Primera Nacional

Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season)[2][3] is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 32 teams, divided into two zones.

Primera Nacional
Founded1986 (1986)
First season1986–87
Country Argentina
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams37 (2022)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPrimera División
Relegation toPrimera B Metropolitana [note 1]
Torneo Federal A [note 2]
Current championsTigre
(2021)
Most championshipsBanfield
Olimpo (3 titles each)
Top goalscorerAdrián Czornomaz (160)[1]
TV partnersArgentina:
TyC Sports
DirecTV Sports
International:
TNT Sports
TyC Max
Websiteafa.com.ar/primerabnacional
Current: 2022

It is played by teams from all over the country. Clubs from Buenos Aires surroundings, as well as some from Santa Fe Province, are promoted from or relegated to the Primera B Metropolitana ("Metropolitan B Division") while for teams from the other provinces the Torneo Federal A ("Federal A Tournament") is the next level down. In Argentine football, Nacional B is the second-highest league, and from it, the three best teams are automatically promoted to Primera División.

Primera B Nacional games are often transmitted to Argentina and abroad on television by TyC Sports.

History

It was created in 1986 to integrate unaffiliated clubs into the Argentine football structure, which until then had only participated in Nacional championships of Argentina's First Division tournament. It brought together teams from the old Primera B (until then, the second division) and regional leagues from several Argentine provinces.

After the 1985–86 season, the Primera B Nacional became the second hierarchical league in Argentina's professional football, after the Primera División, and it is above the Torneo Federal A and the Primera B Metropolitana, the last one started to act as a third division for the teams directly affiliated to AFA.

Beginning in the 2019–20 season, the name was changed dropping the B to simply be known as Primera Nacional.

Format
Main article: 2022 Primera Nacional

Thirty-seven teams play each other once for a total of thirty-six rounds. The top-placed team will be the champion and will also earn promotion to the Primera División. The teams placed from 2nd to 13th place will compete in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion berth after the regular season ends, with the team placed 2nd entering in the third round, the team placed 3rd entering in the second round and the teams placed 4th to 13th entering in the first round.

List of champions

Since the first season held in 1986–87, the following teams have crowned champions of the division:[4]

Season Champion Runner-up Third Place
1986–87Deportivo Armenio (1)BanfieldBelgrano
1987–88Deportivo Mandiyú (1)QuilmesCipolletti
1988–89Chaco For Ever (1)LanúsUnión
1989–90Huracán (1)QuilmesDouglas Haig
1990–91Quilmes (1)Atlético TucumánBelgrano
1991–92Lanús (1)Almirante BrownColón
1992–93Banfield (1)ColónGimnasia y Tiro
1993–94Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (1)QuilmesSan Martin (T)
1994–95Estudiantes (LP) (1)Atlético de RafaelaColón
1995–96Huracán (C) (1)Talleres (C)Atlético Tucumán
1996–97Argentinos Juniors (1)Talleres (C)Godoy Cruz
1997–98Talleres (C) (1)BelgranoNo third-place awarded
1998–99Instituto (C) (1)Chacarita JuniorsNo third-place awarded
1999–00Huracán (2)QuilmesNo third-place awarded
2000–01Banfield (2)QuilmesNo third-place awarded
2001–02Olimpo (1)QuilmesSan Martín (M)
2002–03Atlético de Rafaela (1)Argentinos JuniorsQuilmes
2003–04Instituto (C) (2)AlmagroHuracán (TA)
2004–05Tiro Federal (1)Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)Huracán
2005–06Godoy Cruz (1)Nueva ChicagoBelgrano
2006–07Olimpo (2)San Martín (SJ)Huracán
2007–08San Martín (T) (1)Godoy CruzUnión
2008–09Atlético Tucumán (1)Chacarita JuniorsAtlético de Rafaela
2009–10Olimpo (3)QuilmesAtlético de Rafaela
2010–11Atlético de Rafaela (2)UniónSan Martín (SJ)
2011–12River Plate (1)QuilmesInstituto
2012–13Rosario Central (1)Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)Olimpo
2013–14Banfield (3)Defensa y JusticiaIndependiente
2014
(no champion crowned) [note 3]
2015Atlético Tucumán (2)PatronatoFerro Carril Oeste
2016Talleres (C) (2)Chacarita JuniorsGimnasia y Esgrima (J)
2016–17Argentinos Juniors (2)Chacarita JuniorsGuillermo Brown
2017–18Aldosivi (1)AlmagroSan Martin (T)
2018–19Arsenal (1)Sarmiento (J)Nueva Chicago
2019–20
(not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic) [note 4]
2020Sarmiento (J) (1)Estudiantes (RC)No third-place awarded
2021Tigre (1)Barracas CentralNo third-place awarded

