2015 Primera B Nacional

The 2015 Argentine Primera B Nacional season was the 30th season of Argentine second division, with a total of 22 competing teams. It began 14 February and ended 14 November 2015. Although there was some use of a different name earlier in the year, the AFA has consistently used the Primera B Nacional moniker in releases of late.[1]

Primera B Nacional
Season2015
ChampionsAtlético Tucumán
PromotedAtlético Tucumán
Patronato
RelegatedGimnasia y Esgrima (M)
Guaraní Antonio Franco
Sportivo Belgrano
Unión (MdP)
Matches played462
Goals scored974 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorerFernando Zampedri (25 goals)
Biggest home winJuventud Unida (G) 5-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
(29 March)
Atletico Tucumán (G) 5-0 Los Andes (M)
(8 November)
Biggest away winGimnasia y Esgrima (J) 1-4 Juventud Unida (G)
(8 July)
Ramón Santamarina 1-4 Guillermo Brown
(22 August)
Douglas Haig 1-4 Atlético Tucumán
(27 September)
Highest scoringPatronato 6-2 Chacarita Juniors
(11 November)
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 18 November 2015.

Competition format

The league's format has changed from last season. This year there will be twenty-two teams which will play each other twice for a total of forty-two matches.[1]

In November 2014, the AFA announced two teams from this season will be promoted to the Primera División.[2] It was later reported that the champion will be promoted directly and positions 2-5 will compete in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second place after the regular season.[3] At the end of the season, four teams will be relegated.[4]

Club information
Club City Stadium
All Boys Buenos Aires Islas Malvinas
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrera
Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors Stadium
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino-Pedro Benoza
Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raúl Conti
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Legrotaglie
Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy 23 de Agosto
Guaraní Antonio Franco Posadas Clemente Fernandez de Oliveira
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón
Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú Estadio Luis Delfino
Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Estadio Eduardo Gallardón
Paraná Paraná Pedro Mutio
Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín
Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
Unión Mar del Plata José María Minella
Villa Dálmine Campana Villa Dálmine

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Qualification
1 Atlético Tucumán (C, P) 42 24 13 5 69 31 +38 85 Promotion to Primera División and Qualification to 2015–16 Copa Argentina
2 Patronato (O, P) 42 23 13 6 60 24 +36 82 Qualification for Torneo Reducido and Qualification to 2015–16 Copa Argentina
3 Ferro Carril Oeste 42 18 13 11 44 37 +7 67
4 Santamarina 42 18 12 12 54 40 +14 66
5 Instituto 42 15 17 10 48 38 +10 62
6 Villa Dálmine 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 60 Qualification for 2015–16 Copa Argentina
7 Paraná 42 16 10 16 50 46 +4 58
8 Douglas Haig 42 14 16 12 45 46 −1 58
9 Estudiantes (SL) 42 13 17 12 47 44 +3 56
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 42 14 13 15 35 43 −8 55
11 Los Andes 42 12 18 12 46 49 −3 54
12 Juventud Unida (G) 42 14 12 16 43 47 −4 54
13 Boca Unidos 42 14 12 16 37 42 −5 54
14 All Boys 42 13 14 15 38 37 +1 53
15 Central Córdoba (SdE) 42 12 15 15 37 44 −7 51
16 Independiente Rivadavia 42 13 12 17 38 46 −8 51
17 Guaraní Antonio Franco 42 13 11 18 38 43 −5 50
18 Chacarita Juniors 42 13 11 18 49 62 −13 50
19 Guillermo Brown 42 11 15 16 43 50 −7 48
20 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 42 14 6 22 37 53 −16 48
21 Sportivo Belgrano 42 9 13 20 36 50 −14 40
22 Unión (MdP) 42 7 16 19 36 60 −24 37
Source: AFA
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.[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results
Home \ Away ALL APA ATU BOC CCO CHA DOU ESL FCO GBR GEM GEJ GUA IND INS JUG LAN PAT SAN SPO UNI VDA
All Boys 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
Paraná 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–2
Atlético Tucumán 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Boca Unidos 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1
C. Córdoba (SdE) 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–3
Chacarita Juniors 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 1–0
Douglas Haig 2–2 3–1 1–4 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–2
Estudiantes (SL) 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1
Ferro Carril Oeste 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1
Guillermo Brown 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
Guaraní A. Franco 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Independiente Rivadavia 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 4–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Instituto 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
Juventud Unida (G) 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Los Andes 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 5–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–1
Patronato 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–0 6–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0
Santamarina 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 2–0 3–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–1
Sportivo Belgrano 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 3–3
Unión (MdP) 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–3
Villa Dálmine 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2015. Source: AFA
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Reducido

At the end of the regular season, the four teams placed 2-5 will advance to compete for one place next season in the 2016 Primera División. If a team finishes in 2-5 place but will be relegated, the next highest placed team will advance to the playoff. Teams will play each other over two legs in each round. Matches were played between 19 November – 5 December.[6]

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Instituto 2–4 Patronato 1–1 1–3
Santamarina 4–2 Ferro Carril Oeste 2–2 2–0
Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santamarina 3–3 (5–6 p) Patronato 3–1 0–2

Relegation

The bottom four teams of this table face relegation. Clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana.

Pos
 Team 2012–13
Pts		 2013–14
Pts		 2014
Pts		 2015
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Atlético Tucumán 516429852291421.613
2 Patronato 564922822091421.472
3 Santamarina ––246690621.452
4 Villa Dálmine ———6060421.429
5 Paraná ———5858421.381
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 506130551961421.38
7 Estudiantes (SL) ———5656421.333
8 Instituto 396225621881421.324
9 Los Andes ———5454421.286
10 Douglas Haig 495125581831421.289
11 Juventud Unida (G) ———5454421.286
12 Ferro Carril Oeste 435516671811421.275
13 Boca Unidos 455427541801421.268
14 Independiente Rivadavia 485522511761421.239
15 Central Córdoba (SdE) ———5151421.214
16 All Boys ––225375621.21
17 Chacarita Juniors ———5050421.19
18 Guillermo Brown –––4848421.143 Relegation Playoff
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (R) ———4848421.143
20 Guaraní Antonio Franco (R) ——185068621.097 Torneo Federal A
21 Sportivo Belgrano (R) —5317401101041.058
22 Unión (MdP) (R) ———3737420.881

Source: AFA

As of 18 November 2015

Relegation playoff

A single play-off match was played on 25 November 2015 to determine the fourth team to be relegated. Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza lost the play-off match on penalties and were relegated. [7][8]

Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)1–1Guillermo Brown
Montiveros  102'
Marín  105+1'		 Report Sánchez  48'  90'
Mosca  98'
Rivadero  105+4'
Penalties
Albornoz
Carranza
Farías
Carrizo
Corvalán
Espinosa 		4–5 Bottino
Barone
Susvielles
Marinucci
Rivadero
Ciampichetti

See also

References
  1. "Fixture de Primera B Nacional 2015". AFA. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. "Asociación del Fútbol Argentino Boletín 4978" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Así se jugará la temporada 2015 del Torneo Nacional B". diariopanorama.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. "En la B Nacional 2015 habrá dos ascensos y cuatro descensos". nuevodiarioweb.com.ar. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. "Primera B Nacional: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. "Reglamento NacionalB 2015" (PDF). AFA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. "estadistica de primera b nacional". AFA. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. "Primera B Nacional". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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