2008–09 in Uruguayan football
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| Season | 2008–09 | |
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Primera División
- Champion: Nacional (42nd title)
- Top scorer: Joaquín Boghossian (16 goals)
- International qualifiers:
- Copa Libertadores:
- Copa Sudamericana:
- First Stage: River Plate and Liverpool
- Widest winning margin: Tacuarembó 0-5 Cerro (February 28, 2009)
- Highest scoring: Bella Vista 5−2 Cerro Largo (November 9, 2008)
- Most wins: Defensor Sporting and Nacional (21)
- Fewest wins: Rampla Juniors and Villa Española (3)
- Most draws: Liverpool and Racing (12)
- Fewest draws: Villa Española (3)
- Most losses: Juventud (21)
- Fewest losses: Racing (6)
- Most goals scored: Nacional (68)
- Fewest goals scored: Villa Española (11)
- Most goals conceded: Rampla Juniors and Juventud (60)
- Fewest goals conceded: Villa Española (26)
- Best goal difference: Cerro (+31)
- Worst goal difference: Juventud (-36)
- Relegated: Villa Española, Bella Vista, Juventud
International tournaments
| Team \ Competition | Copa Sudamericana 2008 | Copa Libertadores 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| River Plate | Preliminary round eliminated by Chile Universidad Católica |
N/A |
| Defensor Sporting | Round of 16 eliminated by Argentina River Plate |
Quarterfinals eliminated by Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata |
| Nacional | N/A | Semifinals eliminated by Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata |
| Peñarol | N/A | Preliminary round eliminated by Colombia Independiente Medellín |
Second Division
Teams
These are the teams that currently participate in Uruguayan Second Division:
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Final positions
Teams promoted to 2009/2010 First Division
- Fénix (Apertura champion)
- Cerrito (Clausura champion)
- Atenas (won promotion playoff against Durazno)
Uruguay national teams
This section will cover Uruguay's games from August 1, 2008 until June 30, 2009.[1]
Uruguay
Friendly matches
| 20 August 2008 | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1 – 3 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan |
| 19:10 (JST) | Eguren File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (o.g.) | Report[dead link] | Eguren File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' I. González File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Abreu File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
| 19 November 2009 | France File:Flag of France.svg | 0 – 0 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Cáceres Yellow card 40' Á. Pereira Yellow card 57' Sánchez Yellow card 90' |
Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Switzerland) |
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| 11 February 2009 | Libya File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg | 2 – 3 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya |
| 16:30 (UTC+2) | Esnany File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' al Fazzani File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Report | Eguren File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Martínez File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Á. Pereira File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Muhammad al Jilali (Libya) |
2010 World Cup qualifiers
| 6 September 2008 Round 7 | Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | 0 – 1 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 18:20 (UTC-5) | Report | Eguren File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Fucile Yellow card 27' Castillo Yellow card 75' Rodríguez Yellow card 90+2' |
Attendance: 35,024 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil) |
| 10 September 2008 Round 8 | Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 0 – 0 | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 17:40 (UTC-3) | Eguren Yellow card 7' | Report | Méndez Yellow card 6' Valencia Yellow card 68' Mina Yellow card 74' Cevallos Yellow card 82' |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
| 11 October 2008 Round 9 | Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 2 – 1 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 17:10 (UTC-3) | Messi File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', Yellow card 83' Agüero File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Riquelme Yellow card 48' Tevez Yellow card 53' Heinze Yellow card 60' Mascherano Yellow card 64' |
Report | Eguren Yellow card 27' Godín Yellow card 32' Lugano File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Suárez Yellow card 50' Bueno Yellow card 77' Pérez Yellow card 85' |
Attendance: 42,421 Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay) |
| 14 October 2008 Round 10 | Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg | 2 – 2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |
| 16:00 (UTC-4) | Moreno File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 41' Vargas Yellow card 66' |
Report | Scotti Yellow card 8' Silva Yellow card 23' Bueno File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Arismendi Yellow card 73' Abreu File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Attendance: 21,075 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) |
| 28 March 2009 Round 11 | Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Forlán File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Lugano File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Á. Pereira Yellow card 84' |
Report | Estigarribia Yellow card 16' Cáceres Yellow card 65' Barreto Yellow card 67' |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil) |
| 1 April 2009 Round 12 | Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 0 – 0 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |
| 19:10 (UTC-4) | Isla Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 33' | Report | Pérez Yellow card 17' Lugano Yellow card 39' Eguren Yellow card 42' Forlán Yellow card 65' Cáceres Yellow card 80' Rodríguez Yellow card 85' |
Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) |
| 6 June 2009 Round 13 | Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 0 – 4 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Valdez Yellow card 58' M. Pereira Red card 86' Eguren Yellow card 90+2' |
Report | Alves File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Luís Fabiano Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 65', File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Juan File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Kaká File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (pen.) |
Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Saul Laverni (Argentina) |
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| 10 June 2009 Round 14 | Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | 2 – 2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |
| 20:30 (UTC-4:30) | Maldonado File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Rey File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Peña Yellow card 82' |
Report | Suárez File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Cáceres Yellow card 70' Forlán File:Soccerball shade.svg 72', Yellow card 90+2' Lugano Yellow card 72' Cavani Yellow card 73' Pérez Yellow card 90+1' |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Salvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
Uruguay U-20
World Cup qualifiers
The Uruguay under-20 squad is in Group B of the qualification process for the Final Group of 2009 South American Youth Championship.
First Group stage
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Juan Ernesto Soto (Venezuela)
Final group
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Joaquín Antequera (Bolivia)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Salvio Fagundes (Brazil)
Uruguay U-17
World Cup qualifiers
The Uruguay under-17 squad is in Group B of the qualification process for the Final Group of 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship.
First Group stage
| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | 0 – 1 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Maharaj Yellow card 32' Clavijo Yellow card 85' |
Report | Laureiro File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Pereyra Yellow card 30' |
Final group
| Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | 0 – 2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona Yellow card 33' | Report | Gallegos File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Arias File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
| Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador.svg | 1 – 3 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
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| Fuertes Yellow card 20' Quiñonez Yellow card 26' Pineida Yellow card 34' Villaprado Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 90+1' Caicedo File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Villacís Yellow card 86' |
Report | Barreto File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (pen.) Luna File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 58' |