1997–98 Primera B Nacional

12th season of the second-tier football league in Argentina October 2015 Primera B Nacional 1997–98 Talleres (C)(1st divisional title) Talleres (C)Belgrano Almirante Brown Sportivo ItalianoChaco For Ever Alejandro Glaría 30 goals 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 12th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División. Club information Interior Zone Club City Stadium Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio MunicipalAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi Chaco For Ever Resistencia Juan Alberto García Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Douglas Haig PergaminoMiguel MoralesGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas ArgentinasHuracán Corrientes Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti San Martín Mendoza San Martín San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela Talleres Córdoba Estadio La Boutique Metropolitana Zone Club City StadiumAll Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente SarmientoArsenal Sarandí Julio H. GrondonaAtlanta Villa Crespo León KolbovskiBanfieldBanfield Florencio Solá Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino SosaChacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano Estudiantes Caseros Ciudad de Caseros Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva ChicagoQuilmes Quilmes CentenarioSan Miguel Los Polvorines Malvinas Argentinas Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Republica de Italia Interior Zone standings main WDL Q INS Instituto BEL Belgrano TDC Talleres (C) SMJ San Martín (SJ) SMT San Martín (T) ABA Almirante Brown (A) ATR Atlético de Rafaela ATU Atlético Tucumán GCR Godoy Cruz ALD Aldosivi HCO Huracán Corrientes CIP Cipolletti CFE Chaco For Ever OLI Olimpo SMM San Martín (M) DHA Douglas Haig 17 7 6 38 22 15 9 6 52 32 13 12 5 38 22 13 9 8 51 33 13 8 9 49 43 12 9 9 44 34 12 9 9 45 38 13 4 13 47 43 12 6 12 47 50 8 12 10 45 50 9 8 13 41 57 9 7 14 34 45 6 12 12 39 52 6 11 13 32 46 7 7 16 29 44 5 10 15 32 52 #daf3f9 Championship Group CG CG CG CG CG CG CG CG #ece0f3 Relegation Group RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG complete Metropolitana Zone standings main WDL Q BAN Banfield CHA Chacarita Juniors AND Los Andes QUI Quilmes CCR Central Córdoba (R) ARS Arsenal ALL All Boys EST Estudiantes (BA) SMI San Miguel D&J Defensa y Justicia NCH Nueva Chicago ITA Sportivo Italiano DMO Deportivo Morón ATL Atlanta ALM Almagro ABR Almirante Brown 18 8 4 69 28 13 10 7 44 32 13 9 8 51 42 13 9 8 41 32 14 6 10 38 30 12 10 8 41 36 11 13 6 47 43 12 9 9 43 37 12 9 9 33 27 12 6 12 46 35 11 7 12 37 36 7 10 13 33 52 7 9 14 36 56 5 12 13 33 46 3 13 14 19 42 4 6 20 23 60 #daf3f9 Championship Group CG CG CG CG CG CG CG CG #ece0f3 Relegation Group RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG complete Championship Group It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 1st to 8th and were mixed. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Promotion Playoff, and the teams placed 2nd and 3rd qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff. Group A main WDL Group A Q TDC Talleres (C) QUI Quilmes CHA Chacarita Juniors INS Instituto EST Estudiantes (BA) AND Los Andes ATU Atlético Tucumán ABA Almirante Brown (A) 8 3 3 25 11 7 5 2 26 19 6 4 4 20 16 6 3 5 19 18 5 4 5 18 22 4 3 7 23 27 4 3 7 15 24 2 3 9 13 22 #d0e7ff Promotion Playoff PP #daf3f9 Second PromotionPlayoff SPP SPP complete Group B main WDL Group B Q BEL Belgrano ALL All Boys BAN Banfield SMJ San Martín (SJ) CCR Central Córdoba (R) SMT San Martín (T) ARS Arsenal ATR Atlético de Rafaela 7 6 1 29 17 8 3 3 24 16 7 5 2 24 14 4 4 6 23 27 5 1 8 12 16 3 6 5 20 23 2 6 6 27 36 3 3 8 18 28 #d0e7ff Promotion Playoff PP #daf3f9 Second Promotion Playoff SPP SPP complete Relegation Group It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 9th to 16th. