2014 Primera B Nacional

29th season of the second-tier football league in Argentina

Football league season

Primera B NacionalSeason| 2014

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Promoted| Aldosivi
Argentinos Juniors
Colón
Crucero del Norte
Huracán
Nueva Chicago
San Martín (SJ)
Sarmiento
Temperley
Unión
Relegated| No relegation this season
Matches played| 220
Goals scored| 440 (2 per match)
Top goalscorer| Ramón Abila
Nicolas Mazzola
(9 goals)
Biggest home win| Huracán 4-0 Independiente (December 8)
Biggest away win| Colón 0-4 San Martín (SJ) (September 19)
Boca Unidos 0–4 Argentinos Juniors (October 30)
Highest scoring| Unión 2-3 Atlético Tucumán (August 17)
Colón 4-1 Guaraní Antonio Franco (September 3)
Atlético Tucumán 4–1 Santamarina (December 8)

← 2013–14

2015 →

All statistics correct as of December 8, 2014.

The 2014 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 29th season of the professional Argentine second division. A total of 22 teams competed. For this season, AFA decided to change the structure in the Argentine football league system, and because of this 10 teams were promoted to Primera División, with no relegations.

## Club information[edit]

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Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella
All Boys | Floresta | Islas Malvinas
Argentinos Juniors | Buenos Aires | Diego Armando Maradona
Atlético Tucumán | Tucumán | Monumental José Fierro
Boca Unidos | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris
Colón | Santa Fe | Brigadier General Estanislao López
Crucero del Norte | Garupá | Comandante Andrés Guacurarí
Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales
Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
Gimnasia y Esgrima | Jujuy | 23 de Agosto
Guaraní Antonio Franco | Posadas | Clemente Fernandez de Oliveira
Huracán | Buenos Aires | Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini
Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón
Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago
Patronato | Paraná | Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
San Martín | San Juan | Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez
Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín
Sarmiento | Junín | Eva Perón
Sportivo Belgrano | San Francisco | Oscar Boero
Temperley | Temperley | Alfredo Beranger
Unión | Santa Fe | 15 de Abril

## Standings[edit]

### Zone A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Colón | 20  | 8  | 7  | 5  | 25  | 15  | +10  | 31  | Argentine Primera División
2  | San Martín (SJ) | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 21  | 12  | +9  | 31
3  | Argentinos Juniors | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 17  | 14  | +3  | 31
4  | Nueva Chicago | 20  | 7  | 9  | 4  | 20  | 16  | +4  | 30  | Zone A triangular
5  | Aldosivi | 20  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 30
6  | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 20  | 7  | 9  | 4  | 19  | 16  | +3  | 30
7  | Boca Unidos | 20  | 7  | 6  | 7  | 18  | 20  | −2  | 27  |
8  | Instituto | 20  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 23  | 27  | −4  | 25
9  | Douglas Haig | 20  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 16  | 21  | −5  | 25
10  | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 20  | 4  | 6  | 10  | 16  | 27  | −11  | 18
11  | Ferro Carril Oeste | 20  | 3  | 7  | 10  | 11  | 21  | −10  | 16

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd play-off (only for deciding promotion); 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points; 6th head-to-head goal difference; 7th head-to-head goals scored.[1]

#### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ALD | ARJ | BOU | COL | DOU | FCO | GJU | GAF | INS | NCH | SMA

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Aldosivi |  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–2
Argentinos Juniors | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0
Boca Unidos | 1–0  | 0–4  |  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–0
Colón | 2–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  |  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–4
Douglas Haig | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  |  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–0
Ferro Carril Oeste | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0
Guaraní Antonio Franco | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–0
Instituto | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  |  | 1–2  | 2–0
Nueva Chicago | 3–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  |  | 2–0
San Martín (SJ) | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  |

Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### Zone A triangular[edit]

Three tied teams from Zone A will play in a triangular for two places in the Argentine Primera División. It will be played 11–19 December. Although a home and an away team is named for each match, the three matches will be played in neutral stadiums.[2]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Nueva Chicago | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4  | Argentine Primera División
2  | Aldosivi | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4
3  | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0  |

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd results between teams from the regular season (Nueva Chicago=6; Aldosivi=5; Gimnasia y Esgrima=3)

#### Results of triangular[edit]

Home \ Away  | ALD | GJU | NCH

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Aldosivi |  |  |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 0–1  |  |
Nueva Chicago | 0–0  | 1–0  |

Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2014. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Zone B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Unión | 20  | 12  | 5  | 3  | 33  | 16  | +17  | 41  | Argentine Primera División
2  | Crucero del Norte | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 22  | 14  | +8  | 33
3  | Temperley | 20  | 10  | 2  | 8  | 22  | 26  | −4  | 32
4  | Sarmiento | 20  | 7  | 9  | 4  | 22  | 17  | +5  | 30
5  | Atlético Tucumán | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 27  | 21  | +6  | 29  | Zone B play–off
6  | Huracán | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 21  | +5  | 29
7  | Santamarina | 20  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 21  | 27  | −6  | 24  |
8  | Patronato | 20  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 15  | 18  | −3  | 22
9  | Independiente Rivadavia | 20  | 6  | 4  | 10  | 16  | 22  | −6  | 22
10  | All Boys | 20  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 20  | −9  | 22
11  | Sportivo Belgrano | 20  | 4  | 5  | 11  | 18  | 31  | −13  | 17

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd play-off (only for deciding promotion); 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points; 6th head-to-head goal difference; 7th head-to-head goals scored.[1]

#### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ALL | ATU | CRU | HUR | IRV | PAT | SAN | SAR | SPB | TEM | UNI

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All Boys |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2
Atlético Tucumán | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–1
Crucero del Norte | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–1
Huracán | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  |  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 1–2
Independiente Rivadavia | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–1
Patronato | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–3
Santamarina | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  |  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–2
Sarmiento | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  |  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1
Sportivo Belgrano | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  |  | 0–3  | 3–1
Temperley | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–1
Unión | 2–0  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  |

Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### Zone B - 5th. promotion play–off[edit]

Two tied teams from Zone B competed in a play-off match for a place in the Argentine Primera División.[3]

Promotion playoff

14 December 2014

17:15 ART

Huracán| 4–1 (a.e.t.)| Atlético Tucumán

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Mancinelli 67'
Romero 104'
Ábila 113'
Torassa 117' (pen.) | Report | Menéndez 58'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza

Referee: Germán Delfino

Team details

Huracán

Atlético Tucumán

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GK | 1 | Marcos Díaz
DF | 2 | Federico Mancinelli
DF | 4 | Rodrigo Erramuspe
DF | 6 | Eduardo Domínguez
DF | 3 | Guillermo Sotelo
MF | 5 | Federico Vismara |
MF | 8 | Lucas Villarruel |  |  a'
MF | 11 | Patricio Toranzo |  |  b'
MF | 10 | Gonzalo Martínez
FW | 7 | Cristian Espinoza |  |  c'
FW | 9 | Ramón Ábila
Substitutions:
MF | 17 | Alejandro Romero |  |  a'
MF | 14 | Ezequiel Gallegos |  |  b'
FW | 15 | Agustín Torassa |  |  c'
Manager:
Néstor Apuzzo
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GK | 1 | Lucas Calviño |
DF | 4 | Eduardo Casais |  |  a'
DF | 2 | Bruno Bianchi
DF | 6 | Franco Sbuttoni
DF | 3 | Nicolás Romat
MF | 10 | Jonathan Gómez |  |  b'
MF | 5 | Pablo Garnier |
MF | 8 | Francisco Grahl
MF | 9 | Guillermo Acosta |  |  c'
FW | 11 | Cristian Menéndez
FW | 7 | Pulga Rodríguez
Substitutions:
FW | 17 | Juan Imbert |  |  a'
MF | 16 | Iván Etevenaux |  |  b'
FW | 14 | Leandro Díaz |  |  c'
Manager:
Juan Manuel Azconzábal

Note: Huracán was the 5th. team of Zone B to promote to Primera División.

## Relegation[edit]

This season there were no relegations because of the new format. The points obtained were added for the next season.

## Season statistics[edit]

### Top scorers[edit]

Updated for games played 8 December 2014

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[4]

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1  |  Nicolas Mazzola | Instituto  | 9
Ramón Ábila | Huracán
3  |  Enrique Triverio | Unión  | 8
Claudio Guerra | Unión
5  |  Héctor Cuevas | Sarmiento  | 7
Juan Ignacio Dinenno | Temperley
7  |  César Carranza | Aldosivi  | 6
Cristian Menéndez | Tucumán
Lucas Alario | Colón
Luis Miguel Rodríguez | Tucumán

## See also[edit]

* 2014–15 in Argentine football
* 2014 Argentine Primera División

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Primera Nacional 2014: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
2. ^ "Triangular en busca del ascenso". AFA. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
3. ^ "Huracan y Atletico Tucuman jugaran un desempate". AFA. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
4. ^ "Goleadores de Primera B Nacional Campeonato 2014". AFA. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

## External links[edit]

* List of Argentine second division champions by RSSSF

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