| Country: | Uruguay |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
In the 2011–12 football season, the top league, Uruguayan Primera División, was won by Nacional. Progreso won the Segunda División and won promotion along with Central Español and Juventud. Three Uruguayan teams qualified for each of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana and 2012 Copa Libertadores. The national team played the first five of its qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and took part in the 2011 Pan American Games, where the team lost to Argentina in the semifinal. National youth teams (U-20, U-17 and U-15) were also in action.
See main article: 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División season.
| width= 150px | Bella Vista | width= 150px | Cerrito | width= 150px | Cerro | width= 150px | Cerro Largo | |
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| width= 150px | Danubio | width= 150px | Defensor Sporting | width= 150px | El Tanque Sisley | width= 150px | Fénix | |
| width= 150px | Liverpool | width= 150px | M. Wanderers | width= 150px | Nacional | width= 150px | Peñarol | |
| width= 150px | Racing | width= 150px | Rampla Juniors | width= 150px | Rentistas | width= 150px | River Plate |
See main article: 2011–12 Uruguayan Segunda División season.
| width= 150px | Atenas | width= 150px | Boston River | width= 150px | Central Español | width= 150px | Deportivo Maldonado | width= 150px | Huracán |
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| width= 150px | Juventud | width= 150px | Miramar Misiones | width= 150px | Plaza Colonia | width= 150px | Rocha | width= 150px | Progreso |
| width= 150px | Sud América | width= 150px | Tacuarembó | width= 150px | Villa Teresa | ||||
| width= 150px | Albion | width= 150px | Alto Perú | width= 150px | Basañez | width= 150px | Canadian | width= 150px | Colón |
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| width= 150px | La Luz | width= 150px | Mar de Fondo | width= 150px | Oriental | width= 150px | Parque del Plata | width= 150px | Platense |
| width= 150px | Potencia | width= 150px | Salus | width= 150px | Torque | width= 150px | Uruguay Montevideo | ||
| width=20% | Team \ Competition | width=20% | 2011 Copa Sudamericana | width=20% | 2012 Copa Libertadores |
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| Bella Vista | First Stage | did not qualify | |||
| Defensor Sporting | did not qualify | Second Stage | |||
| Fénix | First Stage | did not qualify | |||
| Nacional | Second Stage | Second Stage | |||
| Peñarol | did not qualify | Second Stage |
Defensor Sporting eliminated by finishing in 3rd place in their group.
Nacional eliminated by finishing in 3rd place in their group.
Peñarol eliminated by finishing in 4th place in their group.
This section covers Uruguay's senior team matches from the end of the 2011 Copa América until the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL).
See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.
See main article: Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament.
See main article: 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.