| Countries | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Levels on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Primera C |
| Relegation to | Disaffiliation for one season |
| TV partners | TyC Sports |
| Website | Officlal webpage (Spanish) |
| 2011–12 season | |
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C.
Primera D is made up of 18 clubs from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires).
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The winners of Primera D gain automatic promotion to Primera C. The club finishing in 2nd to 9th place behind enter a playoff series; the winner of which faces the club finishing second bottom in Primera C in a promotion/relegation playoff.
The team that finishes bottom of Primera D faces relegation. However, because Primera D is the lowest league in the Argentine football system relegation this means that the relegated team will not participate in the league system the following season.
The teams competing in the league as of 2011-2012[1] are:
Primera D was created in 1974 when the AFA reorganised the defunct Aficionados league which was held between 1962 and 1973. Prior to Aficionados, the league was called Tercera de Ascenso between 1950 and 1961.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Liniers | ||
| 1951 | Tiro Federal | ||
| 1952 | Flandria | ||
| 1953 | Deportivo Riestra | ||
| 1954 | Sacachipas | ||
| 1955 | Deportivo Morón | ||
| 1956 | Almirante Brown | ||
| 1957 | Leandro N. Alem | ||
| 1958 | Deportivo Español | ||
| 1959 | Defensores de Cambaceres | ||
| 1960 | Sportivo Italiano | ||
| 1961 | Villa Dálmine |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Arsenal | ||
| 1963 | Luján | ||
| 1964 | Arsenal (Llavallol) | ||
| 1965 | General Mitre | ||
| 1966 | Luz y Fuerza | ||
| 1967 | Macabi | ||
| 1968 | Ferrocarril Midland | ||
| 1969 | Defensores Unidos | ||
| 1970 | Defensores de Almagro | ||
| 1971 | Acassuso | ||
| 1972 | Deportivo Armenio | Liniers | |
| 1973 | Luján | Villa San Carlos |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Barracas Central | ||
| 1975 | Tristán Suarez | ||
| 1976 | Defensores de Cambaceres | ||
| 1977 | General Lamadrid | ||
| 1978 | Piraña | ||
| 1979 | San Miguel | ||
| 1980 | Atlético Brown | ||
| 1981 | Barracas Central | ||
| 1982 | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| 1983 | San Martín (Burzaco) | ||
| 1984 | Dock Sud | ||
| 1985 | Argentino (Merlo) |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Muñiz | ||
| 1987–88 | Lugano | ||
| 1988–89 | Ferrocarril Midland | ||
| 1989–90 | Liniers | ||
| 1990–91 | Victoriano Arenas | ||
| 1991–92 | Deportivo Paraguayo | ||
| 1992–93 | Villa San Carlos |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Apertura | Puerto Nuevo | ||
| Clausura | Cañuelas | |||
| 1994-95 | Apertura | J.J. de Urquiza | ||
| Clausura | Victoriano Arenas | |||
| 1995-96 | Apertura | Central Ballester | ||
| Clausura | San Martín (Burzaco) | |||
| 1996-97 | Apertura | Comunicaciones | ||
| Clausura | Claypole | |||
| 1997-98 | Apertura | Juventud Unida | ||
| Clausura | Juventud Unida | |||
| 1998-99 | Apertura | Argentino (Merlo) | Fénix | Villa San Carlos |
| Clausura | Victoriano Arenas | Argentino (Merlo) | Villa San Carlos | |
| 1999-00 | Apertura | Sacachispas | Central Ballester | Acassuso |
| Clausura | Fénix | Villa San Carlos | Claypole | |
| 2000-01 | Apertura | Villa San Carlos | Acassuso | Fénix |
| Clausura | Acassuso | Villa San Carlos | Fénix | |
| 2001-02 | Apertura | Villa San Carlos | Sacachispas | Defensores Unidos |
| Clausura | Sacachispas | Fénix | Villa San Carlos | |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Sacachispas | Victoriano Arenas | Defensores Unidos Fénix |
| 2003–04 | Sportivo Barracas | Fénix | Defensores Unidos Puerto Nuevo |
| 2004–05 | Fénix | Liniers | Defensores Unidos |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Apertura | Ituzaingó | Leandro N. Alem | Berazategui |
| Clausura | Liniers | Berazategui | Defensores Unidos | |
| 2006-07 | Apertura | Berazategui | Leandro N. Alem | Deportivo Paraguayo |
| Clausura | Leandro N. Alem | Berazategui | Liniers | |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Defensores Unidos | Berazategui | Ferrocarril Midland |
| 2008–09 | Ferrocarril Midland | Deportivo Riestra | Argentino (Quilmes) |
| 2009–10 | UAI Urquiza | Liniers | San Martín (Burzaco) |
| 2010–11 | Dock Sud | Atlas | Centro Español |
| 2011–12 |
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