1908 Uruguayan Primera División

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

Uruguayan Primera División

River Plate, champions
Season	1908 (8th)
Champions	River Plate
Relegated	Intrépido
Matches played	89
Goals scored	259 (2.91 per match)
← 1907 1909 →

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	1st
Dublin	Montevideo				-	-	-	-
French	Montevideo				-	-	-	-
Intrépido	Montevideo				2	2	-	6th
Montevideo	Montevideo			1896	7	7	-	5th
Nacional	Montevideo	Gran Parque Central	7,000	14 May 1899	6	6	2	4th
River Plate	Montevideo			1897	1	1	-	3rd
Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo			15 August 1902	4	4	1	2nd

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

Source: rsssf.com

• 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 and Oriental.

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

References

• Uruguay - List of final tables (RSSSF)