2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season explained

Competition:Segunda División Profesional
Season:2024
Dates:16 March – December 2024
Winners:Plaza Colonia (1st title)
Promoted:Plaza Colonia
Montevideo City Torque
Relegated:Sud América
Cooper
Biggest Home Win:La Luz 6–0 Cerrito
(31 May)
Biggest Away Win:City Torque 0–5 Rentistas
(16 November)
Highest Scoring:Juventud 4–2 Oriental
(30 March)
Cooper 3–3 Plaza Colonia
(12 April)
La Luz 6–0 Cerrito
(31 May)

(30 September)
Colón 4–2 Tacuarembó
(13 October)
Cooper 4–2 City Torque
(10 November)
Matches:231
Total Goals:489
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:4 December 2024

The 2024 Uruguayan Segunda División season is the 117th season of the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second division championship of football in Uruguay. The season, named "100 Años del Club Oriental", started on 16 March and is scheduled to end in December 2024. A total of 14 teams competed in the season; the top two teams and the winner of the promotion play-offs will be promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División.[1] The fixture draw for the season was held on 2 March 2024.[2]

Plaza Colonia were the champions, winning their first Segunda División title as well as promotion to Primera División after defeating Oriental by a 2–1 score on 16 November, the final day of the regular season.[3] The second promoted team was Montevideo City Torque, who defeated Uruguay Montevideo in a tiebreaker series for the last direct promotion spot.[4]

Teams

Fourteen teams take part in the season, nine of them returning from the previous edition. Montevideo City Torque, La Luz, and Plaza Colonia, relegated from Primera División, replaced the promoted sides Miramar Misiones, Progreso, and Rampla Juniors, while the 2023 Primera División Amateur champions Colón and runners-up Cooper replaced Bella Vista and Potencia, both relegated to the third tier in the previous season.[5]

Club information

ClubCityHome stadiumCapacity
AlbionMontevideoParque Palermo6,500
AtenasSan CarlosAtenas6,000
CerritoMontevideoParque Maracaná8,000
ColónMontevideoParque Palermo6,500
CooperMontevideoParque Palermo6,500
JuventudLas PiedrasParque Artigas12,000
La LuzMontevideoParque Palermo6,500
Montevideo City TorqueMontevideoParque Alfredo Víctor Viera7,527
OrientalLa PazParque Palermo6,500
Plaza ColoniaColonia del SacramentoJuan Gaspar Prandi3,500
RentistasMontevideoComplejo Rentistas10,600
Sud AméricaMontevideoParque Palermo6,500
TacuarembóTacuarembóRaúl Goyenola12,000
Uruguay MontevideoMontevideoParque Palermo6,500
Notes

Torneo Competencia

The Torneo Competencia, named "Héctor Peri", 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 in their group 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.[6] Originally, the participating clubs had decided not to hold the Torneo Competencia in this season, however it was eventually reinstated after a vote prior to the start of the season.[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 advance to the promotion play-offs.[6]

Standings

Promotion tiebreaker series

Since Uruguay Montevideo and Montevideo City Torque ended up tied in points for second place, a two-legged tiebreaker was played to decide the second promoted team. The losing team advanced to the promotion play-offs.

----Montevideo City Torque won 4–1 on points.

Results

Promotion play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Uruguay Montevideo won 5–3 on aggregate.----Juventud won 3–1 on aggregate.

Finals

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Relegation

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Relegation
1Plaza Colonia58 58 32
2Uruguay Montevideo56 54 110 64
354 54 32
4Colón52 52 32
5Juventud51 50 101 64
6Rentistas47 45 92 64
7Oriental47 44 91 64
8Cerrito41 46 87 64
9Albion41 44 85 64
10Atenas40 34 74 64
11Tacuarembó39 32 71 64
12La Luz35 35 32
13Cooper (R)33 33 32 Relegation to Primera División Amateur
14Sud América (R)26 31 57 64

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LAPro: comienza el 16 de marzo . LAPro: it begins on 16 March . . es . 20 February 2024 . 24 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Segunda División: se realizó el sorteo de la temporada 2024, que comenzará el sábado 16 . Segunda División: the draw for the 2024 season, which will begin on Saturday the 16th, was held . FútbolUy . es . 2 March 2024 . 24 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Segunda: Plaza Colonia fue campeón y es de primera; habrá definición por el otro ascenso . Segunda: Plaza Colonia were the champions and are a top-flight team; there will be a tiebreaker for the second promotion spot . FútbolUy . es . 16 November 2024 . 16 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Uruguay Montevideo 1-3 Montevideo City Torque: el Ciudadano ganó y logró su regreso a Primera División . Uruguay Montevideo 1–3 Montevideo City Torque: the Citizen won and achieved its return to Primera División . . es . 26 November 2024 . 26 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Primera División Amateur: Colón salió campeón y ascendió a Segunda, al igual que Cooper . Primera División Amateur: Colón ended up as champions and promoted to Segunda, same as Cooper . FútbolUy . es . 21 October 2023 . 24 March 2024.
  6. Web site: LAPro: Torneo Competencia desde el sábado 16 . LAPro: Torneo Competencia from Saturday the 16th . . es . 28 February 2024 . 24 March 2024.