Primera D Metropolitana

The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 11 clubs from Buenos Aires Province, the league is the only one that remains amateur.[2] The other league at level five is the Torneo Federal C, where teams from regional leagues take part.

Primera D
Founded1950 (1950) [1]
Folded2023
Country Argentina
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams11 (2022)
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toPrimera C
Relegation toDisaffiliation for one season
Domestic cup(s)Copa Argentina
Last championsYupanqui
(2022)
Most championships
TV partnersDirecTV Sports
Websiteafa.com.ar/primera-d

It was created in 1950 under the name "Tercera de Ascenso" ("third level of promotion").[1] The first champion was Liniers. In 1962 the tournament changed its name to "Primera de Aficionados", which lasted to 1974, when it was called "Primera D", which has remained to date.[3]

Since the restructuring of the league system in 1986, the division became the fifth category of Argentine football (lower than Primera División, Primera B Nacional, Primera B Metropolitana and Primera C).[4]

In 2023 its last edition will be held because from 2024, the category will be unified with the Primera C in a single tournament.[5]

Format

The winners of Primera D gain automatic promotion to Primera C. The club finishing in 2nd to 9th place behind enter a playoff series; the winner of which faces the club finishing second bottom in Primera C in a promotion/relegation playoff.

The team that finishes bottom of Primera D Metropolitana faces relegation. However, because Primera D Metropolitana is the lowest league in the Argentine football system relegation this means that the relegated team will not participate in the league system the following season.

Current teams (2022 season)
Club City Region Stadium
ArgentinoRosarioSanta Fe ProvinceJosé María Olaeta
Central BallesterJosé L. SuárezGreater Buenos AiresPredio Cacique
Centro EspañolVilla SarmientoGreater Buenos Aires(none)
Defensores de CambaceresEnsenadaBuenos Aires ProvinceDefensores de Cambaceres
Deportivo ParaguayoConstituciónBuenos Aires City(none)
El PorvenirGerliGreater Buenos AiresEstadio Gildo Francisco Ghersinich
Juventud UnidaMuñizGreater Buenos AiresCiudad de San Miguel
LuganoTapialesGreater Buenos AiresJosé María Moraños
MercedesMercedesBuenos Aires ProvinceLiga Mercedina,
MuñizMuñizGreater Buenos Aires(none)
Sportivo BarracasBarracas, Buenos AiresBuenos Aires City(none)

List of Champions
Tournament names
  • 1950–1961: Tercera de Ascenso
  • 1962–1973: Primera de Aficionados
  • 1974–2023: Primera D
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
11950Liniers (1)Brown (A)
–1951 [note 1]
(No championship held)
21952Flandria (1)J. J. de Urquiza
31953Deportivo Riestra (1)Juventud de Bernal
41954Sacachispas (1)Juventud de Bernal
51955Deportivo Morón (1)Juventud de Bernal
61956Almirante Brown (1)Juventud de Bernal
71957Leandro N. Alem (1)Defensores de Cambaceres
81958Deportivo Español (1)Defensores de Cambaceres
91959Defensores de Cambaceres (1)Sportivo Italiano
101960Sportivo Italiano (1)Defensores de Almagro
111961Villa Dálmine (1)Arsenal
121962Arsenal (1)Estudiantes (BA)
131963Luján (1)Estudiantes (BA)
141964Arsenal (Llavallol) (1)Ituzaingó
151965General Mitre (Sarandí) (1) [note 2]Piraña
161966Luz y Fuerza (1) [note 3]Ferrocarril Midland
171967Macabi (1) [note 4]Central Argentino
181968Ferrocarril Midland (1)Sportivo Barracas
191969Defensores Unidos (1)Sportivo Barracas
201970Defensores de Almagro (1)Sportivo Barracas
211971Acassuso (1)Central Argentino
221972Deportivo Armenio (1)Liniers
231973Luján (2)Villa San Carlos
241974Barracas Central (1)Victoriano Arenas
251975Tristán Suarez (1)Deportivo Merlo
261976Defensores de Cambaceres (2)Berazategui
271977General Lamadrid (1)Ferrocarril Midland
281978Piraña (1)J. J. de Urquiza
291979San Miguel (1)Brown (A)
301980Brown (A) (1)Juventud Unida
311981Barracas Central (2)Muñiz
321982Defensa y Justicia (1)Ituzaingó
331983San Martín (B) (1)Leandro N. Alem
341984Dock Sud (1)Argentino (Merlo)
351985Argentino (Merlo) (1)Deportivo Laferrere
361986–87Muñiz (1)Brown (A)
371987–88Lugano (1)Puerto Nuevo
381988–89Ferrocarril Midland (2)Liniers
391989–90Liniers (2)Deportivo Paraguayo
401990–91Victoriano Arenas (1)Puerto Nuevo
411991–92Deportivo Paraguayo (1)Juventud Unida
421992–93Villa San Carlos (1)Acassuso
431993–94Puerto NuevoCañuelas
441994–95J. J. de UrquizaVictoriano Arenas
451995–96Central Ballester (1)San Martín (B)
461996–97Claypole (1)Comunicaciones
471997–98Juventud Unida (1)Sacachispas
481998–99Argentino (Merlo) (2)Victoriano Arenas
491999–00Sacachispas (2)Fénix
502000–01Acassuso (2)Villa San Carlos
512001–02Villa San Carlos (2)Sacachispas
522002–03Sacachispas (3)Victoriano Arenas
532003–04Sportivo Barracas (1)Fénix
542004–05Fénix (1)Liniers
552005–06Ituzaingó (1)Liniers
562006–07Leandro N. Alem (2)Berazategui
572007–08Defensores Unidos (2)Berazategui
582008–09Ferrocarril Midland (3)Deportivo Riestra
592009–10UAI Urquiza (1)San Martín (B)
602010–11Dock Sud (2)Atlas
612011–12Fénix (2)Argentino (Q)
622012–13Argentino (Q) (1)Deportivo Riestra
632013–14Deportivo Riestra (1)San Martín (B)
642014– [note 5]– [note 5]
652015Sportivo Barracas (2)Atlas
662016El Porvenir (1)Ituzaingó
672016–17Ituzaingó (2)Leandro N. Alem
682017–18Victoriano Arenas (2)Argentino (Merlo)
692018–19Argentino (Merlo) (3)Liniers
702019–20
(Abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina) [note 6]
712020Claypole (2)Atlas
722021Liniers (3)Puerto Nuevo
732022Yupanqui (1)Centro Español
742023
The division was unified with the Primera C

