Transfers
editFirst 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
editCopa Sudamericana 2007
edit- Danubio - 1st round (eliminated by Tacuary).
- Defensor Sporting - quarter-finals (eliminated by River Plate).
Copa Libertadores 2008
editStarting 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
editTeams
editThese are the teams that currently participates in Uruguayan Second Division:
Final positions
editTeams 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
editThis 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 |  Uruguay | 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 |  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) |
| 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) |
| 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
edit| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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