# Primera C Metropolitana

The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires).
The other league at level four is the Torneo Federal B, where teams from regional leagues take part.

## Format

Primera C is currently organised into two league tournaments, the Apertura (opening) and the Clausura (closing). Each team plays every other team 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. However, the overall championship is decided with an end of season playoff. The overall champion is promoted to Primera B Metropolitana. The teams finishing 2nd to 8th enter a playoff series to determine which team will play in a promotion/relegation playoff against the 2nd lowest finishing team from Primera B Metropolitana.
The team that finishes with the worst aggregate points total is automatically relegated to Primera D. The team with the 2nd worst aggregate points total plays a promotion/relegation playoff with the winner of the Primera D playoff series. And the winner then competes in Primera C Metropolitana the following season.

## History

Originally named "Tercera División" (second level), the first championship was held in 1900, being won by Alumni (still under the "English High School" name). With the creation of División Intermedia in 1911, the division became the fourth level behind Segunda División. It lasted until 1932 when the Intermedia was suppressed and Tercera División became the 3rd. division/level again since the 1933 season.
In 1944 its name changed to "Primera Amateur", which lasted to 1962, when the tournament was renamed "Primera C", Since the new restructuring of the league system in 1985, the division has become the fourth category of Argentine football (lower than Primera División, Primera B Nacional and Primera B Metropolitana).

### Division levels

Since its inception in 1899 as "Tercera División", the Primera C has changed levels (between 3 and 4) and names several times. The table below shows them in details:
| Year | Level | Promotion to | Relegation to |
| 1900–1910 | 3 | Segunda División | (None) |
| 1911–1932 | 4 | Segunda División (1911–26) Intermedia (1927–32) | (None) |
| 1933–1985 | 3 | Primera B | (None) (1933–49) Primera D (1950–85) |
| 1986–2022 | 4 | Primera B Metro | Primera D |
| 2023 | 4 | Primera B Metro | (None) |
| 2024 | 4 | Primera B Metro | Disaffiliation for one season |
| 2025 | 4 | Primera B Metro | Torneo Promocional Amateur |

## Current teams (2024 season)

| Club | City | Area / region | Stadium |
| Argentino | Rosario | Santa Fe Province | José María Olaeta |
| Atlas | General Rodríguez | Buenos Aires | Ricardo Puga |
| Berazategui | Berazategui | Buenos Aires | Norman Lee |
| Central Ballester | José L. Suárez | Greater Buenos Aires | Predio Cacique |
| Central Córdoba | Rosario | Santa Fe | Gabino Sosa |
| Centro Español | Villa Sarmiento | Greater Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Claypole | Claypole | Buenos Aires | Rodolfo Capocasa |
| Defensores de Cambaceres | Ensenada | Buenos Aires Province | Defensores de Cambaceres |
| Deportivo Español | Buenos Aires City | Buenos Aires | Nueva España |
| Deportivo Paraguayo | Constitución | Buenos Aires City | (none) |
| El Porvenir | Gerli | Greater Buenos Aires | Estadio Gildo Francisco Ghersinich |
| General Lamadrid | Buenos Aires City | Buenos Aires | Enrique Sexto |
| Justo José de Urquiza | El Libertador | Buenos Aires | Ramón Roque Martín |
| Juventud Unida | Muñiz | Greater Buenos Aires | Ciudad de San Miguel |
| Leandro N. Alem | General Rodríguez | Buenos Aires | Leandro N. Alem |
| Lugano | Tapiales | Greater Buenos Aires | José María Moraños |
| Luján | Luján | Buenos Aires | Municipal de Luján |
| Mercedes | Mercedes | Buenos Aires Province | Liga Mercedina, |
| Muñiz | Muñiz | Greater Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Puerto Nuevo | Campana | Buenos Aires | Rubén Vallejos |
| Real Pilar | Pilar | Buenos Aires | Carlos Barraza |
| Sportivo Barracas | Barracas, Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires City | (none) |
| Victoriano Arenas | Valentin Alsina | Buenos Aires | Saturnino Moure |
| Yupanqui | Buenos Aires City | Buenos Aires | Ciudad Evita |

