2007–08 in Uruguayan football explained

First Division

• Champion: Defensor Sporting (4th title)
• Top scorer: Richard Porta and Cristhian Stuani (19 goals each)
• International qualifiers:
  • Copa Libertadores: Defensor Sporting, Nacional and Peñarol
  • Copa Sudamericana: Defensor Sporting and River Plate
• Highest scoring: Danubio 9–1 Progreso (December 9, 2007)
• Relegated: Fénix, Miramar Misiones, and Progreso

International tournaments

Copa Sudamericana 2007

• Danubio - 1st round (eliminated by Tacuary).
• Defensor Sporting - quarter-finals (eliminated by River Plate).

Copa Libertadores 2008

Starting from Group stage

• Danubio - 1st round (eliminated by Estudiantes and Lanús).
• Nacional - 2nd round (eliminated by São Paulo).

Starting from Pre-eliminary round

• Wanderers - Pre-eliminary round (eliminated by Cienciano)

Second Division

Teams

These are the teams that currently participates in Uruguayan Second Division:

• Atenas
• Basañez
• Boston River
• Cerrito
• Cerro Largo
• Deportivo Maldonado
• Durazno FC
• El Tanque Sisley
• Huracán Buceo

• La Luz Tacurú FC
• Platense (withdraw)
• Plaza Colonia
• Racing
• Rentistas
• Rocha FC
• IASA
• Uruguay Montevideo (withdraw)
• Villa Española

Teams promoted to 2008/2009 First Division

• Racing (champion)
• Cerro Largo FC (won promotion playoff against Cerrito)
• Villa Española (won promotion playoff against El Tanque Sisley)

Uruguay national teams

This section will cover Uruguay's games from the end of the Copa América 2007 until the June 30, 2008.^[1]

2010 World Cup qualifiers

See main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL).

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070623104857/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uru/index.html Uruguay in FIFA.com