2007–08 in Uruguayan football

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

Wanderers - Pre-eliminary round (eliminated by Cienciano)

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

South Africa

Uruguay

12 September 2007	South Africa	0 – 0	Uruguay	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
17:00 (SAST)		Report		Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jean Pierre Pwanya (South Africa)

Uruguay

Colombia

6 February 2008	Uruguay	2 – 2	Colombia	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
20:30 (UTC-3)	Cavani 78' Suárez 83'	Report	A. Perea 23', 73'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Liber Prudente (Uruguay)

Turkey

Uruguay

25 May 2008	Turkey	2 – 3	Uruguay	RewirpowerSTADION, Bochum, Germany
19:30 (UTC+1)	Turan 13' Kahveci 50'	Report	Suárez 31' (pen.), 77' C. Rodríguez 84' (pen.)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Florian Mayer (Germany)

Norway

Uruguay

28 May 2008	Norway	2 – 2	Uruguay	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway
19:05 (UTC+1)	Elyounoussi 49' J. A. Riise 84'	Report	Suárez 43' Eguren 68'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Ireland)

2010 World Cup qualifiers

Uruguay

Bolivia

13 October 2007 Round 1	Uruguay	5 – 0	Bolivia	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
16:30 (UTC-2)	Suárez 4' Forlán 38' Abreu 48' Sánchez 67' Bueno 82' M. Pereira 84'	Report	García 35' 41' Raldes 37'	Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Paraguay

Uruguay

17 October 2007 Round 2	Paraguay	1 – 0	Uruguay	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay
18:10 (UTC-4)	Valdez 15', 53' Riveros 32' Cardozo 83'	Report^{[dead link]}	García 46' Pérez 50' Amador 85'	Attendance: 23,200 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Uruguay

Chile

18 November 2007 Round 3	Uruguay	2 – 2	Chile	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
17:00 (UTC-2)	C. Rodríguez 10' Scotti 29' Suárez 41' Gargano 64' Lugano 68' Abreu 81'	Report	Suazo 19' Rubio 33' Salas 49', 59' (pen.) Ponce 75' Vidal 90+3'	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)

Brazil

Uruguay

21 November 2007 Round 4	Brazil	2 – 1	Uruguay	Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 (UTC-2)	Luís Fabiano 44', 64'	Report	Abreu 8' Suárez 23' Fucile 27' A. González 66' C. Rodríguez 87'	Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Uruguay

Venezuela

14 June 2008 Round 5	Uruguay	1 – 1	Venezuela	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 (UTC-3)	Lugano 12'	Report	Vargas 56'	Attendance: 41,831 Referee: Alfredo Intriago (Ecuador)

Uruguay

Peru

18 June 2008 Round 6	Uruguay	6 – 0	Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
19:00 (UTC-3)	Forlán 8', 37' (pen.), 53' Godín 19' Bueno 61', 69' Abreu 90'	Report	Marino 7' Guerrero 27' 37' Villalta 67' Cevasco 80'	Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)