Uraguay Tier 2

Segunda División Profesional

All data based on a start date of 02/01/2023 using the Your World preset.

League Guide & Facts

The second tier of Uruguayan Football
2 phases

Phase 1

14 teams are divided into 2 groups of 7.
Teams play each other once. (6 games)
Winners of each group play each other in a one off final at a neutral venue.
The winner secures at least a play off place (unless they finish the regular season in the relegation zone)

Phase 2 - Main Phase

Points from phase 1 are carried over
All teams play each other twice (a further 26 games)
Top 2 teams are promoted
Next 4 teams qualify for the playoffs
13th placed team (based on a 2 season points average) go into relegation playoff against a lower tier side,
Bottom team (14th) (based on a 2 season points average) is relegated

Other

There must be no more than 3 foreign players in the starting 11 and no more than 6 in the squad
A championship playoff match is played if 1st and 2nd finish on the same points

Location Of clubs

Suggested* Additional Nations To Load

Tour The Americas

Plus

Optional (historic and transfer links)

*As always this is only a suggestion, the leagues listed are in order of importance, feel free to run as many or as little leagues as you think your system can handle. The setup above gives a nice regional feel.

It is advisable however to run as many top tier leagues of major nations as you can to keep the continental club competitions competitive

Media Prediction, Expectations and Title Odds

*Your odds and board expectations may vary slightly from save to save

Football Manager 2024 - Uruguay Segunda División Season 2023

Club Culture

Supporters

No clubs have any specific supporter culture

Board

The only team with a board expectation is Juventud de Las Piedras - Develop Players Using The Clubs Youth System

Football Manager 2024 - Uruguay Segunda División Season 2023

Facilities

Facilities Explained

Training Facilities

The better the training facilities the more chance (already visible) players will develop.

Here are the facilities ranking from worst to best -

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Basic
Below Average
Adequate
Average
Good
Great
Excellent
Superb
State of the Art

Youth Facilities

The training facilities available for Juniors (only).

Does NOT apply to visible players already at the club. All visible players currently at the club use Training Facilities regardless of age.

In theory the better these facilities the greater your players will be developed on the day of intake. But there are a lot of factors at play.

Here are the facilities ranking from worst to best -

Poor
Basic
Below Average
Adequate
Average
Good
Great
Excellent
Superb
State of the Art

Junior Coaching

The quality and quantity of unseen youth coaches that affects the quality of players in your youth intake

Junior coaching is ranked as follows from worst to best -

Basic
Fairly Basic
Average
Adequate
Good
Excellent
Exceptional

Youth Recruitment

This determines how large a pool of players your team can recruit from. It is the size of your recruitment network. It increases your chances of getting the best young players from your area, nation and beyond.

Some clubs of course will have no youth recruitment at all, which means no youth intakes.

Recruitment is ranked as follows from worst to best -