The Segunda División ProfesionalSegunda 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.La Segunda división y sus dos nombres: ¿Campeonato Uruguayo o Liga de Ascenso Profesional?Until 1941, the second level was formed by the División Intermedia
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
Ed.SeasonChampion Runner-upThird placePrimera División B 1942 Miramar Misiones Progreso Bella Vista 1943 River Plate Cerro Progreso 1944 Rampla Juniors Cerro Bella Vista 1945 Progreso Racing Danubio 1946 Cerro Racing Sud América 1947 Danubio Bella Vista Progreso 1948 (Championship not completed due to players strike)Tournament abandoned due to players' strike 1949 Bella Vista Racing Sud América 1950 Defensor Sud América Racing 1951 Sud América Fénix Bella Vista 1952 Montevideo Wanderers Bella Vista Progreso 1953 Miramar Misiones Progreso Sud América 1954 Sud América Central Español Racing 1955 Racing Fénix Central Español 1956 Fénix Central Español River Plate 1957 Sud América Central Español Canillitas 1958 Racing Progreso Central Español 1959 Fénix Colón Central Español 1960 Danubio River Plate Central Español 1961 Central Español Sud América Bella Vista 1962 Montevideo Wanderers Sud América Bella Vista 1963 Sud América Colón Central Español 1964 Colón Liverpool La Luz 1965 Defensor La Luz Progreso 1966 Liverpool River Plate Central Español 1967 River Plate La Luz Montevideo Wanderers 1968 Bella Vista Huracán Buceo Montevideo Wanderers 1969 Huracán Buceo Central Español Progreso 1970 Danubio Progreso Central Español 1971 Rentistas Fénix Miramar Misiones 1972 Montevideo Wanderers Fénix Racing 1973 Fénix Rampla Juniors Colón 1974 Racing Colón Central Español 1975 Sud América El Tanque Sisley Uruguay Montevideo 1976 Bella Vista Rampla Juniors Racing 1977 Fénix Rampla Juniors Racing 1978 River Plate La Luz Central Español 1979 Progreso Miramar Misiones La Luz 1980 Rampla Juniors Racing Liverpool 1981 El Tanque Sisley Racing La Luz 1982 Colón Fénix Villa Española 1983 Central Español Racing Rentistas 1984 River Plate Huracán Liverpool 1985 Fénix Liverpool Cerrito 1986 Miramar Misiones Rentistas Sud América 1987 Liverpool Racing Sud América 1988 Rentistas Racing Sud América 1989 Racing Cerrito Sud América 1990 El Tanque Sisley Sud América Basáñez 1991 River Plate Huracán Basáñez 1992 Rampla Juniors Huracán Buceo Basáñez 1993 Basáñez Central Español Fénix 1994 Sud América Racing Uruguay Montevideo 1995 Huracán Buceo Racing RentistasSegunda División Profesional 1996 Rentistas Racing Progreso 1997 Bella Vista Villa Española Progreso 1998 Cerro Deportivo Maldonado Frontera Rivera Chico 1999 Juventud Villa Española Racing 2000 Montevideo Wanderers Central Español Fénix 2001 Villa Española Progreso Plaza Colonia 2002 Liverpool Miramar Misiones Deportivo Colonia 2003 Cerrito Rentistas Rocha 2004 River Plate Rampla Juniors Paysandú 2005 Bella Vista Central Español Atenas 2005–06 Progreso Juventud Basáñez 2006–07 Fénix Cerro Juventud 2007–08 Racing Cerro Largo Villa Española 2008–09 Fénix Cerrito Atenas 2009–10 El Tanque Sisley Bella Vista Miramar Misiones 2010–11 Rentistas Cerrito Cerro Largo 2011–12 Central Español Juventud Progreso 2012–13 Sud América Rentistas Miramar Misiones 2013–14 Tacuarembó Atenas Rampla Juniors 2014–15 Liverpool Plaza Colonia Villa Teresa 2015–16 Rampla Juniors Villa Española Boston River 2016 El Tanque Sisley Atenas Cerro Largo 2017 Torque Atenas Progreso 2018 Cerro Largo Juventud Plaza Colonia 2019 Torque Deportivo Maldonado Rentistas 2020 Cerrito Villa Española Sud América 2021 Albion Danubio Defensor Sporting 2022 Racing La Luz Cerro 2023 Miramar Misiones Progreso Rampla Juniors 2024 Plaza Colonia Montevideo City Torque Juventud 2025 Albion Central Español Deportivo Maldonado
Titles by club ClubWinnersWinning yearsFénix 7 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2006–07, 2008–09 Sud América 7 1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1975, 1994, 2012–13Racing 6 1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2007–08, 2022River Plate 6 1943, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2004Bella Vista 5 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005Wanderers 4 1952, 1962, 1972, 2000 Rentistas 4 1971, 1988, 1996, 2010–11Liverpool 4 1966, 1987, 2002, 2015Miramar Misiones 4 1942, 1953, 1986, 2023Rampla Juniors 4 1944, 1980, 1992, 2006–07El Tanque Sisley 4 1981, 1990, 2009–10, 2016Central Español 3 1961, 1983, 2011–12Danubio 3 1947, 1960, 1970Progreso 3 1945, 1979, 2005–06Albion 2 2021, 2025Cerro 2 1946, 1998Cerrito 2 2003, 2020Colón 2 1964, 1982Defensor 2 1950, 1965Huracán Buceo 2 1969, 1995Torque 2 2017, 2019Basáñez 1 1993Cerro Largo 1 2018Juventud 1 1999Plaza Colonia 1 2024Tacuarembó 1 2013–14Villa Española 1 2001
See also Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol Uruguayan Primera División
References
External links
El Ascenso.com, Portal