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
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
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Gabriel FernándezRacing 8 Pablo SilvaVilla Española 8 3 Líber QuiñonesRacing 7 Federico RodríguezBoston River 7 5 Sebastián FernándezNacional 6 Maureen FrancoCerro 6 Martín LigüeraNacional 6
Source: Soccerway
Relegation Team Relegation 1Nacional 63 54 34 151 74 2Peñarol 55 58 15 128 74 3Defensor Sporting 48 42 25 115 75 4Danubio 49 35 29 113 75 5River Plate 54 41 18 113 75 6Montevideo Wanderers 34 48 29 111 75 7Boston River — — 22 22 15 8Cerro 34 52 22 108 75 9Liverpool — 40 24 64 45 10Fénix 37 46 19 102 75 11Sud América 42 43 17 102 75 12Plaza Colonia — 49 12 61 45 13Racing 45 31 20 96 75 14Juventud 45 33 17 95 75 15Rampla Juniors — — 17 17 15 16Villa Española — — 7 7 15 Relegation to Segunda División
External links Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo