2023 Uruguayan Segunda División season

Segunda División Profesional
Season2023
Dates4 March 2023 – 27 January 2024
ChampionsMiramar Misiones (4th title)
PromotedMiramar Misiones
Progreso
Rampla Juniors
RelegatedBella Vista
Potencia
Matches played230
Goals scored557 (2.42 per match)
Biggest home winProgreso 5–0 Atenas
(10 March)
Rampla Juniors 5–0 Cerrito
(3 December)
Biggest away winCerrito 1–6 Miramar Misiones
(4 November)
Highest scoringCerrito 2–6 Uruguay Montevideo
(21 October)
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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

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Locations of the 2023 season teams outside Montevideo.
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Locations of the 2023 Segunda División teams within Montevideo.
Club City Stadium Capacity
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

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]

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PRO RAM ORI ALB SUD URU ATE
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 —
Source: Soccerway
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV MIM REN BEL POT CER TAC
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 — — —
Source: Soccerway
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

Juventud1–5Progreso
  • John Kleber 14'
 Report
Referee: Pablo Giménez

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]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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
Source: Soccerway
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

Home \ Away ALB ATE BEL CER JUV MIM ORI POT PRO RAM REN SUD TAC URU
Albion — 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–1
Atenas 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1
Bella Vista 1–5 1–1 — 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Cerrito 2–1 0–1 2–1 — 3–0 1–6 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–6
Juventud 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2
Miramar Misiones 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1
Oriental 1–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 — 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 3–1 1–1 0–0
Potencia 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1
Progreso 3–2 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–2
Rampla Juniors 0–2 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1
Rentistas 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–3
Sud América 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–3 0–0 — 1–2 0–1
Tacuarembó 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 5–2 1–2 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–0 — 2–0
Uruguay Montevideo 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

Bracket

Semi-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

First leg

Rampla Juniors0–0Uruguay Montevideo
Report
Referee: Pablo Giménez
Rentistas0–0Juventud
Report
Referee: Hernán Heras

Second leg

Uruguay Montevideo0–3Rampla Juniors
Report
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

Rampla Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.

Juventud2–1Rentistas
 Report
  • Berríos 45'
Referee: Jonathan Fuentes

Juventud won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Rampla Juniors2–1Juventud
 Report
  • Mimbacas 30'
Referee: Santiago Motta
Juventud0–0Rampla Juniors
Report
Referee: Pablo Giménez

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

Relegation

Pos Team 2022
Pts 		2023
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.