| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2019 – 28 April 2020 |
| Champions | None; abandoned |
| Matches | 333 |
| Goals | 691 (2.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pablo Magnín (15 goals) |
2020 → | |
The2019–20 Argentine Primera B Nacional, also known as the2019–20 Primera Nacional,[1] was the 35th season of thePrimera B Nacional, the second tier ofArgentine football. The season began on 15 August 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020. Thirty-two teams compete in the league, twenty-one returning from the2018–19 season, four teams that were relegated fromPrimera División, two teams promoted fromFederal A and five fromB Metropolitana.
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, theArgentine Football Association suspended the tournament on 17 March 2020.[2] On 28 April 2020 AFA announced the abandonment of the competition as well as the culmination of the 2019–20 season in all of its leagues, with no clubs promoted or relegated. AFA also announced that a decision on a suitable method for promotion from the Primera Nacional and lower tiers would be reached in due time.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 38 |
| 2 | Estudiantes (RC) | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 37 |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 |
| 4 | Temperley | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 32 |
| 5 | Deportivo Morón | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 32 |
| 6 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Platense | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 30 |
| 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 29 |
| 9 | San Martín (SJ) | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 28 |
| 10 | Belgrano | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 |
| 11 | Alvarado | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 |
| 12 | Guillermo Brown | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 25 |
| 13 | Independiente Rivadavia | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 24 |
| 14 | Barracas Central | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 |
| 15 | Mitre (SdE) | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 17 |
| 16 | Nueva Chicago[a] | 21 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | AGA | ALV | ATL | BAC | BEL | DMO | EBA | ERC | FCO | GBR | IND | MIT | NCH | PLA | SMA | TEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agropecuario Argentino | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Alvarado | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Atlanta | — | — | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Barracas Central | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Belgrano | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Morón | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 |
| Estudiantes (RC) | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | — |
| Guillermo Brown | — | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | — |
| Mitre (SdE) | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Nueva Chicago | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Platense | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| San Martín (SJ) | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Temperley | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Martín (T) | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 44 |
| 2 | Defensores de Belgrano | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 41 |
| 3 | Sarmiento (J) | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 34 |
| 4 | Deportivo Riestra | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 33 |
| 5 | Tigre | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 28 |
| 6 | Atlético de Rafaela | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 28 |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Villa Dálmine | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 26 |
| 9 | Instituto | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brown | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
| 11 | Quilmes | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 24 |
| 12 | Chacarita Juniors | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 24 |
| 13 | Almagro | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 23 |
| 14 | All Boys | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 22 |
| 15 | Santamarina | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 20 |
| 16 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ALL | ALM | ATR | BRO | CHA | DBE | DRI | GEJ | GEM | INS | QUI | SMT | SAN | SAR | TIG | VDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Boys | — | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Almagro | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Atlético de Rafaela | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Brown | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Chacarita Juniors | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — |
| Deportivo Riestra | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 |
| Instituto | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Quilmes | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| San Martín (T) | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Santamarina | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Sarmiento (J) | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 5–1 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Tigre | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 |
| Villa Dálmine | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — |