2015–16 Campeonato Uruguayo Primera División
112th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay
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
Torneo Apertura
Standings
Torneo Clausura
Standings
Aggregate table
Relegation
Championship playoff
Semifinal
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.
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