# 2024 Primera B Metropolitana

The 2024 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana is the 127th. season of the third tier of football in Argentina. The season began on 2 February and is expected to end in 14 December 2024. Twenty-two teams competed in the league.
A total of 22 teams take part of the competition, with six teams from 2023 Primera C, they are Excursionistas, Deportivo Laferrere, Ferrocarril Midland, Sportivo Italiano, Liniers y San Martín de Burzaco, plus two relegated clubs from 2023 Primera Nacional, Flandria and Villa Dálmine.
The championship was won by Colegiales, winner of Torneo Clausura, which defeated Los Andes (winner of Apertura) in a two-legged series, also promoting to 2025 Primera Nacional.

## Format

Primera B Metropolitana is currently organized so, during the course of a season, two round-robin tournaments are played.
The two winners play each other and the winner is recognized as the Primera B champion and is automatically promoted to Primera B Nacional.
The loser and the teams that hold the six best positions at the aggregate table have the chance to enter the Torneo Reducido (small tournament) whose winner will be promoted.
The team with the lowest aggregate points total in Primera B Metropolitana is relegated to Primera C Metropolitana.
Besides, the champion and the five best placed teams will qualify to 2025 Copa Argentina.

## Regular season
### Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
| 1 | Los Andes (Q) | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 46 | Qualification to Championship Final |
| 2 | Colegiales | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 44 | |
| 3 | Argentino de Quilmes | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 41 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Armenio | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 39 | |
| 5 | Dock Sud | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Ferrocarril Midland | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | Excursionistas | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Flandria | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 33 | |
| 9 | Fénix | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 30 | |
| 10 | Acassuso | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 26 | |
| 11 | Comunicaciones | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 25 | |
| 12 | Argentino de Merlo | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 25 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Merlo | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 25 | |
| 14 | San Martín de Burzaco | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 25 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Laferrere | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 24 | |
| 16 | Cañuelas | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 22 | |
| 17 | Sacachispas | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 21 | |
| 18 | Villa Dálmine | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 20 | |
| 19 | Liniers | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 19 | |
| 20 | Villa San Carlos | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | |
| 21 | UAI Urquiza | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 18 | |
| 22 | Sportivo Italiano | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 16 | |

### Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
| 1 | Colegiales (Q) | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 42 | Qualification to Championship Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Armenio | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 39 | |
| 3 | Argentino de Quilmes | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 39 | |
| 4 | Argentino de Merlo | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 37 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Merlo | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | Ferrocarril Midland | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 35 | |
| 7 | Comunicaciones | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 32 | |
| 8 | UAI Urquiza | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Excursionistas | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Liniers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 30 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Italiano | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Dock Sud | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 27 | |
| 13 | Villa Dálmine | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 27 | |
| 14 | Flandria | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 27 | |
| 15 | Sacachispas | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 24 | |
| 16 | Los Andes | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 21 | Apertura winners, assured of Championship Final |
| 17 | Villa San Carlos | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 20 | |
| 18 | Acassuso | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 20 | |
| 19 | San Martín de Burzaco | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 20 | |
| 20 | Deportivo Laferrere | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 19 | |
| 21 | Fénix | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 17 | |
| 22 | Cañuelas | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 15 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
| 1 | Colegiales | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 86 | Advance to Championship Final and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 2 | Argentino de Quilmes | 42 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 80 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 3 | Deportivo Armenio | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 78 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 4 | Ferrocarril Midland | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 69 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 5 | Los Andes | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 67 | Advance to Championship Final and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 6 | Excursionistas | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 64 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 7 | Dock Sud | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 62 | Advance to Torneo Reducido |
| 8 | Argentino de Merlo | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 62 | Advance to Torneo Reducido |
| 9 | Deportivo Merlo | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 62 | |
| 10 | Flandria | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 60 | |
| 11 | Comunicaciones | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 57 | |
| 12 | UAI Urquiza | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 50 | |
| 13 | Liniers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 49 | |
| 14 | Fénix | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 47 | |
| 15 | Villa Dálmine | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 47 | |
| 16 | Acassuso | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 46 | |
| 17 | San Martín de Burzaco | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 45 | |
| 18 | Sacachispas | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 45 | |
| 19 | Sportivo Italiano | 42 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 43 | |
| 20 | Deportivo Laferrere | 42 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 43 | |
| 21 | Villa San Carlos | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 38 | |
| 22 | Cañuelas | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 37 | Relegation to Primera C Metropolitana |

## Championship finals

The winners of Torneo Apertura (Los Andes) and Clausura (Colegiales) played a two-legged series to decide the champions and the first team promoted to Primera Nacional. The losing team entered the Torneo Reducido in the second round.

