1999–2000 Primera B Nacional

The 1999–00 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 14th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. 34 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

Primera B Nacional
Season1999–00
ChampionsHuracán
(2nd divisional title)
PromotedHuracán
Los Andes
Almagro
RelegatedDeportivo Español
Gimnasia y Tiro
Argentino (R)
Deportivo Morón
Aldosivi
Temperley
Top goalscorerGastón Casas 30 goals

Club information

Interior Zone
Club City Stadium
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella
Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental
Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
Godoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
San Martín Mendoza San Martín
San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez
San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Metropolitana Zone
Club City Stadium
All Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas
Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero
Argentino Rosario José María Olaeta
Arsenal Sarandí Julio H. Grondona
Banfield Banfield Florencio Solá
Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino Sosa
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Deportivo Español Parque Avellaneda Nueva España
Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano
El Porvenir Gerli Gildo Francisco Ghersinich
Huracán Parque Patricios Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón
Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva Chicago
Platense Florida Ciudad de Vicente López
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario
San Miguel Los Polvorines Malvinas Argentinas
Temperley Temperley Alfredo Beranger
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna

Interior Zone Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético de Rafaela 30 16 3 11 42 35 +7 51 Promotion Playoff
2 San Martín (M) 30 14 8 8 45 31 +14 50
3 San Martín (SJ) 30 13 10 7 41 32 +9 49 Second Promotion Playoff
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 30 13 8 9 40 32 +8 47
5 Juventud Antoniana 30 14 4 12 44 43 +1 46
6 Independiente Rivadavia 30 13 6 11 52 53 −1 45
7 Godoy Cruz 30 12 7 11 42 37 +5 43
8 Villa Mitre 30 11 8 11 39 34 +5 41
9 Olimpo 30 10 11 9 42 43 −1 41
10 Gimnasia y Tiro 30 11 7 12 41 42 −1 40
11 Almirante Brown (A) 30 10 10 10 40 42 −2 40
12 Racing (C) 30 9 11 10 44 44 0 38
13 Aldosivi 30 7 10 13 38 47 −9 31
14 Atlético Tucumán 30 10 8 12 39 34 +5 29[lower-alpha 1]
15 San Martín (T) 30 6 10 14 25 46 −21 28
16 Cipolletti 30 5 11 14 26 45 −19 23[lower-alpha 2]
Source:
Notes:
  1. 9 points deducted due to incidents
  2. 3 points deducted due to incidents

Metropolitana Zone Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Huracán 34 18 10 6 71 38 +33 64 Promotion Playoff
2 Quilmes 34 17 12 5 62 42 +20 63
3 Los Andes 34 16 15 3 47 31 +16 63 Second Promotion Playoff
4 Almagro 34 17 11 6 72 42 +30 62
5 Banfield 34 18 8 8 48 28 +20 59[lower-alpha 1]
6 Arsenal 34 14 13 7 47 32 +15 55
7 Defensa y Justicia 34 13 13 8 47 34 +13 52
8 El Porvenir 34 13 11 10 44 31 +13 50
9 Tigre 34 12 9 13 40 37 +3 45
10 Platense 34 11 12 11 47 51 −4 45
11 Central Córdoba (R) 34 9 11 14 36 53 −17 38
12 Deportivo Español 34 9 10 15 38 57 −19 37
13 San Miguel 34 6 17 11 33 37 −4 35
14 Nueva Chicago 34 5 18 11 25 41 −16 33
15 Argentino (R) 34 7 9 18 37 55 −18 30
16 All Boys 34 6 11 17 32 59 −27 29
17 Temperley 34 4 13 17 27 55 −28 25
18 Deportivo Morón 34 3 13 18 28 58 −30 22
Source:
Notes:
  1. 3 points deducted due to incidents

Promotion Playoff

The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Semifinals
Atlético de Rafaela 0-2 Quilmes 0–2 0–0
Semifinals
Huracán1 2–2 San Martín (M) 2-1 0-1

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Final
Huracán 2-1 Quilmes 1–0 1-1

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone. Atlético de Rafaela and San Martín (M) joined in the Quarterfinals, and Quilmes joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
 
 
  2I San Martín (M) 2 1 3  
  5M Banfield 5 1 6  
4I Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 0 1 1
5M Banfield 1 1 2  
  3M Los Andes 0 2 2  
  5M Banfield 0 0 0  
3M Los Andes 0 2 2  
6I Independiente Rivadavia 0 0 0  
  3M Los Andes 0 1 1
  4M Almagro 0 0 0  
4M Almagro 3 4 7
5I Juventud Antoniana 4 0 4  
  2M Quilmes 0 1 1
  3M Los Andes 2 1 3
 
 
  1I Atlético de Rafaela 1 2 3
  6M Arsenal 1 0 1  
3I San Martín (SJ) 1 1 2
6M Arsenal 1 2 3  
  2M Quilmes 1 1 0 1
  1I Atlético de Rafaela 1 0 1  
 
 
 
   
 

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The best two teams of the overall standings that were not promoted (Quilmes and Almagro) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 1999–2000 Primera División.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Almagro 2-1 Instituto 1-0 1–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Quilmes 4-4 Belgrano 3-1 1-3
  • Almagro was promoted to 2000–01 Primera División by winning the playoff and Instituto was relegated to the 2000–01 Primera B Nacional.
  • Belgrano remains in Primera División after a 4-4 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it.

Relegation

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, 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.

Interior Zone
Pos
 Team 1997–98
Pts		 1998–99
Pts		 1999–00
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Situation Affiliation
1 Atlético de Rafaela 454451140901.556 Indirect
2 Juventud Antoniana —464692601.533
3 Independiente Rivadavia ——4545301.5
4 San Martín (SJ) 483649133901.478
5 Atlético Tucumán 435729129901.433
6 Almirante Brown (A) 454240127901.411
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) —374784601.4
8 Villa Mitre ——4141301.367
9 San Martín (T) 435152121901.344
10 San Martín (M) 505736116901.289
11 Godoy Cruz 505736115901.278
12 Racing (C) ——3838301.267
13 Olimpo 294341113901.256
14 Cipolletti 345323110901.222
15 Gimnasia y Tiro —334073601.217 Torneo Argentino A
16 Aldosivi 364231109901.211

Metropolitana Zone
Pos
 Team 1997–98
Pts		 1998–99
Pts		 1999–00
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Situation Affiliation
1 Huracán ——6464341.882 Direct
2 Banfield 624359164961.708
3 Arsenal 465755158961.646
4 Quilmes 484763158961.646
5 El Porvenir —455095661.439
6 Defensa y Justicia 424452138961.438
7 Los Andes 482863138961.438
8 Central Córdoba (R) 484338129961.344
9 Tigre —434588661.333
10 Platense ——4545341.324
11 All Boys 465129126961.313
12 San Miguel 454335123961.281
13 Almagro 223662120961.25
14 Nueva Chicago 404433117961.219
15 Deportivo Español —433780661.212 Primera B Metropolitana
16 Argentino (R) ——3030340.882
17 Deportivo Morón 30282280960.833
18 Temperley ——2525340.735

See also

References
    • "Argentina Second Level 1999/00". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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