2016 Uruguayan Primera División
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 |