| Competition: | Uruguayan Primera División |
| Season: | 1917 (17th) |
| Winners: | Nacional |
| Relegated: | Defensor |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Nacional |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 202 |
| Prevseason: | 1916 |
| Nextseason: | 1918 |
The Uruguayan Championship 1917 was the 17th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.
The tournament consisted of a two-wheel championship of all against all. It involved ten teams, and the champion was Nacional. This was the third consecutive title for Nacional, so they would get their first Cup. It was also the second tournament they won undefeated.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Foundation | Seasons | Consecutive seasons | Titles | 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Montevideo | 5 January 1905 | 8 | 8 | align=center | - | 4th | |||||
| Charley | Montevideo | align=center | - | align=center | - | align=center | - | align=center | - | |||
| Defensor | Montevideo | 15 March 1913 | 2 | 2 | align=center | - | 8th | |||||
| Dublin | Montevideo | 6 | 1 | align=center | - | 7th | ||||||
| Nacional | Montevideo | Gran Parque Central | 15,000 | 14 May 1899 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1st | ||||
| Peñarol / CURCC | Montevideo | 28 September 1891 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2nd | ||||||
| Reformers | Montevideo | 4 | 4 | align=center | - | 9th | ||||||
| River Plate | Montevideo | 1897 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5th | ||||||
| Universal | Montevideo | 5 | 5 | align=center | - | 6th | ||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | Montevideo | 15 August 1902 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3rd |