# 2018–19 Primera B Nacional

The 2018–19 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 34th season of the Argentine second division. The season began on 25 August 2018 and ended on 8 June 2019. Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2017–18 season, four teams that were relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.

## Competition format

Twenty-five teams played each other once for a total of twenty-four matches each. The champion earns promotion to the Primera División. The teams placed from 2nd to 9th place competed in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion berth after the regular season ended. Two teams were relegated at the end of the season; one with indirect affiliation with AFA was relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while one directly affiliated faced relegation to Primera B Metropolitana.

## Club information
### Stadia and locations

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Agropecuario Argentino | Carlos Casares | Ofelia Rosenzuaig |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Arsenal | Sarandí | Julio Humberto Grondona |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Brown | Adrogué | Lorenzo Arandilla |
| Central Córdoba | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrera |
| Chacarita Juniors | Villa Maipú | Chacarita Juniors |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Buenos Aires | Juan Pasquale |
| Deportivo Morón | Morón | Nuevo Francisco Urbano |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Mendoza | Víctor Legrotaglie |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Jujuy | 23 de Agosto |
| Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Raúl Conti |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Eduardo Gallardón |
| Mitre | Santiago del Estero | Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione |
| Nueva Chicago | Buenos Aires | Nueva Chicago |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
| Platense | Florida Este | Ciudad de Vicente López |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
| Sarmiento | Junín | Eva Perón |
| Temperley | Temperley | Alfredo Beranger |
| Villa Dálmine | Campana | Villa Dálmine |

### Personnel

| Club | Manager |
| Agropecuario Argentino | Felipe De la Riva |
| Almagro | Sergio Gómez - Favio Orsi |
| Arsenal | Sergio Rondina |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Juan Manuel Llop |
| Brown | Pablo Vicó |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | Gustavo Coleoni |
| Chacarita Juniors | Patricio Pisano |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Fabián Nardozza |
| Deportivo Morón | Alejandro Méndez - Walter Pico |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Alejandro Orfila |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | Carlos Morales Santos |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | José María Blanco |
| Guillermo Brown | Luciano Theiler |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Nicolás Medina |
| Instituto | Diego Cagna |
| Los Andes | Aníbal Biggeri |
| Mitre (SdE) | Alfredo Grelak |
| Nueva Chicago | Wálter Perazzo |
| Olimpo | Darío Bonjour |
| Platense | Fernando Ruíz |
| Quilmes | Diego Colotto |
| Santamarina | Guillermo Pereyra |
| Sarmiento (J) | Iván Delfino |
| Temperley | Cristián Aldirico |
| Villa Dálmine | Walter Otta |

### Foreign players
## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
| 1 | Sarmiento (J) | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 46 | Championship play-off for promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Arsenal (C, P) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | Championship play-off for promotion to Primera División |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 4 | Almagro | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 40 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 5 | Platense | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 39 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) (P) | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 36 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 9 | Brown | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 36 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Mitre (SdE) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Agropecuario Argentino | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 34 | |
| 13 | Villa Dálmine | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | |
| 14 | Temperley | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 31 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Morón | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 30 | |
| 16 | Defensores de Belgrano | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 29 | |
| 17 | Atlético de Rafaela | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 26 | |
| 18 | Quilmes | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 26 | |
| 19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
| 20 | Guillermo Brown | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 25 | |
| 21 | Olimpo | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 25 | |
| 22 | Instituto | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 24 | |
| 23 | Santamarina | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 24 | |
| 24 | Chacarita Juniors | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 24 | |
| 25 | Los Andes | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 20 | |

### Championship play-off

Sarmiento (J) and Arsenal ended up tied in points at the end of the 24 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. The winner of this match achieved promotion to the Primera División as champions, while the loser qualified to the Torneo Reducido as runners-up.
Team details :
Arsenal
Sarmiento (J)
GK1 Maximiliano Gagliardo
DF4 Fernando Torrent
DF2 Fabio Pereyra
DF6 Rubén Zamponi
DF3 Emiliano Papa
MF8 Jesús Soraire
MF5 Emiliano Méndez
MF10 Lucas Necul a'
MF11 Gastón Álvarez
FW7 Ezequiel Cérica b'
FW9 Leandro Garate c'
Substitutions:
MF14 Alejo Antilef a'
FW15 Facundo Pons b'
MF16 Ramiro López c'
Manager:
Sergio Rondina
GK1 Manuel Vicentini (c)
DF4 Yamil Garnier
DF2 Wilfredo Olivera
DF6 Lucas Landa
DF3 Facundo Castet a'
MF8 Franco Leys
MF5 Guillermo Farré b'
MF10 Leonardo Villalba c'
MF11 Nicolás Castro
FW7 Nicolás Miracco
FW9 Nicolás Orsini
Substitutions:
FW18 Sebastián Penco a'
MF17 Matías Garrido b'
FW14 Sergio Quiroga c'
Manager:
Iván Delfino :

