1996–97 Primera B Nacional

11th season of the second-tier football league in Argentina Primera B Nacional 1996–97 Argentinos Juniors(1st divisional title) Argentinos JuniorsGimnasia y Tiro Sarmiento (J)Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)TemperleyJuventud Antoniana Eduardo Bennett 23 goals 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 11th 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 MinellaAtlético 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 Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del NorteGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti 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 Sarmiento Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando MaradonaArsenal Sarandí Julio H. GrondonaAtlanta Villa Crespo León Kolbovski Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino SosaChacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano Estudiantes Caseros Ciudad de Caseros Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva ChicagoQuilmes Quilmes Centenario Sarmiento Junín Eva Perón Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Republica de ItaliaTemperley Temperley Alfredo Beranger Interior Zone standings Sub-Zone A1 main WDL Q BEL Belgrano SMJ San Martín (SJ) ATR Atlético de Rafaela OLI Olimpo SMT San Martín (T) ALD Aldosivi JAN Juventud Antoniana CFE Chaco For Ever 9 4 3 30 19 8 4 4 27 17 8 4 4 27 21 8 2 6 25 21 7 2 7 27 26 4 5 7 16 29 3 7 6 21 25 4 4 8 20 29 #D0F0C0 Championship Group CG CG CG #FFFFCC Fourth Place Playoff FPP #ffcccc Relegation Group RG RG RG RG complete Sub-Zone A2 main WDL Q GCR Godoy Cruz GYT Gimnasia y Tiro TDC Talleres (C) INS Instituto ATU Atlético Tucumán CIP Cipolletti DHA Douglas Haig GEC Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 8 4 4 22 13 7 5 4 23 19 7 5 4 28 19 6 4 6 21 19 6 3 7 26 28 3 6 7 19 19 2 7 7 15 28 3 4 9 14 29 #D0F0C0 Championship Group CG CG CG #FFFFCC Fourth Place Playoff FPP #ffcccc Relegation Group RG RG RG RG complete Metropolitana Zone standings Sub-Zone B1 main WDL Q ALM Almagro QUI Quilmes ALL All Boys CCR Central Córdoba (R) ATL Atlanta ARS Arsenal ABR Almirante Brown TEM Temperley 7 6 3 20 13 6 7 3 15 13 6 6 4 24 21 5 8 3 24 16 4 10 2 24 20 3 7 6 12 16 3 5 8 16 25 2 5 9 13 25 #D0F0C0 Championship Group CG CG CG #FFFFCC Fourth Place Playoff FPP #ffcccc Relegation Group RG RG RG RG complete Sub-Zone B2 main WDL Q AND Los Andes AJU Argentinos Juniors DMO Deportivo Morón NCH Nueva Chicago CHA Chacarita Juniors ITA Sportivo Italiano SDJ Sarmiento (J) EST Estudiantes (BA) 7 7 2 28 15 7 7 2 27 20 8 3 5 25 19 7 5 4 25 16 5 8 3 27 21 2 9 5 14 22 2 6 8 15 29 1 7 8 7 22 #D0F0C0 Championship Group CG CG CG #FFFFCC Fourth Place Playoff FPP #ffcccc Relegation Group RG RG RG RG complete Fourth Place Playoff A tiebreaker was played between the teams that finished 4th in their respective zones. For the Interior Zone played Olimpo vs Instituto and for the Metropolitana Zone played Central Córdoba (R) vs Nueva Chicago. Both matches were played in neutral stadiums. The winning teams qualified for the Championship Group. Olimpo 3-0 Instituto Central Córdoba (R) 0–0 (4-3 p) Nueva Chicago Championship Group The championship Group was played by the 14 teams that qualified from their zones and the 2 teams that qualified by winning the Fourth Place Playoff. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Division, and the teams placed 2nd to 5th played the Second Promotion Playoff. main WDL PQ AJU Argentinos Juniors TDC Talleres (C) GCR Godoy Cruz GYT Gimnasia y Tiro BEL Belgrano QUI Quilmes AND Los Andes CCR Central Córdoba (R) ALM Almagro OLI Olimpo ATR Atlético de Rafaela ALL All Boys SMJ San Martín (SJ) DMO Deportivo Morón 15 7 4 52 30 14 8 4 47 23 14 6 6 49 34 12 7 7 52 39 10 10 6 52 40 12 4 10 45 34 10 5 11 37 39 9 4 13 32 52 8 6 12 48 54 7 7 12 41 46 7 9 10 39 47 -3 6 6 14 28 49 6 10 10 32 39 -4 4 7 15 27 55 3 points deducted 4 points deducted #ACE1AF Primera Division P #D0F0C0 Second Promotion Playoff SPP SPP SPP SPP complete Relegation Group It was divided in 2 groups (Interior and Metropolitana). 