Segunda División is a men’s football league in Uruguay, formed in 1942. On this page, visitors can follow its season coverage through live scores, fixtures, results and standings, alongside player and team statistics. Use the competition hub to review performance across seasons and track the information that matters throughout the league.
Upcoming matches, Segunda División
2nd Phase - 19
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- 2nd Phase - 19
Fenix
Colón
Parque Capurro -
- 2nd Phase - 19Miramar
Uruguay Montevideo
Parque Palermo -
- 2nd Phase - 19
Plaza Colonia
Paysandu
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- 2nd Phase - 19
La Luz
Atenas
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- 2nd Phase - 19
Tacuarembo
Sportivo Huracan -
- 2nd Phase - 19
Cerrito
CA River Plate
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- 2nd Phase - 19
Rentistas
Oriental
Latest played matches, Segunda División
2nd Phase - 18
2nd Phase - 17
Segunda División Standings
1st Phase
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 | Oriental | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | LWWWD | |
| 2 |
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Plaza Colonia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | WDDWW |
| 3 |
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Fenix | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 | WLWWD |
| 4 | Sportivo Huracan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | DWWDD | |
| 5 |
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Colón | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | DWDLD |
| 6 |
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Uruguay Montevideo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | DWLWD |
| 7 |
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Rentistas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 8 |
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Cerrito | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | DDLWD |
| 9 |
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La Luz | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 | DLWDD |
| 10 | Miramar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 | DDLWL | |
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Paysandu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | LDLLW |
| 12 |
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Atenas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 | LWLLL |
| 13 |
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CA River Plate | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 4 | WLLLD |
| 14 |
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Tacuarembo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | DLLLD |
2nd Phase
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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Atenas | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 33 | DWLDW |
| 2 |
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Plaza Colonia | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 30 | WWLDW |
| 3 |
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Colón | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 28 | LWWDW |
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Rentistas | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 27 | WWDDL |
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CA River Plate | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 26 | LLDDW |
| 6 | Oriental | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 25 | LWWWD | |
| 7 |
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Cerrito | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 25 | DLLWD |
| 8 |
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Fenix | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 25 | WLDWL |
| 9 |
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Paysandu | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 23 | LWWDL |
| 10 | Sportivo Huracan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 22 | LWWDW | |
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Tacuarembo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 22 | DLLLW |
| 12 |
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La Luz | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 21 | WLDLL |
| 13 | Miramar | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 19 | WLDDL | |
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Uruguay Montevideo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 17 | DLDLL |
Segunda División Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Segunda División teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Atenas | 13 |
| Central Espanol | 12 |
| Tacuarembo | 12 |
| Cerrito | 11 |
| Villa Teresa | 10 |
| Deportivo Maldonado | 10 |
| Miramar | 9 |
| SUD America | 8 |
| Rampla Juniors | 8 |
| Progreso | 8 |
| Atletico Torque | 8 |
| Rentistas | 8 |
| Juventud | 7 |
| Villa Espanola | 7 |
| Albion FC | 7 |
| Rocha | 7 |
| Plaza Colonia | 6 |
| Oriental | 6 |
| Sportivo Huracan | 6 |
| Boston River | 5 |
| Cerro Largo | 5 |
| Canadian | 5 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | 5 |
| La Luz | 4 |
| Racing Montevideo | 3 |
| Colón | 3 |
| Cerro | 2 |
| Bella Vista | 2 |
| El Tanque Sisley | 1 |
| Defensor Sporting | 1 |
| Danubio | 1 |
| Fenix | 1 |
| Liverpool Montevideo | 1 |
| Artigas | 1 |
| Cooper | 1 |
| Potencia | 1 |
Segunda División top scorer teams
Segunda División About
Segunda División is Uruguay’s professional second-tier men’s football league, officially known as the Segunda División Profesional. Organised under the authority of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), it sits directly below the Primera División and provides the main competitive route between Uruguay’s professional top flight and its amateur levels.
