The 2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season was the 117th season of the

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, the second division championship of

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. The season, named "100 Años del Club Oriental", started on 16 March and ended on 12 December 2024. A total of 14 teams competed in the season; the top two teams and the winner of the promotion play-offs were promoted to the

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. The fixture draw for the season was held on 2 March 2024.

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were the champions, winning their first Segunda División title as well as promotion to Primera División after defeating

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by a 2–1 score on 16 November, the final day of the regular season. The second promoted team was

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, who defeated Uruguay Montevideo in a tiebreaker series for the last direct promotion spot. The last promoted team was Juventud, who won the promotion play-offs after beating Uruguay Montevideo in the finals.

Teams

Fourteen teams took part in the season, nine of them returning from the previous edition.

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, and

, relegated from Primera División, replaced the promoted sides

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, Progreso, and

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, while the 2023 Primera División Amateur champions Colón and runners-up Cooper replaced Bella Vista and Potencia, both relegated to the third tier in the previous season.

Club information

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Torneo Competencia

The Torneo Competencia, named "Héctor Peri", was the first stage of the tournament. The 14 participating teams were divided into two groups of seven where they played each one of the teams in their group under a single round-robin format. The winners of each group advanced to the final, with the winner being assured of a berth into the promotion play-offs. Originally, the participating clubs had decided not to hold the Torneo Competencia in this season, however it was eventually reinstated after a vote prior to the start of the season.

Serie A

Serie B

Final

Regular stage

In the regular stage, the 14 teams played each other twice under a double round-robin format for a total of 26 matches. Teams carried over their Torneo Competencia performances to this stage. The top two teams at the end of the regular stage were promoted to the

, while the teams placing from third to sixth place advanced to the promotion play-offs.

Standings

Promotion tiebreaker series

Since Uruguay Montevideo and

ended up tied in points for second place, a two-legged tiebreaker was played to decide the second promoted team. The losing team advanced to the promotion play-offs. ---- ''Montevideo City Torque won 4–1 on points.''

Results

Promotion play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Uruguay Montevideo won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventud won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Finals

---- ''Juventud won 3–1 on aggregate and promoted to the

.''

Relegation

References

External links

Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol - Segunda División Profesional
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