| Season | 2018–19 |
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| Dates | 25 August 2018 – 8 June 2019 |
| Champions | Arsenal (1st title) |
| Promoted | Arsenal Central Córdoba (SdE) |
| Relegated | Los Andes Olimpo |
| Matches | 315 |
| Goals | 648 (2.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 3 players (15 goals each) |
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The2018–19 ArgentinePrimera B Nacional was the 34th season of theArgentine second division. The season began on 25 August 2018 and ended on 8 June 2019.[1] Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the2017–18 season, four teams that were relegated fromPrimera División and two teams promoted fromFederal A andB Metropolitana.
Twenty-five teams played each other once for a total of twenty-four matches each. The champion earns promotion to thePrimera División. The teams placed from 2nd to 9th place competed in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion berth after the regular season ended. Two teams were relegated at the end of the season; one with indirect affiliation withAFA was relegated to theTorneo Federal A, while one directly affiliated faced relegation toPrimera B Metropolitana.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
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| 1 | Sarmiento (J) | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 46 | Championship play-off for promotion toPrimera División |
| 2 | Arsenal(C, P) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | Qualification toTorneo Reducido |
| 4 | Almagro | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 40 | |
| 5 | Platense | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 39 | |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE)(P) | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37 | |
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 36 | |
| 9 | Brown | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Mitre (SdE) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Agropecuario Argentino | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 34 | |
| 13 | Villa Dálmine | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | |
| 14 | Temperley | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 31 | |
| 15 | Deportivo Morón | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 30 | |
| 16 | Defensores de Belgrano | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 29 | |
| 17 | Atlético de Rafaela | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 26 | |
| 18 | Quilmes | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 26 | |
| 19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
| 20 | Guillermo Brown | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 25 | |
| 21 | Olimpo | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 25 | |
| 22 | Instituto | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 24 | |
| 23 | Santamarina | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 24 | |
| 24 | Chacarita Juniors | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 24 | |
| 25 | Los Andes | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 20 |
Sarmiento (J) andArsenal 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 to thePrimera División as champions, while the loser qualified to theTorneo Reducido as runners-up.
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| Home \ Away | AGA | ALM | ARS | ATR | BRO | CCO | CHA | DBE | DMO | FCO | GEJ | GEM | GBR | IND | INS | LAN | MIT | NCH | OLI | PLA | QUI | SAN | SAR | TEM | VDA |
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| Agropecuario Argentino | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Almagro | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
| Brown | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Deportivo Morón | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |||||||||||||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Guillermo Brown | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Instituto | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||
| Los Andes | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||
| Mitre (SdE) | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Nueva Chicago | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||
| Olimpo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
| Platense | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Quilmes | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
| Santamarina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Sarmiento (J) | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
| Temperley | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
| Villa Dálmine | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Teams ending between second and ninth place played the Torneo Reducido for the second promotion berth toPrimera División. Quarterfinals and semi-finals were played over two legs, and in case of a tie the best-placed team advanced. The finals were played over two legs, and apenalty shootout occurred in case of a tie.
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| 2 | Sarmiento (J) (bsr) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Platense | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Almagro | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Almagro (bsr) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sarmiento (J) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Central Córdoba (SdE) |
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| Kippes Castro Villalba Leys | 3–5 | Jara Rossi Melivilo Vera Oviedo Ramírez |
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Note: After the series ended 1–1 on aggregate, Central Córdoba won 5–3 on penalties, promoting to Primera División.
Clubs with indirect affiliation withAFA are relegated to theTorneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation toPrimera B Metropolitana. The bottom team of each table was relegated.
| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
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| 1 | Arsenal | — | — | 46 | 46 | 24 | 1.917 | |
| 2 | Sarmiento (J) | — | 37 | 46 | 83 | 48 | 1.729 | |
| 3 | Platense | — | — | 39 | 39 | 24 | 1.625 | |
| 4 | Almagro | 60 | 41 | 40 | 141 | 92 | 1.533 | |
| 5 | Brown | 65 | 37 | 36 | 138 | 92 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Chacarita Juniors | 77 | — | 24 | 101 | 68 | 1.485 | |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 60 | 25 | 42 | 127 | 92 | 1.38 | |
| 8 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 60 | 26 | 35 | 121 | 92 | 1.315 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Morón | — | 33 | 30 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | |
| 10 | Temperley | — | — | 31 | 31 | 24 | 1.292 | |
| 11 | Villa Dálmine | 47 | 36 | 33 | 116 | 92 | 1.261 | |
| 12 | Defensores de Belgrano | — | — | 29 | 29 | 24 | 1.208 | |
| 13 | Quilmes | — | 32 | 26 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | |
| 14 | Los Andes(R) | 59 | 27 | 20 | 106 | 92 | 1.152 | Primera B Metropolitana |
| Pos | Team | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
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| 1 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | — | — | 37 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 | |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | — | — | 37 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 | |
| 3 | Independiente Rivadavia | 67 | 31 | 36 | 134 | 92 | 1.457 | |
| 4 | Agropecuario Argentino | — | 35 | 34 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | |
| 5 | Mitre (SdE) | — | 32 | 35 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Brown | 75 | 28 | 25 | 128 | 92 | 1.391 | |
| 7 | Instituto | 63 | 37 | 24 | 124 | 92 | 1.348 | |
| 8 | Atlético de Rafaela | — | 36 | 26 | 62 | 48 | 1.292 | |
| 9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 52 | 34 | 25 | 111 | 92 | 1.207 | |
| 10 | Santamarina | 61 | 24 | 24 | 109 | 92 | 1.185 | |
| 11 | Olimpo(R) | — | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1.042 | Torneo Federal A |