The 2013–14 Primera B Metropolitana was the 115th. edition of Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. The tournament was reserved for teams directly affiliated to the Argentine Football Association while teams affiliated to AFA through local leagues (known as "indirectly affiliated to AFA") competed in Torneo Argentino A, which was the other third division competition.
The regular season began on August 2, 2013, and is scheduled to end on May 31, 2014. Post-season matches were scheduled to start on June 4 and end on June 14. 21 teams will take part of the competition with seventeen of them remaining from the 2012–13 season. They'll be joined by two teams relegated from the 2012-13 Primera B Nacional and two teams promoted from the 2012–13 Primera C.Argentina 2013/14 on the RSSSF.com
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On the other hand, Flandria and Defensores de Belgrano¡Una vergüenza! El fútbol argentino, 'manchado' por la definición de los descensos en la B Metropolitana on Infobae, 26 May 2014 were relegated to Primera C.
Competition format The tournament was composed of 21 teams playing on a double round-robin format, each team then playing a total of 40 matches. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The team with more points was declared champion and was promoted to Primera B Nacional. Teams positioned 2nd to 5th qualified for the Torneo Reducido, which was played on a, home and away, knock-out system, the pairings were 2nd. vs 5th. and 3rd. vs 4th. for the semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final, the winner of the final was then promoted to the Primera B Nacional. If the playoff ended in a draw, there was a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner.
Relegation was not dependent on the standings table, rather, a points average system was used, creating a separate parallel standings table considering the performances of the teams through the latest 3 seasons (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14). The total of points was divided by the total of matches played on the division to get the average of points per match for each team. The two teams with the worst points average were relegated to Primera C.
Clubs 17 teams remained from the previous season. Nueva Chicago and Deportivo Merlo had been relegated from the Primera B Nacional and replaced Villa San Carlos and Brown (Adrogué) (which had promoted the previous season). UAI Urquiza and Fénix joined too after winning promotion from the Primera C and replacing Central Córdoba de Rosario and San Telmo, both relegated.
Club City Province Stadium Acassuso Boulogne Buenos Aires La Quema Almagro José Ingenieros Buenos Aires Tres de Febrero Atlanta Buenos Aires autonomous city León Kolbovski Barracas Central Buenos Aires autonomous city Barracas Central Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Buenos Aires Chacarita Juniors Colegiales Florida Oeste Buenos Aires Libertarios Unidos Comunicaciones Buenos Aires autonomous city Alfredo Ramos Defensores de Belgrano Buenos Aires autonomous city Juan Pasquale Deportivo Armenio Ingeniero Maschwitz Buenos Aires República de Armenia Deportivo Merlo Merlo Buenos Aires José Manuel Moreno Deportivo Morón Morón Buenos Aires Nuevo Francisco Urbano Estudiantes (BA) Caseros Buenos Aires Ciudad de Caseros Fénix Pilar Buenos Aires Carlos Barraza Flandria Jáuregui Buenos Aires Carlos V Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Buenos Aires Eduardo Gallardón Nueva Chicago Buenos Aires autonomous city República de Mataderos Platense Florida Buenos Aires Ciudad de Vicente López Temperley Turdera Buenos Aires Alfredo Beranger Tristán Suárez Tristán Suárez Buenos Aires 20 de Octubre UAI Urquiza Villa Lynch Buenos Aires Monumental de Villa Lynch Villa Dálmine Campana Buenos Aires El Coliseo
Standings
Results
Relegation
PosTeam11/1212/1313/14TotalPld Average1ºNueva Chicago 70-69139761,8292ºAtlanta -6558123761,618 3ºPlatense 6170561871161,6124ºEstudiantes 7263411761161,5175ºChacarita Juniors -6051111771,4426ºAlmagro 5464471651161,4227ºLos Andes 6148541631161,4058ºFénix --5050361,3899ºTemperley 4655591601161,37910ºDeportivo Merlo --5050371,35111ºComunicaciones 6054401541161,32812ºDeportivo Armenio 5058441521161,31013ºBarracas Central 4056501461161,25914ºAcassuso 5548431461161,25915ºColegiales 7344281451161,250 16ºTristán Suárez 4550471421161,224 17ºVilla Dálmine -484290761,18418ºDeportivo Morón 3547551371171,17119ºUAI Urquiza --4141361,139 20ºDefensores de Belgrano 4135541301171,11121ºFlandria 5048301281161,103
Relegation Zone: the teams that occupy these positions once the tournament is finished will be relegated to the Primera C
Torneo Reducido Teams placed 2th. to 5th. participated in torneo reducido, a single-elimination tournament, playing in a two-legged tie. The pairings were 2nd. vs 5th. and 3rd. vs 4th. for the semifinals, with the winners playing the final. The winner of reducido became the 2nd. team to promote to Primera B Nacional.
Final
GK 1 Federico Crivelli DF 4 Carlos Ramos DF 2 Brian Cucco DF 6 Gastón Aguirre DF 3 Patricio Romero MF 7 Fernando Brandán MF 8 Adrián Arregui MF 5 Darío Salina MF 10 Leonardo Di Lorenzo FW 9 Luis López FW 11 Fabián Sambueza Substitutions: FW 18 Gastón Corado MF 16 Cristian Quiñonez FW 17 Ariel Rojas Manager: Ricardo Rezza
GK 1 Claudio Flores DF 4 Humberto Vega DF 2 Walter D. Gómez DF 6 Diego F. Molina DF 3 Maximiliano Barreiro MF 7 Luis O. Quiroga MF 8 Nahuel Pansardi MF 5 Jonathan Páez MF 11 Patricio R. Rodríguez FW 9 Walter P. Ortiz FW 10 Daniel VegaSubstitutions: FW 14 Facundo Melivilo DF 16 Nicolás Morgantini DF 13 Juan P. Rezzónico Manager: Sebastián Méndez
References
External links List of Argentine second division champions by RSSSF