The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires).
The other league at level four is the Torneo Federal B, where teams from regional leagues take part.
Format Primera C is currently organised into two league tournaments, the Apertura (opening) and the Clausura (closing). Each team plays every other team once in the Apertura, and then once again at the reverse venue in the Clausura.
The winners of the two league titles are recognised as champions. However, the overall championship is decided with an end of season playoff. The overall champion is promoted to Primera B Metropolitana. The teams finishing 2nd to 8th enter a playoff series to determine which team will play in a promotion/relegation playoff against the 2nd lowest finishing team from Primera B Metropolitana.
The team that finishes with the worst aggregate points total is automatically relegated to Primera D. The team with the 2nd worst aggregate points total plays a promotion/relegation playoff with the winner of the Primera D playoff series. And the winner then competes in Primera C Metropolitana the following season.
History Originally named "Tercera División" (second level), the first championship was held in 1900, being won by Alumni (still under the "English High School" name). With the creation of División Intermedia in 1911, the division became the fourth level behind Segunda División. It lasted until 1932 when the Intermedia was suppressed and Tercera División became the 3rd. division/level again since the 1933 season.
In 1944 its name changed to "Primera Amateur", which lasted to 1962, when the tournament was renamed "Primera C", Since the new restructuring of the league system in 1985, the division has become the fourth category of Argentine football (lower than Primera División, Primera B Nacional and Primera B Metropolitana).
Division levels Since its inception in 1899 as "Tercera División", the Primera C has changed levels (between 3 and 4) and names several times. The table below shows them in details:Cuarta División - Campeones on AFA (archived, 13 Aug 2013)Argentina - Third Level Champions by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSFArgentina - Fourth Level Champions by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF Year Level Promotion to Relegation to 1900–1910 Segunda División (None) 1911–1932 Segunda División (1911–26)Intermedia (1927–32) (None) 1933–1985 Primera B (None) (1933–49) Primera D (1950–85) 1986–2022 Primera B Metro Primera D 2023 Primera B Metro (None) 2024 Primera B Metro Disaffiliation for one season 2025 Primera B Metro Torneo Promocional Amateur
Current teams (2025 season) Club City (venue) Area / region Stadium Argentino Rosario Santa Fe Province José María Olaeta Atlas General Rodríguez Buenos Aires Province Ricardo Puga Berazategui Berazategui Greater Buenos Aires Norman Lee Cañuelas Cañuelas Buenos Aires Province Jorge Arin Central Ballester José L. Suárez Greater Buenos Aires Predio Cacique Central Córdoba Rosario Santa Fe Province Gabino Sosa Centro Español Villa Sarmiento Greater Buenos Aires (none) Claypole Claypole Buenos Aires Province Rodolfo Capocasa Defensores de Cambaceres Ensenada Buenos Aires Province Defensores de Cambaceres Deportivo Camioneros 9 de Abril Greater Buenos Aires Hugo Moyano Deportivo Español Buenos Aires (autonomous city) Nueva España Deportivo Paraguayo González Catán Greater Buenos Aires Deportivo Paraguayo El Porvenir Gerli Greater Buenos Aires Gildo Ghersinich Estrella del Sur Alejandro Korn Buenos Aires Province