| Season | 1908 (8th) |
|---|---|
| Champions |  River Plate F.C. |
| Relegated | Intrépido |
| Matches played | 89 |
| Goals scored | 259 (2.91 per match) |
← 1907 1909 → | |
The Uruguayan Championship 1908 was the eighth official championship of Uruguayan football history.
| Season | 1908 (8th) |
|---|---|
| Champions | River Plate F.C. |
| Relegated | Intrépido |
| Matches played | 89 |
| Goals scored | 259 (2.91 per match) |
← 1907 1909 → | |
The Uruguayan Championship 1908 was the eighth official championship of Uruguayan football history.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
 Uruguayan Champion 1908  |
|---|
 1st title |
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