2007–08 in Uruguayan football
Appearance
Transfers
[edit]First Division
[edit]- 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
[edit]Copa Sudamericana 2007
[edit]- Danubio - 1st round (eliminated by Tacuary).
- Defensor Sporting - quarter-finals (eliminated by River Plate).
Copa Libertadores 2008
[edit]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
[edit]Teams
[edit]These are the teams that currently participates in Uruguayan Second Division:
Final positions
[edit]Teams promoted to 2008/2009 First Division
[edit]- Racing (champion)
- Cerro Largo FC (won promotion playoff against Cerrito)
- Villa Española (won promotion playoff against El Tanque Sisley)
Uruguay national teams
[edit]This section will cover Uruguay's games from the end of the Copa América 2007 until the June 30, 2008.[1]
Friendly matches
[edit]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
[edit]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[dead link] | 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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