2020 Primera Nacional
The 2020 Argentine Primera Nacional, also known as the 2020 Campeonato de Transición Primera Nacional,[1] was the 36th season of the Primera Nacional, the second tier of Argentine football. The season began on 28 November 2020 and concluded on 31 January 2021. The competition was contested by the thirty-two teams that took part in the 2019–20 season, which was suspended and subsequently abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Season | 2020 |
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| Dates | 28 November 2020 – 31 January 2021 |
| Champions | Sarmiento (J) (1st title) |
| Promoted | Sarmiento (J) Platense |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 131 |
| Goals scored | 291 (2.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Claudio Bieler (6 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Almagro 4–0 All Boys (27 December 2020) Estudiantes (RC) 4–0 Agropecuario (10 January 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Nueva Chicago 2–5 Alvarado (5 December 2020) Ferro Carril Oeste 0–3 Atlanta (7 December 2020) San Martín (T) 0–3 Atl. de Rafaela (13 December 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Nueva Chicago 2–5 Alvarado (5 December 2020) |
← 2019–20 2021 → | |
Format
The competition was split into two stages: First Promotion and Second Promotion, which in turn, were split into two groups according to the groupings and placements of teams in the previous season. The top eight teams of each group at the time of suspension of the previous season played in the First Promotion stage, where they were split into two groups, while the remaining eight teams from each group played in the first round of the Second Promotion stage. In both stages, the teams were placed in groups according to the ones they were in for the previous season. In the First Promotion stage, each team played against the other teams in their group once, with the group winners playing a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the Liga Profesional for the 2021 season.
In the Second Promotion stage, each team also played against the other teams in their group once, with the top two in each group qualifying for a knockout tournament where they were joined by the teams that failed to earn promotion in the First Promotion stage, with the two group runners-up from that stage having a bye to the third knockout round and the loser from the First Promotion final having a bye to the semi-finals. The winners of that knockout tournament earned the second promotion berth to the Liga Profesional.[3]
Club information
Stadia and locations
First Promotion stage
Zone A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ERC | PLA | EBA | AGA | ATL | DMO | TEM | FCO | |
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| 1 | Estudiantes (RC) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Championship final | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Platense | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Eliminatory stage third knockout round | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Eliminatory stage first knockout round | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Agropecuario Argentino | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 5 | Atlanta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 6 | Deportivo Morón | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–3 | ||
| 7 | Temperley | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 8 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | — | — | — |
Zone B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAR | ATR | DBE | TIG | GEM | DRI | VDA | SMT | |
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| 1 | Sarmiento (J) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | Advance to Championship final | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Atlético de Rafaela | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | Advance to Eliminatory stage third knockout round | 0–0 | — | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Defensores de Belgrano | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 | Advance to Eliminatory stage first knockout round | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Tigre | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | ||
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 6 | Deportivo Riestra | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 3–3 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | 0–0 | ||
| 7 | Villa Dálmine | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | ||
| 8 | San Martín (T) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | — | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — |
Championship final
| Estudiantes (RC) | 1–1 | Sarmiento (J) |
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Second Promotion stage
Zone A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SMA | BAC | BEL | ALV | MIT | GBR | NCH | IND | |
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| 1 | San Martín (SJ) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 15 | Advance to Eliminatory stage first knockout round | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Barracas Central | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Belgrano | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Alvarado | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Mitre (SdE) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 6 | Guillermo Brown | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | — | — | — | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 4 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — |
Zone B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QUI | INS | ALM | SAN | BRO | GEJ | ALL | CHA | |
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| 1 | Quilmes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Advance to Eliminatory stage first knockout round | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Instituto | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Almagro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | ||
| 4 | Santamarina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Brown | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | ||
| 6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 7 | All Boys | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 7 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Chacarita Juniors | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
First knockout round
The first knockout round was contested by 16 teams: the 12 teams ranked from third to eighth place in their groups of the First Promotion stage and the top two teams from each group of the Second Promotion stage. In this round, the 16 teams were seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 16, Team 2 vs. Team 15 and so on, playing a single match on neutral ground. The eight winners advanced to the second knockout round.[1]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | B | Defensores de Belgrano | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 | Qualified from First Promotion stage |
| 2 | A | Estudiantes (BA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | A | Agropecuario Argentino | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 10 | |
| 4 | B | Tigre | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | A | Atlanta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | B | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | A | Deportivo Morón | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 8 | B | Deportivo Riestra | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 9 | A | Temperley | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 10 | B | Villa Dálmine | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 11 | A | Ferro Carril Oeste | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 12 | B | San Martín (T) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | |
| 13 | A | San Martín (SJ) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 15 | Qualified from Second Promotion stage |
| 14 | B | Quilmes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | |
