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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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 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
See also
* Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol
*Uruguayan Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , , local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, football league in Uruguay organized b ...
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
* Urumi language, an extinct language of the Amazon region of Brazil
* U ...