The 2005–06 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 20th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
Club information
Club City Stadium Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de FebreroAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello El Porvenir Gerli Gildo Francisco Ghersinich Ferro Carril Oeste Caballito Arq. Ricardo EtcheverryGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas Huracán Parque Patricios Tomás Adolfo Ducó Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva Chicago San Martín Mendoza San Martín San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez Talleres Córdoba Estadio La Boutique Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril
Torneo Apertura Standings
Playoffs +Qrf-FinalGodoy Cruz 1 2 4San Martín de Mendoza 1 13Club El Potvenir 0 1 1Chacarita Juniors 0 1 3Aldosivi 2 3 4Club Almagro 0 2 3Nuevo Chicago 1 2 3Ciub Atlético Huracán 0 2 4 +Semifinales Godoy Cruz 1-1 Nuevos Chaicago Chacarita Junios 0-0 Ciub Almagro Nuevo Cahicago 1-2 Godoy Cruz Ciub Almagro. 2-3 Chacarita Juntos +Final Godoy Cruz 1-0 Chacarita Juntos Chacarita Juntos 1-0 (6-7) Godoy Cruz Torneo Clausura Standings
Overall standings
Promotion Playoff This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Godoy Cruz; and the Clausura Winner: Nueva Chicago. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2006–07 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.
Match details
GK 1 Sebastián Torrico DF Gonzalo Prósperi DF Josimar Mosquera DF Gustavo Bordicio DF Silvio Duarte MF Matías Arce MF Gastón Martina MF Mariano Torresi MF 11 Diego Villar FW Enzo Pérez FW Daniel GiménezSubstitutions: FW Mauro Poy DF Marcos Barrera Manager: Juan Manuel Llop
GK 1 Mario Vega DF Cristian Wernly DF Cristian G. García DF Leandro Testa DF Omar Zarif MF Cristian Pellerano MF Mariano Donda MF Hernán Mattiuzzo MF 10 César Carranza FW 7 Federico Higuaín FW Lucas SimónSubstitutions: DF Marcelo Barreña Pérez Manager: Rodolfo Motta
Second Promotion Playoff This leg was played by Nueva Chicago, the losing team of the Promotion Playoff, and Belgrano, who was the best team in the overall standings under the champions. The winning team was promoted to 2006–07 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Match details
GK Germán Montoya DF Germán Noce DF Franco Peppino DF Gastón Turús DF César Manzanelli MF Walter Bustos MF Raúl Gordillo MF Andrés Aimar MF Paolo Frangipane FW Matías Gigli FW Mariano CampodónicoSubstitutes: -->Manager: Carlos Ramacciotti
GK Daniel Vega DF Cristian Wernly DF Leonardo Sigali DF Nicolás Sánchez DF Marcelo Barreña MF Omar Zarif MF Cristian Pellerano MF Hernán Mattiuzzo FW Mariano Donda FW Federico Higuaín FW 10 César CarranzaSubstitutes: -->Manager: Rodolfo Motta Nueva Chicago won 6–4 on aggregate, becoming the 2nd. team promoted to Primera División
Torneo Reducido It was played by the teams placed 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th in the Overall Standings: Chacarita Juniors (3rd), Huracán (4th), San Martín (SJ) (5th) and Talleres (C) (6th). The winning team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Semifinals
!colspan="5"|Semifinals
!colspan="5"|Semifinals
Final
!colspan="5"|Semifinals
Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional The Second Promotion playoff loser (Belgrano) and the Torneo Reducido Winner (Huracán) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2005–06 Primera División.
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Argentinos Juniors remains in Primera División after a 3-3 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it. Belgrano was promoted to 2006–07 Primera División by winning the playoff and Olimpo de Bahía Blanca was relegated to the 2006–07 Primera B Nacional.
Relegation Team Situation 1Belgrano 57 53 62 172 114 Indirect 2Huracán 54 61 56 171 114 Direct 3Godoy Cruz 58 47 63 168 114 Indirect 4Atlético de Rafaela — 58 53 111 76 Indirect 5Tigre — — 55 55 38 Direct 6Almagro 58 — 52 110 76 Direct 7Nueva Chicago — 55 54 109 76 Direct 8Chacarita Juniors — 45 60 105 76 Direct 9San Martín (SJ) 50 52 55 157 114 Indirect 10Talleres (C) — 49 55 104 76 Indirect 11CAI 47 61 44 152 114 Indirect 12Huracán (TA) 62 — 39 101 76 Indirect 13Ben Hur — — 50 50 38 Indirect 14Ferro Carril Oeste 54 52 43 149 114 Direct 15Aldosivi — — 48 48 38 Indirect 16Unión 47 51 46 144 114 Direct 17San Martín (M) 42 55 43 140 114 Relegation Playoff MatchesIndirect 18Defensa y Justicia 48 40 51 139 114 Relegation Playoff MatchesDirect 19 El Porvenir 52 46 40 138 114 Primera B MetropolitanaDirect 20Juventud Antoniana 42 45 47 134 114 Torneo Argentino AIndirect
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.
Relegation Playoff Matches
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana)
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A)
Defensa y Justicia remains in Primera B Nacional after a 4-4 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera B Nacional gets to stay in it. San Martín (T) was promoted to 2006–07 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and San Martín (M) was relegated to 2006–07 Torneo Argentino A.
See also 2005–06 in Argentine football
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