## List of champions

Sources:
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1 | 1900 | English High School III (1) | |
| 2 | 1901 | Alumni III (2) | |
| 3 | 1902 | Lomas Juniors (1) | Colegio Nacional del Sud |
| 4 | 1903 | Estudiantes (BA) III (1) | Lomas Juniors |
| 5 | 1904 | Estudiantes (BA) IV (2) | Alumni III |
| 6 | 1905 | Alumni II (3) | Tiro Federal Argentino (San Fernando) |
| 7 | 1906 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) (1) | Gath & Chavez II |
| 8 | 1907 | Atlanta (1) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) II |
| 9 | 1908 | Banfield (1) | Independiente II |
| 10 | 1909 | Ferro Carril Oeste II (1) | |
| 11 | 1910 | Instituto Americano (Adrogué) (1) | |
| 12 | 1911 | Racing (1) | |
| 13 | 1912 | Boca Juniors (1) | |
| 13 | 1912 FAF | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | |
| 14 | 1913 | Libertarios Unidos (1) | |
| 14 | 1913 FAF | Solís | |
| 15 | 1914 | Libertarios Unidos (2) | |
| 15 | 1914 FAF | Vélez Sársfield | |
| 16 | 1915 | Boca Juniors (2) | |
| 17 | 1916 | Porteño (1) | |
| 18 | 1917 | San Lorenzo (2) | |
| 19 | 1918 | Independiente (1) | |
| 20 | 1919 | Almagro (1) | |
| 20 | 1919 AAm | Racing (3) | |
| 21 | 1920 | Huracán | |
| 21 | 1920 AAm | Estudiantil Porteño | |
| 22 | 1921 | Nueva Chicago | |
| 22 | 1921 AAm | Almagro | |
| 23 | 1922 | Sportivo Monserrat | |
| 23 | 1922 AAm | Vélez Sársfield | |
| 24 | 1923 | Boca Juniors (3) | |
| 24 | 1923 AAm | Platense | |
| 25 | 1924 | Dock Sud | |
| 25 | 1924 AAm | Platense | |
| 26 | 1925 | Palermo | |
| 26 | 1925 AAm | Sportivo Alsina | |
| 27 | 1926 | Los Andes | |
| 27 | 1926 AAm | Platense | |
| 28 | 1927 | Independiente | |
| 29 | 1928 | Liberal Argentino | |
| 30 | 1929 | Racing | |
| 31 | 1930 | Almagro | |
| 32 | 1931 | Excursionistas | |
| 32 | 1931 LAF | 25 de Mayo | |
| 33 | 1932 | Sportivo Alsina (1) | |
| 33 | 1932 LAF | (Not held) | (Not held) |
| 34 | 1933 | Sportivo Alsina III (2) | Excursionistas III |
| 34 | 1933 LAF | (Not held) | (Not held) |
| 35 | 1934 | Excursionistas III | Almagro III B |
| 35 | 1934 LAF | (Not held) | (Not held) |
| 36 | 1935 | Progresista | 25 de Mayo |
| 37 | 1936 | Sportivo Alsina (3) | Boulogne |
| 38 | 1937 | Acassuso (1) | Los Andes |
| 39 | 1938 | Los Andes | Sportivo Palermo |
| 40 | 1939 | Boulogne | Nueva Chicago |
| 41 | 1940 | Nueva Chicago | Sportivo Alsina |
| 42 | 1941 | Sportivo Alsina (4) | J. J. de Urquiza |
| 43 | 1942 | Estudiantes (BA) (3) | Liniers |
| 44 | 1943 | El Porvenir (1) | Sportivo Alsina |
| 45 | 1944 | Barracas Central (1) | Argentino (Q) |
| 46 | 1945 | Argentino (Quilmes) (1) | Colegiales |
| 47 | 1946 | All Boys 1 | Colegiales |
| 48 | 1947 | Colegiales (3) | Barracas Central |
| 49 | 1948 | Barracas Central (2) | Acassuso |
| 50 | 1949 | San Telmo (1) | J. J. de Urquiza |
| 51 | 1950 | All Boys 1 | Tiro Federal |
| 52 | 1951 | Tiro Federal | Central Córdoba (R) |
| 53 | 1952 | Central Córdoba (R) (1) | Colegiales |
| 54 | 1953 | Defensores de Belgrano (1) | Flandria |
| 55 | 1954 | El Porvenir (2) | Colegiales |
| 56 | 1955 | Colegiales (4) | Tiro Federal |
| 57 | 1956 | San Telmo (2) | Los Andes |
| 58 | 1957 | Los Andes | Defensores de Belgrano |
| 59 | 1958 | Defensores de Belgrano (2) | Argentino (Q) |
| 60 | 1959 | Deportivo Morón (1) | Argentino (Q) |