Titles by club
Club Titles Runn. Seasons won
Banfield
3
1
1992–93, 2000–01, 2013–14
Olimpo
3
–
2001–02, 2006–07, 2009–10
Talleres (C)
2
2
1997–98, 2016
Atlético Tucumán
2
1
2008–09, 2015
Atlético de Rafaela
2
1
2002–03, 2010–11
Argentinos Juniors
2
1
1996–97, 2016–17
Huracán
2
–
1989–90, 1999–00
Instituto (C)
2
–
1998–99, 2003–04
Quilmes
1
8
1990–91
Arsenal
1
1
2018–19
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
1
1
1993–94
Godoy Cruz
1
1
2005–06
Lanús
1
1
1991–92
Sarmiento (J)
1
1
2020
Aldosivi
2
–
2017–18
Chaco For Ever
2
–
1988–89
Deportivo Armenio1—1986–87
Deportivo Mandiyú1—1987–88
Estudiantes (LP)1—1994–95
Huracán (C)1—1995–96
River Plate1—2011–12
Rosario Central1—2012–13
San Martín (T)1—2007–08
Tigre1—2021
Tiro Federal1—2004–05

Top scorers
Season Player Team Goals
1986–87 José Raúl IglesiasHuracán36
1987–88 Daniel LeaniQuilmes24
1988–89 Daniel AquinoBanfield24
Sergio RecchiuttiAlmirante Brown
1989–90 Juan AlmadaDefensa y Justicia20
Abel BlasónQuilmes
1990–91 Roberto OsteDefensa y Justicia24
1991–92 Carlos CardozoAlmirante Brown26
1992–93 Miguel AmayaGimnasia y Tiro (S)21
1993–94 Dante FernándezQuilmes29
1994–95 Alejandro AbaurreGodoy Cruz29
1995–96 Adrián CzornomazLos Andes22
1996–97 Eduardo BennettArgentinos Juniors23
1997–98 Alejandro GlaríaBanfield30
1998–99 Adrián CzornomazAtlético Tucumán26
1999–00 Gastón CasasHuracán30
2000–01 Daniel JiménezInstituto23
2001–02 Diego CeballosGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)26
2002–03 Daniel GiménezGodoy Cruz13
Diego TorresQuilmes
2003–04 Julio BevacquaCom. Activ. Infantiles13
2004–05 Rubén RamírezTiro Federal15
2005–06 Daniel Bazán VeraUnión (SF)18
2006–07 Ismael BlancoOlimpo29
2007–08 Cristian MillaChacarita Juniors20
Leandro ZárateUnión
2008–09 Luis RodríguezAtlético Tucumán20
2009–10 Leandro ArmaniTiro Federal19
2010–11 César CarignanoAtlético de Rafaela21
2011–12 Gonzalo CastillejosRosario Central26
2012–13 Luis RodríguezAtlético Tucumán20
2013–14 Juan M. LuceroDefensa y Justicia24
2014 Ramón ÁbilaHuracán9
Nicolás MazzolaInstituto (C)
2015 Fernando ZampedriJuventud Unida (G)
25
2016 Germán LesmanAll Boys
17
2016–17 Rodrigo SalinasChacarita Juniors
30
2017–18 Jonathan HerreraDep. Riestra / Ferro C. Oeste13
2018–19 Patricio CucchiGimnasia y Esgrima (M)15
2019–20 Pablo MagnínSarmiento (J)
15
2020 Claudio BielerAtlético Rafaela
5
2021 Pablo MagnínTigre
22

Notes
  1. Clubs from Buenos Aires (autonoumous city and suburban areas)
  2. Clubs from the rest of the Argentine provinces
  3. At the end of the season, the 10 best-placed teams were directly promoted to Primera División.
  4. On 28 April 2020, AFA decided to abandon the competition and declare the season finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no champion crowned. All official football competitions were suspended on 17 March 2020.

References
  1. "Y se sacó el parche" on Olé, 28 Jan 2007
  2. La AFA le cambió el nombre a la Primera B Nacional, Infobae, 10 Jul 2019
  3. La Primera B Nacional renueva su formato, Diario Uno, 10 Jul 2019
  4. List of Argentine second division champions at RSSSF
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