9 teams played in each group. Teams placed 1st and 2nd qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff. Interior Group main WDL Q CFE Chaco For Ever CIP Cipolletti INS Instituto ALD Aldosivi SMT San Martín (T) GEC Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) DHA Douglas Haig JAN Juventud Antoniana ATU Atlético Tucumán 9 2 5 26 16 8 4 4 28 17 9 1 6 35 29 8 2 6 19 22 6 4 6 26 26 6 3 7 28 32 5 4 7 20 21 4 4 8 18 27 4 2 10 20 30 #D0F0C0 Second Promotion Playoff SPP SPP complete Metropolitano Group main WDL Q NCH Nueva Chicago ITA Sportivo Italiano ABR Almirante Brown EST Estudiantes (BA) ATL Atlanta CHA Chacarita Juniors TEM Temperley ARS Arsenal SDJ Sarmiento (J) 9 3 4 31 20 8 6 2 19 15 6 6 4 26 20 5 7 4 21 19 5 7 4 17 15 5 6 5 14 14 3 8 5 15 20 4 4 8 15 21 3 1 12 11 25 #D0F0C0 Second Promotion Playoff SPP SPP complete Second Promotion Playoff The Second Promotion playoff was played by the teams placed 2nd to 5th from the Championship Group and 4 teams (2 from Interior Group and 2 from Metropolitano Group) from the Relegation Group. The winning team was promoted to Primera Division. Bracket 250 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 2CG Talleres (C) 3 2 5 2IG Cipolletti 2 2 4 3CG Godoy Cruz 0 0 0 2MG Sportivo Italiano 3 2 5 4CG Gimnasia y Tiro 1 2 3 1IG Chaco For Ever 1 0 1 5CG Belgrano 2 3 5 1MG Nueva Chicago 0 1 1 2CG Talleres (C) 0 2 2 2MG Sportivo Italiano 0 0 0 4CG Gimnasia y Tiro 2 3 5 5CG Belgrano 2 1 3 2CG Talleres (C) 0 1 1(1) 4CG Gimnasia y Tiro (p) 1 0 1(3) Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg. Finals 12 Jul 1997 Torneo Reducido Final (2nd. promotion playoff) First leg Gimnasia y Tiro 1 Talleres (C) 0 [ Report] El Gigante del Norte Salta 19 Jul 1997 Second leg Talleres (C) 1 Gimnasia y Tiro 0 yes Report Zelaya 29 Estadio Chateau Carreras Córdoba Rubén Pascualino Montelongo Díaz Oste Clementz 1–3 Ibánez Cervera Plaza Team details _talleres9698a _navystripe 880000 880000 880000 000040 ffffff Talleres (C) _gyt9697h _skybottom _whitetop 4ABBFF 4ABBFF 4ABBFF ffffff 4ABBFF Gimnasia y Tiro GK Rodrigo Burela DF Juan A. Yanzón DF Ramón Galarza DF Cristian García DF Javier López a MF José Luis Villarreal MF Fernando Clementz MF Ezequiel Garay MF José L. Fernández b FW José Zelaya c FW Roberto OsteSubstitutions: DF José Montelongo a DF David Díaz b Alejandro Ortiz cManager: ARG Humberto Zuccarelli GK Ramón Álvarez DF Diego Cejas DF Sergio Plaza DF Roberto Cuadrado DF Mario Jiménez MF Miguel Ibáñez MF Isidro Iturrieta a MF Jorge Cervera FW Leone b FW Víctor Godoy c FW Luis RuedaSubstitutions: Saldaño a Gómez b González cManager: ARG Ricardo Rezza Note: After the series ended 1–1 on aggregate, Gimnasia y Tiro won 3–1 on penalties, promoting to Primera División. 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 Position Team 1994–95Pts Total 1994–95 points 1995–96Pts Total 1995–96 points 1996–97Pts Total 1996–97 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageSituationAffiliation Club affiliation with AFA 1Instituto 43 48 35 126 116 Indirect 2Douglas Haig 45 48 25 118 116 3Cipolletti — — 32 32 32 4Chaco For Ever — — 32 32 32 5San Martín (T) 48 33 32 113 116 6Aldosivi — — 31 31 32 7Atlético Tucumán 32 49 25 106 116 8Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) — — 25 25 32 Torneo Argentino A 9Juventud Antoniana — — 25 25 32 Metropolitana Zone Pos Position Team 1994–95Pts Total 1994–95 points 1995–96Pts Total 1995–96 points 1996–97Pts Total 1996–97 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageSituationAffiliation Club affiliation with AFA 1Atlanta — — 35 32 32 Direct 2Sportivo Italiano — — 35 35 32 3Nueva Chicago 41 39 40 120 116 4Chacarita Juniors 40 39 34 113 116 5Almirante Brown — — 29 29 32 6Estudiantes (BA) — — 26 26 32 7Arsenal — — 25 25 32 8Temperley — — 23 23 32 Primera B Metropolitana 9Sarmiento (J) — — 17 17 32 See also 1996–97 in Argentine football References External links https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2-97.html Argentina Second Level 1996/97 RSSSF 2014-06-01 Category:Primera B Nacional seasons Prim Category:1996 in South American football leagues Category:1997 in South American football leagues