| 61 | 1960 | Deportivo Español 1 | Almirante Brown |
| 62 | 1961 | San Telmo (3) | Colón |
| 63 | 1962 | Sportivo Italiano (1) | Villa Dálmine |
| 64 | 1963 | Villa Dálmine (1) | All Boys |
| 65 | 1964 | Arsenal | Cambaceres |
| 66 | 1965 | Almirante Brown | Estudiantes (BA) |
| 67 | 1966 | Estudiantes (BA) (4) | General Mitre |
| 68 | 1967 | – | – |
| 69 | 1968 | Comunicaciones (1) | J. J. de Urquiza |
| 70 | 1969 | Comunicaciones (2) | Central Córdoba (R) |
| 71 | 1970 | Talleres (RE) (1) | Argentino (Q) |
| 72 | 1971 | Almagro | Tigre |
| 73 | 1972 | Defensores de Belgrano (3) | Flandria |
| 74 | 1973 | Central Córdoba (2) | Dock Sud |
| 75 | 1974 | Sportivo Italiano (2) | Sarmiento (J) |
| 76 | 1975 | Villa Dálmine (2) | El Porvenir |
| 77 | 1976 | Deportivo Armenio | Argentino (Q) |
| 78 | 1977 | Sarmiento (J) | Deportivo Español |
| 79 | 1978 | Talleres (RE) (2) | Deportivo Morón |
| 80 | 1979 | Deportivo Español 2 | Deportivo Morón |
| 81 | 1980 | Deportivo Morón (2) | Central Córdoba (R) |
| 82 | 1981 | Lanús | Chacarita Juniors |
| 83 | 1982 | Villa Dálmine (3) | Defensores Unidos |
| 84 | 1983 | Argentino (R) | Almagro |
| 85 | 1984 | San Miguel | Almagro |
| 86 | 1985 | Defensa y Justicia | Tristán Suárez |
| 87 | 1986–87 | Deportivo Laferrere (1) | San Telmo |
| 88 | 1987–88 | Central Córdoba (R) (3) | Excursionistas |
| 89 | 1988–89 | Argentino (Quilmes) (2) | Ituzaingó |
| 90 | 1989–90 | Berazategui (1) | Sarmiento (J) |
| 91 | 1990–91 | Cambaceres 1 | Comunicaciones |
| 92 | 1991–92 | Defensores de Belgrano (4) | Argentino (Q) |
| 93 | 1992–93 | Colegiales (5) | Argentino (Q) |
| 94 | 1993–94 | Defensores Unidos | San Telmo |
| 95 | 1994–95 | Temperley | Tristán Suárez |
| 96 | 1995–96 | Atl. Campana (4) | Leandro N. Alem |
| 97 | 1996–97 | Berazategui (2) | Brown |
| 98 | 1997–98 | Flandria | Ituzaingó |
| 99 | 1998–99 | Cambaceres 2 | Atl. Campana |
| 100 | 1999–00 | Deportivo Merlo (1) | Dock Sud |
| 101 | 2000–01 | Ituzaingó | Deportivo Laferrere |
| 102 | 2001–02 | Deportivo Laferrere (2) | Colegiales |
| 103 | 2002–03 | Colegiales (6) | Villa Dálmine |
| 104 | 2003–04 | Argentino (R) | Barracas Central |
| 105 | 2004–05 | Comunicaciones (3) | Colegiales |
| 106 | 2005–06 | Deportivo Merlo (2) | Luján |
| 107 | 2006–07 | Acassuso | J. J. de Urquiza |
| 108 | 2007–08 | Colegiales (7) | Fénix |
| 109 | 2008–09 | Villa San Carlos | Berazategui |
| 110 | 2009–10 | Barracas Central (3) | Excursionistas |
| 111 | 2010–11 | General Lamadrid | Argentino (M) |
| 112 | 2011–12 | Villa Dálmine (5) | UAI Urquiza |
| 113 | 2012–13 | UAI Urquiza (1) | Deportivo Laferrere |
| 114 | 2013–14 | Sportivo Italiano (3) | Cambaceres |
| 115 | 2015 | San Telmo (4) | Talleres (RE) |
| 116 | 2016 | Excursionistas (1) | Sportivo Italiano |
| 117 | 2016–17 | Sacachispas (1) | Defensores Unidos |
| 118 | 2017–18 | Defensores Unidos (1) | Central Córdoba (R) |
| 119 | 2018–19 | Argentino (Q) (3) | Deportivo Armenio |
| 120 | 2019–20 | (Abandoned because of Covid-19 pandemic) | (Abandoned because of Covid-19 pandemic) |
| 121 | 2020 | Cañuelas (1) | Deportivo Merlo |
| 122 | 2021 | Dock Sud (1) | Ituzaingó |
| 123 | 2022 | Argentino (M) | Ferrocarril Midland |
| 124 | 2023 | Excursionistas (2) | San Martín (B) |
| 125 | 2024 | Real Pilar (1) | General Lamadrid |

