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2026 Uruguayan Segunda División season

The 2026 Uruguayan Segunda División season is the 119th season of the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second division championship of football in Uruguay. The season, which was named Elías Zumar, started on 14 March and is scheduled to end on 5 December 2026.[1] A total of 14 teams compete in the season; the top two teams and the winner of the promotion play-offs will be promoted to the Liga AUF Uruguaya at the end of the season. The fixture draw for the season was held on 26 February 2026.[2]

Segunda División Profesional
Season2026
Dates13 March – 5 December 2026
Matches85
Goals201 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerJonathan Isasmendi (8 goals)
Biggest home winAtenas 4–0 La Luz
(14 June)
Biggest away winAtenas 1–4 Fénix
(27 April)
Highest scoringRiver Plate 6–4 Cerrito
(14 June)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2026.

Teams

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Locations of the 2026 season teams outside Montevideo.

Fourteen teams take part in the season, nine of them returning from the previous edition. Albion, Central Español, and Deportivo Maldonado, who promoted to the top flight at the end of the previous Segunda División season, were replaced in this season by Plaza Colonia, River Plate, and Miramar Misiones, relegated from Liga AUF Uruguaya.[3] On the other hand, Rampla Juniors and Artigas, relegated from Segunda División in the previous season, were replaced by the 2025 Primera División Amateur champions Paysandú and runners-up Huracán.[4]

Club information

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Club City Home stadium[i] Capacity
Atenas San Carlos Atenas 6,000
Cerrito Montevideo Parque Maracaná 8,000
Colón Montevideo Parque Palermo 6,500
Fénix Montevideo Parque Capurro 10,000
Huracán Montevideo Parque Palermo 6,500
La Luz Montevideo Parque Palermo 6,500
Miramar Misiones Montevideo Parque Palermo 6,500
Oriental La Paz Parque Palermo 6,500
Paysandú Paysandú Parque Artigas 25,000
Plaza Colonia Colonia Juan Gaspar Prandi 4,500
Rentistas Montevideo Complejo Rentistas 10,600
River Plate Montevideo Parque Federico Omar Saroldi 6,000
Tacuarembó Tacuarembó Raúl Goyenola 12,000
Uruguay Montevideo Montevideo Luis Tróccoli 25,000
Notes
  1. ↑ The stadiums owned by Colón, Huracán, Miramar Misiones, Oriental, and Uruguay Montevideo do not meet the requirements to host league games. On the other hand, La Luz do not own a stadium.

Torneo Competencia

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The Torneo Competencia, named Mario Sanseverino, 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.[5]

Serie A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEN HUR URU CER LLU ATE TAC
1 Fénix 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 Advance to Final — — — 4–1 0–0 — 3–2
2 Huracán 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 2–1 — — 1–1 — 1–1 —
3 Uruguay Montevideo 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9 1–1 1–1 — — — — 1–1
4 Cerrito 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9 — — 2–1 — 0–0 3–1 —
5 La Luz 6 1 4 1 5 6 −1 7 — 2–2 0–2 — — 2–1 —
6 Atenas 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 1–4 — 0–1 — — — 1–0
7 Tacuarembó 6 0 3 3 5 9 −4 3 — 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 — —
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORI PCO COL REN MIM PAY RIV
1 Oriental 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13 Advance to Final — — 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 —
2 Plaza Colonia 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12 2–0 — — — — 1–1 3–0
3 Colón 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 — 1–1 — 1–2 — — 4–2
4 Rentistas 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–2 0–0 — — 1–1 — —
5 Miramar Misiones 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 — 0–2 0–0 — — — 1–0
6 Paysandú 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 — — 0–2 0–1 2–0 — —
7 River Plate 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 — — 1–1 — 2–1 —
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.

Final

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Fénix1–0Oriental
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Referee: Andrés Martínez

