2007–08 in Uruguayan football
Appearance
Transfers
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
Second Division
Teams
These are the teams that currently participates in Uruguayan Second Division:
Final positions
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]
Friendly matches
12 September 2007 | South Africa ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
17:00 (SAST) | Report | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jean Pierre Pwanya (South Africa) |
6 February 2008 | Uruguay ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
20:30 (UTC-3) | Cavani ![]() Suárez ![]() |
Report | A. Perea ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Liber Prudente (Uruguay) |
25 May 2008 | Turkey ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | RewirpowerSTADION, Bochum, Germany |
19:30 (UTC+1) | Turan ![]() Kahveci ![]() |
Report | Suárez ![]() C. Rodríguez ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Florian Mayer (Germany) |
28 May 2008 | Norway ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway |
19:05 (UTC+1) | Elyounoussi ![]() J. A. Riise ![]() |
Report | Suárez ![]() Eguren ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Ireland) |
2010 World Cup qualifiers
13 October 2007 Round 1 | Uruguay ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
16:30 (UTC-2) | Suárez ![]() Forlán ![]() Abreu ![]() Sánchez ![]() Bueno ![]() M. Pereira ![]() |
Report | García ![]() ![]() Raldes ![]() |
Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile) |
17 October 2007 Round 2 | Paraguay ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |
18:10 (UTC-4) | Valdez ![]() ![]() Riveros ![]() Cardozo ![]() |
Report | García ![]() Pérez ![]() Amador ![]() |
Attendance: 23,200 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) |
18 November 2007 Round 3 | Uruguay ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
17:00 (UTC-2) | C. Rodríguez ![]() Scotti ![]() Suárez ![]() Gargano ![]() Lugano ![]() Abreu ![]() |
Report | Suazo ![]() Rubio ![]() Salas ![]() Ponce ![]() Vidal ![]() |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
21 November 2007 Round 4 | Brazil ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, São Paulo, Brazil |
21:45 (UTC-2) | Luís Fabiano ![]() |
Report | Abreu ![]() Suárez ![]() Fucile ![]() A. González ![]() C. Rodríguez ![]() |
Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) |
14 June 2008 Round 5 | Uruguay ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
16:00 (UTC-3) | Lugano ![]() |
Report | Vargas ![]() |
Attendance: 41,831 Referee: Alfredo Intriago (Ecuador) |
18 June 2008 Round 6 | Uruguay ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
19:00 (UTC-3) | Forlán ![]() Godín ![]() Bueno ![]() Abreu ![]() |
Report | Marino ![]() Guerrero ![]() ![]() Villalta ![]() Cevasco ![]() |
Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile) |
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