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Primera B Metropolitana
Argentine association football league
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Argentine association football league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Primera B Metropolitana |
| country | Argentina |
| confed | CONMEBOL |
| founded | |
| teams | 22 |
| promotion | Primera Nacional |
| relegation | Primera C |
| levels | 3 (1986–present) |
| domest_cup | Copa Argentina |
| champions | Ferrocarril Midland (1st. title) |
| season | 2025 |
| most successful club | Banfield |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | |
| (7 titles each) | |
| tv | TyC Sports |
| DirecTV Sports | |
| website |
Ferro Carril Oeste (7 titles each) DirecTV Sports
Primera B Metropolitana, also known as B Metro is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires.
Originally created as the second division, it became the third level after a restructuring of the system in 1985 that ended with the creation of Primera B Nacional, set as the second division since then.
The other league at level three is the Torneo Federal A, where teams from regional leagues take part.
Format
Primera B Metropolitana is currently organized so, during the course of a season, each club plays the others twice (a double round robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents.
The team that gets the most points at the end of the season is recognized as the Primera B champion and is automatically promoted to Primera B Nacional. The teams that hold the second to fifth positions have the chance to enter the Torneo Reducido (small tournament) whose winner will be promoted.
The teams with the 2 lowest aggregate points total in Primera B Metropolitana are relegated to Primera C Metropolitana.
History
Established in 1899, the Primera B Metropolitana (originally named "Segunda División") was the first second division championship in Argentine football. Some of the teams participating were youth or reserve teams of Primera División clubs. Since 1906, a promotion and relegation system was established. Porteño would be the first club to achieve promotion under those rules.
In 1911, the Association created the "División Intermedia" as a second level of Argentine football pyramid, therefore the Segunda División became the third division of the system. Three years later, San Lorenzo de Almagro promoted to Primera División after beating Honor y Patria. Tournaments organised by dissident Asociación Amateurs (AAm) were named "Extra". When both associations, AAmF and AAF merged in 1926, from the 1927 season, the "Primera División Sección B" (predecessor of Primera B) is created and the Segunda División was set as the fourth level (level of youth team), and Intermedia the third.
In 1933, the Primera División Sección B and División Intermedia are eliminated and, its participants, become part of the Second Division and Third Division, which are again second and third level.
In 1949, the Primera División B was recreated and was contested by teams from the Segunda Division, which returned to the third level in 1950.
In 1986 the Argentine Association created the Primera B Nacional with the purpose of allowing clubs throughout Argentina to play official competitions. Primera B Nacional became the second division of Argentine football while Primera B was set as the third division, being also renamed "Primera B Metropolitana" due to it was contested by teams from the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (including Greater Buenos Aires).
