# 2007–08 Uruguayan Primera División season

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

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Bella Vista | Montevideo | Estadio José Nasazzi |
| Central Español | Montevideo | Parque Palermo |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Estadio Luis Tróccoli |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Estadio Luis Franzini |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Estadio Parque Capurro |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Estadio Martínez Monegal |
| Liverpool | Montevideo | Estadio Belvedere |
| Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Luis Méndez Piana |
| Nacional | Montevideo | Estadio Gran Parque Central |
| Peñarol | Montevideo | Estadio Centenario |
| Progreso | Montevideo | Parque Abraham Paladino |
| Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Estadio Olímpico |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Estadio Saroldi |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Estadio Goyenola |
| Wanderers | Montevideo | Estadio Viera |

## Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Defensor Sporting (A) | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 35 |
| 2 | Danubio | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 31 |
| 3 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 31 |
| 4 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 24 |
| 5 | Nacional | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 24 |
| 6 | Juventud | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 24 |
| 7 | Cerro | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 23 |
| 8 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 21 |
| 9 | Fénix | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Central Español | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 |
| 11 | Peñarol | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 17 |
| 12 | Tacuarembó | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 17 |
| 13 | Miramar Misiones | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 13 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 12 |
| 15 | Progreso | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 11 |
| 16 | Bella Vista | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 6 |

### Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Richard Porta | River Plate | 19 |
| 1 | Christian Stuani | Danubio | 19 |
| 3 | Nicolás Nicolay | Tacuarembó | 9 |
| 4 | Alvaro Navarro | Defensor Sporting | 8 |
| 5 | José Franco | Peñarol | 6 |
| 5 | Danilo Peinado | Wanderers | 6 |
| 7 | Osvaldo Canobbio | Liverpool | 5 |
| 7 | Sebastián Fernández | Defensor Sporting | 5 |
| 7 | Bruno Fornaroli | Nacional | 5 |
| 7 | Germán Hornos | Central Español | 5 |
| 7 | Mathías Riquero | Progreso | 5 |
| 7 | Julio Rodríguez | Wanderers | 5 |

## Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | River Plate | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 37 |
| 2 | Peñarol (O, A) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 31 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 31 |
| 5 | Nacional | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 31 |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 23 |
| 7 | Progreso | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 18 |
| 8 | Bella Vista | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 |
| 9 | Tacuarembó | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 17 |
| 10 | Juventud | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 16 |
| 11 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 16 |
| 12 | Danubio | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 15 |
| 13 | Central Español | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 |
| 14 | Miramar Misiones | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 14 |
| 15 | Cerro | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 14 |
| 16 | Fénix | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 12 |

### Clausura tiebreaker

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| River Plate | 3−5 | Peñarol |

### Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Paulo Pezzolano | Liverpool | 12 |
| 2 | Carlos Bueno | Peñarol | 11 |
| 2 | Henry Giménez | River Plate | 11 |
| 4 | Sergio Souza | River Plate | 10 |
| 4 | Bruno Fornaroli | Nacional | 10 |
| 6 | Jonathan Urretavizcaya | River Plate | 9 |
| 6 | Diego Ifrán | Fénix | 9 |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Defensor Sporting (Q, A) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 66 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 2 | River Plate (Q) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 61 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 3 | Nacional (Q) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 55 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 4 | Peñarol (Q) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 54 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 5 | Rampla Juniors (Q) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 47 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 6 | Danubio (Q) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 46 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores |
| 7 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 43 | |
| 9 | Juventud | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Cerro | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 37 | |
| 11 | Tacuarembó | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 34 | |
| 12 | Fénix | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Central Español | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 32 | |
| 14 | Progreso | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 29 | |
| 15 | Miramar Misiones | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 27 | |
| 16 | Bella Vista | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |

## 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.

### Semifinal

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Peñarol | 1−2 | Defensor Sporting | 1−2 | 0−0 |

### Final

Since Defensor Sporting was the best team in the aggregate as well as the semifinal winner, they were automatically declared the champion.
* Primera División 2007–08 champion
* Defensor Sporting 4th title

## 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Defensor Sporting | 60 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 124 | 69 | +55 | 125 | |
| 2 | Peñarol | 60 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 125 | 76 | +49 | 118 | |
| 3 | Danubio | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 120 | 74 | +46 | 112 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 60 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 94 | 77 | +17 | 100 | |
| 5 | River Plate | 60 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 126 | 91 | +35 | 97 | |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 60 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 97 | 90 | +7 | 97 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 60 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 102 | 89 | +13 | 85 | |
| 8 | Juventud | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 80 | |
| 9 | Rampla Juniors | 60 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 69 | 91 | −22 | 79 | |
| 10 | Bella Vista | 60 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 79 | 90 | −11 | 74 | |
| 11 | Cerro | 60 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 74 | |
| 12 | Tacuarembó | 60 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 73 | 89 | −16 | 70 | |
| 13 | Central Español | 60 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 69 | 100 | −31 | 66 | |
| 14 | Fénix (R) | 60 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 66 | 78 | −12 | 64 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | Miramar Misiones (R) | 60 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 63 | 93 | −30 | 61 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 16 | Progreso (R) | 60 | 16 | 12 | 32 | 75 | 120 | −45 | 60 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* 1 2 3 Since Cerro, Fénix, and Juventud were promoted from the previous season, their statistics were doubled.

## Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nacional (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Peñarol (Q) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | River Plate (Q) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary |
| 5 | Danubio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Rampla Juniors | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |
* ↑ Defensor Sporting also qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.

### Liguilla 1st place tiebreaker

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