2004–05 Primera B Nacional
The 2004–05 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 19th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tiro Federal (1st divisional title) |
| Promoted | Tiro Federal Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) |
| Relegated | Sarmiento (J) Racing (C) Defensores de Belgrano |
| Top goalscorer | AP: Rubén Ramírez 15 goals CL: Héctor Silva 11 goals |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Club information
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Belgrano | Córdoba | El Gigante de Alberdi |
| CAI | Comodoro Rivadavia | Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Chacarita Juniors | Villa Maipú | Chacarita Juniors |
| Defensa y Justicia | Florencio Varela | Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Núñez | Juan Pasquale |
| El Porvenir | Gerli | Gildo Francisco Ghersinich |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Caballito | Arq. Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | San Salvador de Jujuy | 23 de Agosto |
| Godoy Cruz | Mendoza | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Huracán | Parque Patricios | Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| Racing | Córdoba | Miguel Sancho |
| San Martín | Mendoza | San Martín |
| San Martín | San Juan | Ing. Hilario Sánchez |
| Sarmiento | Junín | Eva Perón |
| Talleres | Córdoba | Estadio La Boutique |
| Tiro Federal | Rosario | Fortín de Ludueña |
| Unión | Santa Fe | 15 de Abril |
Torneo Apertura Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiro Federal | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 36 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Huracán | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 34 | |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 32 | |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Atlético de Rafaela | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 | |
| 6 | San Martín (M) | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 27 | |
| 9 | Racing (C) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 27 | |
| 10 | El Porvenir | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 27 | |
| 11 | CAI | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 27 | |
| 12 | Unión | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 26 | |
| 13 | Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 25 | |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 | |
| 15 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 22 | |
| 16 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |
| 17 | Defensores de Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 21 | |
| 18 | Juventud Antoniana | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 19 | |
| 19 | Chacarita Juniors | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 18 | |
| 20 | Sarmiento (J) | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 17 |
Torneo Clausura Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 35 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | CAI | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 34 | |
| 3 | Atlético de Rafaela | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | |
| 4 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | Belgrano | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Chacarita Juniors | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Huracán | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 27 | |
| 8 | Tiro Federal | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | San Martín (M) | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Juventud Antoniana | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 26 | |
| 11 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 25 | |
| 13 | Unión | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | |
| 14 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | |
| 15 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 | |
| 16 | Racing (C) | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | |
| 17 | El Porvenir | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 19 | |
| 18 | Defensores de Belgrano | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 19 | |
| 19 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 18 | |
| 20 | Sarmiento (J) | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 14 |
Overall Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 67 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Tiro Federal | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 63 | |
| 3 | Huracán | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 61 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 4 | CAI | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 61 | Torneo Reducido |
| 5 | Atlético de Rafaela | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 58 | |
| 6 | Nueva Chicago | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 55 | |
| 7 | San Martín (M) | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 8 | Belgrano | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 53 | |
| 9 | San Martín (SJ) | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 52 | |
| 11 | Unión | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 51 | |
| 12 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 49 | |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 47 | |
| 14 | Racing (C) | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | El Porvenir | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 46 | |
| 16 | Chacarita Juniors | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 45 | |
| 17 | Juventud Antoniana | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 45 | |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 40 | |
| 19 | Defensores de Belgrano | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 40 | |
| 20 | Sarmiento (J) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 31 |
Promotion Playoff
This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Tiro Federal, and the Clausura Winner: Gimnasia y Esgrima (J). The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2005–06 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion Playoff | ||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–2 | Tiro Federal | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Second Promotion Playoff
This leg was played by Gimnasia y Esgrima (J), the losing team of the Promotion Playoff, and Huracán, who was the best team in the overall standings under the champions. The winning team was promoted to 2005–06 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion Playoff | ||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–0 | Huracán | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Torneo Reducido
It was played by the teams placed 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th in the Overall Standings: CAI (4th), Atlético de Rafaela (5th), Nueva Chicago (6th) and San Martín (M) (7th). The winning team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | ||||
| CAI | 3–4 | San Martín (M) | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Semifinals | ||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2–1 | Nueva Chicago | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The Second Promotion playoff loser (Huracán) and the Torneo Reducido Winner (Atlético de Rafaela) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2004–05 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 | ||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2–4 | Argentinos Juniors | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 | ||||
| Huracán | 1–3 | Instituto | 1–2 | 0–1 |
- Argentinos Juniors remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.