## Results

| Home \ Away | AGA | ALM | ARS | ATR | BRO | CCO | CHA | DBE | DMO | FCO | GEJ | GEM | GBR | IND | INS | LAN | MIT | NCH | OLI | PLA | QUI | SAN | SAR | TEM | VDA |
| Agropecuario Argentino | | | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Almagro | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | | | | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | | | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | | | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | 0–1 |
| Brown | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 |
| Chacarita Juniors | | | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | | | 0–2 | | | 1–3 | | 2–1 |
| Defensores de Belgrano | | | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Morón | 1–0 | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | | | | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | | 5–1 | | 1–2 | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–3 | | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Guillermo Brown | | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | | 2–2 |
| Independiente Rivadavia | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 |
| Instituto | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | | 4–3 | 0–2 | | | 1–1 | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | |
| Los Andes | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | | | | | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Mitre (SdE) | 2–1 | 2–4 | | | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–4 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | |
| Nueva Chicago | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 4–1 | | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Olimpo | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Platense | | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | | | | 0–0 |
| Quilmes | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | |
| Santamarina | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Sarmiento (J) | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | | 2–1 |
| Temperley | | | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | 0–2 |
| Villa Dálmine | | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | | 4–4 | 2–0 | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | |

## Torneo Reducido

Teams ending between second and ninth place played the Torneo Reducido for the second promotion berth to Primera División. Quarterfinals and semi-finals were played over two legs, and in case of a tie the best-placed team advanced. The finals were played over two legs, and a penalty shootout occurred in case of a tie.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Sarmiento (J) (bsr) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Platense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) |
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| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) |
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | 4 | Almagro | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Almagro (bsr) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Team details :
Sarmiento (J)
Central Córdoba (SdE)
GK1Manuel Vicentini
DF4Yamil Garnier
DF2Wilfredo Olivera
DF6Lucas Landa
DF3Facundo Castet
MF10Matías Garrido a'
MF8Franco Leys
MF5Guillermo Farré b'
MF11Nicolás Castro
FW9Nicolás Orsini c'
FW7Nicolás Miracco
Substitutions:
DF13Ariel Kippes c'
FW15Sergio Quiroga b'
FW16Leonardo Villalba a'
Manager:
Iván Delfino
GK1César Taborda
DF4Cristian Díaz
DF2Alexis Ferrero
DF6Hugo Vera Oviedo
DF3Jonathan Bay
MF8Alfredo Ramírez
MF5Cristian Vega
MF7Santiago Gallucci a'
MF11Marcos Sánchez b'
FW10Nahuel Luján c'
FW9Javier Rossi
Substitutions:
MF15Renso Pérez a'
FW16Facundo Melivilo b'
FW18Diego Jara b'
Manager:
Gustavo Coleoni :
Note: After the series ended 1–1 on aggregate, Central Córdoba won 5–3 on penalties, promoting to Primera División.

## Relegation

Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. The bottom team of each table was relegated.

### Direct Affiliation

| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Arsenal | — | — | 46 | 46 | 24 | 1.917 | |
| 2 | Sarmiento (J) | — | 37 | 46 | 83 | 48 | 1.729 | |
| 3 | Platense | — | — | 39 | 39 | 24 | 1.625 | |
| 4 | Almagro | 60 | 41 | 40 | 141 | 92 | 1.533 | |
| 5 | Brown | 65 | 37 | 36 | 138 | 92 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Chacarita Juniors | 77 | — | 24 | 101 | 68 | 1.485 | |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 60 | 25 | 42 | 127 | 92 | 1.38 | |
| 8 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 60 | 26 | 35 | 121 | 92 | 1.315 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Morón | — | 33 | 30 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | |
| 10 | Temperley | — | — | 31 | 31 | 24 | 1.292 | |
| 11 | Villa Dálmine | 47 | 36 | 33 | 116 | 92 | 1.261 | |
| 12 | Defensores de Belgrano | — | — | 29 | 29 | 24 | 1.208 | |
| 13 | Quilmes | — | 32 | 26 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | |
| 14 | Los Andes (R) | 59 | 27 | 20 | 106 | 92 | 1.152 | Primera B Metropolitana |

### Indirect Affiliation

| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | — | — | 37 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 | |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | — | — | 37 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 | |
| 3 | Independiente Rivadavia | 67 | 31 | 36 | 134 | 92 | 1.457 | |
| 4 | Agropecuario Argentino | — | 35 | 34 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | |
| 5 | Mitre (SdE) | — | 32 | 35 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Brown | 75 | 28 | 25 | 128 | 92 | 1.391 | |
| 7 | Instituto | 63 | 37 | 24 | 124 | 92 | 1.348 | |
| 8 | Atlético de Rafaela | — | 36 | 26 | 62 | 48 | 1.292 | |
| 9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 52 | 34 | 25 | 111 | 92 | 1.207 | |
| 10 | Santamarina | 61 | 24 | 24 | 109 | 92 | 1.185 | |
| 11 | Olimpo (R) | — | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1.042 | Torneo Federal A |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Enzo Díaz | Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 |
| 1 | Patricio Cucchi | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 15 |
| 1 | Pablo Vegetti | Instituto | 15 |
| 4 | Nicolás Orsini | Sarmiento (J) | 12 |
| 5 | Javier Rossi | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 10 |
| 5 | Nicolás Miracco | Sarmiento (J) | 10 |
| 7 | Nicolás Franco | Nueva Chicago | 9 |
| 7 | Juan Sánchez Sotelo | Nueva Chicago | 9 |
| 7 | Cristian Tarragona | Platense | 9 |
| 7 | Federico Anselmo | Quilmes | 9 |
| 7 | Ijiel Protti | Villa Dálmine | 9 |