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| Organising body | AUF |
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| Founded | 1942; 83 years ago (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:2025 season | |
TheSegunda División Profesional[1] is the second division of professionalfootball in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to asPrimera B. In 1942, the Segunda División was established to replace the amateurDivisional Intermedia, establishing a professional league for lower divisions in Uruguay.[2][3]
The most successful clubs areFénix andSud América with seven titles. The current champion isAlbion.
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.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Albion | Montevideo | Charrúa | 14,000 |
| Artigas | Artigas | Matías González | 7,000 |
| Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
| Central Español | Montevideo | Parque Palermo | 6,500 |
| Cerrito | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
| Colón | Montevideo | Parque Doctor Carlos Suero | 2,000 |
| Deportivo Maldonado | Maldonado | Domingo Burgueño Miguel | 22,000 |
| Fénix | Montevideo | Parque Capurro | 10,000 |
| La Luz | Montevideo | Parque Luis Rivero | 4,000 |
| Oriental | La Paz | Parque Oriental | 1,500 |
| Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Olímpico | 9,500 |
| Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Raúl Goyenola | 12,000 |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque ANCAP | 4,000 |
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
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| 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 |
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