# 2005–06 Primera B Nacional

The 2005–06 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 20th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

## Club information

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Belgrano | Córdoba | El Gigante de Alberdi |
| Ben Hur | Rafaela | Parque Barrio Ilolay |
| CAI | Comodoro Rivadavia | Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Chacarita Juniors | Villa Maipú | Chacarita Juniors |
| Defensa y Justicia | Florencio Varela | Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello |
| El Porvenir | Gerli | Gildo Francisco Ghersinich |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Caballito | Arq. Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Godoy Cruz | Mendoza | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Huracán | Parque Patricios | Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
| Huracán | Tres Arroyos | Roberto Lorenzo Bottino |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| San Martín | Mendoza | San Martín |
| San Martín | San Juan | Ing. Hilario Sánchez |
| Talleres | Córdoba | Estadio La Boutique |
| Tigre | Victoria | José Dellagiovanna |
| Unión | Santa Fe | 15 de Abril |

## Torneo Apertura Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 40 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Almagro | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 35 | |
| 3 | Chacarita Juniors | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 34 | |
| 4 | Huracán | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Belgrano | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Tigre | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Ben Hur | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Unión | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | Huracán (TA) | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 22 | |
| 13 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22 | |
| 14 | Atlético de Rafaela | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 22 | |
| 15 | CAI | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 21 | |
| 16 | Juventud Antoniana | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 21 | |
| 17 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 19 | |
| 18 | Aldosivi | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 19 | |
| 19 | El Porvenir | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 16 | |
| 20 | San Martín (M) | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 13 | |

### Playoffs

Qrf-Final :
| Godoy Cruz | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| San Martín de Mendoza | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Club El Potvenir | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chacarita Juniors | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aldosivi | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Club Almagro | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nuevo Chicago | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ciub Atlético Huracán | 0 | 2 | 4 |

## Torneo Clausura Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 35 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Belgrano | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 35 | |
| 3 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 33 | |
| 4 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Atlético de Rafaela | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 31 | |
| 6 | Tigre | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 31 | |
| 7 | San Martín (M) | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Aldosivi | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Chacarita Juniors | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | |
| 10 | Juventud Antoniana | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 26 | |
| 11 | Ben Hur | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 26 | |
| 12 | El Porvenir | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 24 | |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 | |
| 14 | CAI | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 23 | |
| 15 | Huracán | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 22 | |
| 16 | Unión | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 22 | |
| 17 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 21 | |
| 18 | Almagro | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 17 | |
| 19 | Huracán (TA) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 16 | |
| 20 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 14 | |

## Overall standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 63 | Promotion Playoff |
| 2 | Belgrano | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 62 | Second Promotion Playoff |
| 3 | Chacarita Juniors | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 60 | Torneo Reducido |
| 4 | Huracán | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 56 | Torneo Reducido |
| 5 | San Martín (SJ) | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 55 | Torneo Reducido |
| 6 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 55 | Torneo Reducido |
| 7 | Tigre | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 55 | |
| 8 | Nueva Chicago | 38 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 54 | Promotion Playoff |
| 9 | Atlético de Rafaela | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 53 | |
| 10 | Almagro | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 52 | |
| 11 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 51 | |
| 12 | Ben Hur | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 50 | |
| 13 | Aldosivi | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 48 | |
| 14 | Juventud Antoniana | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 47 | |
| 15 | Unión | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 46 | |
| 16 | CAI | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
| 17 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 43 | |
| 18 | San Martín (M) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 43 | |
| 19 | El Porvenir | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 40 | |
| 20 | Huracán (TA) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 39 | |

## Promotion Playoff

This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Godoy Cruz; and the Clausura Winner: Nueva Chicago. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2006–07 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.

### Match details

Team details :
Godoy Cruz
Nueva Chicago
GK1 Sebastián Torrico
DF Gonzalo Prósperi
DF Josimar Mosquera
DF Gustavo Bordicio
DF Silvio Duarte
MF Matías Arce
MF Gastón Martina
MF Mariano Torresi
MF11 Diego Villar 60'
FW Enzo Pérez 80'
FW Daniel Giménez
Substitutions:
FW Mauro Poy 60'
DF Marcos Barrera 80'
Manager:
Juan Manuel Llop
GK1 Mario Vega
DF Cristian Wernly
DF Cristian G. García
DF Leandro Testa 21'
DF Omar Zarif 105'
MF Cristian Pellerano
MF Mariano Donda
MF Hernán Mattiuzzo
MF10 César Carranza
FW7 Federico Higuaín
FW Lucas Simón
Substitutions:
DF Marcelo Barreña 21' 114'
Pérez 105'
Manager:
Rodolfo Motta :

## Second Promotion Playoff

This leg was played by Nueva Chicago, the losing team of the Promotion Playoff, and Belgrano, who was the best team in the overall standings under the champions. The winning team was promoted to 2006–07 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.

