The 2016 Uzbek League was the 25th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since 1992.
Sogdiana Jizzakh remained for 2016 Uzbek League after winning in relegation play-off match with Oqtepa.
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per USL team.
A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.
The one leg relegation play-off match between 15th placed team of Uzbek League, Navbahor Namangan and runners-up of 2016 Uzbekistan First League, FC Naryn Khakkulabad was played on 28 November 2016 in Tashkent.