1997–98 Primera B Nacional

The 1997–98 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 12th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

Primera B Nacional
Season1997–98
ChampionsTalleres (C)
(1st divisional title)
PromotedTalleres (C)
Belgrano
RelegatedAlmirante Brown
Sportivo Italiano
Chaco For Ever
Top goalscorerAlejandro Glaría 30 goals

Club information

Interior Zone
Club City Stadium
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella
Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental
Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi
Chaco For Ever Resistencia Juan Alberto García
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Godoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas
Huracán Corrientes Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti
San Martín Mendoza San Martín
San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez
San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
Talleres Córdoba Estadio La Boutique

Metropolitana Zone
Club City Stadium
All Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas
Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero
Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Arsenal Sarandí Julio H. Grondona
Atlanta Villa Crespo León Kolbovski
Banfield Banfield Florencio Solá
Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino Sosa
Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano
Estudiantes Caseros Ciudad de Caseros
Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón
Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva Chicago
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario
San Miguel Los Polvorines Malvinas Argentinas
Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Republica de Italia

Interior Zone standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Instituto 30 17 7 6 38 22 +16 58 Championship Group
2 Belgrano 30 15 9 6 52 32 +20 54
3 Talleres (C) 30 13 12 5 38 22 +16 51
4 San Martín (SJ) 30 13 9 8 51 33 +18 48
5 San Martín (T) 30 13 8 9 49 43 +6 47
6 Almirante Brown (A) 30 12 9 9 44 34 +10 45
7 Atlético de Rafaela 30 12 9 9 45 38 +7 45
8 Atlético Tucumán 30 13 4 13 47 43 +4 43
9 Godoy Cruz 30 12 6 12 47 50 −3 42 Relegation Group
10 Aldosivi 30 8 12 10 45 50 −5 36
11 Huracán Corrientes 30 9 8 13 41 57 −16 35
12 Cipolletti 30 9 7 14 34 45 −11 34
13 Chaco For Ever 30 6 12 12 39 52 −13 30
14 Olimpo 30 6 11 13 32 46 −14 29
15 San Martín (M) 30 7 7 16 29 44 −15 28
16 Douglas Haig 30 5 10 15 32 52 −20 25
Source:

Metropolitana Zone standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Banfield 30 18 8 4 69 28 +41 62 Championship Group
2 Chacarita Juniors 30 13 10 7 44 32 +12 49
3 Los Andes 30 13 9 8 51 42 +9 48
4 Quilmes 30 13 9 8 41 32 +9 48
5 Central Córdoba (R) 30 14 6 10 38 30 +8 48
6 Arsenal 30 12 10 8 41 36 +5 46
7 All Boys 30 11 13 6 47 43 +4 46
8 Estudiantes (BA) 30 12 9 9 43 37 +6 45
9 San Miguel 30 12 9 9 33 27 +6 45 Relegation Group
10 Defensa y Justicia 30 12 6 12 46 35 +11 42
11 Nueva Chicago 30 11 7 12 37 36 +1 40
12 Sportivo Italiano 30 7 10 13 33 52 −19 31
13 Deportivo Morón 30 7 9 14 36 56 −20 30
14 Atlanta 30 5 12 13 33 46 −13 27
15 Almagro 30 3 13 14 19 42 −23 22
16 Almirante Brown 30 4 6 20 23 60 −37 18
Source:

Championship Group

It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 1st to 8th and were mixed. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Promotion Playoff, and the teams placed 2nd and 3rd qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Talleres (C) 14 8 3 3 25 11 +14 27 Promotion Playoff
2 Quilmes 14 7 5 2 26 19 +7 26 Second Promotion
Playoff
3 Chacarita Juniors 14 6 4 4 20 16 +4 22
4 Instituto 14 6 3 5 19 18 +1 21
5 Estudiantes (BA) 14 5 4 5 18 22 −4 19
6 Los Andes 14 4 3 7 23 27 −4 15
7 Atlético Tucumán 14 4 3 7 15 24 −9 15
8 Almirante Brown (A) 14 2 3 9 13 22 −9 9
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgrano 14 7 6 1 29 17 +12 27 Promotion Playoff
2 All Boys 14 8 3 3 24 16 +8 27 Second Promotion
Playoff
3 Banfield 14 7 5 2 24 14 +10 26
4 San Martín (SJ) 14 4 4 6 23 27 −4 16
5 Central Córdoba (R) 14 5 1 8 12 16 −4 16
6 San Martín (T) 14 3 6 5 20 23 −3 15
7 Arsenal 14 2 6 6 27 36 −9 12
8 Atlético de Rafaela 14 3 3 8 18 28 −10 12
Source:

