The 1997–98 Argentine

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was the 12th season of second division professional of

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. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to

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Club information

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone standings

Metropolitana Zone standings

Championship Group

It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 1st to 8th and were mixed. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the

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, and the teams placed 2nd and 3rd qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Group A

Group B

Relegation Group

It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 9th to 16th. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Interior Group

Metropolitano Group

Promotion playoff

The promotion playoff was played by the winner of Group A, Talleres (C) and the winner of Group B,

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. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Division. The losing team joined in semifinals of the Second Promotion Playoff. In the series, nicknamed ''the final of the century'', Talleres 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.A 23 años del ascenso más apasionante que haya vivido Talleres y el fútbol de Córdoba
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Match details

---- Note: As the series had ended 2–2 on aggregate, Talleres won 4–3 on penalties, promoting to Primera División

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd and 3rd of each group of the Championship Group:

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and

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(Group A),

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and Banfield (Group B), and the teams placed 1st of each group of the Relegation Group: Aldosivi (Interior Group) and Almagro (Metropolitano Group). In the semifinals joined

, the losing team of the First Promotion Playoff. The winner was promoted to Primera Division.

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Semifinals

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Final

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Relegation

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA were relegated to the

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, while clubs directly affiliated faced relegation to

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. Clubs with direct affiliation were all from

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, with the exception of Newell's,

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, Central Córdoba, and

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, all from

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, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Promotion/relegation playoff

Teams placed 7th and 8th of the Relegation Table Interior Zone (

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and

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), played a promotion/relegation playoff or Torneo Reclasificatorio, with Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre, teams from

. The winner was

and remained in the

, while Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre remained in

and

was relegated to it.

Semifinals

Final

References

External links

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Club information

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone standings

Metropolitana Zone standings

Championship Group

Group A

Group B

Relegation Group

Interior Group

Metropolitano Group

Promotion playoff

Match details

Second Promotion Playoff

First round

Semifinals

Final

Relegation

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Promotion/relegation playoff

Semifinals

Final

See also

References

External links