A professional bridge in the Uruguayan football pyramid
Established in 1942, the competition was created to give the country’s second tier a structured professional identity and to provide clubs with a realistic route towards the Primera División. Its role is both competitive and developmental: established teams can recover from relegation, ambitious clubs can pursue promotion, and emerging players gain experience in a demanding national league.
The league has also been an important part of Uruguay’s football culture. Clubs with strong local identities and historic rivalries have regularly competed in the division, making promotion campaigns significant sporting and community events. The competition’s position between the elite and amateur game gives it a distinctive character: it combines professional standards with the financial pressure and competitive uncertainty of clubs fighting to improve their status.
How clubs enter and leave the competition
Access is principally determined by sporting performance. Clubs relegated from the Primera División move into the Segunda División, while the champion or otherwise eligible promoted club from the Primera División Amateur can rise into the professional second tier. Participating teams must retain professional status and comply with the AUF’s regulatory requirements, including the conditions governing their organisation, facilities and match operations.
Promotion to the Primera División is the central objective of the season. Relegation works in the opposite direction, with the lowest-performing clubs at risk of returning to the amateur tiers. The precise relegation calculation can depend on the regulations applying to a particular edition; supplied accounts refer to the use of coefficient or multi-season average tables rather than relying only on one season’s final ranking. That distinction can make every match important, especially for clubs whose recent results have placed them under sustained pressure.
Competition format and progression
The Segunda División has used a flexible structure rather than one permanently fixed format. Recent descriptions combine a league phase with decisive promotion play-offs. Depending on the edition, the season may include an opening Torneo Competencia, group-stage matches or Apertura and Clausura phases, followed by a regular aggregate table. The recurring principle is that clubs accumulate results across a substantial programme before the leading teams are separated from those competing for the remaining promotion places.
In the league component, teams generally meet in a round-robin schedule, with double round-robin arrangements providing home and away fixtures. Standings are based on the standard points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Match calendars are established through the AUF’s competition regulations and scheduling process, with the draw helping distribute fixtures between home and away venues.
The strongest finishers can obtain direct promotion, while other high-ranked clubs may enter a promotion play-off. These play-offs are designed to add knockout tension to the longer league campaign, with pairings commonly determined by final table position. Where a tie is played over two legs and the aggregate score remains level, extra time may be used, followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The exact number of direct promotion places, play-off entrants and preliminary phases can vary by season, so the regulations for each edition remain decisive.
Standings, rules and tie-breakers
Matches are played under the Laws of the Game. In league standings, points are normally followed by goal difference and goals scored when teams finish level; head-to-head records may also form part of the applicable ranking hierarchy. These provisions are particularly important late in the campaign, when a single goal can affect direct promotion, a play-off position or relegation risk.
The competition’s format therefore balances two different demands. The regular league rewards consistency over a long schedule, while the promotion play-offs, where included, give high-ranked clubs a direct test in knockout football. This hybrid character is one of the defining features of Uruguay’s professional second tier.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The Segunda División generally follows the South American football calendar, with seasons running from late summer or early autumn through November or December. A typical campaign progresses from an opening or regular phase into the completion of the aggregate standings and, where required, post-season promotion matches. Dates and phase names are subject to the AUF’s regulations for the relevant season.
Winning the title is a major achievement, but promotion to the Primera División is the competition’s most valuable reward. It can improve a club’s sporting profile, revenue prospects and national visibility. For relegated top-flight clubs, a rapid return is often the priority; for long-established second-tier sides, promotion can represent the culmination of years of investment. At the other end of the table, avoiding relegation is essential to preserving professional status.
With a history reaching back to 1942, the Uruguayan Segunda División remains a vital part of the country’s football system. It is not simply a reserve competition for the Primera División: it is a professional league with its own rivalries, pressures and traditions, and a crucial route through which Uruguayan clubs and players pursue top-flight football.