Relegation Group

It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 9th to 16th. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Interior Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 14 9 2 3 26 19 +7 29 Second Promotion Playoff
2 Cipolletti 14 7 4 3 24 14 +10 25
3 San Martín (M) 14 6 6 2 23 13 +10 24
4 Olimpo 14 7 3 4 26 18 +8 24
5 Godoy Cruz 14 3 5 6 20 22 −2 14
6 Chaco For Ever 14 4 2 8 20 28 −8 14
7 Douglas Haig 14 3 4 7 14 27 −13 13
8 Huracán Corrientes 14 3 2 9 18 30 −12 11
Source:

Metropolitano Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Almagro 14 10 1 3 25 16 +9 31 Second Promotion Playoff
2 San Miguel 14 6 4 4 22 15 +7 22
3 Sportivo Italiano 14 6 3 5 27 30 −3 21
4 Deportivo Morón 14 6 2 6 21 18 +3 20
5 Atlanta 14 6 2 6 17 16 +1 20
6 Defensa y Justicia 14 6 1 7 22 20 +2 19
7 Nueva Chicago 14 3 4 7 16 13 +3 13
8 Almirante Brown 14 3 3 8 16 28 −12 12
Source:

Promotion Playoff

The promotion playoff was played by the winner of Group A, Talleres (C) and the winner of Group B, Belgrano. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Division. The losing team joined in semifinals of the Second Promotion Playoff.

In the series, nicknamed the final of the century,[1][2] Talleres 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.[3]

Match details
Championship playoff
First leg
Talleres (C)1–0Belgrano (C)
Zelaya 84'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Daniel Giménez
Second leg
Belgrano (C)2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		Talleres (C)
Carnero 79'
L. Sosa 90'		 Report Albornós 54'
Attendance: 35,000

Note: As the series had ended 2–2 on aggregate, Talleres won 4–3 on penalties, promoting to Primera División

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd and 3rd of each group of the Championship Group: Quilmes and Chacarita Juniors (Group A), All Boys and Banfield (Group B), and the teams placed 1st of each group of the Relegation Group: Aldosivi (Interior Group) and Almagro (Metropolitano Group). In the semifinals joined Belgrano, the losing team of the First Promotion Playoff. The winner was promoted to Primera Division.

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First Round
Quilmes 4-1 Almagro 2-1 2-0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First Round
All Boys 2-3 Aldosivi 0-1 2-2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First Round
Banfield 3-2 Chacarita Juniors 0-0 3-2

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Semifinals
Quilmes 0-2 Aldosivi 0-0 0-2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Semifinals
Belgrano 3-2 Banfield 1-1 2-1

Final
Torneo Reducido Final
(2nd. promotion playoff)
First leg
Aldosivi1–1Belgrano
Rizzo 11' Zaccanti 16'
Referee: Daniel Giménez
Second leg
Belgrano (C)3–1Aldosivi
Carnero 9'
Torres 85'
Sosa 90+2' (p)		 Corti 87'
Referee: Oscar Sequeira

Note: Belgrano won 4–1 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.

Relegation

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA were relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated faced relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation were 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
Pos
 Team 1995–96
Pts		 1996–97
Pts		 1997–98
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Situation Affiliation
1 Godoy Cruz 6628561501021.471 Indirect
2 Huracán Corrientes 75—46121861.407
3 Aldosivi —176582601.367
4 Olimpo —265379601.317
5 Cipolletti —155974601.233
6 San Martín (M) ——5252441.182
7 Douglas Haig 6513381161021.137 Relegation Playoff Matches
8 Chaco For Ever —164460601

Metropolitana Zone
Pos
 Team 1995–96
Pts		 1996–97
Pts		 1997–98
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Situation Affiliation
1 San Miguel ——6767441.523 Indirect
2 Defensa y Justicia ——6161441.386
3 Almagro —275380601.333
4 Nueva Chicago 5226531311021.284
5 Atlanta 5522471241021.216
6 Deportivo Morón 4327501201021.176
7 Sportivo Italiano —155267601.117 Relegated to
Primera B Metropolitana
8 Almirante Brown —143044600.733

Promotion/relegation playoff

Teams placed 7th and 8th of the Relegation Table Interior Zone (Douglas Haig and Chaco For Ever), played a promotion/relegation playoff or Torneo Reclasificatorio, with Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre, teams from Torneo Argentino A. The winner was Douglas Haig and remained in the Primera B Nacional, while Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre remained in Torneo Argentino A and Chaco For Ever was relegated to it.

Semifinals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Douglas Haig 4-2 Villa Mitre
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Huracán (SR) 2-5 Chaco For Ever

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Douglas Haig 4-3 (a.e.t.) Chaco For Ever

Note: Chaco for Ever was relegated.

See also

References
  1. A 24 años de la “Final del siglo”, donde Talleres vencía a Belgrano y ascendía a Primera by Mario Celedón at Suquia.ar, 5 Jul 2022
  2. A 25 años de "la final del siglo" entre Talleres y Belgrano on Perfil.com, 5 Jul 2023
  3. A 23 años del ascenso más apasionante que haya vivido Talleres y el fútbol de Córdoba at Talleres website
  • "Argentina Second Level 1997/98". RSSSF. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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