1995–96 Primera B Nacional

The 1995–96 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the tenth season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División. It was the first season in which 3 points were awarded for a win instead of 2.

Primera B Nacional
Huracán (Corrientes), champion
Season1995–96
ChampionsHuracán Corrientes
(1st divisional title)
PromotedHuracán Corrientes
Unión
RelegatedTigre
Top goalscorerAdrián Czornomaz 22 goals

Club information

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Club City Stadium
All Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas
Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Arsenal Sarandí Julio H. Grondona
Atlanta Villa Crespo León Kolbovski
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental
Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino Sosa
Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors
Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
Godoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas
Huracán Corrientes Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón
Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón
Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva Chicago
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario
San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez
San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
Talleres Córdoba Estadio La Boutique
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna
Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril

Apertura standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Huracán Corrientes 21 12 6 3 37 23 +14 42 Promotion Playoff
2 Atlético Tucumán 21 11 4 6 30 19 +11 37
3 Atlético de Rafaela 21 10 6 5 33 23 +10 36
4 Talleres (C) 21 11 2 8 31 21 +10 35
5 Quilmes 21 9 7 5 30 21 +9 34
6 Godoy Cruz 21 9 7 5 29 24 +5 34
7 Instituto 21 9 6 6 34 30 +4 33
8 San Martín (SJ) 21 9 6 6 27 23 +4 33
9 Atlanta 21 9 5 7 26 26 0 32
10 Nueva Chicago 21 8 7 6 29 24 +5 31
11 Gimnasia y Tiro 21 8 5 8 31 25 +6 29
12 Douglas Haig 21 7 7 7 21 21 0 28
13 Unión 21 7 6 8 25 27 −2 27
14 Chacarita Juniors 21 7 5 9 22 25 −3 26
15 All Boys 21 6 7 8 19 28 −9 25
16 Deportivo Morón 21 6 6 9 24 30 −6 24
17 San Martín (T) 21 5 8 8 26 34 −8 23
18 Almirante Brown 21 5 7 9 18 31 −13 22
19 Arsenal 21 4 9 8 13 22 −9 21
20 Central Córdoba (R) 21 5 5 11 22 28 −6 20
21 Los Andes 21 3 9 9 18 26 −8 18
22 Tigre 21 3 6 12 19 33 −14 15
Source: [citation needed]

Clausura standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Talleres (C) 21 12 6 3 31 17 +14 42 Promotion Playoff
2 Central Córdoba (R) 21 11 6 4 40 23 +17 39
3 Unión 21 11 4 6 40 25 +15 37
4 Douglas Haig 21 10 7 4 40 28 +12 37
5 Los Andes 21 10 6 5 49 38 +11 36
6 Huracán Corrientes 21 9 6 6 31 24 +7 33
7 Godoy Cruz 21 9 5 7 30 25 +5 32
8 Instituto 21 7 10 4 37 28 +9 31
9 San Martín (SJ) 21 9 4 8 42 35 +7 31
10 Atlético Tucumán 21 9 7 5 28 24 +4 31[a]
11 Atlético de Rafaela 21 8 4 9 28 33 −5 28
12 Almirante Brown 21 7 7 7 28 36 −8 28
13 Gimnasia y Tiro 21 8 3 10 31 27 +4 27
14 Chacarita Juniors 21 6 8 7 23 25 −2 26
15 Quilmes 21 7 4 10 24 28 −4 25
16 Atlanta 21 5 8 8 22 30 −8 23
17 Nueva Chicago 21 5 6 10 32 39 −7 21
18 Arsenal 21 3 11 7 27 32 −5 20
19 Tigre 21 5 5 11 23 37 −14 20
20 San Martín (T) 21 5 5 11 22 28 −6 20
21 Deportivo Morón 21 4 7 10 26 35 −9 19
22 All Boys 21 3 7 11 20 32 −12 16
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted

Overall standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Talleres (C) 42 23 8 11 62 38 +24 77 Promotion Playoff
2 Huracán Corrientes 42 21 12 9 68 47 +21 75
3 Atlético Tucumán 42 20 11 11 58 43 +15 68[a] Second Promotion Playoff
4 Godoy Cruz 42 18 12 12 59 49 +10 66
5 Douglas Haig 42 17 14 11 61 49 +12 65
6 Instituto 42 16 16 10 71 58 +13 64
7 Unión 42 18 10 14 65 52 +13 64
8 San Martín (SJ) 42 18 10 14 69 58 +11 64
9 Atlético de Rafaela 42 18 10 14 61 56 +5 64
10 Central Córdoba (R) 42 16 11 15 62 51 +11 59
11 Quilmes 42 16 11 15 54 48 +6 59
12 Gimnasia y Tiro 42 16 8 18 62 64 −2 56
13 Atlanta 42 14 13 15 48 54 −6 55
14 Los Andes 42 13 15 14 67 64 +3 54
15 Nueva Chicago 42 13 13 16 61 63 −2 52
16 Chacarita Juniors 42 13 13 16 45 51 −6 52
17 Almirante Brown 42 12 14 16 46 67 −21 50
18 Deportivo Morón 42 10 13 19 50 65 −15 43
19 San Martín (T) 42 10 13 19 45 74 −29 43
20 Arsenal 42 7 20 15 40 54 −14 41
21 All Boys 42 9 14 19 39 60 −21 41
22 Tigre 42 8 11 23 42 70 −28 35
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted

Promotion playoff

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This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Huracán Corrientes, and the Clausura Winner: Talleres (C). The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 1996–97 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.

