The 1995–96 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the tenth season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to

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. It was the first season in which 3 points were awarded for a win instead of 2.

Club information

Apertura standings

Clausura standings

Overall standings

Promotion playoff

This leg was played between the Apertura Winner:

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, and the Clausura Winner: Talleres (C). The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 1996–97 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff. , - !colspan="5", Promotion playoff

Second promotion playoff

The second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 8th in the overall standings: Atlético Tucumán (3rd), Godoy Cruz (4th), Douglas Haig (5th), Instituto (6th), Unión (7th) and San Martín (SJ) (8th); the Promotion Playoff loser: Talleres (C); and the champion of Primera B Metropolitana:

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. The winning team was promoted to 1996–97 Primera División.

Bracket

*Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Relegation

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the

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, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from

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, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from

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, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

Relegation playoff matches

The relegation playoff matches or Torneo Reclasificatorio were played by the 3 teams placed 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the relegation table, and 15 teams from Primera B Metropolitana.

First round

In the first round played the 14 teams of Primera B Metropolitana.

Second round

In the second round played

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, runner-up of Primera B Metropolitana, and 7 teams that qualified from the First Round.

Third round

In the third round played the 3 teams placed 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the relegation table ( Almirante Brown,

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and Tigre), 4 teams that qualified from the Second Round and the best loser team placed in the overall standings of Primera B Metropolitana. Almirante Brown and

won their playoffs and remained in the Primera B Nacional. Sarmiento (J) and

won their playoffs and were promoted to Primera B Nacional.

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was also promoted as the best loser placed in the overall standings of Primera B Metropolitana. Tigre was relegated to Primera B Metropolitana and San Miguel and

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remained on it.

References

External links

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