2021 Uruguayan Segunda División season

The 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División is the season of second division professional of football in Uruguay. A total of 12 teams will compete; the top two teams and the winner of the Championship play-offs are promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División. [1] [2]

Segunda División
Season2021
ChampionsAlbion (1st title)
PromotedAlbion
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Matches played115
Goals scored256 (2.23 per match)
← 2020
2022 →

Club information
Club City Stadium Capacity
Albion Montevideo Parque Enrique Falco 2,000
Atenas San Carlos Atenas 6,000
Central Español Montevideo Parque Palermo 6,500
Cerro Montevideo Luis Trócolli 24,000
Danubio Montevideo Jardines del Hipódromo 14,401
Defensor Sporting Montevideo Luis Franzini 18,000
Juventud Las Piedras Parque Artigas 12,000
Racing Montevideo Osvaldo Roberto 8,500
Rampla Juniors Montevideo Olímpico 9,500
Rocha Rocha Doctor Mario Sobrero 10,000
Uruguay Montevideo Montevideo Parque ANCAP 4,000
Villa Teresa Montevideo José Nasazzi 5,002

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Albion (C, P) 22 13 5 4 31 18 +13 44 Promotion to 2022 Primera División
2 Danubio (P) 22 12 5 5 24 14 +10 41
3 Racing 22 10 8 4 27 16 +11 38 Qualification to Promotion Playoffs
4 Defensor Sporting 22 11 4 7 33 21 +12 37
5 Cerro 22 10 7 5 26 20 +6 37
6 Central Español 22 9 6 7 29 29 0 33
7 Juventud 22 8 5 9 27 27 0 29
8 Uruguay Montevideo 22 7 4 11 21 27 −6 25
9 Atenas 22 5 9 8 20 17 +3 24
10 Rampla Juniors 22 5 6 11 14 32 −18 21
11 Villa Teresa 22 4 6 12 17 32 −15 18
12 Rocha 22 4 3 15 20 36 −16 15
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
First Leg
Cerro1–2Defensor Sporting
Núñez  34' Report
  • Denis  7' (o.g.)
  • Matturro  51'
Referee: Antonio García
Central Español0–0Racing
Report
Referee: Fernando Falce
Second Leg
Racing1–1Central Español
Cruz  55' Report Villalpando  30'
Referee: Pablo Giménez
Defensor Sporting0–1Cerro
Report Coelho  59'
Referee: Jonathan Fuentes
  • Racing and Defensor Sporting advanced to the Finals due to having a better campaign.

Finals
Defensor Sporting3–0Racing
  • Méndez  22'
  • Abaldo  63'
  • Valiente  87'
 Report
Referee: Mathias De Armas
Racing0–0Defensor Sporting

Relegation
Pos
 Team 2020
Pts		 2021
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Danubio —4141221.864
2 Defensor Sporting —3737221.682
3 Cerro —3737221.682
4 Racing 303868441.545
5 Albion 224466441.5
6 Juventud 322961441.386
7 Central Español 273360441.364
8 Rampla Juniors 322153441.205
9 Uruguay Montevideo —2525221.136
10 Atenas 242448441.091
11 Villa Teresa 261844441 Relegation Playoff Matches
12 Rocha 271542440.955 Relegation to Primera División Amateur

Relegation playoffs
Villa Teresa2–0La Luz
  • Fagúndez  45'
  • Ayala  70' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Diego Dunajec
La Luz–Villa Teresa

Reference
  1. "Danubio y Defensor, cuna de internacionales uruguayos, ante el reto de la 'B'" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. "Defensor Sporting descendió a la Segunda División Profesional después de 56 años" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2021.

See also
  • 2021 in Uruguayan football
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