The 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 15 Copa América titles, making them one of the most successful teams in South America. The national team w ...

, 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.Until 1941, the second level was formed by the División Intermedia
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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 was formed from the team formerly known as the "Mo ...

with seven titles. The current champion is

Plaza Colonia Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Founded in 1917, the club plays its home games at the 3,000 seater ...

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.

2025 season teams

List of champions

Titles by club

References

External links

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El Ascenso.com
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