| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nacional (46th title) |
| Relegated | Villa Española |
| 2017 Copa Libertadores | Nacional Montevideo Wanderers |
| 2017 Copa Sudamericana | Danubio Defensor Sporting Liverpool Boston River |
| Top goalscorer | Gabriel Fernández Pablo Silva (8 goals each) |
| ← 2015–16 2017 → | |
The 2016 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo Especial o Campeonato Transición, was the 113th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 86th in which it is professional. Peñarol was the defending champion.
Teams
MontevideoJuventud
Sud AméricaPlaza ColoniaBoston Riverclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016 season teams outside Montevideo.
CerroDanubioDefensor SportingFénix
WanderersNacionalPeñarolRacing
River PlateLiverpoolclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River | Montevideo | Juan Antonio Lavalleja | 7,000 |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 5,500 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 5,500 |
| Liverpool | Montevideo | Belvedere | 10,000 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,420 |
| Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 23,500 |
| Peñarol | Montevideo | Campeón del Siglo | 40,000 |
| Plaza Colonia | Colonia | Suppici | 12,000 |
| Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 4,500 |
| Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Olímpico | 9,500 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 |
| Sud América | San José | Casto Martínez Laguarda | 6,000 |
| Villa Española | Montevideo | Obdulio Varela | 8,000 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 34 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Group Stage |
| 2 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 29 | 2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | Danubio | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 29 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Boston River | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | |
| 7 | Cerro | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Racing | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 20 | |
| 9 | Fénix | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| 10 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 18 | |
| 11 | Juventud | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 17 | |
| 12 | Sud América | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 | |
| 13 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 17 | |
| 14 | Peñarol | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 15 | |
| 15 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 | |
| 16 | Villa Española | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
| Primera División 2016 Champions 
|
|---|
| Nacional 46th title |
Results
| Home \ Away | BOR | CRR | DAN | DFS | FNX | JUV | LIV | WAN | NAC | PEÑ | PCO | RAC | RAJ | RIV | IASA | VES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston River | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Cerro | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Danubio | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Fénix | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Juventud | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Liverpool | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Nacional | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Peñarol | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Plaza Colonia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Racing | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Rampla Juniors | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| River Plate | 1–5 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Sud América | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Villa Española | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gabriel Fernández
|
Racing | 8 |
| Pablo Silva
|
Villa Española | 8 | |
| 3 | Líber Quiñones
|
Racing | 7 |
| Federico Rodríguez
|
Boston River | 7 | |
| 5 | Sebastián Fernández
|
Nacional | 6 |
| Maureen Franco
|
Cerro | 6 | |
| Martín Ligüera
|
Nacional | 6 |
Source: Soccerway
Relegation
| Pos |
Team | 2014–15 Pts |
2015–16 Pts |
2016 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 63 | 54 | 34 | 151 | 74 | 2.041 | |
| 2 | Peñarol | 55 | 58 | 15 | 128 | 74 | 1.73 | |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 48 | 42 | 25 | 115 | 75 | 1.533 | |
| 4 | Danubio | 49 | 35 | 29 | 113 | 75 | 1.507 | |
| 5 | River Plate | 54 | 41 | 18 | 113 | 75 | 1.507 | |
| 6 | Montevideo Wanderers | 34 | 48 | 29 | 111 | 75 | 1.48 | |
| 7 | Boston River | — | — | 22 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | |
| 8 | Cerro | 34 | 52 | 22 | 108 | 75 | 1.44 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | — | 40 | 24 | 64 | 45 | 1.422 | |
| 10 | Fénix | 37 | 46 | 19 | 102 | 75 | 1.36 | |
| 11 | Sud América | 42 | 43 | 17 | 102 | 75 | 1.36 | |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | — | 49 | 12 | 61 | 45 | 1.356 | |
| 13 | Racing | 45 | 31 | 20 | 96 | 75 | 1.28 | |
| 14 | Juventud | 45 | 33 | 17 | 95 | 75 | 1.267 | |
| 15 | Rampla Juniors | — | — | 17 | 17 | 15 | 1.133 | |
| 16 | Villa Española | — | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0.467 | Relegation to Segunda División |
External links
- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo (in Spanish)
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