Regular stage

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In the regular stage, the 14 teams play 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 will be promoted to the Liga AUF Uruguaya, while the Torneo Competencia winners and the teams placing from third to fifth place (or sixth place if the Torneo Competencia winners place in the top five) will advance to the promotion play-offs to decide the last promoted team.[5] The regular stage began on 8 May and is scheduled to end on 8 November 2026.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Plaza Colonia 12 6 4 2 15 7 +8 22 Promotion to Liga AUF Uruguaya
2 Oriental 12 6 4 2 18 12 +6 22
3 Fénix (X) 12 5 5 2 21 13 +8 20 Advance to Promotion play-offs[a]
4 Cerrito 12 5 5 2 21 19 +2 20
5 Huracán 12 4 7 1 15 12 +3 19
6 Atenas 12 5 1 6 17 17 0 16
7 Colón 12 3 5 4 12 12 0 14
8 Miramar Misiones 12 3 5 4 13 14 −1 14
9 Rentistas 12 3 5 4 10 14 −4 14
10 River Plate 12 4 2 6 17 24 −7 14
11 Uruguay Montevideo 12 3 4 5 13 15 −2 13
12 Tacuarembó 12 3 4 5 12 15 −3 13
13 La Luz 12 2 7 3 9 13 −4 13
14 Paysandú 12 2 2 8 11 17 −6 8
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff series (only if needed to decide promotion), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Head-to-head points, 6) Head-to-head goals scored, 7) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(X) Assured of the promotion play-offs, but may still promote directly
Notes:
  1. ↑ Fénix qualified for the promotion play-offs by winning the Torneo Competencia. If they end as one of the top five teams in the regular season, the sixth-placed team will qualify for the promotion play-offs.

Results

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Home \ Away ATE CER COL FEN HUR LLU MIM ORI PAY PCO REN RIV TAC URU
Atenas — 4–0 3–2 2–1
Cerrito 2–1 — 2–0
Colón — 1–1 1–3 0–1
Fénix — 1–1 3–1 1–2
Huracán 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
La Luz 0–0 — 1–2 2–0
Miramar Misiones 1–1 — 2–2 1–1
Oriental 2–2 0–0 — 3–0 2–0
Paysandú 0–1 2–2 — 1–2
Plaza Colonia 0–1 0–0 3–1 —
Rentistas 0–2 1–0 — 1–2
River Plate 0–2 6–4 1–0 —
Tacuarembó 2–0 1–1 — 1–0
Uruguay Montevideo 2–2 1–3 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2026. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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As of 14 June 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uruguay Jonathan Isasmendi Cerrito 8
2 Uruguay Sergio Cortelezzi Huracán 6
3 Uruguay Maximiliano Burruzo River Plate 5
Uruguay Bruno Abbate Miramar Misiones
Uruguay Gastón Colmán Fénix
6 Uruguay Matías Núñez Atenas 4
Uruguay Luis Machado Cerrito
Uruguay Cristian Techera River Plate
Uruguay Ramiro Quintana Colón
Uruguay Benjamín Núñez Oriental
Colombia Ignacio Yepez Cerrito
Uruguay Matías Rigoleto Oriental

Source: BeSoccer[6]

Relegation

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For this season, it was proposed to ditch direct relegation to the third-tier league Divisional C and instead hold two play-off series to be contested by the bottom two teams and the teams placing third and fourth in the 2026 Divisional C, aiming to expand the Segunda División Profesional to 16 teams starting from 2027. This proposal was approved by the Professional League Council in April 2026.[7]

Pos Team 2025
Pts		 2026
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg Relegation
1 Plaza Colonia —2222121.833
2 Atenas 571673441.659
3 Oriental 502272441.636
4 Huracán —1919121.583
5 Colón 541468441.545
6 Tacuarembó 511364441.455
7 Fénix 432063441.432
8 Rentistas 441458441.318
9 Miramar Misiones —1414121.167
10 River Plate —1414121.167
11 Cerrito 262046441.045
12 La Luz 311344441
13 Uruguay Montevideo 261339440.886 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
14 Paysandú —88120.667

Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2026. Source: Soccerway[8]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Cambio en los descensos y mismo formato: así se jugará la Segunda División" [Change in relegations and same format: this is how the Segunda División will be played] (in Spanish). Caras y Caretas. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Segunda División: Se sorteó el fixture del Uruguayo con 14 equipos por tres ascensos" [Segunda División: The Uruguayo's fixture with 14 teams for three promotion berths was drawn] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Así terminó la tabla de promedios del descenso en la Liga AUF Uruguaya 2025" [This is how the table of relegation averages in the 2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya ended] (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Sinsolo, Fernando (12 March 2026). "Arranca la Segunda División Profesional: las altas y entrenadores de todos los planteles, partidos y dónde ver" [The Segunda División Profesional kicks off: the ins and coaches of all squads, matches and where to watch] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "La Segunda División Profesional de Uruguay inicia su actividad: todo lo que tenés que saber" [Uruguay's Segunda División Profesional starts its activity: everything you need to know] (in Spanish). DSports. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Table of top scorers Segunda Division 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Se anulan los descensos directos en la Segunda División Profesional; la temporada 2027 tendrá 16 equipos" [Direct relegations in the Segunda División Profesional are cancelled; the 2027 season will have 16 teams] (in Spanish). El País. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Segunda Division standings, Uruguay". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
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