The 1999–00 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 14th season of second division professional of

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. 34 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

Promotion Playoff

The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.

Semifinals

, - !colspan="5", Semifinals , - !colspan="5", Semifinals 1: ''Qualified because of sport advantage''.

Final

---- Note: Huracán won 2–1 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone.

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that com ...

and San Martín (M) joined in the Quarterfinals, and

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joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket

1: ''Qualified because of sport advantage''. *Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The best two teams of the overall standings that were not promoted (

and Almagro) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 1999–2000 Primera División. , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 1 , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 2 , - * Almagro was promoted to 2000–01 Primera División by winning the playoff and Instituto was relegated to the 2000–01 Primera B Nacional. *Belgrano remains in Primera División after a 4-4 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.

Relegation

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

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, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to

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. 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.

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

References

External links

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Club information

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone Standings

Metropolitana Zone Standings

Promotion Playoff

Semifinals

Final

Second Promotion Playoff

Bracket

Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

Relegation

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

See also

References

External links