Primera C Metropolitana

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Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two regionalised leagues that form the fourth tier of AFA league system, the other being Torneo Argentino B.

The 20 teams that play in Primera C mainly come from the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area, its counterpart Argentino B is made up from teams from the rest of the country (El Interior).

1 Format
2 History
3 List of champions
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] Format

Primera C Metropolitana is currently organised into two league tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). There are 20 participants in Primera C, each team plays the other 19 teams once in the Apertura, and then once again at the reverse venue in the Clausura.

The winners of the two league titles are recognised as champions but the overall championship is decided with an end of season playoff. The overall champion gains promotion to Primera B Metropolitana, the next 7 highest positions go into a playoff series to determine which team will play the promotion/relegation playoff against the 2nd lowest finishing team from Primera B.

The team that finishes with the worst points aggregate is automatically relegated to Primera D Metropolitana, the team with the 2nd worst points aggregate must play a promotion/relegation playoff with the winner of the Primera D playoff series for the right to playin Primera C the following season.

[edit] History

The metropolitan fourth tier of Argentine football has been known as Primera C Metropolitana since the reorganisation for the start of the 1998-1999 season.

Deportivo Merlo are the only team to have won the Primera C title on more than one occasion, in 1999-2000 and in 2005-2006.

[edit] List of champions

1998-1999: Defensores de Cambaceres
1999-2000: Deportivo Merlo
2000-2001: Ituzaingó
2001-2002: Deportivo Laferrere
2002-2003: Colegiales
2003-2004: Argentino de Rosario
2004-2005: Comunicaciones
2005-2006: Deportivo Merlo

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Futbol de Ascenso Primera C (Spanish)

Primera C Metropolitana (2006/07)
Acassuso \| Argentino de Merlo \| Argentino de Rosario \| Barracas Central \| Cañuelas \| Colegiales \| Deportivo Laferrere \| Excursionistas \| Fénix \| General Lamadrid \| Ituzaingó \| Justo José de Urquiza \| Luján \| Sacachispas \| San Martín de Burzaco \| San Miguel \| Sportivo Barracas \| Sportivo Dock Sud \| Villa Dálmine \| Villa San Carlos \|