### Second leg

Team details :
Colegiales
Los Andes
GK 1Emilio Di Fulvio
DF 4Diego Magallanes (c)
DF 2Ian Rasso
DF 6Federico Marchesini
DF3 Franco Hanashiro
MF8Matias Machado
MF5Joaquín Cancio
MF7Laureano Marra
MF10Santiago Camacho
MF11Álvaro Marín
FW9Felix Villacorta
Substitutions:
DF14Mauricio Camargo
MF15Facundo Montiel
FW17Nazareno Diósquez
FW20Nicolás Toloza
Manager:
Leonardo Fernández
GK1Sebastián López (c)
DF4Gabriel Cañete
DF2Guido Segalerba
DF6Héctor Igarzabal
DF3Nazareno Fernández
MF11Taiel Arancibia
MF5Leonardo López
MF8Ezequiel Gallegos
MF10Lautaro Torres
FW7Matías González
FW9Manuel Brondo
Substitutions:
MF15Aaron Sandoval
FW17Axel Páez
FW18Ivo Kestler
FW19Gastón Gerzel
FW20Federico Martínez
Manager:
Leonardo Lemos :
Note: Colegiales won the series 3–1 on points (2–0 on goal difference), promoting to Primera B Nacional.

## Torneo Reducido

The teams best placed in the general table (with the exception of winners of Torneo Apertura and Clausura) qualified to "Torneo Reducido", an elimination tournament played over two legs which will define the team that will play a promotion playoff against a team from Torneo Federal A seeking promotion to Primera Nacional. Best placed teams will face worst placed teams (p.e., 1 vs 6, 2 vs 5, 3 vs 4). In the second round, the championship final loser will enter the Reducido. In case of the series ended in a tie, a penalty shoot-out will be conducted, with no extra time.

### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Argentino de Quilmes | 4–1 | Argentino de Merlo | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Armenio | 3–0 | Dock Sud | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ferrocarril Midland | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Excursionistas | 1–1 | 0–0 |

#### Second leg
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Argentino de Quilmes | 1–0 | Excursionistas | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Armenio | 2–3 | Los Andes | 1–0 | 1–3 |

#### Second leg
### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Argentino de Quilmes | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Los Andes | 0–1 | 1–0 |

#### Second leg

Note: Los Andes qualified to play the final v Sarmiento (LB) (winner of "Reválida" of 2024 Torneo Federal A) to define another promotion to Primera Nacional.

## Second promotion final

Winners of Torneo Reducido (Los Andes) and Sarmiento (LB) (winner of "Reválida" stage of 2024 Torneo Federal A) will play a match to define which team promote to the second division in order to play the 2025 Primera Nacional season.
Team details :
Los Andes
Sarmiento (LB)
GK1Sebastián López (c)
DF4Lucas Barrientos
DF6Guido Segalerba
DF2Gonzalo Cozzoni
DF3Nazareno Fernández
MF7Matías González
MF5Gabriel Cañete
MF10Matías Gómez
MF8Gastón Gerzel
FW9Manuel Brondo
FW11Federico Martínez
Substitutions:
DF13Robertino Canavesio
MF14Leonardo J. López
DF16Luciano Maidana
MF19Ezequiel Gallegos
FW23Ivo Kestler
Manager:
Leonardo Lemos
GK1Juan Mendonca
DF4Raúl Chamorro
DF2Rodrigo Herrera (c)
DF6Gabriel Fernández
DF3Alan Tévez
MF8Axel Pinto
MF5Nicolás Juárez
MF10Pablo López
FW7Nahuel Speck
FW9Brian Risso Patrón
FW11Claudio Vega
Substitutions:
MF16Emanuel Cuevas
FW18Facundo Pérez
FW19Matías Pato
MF20Iván Garzón
MF22Adrián Toloza
Manager:
Pablo Martel :
Note: Los Andes became the 2nd. team to promote to Primera Nacional.