2014 Primera B Nacional Explained

Competition:Primera B Nacional
Season:2014
Promoted:Aldosivi
Argentinos Juniors
Colón
Crucero del Norte
Huracán
Nueva Chicago
San Martín (SJ)
Sarmiento
Temperley
Unión
Relegated:No relegation this season
League Topscorer:Ramón Abila
Nicolas Mazzola
(9 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Huracán 4-0 Independiente (December 8)
Biggest Away Win:Colón 0-4 San Martín (SJ) (September 19)
Boca Unidos 0–4 Argentinos Juniors (October 30)
Highest Scoring:Unión 2-3 Atlético Tucumán (August 17)
Colón 4-1 Guaraní Antonio Franco (September 3)
Atlético Tucumán 4–1 Santamarina (December 8)
Matches:220
Total Goals:440
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015
Updated:December 8, 2014

The 2014 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 29th season of the professional Argentine second division. A total of 22 teams competed. For this season, AFA decided to change the structure in the Argentine football league system, and because of this 10 teams were promoted to Primera División, with no relegations.

Club information

ClubCityStadium
AldosiviMar del PlataJosé María Minella
All BoysFlorestaIslas Malvinas
Argentinos JuniorsBuenos AiresDiego Armando Maradona
Atlético TucumánTucumánMonumental José Fierro
CorrientesJosé Antonio Romero Feris
ColónSanta FeBrigadier General Estanislao López
Crucero del NorteGarupáComandante Andrés Guacurarí
Douglas HaigPergaminoMiguel Morales
Ferro Carril OesteBuenos AiresArquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
Gimnasia y EsgrimaJujuy23 de Agosto
Guaraní Antonio FrancoPosadasClemente Fernandez de Oliveira
HuracánBuenos AiresTomás Adolfo Ducó
Independiente RivadaviaMendozaBautista Gargantini
InstitutoCórdobaPresidente Perón
Nueva ChicagoMataderosNueva Chicago
ParanáPresbítero Bartolomé Grella
San MartínSan JuanIngeniero Hilario Sánchez
SantamarinaTandilMunicipal Gral. San Martín
SarmientoJunínEva Perón
Oscar Boero
TemperleyTemperleyAlfredo Beranger
UniónSanta Fe15 de Abril

Standings

Zone A

Zone A triangular

Three tied teams from Zone A will play in a triangular for two places in the Argentine Primera División. It will be played 11–19 December. Although a home and an away team is named for each match, the three matches will be played in neutral stadiums.[1]

Results of triangular

Zone B

Zone B - 5th. promotion play–off

Two tied teams from Zone B competed in a play-off match for a place in the Argentine Primera División.[2]

Relegation

This season there were no relegations because of the new format. The points obtained were added for the next season.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated for games played 8 December 2014

RankPlayerClubGoals[3]
1 Nicolas MazzolaInstituto9
Ramón ÁbilaHuracán
3 Enrique TriverioUnión8
Claudio GuerraUnión
5 Héctor CuevasSarmiento7
Juan Ignacio DinennoTemperley
7 César CarranzaAldosivi6
Cristian MenéndezTucumán
Lucas AlarioColón
Luis Miguel RodríguezTucumán

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Triangular en busca del ascenso. AFA . 8 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Huracan y Atletico Tucuman jugaran un desempate. AFA . 11 December 2014.
  3. News: Goleadores de Primera B Nacional Campeonato 2014 . AFA . September 1, 2014 .