The 2012–13 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2012–13 Copa Uruguaya or the 2012–13 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 109th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 82nd in which it was professional.
Sixteen teams will compete in the Primera División this season.
Updated as of games played on September 9, 2012.Source:[12] Peñarol and Defensor Sporting qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively.
Additionally, Peñarol 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.