The 2001–02 Argentine

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was the 16th season of second division professional of

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. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to

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Club information

Torneo Apertura Standings

Torneo Clausura Standings

It was divided in 3 Zones with 8 teams in each zone. Olimpo did not compete as it was promoted to Primera División.

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

Overall standings

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams who won their respective zones in the Torneo Clausura:

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(winner of Zone A), Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) (winner of Zone B) and Godoy Cruz (winner of Zone C) and the five best teams placed in the overall standings: Huracán (TA) (3rd),

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(4th),

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(5th), El Porvenir (6th) and Instituto (7th). The winner was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket

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

Match details

---- Note: Arsenal won 3–2 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.

Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The best two teams in the overall standings that weren't promoted ( Huracán (TA) and Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2001–02 Primera División. , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 1 , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 2 , - *Lanus remains in Primera División after winning the playoff. *Unión remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.

Relegation

7 teams were relegated: 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Interior Zone, 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Metropolitana Zone and 3 more teams regardless their affiliation. 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,

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, Central Córdoba and

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, all from

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, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Primera B Nacional Primera B Nacional seasons 2001–02 in Argentine football leagues