The 1992–93 Argentine

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (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 38 team ...

was the seventh season of second division professional of

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. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Primera División. Banfield (champion of the competition) and

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(winner of "Torneo Octogonal" after beating

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in a two-legged series) promoted to the higher division.Argentina Second Level 1992/93
on the RSSSF

Club information

Standings

Banfield after a tiebreaker playoff was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División, and the teams placed 2nd to 8th qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Tiebreaker Playoff

As Banfield and Colón finished the season tied in 56 points, it was necessary to play a tiebreaker to define which team would be crowned as champion and which team had to play the Second Promotion Playoff. The match was played on June 26 at Chateau Carreras Stadium in Córdoba, with 30,000 supporters of Colón attending the match. Banfield goalkeeper Javier Puentedura became keyplayer of its team after stopping two penalty shots. Javier Sanguinetti scored the last penalty shot for Banfield while Roberto Mamani missed for Colón, allowing the ''Taladro'' to win the series and promote to the highest division of Argentine football.Una final, una herida abierta y muchas sospechas en un duelo clave
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Match details

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd to 8th in the overall standings: Colón (2nd),

(3rd),

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(4th), Central Córdoba (R) (5th),

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(6th),

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(7th) and

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(8th), and the champion of

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. The winning team was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket

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

Finals

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Relegation

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, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to

. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from

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, with the exception of Newell's,

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

, Central Córdoba and

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, all from

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, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

References

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