Futbol Uruguayo 2001

Futbol Uruguayo 2001 is the second Panini album of the Uruguayan football after Copa Coca-Cola 2000. The cover of the album shows the iconic tower "de los homenajes", which is part of the "Estadio Centanario" of Montevideo.  The 2001 Primera Division was contested by 18 clubs, which were first divided in three groups. The best 10 clubs proceeded to the double tournament Apertura and Clausura, whereas the others to the Campeonato Permanencia to determine the clubs to be relegated.

The album follows the tournament division, starting with the 10 clubs playing the Apertura and Clausura and continuing with the other clubs. For both groups there is first a page with the stickers of the home kit followed by the club pages shown in alphabetical order. For each club there is a total of 22 stickers: the team photo composed by four stickers, the club badge (round sticker), the flag (square sticker), and 16 players in action. The badge and flag stickers are numbered with letters. With the collection there are also two extra stickers with the logos of the sponsors (Solana and Tenfield). Overall it is an exhaustive collection, including all players and clubs. However, the quality of the stickers is not the top, as there are no metallic/special stickers and some photos of the players in action are not very sharp. 

Back cover of the album

Ruben Oliveira started his career with Danubio before moving to Juventus in 2002, whereas Gonzalo Sorondo begun with Defonsor Sporting and moved to Inter in 2001.

Ruben Sosa, ex player of Lazio (from 1988 to 1992) and Inter (from 1992 to 1995), and "El Loco" Abreu, who played for more than 30 clubs in his long career and he has 70 caps and 26 goals with Uruguay

Club badge and flag stickers from this collection

Album details

Full name: Futbol Uruguayo

Publisher: Panini

Year: 2001

League: Uruguayan (Primera Division)

Tournament: Apertura, Clausura, Campeonato Permanencia

Number of clubs: 18

Stickers per club: 22

Other section: Home kits (18 stickers)

Extra: sponsor stickers, Solana and Tenfield (2 stickers)

Total number of stickers: 414