The 1996–97 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 11th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
Club information
Interior Zone Club City Stadium Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María MinellaAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi Chaco For Ever Resistencia Juan Alberto García Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Douglas Haig PergaminoMiguel Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del NorteGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela Talleres Córdoba Estadio La Boutique
Metropolitana Zone Club City StadiumAll Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente Sarmiento Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando MaradonaArsenal Sarandí Julio H. GrondonaAtlanta Villa Crespo León Kolbovski Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino SosaChacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano Estudiantes Caseros Ciudad de Caseros Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva ChicagoQuilmes Quilmes Centenario Sarmiento Junín Eva Perón Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Republica de ItaliaTemperley Temperley Alfredo Beranger
Interior Zone standings
Sub-Zone A1
Sub-Zone A2
Metropolitana Zone standings
Sub-Zone B1
Sub-Zone B2
Fourth Place Playoff A tiebreaker was played between the teams that finished 4th in their respective zones. For the Interior Zone played Olimpo vs Instituto and for the Metropolitana Zone played Central Córdoba (R) vs Nueva Chicago. Both matches were played in neutral stadiums. The winning teams qualified for the Championship Group.
Championship Group The championship Group was played by the 14 teams that qualified from their zones and the 2 teams that qualified by winning the Fourth Place Playoff. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Division, and the teams placed 2nd to 5th played the Second Promotion Playoff.
Relegation Group It was divided in 2 groups (Interior and Metropolitana). 9 teams played in each group. Teams placed 1st and 2nd qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.
Interior Group
Metropolitano Group
Second Promotion Playoff The Second Promotion playoff was played by the teams placed 2nd to 5th from the Championship Group and 4 teams (2 from Interior Group and 2 from Metropolitano Group) from the Relegation Group. The winning team was promoted to Primera Division.
Bracket
Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.
Finals
GK Rodrigo Burela DF Juan A. Yanzón DF Ramón Galarza DF Cristian García DF Javier López MF José Luis Villarreal MF Fernando Clementz MF Ezequiel Garay MF José L. Fernández FW José Zelaya FW Roberto OsteSubstitutions: DF José Montelongo DF David Díaz Alejandro Ortiz Manager: Humberto Zuccarelli
GK Ramón Álvarez DF Diego Cejas DF Sergio Plaza DF Roberto Cuadrado DF Mario Jiménez MF Miguel Ibáñez MF Isidro Iturrieta MF Jorge Cervera FW Leone FW Víctor Godoy FW Luis RuedaSubstitutions: Saldaño Gómez González Manager: Ricardo Rezza
Relegation Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.
Interior Zone Team Situation 1Instituto 43 48 35 126 116 Indirect 2Douglas Haig 45 48 25 118 116 3Cipolletti — — 32 32 32 4Chaco For Ever — — 32 32 32 5San Martín (T) 48 33 32 113 116 6Aldosivi — — 31 31 32 7Atlético Tucumán 32 49 25 106 116 8Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) — — 25 25 32 Torneo Argentino A 9Juventud Antoniana — — 25 25 32
Metropolitana Zone Team Situation 1Atlanta — — 35 32 32 Direct 2Sportivo Italiano — — 35 35 32 3Nueva Chicago 41 39 40 120 116 4Chacarita Juniors 40 39 34 113 116 5Almirante Brown — — 29 29 32 6Estudiantes (BA) — — 26 26 32 7Arsenal — — 25 25 32 8Temperley — — 23 23 32 Primera B Metropolitana 9Sarmiento (J) — — 17 17 32
See also 1996–97 in Argentine football
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