1916 Uruguayan Primera División

The Uruguayan Championship 1916 was the 16th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.

Uruguayan Primera División
Nacional, champions
Season1916 (16th)
ChampionsNacional
1916 Copa AldaoNacional
Matches played72
Goals scored153 (2.13 per match)
1915
1917

Overview

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The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved nine teams, and the champion was Nacional.

Teams

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Team City Stadium Capacity Foundation Seasons Consecutive seasons Titles 1915
  Central   Montevideo 5 January 1905 7 7 - 7th
Defensor   Montevideo 15 March 1913 1 1 - 4th
  Dublin   Montevideo 5 - - -
  Nacional   Montevideo Gran Parque Central 15,000 14 May 1899 14 14 4 1st
  Peñarol   Montevideo 28 September 1891 15 15 5 2nd
Reformers   Montevideo 3 3 - 8th
  River Plate   Montevideo 1897 9 9 4 6th
  Universal   Montevideo 4 4 - 3rd
  Montevideo Wanderers   Montevideo 15 August 1902 12 12 2 5th

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nacional 16 14 2 0 28 5 +23 30
2 Peñarol 16 7 4 5 29 19 +10 18
3 Montevideo Wanderers 16 7 3 6 13 20 −7 17
4 Central 16 6 3 7 16 17 −1 15
5 River Plate 16 4 5 7 18 17 +1 13
6 Universal 16 3 7 6 16 19 −3 13
7 Dublin 16 4 5 7 13 17 −4 13
8 Defensor 16 4 5 7 10 17 −7 13
9 Reformers 16 5 2 9 10 22 −12 12
Source: rsssf.com


  
Uruguayan Champion 1916
  
 
Nacional
5th title

References

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