2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season
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The 2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season was the 117th season of the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second division championship of football in Uruguay. The season, named "100 Años del Club Oriental", started on 16 March and ended on 12 December 2024. A total of 14 teams competed in the season; the top two teams and the winner of the promotion play-offs were promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División.[1] The fixture draw for the season was held on 2 March 2024.[2]
Montevideo City Torque
Juventud
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 March – 12 December 2024 |
| Champions | Plaza Colonia (1st title) |
| Promoted | Plaza Colonia Montevideo City Torque Juventud |
| Relegated | Sud América Cooper |
| Matches | 233 |
| Goals | 493 (2.12 per match) |
| Biggest home win | La Luz 6–0 Cerrito (31 May) |
| Biggest away win | City Torque 0–5 Rentistas (16 November) |
| Highest scoring | Juventud 4–2 Oriental (30 March) Cooper 3–3 Plaza Colonia (12 April) La Luz 6–0 Cerrito (31 May) Sud América 3–3 Plaza Colonia (30 September) Colón 4–2 Tacuarembó (13 October) Cooper 4–2 City Torque (10 November) |
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Plaza Colonia were the champions, winning their first Segunda División title as well as promotion to Primera División after defeating Oriental by a 2–1 score on 16 November, the final day of the regular season.[3] The second promoted team was Montevideo City Torque, who defeated Uruguay Montevideo in a tiebreaker series for the last direct promotion spot.[4] The last promoted team was Juventud, who won the promotion play-offs after beating Uruguay Montevideo in the finals.[5]
Teams
Fourteen teams took part in the season, nine of them returning from the previous edition. Montevideo City Torque, La Luz, and Plaza Colonia, relegated from Primera División, replaced the promoted sides Miramar Misiones, Progreso, and Rampla Juniors, while the 2023 Primera División Amateur champions Colón and runners-up Cooper replaced Bella Vista and Potencia, both relegated to the third tier in the previous season.[6]
Club information
| Club | City | Home stadium[i] | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
| Cerrito | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
| Colón | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Cooper | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
| La Luz | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Montevideo City Torque | Montevideo | Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera | 7,527 |
| Oriental | La Paz | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Plaza Colonia | Colonia del Sacramento | Juan Gaspar Prandi | 3,500 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| Sud América | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Raúl Goyenola | 12,000 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
- Notes
- The stadiums owned by Colón, Oriental, Sud América, and Uruguay Montevideo do not meet the requirements to host league games. On the other hand, Albion, Cooper, La Luz, and Montevideo City Torque do not own a stadium.
Torneo Competencia
The Torneo Competencia, named "Héctor Peri", was the first stage of the tournament. The 14 participating teams were divided into two groups of seven where they played each one of the teams in their group under a single round-robin format. The winners of each group advanced to the final, with the winner being assured of a berth into the promotion play-offs.[7] Originally, the participating clubs had decided not to hold the Torneo Competencia in this season, however it was eventually reinstated after a vote prior to the start of the season.[2]
Serie A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | ALB | TAC | ORI | URU | LLU | SUD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventud | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Final | — | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | — | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Albion | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Tacuarembó | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Oriental | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | ||
| 5 | Uruguay Montevideo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | La Luz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 7 | Sud América | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
Serie B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCT | REN | PCO | COL | CER | COO | ATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo City Torque | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Advance to Final | — | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Rentistas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 10 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Plaza Colonia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Colón | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Cerrito | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Cooper | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | — | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 7 | Atenas | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
Final
Regular stage
In the regular stage, the 14 teams played each other twice under a double round-robin format for a total of 26 matches. Teams carried over their Torneo Competencia performances to this stage. The top two teams at the end of the regular stage were promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División, while the teams placing from third to sixth place advanced to the promotion play-offs.[7]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaza Colonia (C, P) | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 58 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Uruguay Montevideo | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 54 | Advance to Promotion tiebreaker series |
| 3 | Montevideo City Torque (P) | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 54 | |
| 4 | Colón | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 52 | Advance to Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Juventud | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 50 | |
| 6 | Cerrito | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Rentistas | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 45 | |
| 8 | Oriental | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 44 | |
| 9 | Albion | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 44 | |
| 10 | La Luz | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | Atenas | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 34 | |
| 12 | Cooper | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | |
| 13 | Tacuarembó | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | Sud América | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff series (if needed to decide promotion), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Head-to-head points, 6) Head-to-head goals scored, 7) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion tiebreaker series
Since Uruguay Montevideo and Montevideo City Torque ended up tied in points for second place, a two-legged tiebreaker was played to decide the second promoted team. The losing team advanced to the promotion play-offs.
| Uruguay Montevideo | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Montevideo City Torque |
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Montevideo City Torque won 4–1 on points.
Results
Promotion play-offs
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||
| Juventud | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Colón | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Juventud | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Uruguay Montevideo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cerrito | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Uruguay Montevideo | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
| Cerrito | 2–2 | Uruguay Montevideo |
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Second leg
| Uruguay Montevideo | 3–1 | Cerrito |
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Uruguay Montevideo won 5–3 on aggregate.
Juventud won 3–1 on aggregate.
Finals
| Juventud | 2–0 | Uruguay Montevideo |
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Juventud won 3–1 on aggregate and promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División.
Relegation
| Pos | Team | 2023 Pts |
2024 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaza Colonia | — | 58 | 58 | 32 | 1.813 | |
| 2 | Uruguay Montevideo | 56 | 54 | 110 | 64 | 1.719 | |
| 3 | Montevideo City Torque | — | 54 | 54 | 32 | 1.688 | |
| 4 | Colón | — | 52 | 52 | 32 | 1.625 | |
| 5 | Juventud | 51 | 50 | 101 | 64 | 1.578 | |
| 6 | Rentistas | 47 | 45 | 92 | 64 | 1.438 | |
| 7 | Oriental | 47 | 44 | 91 | 64 | 1.422 | |
| 8 | Cerrito | 41 | 46 | 87 | 64 | 1.359 | |
| 9 | Albion | 41 | 44 | 85 | 64 | 1.328 | |
| 10 | Atenas | 40 | 34 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | |
| 11 | Tacuarembó | 39 | 32 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | |
| 12 | La Luz | — | 35 | 35 | 32 | 1.094 | |
| 13 | Cooper (R) | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 1.031 | Relegation to Primera División Amateur |
| 14 | Sud América (R) | 26 | 31 | 57 | 64 | 0.891 |