2003–04 Primera B Nacional


The 2003–04 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 18th season of second division professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

Club information

ClubCityStadium
AlmagroJosé IngenierosTres de Febrero
Argentinos JuniorsBuenos AiresDiego Armando Maradona
BelgranoCórdobaEl Gigante de Alberdi
CAIComodoro RivadaviaMunicipal de Comodoro Rivadavia
Defensa y JusticiaFlorencio VarelaNorberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Defensores de BelgranoNúñezJuan Pasquale
El PorvenirGerliGildo Francisco Ghersinich
Ferro Carril OesteCaballitoArq. Ricardo Etcheverry
Gimnasia y EsgrimaConcepción del UruguayManuel y Ramón Núñez
Gimnasia y EsgrimaSan Salvador de Jujuy23 de Agosto
Godoy CruzMendozaMalvinas Argentinas
HuracánParque PatriciosTomás Adolfo Ducó
HuracánTres ArroyosRoberto Lorenzo Bottino
InstitutoCórdobaPresidente Perón
Juventud AntonianaSaltaFray Honorato Pistoia
Los AndesLomas de ZamoraEduardo Gallardón
San MartínMendozaSan Martín
San MartínSan JuanIng. Hilario Sánchez
Tiro FederalRosarioFortín de Ludueña
UniónSanta Fe15 de Abril

Torneo Apertura Standings

Torneo Clausura Standings

Overall Standings

Promotion Playoff

This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Instituto, and the Clausura Winner: Almagro. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2004–05 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.
!colspan="5"|Promotion Playoff

Second Promotion Playoff

This leg was played by Almagro, the losing team of the Promotion Playoff, and Huracán, who was the best team in the overall standings. The winning team was promoted to 2004–05 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
!colspan="5"|Promotion Playoff

Torneo Reducido

It was played by the teams placed 3rd and 5th, in the Overall Standings: Argentinos Juniors and Godoy Cruz. The winning team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
!colspan="5"|Final

Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The Second Promotion playoff loser and the Torneo Reducido Winner played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2003–04 Primera División.
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2

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.

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone

Relegation Playoff Matches

!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2