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff. Interior Group main WDL Q ALD Aldosivi CIP Cipolletti SMM San Martín (M) OLI Olimpo GCR Godoy Cruz CFE Chaco For Ever DHA Douglas Haig HCO Huracán Corrientes 9 2 3 26 19 7 4 3 24 14 6 6 2 23 13 7 3 4 26 18 3 5 6 20 22 4 2 8 20 28 3 4 7 14 27 3 2 9 18 30 #daf3f9 Second Promotion Playoff SPP complete Metropolitano Group main WDL Q ALM Almagro SMI San Miguel ITA Sportivo Italiano DMO Deportivo Morón ATL Atlanta D&J Defensa y Justicia NCH Nueva Chicago ABR Almirante Brown 10 1 3 25 16 6 4 4 22 15 6 3 5 27 30 6 2 6 21 18 6 2 6 17 16 6 1 7 22 20 3 4 7 16 13 3 3 8 16 28 #daf3f9 Second Promotion Playoff SPP complete Promotion playoff The promotion playoff was played by the winner of Group A, Talleres (C) and the winner of Group B, Belgrano. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Division. The losing team joined in semifinals of the Second Promotion Playoff. In the series, nicknamed the final of the century,A 24 años de la “Final del siglo”, donde Talleres vencía a Belgrano y ascendía a Primera by Mario Celedón at Suquia.ar, 5 Jul 2022A 25 años de "la final del siglo" entre Talleres y Belgrano on Perfil.com, 5 Jul 2023 Talleres 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.A 23 años del ascenso más apasionante que haya vivido Talleres y el fútbol de Córdoba at Talleres website Match details 1 Jul 1998 Championship playoff First leg Talleres (C) 1 Belgrano (C) 0 Zelaya 84 Estadio Olímpico Córdoba 35,000 Daniel Giménez 5 Jul 1998 Second leg Belgrano (C) 2 Talleres (C) 1 (3–4 p) yes Report Carnero 79L. Sosa 90 Albornós 54 Estadio Olímpico Córdoba 35,000 Horacio Elizondo Team details _belgrano97h _belgrano9699h _belgrano97h _belgrano9600h _belgrano96h 01BBFE 01BBFE 000000 Belgrano (C) _talleres1998h _talleres1998h _talleres1998h _whitebottom _navystripe 000040 ffffff Talleres (C) GK 1 Bernardo Ragg DF 4 Cosme Zaccanti DF 2 Diego Alarcón DF 6 Hernán Medina 58 DF 3 Norberto Testa MF 8 Horacio García 58 MF 5 Adrián Ávalos MF 10 Hernán Manrique MF 11 Guillermo Guendulain FW 9 Luis E. Sosa (c) FW 7 Cristian CarneroSubstitutes: DF Carlos Gómez 5890 FW 16 Luis F. Artime 58 DF Cristian Binetti 90Manager: ARG Ricardo Rezza GK 1 Mario Cuenca DF 4 David Díaz DF 2 Horacio Humoller DF 3 José M. Rozzi MF 6 Andrés Cabrera MF 5 Javier Villarreal MF 11 Fernando Clementz MF 8 Daniel Albornós 82 MF 10 Diego Garay 74 FW 9 José Zelaya 86 FW 7 Ramón Medina BelloSubstitutes: FW 25 Rodrigo Astudillo 74 MF Gustavo Lillo 82 FW Roberto Oste 86Manager: ARG Ricardo Gareca Note: As the series had ended 2–2 on aggregate, Talleres won 4–3 on penalties, promoting to Primera División Second Promotion Playoff The Second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd and 3rd of each group of the Championship Group: Quilmes and Chacarita Juniors (Group A), All Boys and Banfield (Group B), and the teams placed 1st of each group of the Relegation Group: Aldosivi (Interior Group) and Almagro (Metropolitano Group). In the semifinals joined Belgrano, the losing team of the First Promotion Playoff. The winner was promoted to Primera Division. First round |- !colspan="5"|First Round Quilmes 4-1 Almagro 2-1 2-0 |- !colspan="5"|First Round All Boys 2-3 Aldosivi 0-1 2-2 |- !colspan="5"|First Round Banfield 3-2 Chacarita Juniors 0-0 3-2 Semifinals |- !colspan="5"|Semifinals Quilmes 0-2 Aldosivi 0-0 0-2 |- !colspan="5"|Semifinals Belgrano 3-2 Banfield 1-1 2-1 Final 15 Jul 1998 Torneo Reducido Final (2nd. promotion playoff) First leg Aldosivi 1 Belgrano 1 Rizzo 11 Zaccanti 16 Estadio Mundialista Mar del Plata Daniel Giménez 19 Jul 1998 Second leg Belgrano (C) 3 Aldosivi 1 Carnero 9 Torres 85 Sosa 90+2 p Corti 87 Estadio Olímpico Córdoba Oscar Sequeira Team details _belgrano97h _belgrano9699h _belgrano97h _belgrano9600h _belgrano96h 01BBFE 01BBFE 000000 Belgrano (C) _aldosivi9899h _aldosivi9899h _aldosivi9899h _aldosivi9899h _aldosivi9899h 006666 006666 006666 006666 008000 Aldosivi GK Bernardo Ragg DF Cosme Zaccanti DF Diego Alarcón DF Jaime Garcete DF Norberto Testa MF Hernán Manrique MF Adrián Avalos MF Guillermo Guendulain MF Luis E. Sosa FW Luis F. Artime 76 FW Cristian Carnero 84Substitutions: Horacio García 76 César L. Torres 84Manager: ARG Ricardo Rezza GK Néstor Merlo DF Gustavo Garat DF Daniel Valdez DF Miguel A. Lizza 71 MF Maximiliano Lucero 64 MF Martín Ruiz MF Salvador Mónaco MF César G. Ortega 52 MF César Serradell FW Pablo Corti FW Marcelo G. RíosSubstitutions: Osvaldo Rizzo 52 Adrián Hormaechea 64 Juan R. Balmaceda 71Manager: ARG Jorge Solari Note: Belgrano won 4–1 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División. Relegation Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA were relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated faced relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation were 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 Position Team 1995–96Pts Total 1995–96 points 1996–97Pts Total 1996–97 points 1997–98Pts Total 1997–98 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageSituationAffiliation Club affiliation with AFA 1Godoy Cruz 66 28 56 150 102 Indirect 2Huracán Corrientes 75 — 46 121 86 3Aldosivi — 17 65 82 60 4Olimpo — 26 53 79 60 5Cipolletti — 15 59 74 60 6San Martín (M) — — 52 52 44 7Douglas Haig 65 13 38 116 102 Relegation Playoff Matches 8Chaco For Ever — 16 44 60 60 Metropolitana Zone Pos Position Team 1995–96Pts Total 1995–96 points 1996–97Pts Total 1996–97 points 1997–98Pts Total 1997–98 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageSituationAffiliation Club affiliation with AFA 1San Miguel — — 67 67 44 Indirect 2Defensa y Justicia — — 61 61 44 3Almagro — 27 53 80 60 4Nueva Chicago 52 26 53 131 102 5Atlanta 55 22 47 124 102 6Deportivo Morón 43 27 50 120 102 7Sportivo Italiano — 15 52 67 60 Relegated to Primera B Metropolitana 8Almirante Brown — 14 30 44 60 Promotion/relegation playoff Teams placed 7th and 8th of the Relegation Table Interior Zone (Douglas Haig and Chaco For Ever), played a promotion/relegation playoff or Torneo Reclasificatorio, with Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre, teams from Torneo Argentino A. The winner was Douglas Haig and remained in the Primera B Nacional, while Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre remained in Torneo Argentino A and Chaco For Ever was relegated to it. Semifinals Douglas Haig 4-2 Villa Mitre Huracán (SR) 2-5 Chaco For Ever Final Douglas Haig 4-3 Chaco For Ever Note: Chaco for Ever was relegated. See also 1997–98 in Argentine football References External links https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2-98.html Argentina Second Level 1997/98 RSSSF 2014-05-31 Category:Primera B Nacional seasons 2 Category:1997 in South American football leagues Category:1998 in South American football leagues