2017–18 Primera B Nacional
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 15 September 2017– April 2018 |
Champions | Aldosivi |
Promoted | Aldosivi San Martín (T) |
Relegated | Juventud Unida (G) Boca Unidos All Boys Estudiantes (SL) Flandria Deportivo Riestra |
Matches played | 300 |
Goals scored | 603 (2.01 per match) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2018. |
The 2017–18 Argentine Primera B Nacional is the 33rd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in September 2017 and ended in June 2018. Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2016–17 season, four teams that were relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.
Competition format[]
The league's format changed from the previous season. Twenty-five teams play each other once for a total of twenty-four matches each. The Champion earns promotion to the Primera División. The teams placed 2nd to 9th compete in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion after the regular season ends. Six teams are relegated at the end of the season.
Club information[]
![2017–18 Primera B Nacional is located in Argentina](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Argentina_location_map.svg/300px-Argentina_location_map.svg.png)
![GBA GBA](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Arrows_12x12_w.svg/8px-Arrows_12x12_w.svg.png)
![Aldosivi Aldosivi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Arrows_12x12_nw.svg/8px-Arrows_12x12_nw.svg.png)
![Flandria Flandria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Arrows_12x12_ne.svg/8px-Arrows_12x12_ne.svg.png)
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
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1 | Aldosivi (C, P) | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 41 | Championship play-off for Promotion to Primera División |
2 | Almagro | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 41 | |
3 | San Martín (T) (P) | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
4 | Brown | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 37 | |
5 | Sarmiento (J) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 37 | |
6 | Instituto | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 37 | |
7 | Atlético de Rafaela | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | |
8 | Villa Dálmine | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 36 | |
9 | Agropecuario Argentino | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 35 | |
10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 34 | |
11 | Deportivo Morón | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 33 | |
12 | Quilmes | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
13 | Mitre (SdE) | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 32 | |
14 | Independiente Rivadavia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 31 | |
15 | Juventud Unida (G) | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 30 | |
16 | Guillermo Brown | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 28 | |
17 | Los Andes | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 27 | |
18 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 26 | |
19 | Deportivo Riestra[a] | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 25 | |
20 | Estudiantes (SL) | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 25 | |
21 | Boca Unidos | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 25 | |
22 | All Boys | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 25 | |
23 | Nueva Chicago | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 25 | |
24 | Flandria | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
25 | Santamarina | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only for deciding promotion or relegation); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Deportivo Riestra were deducted ten points at the end of the tournament, as a result of the incidents against Comunicaciones in the second match of the final of the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana Torneo Reducido.[1] The deduction was appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sports,[2] which, after the end of the tournament, upheld the points deduction.[3]
Championship play-off[]
Almagro and Aldosivi ended up tied in points at the end of the 24 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. The winner of this match will achieve Promotion to Primera División as champions, while the loser will qualify to Torneo Reducido as runners-up.
Aldosivi | 3–1 | Almagro |
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González ![]() Ellacopulos ![]() Chávez ![]() |
Acosta ![]() |
Results[]
Torneo Reducido[]
Teams ending in positions 2 to 9 play the Torneo Reducido for a second Promotion to Primera División. Quarterfinals are played in one leg, at the stadium of the best placed team. In case of a tie, the best placed team advances. Semi-finals are played on two legs, and in case of a tie the best placed team advances. The finals are played on two legs, and a penalty shootout will occur in case of a tie.
Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Almagro | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Sarmiento (J) (bsr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Instituto | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | San Martín (T) (bsr) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Villa Dálmine | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Brown (bsr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 |
Relegation[]
The bottom six teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.
Pos |
Team | 2015 Pts |
2016 Pts |
2016–17 Pts |
2017–18 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
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1 | Aldosivi | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 24 | 1.708 | |
2 | Sarmiento (J) | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 | |
3 | Atlético de Rafaela | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 24 | 1.5 | |
4 | San Martín (T) | — | — | 61 | 39 | 100 | 68 | 1.471 | |
5 | Brown | — | 28 | 65 | 37 | 130 | 89 | 1.461 | |
6 | Agropecuario Argentino | — | — | — | 35 | 35 | 24 | 1.458 | |
7 | Almagro | — | 28 | 60 | 41 | 129 | 89 | 1.449 | |
8 | Guillermo Brown | 48 | 30 | 75 | 28 | 181 | 131 | 1.382 | |
9 | Deportivo Morón | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 24 | 1.375 | |
10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 55 | 38 | 52 | 34 | 179 | 131 | 1.366 | |
11 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 67 | 26 | 60 | 26 | 179 | 131 | 1.366 | |
12 | Instituto | 62 | 16 | 63 | 37 | 178 | 131 | 1.359 | |
13 | Santamarina | 66 | 27 | 61 | 24 | 178 | 131 | 1.359 | |
14 | Villa Dálmine | 60 | 33 | 47 | 36 | 176 | 131 | 1.344 | |
15 | Quilmes | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 24 | 1.333 | |
16 | Mitre (SdE) | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 24 | 1.333 | |
17 | Los Andes | 54 | 30 | 59 | 27 | 170 | 131 | 1.298 | |
18 | Nueva Chicago | — | 30 | 60 | 25 | 115 | 89 | 1.292 | |
19 | Independiente Rivadavia | 51 | 20 | 67 | 31 | 169 | 131 | 1.29 | |
20 | Juventud Unida (G) (R) | 54 | 28 | 55 | 30 | 167 | 131 | 1.275 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
21 | Boca Unidos (R) | 54 | 38 | 47 | 25 | 164 | 131 | 1.252 | |
22 | All Boys (R) | 53 | 26 | 60 | 25 | 164 | 131 | 1.252 | |
23 | Estudiantes (SL) (R) | 56 | 24 | 54 | 25 | 159 | 131 | 1.214 | |
24 | Flandria (R) | — | — | 56 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | |
25 | Deportivo Riestra (R)[note 1] | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1.042 |
Source: AFA
- As of 30 April 2018
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of May 1, 2018
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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1 | ![]() |
Deportivo Riestra and Ferro Carril Oeste | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
Aldosivi | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
San Martín (T) | 10 |
See also[]
Note[]
- ^ Deportivo Riestra were deducted ten points at the end of the tournament, as a result of the incidents against Comunicaciones in the second match of the final of the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana Torneo Reducido.[1] The deduction was appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sports,[2] which, after the end of the tournament, upheld the points deduction.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "AFA Boletin 5429" (PDF). Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Inédito: el TAS acepta revisar el fallo de Riestra". Doble Amarilla (in Spanish). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b "El TAS confirma la sanción aplicada por AFA al Deportivo Riestra y desciende de categoría". Iusport.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Goleadores de Primera B Nacional Campeonato 2017–18".
External links[]
- Primera B Nacional seasons
- 2017–18 in Argentine football leagues