Uruguayan Segunda División
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| Organising body | AUF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1942 |
| Country | |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Primera División |
| Relegation to | Primera División Amateur |
| Current champions | Albion (2nd title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Fénix Sud América (7 titles each) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Tenfield |
| Website | Segunda División |
| Current: 2026 season | |
The Segunda División Profesional[1] is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as Primera B. In 1942, the Segunda División was established to replace the amateur Divisional Intermedia, establishing a professional league for lower divisions in Uruguay.[2][3]
The most successful clubs are Fénix and Sud América with seven titles. The current champion is Albion.
Format
After 1994, the competition was divided in two stages, called the Opening Championship (Torneo Apertura) and Closing Championship (Torneo Clausura), with a two-legged play-off between the best 4 teams in the aggregate table, not counting the champion and the runner-up who are promoted directly.
2026 season teams
Locations of the 2026 season teams outside Montevideo.
Locations of the 2026 Segunda División teams within Montevideo.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
| Cerrito | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
| Colón | Montevideo | Parque Doctor Carlos Suero | 2,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 10,000 |
| Huracán | Montevideo | Parque Pedro Ángel Bossio | 2,000 |
| La Luz | Montevideo | Parque Luis Rivero | 4,000 |
| Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Luis Méndez Piana | 4,000 |
| Oriental | La Paz | Parque Oriental | 1,500 |
| Paysandú | Paysandú | Parque Artigas | 25,000 |
| Plaza Colonia | Colonia | Juan Gaspar Prandi | 4,500 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 6,000 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Raúl Goyenola | 12,000 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque ANCAP | 4,000 |
List of champions
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera División B | |||||||
1 |
1942 | Miramar Misiones (1) | Progreso | Bella Vista | |||
2 |
1943 | River Plate (1) | Cerro | Progreso | |||
3 |
1944 | Rampla Juniors (1) | Cerro | Bella Vista | |||
4 |
1945 | Progreso (1) | Racing | Danubio | |||
5 |
1946 | Cerro (1) | Racing | Sud América | |||
6 |
1947 | Danubio (1) | Bella Vista | Progreso | |||
7 |
1948 | (Championship not completed due to players strike)[4] | |||||
8 |
1949 | Bella Vista (1) | Racing | Sud América | |||
9 |
1950 | Defensor (1) | Sud América | Racing | |||
10 |
1951 | Sud América (1) | Fénix | Bella Vista | |||
11 |
1952 | Montevideo Wanderers (1) | Bella Vista | Progreso | |||
12 |
1953 | Miramar Misiones (2) | Progreso | Sud América | |||
13 |
1954 | Sud América (2) | Central Español | Racing | |||
14 |
1955 | Racing (1) | Fénix | Central Español | |||
15 |
1956 | Fénix (1) | Central Español | River Plate | |||
16 |
1957 | Sud América (3) | Central Español | Canillitas | |||
17 |
1958 | Racing (2) | Progreso | Central Español | |||
18 |
1959 | Fénix (2) | Colón | Central Español | |||
19 |
1960 | Danubio (2) | River Plate | Central Español | |||
20 |
1961 | Central Español (1) | Sud América | Bella Vista | |||
21 |
1962 | Montevideo Wanderers (2) | Sud América | Bella Vista | |||
22 |
1963 | Sud América (4) | Colón | Central Español | |||
23 |
1964 | Colón (1) | Liverpool | La Luz | |||
24 |
1965 | Defensor (2) | La Luz | Progreso | |||
25 |
1966 | Liverpool (1) | River Plate | Central Español | |||
26 |
1967 | River Plate (2) | La Luz | Montevideo Wanderers | |||
27 |
1968 | Bella Vista (2) | Huracán Buceo | Montevideo Wanderers | |||
28 |
1969 | Huracán Buceo | Central Español | Progreso | |||
29 |
1970 | Danubio | Progreso | Central Español | |||
30 |
1971 | Rentistas | Fénix | Miramar Misiones | |||
31 |
1972 | Montevideo Wanderers | Fénix | Racing | |||
32 |
1973 | Fénix (3) | Rampla Juniors | Colón | |||
33 |
1974 | Racing (3) | Colón | Central Español | |||
34 |
1975 | Sud América (5) | El Tanque Sisley | Uruguay Montevideo | |||
35 |
1976 | Bella Vista (3) | Rampla Juniors | Racing | |||
36 |
1977 | Fénix (4) | Rampla Juniors | Racing | |||
