# 2000–01 Primera B Nacional

The 2000–01 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 15th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 30 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

## Club information
### Interior Zone

| Club | City | Stadium |
| 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 |
| General Paz Juniors | Córdoba | General Paz Juniors |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | San Salvador de Jujuy | 23 de Agosto |
| Godoy Cruz | Mendoza | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| 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 |
| Arsenal | Sarandí | Julio H. Grondona |
| Banfield | Banfield | Florencio Solá |
| Central Córdoba | Rosario | Gabino Sosa |
| Defensa y Justicia | Florencio Varela | Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello |
| El Porvenir | Gerli | Gildo Francisco Ghersinich |
| Estudiantes | Caseros | Ciudad de Caseros |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Caballito | Arq. Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| Platense | Florida | Ciudad de Vicente López |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario |
| San Miguel | Los Polvorines | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Tigre | Victoria | José Dellagiovanna |

## Interior Zone Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Instituto | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 71 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 55 | Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | Racing (C) | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 52 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 4 | San Martín (M) | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 51 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 5 | San Martín (SJ) | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 50 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 6 | Almirante Brown (A) | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 50 | |
| 8 | Atlético de Rafaela | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 45 | |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 44 | |
| 10 | Atlético Tucumán | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 43 | |
| 11 | Villa Mitre | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 | |
| 12 | Juventud Antoniana | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 43 | |
| 13 | Independiente Rivadavia | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 35 | |
| 14 | San Martín (T) | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 32 | |
| 15 | Olimpo | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 32 | |
| 16 | General Paz Juniors | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 29 | |
| 17 | Cipolletti | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 25 | |

## Metropolitana Zone Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Quilmes | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 50 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Banfield | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 49 | Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | Arsenal | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 44 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 37 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 5 | Platense | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 33 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (R) | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 31 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 7 | All Boys | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 29 | |
| 9 | San Miguel | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | |
| 10 | Tigre | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 26 | |
| 11 | Estudiantes (BA) | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 24 | |
| 12 | El Porvenir | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 19 | |
| 13 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 18 | |

## 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 |||||
| Instituto | 3–4 | Banfield | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Semifinals |||||
| Quilmes$^1$ | 1–1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 1-0 | 0-1 |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

### Championship final

Team details :
Quilmes
Banfield
GK1 Marcelo Elizaga
DF4 Luciano Mazzina
DF2 Agustín Alayes
DF6 Fabio Schiavi
DF3 Hernán Pagés
MF8 Rodrigo Braña
MF5 Ceferino Díaz b'
MF11 Elvis Sá
MF10 Adrián Giampietri  a'
FW9 Gabriel Bordi
FW7 Alejandro Domíguez
Substitutions:
15Pablo Corti a'
FW16Alex Rodríguez b'
Manager:
Héctor Rivoira
GK1 Cristian Lucchetti
DF2 Adrián M. González
DF6 Javier Sanguinetti
DF4 Matías Raposo
MF8 Fabián Santa Cruz
MF3 Cristian Leiva
MF5 Pablo Del Río
MF7 Damián Giménez
MF10 Garrafa Sánchez
FW11 Carlos Leeb a'
FW9 Rubén Forestello
Substitutions:
FW16Fernando E. Castro a'
Manager:
Ramón "Mané" Ponce :
Note: Banfield won 6–3 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. Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 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 |
| 4M | Nueva Chicago | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5I | San Martín (SJ) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5I | San Martín (SJ) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2I | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4M | Nueva Chicago | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1M | Quilmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4M | Nueva Chicago | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1I | Instituto | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4M | Nueva Chicago | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4I | San Martín (M) $^1$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4M | Nueva Chicago | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5M | Platense | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5M | Platense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4I | San Martín (M) $^1$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6I | Almirante Brown (A) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3M | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6I | Almirante Brown (A) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6I | Almirante Brown (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6I | Almirante Brown (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1I | Instituto | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4I | San Martín (M) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1I | Instituto | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6M | Central Córdoba (R) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3I | Racing (C) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6M | Central Córdoba (R) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6M | Central Córdoba (R) | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
* Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

