# Divisional Tercera de Ascenso

The Divisional Tercera de Ascenso (also known as DTA; English: Third Promotion Division) is the third division of professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The competition began in 2003. The promotion basketball championships replaced the Third Promotion Federal Championship.
Atenas is the current champion and Olivol Mundial is the team with more titles, with three.

## Format

The DTA is currently played in two stages: Torneo Clasificatorio (Qualifying Tournament) and play-off.
* In the Qualifying Tournament, the clubs play each other twice, home and away, and the first eight of the table play in the play-offs.
* The teams competed in the playoffs, with series being best of three. The first stage is the quarterfinals. The qualifiers are played as: A) 1st vs. 8th, B) 2nd vs. 7th, C) 3rd vs 6th, D) 4th vs. 5th. The semifinal are also best of three series, and the pairings are: A) Winner vs. D) Winner and F) Winner vs. G) Winner. The winners of these matches are promoted to the Liga de Ascenso and play in a single-match final, with the winner being crowned as the champion. The loosers play a best of three serie, for the third promotion.

## Participating teams
### 2024 season teams

Notes: All statistics are only for the DTA, which is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (Federación Uruguaya de Basketball). The Campeonato Federal de Tercera de Ascenso is not included. The "arena" column reflects the arena where the team plays most of its home games, but does not indicate that the team in question is the owner.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity | Foundation | Seasons | Promotions | Championships |
| Albatros | Montevideo | Gimnasio Albatros | 125 | 1941 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Atenas | Montevideo | Estadio Antonio María Borderes | 1,565 | 1918 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ateneo | Piriápolis | Gimnasio Alfredo L. Núñez | 750 | 1953 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Auriblanco | Montevideo | Gimnasio Roberto Vázquez | 350 | 1959 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Capurro | Montevideo | Gimnasio Guillermo J. Ríos | 150 | 1943 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Gimnasio Defensores de Maroñas | 350 | 1939 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensores de Maroñas | Montevideo | Gimnasio Defensores de Maroñas | 400 | 1934 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Estadio Federal Cirilio Malnatti | 1,000 | 1935 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Marne | Montevideo | Gimnasio Marne | 100 | 1953 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| San Telmo Rápido Sport | Montevideo | Gimnasio Lussich Rolando | 500 | 1949 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Yale | Montevideo | Campo de Deportes Luis Ruocco | 500 | 1940 | 7 | 0 | 0 |

## Champions by season

| Season | Champion | Other promotions | Champion Coach |
| 2003 | Capurro | Reducto | Sergio Hermida |
| 2004 | Hebraica y Macabi | Las Bóvedas | Sergio Hermida |
| 2005 | Stockolmo | Larre Borges | Alex Falero |
| 2006 | 25 de Agosto | Juventud | Gustavo Sande |
| 2007 | Guruyú Waston | Marne | Miguel Bragunde |
| 2008 | Montevideo | Capitol | Fernando Medina |
| 2009 | Guruyú Waston | Marne | Gustavo Sande |
| 2010 | Urunday Universitario | Goes | Daniel Lovera |
| 2011 | Romis Nelimar | Reducto | Diego Frugoni |
| 2011 | Romis Nelimar | Marne | Diego Frugoni |
| 2012 | Colón | Stockolmo | Gustavo Reig |
| 2012 | Colón | 25 de Agosto | Gustavo Reig |
| 2013 | Olivol Mundial | Romis Nelimar | Fernando Joanicó |
| 2014 | Cordón | Larrañaga | Mathías Nieto |
| 2015 | Miramar | 25 de Agosto | Andrés Blazina |
| 2016 | Auriblanco | Colón | Nicolás Rabino |
| 2017 | Olivol Mundial | Lagomar | Javier Sánchez |
| 2018 | Peñarol | Danubio | Diego Castrillón |
| 2019 | Olivol Mundial | Urupan | Martín Sedes |
| 2021 | Larrañaga | San Telmo Rápido Sport | Sergio Delgado |
| 2022 | Atenas | Welcome | Martín Sedes |
| 2023 | Montevideo | Bohemios | Sergio Delgado |
| 2024 | Atenas | Marne | Guido Fernández |
| 2024 | Atenas | Yale | Guido Fernández |

## Total titles by club

| Club | Championships | Promotions | Year(s) won |
| Olivol Mundial | 3 | 3 | 2013, 2017, 2019 |
| Atenas | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2024 |
| Montevideo | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2023 |
| Guruyú Waston | 2 | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| 25 de Agosto | 1 | 3 | 2006 |
| Larrañaga | 1 | 2 | 2021 |
| Colón | 1 | 2 | 2012 |
| Romis Nelimar | 1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Stockolmo | 1 | 2 | 2005 |
| Peñarol | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Auriblanco | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Miramar | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Cordón | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Urunday Universitario | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Hebraica y Macabi | 1 | 1 | 2004 |
| Capurro | 1 | 1 | 2003 |
| Marne | 0 | 4 | |
| Reducto | 0 | 2 | |
| Yale | 0 | 1 | |
| Bohemios | 0 | 1 | |
| Welcome | 0 | 1 | |
| San Telmo Rápido Sport | 0 | 1 | |
| Urupan | 0 | 1 | |
| Danubio | 0 | 1 | |
| Lagomar | 0 | 1 | |
| Goes | 0 | 1 | |
| Capitol | 0 | 1 | |
| Juventud | 0 | 1 | |
| Larre Borges | 0 | 1 | |
| Las Bóvedas | 0 | 1 | |