# 1999–2000 Primera B Nacional

The 1999–00 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 14th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. 34 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

## Club information
### Interior Zone

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
| Almirante Brown | Arrecifes | Estadio Municipal |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Atlético Tucumán | San Miguel de Tucumán | Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro |
| Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
| Godoy Cruz | Mendoza | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
| Racing | Córdoba | Miguel Sancho |
| San Martín | Mendoza | San Martín |
| San Martín | San Juan | Ing. Hilario Sánchez |
| San Martín | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
| Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |

### Metropolitana Zone

| Club | City | Stadium |
| All Boys | Floresta | Islas Malvinas |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Argentino | Rosario | José María Olaeta |
| Arsenal | Sarandí | Julio H. Grondona |
| Banfield | Banfield | Florencio Solá |
| Central Córdoba | Rosario | Gabino Sosa |
| Defensa y Justicia | Florencio Varela | Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello |
| Deportivo Español | Parque Avellaneda | Nueva España |
| Deportivo Morón | Morón | Francisco Urbano |
| El Porvenir | Gerli | Gildo Francisco Ghersinich |
| Huracán | Parque Patricios | Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Eduardo Gallardón |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| Platense | Florida | Ciudad de Vicente López |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario |
| San Miguel | Los Polvorines | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Temperley | Temperley | Alfredo Beranger |
| Tigre | Victoria | José Dellagiovanna |

## Interior Zone Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético de Rafaela | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 51 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | San Martín (M) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 50 | Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | San Martín (SJ) | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 49 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 47 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 5 | Juventud Antoniana | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 46 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 6 | Independiente Rivadavia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 45 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 43 | |
| 8 | Villa Mitre | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Olimpo | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | Almirante Brown (A) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 40 | |
| 12 | Racing (C) | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 38 | |
| 13 | Aldosivi | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 31 | |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 29 | |
| 15 | San Martín (T) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 28 | |
| 16 | Cipolletti | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 23 | |
* ↑ 9 points deducted due to incidents
* ↑ 3 points deducted due to incidents

## Metropolitana Zone Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Huracán | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 64 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Quilmes | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 63 | Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | Los Andes | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 63 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 4 | Almagro | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 62 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 5 | Banfield | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 59 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 6 | Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 55 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 7 | Defensa y Justicia | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 52 | |
| 8 | El Porvenir | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 50 | |
| 9 | Tigre | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 45 | |
| 10 | Platense | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 45 | |
| 11 | Central Córdoba (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 38 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Español | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 37 | |
| 13 | San Miguel | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 35 | |
| 14 | Nueva Chicago | 34 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 33 | |
| 15 | Argentino (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 30 | |
| 16 | All Boys | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 29 | |
| 17 | Temperley | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 25 | |
| 18 | Deportivo Morón | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 22 | |
* ↑ 3 points deducted due to incidents

## Promotion Playoff

The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Semifinals |||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 0-2 | Quilmes | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Semifinals |||||
| Huracán$^1$ | 2–2 | San Martín (M) | 2-1 | 0-1 |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

### Final

Team details :
Huracán
Quilmes
GK1 Martín Ríos
DF4 Rodolfo Graieb
DF2 Sebastián Morquio
DF6 Dani Cáceres
DF3 Fernando Moner
MF8 Lucho González
MF5 Fabián Carrizo
MF10 Cristian Saboredo
FW7 Alberto Godoy
FW9 Gastón Casas
FW11 Derlis Soto
Substitutes:
FW Fernando Di Carlo a'
Manager:
Carlos Babington
GK1 Gustavo Lema
DF4 Humberto Váttimos
DF2 Alejandro Baigorria
DF6 Hernán Biasotto
DF3 Martín Morello
MF8 Marcos Bartalay
MF5 Ceferino Díaz
MF10 Adrián Giampietri
MF7 Fabio Lenguita
FW9 Adrián Czornomaz
FW11 Alejandro Domínguez
Manager:
Ricardo Rezza :
Note: Huracán won 2–1 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División

## Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone. Atlético de Rafaela and San Martín (M) joined in the Quarterfinals, and Quilmes joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | | | 2I | San Martín (M) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5M | Banfield | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4I | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5M | Banfield | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5M | Banfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5M | Banfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3M | Los Andes | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5M | Banfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3M | Los Andes | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5M | Banfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6I | Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6I | Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3M | Los Andes | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4M | Almagro | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4M | Almagro | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4M | Almagro | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5I | Juventud Antoniana | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5I | Juventud Antoniana | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2M | Quilmes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3M | Los Andes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 1I | Atlético de Rafaela | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6M | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3I | San Martín (SJ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6M | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6M | Arsenal | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6M | Arsenal | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2M | Quilmes $^1$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1I | Atlético de Rafaela | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
* Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

## Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The best two teams of the overall standings that were not promoted (Quilmes and Almagro) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 1999–2000 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Almagro | 2-1 | Instituto | 1-0 | 1–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Quilmes | 4-4 | Belgrano | 3-1 | 1-3 |
* Almagro was promoted to 2000–01 Primera División by winning the playoff and Instituto was relegated to the 2000–01 Primera B Nacional.
* Belgrano remains in Primera División after a 4-4 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it.

## Relegation

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.

### Interior Zone

| Pos | Team | 1997–98 Pts | 1998–99 Pts | 1999–00 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Situation | Affiliation |
| 1 | Atlético de Rafaela | 45 | 44 | 51 | 140 | 90 | 1.556 | | Indirect |
| 2 | Juventud Antoniana | — | 46 | 46 | 92 | 60 | 1.533 | | Indirect |
| 3 | Independiente Rivadavia | — | — | 45 | 45 | 30 | 1.5 | | Indirect |
| 4 | San Martín (SJ) | 48 | 36 | 49 | 133 | 90 | 1.478 | | Indirect |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 43 | 57 | 29 | 129 | 90 | 1.433 | | Indirect |
| 6 | Almirante Brown (A) | 45 | 42 | 40 | 127 | 90 | 1.411 | | Indirect |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | — | 37 | 47 | 84 | 60 | 1.4 | | Indirect |
| 8 | Villa Mitre | — | — | 41 | 41 | 30 | 1.367 | | Indirect |
| 9 | San Martín (T) | 43 | 51 | 52 | 121 | 90 | 1.344 | | Indirect |
| 10 | San Martín (M) | 50 | 57 | 36 | 116 | 90 | 1.289 | | Indirect |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 50 | 57 | 36 | 115 | 90 | 1.278 | | Indirect |
| 12 | Racing (C) | — | — | 38 | 38 | 30 | 1.267 | | Indirect |
| 13 | Olimpo | 29 | 43 | 41 | 113 | 90 | 1.256 | | Indirect |
| 14 | Cipolletti | 34 | 53 | 23 | 110 | 90 | 1.222 | | Indirect |
| 15 | Gimnasia y Tiro | — | 33 | 40 | 73 | 60 | 1.217 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
| 16 | Aldosivi | 36 | 42 | 31 | 109 | 90 | 1.211 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |

### Metropolitana Zone

| Pos | Team | 1997–98 Pts | 1998–99 Pts | 1999–00 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Situation | Affiliation |
| 1 | Huracán | — | — | 64 | 64 | 34 | 1.882 | | Direct |
| 2 | Banfield | 62 | 43 | 59 | 164 | 96 | 1.708 | | Direct |
| 3 | Arsenal | 46 | 57 | 55 | 158 | 96 | 1.646 | | Direct |
| 4 | Quilmes | 48 | 47 | 63 | 158 | 96 | 1.646 | | Direct |
| 5 | El Porvenir | — | 45 | 50 | 95 | 66 | 1.439 | | Direct |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 42 | 44 | 52 | 138 | 96 | 1.438 | | Direct |
| 7 | Los Andes | 48 | 28 | 63 | 138 | 96 | 1.438 | | Direct |
| 8 | Central Córdoba (R) | 48 | 43 | 38 | 129 | 96 | 1.344 | | Direct |
| 9 | Tigre | — | 43 | 45 | 88 | 66 | 1.333 | | Direct |
| 10 | Platense | — | — | 45 | 45 | 34 | 1.324 | | Direct |
| 11 | All Boys | 46 | 51 | 29 | 126 | 96 | 1.313 | | Direct |
| 12 | San Miguel | 45 | 43 | 35 | 123 | 96 | 1.281 | | Direct |
| 13 | Almagro | 22 | 36 | 62 | 120 | 96 | 1.25 | | Direct |
| 14 | Nueva Chicago | 40 | 44 | 33 | 117 | 96 | 1.219 | | Direct |
| 15 | Deportivo Español | — | 43 | 37 | 80 | 66 | 1.212 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 16 | Argentino (R) | — | — | 30 | 30 | 34 | 0.882 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 17 | Deportivo Morón | 30 | 28 | 22 | 80 | 96 | 0.833 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 18 | Temperley | — | — | 25 | 25 | 34 | 0.735 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |