2000–01 Primera B Nacional


The 2000–01 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 15th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 30 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

Club information

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone Standings

Metropolitana Zone Standings

Promotion Playoff

The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.

Semifinals

!colspan="5"|Semifinals
!colspan="5"|Semifinals
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

Final

!colspan="5"|Final

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone. Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima joined in the Quarterfinals, and Quilmes joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
The best two teams of each zone that were not promoted played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2000–01 Primera División.
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2

Relegation

7 teams were relegated: 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Interior Zone, 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Metropolitana Zone and 3 more teams regardless their affiliation.

Team
Situation
1Instituto57—7112862'Indirect
2Quilmes47635016090'Direct
3Arsenal57554415690'Direct
4Banfield43594915190'Direct
5Gimnasia y Esgrima ——505032'Indirect
6Atlético de Rafaela44514514092'Indirect
7Gimnasia y Esgrima 37475513992'Indirect
8San Martín 38505113992'Indirect
9Racing —38529062'Indirect
10Juventud Antoniana46464313592'Indirect
11San Martín 36495013592'Indirect
12Almirante Brown 42405013292'Indirect
13Atlético Tucumán57294312992'Indirect
14Defensa y Justicia44522912590'Direct
15Villa Mitre—41438462'Indirect
16Platense—45337858'Direct
17Independiente Rivadavia—45358062'Indirect
18Godoy Cruz30434411792'Indirect
19Tigre43452611490'Direct
20El Porvenir45501911490'Direct
21Nueva Chicago44333711490'Direct
22Olimpo43413211692'Indirect
23Central Córdoba 43383111290'Direct
24All Boys51293011090'Primera B MetropolitanaDirect
25San Miguel43352810690'Primera B MetropolitanaDirect
26San Martín 46283210692'Torneo Argentino AIndirect
27Cipolletti53232510192'Torneo Argentino AIndirect
28Estudiantes ——242424'Primera B MetropolitanaDirect
29General Paz Juniors——292932'Torneo Argentino AIndirect
30Ferro Carril Oeste——181824'Primera B MetropolitanaDirect

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.