- Instituto remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.
Relegation
| Pos |
Team | 2002–03 Pts |
2003–04 Pts |
2004–05 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Situation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Rafaela | 77 | — | 58 | 135 | 76 | 1.776 | Indirect | |
| 2 | Huracán | — | 54 | 61 | 115 | 76 | 1.513 | Direct | |
| 3 | Tiro Federal | — | 50 | 63 | 113 | 76 | 1.487 | Indirect | |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | — | — | 55 | 55 | 38 | 1.447 | Direct | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 48 | 49 | 67 | 164 | 114 | 1.439 | Indirect | |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 58 | 58 | 47 | 163 | 114 | 1.43 | Indirect | |
| 7 | Belgrano | 52 | 57 | 53 | 162 | 114 | 1.421 | Indirect | |
| 8 | Ferro Carril Oeste | — | 54 | 52 | 106 | 76 | 1.395 | Direct | |
| 9 | San Martín (M) | 62 | 42 | 55 | 159 | 114 | 1.395 | Indirect | |
| 10 | CAI | 45 | 47 | 61 | 153 | 114 | 1.342 | Indirect | |
| 11 | Unión | — | 47 | 51 | 98 | 76 | 1.289 | Direct | |
| 12 | Talleres (C) | — | — | 49 | 49 | 38 | 1.289 | Indirect | |
| 13 | Defensa y Justicia | 55 | 48 | 40 | 143 | 114 | 1.254 | Direct | |
| 14 | Juventud Antoniana | 53 | 42 | 45 | 140 | 114 | 1.228 | Indirect | |
| 15 | El Porvenir | 42 | 52 | 46 | 140 | 114 | 1.228 | Direct | |
| 16 | San Martín (SJ)1 | 36 | 50 | 52 | 138 | 114 | 1.211 | Indirect | |
| 17 | Racing (C) 1 | — | — | 46 | 46 | 38 | 1.211 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
| 18 | Chacarita Juniors 2 | — | — | 45 | 45 | 38 | 1.184 | Additional Playoff | Direct |
| 19 | Defensores de Belgrano 2 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 135 | 114 | 1.184 | Direct | |
| 20 | Sarmiento | — | — | 31 | 31 | 38 | 0.816 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
- 1: Had to play a tiebreaker to see which team played Promotion/Relegation Legs.
- 2: Had to play a tiebreaker to see which team was relegated and which team played Promotion/Relegation Legs.
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.
Tiebreaker 1
Since San Martín (SJ) and Racing (C) finished with the same relegation co-efficient at the dividing line, a one-match playoff was held to determine who had to play in the relegation/promotion playoffs. San Martín (SJ) won the playoff so Racing (C) had to play the Relegation Playoff Matches.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Racing (C) | 0–1 | San Martín (SJ) |
Tiebreaker 2
Since Chacarita Juniors and Defensores de Belgrano finished with the same relegation co-efficient at the dividing line, a one-match playoff was held to determine who had to play in the relegation/promotion playoffs and who had to be directly relegated to the Primera B Metropolitana. Chacarita won the match on penalties and continued to the Relegation Playoff Matches; Defensores de Belgrano was relegated to the Primera B Metropolitana.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Defensores de Belgrano | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Chacarita Juniors |
Relegation Playoff Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) | ||||
| Platense | 2–2 | Chacarita Juniors | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) | ||||
| Aldosivi | 4–2 | Racing (C) | 1–0 | 3–2 |
- Chacarita Juniors remains in Primera B Nacional after a 2-2 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.
- Aldosivi was promoted to 2005–06 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Racing (C) was relegated to 2005–06 Torneo Argentino A.