# Uruguayan Segunda División

The Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, 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.
The most successful clubs are Fénix and Sud América with seven titles. The current champion is Plaza Colonia.

## 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
### 2025 Season

The 14 clubs of the Segunda Division are divided into two groups (Group A and Group B). At the end of the regular season the top two teams of each division qualify for the knockout round.

### Group A

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albion | Montevideo | Charrúa | 14,000 |
| Artigas | Montevideo | Matías González | 3,000 |
| Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
| Central Español | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Cerrito | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque ANCAP | 4,000 |

### Group B

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Colón | Montevideo | Parque Doctor Carlos Suero | 2,000 |
| Deportivo Maldonado | Maldonado | Domingo Burgueño Miguel | 22,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 10,000 |
| La Luz | Montevideo | Parque Luis Rivero | 4,000 |
| Oriental | La Paz | Parque Oriental | 1,500 |
| Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Olímpico | 9,500 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Raúl Goyenola | 12,000 |

## List of champions

| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
| Primera División B |||||
| 1 | 1942 | Miramar Misiones (1) | Progreso | Bella Vista |
| 2 | 1943 | River Plate (1) | Cerro | Progreso |
| 3 | 1944 | Rampla Juniors (1) | Cerro | Bella Vista |
| 4 | 1945 | Progreso (1) | Racing | Danubio |
| 5 | 1946 | Cerro (1) | Racing | Sud América |
| 6 | 1947 | Danubio (1) | Bella Vista | Progreso |
| 7 | 1948 | (Championship not completed due to players strike) | (Championship not completed due to players strike) | (Championship not completed due to players strike) |
| 8 | 1949 | Bella Vista (1) | Racing | Sud América |
| 9 | 1950 | Defensor (1) | Sud América | Racing |
| 10 | 1951 | Sud América (1) | Fénix | Bella Vista |
| 11 | 1952 | Montevideo Wanderers (1) | Bella Vista | Progreso |
| 12 | 1953 | Miramar Misiones (2) | Progreso | Sud América |
| 13 | 1954 | Sud América (2) | Central Español | Racing |
| 14 | 1955 | Racing (1) | Fénix | Central Español |
| 15 | 1956 | Fénix (1) | Central Español | River Plate |
| 16 | 1957 | Sud América (3) | Central Español | Canillitas |
| 17 | 1958 | Racing (2) | Progreso | Central Español |
| 18 | 1959 | Fénix (2) | Colón | Central Español |
| 19 | 1960 | Danubio (2) | River Plate | Central Español |
| 20 | 1961 | Central Español (1) | Sud América | Bella Vista |
| 21 | 1962 | Montevideo Wanderers (2) | Sud América | Bella Vista |
| 22 | 1963 | Sud América (4) | Colón | Central Español |
| 23 | 1964 | Colón (1) | Liverpool | La Luz |
| 24 | 1965 | Defensor (2) | La Luz | Progreso |
| 25 | 1966 | Liverpool (1) | River Plate | Central Español |
| 26 | 1967 | River Plate (2) | La Luz | Montevideo Wanderers |
| 27 | 1968 | Bella Vista (2) | Huracán Buceo | Montevideo Wanderers |
| 28 | 1969 | Huracán Buceo | Central Español | Progreso |
| 29 | 1970 | Danubio | Progreso | Central Español |
| 30 | 1971 | Rentistas | Fénix | Miramar Misiones |
| 31 | 1972 | Montevideo Wanderers | Fénix | Racing |
| 32 | 1973 | Fénix (3) | Rampla Juniors | Colón |
| 33 | 1974 | Racing (3) | Colón | Central Español |
| 34 | 1975 | Sud América (5) | El Tanque Sisley | Uruguay Montevideo |
| 35 | 1976 | Bella Vista (3) | Rampla Juniors | Racing |
| 36 | 1977 | Fénix (4) | Rampla Juniors | Racing |
| 37 | 1978 | River Plate (3) | La Luz | Central Español |
| 38 | 1979 | Progreso | Miramar Misiones | La Luz |
| 39 | 1980 | Rampla Juniors | Racing | Liverpool |
| 40 | 1981 | El Tanque Sisley | Racing | La Luz |
| 41 | 1982 | Colón | Fénix | Villa Española |
| 42 | 1983 | Central Español | Racing | Rentistas |
| 43 | 1984 | River Plate (4) | Huracán | Liverpool |
| 44 | 1985 | Fénix (5) | Liverpool | Cerrito |
| 45 | 1986 | Miramar Misiones | Rentistas | Sud América |
| 46 | 1987 | Liverpool | Racing | Sud América |
| 47 | 1988 | Rentistas | Racing | Sud América |
| 48 | 1989 | Racing (4) | Cerrito | Sud América |
| 49 | 1990 | El Tanque Sisley | Sud América | Basáñez |
| 50 | 1991 | River Plate (5) | Huracán | Basáñez |
| 51 | 1992 | Rampla Juniors | Huracán Buceo | Basáñez |
| 52 | 1993 | Basáñez | Central Español | Fénix |
| 53 | 1994 | Sud América (6) | Racing | Uruguay Montevideo |
| 54 | 1995 | Huracán Buceo | Racing | Rentistas |
| Segunda División Profesional |||||
| 55 | 1996 | Rentistas | Racing | Progreso |
| 56 | 1997 | Bella Vista (4) | Villa Española | Progreso |
| 57 | 1998 | Cerro | Deportivo Maldonado | Frontera Rivera Chico |
| 58 | 1999 | Juventud | Villa Española | Racing |
| 59 | 2000 | Montevideo Wanderers | Central Español | Fénix |
| 60 | 2001 | Villa Española | Progreso | Plaza Colonia |
| 61 | 2002 | Liverpool | Miramar Misiones | Deportivo Colonia |
| 62 | 2003 | Cerrito | Rentistas | Rocha |
| 63 | 2004 | River Plate (6) | Rampla Juniors | Paysandú |
| 64 | 2005 | Bella Vista (5) | Central Español | Atenas |
| 65 | 2005–06 | Progreso | Juventud | Basáñez |
| 66 | 2006–07 | Fénix (6) | Cerro | Juventud |
| 67 | 2007–08 | Racing (5) | Cerro Largo | Villa Española |
| 68 | 2008–09 | Fénix (7) | Cerrito | Atenas |
| 69 | 2009–10 | El Tanque Sisley | Bella Vista | Miramar Misiones |
| 70 | 2010–11 | Rentistas | Cerrito | Cerro Largo |
| 71 | 2011–12 | Central Español | Juventud | Progreso |
| 72 | 2012–13 | Sud América (7) | Rentistas | Miramar Misiones |
| 73 | 2013–14 | Tacuarembó | Atenas | Rampla Juniors |
| 74 | 2014–15 | Liverpool | Plaza Colonia | Villa Teresa |
| 75 | 2015–16 | Rampla Juniors | Villa Española | Boston River |
| 76 | 2016 | El Tanque Sisley | Atenas | Cerro Largo |
| 77 | 2017 | Torque | Atenas | Progreso |
| 78 | 2018 | Cerro Largo | Juventud | Plaza Colonia |
| 79 | 2019 | Torque | Deportivo Maldonado | Rentistas |
| 80 | 2020 | Cerrito | Villa Española | Sud América |
| 81 | 2021 | Albion | Danubio | Defensor Sporting |
| 82 | 2022 | Racing (6) | La Luz | Cerro |
| 83 | 2023 | Miramar Misiones | Progreso | Rampla Juniors |
| 84 | 2024 | Plaza Colonia | Montevideo City Torque | Juventud |

