2002–03 Primera B Nacional

17th season of the second-tier football league in Argentina Primera B Nacional 2002–03 Atlético de Rafaela(1st divisional title) Atlético de RafaelaQuilmes Almirante Brown (A)Deportivo Español AP: Diego TorresDaniel Giménez 13 goalsCL: Matías Gigli Héctor Silva 12 goals 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 17th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División. Club information Club City Stadium Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando MaradonaAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Defensores de Belgrano Núñez Juan Pasquale Deportivo Español Parque Avellaneda Nueva España El Porvenir Gerli Gildo Francisco Ghersinich Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Gimnasia y Esgrima San Salvador de Jujuy 23 de AgostoGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo GallardónQuilmes Quilmes Centenario San Martín Mendoza San Martín San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez Torneo Apertura Standings main WDL Q ATR Atlético de Rafaela AJU Argentinos Juniors QUI Quilmes INS Instituto D&J Defensa y Justicia SMM San Martín (M) JAN Juventud Antoniana HTA Huracán (TA) ALM Almagro GCR Godoy Cruz GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) DES Deportivo Español POR El Porvenir AND Los Andes CAI CAI DDB Defensores de Belgrano BEL Belgrano GEC Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) SMJ San Martín (SJ) ABA Almirante Brown (A) 11 5 3 28 16 10 6 3 29 15 9 6 4 34 17 9 5 5 29 17 9 4 6 28 21 8 5 6 24 16 8 5 6 20 22 7 6 6 26 23 6 9 4 19 23 7 5 7 30 28 8 2 9 23 21 6 6 7 19 29 5 8 6 17 22 5 7 7 25 28 6 4 9 16 27 5 6 8 16 17 5 6 8 20 25 4 6 9 25 31 4 6 9 17 25 3 3 13 17 39 #D0F0C0 Promotion Playoff PP complete Torneo Clausura Standings main WDL Q ATR Atlético de Rafaela AJU Argentinos Juniors SMM San Martín (M) GCR Godoy Cruz ALM Almagro BEL Belgrano QUI Quilmes HTA Huracán (TA) DDB Defensores de Belgrano INS Instituto JAN Juventud Antoniana D&J Defensa y Justicia AND Los Andes CAI CAI GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) ABA Almirante Brown (A) POR El Porvenir SMJ San Martín (SJ) GEC Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) DES Deportivo Español 11 6 2 35 26 11 5 3 30 11 9 6 4 27 20 9 5 5 31 19 9 5 5 31 22 8 7 4 21 15 8 7 4 28 23 9 1 9 30 23 8 4 7 28 26 6 10 3 20 20 6 6 7 16 18 6 6 7 18 22 5 8 6 25 30 7 2 10 24 33 5 7 7 19 26 6 3 10 25 33 5 4 40 21 28 4 6 9 18 23 3 6 10 26 41 1 4 14 18 34 #D0F0C0 Promotion Playoff PP complete Overall standings main WDL PQ ATR Atlético de Rafaela AJU Argentinos Juniors QUI Quilmes SMM San Martín (M) INS Instituto ALM Almagro GCR Godoy Cruz HTA Huracán (TA) D&J Defensa y Justicia JAN Juventud Antoniana BEL Belgrano DDB Defensores de Belgrano GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) AND Los Andes CAI CAI POR El Porvenir SMJ San Martín (SJ) GEC Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) ABA Almirante Brown (A) DES Deportivo Español 22 11 5 63 42 21 11 6 59 26 17 13 8 62 40 17 11 10 51 36 15 15 8 49 37 15 14 9 50 45 16 10 12 61 47 16 7 15 56 46 15 10 13 46 43 14 11 13 36 40 13 13 12 41 40 13 10 15 44 43 13 9 16 42 47 10 15 13 50 58 13 6 19 40 60 10 12 16 38 50 8 12 18 35 48 7 12 19 51 72 9 6 23 42 72 7 10 21 37 63 #ACE1AF Primera División P #D0F0C0 Promotion Playoff PP PP #E8FFD8 Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional PPP complete Promotion Playoff This leg was played between the Apertura and the Clausura winner, but as Atlético de Rafaela won both tournaments, was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2003–04 Primera División, so the match was played between the best teams placed in the overall standings under Atlético de Rafaela; Argentinos Juniors and Quilmes. The winning team was promoted to 2003–04 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional. Match details 28 June 2003 Second Promotion Playoff First