Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional
football in Uruguay
Football in Uruguay stands as the most popular sport. The Uruguay national football team has won two FIFA World Cup titles in addition to a record 15 Copa América titles, making them one of the most successful teams in South America. The national ...
, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as ''Primera B''. Segunda División was first held in 1942 to replace amateur
Divisional Intermedia, establishing a professional league for lower divisions in Uruguay.
Until 1941, the second level was formed by the División Intermedia
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The most successful clubs are Fénix and Sud América
Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a football club from Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division.
History
Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasion ...
with seven titles and the current champion is Albion
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.
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 8 teams in the aggregate table, not counting the champion and the runner-up who are promoted directly.
2023 season teams
List of champions
Tournament names:
* 1942–1995: Primera B
* 1996–present: Segunda División
Titles by club
See also
*Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol The Uruguayan 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 League is organized by the Uruguayan Football Ass ...
*Uruguayan Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...
References
External links
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El Ascenso.com
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1942 establishments in Uruguay
Sports leagues established in 1942
Uru
Uru or URU may refer to:
Language
* Uru dialect of Central Kilimanjaro, a Bantu language of Tanzania
* Uru language, the extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
* Uru of Ch'imu, an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
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