Uruguayan Liga Metropolitana Amateur

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Liga Metropolitana Amateur
Logo Campeonato Uruguayo Cuarta Division.png
Organising body AUF
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
CountryFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Confederation CONMEBOL
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid4
Promotion to Primera División Amateur
Relegation toTeam is deaffiliated.
Domestic cup(s) Copa Uruguay (only the best 2 teams of the previous season)
Current championsLito
Most championshipsCooper (2 titles)
TV partnersAUF TV (streaming)
Website AUF

The Uruguayan Liga Metropolitana Amateur (also denominated Divisional D) is the fourth division in the Uruguayan football league system. Historically occupied by the Divisional Extra first, then the Primera "D", the idea to refloat a fourth league in Uruguay's league pyramid was brought up by 2020, then led to fruition in 2021 by the Uruguayan Football Association.

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History

Inaugural season

The first edition of the league was drawn on 29 November 2021 and it didn't involve any promotion nor relegation. [1] [2]

Only teams based no further than 40 kilometres away from Montevideo (those in the Montevideo metropolitan area, thus the league's name) were allowed to participate in the league after also paying an entry fee of US$5000 and guaranteeing compliance of dispositions such as proven representativity of a community or neighbourhood and possession of a field, rented or own. [3] [4]

The teams that participated in the league's first season were:

TeamLocationDistrictFoundation Date
5esqpanesiahwjavjnaw.png Cinco Esquinas de Pando Pando, Canelones December 8, 1934
Coopoaiwhjanmva.png Cooper Montevideo Carrasco August 25, 1937
Escudo Deutscher 2021.png Deutscher Montevideo 2021 (unknown )
Escudo club Keguay.png Keguay Toledo, Canelones August 25, 2000
Escudo CSyD Hacele un gol a la vida.png Hacele un Gol a la Vida Montevideo October 8, 2010
Escudo club Paso de la arena.png Paso de la Arena Montevideo Paso de la Arena September 1, 1949
Rincon FC.png Rincón de Carrasco Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones November 14, 2005
Unión de San José Ciudad del Plata, San José February 26, 2020

Special considerations:

1. ^ Hacele un Gol a la Vida is actually based on the city of Young, in the Río Negro department. However, and solely with the purpose of taking part in the league, the club has moved its administrative venues to the city of Montevideo.
2. ^ Though it bears the same name, colours and crest of the original Deutscher, the original club had briefly changed name to Centro Atlético Montevideo before being dissolved in 1909.

The league was divided into two Series (A and B) of four teams, randomly sorted before the season began. Participants faced other teams from the same series in a single-round format. After all matches in both series were played, a one-round final was held between the two best performing teams in each group, [5] which were Cooper and Paso de la Arena. [6]

Cooper were crowned champions after a 4–0 victory over Paso de la Arena on December 17, 2021. Since no promotion system was yet implemented, they would have to play the following season in the same division another time; though them and Paso de la Arena would be granted two spots for the 2022 Copa Uruguay, being sorted into the Preliminary and First Round respectively. [7]

League expansion and inclusion into the Uruguayan football league system

The league would welcome several new teams, those being Academia, Deportivo C.E.M., Estudiantes del Plata and Lito, though its format would not be altered. Additionally, a promotion spot to the Uruguayan Primera División Amateur would be implemented for the 2022 season, with it being won by title-holders Cooper after beating Lito, who had just returned to the league system, on penalties (3-4). [8]

No relegation from the Primera División Amateur to the Primera "D" would be implemented yet, though; and the team who finished last in the league would be deaffiliated - that spot would go to Keguay, as though they beat Hacele a la Vida on a relegation playoff, the result would ultimately be invalidated due to them unproperly fielding unregistered players. [9]

Fourth division champions (historical)

Segunda División Amateur / Divisional D

Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-up
1
2021 [10] Cooper Paseo de la Arena
2
2022 [8] Cooper Lito
3
2023LitoRincón

Titles by club

ClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Cooper 2—2021, 2022—
Lito1120232022

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