The Uruguayan Segunda División was a
football
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league in
Uruguay
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, organised by the
AUF. First held in 1903, this competition was one of the divisions that formed the
Uruguayan football league system The Uruguayan football (soccer), football league system is a series of interconnected football leagues for clubs in Uruguay, and is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association at the national level. The Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguayan Lea ...
, and was contested until 1914 when it was replaced by
Divisional Intermedia.
Divisional Intermedia was the second division of Uruguay until 1942, when the
Segunda División Profesional was created as a professional football league, therefore Intermedia became the third division.
There are few records of Segunda División and almost nothing about results or further data of each season. Moreover, on some occasions Segunda División champions were not allowed by the
AUF to participate in
Primera División.
[Uruguay: Segunda División]
on El Area website One of those teams was
River Plate, that was allowed to participate in Primera only after having won the Segunda División three times.
[ Therefore River Plate played its first Primera División tournament in Primera División 1907.Dársena Gloriosa]
history of River Plate F.C. (digital magazine)
River Plate remains as the most winning team of Segunda División with 3 titles.
on Tribunero (archived, 19 Dec 2009)
List of champions
The following list include all champions:
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Most titles
Notes
References
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Sports leagues established in 1903
1903 establishments in Uruguay
1914 disestablishments