Primera B Metropolitana has received several names since its inception in 1899 as the second division of Argentine football. The following charts describe the changes made to the division since its creation:
Division levels
Since its inception in 1899 as "Segunda División", the Primera B Metropolitana has changed levels (between 2 and 3) and names several times. The table below shows them in details:
| Year | Level | Promotion to | Relegation to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1910 | Primera División | *(None)* | |
| 1911–1926 | Intermedia | Tercera División | |
| 1927–1985 | Primera División | Tercera División | |
| 1986–present | Primera Nacional | Primera C |
Current clubs (2025)
| Club | City/Neighborhood | Area | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acassuso | Boulogne Sur Mer | Greater Buenos Aires | La Quema |
| Argentino | Merlo | Greater Buenos Aires | Argentino de Merlo |
| Argentino | Quilmes | Greater Buenos Aires | Argentino de Quilmes |
| Brown | Adrogué | Greater Buenos Aires | Lorenzo Arandilla |
| Comunicaciones | Agronomía | City of Buenos Aires | Alfredo Ramos |
| Deportivo Armenio | Ingeniero Maschwitz | Buenos Aires Province | República de Armenia |
| Deportivo Laferrere | Laferrere | Greater Buenos Aires | José Luis Sánchez |
| Deportivo Merlo | Merlo | Greater Buenos Aires | José Manuel Moreno |
| Dock Sud | Dock Sud | Greater Buenos Aires | de los Inmigrantes |
| Excursionistas | Belgrano | City of Buenos Aires | Estadio Excursionistas |
| Fénix | Pilar | Buenos Aires Province | *(none)* |
| Ferrocarril Midland | Libertad | Greater Buenos Aires | Ferrocarril Midland |
| Flandria | Jáuregui | Buenos Aires Province | Carlos V |
| Liniers | Gral. Villegas | Greater Buenos Airee | Juan Antonio Arias |
| Real Pilar | Pilar | Buenos Aires Province | Carlos Barraza |
| Sacachispas | Villa Soldati | City of Buenos Aires | Beto Larossa |
| San Martín (B) | Burzaco | Greater Buenos Aires | Francisco Boga |
| Sportivo Italiano | Ciudad Evita | Greater Buenos Aires | República de Italia |
| UAI Urquiza | Villa Lynch | Greater Buenos Aires | Monumental de Villa Lynch |
| Villa Dálmine | Campana | Buenos Aires Province | El Coliseo |
| Villa San Carlos | Berisso | Greater Buenos Aires | Genacio Sálice |
List of champions
The tournament has received different names since its first edition in 1899, such as "Segunda División" (1899–1926), "Primera División B" (or simply "Primera B", since 1927).
After the restructuring of the Argentine football league system in 1985, the tournament became the third division, changing its name to "Primera B Metropolitana" to set a difference with Primera B Nacional.
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | Segunda División | Primera B | Segunda División | Primera División B | Primera B Metropolitana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *As Second Division tournament* | ||||||||
| 1 | 1899 | Banfield (1) | English High School | |||||
| 2 | 1900 | Banfield (2) | English High School II | |||||
| 3 | 1901 | Barracas A.C. (1) | Belgrano A.C. II | |||||
| 4 | 1902 | Belgrano A.C. II (1) | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 5 | 1903 | Barracas A.C. II (2) | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 6 | 1904 | Barracas A.C. II (3) | Alumni II | |||||
| 7 | 1905 | América (1) | Belgrano A.C. | |||||
| 8 | 1906 | Estudiantes (BA) (1) | Estudiantil Porteño | |||||
| 9 | 1907 | Nacional (Floresta) (1) | River Plate | |||||
| 10 | 1908 | River Plate (1) | Racing | |||||
| 11 | 1909 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) (1) | San Isidro | |||||
| 12 | 1910 | Racing (1) | Boca Juniors | |||||
| *As Third Division tournament* | ||||||||
| 13 | 1911 | Riachuelo (1) | Olivos | |||||
