| Primera C | |
| Confed: | CONMEBOL |
| Founded: | [1] |
| Teams: | 19 (2022) |
| Promotion: | Primera B Metropolitana |
| Relegation: | Disaffiliation (2024) Torneo Promocional Amateur (2025) |
| Levels: | 4 |
| Domest Cup: | Copa Argentina |
| Champions: | Excursionistas |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Most Successful Club: | Colegiales (7 titles) |
| Tv: | DirecTV Sports DeporTV |
| Current: | 2024 |
The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires).
The other league at level four is the Torneo Federal B, where teams from regional leagues take part.
Primera C is currently organised into two league tournaments, the Apertura (opening) and the Clausura (closing). Each team plays every other team once in the Apertura, and then once again at the reverse venue in the Clausura.
The winners of the two league titles are recognised as champions. However, the overall championship is decided with an end of season playoff. The overall champion is promoted to Primera B Metropolitana. The teams finishing 2nd to 8th enter a playoff series to determine which team will play in a promotion/relegation playoff against the 2nd lowest finishing team from Primera B Metropolitana.
The team that finishes with the worst aggregate points total is automatically relegated to Primera D. The team with the 2nd worst aggregate points total plays a promotion/relegation playoff with the winner of the Primera D playoff series. And the winner then competes in Primera C Metropolitana the following season.
Originally named "Tercera División" (second level), the first championship was held in 1900, being won by Alumni (still under the "English High School" name). With the creation of División Intermedia in 1911, the division became the fourth level behind Segunda División. It lasted until 1932 when the Intermedia was suppressed and Tercera División became the 3rd. division/level again since the 1933 season.
In 1944 its name changed to "Primera Amateur", which lasted to 1962, when the tournament was renamed "Primera C",[2] Since the new restructuring of the league system in 1985, the division has become the fourth category of Argentine football (lower than Primera División, Primera B Nacional and Primera B Metropolitana).
Since its inception in 1899 as "Tercera División", the Primera C has changed levels (between 3 and 4) and names several times. The table below shows them in details:[1] [3] [4] [5]
| width= | Year | width= | Level | width= px | Promotion to | width= px | Relegation to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–1910 | style=background:#efefef | (None) | |||||
| 1911–1932 | Segunda División (1911–26) Intermedia (1927–32) | style=background:#efefef | (None) | ||||
| 1933–1985 | (None) (1933–49) Primera D (1950–85) | ||||||
| 1986–2022 | Primera D | ||||||
| 2023 | style=background:#efefef | (None) | |||||
| 2024 | Disaffiliation for one season | ||||||
| 2025 | Torneo Promocional Amateur |
| width=180px | Club | width=180px | City | width= 180px | Area / region | width= | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José María Olaeta | |||||||
| Ricardo Puga | |||||||
| Norman Lee | |||||||
| José L. Suárez | Predio Cacique | ||||||
| Gabino Sosa | |||||||
| (none) | |||||||
| Rodolfo Capocasa | |||||||
| Defensores de Cambaceres | |||||||
| Nueva España | |||||||
| (none) | |||||||
| Estadio Gildo Francisco Ghersinich | |||||||
| General Lamadrid | Enrique Sexto | ||||||
| Buenos Aires | Ramón Roque Martín | ||||||
| Ciudad de San Miguel | |||||||
| Buenos Aires | Leandro N. Alem | ||||||
| José María Moraños | |||||||
| Luján | Luján | Buenos Aires | Municipal de Luján | ||||
| Liga Mercedina, | |||||||
| (none) | |||||||
| Campana | Rubén Vallejos | ||||||
| Buenos Aires | Carlos Barraza | ||||||
| (none) | |||||||
| Saturnino Moure | |||||||
| Buenos Aires | Ciudad Evita |
| width= | Ed. | width=100px | Season | width= | Champion | width= | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1900 | ||||||
| 2 | 1901 | ||||||
| 3 | 1902 | Colegio Nacional del Sud | |||||
| 4 | 1903 | ||||||
| 5 | 1904 | ||||||
| 6 | 1905 | Tiro Federal Argentino (San Fernando) | |||||
| 7 | 1906 | Gath & Chavez II | |||||
| 8 | 1907 | ||||||
| 9 | 1908 | ||||||
| 10 | 1909 | ||||||
| 11 | 1910 | Instituto Americano (Adrogué) | |||||