Titles by club
Club Titles Years won
Argentino (Merlo)31985, 1998–99, 2018–19
Ferrocarril Midland31968, 1988–89, 2008–09
Liniers31950, 1989–90, 2021
Sacachispas31954, 1999–00, 2002–03
Acassuso21971, 2000–01
Barracas Central21974, 1981
Claypole21996–97, 2020
Defensores de Cambaceres21959, 1976
Defensores Unidos21969, 2007–08
Dock Sud21984, 2010–11
Fénix22004–05, 2011–12
Ituzaingó22005–06, 2016–17
Leandro N. Alem21957, 2006–07
Luján21963, 1973
Sportivo Barracas22003–04, 2015
Victoriano Arenas21990–91, 2017–18
Villa San Carlos21992–93, 2001–02
Almirante Brown11956
Argentino (Q)12012–13
Arsenal (Llavallol)11964
Arsenal (Sarandí)11962
Brown (A)11980
Central Ballester11995–96
Defensa y Justicia11982
Defensores de Almagro11970
Deportivo Armenio11972
Deportivo Español11958
Deportivo Paraguayo11991–92
Deportivo Riestra12013–14
Deportivo Morón11955
El Porvenir12016
Flandria11952
General Lamadrid11977
General Mitre11965
J. J. de Urquiza11994–95
Juventud Unida11997–98
Lugano11987–88
Luz y Fuerza11966
Macabi11967
Muñiz11986–87
Piraña11978
Puerto Nuevo11993–94
San Martín (B)11983
San Miguel11979
Sportivo Italiano11960
Tristán Suárez11975
UAI Urquiza12009–10
Villa Dálmine11961
Yupanqui12022

Notes
  1. A special tournament was played, where team from several categories competed together. The champion was Tiro Federal, promoting to Primera División B.
  2. Affiliated to AFA in 1963, remaining in the Association until 1965.[6]
  3. The football team from the "Luz y Fuerza" trade union was located in Villa Udaondo[7] and affiliated to AFA in 1964 under the name "Instituto Cultural y Deportivo Luz y Fuerza".[8]
  4. The team from the Jewish organization of Argentina, got affiliated to AFA in 1953. The team disaffiliated in 1968, just one year after promoting to Primera C.[9]
  5. At the end of the season no champion was crowned. Three teams (Cañuelas, San Martín de Burzaco and San Miguel were promoted while no teams were disaffiliated.
  6. On 28 April 2020, AFA decided to abandon the competition and declare the season finished. All official competitions had been suspended on 17 March.[10]

References
  1. Campeones de la Cuarta División, AFA website (Archive, 2013-08-13)
  2. Marcha atrás en el Ascenso: no se juega la fecha de la B Metropolitana y la Primera C, Clarín, 4 Mar 2017
  3. Argentina fourth level champions - RSSSF
  4. Campeones de la Quinta División (1986-), AFA website (Archive, 2013-08-13)
  5. _la AFA confirmó la unificación de la Primera C y la D
  6. "Desafiliados: General Mitre"
  7. Argentina - Primera C AFA 1971 by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol
  8. "Desafiliados: Luz y Fuerza", Piel de Ascenso, 14 Aug 2013
  9. "Querido ascenso - El año inolvidable de Macabi" by Guillermo Tagliaferri, Clarín, 10 Nov 2011
  10. Oficial: suspendido el fútbol argentino por el coronavirus by Fede González on As, 17 March 2020
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