2023 Uruguayan Segunda División season explained

Competition:Segunda División Profesional
Season:2023
Winners:Miramar Misiones (4th title)
Promoted:Miramar Misiones
Progreso
Rampla Juniors
Relegated:Bella Vista
Potencia
Biggest Home Win:Progreso 5–0 Atenas
(10 March)
Rampla Juniors 5–0 Cerrito
(3 December)
Biggest Away Win:Cerrito 1–6 Miramar Misiones
(4 November)
Highest Scoring:Cerrito 2–6 Uruguay Montevideo
(21 October)
Matches:230
Total Goals:557
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Uruguayan Segunda División season was the 116th season of the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second division championship of football in Uruguay. The season, named "Señor Fabián O'Neill", started on 4 March 2023 and ended on 27 January 2024.[1] A total of 14 teams competed in the season; the top two teams and the winner of the promotion play-offs were promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División.[2] [3] [4]

Miramar Misiones were the champions, claiming their fourth title in the second tier with a 2–0 victory over Albion on the last round of the regular season on 3 December 2023. Progreso, as league runners-up, were also promoted to Primera División along with Miramar Misiones.[5] The third promoted team was Rampla Juniors, winners of the promotion play-offs.

Club information

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
AlbionMontevideoParque Falco2,000
AtenasSan CarlosAtenas6,000
Bella VistaMontevideoJosé Nasazzi10,000
CerritoMontevideoParque Maracaná8,000
JuventudLas PiedrasParque Artigas12,000
Miramar MisionesMontevideoParque Luis Méndez Piana6,500
OrientalLa PazParque Oriental1,500
PotenciaMontevideoParque 13 de Febrero1,000
ProgresoMontevideoParque Abraham Paladino8,000
Rampla JuniorsMontevideoOlímpico9,500
RentistasMontevideoComplejo Rentistas10,600
Sud AméricaMontevideoParque Carlos Angel Fossa6,000
TacuarembóTacuarembóRaúl Goyenola12,000
Uruguay MontevideoMontevideoParque ANCAP4,000

Torneo Competencia

The Torneo Competencia, named "César Pintos", was the first stage of the tournament. The 14 participating teams were divided into two groups of seven where they played each one of the teams under a single round-robin format. The winners of each group advanced to the final, with the winner being assured of a berth into the promotion play-offs.[2]

Final

Regular stage

In the regular stage, the 14 teams played each other twice under a double round-robin format for a total of 26 matches. Teams carried over their Torneo Competencia performances to this stage. The top two teams at the end of the regular stage were promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División, while the teams placing from third to sixth place advanced to the promotion play-offs.[2]

Results

Promotion play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Rampla Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.----Juventud won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

----Rampla Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate and promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División.

Relegation

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Relegation
1Miramar Misiones40 66 106 59
2Uruguay Montevideo44 56 100 59
3Progreso31 65 96 59
4Rentistas47 47 32
5Oriental47 47 32
6Rampla Juniors35 47 82 59
7Juventud27 51 78 59
8Albion41 41 32
9Cerrito41 41 32
10Atenas32 40 72 59
11Tacuarembó39 39 32
12Sud América33 26 59 59
13Bella Vista (R)29 29 32 Relegation to Primera División Amateur
14Potencia (R)21 21 32

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Segunda División: se oficializó que los playoffs por el tercer ascenso comenzarán el lunes . Segunda División: it was made official that the playoffs for the third promotion spot will begin on Monday . FútbolUy . es . 9 January 2024 . 10 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Se viene la temporada 2023 de la Segunda División Profesional . The 2023 Segunda División Profesional is coming . . es . 31 January 2023 . 26 November 2023.
  3. Web site: El fixture completo de la Segunda División Profesional 2023 y el formato de competencia . The 2023 Segunda División Profesional's full fixture and competition format . . es . 14 February 2023 . 26 November 2023.
  4. Web site: El sábado comienza una nueva temporada de la Segunda División Profesional . A new Segunda División Profesional season starts on Saturday . La Diaria . es . 28 February 2023 . 26 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Segunda División: Miramar Misiones se consagró campeón y Bella Vista descendió a la C . Segunda División: Miramar Misiones crowned themselves as champions and Bella Vista were relegated to the C . FútbolUy . es . 3 December 2023 . 3 December 2023.