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 MunicipalAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo 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 PergaminoMiguel MoralesGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas ArgentinasHuracán 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 StadiumAll Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente SarmientoArsenal Sarandí Julio H. GrondonaAtlanta Villa Crespo León KolbovskiBanfieldBanfield Florencio Solá Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino SosaChacarita 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 ChicagoQuilmes Quilmes CentenarioSan Miguel Los Polvorines Malvinas Argentinas Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Republica de Italia
Interior Zone standings
Metropolitana Zone standings
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
Group B
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
Metropolitano Group
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,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 2022A 25 años de "la final del siglo" entre Talleres y Belgrano on Perfil.com, 5 Jul 2023 Talleres 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.A 23 años del ascenso más apasionante que haya vivido Talleres y el fútbol de Córdoba at Talleres website
Match details
GK 1 Bernardo Ragg DF 4 Cosme Zaccanti DF 2 Diego Alarcón DF 6 Hernán Medina DF 3 Norberto Testa MF 8 Horacio García MF 5 Adrián Ávalos MF 10 Hernán Manrique MF 11 Guillermo Guendulain FW 9 Luis E. Sosa (c) FW 7 Cristian CarneroSubstitutes: DF Carlos Gómez FW 16 Luis F. Artime DF Cristian Binetti 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 MF 10 Diego Garay FW 9 José Zelaya FW 7 Ramón Medina BelloSubstitutes: FW 25 Rodrigo Astudillo MF Gustavo Lillo FW Roberto Oste 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
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!colspan="5"|First Round
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Semifinals
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Final
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 FW Cristian Carnero Substitutions: Horacio García César L. Torres Manager: Ricardo Rezza
GK Néstor Merlo DF Gustavo Garat DF Daniel Valdez DF Miguel A. Lizza MF Maximiliano Lucero MF Martín Ruiz MF Salvador Mónaco MF César G. Ortega MF César Serradell FW Pablo Corti FW Marcelo G. RíosSubstitutions: Osvaldo Rizzo Adrián Hormaechea Juan R. Balmaceda Manager: Jorge Solari
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 Team Situation 1Godoy Cruz 66 28 56 150 102 Indirect 2Huracán Corrientes 75 — 46 121 86 3Aldosivi — 17 65 82 60 4Olimpo — 26 53 79 60 5Cipolletti — 15 59 74 60 6San Martín (M) — — 52 52 44 7Douglas Haig 65 13 38 116 102 Relegation Playoff Matches 8Chaco For Ever — 16 44 60 60
Metropolitana Zone Team Situation 1San Miguel — — 67 67 44 Indirect 2Defensa y Justicia — — 61 61 44 3Almagro — 27 53 80 60 4Nueva Chicago 52 26 53 131 102 5Atlanta 55 22 47 124 102 6Deportivo Morón 43 27 50 120 102 7Sportivo Italiano — 15 52 67 60 Relegated to Primera B Metropolitana 8Almirante Brown — 14 30 44 60
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
Final
See also 1997–98 in Argentine football
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