Uruguayan Segunda División (1903–1914) Explained

Uruguayan Segunda División
Organiser:AUF
Founded:1903
Levels:2
Promotion:(none)
Most Champs:River Plate (3)

The Uruguayan Segunda División was a football league in Uruguay, organised by the AUF. First held in 1903, this competition was one of the divisions that formed the Uruguayan football league system, and was contested until 1914 when it was replaced by Divisional Intermedia.[1]

Divisional Intermedia was the second division of Uruguay until 1942, when the Segunda División Profesional was created as a professional football league, therefore Intermedia became the third division.[2]

There are few records of Segunda División and almost nothing about results or further data of each season. Moreover, on some occasions Segunda División champions were not allowed by the AUF to participate in Primera División.[3] One of those teams was River Plate, that was allowed to participate in Primera only after having won the Segunda División three times.[3] Therefore River Plate played its first Primera División tournament in Primera División 1907.[4] [5]

List of champions

The following list include all champions:[6]

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1903 River Plate
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1905 River Plate
1906 River Plate
1907 Bristol
1908 Central
1909 CURCC B
1910 Nacional B
1911 Universal
1912 Reformers
1913 Independencia
1914 Defensor

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru3champ.html Uruguay - List of Champions Third Division
  2. http://www.el-area.com/uruguay/subpaginas/tercera_uru.htm#intermedia Divisional Intermedia
  3. http://www.el-area.com/uruguay/subpaginas/segunda_uru.htm Uruguay: Segunda División
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uruhist.html Uruguay - list of final tables (1900-2000)
  5. https://issuu.com/bigbourbon77/docs/darsena-gloriosa Dársena Gloriosa
  6. http://www.el-area.com/uruguay/subpaginas/segunda_uru.htm Uruguay: Segunda División