2013–14 Primera B Nacional Explained

Competition:Primera B Nacional
Season:2013–14
Winners:Banfield
(3rd divisional title)
Promoted:Banfield
Defensa y Justicia
Independiente
Relegated:Almirante Brown
Brown
Talleres (C)
Villa San Carlos
League Topscorer:Juan Martín Lucero 23 goals
Matches:462
Total Goals:984
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014

The 2013–14 Primera B Nacional was the 28th season of professional Argentine second division. For this season, the total teams was raised to 22; the champion, runner-up and winner of the tiebreaker playoff were promoted to Primera División.

Club information

ClubCityStadium
AldosiviMar del PlataJosé María Minella
Almirante BrownIsidro CasanovaFragata Presidente Sarmiento
Atlético TucumánTucumánMonumental José Fierro
BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Solá
CorrientesJosé Antonio Romero Feris
BrownAdroguéLorenzo Arandilla
Crucero del NorteGarupáComandante Andrés Guacurarí
Florencio VarelaNorberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Douglas HaigPergaminoMiguel Morales
Ferro Carril OesteBuenos AiresArquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
Gimnasia y EsgrimaJujuy23 de Agosto
HuracánBuenos AiresTomás Adolfo Ducó
IndependienteAvellanedaLibertadores de América
Independiente RivadaviaMendozaBautista Gargantini
InstitutoCórdobaPresidente Perón
ParanáPresbítero Bartolomé Grella
San MartínSan JuanIngeniero Hilario Sánchez
SarmientoJunínEva Perón
Oscar Boero
La Boutique
UniónSanta Fe15 de Abril
Villa San CarlosBuenos AiresGenacio Sálice

Standings

3rd. promotion playoff

Since Huracán and Independiente finished tied in points, a one-match playoff had to be held to determine the 3rd. team to promote to Primera División. The match was played on June 11 at Estadio Único in La Plata.[1]

Relegation

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

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Relegation
1Banfield58 78 136 80 Direct
2Independiente67 67 42Direct
3Defensa y Justicia54 57 75 186118 Direct
4Instituto7039 62 171118Indirect
5Huracán46 54 67 167118Direct
6Sarmiento (J)58 55 113 80 Direct
7Patronato56 56 49 161118 Indirect
8San Martín (SJ)57 5742Indirect
9Atlético Tucumán42 51 64 157118 Indirect
10Boca Unidos574554 156114Indirect
11Unión55 55 42 Direct
12Ferro Carril Oeste56 43 55154118 Direct
13Crucero del Norte45 5910480 Indirect
14Sportivo Belgrano535342 Indirect
15Aldosivi53 44 51 148118Indirect
16Independiente Rivadavia4548 55148118Indirect
17Douglas Haig49 51 100 80 Indirect
18Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)345061145118Indirect
19Almirante Brown (R)55 4642143118Primera B MetropolitanaDirect
20Brown (R)505042Direct
21Talleres (C) (R)45 45 42 Torneo Argentino AIndirect
22Villa San Carlos (R)24 24 42 Primera B MetropolitanaDirect
Updated to games played on 8 June 2014.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 Juan Martín LuceroDefensa y Justicia23
2 Gonzalo KlusenerTalleres (C)18
3 Ernesto AlvarezCrucero del Norte17
4 Andrés ChávezBanfield16
Santiago SalcedoBanfield
5 Mariano GuerreiroBrown (A)14
Juan MartínInstituto

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20928:el-viernes-comienza-la-ultima-fecha&catid=110&Itemid=100&lang=es Independiente y Huracán jugarán partido desempate para definir ascenso
  2. News: Goleadores de Primera B Nacional Campeonato 2013/2014 . AFA . 15 August 2013 .