Uruguayan Segunda División
Football league
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The Segunda División Profesional[1] 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.[2][3]
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| Organising body | AUF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1942 |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Primera División |
| Relegation to | Primera División Amateur |
| Current champions | Albion (2nd title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Fénix Sud América (7 titles each) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Tenfield |
| Website | Segunda División |
| Current: 2026 season | |
The most successful clubs are Fénix and Sud América with seven titles. The current champion is Albion.
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.
2026 season teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
| Cerrito | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
| Colón | Montevideo | Parque Doctor Carlos Suero | 2,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 10,000 |
| Huracán | Montevideo | Parque Pedro Ángel Bossio | 2,000 |
| La Luz | Montevideo | Parque Luis Rivero | 4,000 |
| Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Luis Méndez Piana | 4,000 |
| Oriental | La Paz | Parque Oriental | 1,500 |
| Paysandú | Paysandú | Parque Artigas | 25,000 |
| Plaza Colonia | Colonia | Juan Gaspar Prandi | 4,500 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| River Plate | Montevideo | Parque Federico Omar Saroldi | 6,000 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Raúl Goyenola | 12,000 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque ANCAP | 4,000 |
List of champions
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 |
| Albion | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Basáñez | 1 | 1993 |
| Cerro Largo | 1 | 2018 |
| Juventud | 1 | 1999 |
| Plaza Colonia | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacuarembó | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Villa Española | 1 | 2001 |