Lorenzo Arandilla General Lamadrid Buenos Aires (autonomous city) Enrique Sexto Ituzaingó Ituzaingó Greater Buenos Aires Carlos Sacaan Justo José de Urquiza El Libertador Greater Buenos Aires Ramón Roque Martín Juventud Unida Muñiz Greater Buenos Aires Ciudad de San Miguel Leandro N. Alem General Rodríguez Buenos Aires Province Leandro N. Alem Lugano Tapiales Greater Buenos Aires José María MorañosLujánLujánBuenos Aires Province Municipal de Luján Mercedes Mercedes Buenos Aires Province Liga Mercedina, Muñiz Muñiz Greater Buenos Aires (none) Puerto Nuevo Campana Buenos Aires Province Rubén Vallejos Sportivo Barracas Buenos Aires (autonomous city) (none) Victoriano Arenas Valentin Alsina Greater Buenos Aires Saturnino Moure Yupanqui Ciudad Evita Greater Buenos Aires Ciudad Evita
List of champions Sources: Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-upTercera División As Third Division tournament 1 1900 English High School III 2 1901 Alumni III 3 1902 Lomas Juniors Colegio Nacional del Sud 4 1903 Estudiantes (BA) III Lomas Juniors 5 1904 Estudiantes (BA) IV Alumni III 6 1905 Alumni II Tiro Federal Argentino (San Fernando) 7 1906 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) Gath & Chavez II 8 1907 Atlanta Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) II 9 1908 Banfield Independiente II 10 1909 Ferro Carril Oeste II 11 1910 Instituto Americano (Adrogué) As Fourth Division tournament 12 1911 Racing 13 1912 Boca Juniors 1912 Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 14 1913 Libertarios Unidos 1913 Solís 15 1914 Libertarios Unidos 1914 Vélez Sársfield 16 1915 Boca Juniors 17 1916 Porteño 18 1917 San Lorenzo 19 1918 Independiente 20 1919 Almagro 1919 AAm Racing 21 1920 Huracán 1920 AAm Estudiantil Porteño 22 1921 Nueva Chicago 1921 AAm Almagro 23 1922 Sportivo Monserrat 1922 AAm Vélez Sársfield 24 1923 Boca Juniors 1923 AAm Platense 25 1924 Dock Sud 1924 AAm Platense 26 1925 Palermo 1925 AAm Sportivo Alsina 27 1926 Los Andes 1926 AAm Platense 28 1927 Independiente 29 1928 Liberal Argentino 30 1929 Racing 31 1930 Almagro 32 1931 Excursionistas 1931 LAF 25 de Mayo 33 1932 Sportivo Alsina 1932 LAF 34 1933 Sportivo Alsina III Excursionistas III 1933 LAF 35 1934 Excursionistas III Almagro III B 1934 LAF As Third Division tournament 36 1935 Progresista 25 de Mayo 37 1936 Sportivo Alsina Boulogne 38 1937 Acassuso Los Andes 39 1938 Los Andes Sportivo Palermo 40 1939 Boulogne Nueva Chicago 41 1940 Nueva Chicago Sportivo Alsina 42 1941 Sportivo Alsina J. J. de Urquiza 43 1942Estudiantes (BA) Liniers 44 1943El Porvenir Sportivo Alsina 45 1944 Barracas Central Argentino (Q) 46 1945 Argentino (Quilmes) Colegiales 47 1946 All Boys Colegiales 48 1947 Colegiales Barracas Central 49 1948 Barracas Central Acassuso 50 1949 San Telmo J. J. de Urquiza Segunda División 51 1950 All Boys Tiro Federal 52 1951 Tiro Federal Central Córdoba (R) 53 1952 Central Córdoba (R) Colegiales 54 1953 Defensores de Belgrano Flandria 55 1954 El Porvenir Colegiales 56 1955 Colegiales Tiro Federal 57 1956 San Telmo Los Andes 58 1957 Los Andes Defensores de Belgrano 59 1958 Defensores de Belgrano Argentino (Q) 60 1959 Deportivo Morón Argentino (Q) 61 1960 Deportivo Español Almirante Brown 62 1961 San Telmo Colón 63 1962 Sportivo Italiano Villa Dálmine 64 1963 Villa Dálmine All Boys 65 1964 Arsenal Cambaceres 66 1965 Almirante Brown Estudiantes (BA) 67 1966 Estudiantes (BA) General Mitre Primera División C 68 1967– – 69 1968 Comunicaciones J. J. de Urquiza 70 1969 Comunicaciones Central Córdoba (R) 71 1970Talleres (RE) Argentino (Q) 72 1971Almagro Tigre 73 1972Defensores de Belgrano Flandria 74 1973Central Córdoba Dock Sud 75 1974 Sportivo Italiano Sarmiento (J) 76 1975 Villa Dálmine El Porvenir 77 1976 Deportivo Armenio Argentino (Q) 78 1977 Sarmiento (J) Deportivo Español 79 1978 Talleres (RE) Deportivo Morón 80 1979 Deportivo Español Deportivo Morón 81 1980 Deportivo Morón Central Córdoba (R) 82 1981 Lanús Chacarita Juniors 83 1982 Villa Dálmine Defensores Unidos 84 1983 Argentino (R) Almagro 85 1984 San Miguel Almagro 86 1985 Defensa y Justicia Tristán Suárez Primera C Metropolitana As Fourth Division tournament 87 1986–87Deportivo Laferrere San Telmo 88 1987–88Central Córdoba (R) Excursionistas 89 1988–89Argentino (Quilmes) Ituzaingó 90 1989–90Berazategui Sarmiento (J) 91 1990–91Cambaceres Comunicaciones 92 1991–92Defensores de Belgrano Argentino (Q) 93 1992–93Colegiales Argentino (Q) 94 1993–94 Defensores Unidos San Telmo 95 1994–95 Temperley Tristán Suárez 96 1995–96 Atl. Campana Leandro N. Alem 97 1996–97 Berazategui Brown 98 1997–98 Flandria Ituzaingó 99 1998–99 Cambaceres Atl. Campana 100 1999–00 Deportivo Merlo Dock Sud 101 2000–01 Ituzaingó Deportivo Laferrere 102 2001–02 Deportivo Laferrere Colegiales 103 2002–03 Colegiales Villa Dálmine 104 2003–04 Argentino (R) Barracas Central 105 2004–05 Comunicaciones Colegiales 106 2005–06 Deportivo Merlo Luján 107 2006–07 Acassuso J. J. de Urquiza 108 2007–08 Colegiales Fénix 109 2008–09 Villa San CarlosBerazategui 110 2009–10 Barracas Central Excursionistas 111 2010–11 General Lamadrid Argentino (M) 112 2011–12 Villa Dálmine UAI Urquiza 113 2012–13 UAI Urquiza Deportivo Laferrere 114 2013–14 Sportivo Italiano Cambaceres 115 2015 San Telmo Talleres (RE) 116 2016 Excursionistas Sportivo Italiano 117 2016–17 Sacachispas Defensores Unidos 118 2017–18 Defensores Unidos Central Córdoba (R) 119 2018–19 Argentino (Q) Deportivo Armenio 120 2019–20 121 2020 Cañuelas Deportivo Merlo 122 2021 Dock Sud Ituzaingó 123 2022 Argentino (M) Ferrocarril Midland 124 2023 Excursionistas San Martín (B) 125 2024 Real Pilar General Lamadrid 126 2025 Camioneros Ituzaingó
Titles by club ClubTitles Years won Colegiales 1913, 1914, 1947, 1955, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2007–08 Villa Dálmine 1963, 1975, 1982, 1995–96, 2011–12 Estudiantes (BA) 1903, 1904, 1942, 1966 Sportivo Alsina 1932, 1933, 1936, 1941 Defensores de Belgrano 1953, 1958, 1972, 1991–92 San Telmo 1949, 1956, 1961, 2015 Alumni 1900, 1901, 1905 Racing 1911, 1919 , 1929 Boca Juniors 1912, 1915, 1923 Platense 1923 , 1924 , 1926 Argentino (Q) 1945, 1988–89, 2018–19 Barracas Central 1944, 1948, 2009–10 Comunicaciones 1968, 1969, 2004–05 Central Córdoba 1952, 1973, 1987–88 El Porvenir 1943, 1954 Sportivo Italiano 1962, 1974, 2013–14 All Boys 1946, 1950 Berazategui 1989–90, 1996–97 Deportivo Español 1960, 1979 Cambaceres 1990–91, 1998–99 Laferrere 1986–87, 2001–02 Deportivo Merlo 1999–00, 2005–06 Deportivo Morón 1959, 1980 Excursionistas 2016, 2023 Talleres (RE) 1970, 1978 Banfield 1908 Ferro Carril Oeste 1909 Huracán 1920 Estudiantil Porteño 1920 Almagro 1921 Liberal Argentino 1928 Arsenal 1964 Almirante Brown 1965 Lanús 1981 Argentino (R) 1983 San Miguel 1984 Defensa y Justicia 1985Deportivo Laferrere 1986–87 Cambaceres 1990–91 UAI Urquiza 2012–13 Sacachispas 2016–17 Defensores Unidos 2017–18 Cañuelas 2020 Dock Sud 2021 Argentino (M) 2022 Real Pilar 2024 Camioneros 2025
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External links
Promiedos Soccerway