leg Quilmes 1 Argentinos Juniors 0 Report Alayes 58 Estadio Centenario Quilmes Horacio Elizondo 4 July 2003 16:10 Second leg Argentinos Juniors 0 Quilmes 0 Report Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Héctor Baldassi Team details _aaaj0204h _lotto2 _aaaj0204h ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Argentinos Jrs. _quilmes0203h _quilmes0203h _quilmes0203h _navytop ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Quilmes GK Raúl Sanzotti DF Germán Centurión a DF Walter García DF Alejandro Castro DF Norberto Testa MF Gustavo Arriola b MF Ceferino Díaz MF Juan Carlos Mariño MF Walter Coyette c FW Roberto González FW Leonardo PisculichiSubstitutes: DF Pablo Barzola aFW Oscar A. Gómez b FW Ramiro Leone cManager: ARG Ricardo Gareca GK Marcelo Elizaga DF Danilo Gerlo DF Gustavo Raggio DF Leandro Desábato DF Raúl Saavedra MF Rodrigo Braña MF Héctor Aguilar MF Leandro Benítez b FW Darío Fernández FW Alejandro Abaurre a FW Darío Cigogna c Substitutes: MF Cristian Torres a DF Agustín Alayes b MF Santiago Raymonda cManager: ARG Gustavo Alfaro Note: Quilmes won 1–0 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División. Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional The Promotion playoff loser (Argentinos Juniors) and the team placed 4th in the overall standings (San Martín (M)) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2002–03 Primera División. |- !colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1 San Martín (M) 0–2 Talleres (C) 0–1 0–1 |- !colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2 Argentinos Juniors 0–3 Nueva Chicago 0-1 0-2 Talleres (C) remains in Primera División after winning the playoff. Nueva Chicago remains in Primera División after winning the playoff. 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. Metropolitana Zone Pos Position Team 2000–01Pts Total 2000–01 points 2001–02Pts Total 2001–02 points 2002–03Pts Total 2002–03 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageSituationAffiliation Club affiliation with AFA 1Argentinos Juniors — — 74 74 38 Direct 2Quilmes 50 65 64 179 100 Direct 3Defensa y Justicia 29 57 55 141 100 Direct 4Defensores de Belgrano — 56 49 105 76 Direct 5Almagro — 40 59 99 76 Direct 6Los Andes — 49 45 94 76 Direct 7El Porvenir 19 59 42 120 100 Relegation Playoff MatchesDirect 8Deportivo Español — — 31 31 38 Primera B MetropolitanaDirect Interior Zone Pos Position Team 2000–01Pts Total 2000–01 points 2001–02Pts Total 2001–02 points 2002–03Pts Total 2002–03 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 71 59 60 190 108 Indirect 2Atlético de Rafaela 45 59 77 181 108 Indirect 3Huracán (TA) — 63 55 118 76 Indirect 4San Martín (M) 51 50 62 163 108 Indirect 5Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 50 58 48 156 108 Indirect 6Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 55 64 33 152 108 Indirect 7Belgrano — — 52 52 38 Indirect 8Godoy Cruz 44 47 58 149 108 Indirect 9Juventud Antoniana 43 51 52 146 108 Indirect 10San Martín (SJ) 50 57 36 143 108 Indirect 11CAI — — 45 45 38 Relegation Playoff MatchesIndirect 12Almirante Brown (A) 50 44 33 127 108 Torneo Argentino AIndirect Relegation Playoff Matches |- !colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) All Boys 2–2 El Porvenir 1–1 1–1 |- !colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) Racing (C) 3–4 CAI 1–1 2–3 El Porvenir remains in Primera B Nacional after a 1-1 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera B Nacional gets to stay in it. CAI remains in the Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff. See also 2002–03 in Argentine football References External links https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2-03.html Argentina Second Level 2002/03 RSSSF 2014-05-29 Category:Primera B Nacional seasons Category:2002–03 in Argentine football leagues Category:Argentinos Juniors matches Category:Quilmes Atlético Club matches