### Reducido Final

Team details :
Instituto
Nueva Chicago
GK Javier Klimowicz
DF Leonardo Moyano
DF Sebastián Brusco
DF Ariel Lencinas
DF Guillermo Rodríguez
MF Damián Felicia
MF Jorge Priotti
MF Walter Jiménez
MF Raúl Antuña
FW Marcelo Ríos
FW Mauro Amato
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
GK César Velázquez
DF Leonardo Orsi
DF Juan Manuel Herbella
DF Facundo Argüello
DF Adrián Barbona
MF Leonel Martens
MF Alejandro Farías
MF Héctor Sánchez 62'
MF Christian Gómez 65'
FW Ariel Jesús 42'
FW Oscar Gómez
Substitutions:
Flavio Frangella 42'
Julio Serrano 62'
Hernán Manrique 65'
Manager:
Jorge Traverso and Roberto Vega :
Note: Nueva Chicago won 4–2 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.

## Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The best two teams of each zone that were not promoted (Quilmes and Instituto) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2000–01 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Instituto | 1-1 | Argentinos Juniors | 0-0 | 1–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Quilmes | 1–1 | Belgrano | 1-0 | 0-1 |
* Argentinos Juniors remains in Primera División after a 1-1 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.
* Belgrano remains in Primera División after a 1-1 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

7 teams were relegated: 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Interior Zone, 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Metropolitana Zone and 3 more teams regardless their affiliation.
| Pos | Team | 1998–99 Pts | 1999–00 Pts | 2000–01 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Situation | Affiliation |
| 1 | Instituto | 57 | — | 71 | 128 | 62 | 2.065 | | Indirect |
| 2 | Quilmes | 47 | 63 | 50 | 160 | 90 | 1.778 | | Direct |
| 3 | Arsenal | 57 | 55 | 44 | 156 | 90 | 1.733 | | Direct |
| 4 | Banfield | 43 | 59 | 49 | 151 | 90 | 1.678 | | Direct |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | — | — | 50 | 50 | 32 | 1.563 | | Indirect |
| 6 | Atlético de Rafaela | 44 | 51 | 45 | 140 | 92 | 1.522 | | Indirect |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 37 | 47 | 55 | 139 | 92 | 1.511 | | Indirect |
| 8 | San Martín (M) | 38 | 50 | 51 | 139 | 92 | 1.511 | | Indirect |
| 9 | Racing (C) | — | 38 | 52 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | | Indirect |
| 10 | Juventud Antoniana | 46 | 46 | 43 | 135 | 92 | 1.467 | | Indirect |
| 11 | San Martín (SJ) | 36 | 49 | 50 | 135 | 92 | 1.467 | | Indirect |
| 12 | Almirante Brown (A) | 42 | 40 | 50 | 132 | 92 | 1.435 | | Indirect |
| 13 | Atlético Tucumán | 57 | 29 | 43 | 129 | 92 | 1.402 | | Indirect |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 44 | 52 | 29 | 125 | 90 | 1.389 | | Direct |
| 15 | Villa Mitre | — | 41 | 43 | 84 | 62 | 1.355 | | Indirect |
| 16 | Platense | — | 45 | 33 | 78 | 58 | 1.345 | | Direct |
| 17 | Independiente Rivadavia | — | 45 | 35 | 80 | 62 | 1.29 | | Indirect |
| 18 | Godoy Cruz | 30 | 43 | 44 | 117 | 92 | 1.272 | | Indirect |
| 19 | Tigre | 43 | 45 | 26 | 114 | 90 | 1.267 | | Direct |
| 20 | El Porvenir | 45 | 50 | 19 | 114 | 90 | 1.267 | | Direct |
| 21 | Nueva Chicago | 44 | 33 | 37 | 114 | 90 | 1.267 | | Direct |
| 22 | Olimpo | 43 | 41 | 32 | 116 | 92 | 1.261 | | Indirect |
| 23 | Central Córdoba (R) | 43 | 38 | 31 | 112 | 90 | 1.244 | | Direct |
| 24 | All Boys | 51 | 29 | 30 | 110 | 90 | 1.222 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 25 | San Miguel | 43 | 35 | 28 | 106 | 90 | 1.178 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 26 | San Martín (T) | 46 | 28 | 32 | 106 | 92 | 1.152 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
| 27 | Cipolletti | 53 | 23 | 25 | 101 | 92 | 1.098 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
| 28 | Estudiantes (BA) | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 29 | General Paz Juniors | — | — | 29 | 29 | 32 | 0.906 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
| 30 | Ferro Carril Oeste | — | — | 18 | 18 | 24 | 0.75 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
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.