1997–98 Primera B Nacional

Primera B Nacional
Season	1997–98
Champions	Talleres (C); (1st divisional title)
Promoted	Talleres (C); Belgrano
Relegated	Almirante Brown; Sportivo Italiano; Chaco For Ever
Top goalscorer	Alejandro Glaría 30 goals
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 12th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

Club information

Interior Zone

Club	City	Stadium
Aldosivi	Mar del Plata	José María Minella
Almirante Brown	Arrecifes	Estadio Municipal
Atlético de Rafaela	Rafaela	Nuevo Monumental
Atlético Tucumán	San Miguel de Tucumán	Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
Belgrano	Córdoba	El Gigante de Alberdi
Chaco For Ever	Resistencia	Juan Alberto García
Cipolletti	Cipolletti	La Visera de Cemento
Douglas Haig	Pergamino	Miguel Morales
Godoy Cruz	Mendoza	Malvinas Argentinas
Huracán Corrientes	Corrientes	José Antonio Romero Feris
Instituto	Córdoba	Presidente Perón
Olimpo	Bahía Blanca	Roberto Natalio Carminatti
San Martín	Mendoza	San Martín
San Martín	San Juan	Ing. Hilario Sánchez
San Martín	San Miguel de Tucumán	La Ciudadela
Talleres	Córdoba	Estadio La Boutique

Metropolitana Zone

Club	City	Stadium
All Boys	Floresta	Islas Malvinas
Almagro	José Ingenieros	Tres de Febrero
Almirante Brown	Isidro Casanova	Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Arsenal	Sarandí	Julio H. Grondona
Atlanta	Villa Crespo	León Kolbovski
Banfield	Banfield	Florencio Solá
Central Córdoba	Rosario	Gabino Sosa
Chacarita Juniors	Villa Maipú	Chacarita Juniors
Defensa y Justicia	Florencio Varela	Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Deportivo Morón	Morón	Francisco Urbano
Estudiantes	Caseros	Ciudad de Caseros
Los Andes	Lomas de Zamora	Eduardo Gallardón
Nueva Chicago	Mataderos	Nueva Chicago
Quilmes	Quilmes	Centenario
San Miguel	Los Polvorines	Malvinas Argentinas
Sportivo Italiano	Ciudad Evita	Republica de Italia

Interior Zone standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Instituto	30	17	7	6	38	22	+16	58	Championship Group
2	Belgrano	30	15	9	6	52	32	+20	54
3	Talleres (C)	30	13	12	5	38	22	+16	51
4	San Martín (SJ)	30	13	9	8	51	33	+18	48
5	San Martín (T)	30	13	8	9	49	43	+6	47
6	Almirante Brown (A)	30	12	9	9	44	34	+10	45
7	Atlético de Rafaela	30	12	9	9	45	38	+7	45
8	Atlético Tucumán	30	13	4	13	47	43	+4	43
9	Godoy Cruz	30	12	6	12	47	50	−3	42	Relegation Group
10	Aldosivi	30	8	12	10	45	50	−5	36
11	Huracán Corrientes	30	9	8	13	41	57	−16	35
12	Cipolletti	30	9	7	14	34	45	−11	34
13	Chaco For Ever	30	6	12	12	39	52	−13	30
14	Olimpo	30	6	11	13	32	46	−14	29
15	San Martín (M)	30	7	7	16	29	44	−15	28
16	Douglas Haig	30	5	10	15	32	52	−20	25

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Metropolitana Zone standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Banfield	30	18	8	4	69	28	+41	62	Championship Group
2	Chacarita Juniors	30	13	10	7	44	32	+12	49
3	Los Andes	30	13	9	8	51	42	+9	48
4	Quilmes	30	13	9	8	41	32	+9	48
5	Central Córdoba (R)	30	14	6	10	38	30	+8	48
6	Arsenal	30	12	10	8	41	36	+5	46
7	All Boys	30	11	13	6	47	43	+4	46
8	Estudiantes (BA)	30	12	9	9	43	37	+6	45
9	San Miguel	30	12	9	9	33	27	+6	45	Relegation Group
10	Defensa y Justicia	30	12	6	12	46	35	+11	42
11	Nueva Chicago	30	11	7	12	37	36	+1	40
12	Sportivo Italiano	30	7	10	13	33	52	−19	31
13	Deportivo Morón	30	7	9	14	36	56	−20	30
14	Atlanta	30	5	12	13	33	46	−13	27
15	Almagro	30	3	13	14	19	42	−23	22
16	Almirante Brown	30	4	6	20	23	60	−37	18

