The 2002–03 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 17th season of second division professional of

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. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to

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Club information

Torneo Apertura Standings

Torneo Clausura Standings

Overall standings

Promotion Playoff

This leg was played between the Apertura and the Clausura winner, but as

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 ...

won both tournaments, was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2003–04 Primera División, so the match was played between the best teams placed in the overall standings under

;

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and

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. The winning team was promoted to 2003–04 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.

Match details

---- Note: Quilmes won 1–0 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.

Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The Promotion playoff loser (

) and the team placed 4th in the overall standings ( San Martín (M)) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2002–03 Primera División. , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 1 , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 2 * Talleres (C) remains in Primera División after winning the playoff. *Nueva Chicago remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.

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.

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone

Relegation Playoff Matches

, - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) *El Porvenir remains in

after a 1-1 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. *CAI remains in the

by winning the playoff.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Primera B Nacional Primera B Nacional seasons 2002–03 in Argentine football leagues Argentinos Juniors matches Quilmes Atlético Club matches