| Season | 2017–18 |
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| Dates | 15 September 2017– April 2018 |
| Champions | Aldosivi(1st title) |
| Promoted | Aldosivi San Martín (T) |
| Relegated | Juventud Unida (G) Boca Unidos All Boys Estudiantes (SL) Flandria Deportivo Riestra |
| Matches | 300 |
| Goals | 603 (2.01 per match) |
2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 30 April 2018. | |
The2017–18 ArgentinePrimera B Nacional was the 33rd season of theArgentine second division. The season began in September 2017 and ended in June 2018. Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the2016–17 season, four teams that were relegated fromPrimera División and two teams promoted fromFederal A andB Metropolitana.
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 thePrimera 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
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| 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 | |
| 3 | San Martín (T)(P) | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | Qualification toTorneo Reducido |
| 4 | Brown | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sarmiento (J) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 37 | |
| 6 | Instituto | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Atlético de Rafaela | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Villa Dálmine | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 36 | |
| 9 | Agropecuario Argentino | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 35 | |
| 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[a] | 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 |
Almagro andAldosivi 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 toPrimera División as champions, while the loser advanced to theTorneo Reducido as runners-up.
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| González Ellacopulos Chávez | Report 1 Report 2 | Acosta |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Teams ending in positions 2 to 9 play the Torneo Reducido for a second Promotion toPrimera 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 apenalty shootout will occur in case of a tie.
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| 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Agropecuario Argentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Instituto | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 | San Martín (T) (bsr) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brown (bsr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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| San Martín (T) | 5–1 | Sarmiento (J) |
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| Acevedo Bieler Rodríguez | Report 1 Report 2 | Estévez |
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The bottom six teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation withArgentine Football Association are relegated to theTorneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated toPrimera B Metropolitana.
| Pos | Team | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
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| 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 orTorneo Federal A |
| 21 | Boca Unidos(R) | 54 | 38 | 47 | 25 | 164 | 131 | 1.252 | |
| 22 | All Boys(R) | 53 | 26 | 60 | 25 | 164 | 131 | 1.252 | |
| 23 | Estudiantes (SL)(R) | 56 | 24 | 54 | 25 | 159 | 131 | 1.214 | |
| 24 | Flandria(R) | — | — | 56 | 24 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | |
| 25 | Deportivo Riestra(R)[note 1] | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1.042 |
Source:AFA
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
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| 1 | Deportivo Riestra andFerro Carril Oeste | 13 | |
| 2 | Aldosivi | 11 | |
| 3 | San Martín (T) | 10 |