## Titles by club

| Club | Titles | Years won |
| Colegiales | 7 | 1913, 1914, 1947, 1955, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2007–08 |
| Villa Dálmine | 5 | 1963, 1975, 1982, 1995–96, 2011–12 |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 4 | 1903, 1904, 1942, 1966 |
| Sportivo Alsina | 4 | 1932, 1933, 1936, 1941 |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 4 | 1953, 1958, 1972, 1991–92 |
| San Telmo | 4 | 1949, 1956, 1961, 2015 |
| Alumni | 3 | 1900, 1901, 1905 |
| Racing | 3 | 1911, 1919 AAm, 1929 |
| Boca Juniors | 3 | 1912, 1915, 1923 |
| Argentino (Q) | 3 | 1945, 1988–89, 2018–19 |
| Barracas Central | 3 | 1944, 1948, 2009–10 |
| Comunicaciones | 3 | 1968, 1969, 2004–05 |
| Central Córdoba | 3 | 1952, 1973, 1987–88 |
| El Porvenir | 2 | 1943, 1954 |
| Sportivo Italiano | 2 | 1962, 1974, 2013–14 |
| All Boys | 2 | 1946, 1950 |
| Berazategui | 2 | 1989-90, 1996–97 |
| Deportivo Español | 2 | 1960, 1979 |
| Cambaceres | 2 | 1990-91, 1998–99 |
| Laferrere | 2 | 1986-87, 2001–02 |
| Deportivo Merlo | 2 | 1999-00, 2005–06 |
| Deportivo Morón | 2 | 1959, 1980 |
| Excursionistas | 2 | 2016, 2023 |
| Talleres (RE) | 2 | 1970, 1978 |
| Banfield | 1 | 1908 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 1 | 1909 |
| UAI Urquiza | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Sacachispas | 1 | 2016–17 |
| Defensores Unidos | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Cañuelas | 1 | 2020 |
| Dock Sud | 1 | 2021 |
| Argentino (M) | 1 | 2022 |
| Real Pilar | 1 | 2024 |