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2007–08 Uruguayan Primera División season

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Season
  
2007−08

Champions
  
Defensor Sporting (4th title)

Relegated
  
Fénix Miramar Misiones Progreso

Copa Libertadores
  
Defensor Sporting (Group Stage) Nacional (Group Stage) Peñarol (Preliminary Round)

Copa Sudamericana
  
Defensor Sporting (First Round) River Plate (Preliminary Round)

Top goalscorer
  
Richard Porta Christian Stuani (19 goals each)

The 2007−08 season of the Primera División Uruguaya is the 76th professional season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.

Contents

Torneo Apertura

Updated to games played on December 9, 2007.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1. Points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Torneo Clausura

Updated to games played on June 1, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1. Points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Aggregate table

Updated to games played on June 1, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1. Points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Championship playoff

The Apertura and Clausura winners will play a semifinal match. The winner will advance to the final and play against the best team in the aggregate table.

Final

Since Defensor Sporting was the best team in the aggregate as well as the semifinal winner, they were automatically declared the champion.

Relegation table

The relegation table is an aggregate of the past two Primera División seasons, with the exception of the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores and any playoffs. Teams that were promoted for this season had their statistics doubled. The three lowest teams will be relegated for the next season.

Updated to games played on June 1, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Since Cerro, Fénix, and Juventud were promoted from the previous season, their statistics were doubled.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Updated to games played on July 20, 2008.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1. Points
1. Defensor Sporting also qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-off

The winner of the final earns the Uruguay 1 spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores; the loser gets the Uruguay 2 spot.

References

2007–08 Uruguayan Primera División season Wikipedia