Uruguayan Segunda División

Segunda División Profesional
Country  Uruguay
Confederation CONMEBOL
Founded 1942
Number of teams 15
Level on pyramid 2 out of 3
Promotion to Primera División
Relegation to Tercera División
Current champions Liverpool (4th title)
(2014–15)
Most championships Fénix & Sud América (7 titles)
TV partners Tenfield
Website elascenso.com
2015-16 season

Segunda División Profesional is the second tier of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol league system. The league is sometimes referred to as Primera B.

The Uruguayan 2nd division was established in 1942.

The most successful club is Fénix and current champion is Liverpool.

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 10 teams in the aggregate table, not counting the champion and the runner-up which they are promoted directly.

Season 2016 Teams

List of champions

Season Champion (Title count) Runner-up Third place
1942 Miramar (1) Progreso Bella Vista
1943 River Plate (1) Cerro Progreso
1944 Rampla Juniors (1) Cerro Bella Vista
1945 Progreso (1) Racing Danubio
1946 Cerro (1) Racing Sud América
1947 Danubio (1) Bella Vista Progreso
1948
Championship not completed due to players strike
1949 Bella Vista (1) Racing Sud América
1950 Defensor (1) Sud América Racing
1951 Sud América (1) Fénix Bella Vista
1952 Montevideo Wanderers (1) Bella Vista Progreso
1953 Miramar (2) Progreso Sud América
1954 Sud América (2) Central Español Racing
1955 Racing (1) Fénix Central Español
1956 Fénix (1) Central Español River Plate
1957 Sud América (3) Central Español Canillitas
1958 Racing (2) Progreso Central Español
1959 Fénix (2) Colón Central Español
1960 Danubio (1) River Plate Central Español
1961 Central Español (1) Sud América Bella Vista
1962 Montevideo Wanderers (2) Sud América Bella Vista
1963 Sud América (4) Colón Central Español
1964 Colón (1) Liverpool La Luz
1965 Defensor (2) La Luz Progreso
1966 Liverpool (1) River Plate Central Español
1967 River Plate (2) La Luz Montevideo Wanderers
1968 Bella Vista (2) Huracán Buceo Montevideo Wanderers
1969 Huracán Buceo (1) Central Español Progreso
1970 Danubio (2) Progreso Central Español
1971 Rentistas (1) Fénix Miramar Misiones
1972 Montevideo Wanderers (3) Fénix Racing
1973 Fénix (3) Rampla Juniors Colón
1974 Racing (3) Colón Central Español
1975 Sud América (5) El Tanque Sisley Uruguay Montevideo
1976 Bella Vista (3) Rampla Juniors Racing
1977 Fénix (4) Rampla Juniors Racing
1978 River Plate (3) La Luz Central Español
1979 Progreso (2) Miramar Misiones La Luz
1980 Rampla Juniors (2) Racing Liverpool
1981 El Tanque Sisley (1) Racing La Luz
1982 Colón (2) Fénix Villa Española
1983 Central Español (2) Racing Rentistas
1984 River Plate (4) Huracán Liverpool
1985 Fénix (5) Liverpool Cerrito
1986 Miramar Misiones (3) Rentistas Sud América
1987 Liverpool (2) Racing Sud América
1988 Rentistas (2) Racing Sud América
1989 Racing (4) Cerrito Sud América
1990 El Tanque Sisley (2) Sud América Basáñez
1991 River Plate (5) Huracán Basáñez
1992 Rampla Juniors (3) Huracán Buceo Basáñez
1993 Basáñez (1) Central Español No third-place awarded
1994 Sud América (6) No second-place awarded No third-place awarded
1995 Huracán Buceo (2) No second-place awarded No third-place awarded
1996 Rentistas (3) Racing No third-place awarded
1997 Bella Vista (4) Villa Española No third-place awarded
1998 Cerro (2) Deportivo Maldonado Frontera Rivera Chico
1999 Juventud (1) Villa Española Racing
2000 Montevideo Wanderers (4) Central Español Fénix
2001 Villa Española (1) Progreso No third-place awarded
2002 Liverpool (3) Miramar Misiones Deportivo Colonia
2003 Cerrito (1) Rentistas Rocha
2004 River Plate (6) Rampla Juniors Paysandú
2005 Bella Vista (5) Central Español No third-place awarded
2005–06 Progreso (3) No second-place awarded No third-place awarded
2006–07 Fénix (6) Cerro Juventud
2007–08 Racing (5) Cerro Largo Villa Española
2008–09 Fénix (7) Cerrito Atenas
2009–10 El Tanque Sisley (3) Bella Vista Miramar Misiones
2010–11 Rentistas (4) Cerrito Cerro Largo
2011–12 Central Español (3) Juventud Progreso
2012–13 Sud América (7) Rentistas Miramar Misiones
2013–14 Tacuarembó (1) Atenas Rampla Juniors
2014–15 Liverpool (4) Plaza Colonia Villa Teresa

Titles by club

Team Nº of titles Years
Fénix 7 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2006–07, 2008–09
Sud América 7 1951, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1975, 1994, 2012–13
River Plate 6 1943, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2004
Bella Vista 5 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005
Racing 5 1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2007-08
Montevideo Wanderers 4 1952, 1962, 1972, 2000
Rentistas 4 1971, 1988, 1996, 2010–11
Liverpool 4 1966, 1987, 2002, 2015
Central Español 3 1961, 1983, 2011–12
Danubio 3 1947, 1960, 1970
Miramar Misiones 3 1942, 1953, 1986
Progreso 3 1945, 1979, 2005–06
Rampla Juniors 3 1944, 1980, 1992
El Tanque Sisley 3 1981, 1990, 2009–10
Cerro 2 1946, 1998
Colón 2 1964, 1982
Defensor 2 1950, 1965
Huracán Buceo 2 1969, 1995
Basáñez 1 1993
Cerrito 1 2003
Juventud 1 1999
Tacuarembó 1 2013–14
Villa Española 1 2001

See also

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