# 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2015–16 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2015–16 Copa Uruguaya or the 2015–16 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 112th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 85th in which it was professional. Nacional was the defending champion.

## Attendances

The teams with an average home attendance above 10,000 were Club Nacional de Football with 15,065 and Peñarol with 14,172.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Tróccoli | 24,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines Del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| El Tanque Sisley | Florida | Campeones Olímpicos | 7,000 |
| 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 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 5,624 |
| Sud América | San José | Casto Martínez Laguarda | 6,000 |
| Villa Teresa | Montevideo | José Nasazzi | 5,000 |

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peñarol | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 31 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 30 | |
| 3 | Cerro | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 28 | |
| 4 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 24 | |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 23 | |
| 6 | Fénix | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 23 | |
| 7 | Danubio | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| 10 | Rentistas | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Sud América | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 18 | |
| 13 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 17 | |
| 14 | Racing | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 17 | |
| 15 | Juventud | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 16 | Villa Teresa | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 5 | |

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 32 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Peñarol | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 27 | |
| 3 | Sud América | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 25 | |
| 4 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 24 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Cerro | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Fénix | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Rentistas | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 21 | |
| 11 | Villa Teresa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 19 | |
| 12 | Juventud | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 | |
| 13 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 18 | |
| 14 | Racing | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 14 | |
| 15 | Danubio | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 13 | |
| 16 | El Tanque Sisley | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 7 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peñarol | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 58 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Nacional | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 54 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Cerro | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | 2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Plaza Colonia | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 49 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 48 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Fénix | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 46 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 7 | Sud América | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 43 | |
| 8 | Defensor Sporting | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 42 | |
| 9 | River Plate | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 41 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 40 | |
| 11 | Rentistas | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 39 | |
| 12 | Danubio | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Juventud | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Racing | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 31 | |
| 15 | El Tanque Sisley | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 26 | |
| 16 | Villa Teresa | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 24 | |
* ↑ Cerro had 1 point deducted

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2014–15 Pts | 2015–16 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Relegation |
| 1 | Nacional | 63 | 54 | 117 | 60 | |
| 2 | Peñarol | 56 | 58 | 114 | 60 | |
| 3 | Plaza Colonia | - | 49 | 98 | 30 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 54 | 41 | 95 | 60 | |
| 5 | Defensor Sporting | 48 | 42 | 90 | 60 | |
| 6 | Cerro | 34 | 51 | 85 | 60 | |
| 7 | Sud América | 42 | 43 | 85 | 60 | |
| 8 | Danubio | 49 | 35 | 84 | 60 | |
| 9 | Fénix | 37 | 46 | 83 | 60 | |
| 10 | Montevideo Wanderers | 34 | 48 | 82 | 60 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | - | 40 | 80 | 30 | |
| 12 | Juventud | 45 | 33 | 78 | 60 | |
| 13 | Racing | 45 | 31 | 76 | 60 | |
| 14 | Rentistas | 34 | 39 | 73 | 60 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 15 | El Tanque Sisley | 39 | 26 | 65 | 60 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 16 | Villa Teresa | - | 24 | 48 | 30 | Relegation to Segunda División |

## Championship playoff
### Semifinal

| Peñarol | Plaza Colonia |
PEÑAROL: :
| GK | 1 | Gastón Guruceaga | |
| RB | 13 | Matías Aguirregaray | 119' |
| CB | 23 | Carlos Valdez | 28' |
| CB | 2 | Guillermo Rodríguez | 54' |
| LB | 15 | Maximiliano Olivera | 62' |
| CM | 5 | Marcel Novick | | 83' |
| CM | 25 | Nahitan Nández | 30' | 73' |
| RM | 16 | Federico Valverde |
| LM | 10 | Diego Forlán |
| FW | 29 | Miguel Murillo |
| FW | 9 | Diego Ifrán | | 62' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Damián Frascarelli |
| DF | 3 | Fabrizio Buschiazzo |
| MF | 14 | Luis Aguiar |
| MF | 20 | Nicolás Albarracín |
| MF | 28 | Tomás Costa | | 83' |
| FW | 27 | Diego Rossi | | 62' |
| FW | 26 | Mauricio Affonso | | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Jorge da Silva ||||
PLAZA COLONIA: :
| GK | 1 | Kevin Dawson | |
| RB | 13 | Santiago de Ávila |
| CB | 2 | Germán Ferreira | 46' 106' |
| CB | 3 | Carlos Rodríguez Rodríguez |
| LB | 14 | Alejandro Villoldo | 116' |
| RM | 10 | Nicolás Milesi | 7' |
| CM | 7 | Alejandro Furia |
| CM | 5 | Matías Caseras |
| LM | 15 | Facundo Waller | | 68' |
| FW | 11 | Nicolás Dibble Aristimuño | 62' | 105' |
| FW | 38 | Germán Rivero | | 98' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | | Nicolás Guirin |
| DF | 16 | Nicolás Rodríguez |
| DF | 17 | Alejandro Rodríguez Morales |
| MF | 18 | Mariano Bogliacino | | 68' |
| MF | 20 | Ezequias Redín |
| FW | 9 | Sergio Leal | | 98' |
| FW | 27 | Federico Puppo | | 105' |
| Manager: |||
| Eduardo Espinel ||||

### Final

Since Peñarol, who has the best record in the aggregate table, won the semifinal, they became champions automatically, and the final was not played. Nacional became runners-up as the second-placed team in the aggregate table.
* Primera División 2015–16 champion
* Peñarol 43rd title