| 14 | 1912 | Banfield (3) | ||||||
| 1912 FAF | Tigre (1) | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| 15 | 1913 | Ferro Carril Oeste (1) | ||||||
| 1913 FAF | Estudiantes (LP) (1) | |||||||
| 16 | 1914 | San Lorenzo (1) | Germinal | |||||
| 1914 FAF | Tigre (1) | |||||||
| 17 | 1915 | Martínez (1) | ||||||
| 18 | 1916 | Huracán (1) | San Telmo | |||||
| 19 | 1917 | Sportivo Palermo (1) | Almagro | |||||
| 20 | 1918 | San Fernando (1) | Del Plata | |||||
| 21 | 1919 | El Porvenir (1) | ||||||
| 1919 AAm | Sportivo Barracas (1) | |||||||
| 22 | 1920 | Sportivo Avellaneda (1) | ||||||
| 1920 AAm | Oriente del Sud (1) | |||||||
| 23 | 1921 | Huracán (2) | ||||||
| 1921 AAm | Villa Crespo (1) | Rañó | ||||||
| 24 | 1922 | Central Argentino (1) | ||||||
| 1922 AAm | Nacional (Adrogué) (1) | |||||||
| 25 | 1923 | Bristol (1) | ||||||
| 1923 AAm | Acassuso (1) | |||||||
| 26 | 1924 | Leandro N. Alem (1) | ||||||
| 1924 AAm | Racing (2) | |||||||
| 27 | 1925 | Sportivo Balcarce (1) | ||||||
| 1925 AAm | Perla del Plata (1) | Sportivo Palermo | ||||||
| 28 | 1926 | Libertad (1) | Mariano Moreno | |||||
| 1926 AAm | Racing (3) | Villa Fischer | ||||||
| *As Second Division tournament* | ||||||||
| 29 | 1927 | El Porvenir (1) | Argentino (B) | |||||
| 30 | 1928 | Colegiales (1) | Temperley | |||||
| 31 | 1929 | Honor y Patria (1) | Porteño | |||||
| 32 | 1930 | Nueva Chicago (1) | All Boys | |||||
| 33 | 1931 | Liberal Argentino (1) | All Boys | |||||
| 1931 LAF | ||||||||
| 34 | 1932 | Dock Sud (1) | Sportivo Balcarce | |||||
| 1932 LAF | ||||||||
| 35 | 1933 | Ramsar (1) | 25 de Mayo | |||||
| 1933 LAF | ||||||||
| 36 | 1934 | Bella Vista (1) | Los Andes | |||||
| 1934 LAF | River Plate II (2) | San Lorenzo II | ||||||
| 37 | 1935 | Estudiantes (LP) II (2) | Independiente II | |||||
| 38 | 1936 | Boca Juniors II (1) | San Lorenzo II | |||||
| 39 | 1937 | Almagro (1) | Excursionistas | |||||
| 40 | 1938 | Argentino (Q) (1) | Quilmes | |||||
| 41 | 1939 | Banfield (4) | All Boys | |||||
| 42 | 1940 | Argentinos Juniors (1) | Acasusso | |||||
| 43 | 1941 | Chacarita Juniors (1) | Colegiales | |||||
| 44 | 1942 | Rosario Central (1) | Excursionistas | |||||
| 45 | 1943 | Vélez Sarsfield (1) | Unión | |||||
| 46 | 1944 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (1) | Tigre | |||||
| 47 | 1945 | Tigre (3) | Argentino (R) | |||||
| 48 | 1946 | Banfield (5) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | |||||
| 49 | 1947 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (2) | Quilmes | |||||
| 50 | 1948 | |||||||
| 51 | 1949 | Quilmes (1) | Colón | |||||
| 52 | 1950 | Lanús (1) | Colón | |||||
| 53 | 1951 | Rosario Central (2) | Colón | |||||
| 54 | 1952 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (3) | Tigre | |||||
| 55 | 1953 | Tigre (4) | Atlanta | |||||
| 56 | 1954 | Estudiantes (LP) (3) | Argentinos Juniors | |||||
| 57 | 1955 | Argentinos Juniors (2) | Unión | |||||
| 58 | 1956 | Atlanta (1) | Central Córdoba (R) | |||||
| 59 | 1957 | Central Córdoba (R) (1) | Platense | |||||
| 60 | 1958 | Ferro Carril Oeste (2) | Nueva Chicago | |||||
| 61 | 1959 | Chacarita Juniors (2) | Quilmes | |||||
| 62 | 1960 | Los Andes (1) | Tigre | |||||
| 63 | 1961 | Quilmes (2) | Banfield | |||||
| 64 | 1962 | Banfield (6) | Platense | |||||
| 65 | 1963 | Ferro Carril Oeste (3) | Sarmiento (J) | |||||
| 66 | 1964 | Lanús (2) | Platense | |||||
| 67 | 1965 | Colón (1) | Quilmes | |||||
| 68 | 1966 | Unión (1) | Argentino (Q) | |||||
| 69 | 1967 | Defensores de Belgrano (1) | Tigre | |||||
| 70 | 1968 | Almagro (1) | Nueva Chicago | |||||
| 71 | 1969 | Ferro Carril Oeste (4) | San Telmo | |||||
