The 2020 Argentine Primera Nacional, also known as the 2020 Campeonato de Transición Primera Nacional, was the 36th season of the Primera Nacional, the second tier of Argentine football. The season began on 28 November 2020 and concluded on 31 January 2021. The competition was contested by the thirty-two teams that took part in the 2019–20 season, which was suspended and subsequently abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format The competition was split into two stages: First Promotion and Second Promotion, which in turn, were split into two groups according to the groupings and placements of teams in the previous season. The top eight teams of each group at the time of suspension of the previous season played in the First Promotion stage, where they were split into two groups, while the remaining eight teams from each group played in the first round of the Second Promotion stage. In both stages, the teams were placed in groups according to the ones they were in for the previous season. In the First Promotion stage, each team played against the other teams in their group once, with the group winners playing a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the Liga Profesional for the 2021 season.
In the Second Promotion stage, each team also played against the other teams in their group once, with the top two in each group qualifying for a knockout tournament where they were joined by the teams that failed to earn promotion in the First Promotion stage, with the two group runners-up from that stage having a bye to the third knockout round and the loser from the First Promotion final having a bye to the semi-finals. The winners of that knockout tournament earned the second promotion berth to the Liga Profesional.
Club information Stadia and locations
ClubCityStadium Agropecuario Argentino Carlos Casares Ofelia Rosenzuaig All Boys Buenos Aires Islas Malvinas Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Alvarado Mar del Plata José María Minella Atlanta Buenos Aires Don León Kolbowsky Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental Belgrano Córdoba Julio César Villagra Barracas Central Buenos Aires Claudio Chiqui Tapia Brown Adrogué Lorenzo Arandilla Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors Defensores de Belgrano Buenos Aires Juan Pasquale Deportivo Morón Morón Nuevo Francisco Urbano Deportivo Riestra Buenos Aires Guillermo Laza Estudiantes (BA) Caseros Ciudad de Caseros Estudiantes (RC) Río Cuarto Antonio Candini Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Jujuy 23 de Agosto Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Mendoza Víctor Legrotaglie Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raúl Conti Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Mitre (SdE) Santiago del Estero Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione Nueva Chicago Buenos Aires Nueva Chicago Platense Florida Este Ciudad de Vicente López Quilmes Quilmes Centenario San Martín (SJ) San Juan Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Estadio del Bicentenario San Martín (T) Tucumán La Ciudadela Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín Sarmiento Junín Eva Perón Temperley Temperley Alfredo Beranger Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna Villa Dálmine Campana Villa Dálmine
First Promotion stage Zone A
Zone B
Championship final
Match details
GK 1 Manuel Vicentini (c) DF 4 Martín García DF 2 Federico Mancinelli DF 6 Brian Salvareschi DF 3 Facundo Castet MF 7 Gabriel Graciani MF 5 Federico Vismara MF 10 Sergio Quiroga FW 8 Claudio Pombo FW 9 Jonathan Torres FW 11 Mauro Albertengo Substitutions: DF 13 Francisco Oliver DF 14 Yamil Garnier MF 15 Fabio Vázquez FW 16 Benjamín Borasi Manager: Mario Sciacqua
GK 1 Luis Ardente DF 4 Gastón Benavídez DF 2 Nicolás Ferreyra DF 6 Gonzalo Maffini DF 3 Lucas Suárez MF 7 Nahuel Cainelli MF 5 Gastón Bottino (c) MF 10 Víctor Beraldi MF 8 Maximiliano Comba FW 11 Bruno Sepúlveda FW 9 Ibrahim Hesar Substitutions: DF 13 Alan Vester DF 14 Maximiliano Padilla MF 15 Néstor Ortigoza FW 17 Yair Arismendi FW 18 Javier Ferreira Manager: Marcelo Vázquez
Second Promotion stage Zone A
Zone B
Eliminatory stage First knockout round The first knockout round was contested by 16 teams: the 12 teams ranked from third to eighth place in their groups of the First Promotion stage and the top two teams from each group of the Second Promotion stage. In this round, the 16 teams were seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 16, Team 2 vs. Team 15 and so on, playing a single match on neutral ground. The eight winners advanced to the second knockout round.
Second knockout round The second knockout round was contested by the eight winners from the previous stage. In this round, the eight teams were once again seeded according to their performance and placements in the first stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed and paired against a rival according to their seed, playing a single match on neutral ground. The four winners advanced to the third knockout round.
Third knockout round The third knockout round was contested by the four winners from the previous stage, as well as the two group runners-up from the First Promotion stage, Platense and Atlético de Rafaela. In this round, the six teams were once again seeded according to their performance and placements in the first stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed and paired against a rival according to their seed, playing a single match on neutral ground. The three winners advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals The semi-finals were contested by the three winners from the previous stage, as well as the First Promotion final losers Estudiantes (RC). In this round, the four teams were once again seeded according to their performance and placements in the first stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed and paired against a rival according to their seed, playing a single match on neutral ground. The two winners advanced to the final.
Final
GK 1 Brian Olivera DF 4 Gastón Benavídez DF 2 Nicolás Ferreyra DF 6 Gonzalo Maffini DF 3 Lucas Suárez MF 8 Nahuel Cainelli MF 5 Gastón Bottino (c) MF 10 Víctor Beraldi MF 11 Bruno Sepúlveda FW 7 Yair Arismendi FW 9 Ibrahim Hesar Substitutes: DF 13 Maximiliano Padilla MF 15 Néstor Ortigoza FW 16 Maximiliano Comba MF 17 Marcos G. Fernández FW 18 Javier Ferreira Manager: Marcelo Vázquez
GK 1 Jorge De Olivera DF 4 Brian Lluy DF 2 Nicolás Zalazar DF 6 Luciano Recalde DF 3 Juan Infante MF 11 Franco Baldassarra MF 8 Mauro Bogado MF 5 Hernán Lamberti (c) MF 10 José Luis Sinisterra FW 7 Matías Tissera FW 9 Facundo Curuchet Substitutes: MF 15 Roberto Bochi MF 16 Tiago Palacios MF 17 Ignacio Schor Manager: Juan Manuel Llop
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Claudio BielerAtlético de Rafaela62 Enzo CopettiAtlético de Rafaela5 Neri BandieraEstudiantes (BA) Ibrahim HesarEstudiantes (RC) Mariano PavoneQuilmes6 Julián MarcioniAtlanta4 Bruno SepúlvedaEstudiantes (RC) Matías TisseraPlatense Jonathan TorresSarmiento (J)
See also 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional 2020 Torneo Federal A 2019–20 Copa Argentina
References
External links Soccerway Ascenso del Interior Interior Futbolero Promiedos