| 15 | A | Barracas Central | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 | |
| 16 | B | Instituto | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 |
| 17 January 2021 | Defensores de Belgrano | 2–0 | Instituto | Campana |
| 17:10 | Report | Stadium: Coliseo de Mitre y Puccini Attendance: 0 Referee: Yamil Possi |
| 17 January 2021 | Atlanta | 2–2 (4–1 p) | San Martín (T) | Río Cuarto |
| 17:10 | Report | Stadium: Antonio Candini Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrián Franklin | ||
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| 17 January 2021 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1–4 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Córdoba |
| 17:10 |
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Stadium: Presidente Perón Attendance: 0 Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez |
| 17 January 2021 | Deportivo Morón | 2–1 | Villa Dálmine | Florida Este |
| 17:10 |
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Stadium: Ciudad de Vicente López Attendance: 0 Referee: Nazareno Arasa |
| 17 January 2021 | Estudiantes (BA) | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Barracas Central | Buenos Aires |
| 19:10 | Report |
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Stadium: Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 0 Referee: Diego Ceballos | |
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| 17 January 2021 | Tigre | 1–1 (3–4 p) | San Martín (SJ) | Caseros |
| 19:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Attendance: 0 Referee: Pablo Echavarría | |
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| 17 January 2021 | Deportivo Riestra | 1–0 | Temperley | Villa Maipú |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Chacarita Juniors Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerardo Méndez Cerro |
| 18 January 2021 | Agropecuario Argentino | 0–1 | Quilmes | Buenos Aires |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Don León Kolbowski Attendance: 0 Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled on 17 January 2021 at 21:10 but was suspended due to an electric failure at Estadio Don León Kolbowski. It was rescheduled to 18 January 2021 at 17:00. | ||||
Second knockout round
The second knockout round was contested by the eight winners from the previous stage. In this round, the eight teams were once again seeded according to their performance and placements in the first stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed and paired against a rival according to their seed, playing a single match on neutral ground. The four winners advanced to the third knockout round.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Defensores de Belgrano | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 | Qualified from First Promotion stage |
| 2 | Estudiantes (BA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Atlanta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Morón | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Riestra | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 7 | San Martín (SJ) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 15 | Qualified from Second Promotion stage |
| 8 | Quilmes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| 21 January 2021 | Estudiantes (BA) | 3–1 | San Martín (SJ) | Buenos Aires |
| 17:10 | Report |
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Stadium: Don León Kolbowski Attendance: 0 Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez |
| 21 January 2021 | Deportivo Morón | 0–1 | Deportivo Riestra | Victoria |
| 19:15 | Report |
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Stadium: José Dellagiovanna Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrián Franklin |
| 21 January 2021 | Atlanta | 2–1 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Florida Este |
| 19:20 | Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Vicente López Attendance: 0 Referee: Pablo Echavarría |
| 21 January 2021 | Defensores de Belgrano | 0–1 | Quilmes | Caseros |
| 21:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Attendance: 0 Referee: Pablo Giménez |
Third knockout round
The third knockout round was contested by the four winners from the previous stage, as well as the two group runners-up from the First Promotion stage, Platense and Atlético de Rafaela. In this round, the six teams were once again seeded according to their performance and placements in the first stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed and paired against a rival according to their seed, playing a single match on neutral ground. The three winners advanced to the semi-finals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Atlético de Rafaela | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | Qualified from First Promotion stage |
| 2 | Platense | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Atlanta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Riestra | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Quilmes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Qualified from Second Promotion stage |
| 24 January 2021 | Atlético de Rafaela | 2–2 (10–9 p) | Quilmes | Rosario |
| 18:20 | Report | Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa Attendance: 0 Referee: Darío Herrera | ||
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| 24 January 2021 | Estudiantes (BA) | 1–0 | Atlanta | Victoria |
| 20:25 |
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Report | Stadium: José Dellagiovanna Attendance: 0 Referee: Fernando Echenique |
| 24 January 2021 | Platense | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Deportivo Riestra | Caseros |
| 22:25 | Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Merlos | ||
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Semi-finals
The semi-finals were contested by the three winners from the previous stage, as well as the First Promotion final losers Estudiantes (RC). In this round, the four teams were once again seeded according to their performance and placements in the first stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed and paired against a rival according to their seed, playing a single match on neutral ground. The two winners advanced to the final.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Estudiantes (RC) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Qualified from First Promotion final |
| 2 | Atlético de Rafaela | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | Qualified from First Promotion stage |
| 3 | Platense | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | |
| 4 | Estudiantes (BA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 |
| 27 January 2021 | Estudiantes (RC) | 1–0 | Estudiantes (BA) | Rosario |
| 19:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito Attendance: 0 Referee: Jorge Baliño |
| 27 January 2021 | Atlético de Rafaela | 0–2 | Platense | Rosario |
| 21:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa Attendance: 0 Referee: Ariel Penel |
Final
| Estudiantes (RC) | 1–1 | Platense |
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Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
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| 1 |  Claudio Bieler |
Atlético de Rafaela | 6 |
| 2 | Enzo Copetti |
Atlético de Rafaela | 5 |
| Neri Bandiera |
Estudiantes (BA) | ||
| Ibrahim Hesar |
Estudiantes (RC) | ||
| Mariano Pavone |
Quilmes | ||
| 6 | Julián Marcioni |
Atlanta | 4 |
| Bruno Sepúlveda |
Estudiantes (RC) | ||
| Matías Tissera |
Platense | ||
| Jonathan Torres |
Sarmiento (J) |
References
- "BOLETÍN ESPECIAL Nº 5814 REGLAMENTO DEL CAMPEONATO TRANSICIÓN DE PRIMERA NACIONAL 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "El comunicado completo de la AFA con las decisiones por el coronavirus". TyC Sports. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "¿Quién pone Primera en la PN?". Olé. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- "Estadísticas Primera B Nacional". AFA. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links
- Soccerway
- Ascenso del Interior (in Spanish)
- Interior Futbolero (in Spanish)
- Promiedos (in Spanish)