| 72 | 1970 | Ferro Carril Oeste (5) | Almirante Brown | |||||
| 73 | 1971 | Lanús (3) | Arsenal | |||||
| 74 | 1972 | All Boys (1) | Almirante Brown | |||||
| 75 | 1973 | Banfield (7) | Temperley | |||||
| 76 | 1974 | Temperley (1) | Unión | |||||
| 77 | 1975 | Quilmes (3) | San Telmo | |||||
| 78 | 1976 I | Platense (1) | Lanús | |||||
| 1976 II | Lanús (4) | Almirante Brown | ||||||
| 79 | 1977 | Estudiantes (BA) (2) | Los Andes | |||||
| 80 | 1978 | Ferro Carril Oeste (6) | Almirante Brown | |||||
| 81 | 1979 | Tigre (5) | Sportivo Italiano | |||||
| 82 | 1980 | Sarmiento (J) (1) | Atlanta | |||||
| 83 | 1981 | Nueva Chicago (2) | Quilmes | |||||
| 84 | 1982 | San Lorenzo (2) | Atlanta | |||||
| 85 | 1983 | Atlanta (2) | Chacarita Juniors | |||||
| 86 | 1984 | Deportivo Español (1) | Defensores de Belgrano | |||||
| 87 | 1985 | Rosario Central (3) | San Miguel | |||||
| *As Third Division tournament* | ||||||||
| 88 | 1986–87 | Quilmes (4) | Almirante Brown | |||||
| 89 | 1987–88 | Talleres (RE) (2) | Almagro | |||||
| 90 | 1988–89 | Villa Dálmine (1) | Argentino (R) | |||||
| 91 | 1989–90 | Deportivo Morón (1) | Atlanta | |||||
| 92 | 1990–91 | Central Córdoba | Almagro | |||||
| 93 | 1991–92 | Ituzaingó | Los Andes | |||||
| 94 | 1992–93 | All Boys (2) | Sarmiento (J) | |||||
| 95 | 1993–94 | Chacarita Juniors (3) | Los Andes | |||||
| 96 | 1994–95 | Atlanta | Tigre | |||||
| 97 | 1995–96 | Sportivo Italiano | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 98 | 1996–97 | Defensa y Justicia | San Miguel | |||||
| 99 | 1997–98 | El Porvenir (2) | Tigre | |||||
| 100 | 1998–99 | Argentino (R) (1) | Temperley | |||||
| 101 | 1999–00 | Estudiantes (BA) (3) | Sarmiento (J) | |||||
| 102 | 2000–01 | Defensores de Belgrano (2) | Temperley | |||||
| 103 | 2001–02 | Deportivo Español (2) | Ferro Carril Oeste | |||||
| 104 | 2002–03 | Ferro Carril Oeste (7) | All Boys | |||||
| 105 | 2003–04 | Sarmiento (J) (2) | Atlanta | |||||
| 106 | 2004–05 | Tigre (6) | Platense | |||||
| 107 | 2005–06 | Platense (2) | Deportivo Morón | |||||
| 108 | 2006–07 | Almirante Brown (1) | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 109 | 2007–08 | All Boys | Los Andes | |||||
| 110 | 2008–09 | Sportivo Italiano (2) | Deportivo Merlo | |||||
| 111 | 2009–10 | Almirante Brown (2) | Sarmiento | |||||
| 112 | [2010–11](2010-11-primera-b-metropolitana) | Atlanta (3) | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 113 | [2011–12](2011-12-primera-b-metropolitana) | Sarmiento (J) (3) | Nueva Chicago | |||||
| 114 | [2012–13](2012-13-primera-b-metropolitana) | Villa San Carlos (1) | Platense | |||||
| 115 | [2013–14](2013-14-primera-b-metropolitana) | Nueva Chicago (3) | Temperley | |||||
| 116 | [2014](2014-primera-b-metropolitana) | *(no champion crowned)* | – | |||||
| 117 | 2015 | Brown (A) (1) | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 118 | [2016](2016-primera-b-metropolitana) | Flandria (1) | Atlanta | |||||
| 119 | [2016–17](2016-17-primera-b-metropolitana) | Deportivo Morón (2) | Deportivo Riestra | |||||
| 120 | 2017–18 | Platense (3) | Estudiantes (BA) | |||||
| 121 | 2018–19 | Barracas Central (1) | Atlanta | |||||
| 122 | 2019–20 | |||||||
| 123 | 2020 | Almirante Brown (3) | J. J. de Urquiza | |||||
| 124 | 2021 | Flandria (2) | Colegiales | |||||
| 125 | 2022 | Defensores Unidos (1) | Villa San Carlos | |||||
| 126 | 2023 | Talleres (RE) (3) | San Miguel | |||||
| 127 | [2024](2024-primera-b-metropolitana) | Colegiales (2) | Los Andes | |||||
| 128 | 2025 | Ferrocarril Midland (1) | Real Pilar |
Titles by club
This list include all the titles won with both, senior and reserve teams.
| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Banfield | 1899, 1900, 1912, 1939, 1946, 1962, 1973 | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 1913, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 2002–03 | |
| Tigre | 1912 FAF, 1914, 1945, 1953, 1979, 2004–05 | |
| Quilmes | 1949, 1961, 1975, 1986–87 | |
| Lanús | 1950, 1964, 1971, 1976 | |
| Barracas A.C. | 1901, 1903, 1904 | |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1906, 1977, 1999–2000 | |
| Racing | 1910, 1924 AAm, 1926 AAm | |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1913 FAF, 1935, 1954 | |
| Nueva Chicago | 1930, 1981, [2013–14](2013-14-primera-b-metropolitana) | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 1941, 1959, 1993–94 | |
| Atlanta | 1956, 1983, [2010–11](2010-11-primera-b-metropolitana) | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1944, 1947, 1952 | |
| All Boys | 1972, 1992–93, 2007–08 | |
| Rosario Central | 1942, 1951, 1985 | |
| Platense | 1976, 2005–06, 2017–18 | |
| Sarmiento (J) | 1980, 2003–04, [2011–12](2011-12-primera-b-metropolitana) | |
| Almirante Brown | 2006–07, 2009–10, 2020 | |
| Talleres (RE) | 1925 AAm, 1987–88, 2023 | |
| River Plate | 1908, 1934 LAF | |
| El Porvenir | 1927, 1997–98 | |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 1967, 2000–01 | |
| San Lorenzo | 1914, 1982 | |
| Huracán | 1916, 1921 | |
| Racing | 1910, 1924 AAm, 1926 AAm | |
| Almagro | 1937, 1968 | |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1940, 1955 | |
| Central Córdoba (R) | 1957, 1990–91 | |
| Deportivo Español | 1984, 2001–02 | |
| Deportivo Morón | 1989–90, [2016–17](2016-17-primera-b-metropolitana) | |
| Flandria | [2016](2016-primera-b-metropolitana), 2021 | |
| Colegiales | 1928, [2024](2024-primera-b-metropolitana) | |
| Belgrano A.C. | 1902 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 1909 | |
| Floresta | 1913 FAF | |
| Tigre Juniors | 1914 FAF | |
| Sportivo Palermo | 1917 | |
| San Fernando | 1918 | |
| Sportivo Barracas | 1919 AAm | |
| Sportivo Balcarce | 1925 | |
| Perla del Plata | 1925 AAm | |
| Honor y Patria | 1929 | |
| Ramsar | 1933 | |
| Bella Vista | 1934 | |
| Argentino (Q) | 1938 | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 1943 | |
| Los Andes | 1960 | |
| Colón | 1 | 1965 |
| Unión | 1 | 1966 |
| Temperley | 1 | 1974 |
| Liberal Argentino | 1931 | |
| Dock Sud | 1 | 1932 |
| Boca Juniors | 1936 | |
| Villa Dálmine | 1988–89 | |
| Argentino (R) | 1998–99 | |
| Sportivo Italiano | 2008–09 | |
| Villa San Carlos | [2012–13](2012-13-primera-b-metropolitana) | |
| Brown (A) | 2015 | |
| Barracas Central | 2018–19 | |
| Defensores Unidos | 2022 | |
| Ferrocarril Midland | 2025 |
Notes
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130813045231/http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1600&Itemid=222 "Segunda División - Campeones"] on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013)
- [http://www.cihf.com.ar/frame_1.htm "De 1891 al presente: Los campeones de todos los niveles"] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-12-22 , CIHF)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130811212114/http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2062 "Tercera División - Campeones"] on AFA website, 11 Aug 2013 (Archive)
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2champ.html Argentina second level champions - RSSSF]
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