1999–2000 Primera B Nacional Explained

Competition:Primera B Nacional
Season:1999–00
Winners:Huracán
(2nd divisional title)
Promoted:Huracán
Los Andes
Almagro
Relegated:Deportivo Español
Gimnasia y Tiro
Argentino (R)
Deportivo Morón
Aldosivi
Temperley
League Topscorer:Gastón Casas 30 goals
Prevseason:1998–99
Nextseason:2000–01

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.

Club information

Interior Zone

ClubCityStadium
AldosiviMar del PlataJosé María Minella
Almirante BrownArrecifesEstadio Municipal
Atlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental
Atlético TucumánSan Miguel de TucumánMonumental Presidente Jose Fierro
CipollettiCipollettiLa Visera de Cemento
Gimnasia y EsgrimaConcepción del UruguayManuel y Ramón Núñez
Gimnasia y TiroSaltaGigante del Norte
Godoy CruzMendozaMalvinas Argentinas
Independiente RivadaviaMendozaBautista Gargantini
Juventud AntonianaSaltaFray Honorato Pistoia
OlimpoBahía BlancaRoberto Natalio Carminatti
RacingCórdobaMiguel Sancho
San MartínMendozaSan Martín
San MartínSan JuanIng. Hilario Sánchez
San MartínSan Miguel de TucumánLa Ciudadela
Villa MitreBahía BlancaEl Fortín

Metropolitana Zone

ClubCityStadium
All BoysFlorestaIslas Malvinas
AlmagroJosé IngenierosTres de Febrero
ArgentinoRosarioJosé María Olaeta
ArsenalSarandíJulio H. Grondona
BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Solá
Central CórdobaRosarioGabino Sosa
Florencio VarelaNorberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Deportivo EspañolParque AvellanedaNueva España
Deportivo MorónMorónFrancisco Urbano
GerliGildo Francisco Ghersinich
HuracánParque PatriciosTomás Adolfo Ducó
Los AndesLomas de ZamoraEduardo Gallardón
Nueva ChicagoMataderosNueva Chicago
PlatenseFloridaCiudad de Vicente López
QuilmesQuilmesCentenario
Los PolvorinesMalvinas Argentinas
TemperleyTemperleyAlfredo Beranger
TigreVictoriaJosé Dellagiovanna

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

|-!colspan="5"|Semifinals|-!colspan="5"|Semifinals1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

Final

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Note: Huracán won 2–1 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División

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

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

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.

|-!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1|-!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2|-|}

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

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Situation
1Atlético de Rafaela45 44 51 140 90 Indirect
246 46 92 60
3Independiente Rivadavia45 45 30
4San Martín (SJ)48 36 49 133 90
5Atlético Tucumán43 57 29 129 90
6Almirante Brown (A)45 42 40 127 90
737 47 84 60
8Villa Mitre41 41 30
9San Martín (T)43 51 52 121 90
10San Martín (M)50 57 36 116 90
11Godoy Cruz50 57 36 115 90
12Racing (C)38 38 30
13Olimpo29 43 41 113 90
14Cipolletti34 53 23 110 90
15Gimnasia y Tiro33 40 73 60 Torneo Argentino A
16Aldosivi36 42 31 109 90

Metropolitana Zone

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Situation
1Huracán64 64 34 Direct
2Banfield62 43 59 164 96
3Arsenal46 57 55 158 96
4Quilmes48 47 63 158 96
5El Porvenir45 50 95 66
6Defensa y Justicia42 44 52 138 96
7Los Andes48 28 63 138 96
8Central Córdoba (R)48 43 38 129 96
9Tigre43 45 88 66
10Platense45 45 34
11All Boys46 51 29 126 96
12San Miguel45 43 35 123 96
13Almagro22 36 62 120 96
14Nueva Chicago40 44 33 117 96
1543 37 80 66 Primera B Metropolitana
16Argentino (R)30 30 34
17Deportivo Morón30 28 22 80 96
18Temperley25 25 34

See also

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