2016 Uruguayan Primera División season
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The 2016 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo Especial o Campeonato Transición, is the 113th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 86th in which it is professional. Peñarol is the defending champion.
Teams
| 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 or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 28 | |
| 2 | Danubio (Q) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 26 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 3 | Montevideo Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Boston River | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 22 | |
| 6 | Cerro | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 19 | |
| 8 | Juventud | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 17 | |
| 9 | Racing | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 17 | |
| 10 | Rampla Juniors | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 16 | |
| 11 | Peñarol | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 15 | |
| 12 | Fénix | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 15 | |
| 13 | River Plate | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 15 | |
| 14 | Sud América | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 14 | |
| 15 | Plaza Colonia | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 11 | |
| 16 | Villa Española | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 |
Updated to games played on December 3, 2016.
Source: AUF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.