The 1996–97 Argentine
Primera B Nacional
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was the 11th season of second division professional of
football in Argentina
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. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to
Argentine Primera División
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Club information
Interior Zone
Metropolitana Zone
Interior Zone standings
Sub-Zone A1
Sub-Zone A2
Metropolitana Zone standings
Sub-Zone B1
Sub-Zone B2
Fourth Place Playoff
A tiebreaker was played between the teams that finished 4th in their respective zones.
For the Interior Zone played
Olimpo vs
Instituto and for the Metropolitana Zone played
Central Córdoba (R) vs
Nueva Chicago. Both matches were played in neutral stadiums. The winning teams qualified for the
Championship Group
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
.
Championship Group
The championship Group was played by the 14 teams that qualified from their zones and the 2 teams that qualified by winning the
Fourth Place Playoff. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to
Primera Division, and the teams placed 2nd to 5th played the
Second Promotion Playoff.
Relegation Group
It was divided in 2 groups (Interior and Metropolitana). 9 teams played in each group. Teams placed 1st and 2nd qualified for the
Second Promotion Playoff.
Interior Group
Metropolitano Group
Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion playoff was played by the teams placed 2nd to 5th from the
Championship Group
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
and 4 teams (2 from Interior Group and 2 from Metropolitano Group) from the
Relegation Group
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. The winning team was promoted to
Primera Division.
Bracket
*Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.
Finals
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Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with
AFA are relegated to the
Torneo Argentino A
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, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...
. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from
Greater Buenos Aires
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, with the exception of
Newell's,
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...
,
Central Córdoba and
Argentino de Rosario
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, all from
Rosario
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, and
Unión and
Colón from
Santa Fe.
Interior Zone
Metropolitana Zone
See also
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1996–97 in Argentine football
References
External links
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1996 in South American football leagues
1997 in South American football leagues