National teams[]
Senior team[]
This section covers Uruguay's senior team matches from the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics until the end of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Friendly matches[]
| 15 August 2012 | France  | 0–0 | Uruguay | Le Havre, France |
| 21:00 UTC+02:00 | Martin 66' Capoue 79' |
Report | Á. Pereira 39' Lugano 48'Pérez 82' |
Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 14 November 2012 | Poland  | 1–3 | Uruguay | Gdańsk, Poland |
| 16:45 UTC-03:00 | Glik 22' (o.g.) Wasilewski 25'Obraniak 64' |
Report | Cavani 34' Suárez 66' |
Stadium: PGE Arena Attendance: 39,460 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
| 6 February 2013 | Spain  | 3–1 | Uruguay | Qatar, Doha |
| 19:00 CET | Fàbregas 16' Busquets 22'Pedro 51', 74'Ramos 56'Alba 56' |
Report | Rodríguez 32' Pérez 56' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| 5 June 2013 | Uruguay | 1–0 | France | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 17:00 UTC-3 | Suárez 50' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario |
World Cup qualifiers[]
| 7 September 2012 Round 7 | Colombia | 4–0 | Uruguay | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| 15:30 UTC-05:00 | Falcao 2' Gutiérrez 47', 52'Zúñiga 90+1' |
Report | Gargano 82' |
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 454,000 Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil) |
| 11 September 2012 Round 8 | Uruguay | 1–1 | Ecuador | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 18:30 UTC-03:00 | Lugano 7' Á. Pereira 36'Suárez 55'Cavani 67'Ramírez 90+2' |
Report | Caidedo 8' (pen.) Minda 9'Campos 22'Domínguez 23'Benítez 61'Valencia 75' 90+3' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
| 12 October 2012 Round 9 | Argentina | 3–0 | Uruguay | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Messi 65', 79' Agüero 74' |
Report | Cáceres 32' Lugano 52'Godín 79'M. Pereira 89' |
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 31,997 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil) |
| 16 October 2012 Round 10 | Bolivia | 4–1 | Uruguay | La Paz, Bolivia |
| 16:00 UTC−4 | Saucedo 5', 50', 54' Mojica 26'Raldes 67'Chumacero 73' |
Report | Á. Pereira 33' Suárez 80' |
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 25,402 Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
| 22 March 2013 Round 11 | Uruguay | 1-1 | Paraguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| --:-- UTC-03:00 | Stadium: Estadio Centenario |
| 26 March 2013 Round 12 | Chile | 2-0 | Uruguay | Santiago, Chile |
| --:-- UTC-04:00 | Stadium: Estadio Nacional |
| 11 June 2013 Round 13 | Venezuela  | 0–1 | Uruguay | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |
| 19:30 UTC-04:30 | Report | Cavani 28' |
Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay Referee: Paulo Oliveira (Brazil) |
Confederations Cup[]
| 16 June 2013 Group Stage | Spain | 2 – 1 | Uruguay | Recife, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC-03:00 | Pedro 20' Soldado 32' |
Report | Suárez 88' |
Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 41,705 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 20 June 2013 Group Stage | Nigeria  | 1 – 2 | Uruguay | Salvador, Brazil |
| 19:00 UTC-03:00 | Mikel 37' |
Report | Lugano 19' Forlán 51' |
Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 26,769 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 23 June 2013 Group Stage | Uruguay | 8 – 0 |  Tahiti | Recife, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC-03:00 | Hernández 2', 24', 45+1', 67' (pen.) Pérez 27'Lodeiro 61'Suárez 82', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 22,047 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
| 26 June 2013 Semi-finals | Brazil  | 2 – 1 | Uruguay | Belo Horizante, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC-03:00 | Fred 41' Paulinho 86' |
Report | Cavani 48' |
Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Attendance: 57,483 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
| 30 June 2013 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | Uruguay | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) |  Italy | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
| 13:00 | Cavani 58', 78' |
Report | Astori 24' Diamanti 73' |
Attendance: 43,382 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
| Penalties | ||||
Forlán  Cavani  Suárez Cáceres Gargano |
Aquilani El Shaarawy De Sciglio Giaccherini |
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Uruguay U-20[]
Friendly matches[]
| 5 September 2012 | Uruguay | 2–0 | Paraguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 15:30 UTC-03:00 | César 46' Varela 69'Rolán 75' |
Report | 69' |
