2007-2008 in Uruguayan football

First Division

Teams

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

Positions

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Yearly Final

First Leg

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econd Leg

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Relegation

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Highest Goal Scorer

* Richard Porta - River Plate - 19 goals
* Cristian Stuani - Danubio - 19 goals

Highest Match-Score

Danubio 9-1 Progreso (registered on December 9, 2007 in Jardines del Hipódromo).

Teams qualified to Copa Sudamericana 2008

* Defensor Sporting
* River Plate

Teams qualified to Copa Libertadores 2009

"Starting from group stage"
* Defensor Sporting
* Nacional

"Statrting from pre-eliminary round"
* Peñarol

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 Sao Paulo).

"Starting from Pre-eliminary round"

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

econd 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

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 team

This section will cover Uruguay's games from the end of the Copa América 2007 until the June 30 2008. [ [http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uru/index.html Uruguay in FIFA.com] ]

"KEY: F = Friendly match, WCQ = FIFA World Cup qualification"

References