Match details

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Championship playoff
First leg
Huracán Corrientes2–2Talleres (C)
Gaitán   11'
Sosa   55'
Report Dertycia   71'
Clements   90+1'

Second leg
Talleres (C)1–4Huracán Corrientes
Dertycia   84' (p) Report 1
Report 2
Lujambio   25', 40', 46'
Sosa   18'
Attendance: 49,000 [1]
Referee: Ángel Sánchez

Note: Huracán Corrientes won 6–3 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División

Second promotion playoff

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The second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 8th in the overall standings: Atlético Tucumán (3rd), Godoy Cruz (4th), Douglas Haig (5th), Instituto (6th), Unión (7th) and San Martín (SJ) (8th); the Promotion Playoff loser: Talleres (C); and the champion of Primera B Metropolitana:Sportivo Italiano. The winning team was promoted to 1996–97 Primera División.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
3 Atlético Tucumán 1 2 3
8 San Martín (SJ) 1 1 2
3 Atlético Tucumán 1 1 2
6 Instituto 1 3 4
5 Douglas Haig 1 0 1
6 Instituto 1 1 2
6 Instituto 1 1 2
7 Unión 3 0 3
1 Talleres (C) 1 1 2
PBM Sportivo Italiano 1 0 1
1 Talleres (C) 1 1 2
7 Unión 3 3 6
4 Godoy Cruz 0 1 1
7 Unión 3 3 6
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Finals

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Torneo Reducido Final
(2nd. promotion playoff)
First leg
Unión3–1Instituto
Marzo   
Mazzoni  
Report Bonfigli  

Note: Unión won 3–2 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.

Relegation

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Pos
Team 1993–94
Pts
1994–95
Pts
1995–96
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Situation Affiliation
1 Huracán Corrientes 54 54 42 1.286 Indirect
2 Talleres (C) 47 54 101 84 1.202 Indirect
3 Godoy Cruz 50 48 98 84 1.167 Indirect
4 Quilmes 55 45 43 143 126 1.135 Direct
5 Atlético de Rafaela 42 54 46 142 126 1.127 Indirect
6 San Martín (SJ) 46 46 42 1.095 Indirect
7 Instituto 46 43 48 137 126 1.087 Indirect
8 Douglas Haig 41 45 48 134 126 1.063 Indirect
9 Unión 43 44 46 133 126 1.056 Direct
10 Gimnasia y Tiro 48 40 88 84 1.048 Indirect
11 San Martín (T) 47 48 33 128 126 1.016 Indirect
12 Atlético Tucumán 45 32 49 126 126 1 Indirect
13 Nueva Chicago 46 41 39 126 126 1 Direct
14 Atlanta 41 41 42 0.976
15 All Boys 45 45 32 122 126 0.968
16 Los Andes 39 41 80 84 0.952
17 Deportivo Morón 45 41 33 119 126 0.944
18 Chacarita Juniors 40 39 79 84 0.94
19 Central Córdoba (R) 34 39 43 116 126 0.921
20 Almirante Brown 38 39 38 115 126 0.913 Relegation Playoff Matches
21 Arsenal 43 36 34 113 126 0.897
22 Tigre 27 27 42 0.643

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the Argentine football league system, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

Relegation playoff matches

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The relegation playoff matches or Torneo Reclasificatorio were played by the 3 teams placed 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the relegation table, and 15 teams from Primera B Metropolitana.

First round

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In the first round played the 14 teams of Primera B Metropolitana.

Second round

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In the second round played Almagro, runner-up of Primera B Metropolitana, and 7 teams that qualified from the First Round.

Third round

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In the third round played the 3 teams placed 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the relegation table (Almirante Brown, Arsenal and Tigre), 4 teams that qualified from the Second Round and the best loser team placed in the overall standings of Primera B Metropolitana. Almirante Brown and Arsenal won their playoffs and remained in the Primera B Nacional. Sarmiento (J) and Almagro won their playoffs and were promoted to Primera B Nacional. Temperley was also promoted as the best loser placed in the overall standings of Primera B Metropolitana. Tigre was relegated to Primera B Metropolitana and San Miguel and Tristán Suárez remained on it.

See also

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References

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  • "Argentina Second Level 1995/96". RSSSF. Retrieved 2014-06-01.