### Match details

Team details :
Belgrano (C)
Nueva Chicago
GK Germán Montoya
DF Germán Noce
DF Franco Peppino
DF Gastón Turús
DF César Manzanelli
MF Walter Bustos
MF Raúl Gordillo
MF Andrés Aimar
MF Paolo Frangipane
FW Matías Gigli
FW Mariano Campodónico
Manager:
Carlos Ramacciotti
GK Daniel Vega
DF Cristian Wernly
DF Leonardo Sigali
DF Nicolás Sánchez
DF Marcelo Barreña
MF Omar Zarif
MF Cristian Pellerano
MF Hernán Mattiuzzo
FW Mariano Donda
FW Federico Higuaín
FW10 César Carranza
Manager:
Rodolfo Motta :
Nueva Chicago won 6–4 on aggregate, becoming the 2nd. team promoted to Primera División

## Torneo Reducido

It was played by the teams placed 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th in the Overall Standings: Chacarita Juniors (3rd), Huracán (4th), San Martín (SJ) (5th) and Talleres (C) (6th). The winning team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Semifinals |||||
| Huracán | 5–3 | San Martín (SJ) | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Semifinals |||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2–0 | Talleres (C) | 0–0 | 2–0 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Semifinals |||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2–3 | Huracán | 0–3 | 2–0 |

## Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The Second Promotion playoff loser (Belgrano) and the Torneo Reducido Winner (Huracán) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2005–06 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Huracán | 3–3 | Argentinos Juniors | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Belgrano | 4–2 | Olimpo | 2–1 | 2–1 |
* Argentinos Juniors remains in Primera División after a 3-3 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 was promoted to 2006–07 Primera División by winning the playoff and Olimpo de Bahía Blanca was relegated to the 2006–07 Primera B Nacional.

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2003–04 Pts | 2004–05 Pts | 2005–06 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Situation | Affiliation |
| 1 | Belgrano | 57 | 53 | 62 | 172 | 114 | 1.509 | | Indirect |
| 2 | Huracán | 54 | 61 | 56 | 171 | 114 | 1.5 | | Direct |
| 3 | Godoy Cruz | 58 | 47 | 63 | 168 | 114 | 1.474 | | Indirect |
| 4 | Atlético de Rafaela | — | 58 | 53 | 111 | 76 | 1.461 | | Indirect |
| 5 | Tigre | — | — | 55 | 55 | 38 | 1.447 | | Direct |
| 6 | Almagro | 58 | — | 52 | 110 | 76 | 1.447 | | Direct |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | — | 55 | 54 | 109 | 76 | 1.434 | | Direct |
| 8 | Chacarita Juniors | — | 45 | 60 | 105 | 76 | 1.382 | | Direct |
| 9 | San Martín (SJ) | 50 | 52 | 55 | 157 | 114 | 1.377 | | Indirect |
| 10 | Talleres (C) | — | 49 | 55 | 104 | 76 | 1.368 | | Indirect |
| 11 | CAI | 47 | 61 | 44 | 152 | 114 | 1.333 | | Indirect |
| 12 | Huracán (TA) | 62 | — | 39 | 101 | 76 | 1.329 | | Indirect |
| 13 | Ben Hur | — | — | 50 | 50 | 38 | 1.316 | | Indirect |
| 14 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 54 | 52 | 43 | 149 | 114 | 1.307 | | Direct |
| 15 | Aldosivi | — | — | 48 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | | Indirect |
| 16 | Unión | 47 | 51 | 46 | 144 | 114 | 1.263 | | Direct |
| 17 | San Martín (M) | 42 | 55 | 43 | 140 | 114 | 1.228 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 48 | 40 | 51 | 139 | 114 | 1.219 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Direct |
| 19 | El Porvenir | 52 | 46 | 40 | 138 | 114 | 1.211 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 20 | Juventud Antoniana | 42 | 45 | 47 | 134 | 114 | 1.175 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
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.

## Relegation Playoff Matches

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) |||||
| Deportivo Morón | 4–4 | Defensa y Justicia | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) |||||
| San Martín (T) | 1–0 | San Martín (M) | 1–0 | 0–0 |
* Defensa y Justicia remains in Primera B Nacional after a 4-4 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera B Nacional gets to stay in it.
* San Martín (T) was promoted to 2006–07 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and San Martín (M) was relegated to 2006–07 Torneo Argentino A.