# 2017–18 Primera B Nacional

The 2017–18 Argentine Primera B Nacional is the 33rd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in September 2017 and ended in June 2018. Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2016–17 season, four teams that were relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.

## Competition format

The league's format changed from the previous season. Twenty-five teams play each other once for a total of twenty-four matches each. The Champion earns promotion to the Primera División. The teams placed 2nd to 9th compete in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion after the regular season ends. Six teams are relegated at the end of the season.

## Club information

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Agropecuario Argentino | Carlos Casares | Ofelia Rosenzuaig |
| Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
| All Boys | Buenos Aires | Islas Malvinas |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | Leoncio Benítez |
| Brown | Adrogué | Lorenzo Arandilla |
| Deportivo Morón | Morón | Nuevo Francisco Urbano |
| Deportivo Riestra | Buenos Aires | Guillermo Laza |
| Estudiantes (SL) | San Luis | Héctor Odicino-Pedro Benoza |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Flandria | Jáuregui | Carlos V |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | Jujuy | 23 de Agosto |
| Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Raúl Conti |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| Juventud Unida (G) | Gualeguaychú | Luis Delfino |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Eduardo Gallardón |
| Mitre (SdE) | Santiago del Estero | Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione |
| Nueva Chicago | Buenos Aires | Nueva Chicago |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario |
| San Martín (T) | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
| Sarmiento (J) | Junín | Eva Perón |
| Villa Dálmine | Campana | Villa Dálmine |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
| 1 | Aldosivi (C, P) | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 41 | Championship play-off |
| 2 | Almagro | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 41 | Championship play-off |
| 3 | San Martín (T) (P) | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 4 | Brown | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 37 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 5 | Sarmiento (J) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 37 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 6 | Instituto | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 37 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 7 | Atlético de Rafaela | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 8 | Villa Dálmine | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 36 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 9 | Agropecuario Argentino | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 35 | Qualification to Torneo Reducido |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 34 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Morón | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 33 | |
| 12 | Quilmes | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
| 13 | Mitre (SdE) | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 32 | |
| 14 | Independiente Rivadavia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 31 | |
| 15 | Juventud Unida (G) | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 30 | |
| 16 | Guillermo Brown | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 28 | |
| 17 | Los Andes | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 27 | |
| 18 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 26 | |
| 19 | Deportivo Riestra | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 25 | |
| 20 | Estudiantes (SL) | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 25 | |
| 21 | Boca Unidos | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 25 | |
| 22 | All Boys | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 25 | |
| 23 | Nueva Chicago | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 25 | |
| 24 | Flandria | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
| 25 | Santamarina | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 24 | |
* ↑ Deportivo Riestra were deducted ten points at the end of the tournament, as a result of the incidents against Comunicaciones in the second match of the final of the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana Torneo Reducido. The deduction was appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sports, which, after the end of the tournament, upheld the points deduction.

### Championship play-off

Almagro and Aldosivi 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 Primera División as champions, while the loser advanced to the Torneo Reducido as runners-up.
Team details :
Aldosivi
Almagro
GK1 Sebastián Moyano
DF4 Emanuel Iñiguez 86'
DF2 Ezequiel Parnisari
DF6 Maximiliano Velázquez
DF3 Franco Canever 27'
MF8 Nahuel Yeri 29'
MF5 Leandro Somoza 84'
MF10 Arnaldo González
FW7 Antonio Medina 15'
FW11 Cristian G. Chávez
FW9 Emiliano Ellacopulos 69' 69'
Substitutions:
MF Esteban Orfano 15'
DF Ismael Quilez 69'
MF Federico Domínguez 86'
Manager:
Gustavo Álvarez
GK1 Christian Limousin
DF4 Brian Mieres
DF6 Ariel Coronel
DF2 Juan G. Rodríguez
DF3 Adrián Torres
MF8 Gabriel Compagnucci
MF11 Saúl Nelle 80'
MF5 Ezequiel Piovi
MF10 Ariel Chaves
FW7 Alan Bonansea 20'
FW9 Diego Diellos 55'
Substitutions:
FW Leonardo S. Acosta 55'
FW Adrián Fernández 80'
Manager:
Sebastián Battaglia :

## Results

| Home \ Away | AGA | ALD | ALL | ALM | ATR | BOU | BRO | DMO | DRI | ESL | FCO | FLA | GEJ | GBR | IND | INS | JUG | LAN | MIT | NCH | QUI | SMT | SAN | SAR | VDA |
| Agropecuario Argentino | | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 |
| Aldosivi | | | | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | | | 1–0 |
| All Boys | 4–0 | 0–1 | | | | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Almagro | | | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 3–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Atletico de Rafaela | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | | | | 2–0 |
| Boca Unidos | 1–4 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Brown | 3–1 | | 3–0 | | | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Morón | 2–1 | 3–3 | | | | 1–1 | | | 1–3 | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo Riestra | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | | | | | | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Estudiantes (SL) | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 |
| Flandria | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | | | | | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–0 | 1–2 | | | 0–2 | | | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 |
| Guillermo Brown | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | | | | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | | | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | | 1–1 |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 0–3 | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Instituto | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | | 1–1 |
| Juventud Unida (G) | | | 3–1 | | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–4 | | | | | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Los Andes | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | |
| Mitre (SdE) | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | 0–1 |
| Nueva Chicago | | | 2–0 | 2–4 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–5 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Quilmes | | | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | | | 1–0 |
| San Martín (T) | 4–2 | 0–0 | | | 0–2 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 |
| Santamarina | 0–0 | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | | | 1–0 |
| Sarmiento (J) | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | | |
| Villa Dálmine | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 | |