## Titles by club

| Club | Winners | Winning years |
| Fénix | 7 | 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2006–07, 2008–09 |
| Sud América | 7 | 1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1975, 1994, 2012–13 |
| Racing | 6 | 1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2007–08, 2022 |
| River Plate | 6 | 1943, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2004 |
| Bella Vista | 5 | 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005 |
| Wanderers | 4 | 1952, 1962, 1972, 2000 |
| Rentistas | 4 | 1971, 1988, 1996, 2010–11 |
| Liverpool | 4 | 1966, 1987, 2002, 2015 |
| Miramar Misiones | 4 | 1942, 1953, 1986, 2023 |
| Rampla Juniors | 4 | 1944, 1980, 1992, 2006–07 |
| El Tanque Sisley | 4 | 1981, 1990, 2009–10, 2016 |
| Central Español | 3 | 1961, 1983, 2011–12 |
| Danubio | 3 | 1947, 1960, 1970 |
| Progreso | 3 | 1945, 1979, 2005–06 |
| Cerro | 2 | 1946, 1998 |
| Cerrito | 2 | 2003, 2020 |
| Colón | 2 | 1964, 1982 |
| Defensor | 2 | 1950, 1965 |
| Huracán Buceo | 2 | 1969, 1995 |
| Torque | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| Albion | 1 | 2021 |
| Basáñez | 1 | 1993 |
| Cerro Largo | 1 | 2018 |
| Juventud | 1 | 1999 |
| Plaza Colonia | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacuarembó | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Villa Española | 1 | 2001 |