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.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peñarol (48th title) |
← 2014–15 2016 → | |
Attendances
The teams with an average home attendance above 10,000 were Club Nacional de Football with 15,065 and Peñarol with 14,172.[1]
Teams
Locations of the 2015–16 season teams outside Montevideo.
Locations of the 2015−16 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
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 |
Source: [citation needed]
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 |
Source: [citation needed]
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[a] | 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 | |
| 6 | Fénix | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 46 | |
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
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 | |
| 16 | Villa Teresa | - | 24 | 48 | 30 |
Championship playoff
Semifinal
| Peñarol | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Plaza Colonia |
|---|---|---|
D. Rossi  79'M. Olivera 109' M. Affonso 112' | [1] | A. Furia 69' |
          Peñarol |      Plaza Colonia |
| 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 |
References
External links
- Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Campeonato Uruguayo (in Spanish)
- Tournament regulations (in Spanish)
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