Primera D Metropolitana
| Founded | 1950 [1] |
|---|---|
| Country |  Argentina |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 16 (2021) |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Primera C Metropolitana |
| Relegation to | Disaffiliation for one season |
| Current champions | Liniers (2021) |
| Most championships | Argentino (M) (3 titles) |
| TV partners | TyC Sports |
| Website | Official webpage |
The Primera D Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 16 clubs from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires), the league is the only one that remains amateur.[2]
The other league at level five is the Torneo Federal C, where teams from regional leagues take part.
Format[]
The winners of Primera D Metropolitana gain automatic promotion to Primera C. The club finishing in 2nd to 9th place behind enter a playoff series; the winner of which faces the club finishing second bottom in Primera C in a promotion/relegation playoff.
The team that finishes bottom of Primera D Metropolitana faces relegation. However, because Primera D Metropolitana is the lowest league in the Argentine football system relegation this means that the relegated team will not participate in the league system the following season.
Current teams (2021 season)[]
| Club | City | Region | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentino | Rosario | Santa Fe Province | José María Olaeta |
| Central Ballester | José L. Suárez | Greater Buenos Aires | Central Ballester |
| Centro Español | Villa Sarmiento | Greater Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Defensores de Cambaceres | Ensenada | Buenos Aires Province | Defensores de Cambaceres |
| Juventud Unida | Muñiz | Greater Buenos Aires | Ciudad de San Miguel |
| Liniers | Villegas | Greater Buenos Aires | Juan Antonio Arias |
| Lugano | Tapiales | Greater Buenos Aires | José María Moraños |
| Muñiz | Muñiz | Greater Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Deportivo Paraguayo | Constitución | Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Puerto Nuevo | Campana | Buenos Aires Province | Rubén Carlos Vallejos |
| Sportivo Barracas | Barracas, Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Yupanqui | Villa Lugano | Buenos Aires | (none) |
History[]
As precedents of the current league, there were tournaments disputed by youth divisions of some of the Primera División clubs, which took part from 1905 to 1926.
The first Primera D Metropolitana championship (under the name "Tercera de Ascenso") was held in 1950. The first champion was Liniers. In 1962 the tournament changed its name to "Primera de Aficionados", which lasted to 1974, when it was called "Primera D Metropolitana", which has remained to date.[3]
Since the restructuring of the league system in 1986, the division became the fifth category of Argentine football (lower than Primera División, Primera B Nacional, Primera B Metropolitana and Primera C).[4]
List of Champions[]
Titles by club[]
| Club | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Argentino (M) | 3 | 1985, 1998–99, 2018–19 |
| Ferrocarril Midland | 3 | 1968, 1988–89, 2008–09 |
| Liniers | 3 | 1950, 1989–90, 2021 |
| Sacachispas | 3 | 1954, 1999–00, 2002–03 |
| Acassuso | 2 | 1971, 2000–01 |
| Barracas Central | 2 | 1974, 1981 |
| Claypole | 2 | 1996–97, 2020 |
| Defensores de Cambaceres | 2 | 1959, 1976 |
| Defensores Unidos | 2 | 1969, 2007–08 |
| Dock Sud | 2 | 1984, 2010–11 |
| Fénix | 2 | 2004–05, 2011–12 |
| Ituzaingó | 2 | 2005–06, 2016–17 |
| Leandro N. Alem | 2 | 1957, 2006–07 |
| Luján | 2 | 1963, 1973 |
| Sportivo Barracas | 2 | 2003–04, 2015 |
| Victoriano Arenas | 2 | 1990–91, 2017–18 |
| Villa San Carlos | 2 | 1992–93, 2001–02 |
| Almirante Brown | 1 | 1956 |
| Argentino (Q) | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Arsenal (L) | 1 | 1964 |
| Arsenal (S) | 1 | 1962 |
| Brown (A) | 1 | 1980 |
| Central Ballester | 1 | 1995–96 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 1 | 1982 |
| Defensores de Almagro | 1 | 1970 |
| Deportivo Armenio | 1 | 1972 |
| Deportivo Español | 1 | 1958 |
| Deportivo Paraguayo | 1 | 1991–92 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Deportivo Morón | 1 | 1955 |
| El Porvenir | 1 | 2016 |
| Flandria | 1 | 1952 |
| General Lamadrid | 1 | 1977 |
| General Mitre | 1 | 1965 |
| J. J. de Urquiza | 1 | 1994–95 |
| Juventud Unida | 1 | 1997–98 |
| Lugano | 1 | 1987–88 |
| Luz y Fuerza | 1 | 1966 |
| Macabi | 1 | 1967 |
| Muñiz | 1 | 1986–87 |
| Piraña | 1 | 1978 |
| Puerto Nuevo | 1 | 1993–94 |
| San Martín (B) | 1 | 1983 |
| San Miguel | 1 | 1979 |
| Sportivo Italiano | 1 | 1960 |
| Tristán Suárez | 1 | 1975 |
| UAI Urquiza | 1 | 2009–10 |
| Villa Dálmine | 1 | 1961 |
Notes[]
- ^ A special tournament was played, where team from several categories competed together. The champion was Tiro Federal, promoting to Primera División B.
- ^ Affiliated to AFA in 1963, remaining in the Association until 1965.[5]
- ^ The football team from the "Luz y Fuerza" trade union was located in Villa Udaondo[6] and affiliated to AFA in 1964 under the name "Instituto Cultural y Deportivo Luz y Fuerza".[7]
- ^ The team from the Jewish organization of Argentina, got affiliated to AFA in 1953. The team disaffiliated in 1968, just one year after promoting to Primera C.[8]
References[]
- ^ Campeones de la Cuarta División, AFA website (Archive, 2013-08-13)
- ^ Marcha atrás en el Ascenso: no se juega la fecha de la B Metropolitana y la Primera C, Clarín, 4 Mar 2017
- ^ Argentina fourth level champions - RSSSF
- ^ Campeones de la Quinta División (1986-), AFA website (Archive, 2013-08-13)
- ^ "Desafiliados: General Mitre"
- ^ Argentina - Primera C AFA 1971 by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol
- ^ "Desafiliados: Luz y Fuerza", Piel de Ascenso, 14 Aug 2013
- ^ "Querido ascenso - El año inolvidable de Macabi" by Guillermo Tagliaferri, Clarín, 10 Nov 2011
External links[]
- Primera D Metropolitana
- 1950 establishments in Argentina
- Football leagues in Buenos Aires
- Football leagues in Argentina
- Sports leagues established in 1950