37 |
1978 | River Plate (3) | La Luz | Central Español | |||
38 |
1979 | Progreso | Miramar Misiones | La Luz | |||
39 |
1980 | Rampla Juniors | Racing | Liverpool | |||
40 |
1981 | El Tanque Sisley | Racing | La Luz | |||
41 |
1982 | Colón | Fénix | Villa Española | |||
42 |
1983 | Central Español | Racing | Rentistas | |||
43 |
1984 | River Plate (4) | Huracán | Liverpool | |||
44 |
1985 | Fénix (5) | Liverpool | Cerrito | |||
45 |
1986 | Miramar Misiones | Rentistas | Sud América | |||
46 |
1987 | Liverpool | Racing | Sud América | |||
47 |
1988 | Rentistas | Racing | Sud América | |||
48 |
1989 | Racing (4) | Cerrito | Sud América | |||
49 |
1990 | El Tanque Sisley | Sud América | Basáñez | |||
50 |
1991 | River Plate (5) | Huracán | Basáñez | |||
51 |
1992 | Rampla Juniors | Huracán Buceo | Basáñez | |||
52 |
1993 | Basáñez | Central Español | Fénix | |||
53 |
1994 | Sud América (6) | Racing | Uruguay Montevideo | |||
54 |
1995 | Huracán Buceo | Racing | Rentistas | |||
| Segunda División Profesional | |||||||
55 |
1996 | Rentistas | Racing | Progreso | |||
56 |
1997 | Bella Vista (4) | Villa Española | Progreso | |||
57 |
1998 | Cerro | Deportivo Maldonado | Frontera Rivera Chico | |||
58 |
1999 | Juventud | Villa Española | Racing | |||
59 |
2000 | Montevideo Wanderers | Central Español | Fénix | |||
60 |
2001 | Villa Española | Progreso | Plaza Colonia | |||
61 |
2002 | Liverpool | Miramar Misiones | Deportivo Colonia | |||
62 |
2003 | Cerrito | Rentistas | Rocha | |||
63 |
2004 | River Plate (6) | Rampla Juniors | Paysandú | |||
64 |
2005 | Bella Vista (5) | Central Español | Atenas | |||
65 |
2005–06 | Progreso | Juventud | Basáñez | |||
66 |
2006–07 | Fénix (6) | Cerro | Juventud | |||
67 |
2007–08 | Racing (5) | Cerro Largo | Villa Española | |||
68 |
2008–09 | Fénix (7) | Cerrito | Atenas | |||
69 |
2009–10 | El Tanque Sisley | Bella Vista | Miramar Misiones | |||
70 |
2010–11 | Rentistas | Cerrito | Cerro Largo | |||
71 |
2011–12 | Central Español | Juventud | Progreso | |||
72 |
2012–13 | Sud América (7) | Rentistas | Miramar Misiones | |||
73 |
2013–14 | Tacuarembó | Atenas | Rampla Juniors | |||
74 |
2014–15 | Liverpool | Plaza Colonia | Villa Teresa | |||
75 |
2015–16 | Rampla Juniors | Villa Española | Boston River | |||
76 |
2016 | El Tanque Sisley | Atenas | Cerro Largo | |||
77 |
2017 | Torque | Atenas | Progreso | |||
78 |
2018 | Cerro Largo | Juventud | Plaza Colonia | |||
79 |
2019 | Torque | Deportivo Maldonado | Rentistas | |||
80 |
2020 | Cerrito (2) | Villa Española | Sud América | |||
81 |
2021 | Albion (1) | Danubio | Defensor Sporting | |||
82 |
2022 | Racing (6) | La Luz | Cerro | |||
83 |
2023 | Miramar Misiones (4) | Progreso | Rampla Juniors | |||
84 |
2024 | Plaza Colonia (1) | Montevideo City Torque | Juventud | |||
85 |
2025 | Albion (2) | Central Español | Deportivo Maldonado | |||
Titles by club
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Fénix | 7 | 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2006–07, 2008–09 |
| Sud América | 7 | 1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1975, 1994, 2012–13 |
| Racing | 6 | 1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2007–08, 2022 |
| River Plate | 6 | 1943, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2004 |
| Bella Vista | 5 | 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005 |
| Wanderers | 4 | 1952, 1962, 1972, 2000 |
| Rentistas | 4 | 1971, 1988, 1996, 2010–11 |
| Liverpool | 4 | 1966, 1987, 2002, 2015 |
| Miramar Misiones | 4 | 1942, 1953, 1986, 2023 |
| Rampla Juniors | 4 | 1944, 1980, 1992, 2006–07 |
| El Tanque Sisley | 4 | 1981, 1990, 2009–10, 2016 |
| Central Español | 3 | 1961, 1983, 2011–12 |
| Danubio | 3 | 1947, 1960, 1970 |
| Progreso | 3 | 1945, 1979, 2005–06 |
| Albion | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| Cerro | 2 | 1946, 1998 |
| Cerrito | 2 | 2003, 2020 |
| Colón | 2 | 1964, 1982 |
| Defensor | 2 | 1950, 1965 |
| Huracán Buceo | 2 | 1969, 1995 |
| Torque | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| Basáñez | 1 | 1993 |
| Cerro Largo | 1 | 2018 |
| Juventud | 1 | 1999 |
| Plaza Colonia | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacuarembó | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Villa Española | 1 | 2001 |
See also
References
External links
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