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]
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 4 March 2023 – 27 January 2024 |
Champions | Miramar Misiones (4th title) |
Promoted | Miramar Misiones Progreso Rampla Juniors |
Relegated | Bella Vista Potencia |
Matches played | 230 |
Goals scored | 557 (2.42 per match) |
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) |
← 2022 2024 → |
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
editClub | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albion | Montevideo | Parque Falco | 2,000 |
Atenas | San Carlos | Atenas | 6,000 |
Bella Vista | Montevideo | José Nasazzi | 10,000 |
Cerrito | Montevideo | Parque Maracaná | 8,000 |
Juventud | Las Piedras | Parque Artigas | 12,000 |
Miramar Misiones | Montevideo | Parque Luis Méndez Piana | 6,500 |
Oriental | La Paz | Parque Oriental | 1,500 |
Potencia | Montevideo | Parque 13 de Febrero | 1,000 |
Progreso | Montevideo | Parque Abraham Paladino | 8,000 |
Rampla Juniors | Montevideo | Olímpico | 9,500 |
Rentistas | Montevideo | Complejo Rentistas | 10,600 |
Sud América | Montevideo | Parque Carlos Angel Fossa | 6,000 |
Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | Raúl Goyenola | 12,000 |
Uruguay Montevideo | Montevideo | Parque ANCAP | 4,000 |
Torneo Competencia
editThe 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]
Serie A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRO | RAM | ORI | ALB | SUD | URU | ATE | |
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1 | Progreso | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 | Advance to Final | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | |
2 | Rampla Juniors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | ||
3 | Oriental | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | ||
4 | Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | — | 2–0 | 1–5 | — | — | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | Sud América | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | — | 1–3 | — | 4–2 | — | — | 0–2 | ||
6 | Uruguay Montevideo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | ||
7 | Atenas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
Serie B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | MIM | REN | BEL | POT | CER | TAC | |
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1 | Juventud | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Advance to Final | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | |
2 | Miramar Misiones | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | — | 4–2 | ||
3 | Rentistas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | — | ||
4 | Bella Vista | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | ||
5 | Potencia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–2 | ||
6 | Cerrito | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | ||
7 | Tacuarembó | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
Final
editRegular stage
editIn 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]
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Miramar Misiones (C, P) | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 66 | Promotion to Primera División |
2 | Progreso (P) | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 65 | |
3 | Uruguay Montevideo | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 56 | Advance to Promotion play-offs |
4 | Juventud | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 51 | |
5 | Rentistas | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 47 | |
6 | Rampla Juniors (P) | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 47 | |
7 | Oriental | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 47 | |
8 | Albion | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 41 | |
9 | Cerrito | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 41 | |
10 | Atenas | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 40 | |
11 | Tacuarembó | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 39 | |
12 | Bella Vista | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 29 | |
13 | Sud América | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 26 | |
14 | Potencia | 32 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goals scored, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
editPromotion play-offs
editBracket
editSemi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||
Rampla Juniors | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Uruguay Montevideo | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Rampla Juniors | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
Juventud | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Rentistas | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Juventud | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semi-finals
editFirst leg
editRampla Juniors | 0–0 | Uruguay Montevideo |
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Report |
Second leg
editUruguay Montevideo | 0–3 | Rampla Juniors |
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Rampla Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.
Juventud won 2–1 on aggregate.
Finals
editRampla Juniors | 2–1 | Juventud |
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Report |
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Juventud | 0–0 | Rampla Juniors |
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Report |
Rampla Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate and promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División.
Relegation
editPos | Team | 2022 Pts |
2023 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
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1 | Miramar Misiones | 40 | 66 | 106 | 59 | 1.797 | |
2 | Uruguay Montevideo | 44 | 56 | 100 | 59 | 1.695 | |
3 | Progreso | 31 | 65 | 96 | 59 | 1.627 | |
4 | Rentistas | — | 47 | 47 | 32 | 1.469 | |
5 | Oriental | — | 47 | 47 | 32 | 1.469 | |
6 | Rampla Juniors | 35 | 47 | 82 | 59 | 1.39 | |
7 | Juventud | 27 | 51 | 78 | 59 | 1.322 | |
8 | Albion | — | 41 | 41 | 32 | 1.281 | |
9 | Cerrito | — | 41 | 41 | 32 | 1.281 | |
10 | Atenas | 32 | 40 | 72 | 59 | 1.22 | |
11 | Tacuarembó | — | 39 | 39 | 32 | 1.219 | |
12 | Sud América | 33 | 26 | 59 | 59 | 1 | |
13 | Bella Vista (R) | — | 29 | 29 | 32 | 0.906 | Relegation to Primera División Amateur |
14 | Potencia (R) | — | 21 | 21 | 32 | 0.656 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Se viene la temporada 2023 de la Segunda División Profesional" [The 2023 Segunda División Profesional is coming] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "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] (in Spanish). El Observador. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "El sábado comienza una nueva temporada de la Segunda División Profesional" [A new Segunda División Profesional season starts on Saturday] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "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] (in Spanish). FútbolUy. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.