1908 Uruguayan Primera División

Uruguayan Primera División

Season	1908 (8°)
Champions	River Plate F.C.
Relegated	Intrépido
Matches played	89
Goals scored	259 (2.91 per match)
← 1907 Uruguayan Primera División 1909 Uruguayan Primera División →

The Uruguayan Championship 1908 was the eighth official championship of the Uruguayan football history.

Overview

The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved ten teams, and the champion was River Plate F.C. for the first time in history. The tournament featured several defections during the course of it.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Foundation	Seasons	Consecutive seasons	Titles	1907
Albion	Montevideo			1 June 1891	5	-	-	-
Bristol	Montevideo				-	-	-	-
CURCC	Montevideo			28 September 1891	7	7	4	1°
Dublin	Montevideo				-	-	-	-
French	Montevideo				-	-	-	-
Intrépido	Montevideo				2	2	-	6°
Montevideo	Montevideo			1896	7	7	-	5°
Nacional	Montevideo	Gran Parque Central	7.000	14 May 1899	6	6	2	4°
River Plate	Montevideo			1897	1	1	-	3°
Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo			15 August 1902	4	4	1	2°

League Standings

	Pos	Team		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	1	River Plate F.C.		18	15	1	2	42	13	+29	31
	2	Montevideo Wanderers		18	12	0	6	38	12	+26	24
	3	Nacional		17	11	2	4	34	16	+18	24
	4	Dublin		18	11	2	5	32	13	+19	24
	5	Bristol		18	8	1	9	33	25	+8	17
	6	Albion		18	7	3	8	18	36	-18	17
	7	CURCC		17	7	2	8	6	20	-14	16
	8	Montevideo		18	8	0	10	17	37	-20	16
	9	French		18	4	1	13	20	59	-39	9
	10	Intrépido		18	0	0	18	5	42	-37	0

C.U.R.C.C. left the competition after the tenth match.
Nacional left the competition after the fourteenth match.
Intrépido was reversed after failing to attend four of their first 13 games.
The match C.U.R.C.C. - Nacional was not contested.
Promoted for next season: Colón y Oriental.

Uruguayan Champion 1908 River Plate F.C. 1st title

References

• Uruguay - List of final tables (RSSSF)