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Group

It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 1st to 8th and were mixed. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Promotion Playoff, and the teams placed 2nd and 3rd qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Talleres (C)	14	8	3	3	25	11	+14	27	Promotion Playoff
2	Quilmes	14	7	5	2	26	19	+7	26	Second Promotion Playoff
3	Chacarita Juniors	14	6	4	4	20	16	+4	22	Second Promotion Playoff
4	Instituto	14	6	3	5	19	18	+1	21
5	Estudiantes (BA)	14	5	4	5	18	22	−4	19
6	Los Andes	14	4	3	7	23	27	−4	15
7	Atlético Tucumán	14	4	3	7	15	24	−9	15
8	Almirante Brown (A)	14	2	3	9	13	22	−9	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgrano	14	7	6	1	29	17	+12	27	Promotion Playoff
2	All Boys	14	8	3	3	24	16	+8	27	Second Promotion Playoff
3	Banfield	14	7	5	2	24	14	+10	26	Second Promotion Playoff
4	San Martín (SJ)	14	4	4	6	23	27	−4	16
5	Central Córdoba (R)	14	5	1	8	12	16	−4	16
6	San Martín (T)	14	3	6	5	20	23	−3	15
7	Arsenal	14	2	6	6	27	36	−9	12
8	Atlético de Rafaela	14	3	3	8	18	28	−10	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Relegation Group

It was divided in 2 groups with the 16 teams that qualified from Interior and Metropolitana Zone placed 9th to 16th. The team placed 1st of each group qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Interior Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aldosivi	14	9	2	3	26	19	+7	29	Second Promotion Playoff
2	Cipolletti	14	7	4	3	24	14	+10	25
3	San Martín (M)	14	6	6	2	23	13	+10	24
4	Olimpo	14	7	3	4	26	18	+8	24
5	Godoy Cruz	14	3	5	6	20	22	−2	14
6	Chaco For Ever	14	4	2	8	20	28	−8	14
7	Douglas Haig	14	3	4	7	14	27	−13	13
8	Huracán Corrientes	14	3	2	9	18	30	−12	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Metropolitano Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Almagro	14	10	1	3	25	16	+9	31	Second Promotion Playoff
2	San Miguel	14	6	4	4	22	15	+7	22
3	Sportivo Italiano	14	6	3	5	27	30	−3	21
4	Deportivo Morón	14	6	2	6	21	18	+3	20
5	Atlanta	14	6	2	6	17	16	+1	20
6	Defensa y Justicia	14	6	1	7	22	20	+2	19
7	Nueva Chicago	14	3	4	7	16	13	+3	13
8	Almirante Brown	14	3	3	8	16	28	−12	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Promotion playoff

The promotion playoff was played by the winner of Group A, Talleres (C) and the winner of Group B, Belgrano. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Division. The losing team joined in semifinals of the Second Promotion Playoff.

In the series, nicknamed the final of the century,^[1]^[2] Talleres 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.^[3]

Match details

Championship playoff

1 Jul 1998

First leg

Talleres (C)	1–0	Belgrano (C)
Zelaya 84'

Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Daniel Giménez

5 Jul 1998

Second leg

Belgrano (C)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Talleres (C)
Carnero 79' L. Sosa 90'	Report	Albornós 54'

Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo

Team details

Belgrano (C)

Talleres (C)


GK	1	Bernardo Ragg
DF	4	Cosme Zaccanti
DF	2	Diego Alarcón
DF	6	Hernán Medina	58'
DF	3	Norberto Testa
MF	8	Horacio García	58'
MF	5	Adrián Ávalos
MF	10	Hernán Manrique
MF	11	Guillermo Guendulain
FW	9	Luis E. Sosa (c)
FW	7	Cristian Carnero
Substitutes:
DF		Carlos Gómez	58' 90'
FW	16	Luis F. Artime	58'
DF		Cristian Binetti	90'
Manager:
Ricardo Rezza


GK	1	Mario Cuenca
DF	4	David Díaz
DF	2	Horacio Humoller
DF	3	José M. Rozzi
MF	6	Andrés Cabrera
MF	5	Javier Villarreal
MF	11	Fernando Clementz
MF	8	Daniel Albornós	82'
MF	10	Diego Garay	74'
FW	9	José Zelaya	86'
FW	7	Ramón Medina Bello
Substitutes:
FW	25	Rodrigo Astudillo	74'
MF		Gustavo Lillo	82'
FW		Roberto Oste	86'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Note: As the series had ended 2–2 on aggregate, Talleres won 4–3 on penalties, promoting to Primera División

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd and 3rd of each group of the Championship Group: Quilmes and Chacarita Juniors (Group A), All Boys and Banfield (Group B), and the teams placed 1st of each group of the Relegation Group: Aldosivi (Interior Group) and Almagro (Metropolitano Group). In the semifinals joined Belgrano, the losing team of the First Promotion Playoff. The winner was promoted to Primera Division.

