The 2005–06 Argentine
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...
was the 20th season of second division professional of
football in Argentina
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,650 clubs and 37,161 off ...
. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to
Argentine Primera División.
Club information
Torneo Apertura Standings
;Playoffs
Torneo Clausura Standings
Overall standings
Promotion Playoff
This leg was played between the Apertura Winner:
Godoy Cruz; and the Clausura Winner:
Nueva Chicago. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to
2006–07 Primera División and the losing team played the
Second Promotion Playoff.
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Second Promotion Playoff
This leg was played by
Nueva Chicago, the losing team of the Promotion Playoff, and
Belgrano, who was the best team in the overall standings under the champions. The winning team was promoted to
2006–07 Primera División and the losing team played the
Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
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Torneo Reducido
It was played by the teams placed 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th in the Overall Standings:
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires.
T ...
(3rd),
Huracán (4th),
San Martín (SJ) (5th) and
Talleres (C) (6th). The winning team played the
Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Semifinals
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Final
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Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The Second Promotion playoff loser (
Belgrano) and the Torneo Reducido Winner (
Huracán) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of
2005–06 Primera División.
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* Argentinos Juniors remains in
Primera División after a 3-3 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it.
* Belgrano was promoted to
2006–07 Primera División by winning the playoff and Olimpo de Bahía Blanca was relegated to the
2006–07 Primera B Nacional.
Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with
AFA are relegated to the
Torneo Argentino A
The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...
, 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, 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 English- ...
,
Central Córdoba and
Argentino de Rosario
Club Atlético Argentino, commonly known as Argentino de Rosario, is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, Santa Fe. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, the regionalised fifth division of the Argentine football ...
, all from
Rosario, and
Unión and
Colón from
Santa Fe.
Relegation Playoff Matches
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*Defensa y Justicia remains in
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...
after a 4-4 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera B Nacional gets to stay in it.
*San Martín (T) was promoted to
2006–07 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and San Martín (M) was relegated to
2006–07 Torneo Argentino A.
See also
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2005–06 in Argentine football
The 2005–06 Argentine First Division Apertura was a nail biter. After a head-to-head finish in the last weeks Boca Juniors took the trophy home. Gimnasia de La Plata will have to wait for their first-ever championship. The 2005–06 Argentine F ...
References
External links
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Primera B Nacional seasons
2005–06 in Argentine football leagues