| 12 | 1911 | ||||||
| 13 | 1912 | ||||||
| 1912 | |||||||
| 14 | 1913 | ||||||
| 1913 | Solís | ||||||
| 15 | 1914 | ||||||
| 1914 | |||||||
| 16 | 1915 | ||||||
| 17 | 1916 | ||||||
| 18 | 1917 | ||||||
| 19 | 1918 | ||||||
| 20 | 1919 | ||||||
| 1919 AAm | |||||||
| 21 | 1920 | ||||||
| 1920 AAm | |||||||
| 22 | 1921 | ||||||
| 1921 AAm | |||||||
| 23 | 1922 | Sportivo Monserrat | |||||
| 1922 AAm | |||||||
| 24 | 1923 | ||||||
| 1923 AAm | |||||||
| 25 | 1924 | ||||||
| 1924 AAm | |||||||
| 26 | 1925 | ||||||
| 1925 AAm | |||||||
| 27 | 1926 | ||||||
| 1926 AAm | |||||||
| 28 | 1927 | ||||||
| 29 | 1928 | ||||||
| 30 | 1929 | ||||||
| 31 | 1930 | ||||||
| 32 | 1931 | ||||||
| 1931 LAF | 25 de Mayo | ||||||
| 33 | 1932 | ||||||
| 1932 LAF | |||||||
| 34 | 1933 | ||||||
| 1933 LAF | |||||||
| 35 | 1934 | ||||||
| 1934 LAF | |||||||
| 36 | 1935 | 25 de Mayo | |||||
| 37 | 1936 | Boulogne | |||||
| 38 | 1937 | ||||||
| 39 | 1938 | Sportivo Palermo | |||||
| 40 | 1939 | Boulogne | |||||
| 41 | 1940 | Nueva Chicago | |||||
| 42 | 1941 | J. J. de Urquiza | |||||
| 43 | 1942 | ||||||
| 44 | 1943 | ||||||
| 45 | 1944 | ||||||
| 46 | 1945 | ||||||
| 47 | 1946 | ||||||
| 48 | 1947 | ||||||
| 49 | 1948 | ||||||
| 50 | 1949 | ||||||
| 51 | 1950 | Tiro Federal | |||||
| 52 | 1951 | ||||||
| 53 | 1952 | ||||||
| 54 | 1953 | ||||||
| 55 | 1954 | ||||||
| 56 | 1955 | ||||||
| 57 | 1956 | ||||||
| 58 | 1957 | ||||||
| 59 | 1958 | Argentino (Q) | |||||
| 60 | 1959 | ||||||
| 61 | 1960 | ||||||
| 62 | 1961 | ||||||
| 63 | 1962 | ||||||
| 64 | 1963 | ||||||
| 65 | 1964 | ||||||
| 66 | 1965 | ||||||
| 67 | 1966 | General Mitre | |||||
| 68 | 1967 | style=background:#efefef | – | style=background:#efefef | – | ||
| 69 | 1968 | ||||||
| 70 | 1969 | ||||||
| 71 | 1970 | ||||||
| 72 | 1971 | ||||||
| 73 | 1972 | ||||||
| 74 | 1973 | Dock Sud | |||||
| 75 | 1974 | ||||||
| 76 | 1975 | ||||||
| 77 | 1976 | ||||||
| 78 | 1977 | ||||||
| 79 | 1978 | ||||||
| 80 | 1979 | ||||||
| 81 | 1980 | Central Córdoba (R) | |||||
| 82 | 1981 | ||||||
| 83 | 1982 | Defensores Unidos | |||||
| 84 | 1983 | ||||||
| 85 | 1984 | Almagro | |||||
| 86 | 1985 | ||||||
| 87 | 1986–87 | San Telmo | |||||
| 88 | 1987–88 | ||||||
| 89 | 1988–89 | ||||||
| 90 | 1989–90 | ||||||
| 91 | 1990–91 | ||||||
| 92 | 1991–92 | ||||||
| 93 | 1992–93 | ||||||
| 94 | 1993–94 | San Telmo | |||||
| 95 | 1994–95 | ||||||
| 96 | 1995–96 | ||||||
| 97 | 1996–97 | ||||||
| 98 | 1997–98 | Ituzaingó | |||||
| 99 | 1998–99 | ||||||
| 100 | 1999–00 | ||||||
| 101 | 2000–01 | ||||||
| 102 | 2001–02 | ||||||
| 103 | 2002–03 | ||||||
| 104 | 2003–04 | Barracas Central | |||||
| 105 | 2004–05 | ||||||
| 106 | 2005–06 | ||||||
| 107 | 2006–07 | J. J. de Urquiza | |||||
| 108 | 2007–08 | ||||||
| 109 | 2008–09 | Villa San Carlos | |||||
| 110 | 2009–10 | ||||||
| 111 | Argentino (M) | ||||||
| 112 | UAI Urquiza | ||||||
| 113 | Deportivo Laferrere | ||||||
| 114 | 2013–14 | ||||||
| 115 | 2015 | ||||||
| 116 | |||||||
| 117 | 2016–17 | ||||||
| 118 | 2017–18 | ||||||
| 119 | 2018–19 | Deportivo Armenio | |||||
| 120 | 2019–20 | ||||||
| 121 | 2020 | ||||||
| 122 | 2021 | ||||||
| 123 | 2022 | Ferrocarril Midland | |||||
| 124 | 2023 | San Martín (B) | |||||
| width=170px | Club | width=50px | Titles | width= | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913, 1914, 1947, 1955, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2007–08 | |||||
| 1963, 1975, 1982, 1995–96, 2011–12 | |||||
| 1903, 1904, 1942, 1966 | |||||
| 1932, 1933, 1936, 1941 | |||||
| 1953, 1958, 1972, 1991–92 | |||||
| 1949, 1956, 1961, 2015 | |||||
| 1900, 1901, 1905 | |||||
| 1911, 1919, 1929 | |||||
| 1912, 1915, 1923 | |||||
| 1945, 1988–89, 2018–19 | |||||
| 1944, 1948, 2009–10 | |||||
| 1968, 1969, 2004–05 | |||||
| 1952, 1973, 1987–88 | |||||
| 1943, 1954 | |||||
| 1962, 1974, 2013–14 | |||||
| 1946, 1950 | |||||
| 1989-90, 1996–97 | |||||
| 1960, 1979 | |||||
| 1990-91, 1998–99 | |||||
| 1986-87, 2001–02 | |||||
| 1999-00, 2005–06 | |||||
| 1959, 1980 | |||||
| Excursionistas | 2016, 2023 | ||||
| 1970, 1978 | |||||
| 1908 | |||||
| 1909 | |||||
| 2012–13 | |||||
| Sacachispas | 2016–17 | ||||
| Defensores Unidos | 2017–18 | ||||
| Cañuelas | 2020 | ||||
| Dock Sud | 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | |||||