# Liga Uruguaya de Ascenso

The Liga de Ascenso (also known as LDA or Metro; English: Promotion League) is the second most important professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The competition began in 2004 under the name of Torneo Metropolitano (Metropolitan Tournament). The promotion basketball championships replaced the Campeonato Federal de Segunda de Ascenso.
Goes is the current champion and Bohemios is the team with more titles, with three.

## Format

The LDA 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 last three are relegated to the DTA.
* 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 Uruguaya de Básquetbol and play in a single-match final, with the winner being crowned as the champion.

## Participating teams
### 2024 season teams

Notes: All statistics are only for the Liga de Ascenso, which is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (Federación Uruguaya de Basketball). The Campeonato Federal 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 |
| Bohemios | Montevideo | Estadio Alberto Casal | 925 | 1932 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Capitol | Montevideo | Gimnasio Carlos Garbuyo | 480 | 1934 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Colón | Montevideo | Gimnasio Héctor Chaine | 1,000 | 1907 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Goes | Montevideo | Estadio Plaza de las Misiones | 1,800 | 1934 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Lagomar | Ciudad de la Costa | Gimnasio Lagomar | 170 | 1956 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Larrañaga | Montevideo | Gimnasio Larrañaga | 350 | 1939 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Larre Borges | Montevideo | Estadio Romeo Schinca | 900 | 1927 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Montevideo | Montevideo | Gimnasio Héctor Novick | 500 | 1933 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Olimpia | Montevideo | Estadio Albérico J. Passadore | 500 | 1918 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivol Mundial | Montevideo | Gimnasio Olivol Mundial | 175 | 1931 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Sayago | Montevideo | Gimnasio Roberto Moro | 660 | 1923 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Stockolmo | Montevideo | Gimnasio Héctor Domínguez | 700 | 1919 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Tabaré | Montevideo | Gimnasio Tabaré | 800 | 1931 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Unión Atlética | Montevideo | Gimnasio Unión Atlética | 750 | 1921 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Verdirrojo | Montevideo | Gimnasio Verdirrojo | 350 | 1948 | 20 | 1 | 0 |

## Champions by season

| Season | Champion | Other promotions | Champion Coach |
| 2004 | Bohemios and Sayago | Bohemios and Sayago | Ramiro De León and Héctor Da Pra |
| 2005 | Tabaré | Goes | Daniel Ciechanovecchi |
| 2006 | Welcome | Hebraica y Macabi | Héctor Da Pra |
| 2007 | Bohemios | Tabaré | Ramiro De León |
| 2007 | Bohemios | Cordón | Ramiro De León |
| 2008 | Capurro | Aguada | Federico Camiña |
| 2009 | Montevideo | Welcome | Víctor Hugo Berardi |
| 2010 | Guruyú Waston | Larre Borges | César Somma |
| 2011 | Tabaré | Nacional | Federico Camiña |
| 2012 | Atenas | Goes | José Luis Alonso |
| 2013 | Larre Borges | Guruyú Waston | Daniel Lovera |
| 2014 | Urunday Universitario | Welcome | Héctor Da Pra |
| 2014 | Urunday Universitario | Tabaré | Héctor Da Pra |
| 2015 | Cordón | Unión Atlética | Mathías Nieto |
| 2015 | Cordón | Sayago | Mathías Nieto |
| 2016 | Larrañaga | Nacional | Gonzalo Fernández |
| 2016 | Larrañaga | Bohemios | Gonzalo Fernández |
| 2017 | Atenas | Sayago | Martín Frydman |
| 2017 | Atenas | Verdirrojo | Martín Frydman |
| 2018 | Bohemios | Capitol | Edgardo Kogan |
| 2019 | Miramar | Peñarol | Esteban Yaquinta |
| 2020 | Urupan | Olivol Mundial | Esteban Yaquinta |
| 2022 | Larre Borges | Stockolmo | Mathías Nieto |
| 2023 | Urunday Universitario | Welcome | Héctor Da Pra |
| 2024 | Goes | Unión Atlética | Gustavo Reig |

## Total titles by club

| Club | Championships | Promotions | Year(s) won |
| Bohemios | 3 | 4 | 2004, 2007, 2018 |
| Tabaré | 2 | 5 | 2005, 2011 |
| Cordón | 2 | 3 | 2015, 2022 |
| Larre Borges | 2 | 3 | 2013, 2021 |
| Urunday Universitario | 2 | 2 | 2014, 2023 |
| Atenas | 2 | 2 | 2012, 2017 |
| Welcome | 1 | 4 | 2004 |
| Goes | 1 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sayago | 1 | 3 | 2004 |
| Guruyú Waston | 1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Urupan | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miramar | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Larrañaga | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Montevideo | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Capurro | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Unión Atlética | 0 | 2 | |
| Nacional | 0 | 2 | |
| Stockolmo | 0 | 1 | |
| Olivol Mundial | 0 | 1 | |
| Peñarol | 0 | 1 | |
| Capitol | 0 | 1 | |
| Verdirrojo | 0 | 1 | |
| Aguada | 0 | 1 | |
| Hebraica y Macabi | 0 | 1 | |