Stadium: Parque Federico Omar Saroldi Attendance: 300 Referee: (Uruguay) |
| 8 September 2012 | Uruguay | 1–1 | Paraguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 15:30 UTC-03:00 | Mastriani 72' 90+4' |
Report | Almirón 29' Gómez 52'Domínguez 54' |
Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central Attendance: 400 Referee: (Uruguay) |
| 9 October 2012 | Uruguay | 0–0 |  Peru | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 15:30 UTC-03:00 | Report | 63' |
Stadium: Estadio Parque Capurro Attendance: 220 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay) |
| 11 October 2012 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Peru | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 16:00 UTC-03:00 | César 18' Laxalt 49' |
Report | Hinostroza 32' Polo 63' |
Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini Referee: (Uruguay) |
| 27 November 2012 | Paraguay | 2–2 | Uruguay | Capiatá, Paraguay |
| --:-- UTC-03:30 | Giménez 85' Formiliano 91' (o.g.) |
Report | Formiliano 44' De Arrascaeta 48' |
Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Capiatá Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
World Cup qualifiers[]
| 10 January 2013 First Stage | Uruguay | 3–3 | Peru | San Juan, Argentina |
| 22:15 (UTC-03:00) | López 40' Bentancourt 53'Rolán 55' |
Reyna 19' Gómez 44'Benavente 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Attendance: 400 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
| 12 January 2013 First Stage | Brazil | 2–3 | Uruguay | San Juan, Argentina |
| 20:00 (UTC-03:00) | Fred 70' Marcos Júnior 72' |
Report | Laxalt 5' Rolán 47' (pen.)López 90' |
Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Attendance: 300 Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina) |
| 14 January 2013 First Stage | Uruguay | 2–2 | Ecuador | San Juan, Argentina |
| 22:15 (UTC-03:00) | López 19' Aguirre 85' |
Report | Esterilla 46' 55' |
Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Attendance: 1,000 Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia) |
| 18 January 2013 First Stage | Uruguay | 2–2 | Venezuela | San Juan, Argentina |
| 17:45 (UTC-03:00) | Rolán 25' (pen.) López 59' |
Report | Martínez 20' Añor 47' |
Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) |
| 20 January 2013 Final stage | Peru | 1–3 | Uruguay | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 19:45 (UTC-03:00) | Reyna 42' |
Report | 12' López 68'Rolán 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
| 23 January 2013 Final stage | Colombia | 1–0 | Uruguay | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 22:00 (UTC-03:00) | Córdoba 38' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
| 27 January 2013 Final stage | Chile | 0–1 | Uruguay | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 17:30 (UTC-03:00) | Report | Bueno 64' |
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela) |
| 30 January 2013 Final stage | Paraguay | 1–0 | Uruguay | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 22:00 (UTC-03:00) | Alonso 59' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
| 3 February 2013 Final stage | Uruguay | 1–0 | Ecuador | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 17:15 (UTC-03:00) | López 5' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 7,000 Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia) |
Uruguay U-17[]
Friendly matches[]
| 2 October 2012 | Uruguay | v | Chile | Uruguay |
| --:-- UTC-03:00 |
| 4 October 2012 | Uruguay | v | Chile | Uruguay |
| --:-- UTC-03:00 |
Copa Backus[]
| Team | Pld | W | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 | +222 | 3 |
| Paraguay
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Peru
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0 |
 Costa Rica
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
| 18 September 2012 | Uruguay | 8–3 | Paraguay | Lima, Peru |
| 13:45 UTC-05:00 | D'Albenas 72' Ospitaleche 89' |
Report | 34' 39' Medina 80' 87' 89' |
Stadium: Estadio San Martín Attendance: 500 Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
| 20 September 2012 | Uruguay | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Lima, Peru |
| 13:45 UTC-05:00 | Buschiazzo Latorre |
Report | Stadium: |
Limoge's International tournament[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
 Norway
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
| 31 October 2012 | France | 4–0 | Uruguay | Limoges, France |
| --:-- UTC+02:00 | Jean 28' Saïd 51' 62' (o.g.) Ongenda 83' |
Report | Stadium: |
| 2 November 2012 | Portugal | 4–0 | Uruguay | Limoges, France |
| --:-- UTC+02:00 | Nunes 31' Alfaiate 43' Santos 48'Guzzo 61' |
Report | Stadium: |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
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