2020 Uruguayan Segunda División season

Segunda División
Season2020
ChampionsCerrito
PromotedCerrito
Villa Española
Sud América
RelegatedTacuarembó
Goals scored322
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The 2020 Uruguayan Segunda División was the season of second division professional of football in Uruguay. A total of 12 teams competed; the top two teams and the winner of the Championship play-offs were promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División. [1] [2]

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
Cerrito Montevideo Parque Maracaná 8,000
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
Sud América Minas Juan Antonio Lavalleja 8,000
Tacuarembó Tacuarembó Estadio Goyenola 12,000
Villa Española Montevideo Obdulio Varela 8,000
Villa Teresa Montevideo José Nasazzi 5,002

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cerrito 22 11 8 3 38 23 +15 41 Promotion to 2021 Primera División
2 Villa Española 22 10 7 5 35 24 +11 37
3 Juventud 22 7 11 4 24 17 +7 32 Qualification to Promotion Playoffs
4 Rampla Juniors 22 8 8 6 27 23 +4 32
5 Racing 22 7 9 6 25 26 −1 30
6 Sud América 22 7 7 8 30 33 −3 28
7 Central Español 22 7 6 9 25 25 0 27
8 Rocha 22 6 9 7 20 23 −3 27
9 Villa Teresa 22 6 8 8 19 29 −10 26
10 Atenas 22 5 9 8 23 29 −6 24
11 Tacuarembó 22 6 5 11 19 27 −8 23
12 Albion 22 5 7 10 22 28 −6 22
Updated to match(es) played on February 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

Promotion Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
Sud América2–0Juventud
Racing1–0Rampla Juniors
Second leg
Juventud1–0Sud América
Rampla Juniors3–0Racing

Finals

Sud América3–2Rampla Juniors
Rampla Juniors1–2Sud América

Relegation

Pos
 Team 2019
Pts 		2020
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Villa Española 36 37 73 44 1.659
2 Cerrito 30 41 71 44 2.088
3 Juventud — 32 32 22 1.455
4 Rampla Juniors — 32 32 22 1.455
5 Racing — 30 30 22 1.364
6 Sud América 30 28 58 44 1.318
7 Villa Teresa 28 26 54 44 1.227
8 Rocha — 27 27 22 1.227
9 Atenas 29 24 53 44 1.205
10 Central Español 24 27 51 44 1.159
11 Albion 27 22 49 44 1.114 Relegation Playoff Matches
12 Tacuarembó 19 23 42 44 0.955 Relegation to Primera División Amateur

Relegation playoff

Albion3–1Colón
Colón0–4Albion

References

  1. ^ "Los clubes de segunda división profesional le pusieron fecha al inicio del Uruguayo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Cerrito campeón de la temporada 2020 de Segunda División" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.

See also