The 2021 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.On 19 March 2021, Nicolás Siri became the youngest hat-trick scorer in the history of Uruguayan football and the second in South America behind Pelé, after scoring a hat-trick in Danubio's 5–1 win against Boston River, at the age of 16 years and 11 months.
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
Promotion Playoffs Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Racing and Defensor Sporting advanced to the Finals due to having a better campaign.
Finals
Defensor Sporting won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to Primera División.
Relegation Team Relegation 1Danubio — 41 41 22 2Defensor Sporting — 37 37 22 3Cerro — 37 37 22 4Racing 30 38 68 44 5Albion 22 44 66 44 6Juventud 32 29 61 44 7Central Español 27 33 60 44 8Rampla Juniors 32 21 53 44 9Uruguay Montevideo — 25 25 22 10Atenas 24 24 48 44 11Villa Teresa (R) 26 18 44 44 Relegation Playoff Matches 12Rocha (R) 27 15 42 44 Relegation to Primera División Amateur
Relegation playoffs
Tied 3–3 on aggregate. La Luz won on penalties and were promoted to Segunda División.
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Diego CoelhoCerro 24 2 Diego VeraDefensor Sporting 23 3 Matías BritosAtenas 22 Pablo GonzálezAlbión Alejo CruzRacing
References
See also 2021 in Uruguayan football