2003–04 Primera B Nacional
The 2003–04 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 18th season of second division professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Instituto (2nd divisional title) |
Promoted | Instituto Almagro Argentinos Juniors Huracán (TA) |
Relegated | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) Los Andes |
Top goalscorer | AP: Julio Bevacqua 13 goals CL: Luis Tonelotto 12 goals |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Club information
Torneo Apertura standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Instituto | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | Promotion Playoff |
2 | Belgrano | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | |
3 | San Martín (M) | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 29 | |
4 | Huracán (TA) | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 28 | |
5 | CAI | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 27 | |
6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 | |
7 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | |
8 | Defensores de Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 26 | |
9 | Huracán | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
10 | Juventud Antoniana | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 25 | |
11 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 25 | |
12 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 24 | |
13 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 | |
14 | Tiro Federal | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 23 | |
15 | Los Andes | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 21 | |
16 | Almagro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 21 | |
17 | Unión | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 21 | |
18 | El Porvenir | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 | |
19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 19 | |
20 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 18 |
Torneo Clausura standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Almagro | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 37 | Promotion Playoff |
2 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 36 | |
3 | Huracán (TA) | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 34 | |
4 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 33 | |
5 | El Porvenir | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 31 | |
6 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 30 | |
7 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | |
8 | Belgrano | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 28 | |
9 | Huracán | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 28 | |
10 | Tiro Federal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 27 | |
11 | Unión | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 | |
12 | Los Andes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
13 | Instituto | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 24 | |
14 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
15 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 21 | |
16 | CAI | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 20 | |
17 | Defensores de Belgrano | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 20 | |
18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 19 | |
19 | Juventud Antoniana | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 17 | |
20 | San Martín (M) | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 13 |
Overall standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Huracán (TA) | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 62 | Second Promotion Playoff |
2 | Instituto | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | Promotion Playoff |
3 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 59 | Torneo Reducido |
4 | Almagro | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Promotion Playoff |
5 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 58 | Torneo Reducido |
6 | Belgrano | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 57 | |
7 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 54 | |
8 | Huracán | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 54 | |
9 | El Porvenir | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 52 | |
10 | Tiro Federal | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 50 | |
11 | San Martín (SJ) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 50 | |
12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 49 | |
13 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 48 | |
14 | CAI | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 47 | |
15 | Unión | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 47 | |
16 | Defensores de Belgrano | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 | |
17 | Los Andes | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 46 | |
18 | San Martín (M) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 42 | |
19 | Juventud Antoniana | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 42 | |
20 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 38 |
Promotion playoff
This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Instituto, and the Clausura Winner: Almagro. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2004–05 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.
Match details
Instituto (C) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Almagro |
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Raimonda 16' Riggio 91' |
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Second Promotion Playoff
This leg was played by Almagro, the losing team of the Promotion Playoff, and Huracán (TA), who was the best team in the overall standings. was promoted to 2004–05 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Match details
Huracán (TA) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Almagro |
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González García |
Report 1 Report 2 |
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Penalties | ||
Galván Izquierdo Guevara García Miralles |
3–4 | Figueroa Meloño Sparapani Baigorria Tonelotto |
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Note: The series ended 2–2 on aggregate, and Almagro promoted to Primera after winning 4–3 on penalties.
Torneo Reducido
It was played by the teams placed 3rd and 5th, in the Overall Standings: Argentinos Juniors (3rd) and Godoy Cruz (5th). The winning team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Final | ||||
Argentinos Juniors | 2–1 | Godoy Cruz | 0–1 | 2–0 |
Promotion playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The Second Promotion playoff loser (Huracán (TA)) and the Torneo Reducido Winner (Argentinos Juniors) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2003–04 Primera División.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Relegation/promotion playoff 1 | ||||
Huracán (Tres Arroyos) | 5–3 | Atlético de Rafaela | 2–1 | 3–2 |
Relegation/promotion playoff 2 | ||||
Argentinos Juniors | 4–2 | Talleres (C) | 2–1 | 2–1 |
- Huracán (TA) was promoted to 2004–05 Primera División by winning the playoff and Atlético de Rafaela was relegated to the 2004–05 Primera B Nacional.
- Argentinos Juniors was promoted to 2004–05 Primera División by winning the playoff and Talleres (C) was relegated to the 2004–05 Primera B Nacional.
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 |
Team | 2001–02 Pts |
2002–03 Pts |
2003–04 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Situation | Affiliation |
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1 | Argentinos Juniors | — | 74 | 59 | 135 | 76 | 1.75 | Direct | |
2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | — | — | 54 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | Direct | |
3 | Huracán | — | — | 54 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | Direct | |
4 | Almagro | 43 | 59 | 58 | 160 | 38 | 1.404 | Direct | |
5 | Defensa y Justicia | 57 | 55 | 48 | 160 | 114 | 1.404 | Direct | |
6 | El Porvenir | 59 | 42 | 52 | 153 | 114 | 1.342 | Direct | |
7 | Defensores de Belgrano | 56 | 49 | 46 | 151 | 114 | 1.325 | Direct | |
8 | Unión | — | — | 47 | 47 | 38 | 1.237 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Direct |
9 | Los Andes | 49 | 45 | 46 | 140 | 114 | 1.228 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
Interior Zone
Pos |
Team | 2001–02 Pts |
2002–03 Pts |
2003–04 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Situation | Affiliation |
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1 | Huracán (TA) | 63 | 55 | 62 | 180 | 114 | 1.579 | Indirect | |
2 | Instituto | 59 | 60 | 60 | 179 | 114 | 1.57 | Indirect | |
3 | Godoy Cruz | 47 | 58 | 58 | 163 | 114 | 1.43 | Indirect | |
4 | Belgrano | — | 52 | 57 | 109 | 78 | 1.397 | Indirect | |
5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 58 | 48 | 49 | 155 | 114 | 1.36 | Indirect | |
6 | San Martín (M) | 50 | 62 | 42 | 154 | 114 | 1.351 | Indirect | |
7 | Tiro Federal | — | — | 50 | 50 | 38 | 1.316 | Indirect | |
8 | Juventud Antoniana | 51 | 53 | 42 | 146 | 76 | 1.281 | Indirect | |
9 | San Martín (SJ) | 57 | 36 | 50 | 143 | 114 | 1.254 | Indirect | |
10 | CAI | — | 45 | 47 | 92 | 76 | 1.211 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 64 | 33 | 38 | 135 | 114 | 1.184 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
Relegation playoff matches
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) | ||||
Tristán Suárez | 0–3 | Unión | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) | ||||
Atlético Tucumán | 1–1 | CAI | 0–1 | 1–0 |
- Unión remains in the Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.
- CAI 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.