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Primera B Metropolitana is one of the two regionalised leagues that form the third tier in the AFA league system. . The other being Torneo Argentino A.
The 22 participants in Primera B come from Buenos Aires, Argentino A is made up from teams from the rest of the country (El Interior).
The Champions of Primera B gain promotion to Nacional B which is made up of 10 teams from Buenos Aires and 10 from the interior. The next 8 best teams enter a playoff series to determine which team will face the metropolitan team with the 2nd worst points aggregate in the promotion/relegation playoff.
The team with the lowest points aggregate in Primera B is relegated to Primera C Metropolitana, while the team with the 2nd worst points aggregate must play a promotion/relegation playoff with the winner of the Primera C playoff series.
[edit] Promotion and relegation statistics
| Season |
Promoted to Nacional B |
Relegated to Primera C |
Relegated from Nacional B |
Promoted from Primera C |
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| 2005/06 |
Platense |
Deportivo Laferrere |
El Porvenir |
Deportivo Merlo |
|
|
| 2004/05 |
Tigre |
Argentino de Rosario |
Defensores de Belgrano and Sarmiento |
Comunicaciones |
|
| 2003/04 |
Sarmiento |
Argentino de Quilmes and Colegiales |
Los Andes |
Argentino de Rosario |
|
| 2002/03 |
Ferrocarril Oeste |
Argentino de Rosario and San Miguel |
Social Español |
Colegiales |
|
| 2001/02 |
Social Español |
Deportivo Merlo and Ituzaingó |
Central Córdoba, Tigre and Platense |
Deportivo Lafarrere |
|
| 2000/01 |
Defensores de Belgrano |
Berazategui and Colegiales |
All Boys, San Miguel, Ferro Carril Oeste and Estudiantes (Buenos Aires) |
Ituzaingó |
|
| 1999/2000 |
Estudiantes (Buenos Aires) |
L. N. Alem and General Lamadrid |
Argentino de Rosario, Deportivo Español, Dep. Morón and Temperley |
Deportivo Merlo |
|
| 1998/99 |
Argentino de Rosario and Temperley |
Laferrere and Sportivo Dock Sud |
Atlanta and Estudiantes (Buenos Aires) |
Defensores de Cambaceres and Colegiales |
|
| 1997/98 |
El Porvenir and Tigre |
Colegiales and Defensores Unidos |
Almirate Brown an Deportivo Italiano |
Flandria y General Lamadrid |
|
| 1996/97 |
Almirante Brown and Defensa y Justicia |
Atlético Campana and Ferro Carril Midland |
Temperley and Sarmiento |
Berazategui and Brown |
|
| 1995/96 |
Aldosivi, Almagro, Sportivo Italiano, Olimpo, Temperley and Cipolletti |
Colegiales and Defensores de Cambaceres |
Tigre |
Atlético Campana y L. N. Alem |
|
| 1994/95 |
Atlanta and Tigre |
Ituzaingó and Excursionistas |
Deportivo Italiano, Deportivo Laferrere and Talleres RE |
Temperley and Tristán Suárez |
|
| 1993/94 |
Chacarita Juniors and Los Andes |
Deportivo Merlo and Villa Dálmine |
Sarmiento and Ituzaingó |
Defensores Unidos and Excursionistas |
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