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
First Round
Quilmes	4-1	Almagro	2-1	2-0

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
First Round
All Boys	2-3	Aldosivi	0-1	2-2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
First Round
Banfield	3-2	Chacarita Juniors	0-0	3-2

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Semifinals
Quilmes	0-2	Aldosivi	0-0	0-2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Semifinals
Belgrano	3-2	Banfield	1-1	2-1

Final

Torneo Reducido Final
(2nd. promotion playoff)

12 Jul 1998

First leg

Aldosivi	1–1	Belgrano
Rizzo 11'		Zaccanti 16'

Estadio Mundialista, Mar del Plata

Referee: Daniel Giménez

19 Jul 1998

Second leg

Belgrano (C)	3–1	Aldosivi
Carnero 9' Torres 85' Sosa 90+2' (pen.)		Corti 87'

Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba

Referee: Oscar Sequeira

Team details

Belgrano (C)

Aldosivi


GK	Bernardo Ragg
DF	Cosme Zaccanti
DF	Diego Alarcón
DF	Jaime Garcete
DF	Norberto Testa
MF	Hernán Manrique
MF	Adrián Avalos
MF	Guillermo Guendulain
MF	Luis E. Sosa
FW	Luis F. Artime	76'
FW	Cristian Carnero	84'
Substitutions:
	Horacio García	76'
	César L. Torres	84'
Manager:
Ricardo Rezza


GK	Néstor Merlo
DF	Gustavo Garat
DF	Daniel Valdez
DF	Miguel A. Lizza	71'
MF	Maximiliano Lucero	64'
MF	Martín Ruiz
MF	Salvador Mónaco
MF	César G. Ortega	52'
MF	César Serradell
FW	Pablo Corti
FW	Marcelo G. Ríos
Substitutions:
	Osvaldo Rizzo	52'
	Adrián Hormaechea	64'
	Juan R. Balmaceda	71'
Manager:
Jorge Solari

Note: Belgrano won 4–1 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.

Relegation

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA were relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated faced relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation were 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.

Interior Zone

Pos	Team	1995–96 Pts	1996–97 Pts	1997–98 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Situation	Affiliation
1	Godoy Cruz	66	28	56	150	102	1.471		Indirect
2	Huracán Corrientes	75	—	46	121	86	1.407
3	Aldosivi	—	17	65	82	60	1.367
4	Olimpo	—	26	53	79	60	1.317
5	Cipolletti	—	15	59	74	60	1.233
6	San Martín (M)	—	—	52	52	44	1.182
7	Douglas Haig	65	13	38	116	102	1.137	Relegation Playoff Matches
8	Chaco For Ever	—	16	44	60	60	1	Relegation Playoff Matches

Metropolitana Zone

Pos	Team	1995–96 Pts	1996–97 Pts	1997–98 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Situation	Affiliation
1	San Miguel	—	—	67	67	44	1.523		Indirect
2	Defensa y Justicia	—	—	61	61	44	1.386
3	Almagro	—	27	53	80	60	1.333
4	Nueva Chicago	52	26	53	131	102	1.284
5	Atlanta	55	22	47	124	102	1.216
6	Deportivo Morón	43	27	50	120	102	1.176
7	Sportivo Italiano	—	15	52	67	60	1.117	Relegated to Primera B Metropolitana
8	Almirante Brown	—	14	30	44	60	0.733	Relegated to Primera B Metropolitana

Promotion/relegation playoff

Teams placed 7th and 8th of the Relegation Table Interior Zone (Douglas Haig and Chaco For Ever), played a promotion/relegation playoff or Torneo Reclasificatorio, with Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre, teams from Torneo Argentino A. The winner was Douglas Haig and remained in the Primera B Nacional, while Huracán (SR) and Villa Mitre remained in Torneo Argentino A and Chaco For Ever was relegated to it.

Semifinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Douglas Haig	4-2	Villa Mitre

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Huracán (SR)	2-5	Chaco For Ever

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Douglas Haig	4-3 (a.e.t.)	Chaco For Ever

Note: Chaco for Ever was relegated.

References

^ A 24 años de la “Final del siglo”, donde Talleres vencía a Belgrano y ascendía a Primera by Mario Celedón at Suquia.ar, 5 Jul 2022
^ A 25 años de "la final del siglo" entre Talleres y Belgrano on Perfil.com, 5 Jul 2023
^ A 23 años del ascenso más apasionante que haya vivido Talleres y el fútbol de Córdoba at Talleres website

External links

"Argentina Second Level 1997/98". RSSSF. Retrieved 2014-05-31.

[1] A 24 años de la “Final del siglo”, donde Talleres vencía a Belgrano y ascendía a Primera by Mario Celedón at Suquia.ar, 5 Jul 2022

[2] A 25 años de "la final del siglo" entre Talleres y Belgrano on Perfil.com, 5 Jul 2023

[3] A 23 años del ascenso más apasionante que haya vivido Talleres y el fútbol de Córdoba at Talleres website

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Club information

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone standings

Metropolitana Zone standings

Championship Group

Group A

Group B

Relegation Group

Interior Group

Metropolitano Group

Promotion playoff

Match details

Second Promotion Playoff

First round

Semifinals

Final

Relegation

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Promotion/relegation playoff

Semifinals

Final

See also

References

External links