# 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División season

The 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División was the season of second division professional of football in Uruguay. A total of 12 teams competed; the top two teams and the winner of the Championship play-offs were promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División. On 19 March 2021, Nicolás Siri became the youngest hat-trick scorer in the history of Uruguayan football and the second in South America behind Pelé, after scoring a hat-trick in Danubio's 5–1 win against Boston River, at the age of 16 years and 11 months.

## Club information

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albion | Montevideo | Parque Enrique Falco | 2,000 |
| Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
| Central Español | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Cerro | Montevideo | Luis Trócolli | 24,000 |
| Danubio | Montevideo | Jardines del Hipódromo | 14,401 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Luis Franzini | 18,000 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
| Racing | Montevideo | Osvaldo Roberto | 8,500 |
| Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Olímpico | 9,500 |
| Rocha | Rocha | Doctor Mario Sobrero | 10,000 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque ANCAP | 4,000 |
| Villa Teresa | Montevideo | José Nasazzi | 5,002 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Albion (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 44 | Promotion to 2022 Primera División |
| 2 | Danubio (P) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 41 | Promotion to 2022 Primera División |
| 3 | Racing | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 38 | Qualification to Promotion Playoffs |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 37 | Qualification to Promotion Playoffs |
| 5 | Cerro | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 37 | Qualification to Promotion Playoffs |
| 6 | Central Español | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 | Qualification to Promotion Playoffs |
| 7 | Juventud | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Uruguay Montevideo | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | Atenas | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 24 | |
| 10 | Rampla Juniors | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 21 | |
| 11 | Villa Teresa | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Rocha | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 15 | |

### Promotion Playoffs
#### Semi-finals
##### Second leg

* Racing and Defensor Sporting advanced to the Finals due to having a better campaign.

#### Finals

Defensor Sporting won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to Primera División.

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2020 Pts | 2021 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Danubio | — | 41 | 41 | 22 | 1.864 | |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | — | 37 | 37 | 22 | 1.682 | |
| 3 | Cerro | — | 37 | 37 | 22 | 1.682 | |
| 4 | Racing | 30 | 38 | 68 | 44 | 1.545 | |
| 5 | Albion | 22 | 44 | 66 | 44 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Juventud | 32 | 29 | 61 | 44 | 1.386 | |
| 7 | Central Español | 27 | 33 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | |
| 8 | Rampla Juniors | 32 | 21 | 53 | 44 | 1.205 | |
| 9 | Uruguay Montevideo | — | 25 | 25 | 22 | 1.136 | |
| 10 | Atenas | 24 | 24 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | |
| 11 | Villa Teresa (R) | 26 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 1 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 12 | Rocha (R) | 27 | 15 | 42 | 44 | 0.955 | Relegation to Primera División Amateur |

### Relegation playoffs

Tied 3–3 on aggregate. La Luz won on penalties and were promoted to Segunda División.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego Coelho | Cerro | 24 |
| 2 | Diego Vera | Defensor Sporting | 23 |
| 3 | Matías Britos | Atenas | 22 |
| 3 | Pablo González | Albión | 22 |
| 3 | Alejo Cruz | Racing | 22 |