## Torneo Reducido

Teams ending in positions 2 to 9 play the Torneo Reducido for a second Promotion to Primera División. Quarterfinals are played in one leg, at the stadium of the best placed team. In case of a tie, the best placed team advances. Semi-finals are played on two legs, and in case of a tie the best placed team advances. The finals are played on two legs, and a penalty shootout will occur in case of a tie.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Almagro | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 2 | | | 2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sarmiento (J) (bsr) | 0 | | | 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Instituto | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Instituto | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| (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) | 2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| (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) | 4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | San Martín (T) (bsr) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Villa Dálmine | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Villa Dálmine | 3 | | | 3 | Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Brown (bsr) | 0 | | | 4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

Team details :
San Martín (T)
Sarmiento
GK1 Ignacio Arce
DF4 Rolando Serrano
DF2 Lucas Acevedo
DF6 Ismael Benegas
DF3 Ramón Martínez
MF7 Gonzalo Rodríguez a'
MF8 Juan Galeano
MF5 Alejandro Altuna b'
MF10 Matías García c'
MF11 Walter Busse
FW9 Claudio Bieler (c)
Substitutes:
MF15 Lucas Bossio b'
MF16 Damián Arce c'
MF17 Sergio González a'
Manager:
Rubén Forestello
GK1 Fernando Pellegrino
DF4 Yamil Garnier (c)
DF2 Ariel Kippes
DF6 Lucas Landa
DF3 Ramiro Arias a'
MF7 Ignacio Cacheiro
MF8 Nahuel Estévez
MF5 Guillermo Farré
MF10 Gonzalo Bazán b'
FW11 Lucas Passerini
FW9 Nicolás Miracco c'
Substitutes:
DF14 Maximiliano Méndez c'
FW16 Sergio Quiroga b'
FW17 Patricio Vidal a'
Manager:
Iván Delfino :

## Relegation

The bottom six teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.
| Pos | Team | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Aldosivi | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 24 | 1.708 |
| 2 | Sarmiento (J) | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 |
| 3 | Atlético de Rafaela | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 24 | 1.5 |
| 4 | San Martín (T) | — | — | 61 | 39 | 100 | 68 | 1.471 |
| 5 | Brown | — | 28 | 65 | 37 | 130 | 89 | 1.461 |
| 6 | Agropecuario Argentino | — | — | — | 35 | 35 | 24 | 1.458 |
| 7 | Almagro | — | 28 | 60 | 41 | 129 | 89 | 1.449 |
| 8 | Guillermo Brown | 48 | 30 | 75 | 28 | 181 | 131 | 1.382 |
| 9 | Deportivo Morón | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 24 | 1.375 |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 55 | 38 | 52 | 34 | 179 | 131 | 1.366 |
| 11 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 67 | 26 | 60 | 26 | 179 | 131 | 1.366 |
| 12 | Instituto | 62 | 16 | 63 | 37 | 178 | 131 | 1.359 |
| 13 | Santamarina | 66 | 27 | 61 | 24 | 178 | 131 | 1.359 |
| 14 | Villa Dálmine | 60 | 33 | 47 | 36 | 176 | 131 | 1.344 |
| 15 | Quilmes | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 24 | 1.333 |
| 16 | Mitre (SdE) | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 24 | 1.333 |
| 17 | Los Andes | 54 | 30 | 59 | 27 | 170 | 131 | 1.298 |
| 18 | Nueva Chicago | — | 30 | 60 | 25 | 115 | 89 | 1.292 |
| 19 | Independiente Rivadavia | 51 | 20 | 67 | 31 | 169 | 131 | 1.29 |
| 20 | Juventud Unida (G) (R) | 54 | 28 | 55 | 30 | 167 | 131 | 1.275 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 21 | Boca Unidos (R) | 54 | 38 | 47 | 25 | 164 | 131 | 1.252 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 22 | All Boys (R) | 53 | 26 | 60 | 25 | 164 | 131 | 1.252 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 23 | Estudiantes (SL) (R) | 56 | 24 | 54 | 25 | 159 | 131 | 1.214 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 24 | Flandria (R) | — | — | 56 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 25 | Deportivo Riestra (R) | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1.042 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
Source: AFA
    As of 30 April 2018

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of May 1, 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jonathan Herrera | Deportivo Riestra and Ferro Carril Oeste | 13 |
| 2 | Fernando Telechea | Aldosivi | 11 |
| 3 | Claudio Bieler | San Martín (T) | 10 |