The 2002–03 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 17th 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 Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando MaradonaAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Defensores de Belgrano Núñez Juan Pasquale Deportivo Español Parque Avellaneda Nueva España El Porvenir Gerli Gildo Francisco Ghersinich Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Gimnasia y Esgrima San Salvador de Jujuy 23 de AgostoGodoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo GallardónQuilmes Quilmes Centenario San Martín Mendoza San Martín San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez
Torneo Apertura Standings
Torneo Clausura Standings
Overall standings
Promotion Playoff This leg was played between the Apertura and the Clausura winner, but as Atlético de Rafaela won both tournaments, was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2003–04 Primera División, so the match was played between the best teams placed in the overall standings under Atlético de Rafaela; Argentinos Juniors and Quilmes. The winning team was promoted to 2003–04 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.
Match details
GK Raúl Sanzotti DF Germán Centurión DF Walter García DF Alejandro Castro DF Norberto Testa MF Gustavo Arriola MF Ceferino Díaz MF Juan Carlos Mariño MF Walter Coyette FW Roberto González FW Leonardo PisculichiSubstitutes: DF Pablo Barzola FW Oscar A. Gómez FW Ramiro Leone Manager: Ricardo Gareca
GK Marcelo Elizaga DF Danilo Gerlo DF Gustavo Raggio DF Leandro Desábato DF Raúl Saavedra MF Rodrigo Braña MF Héctor Aguilar MF Leandro Benítez FW Darío Fernández FW Alejandro Abaurre FW Darío Cigogna Substitutes: MF Cristian Torres DF Agustín Alayes MF Santiago Raymonda Manager: Gustavo Alfaro Note: Quilmes won 1–0 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División.
Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional The Promotion playoff loser (Argentinos Juniors) and the team placed 4th in the overall standings (San Martín (M)) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2002–03 Primera División.
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Talleres (C) remains in Primera División after winning the playoff. Nueva Chicago remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.
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 Team Situation 1Argentinos Juniors — — 74 74 38 Direct 2Quilmes 50 65 64 179 100 Direct 3Defensa y Justicia 29 57 55 141 100 Direct 4Defensores de Belgrano — 56 49 105 76 Direct 5Almagro — 40 59 99 76 Direct 6Los Andes — 49 45 94 76 Direct 7El Porvenir 19 59 42 120 100 Relegation Playoff MatchesDirect 8Deportivo Español — — 31 31 38 Primera B MetropolitanaDirect
Interior Zone Team Situation 1Instituto 71 59 60 190 108 Indirect 2Atlético de Rafaela 45 59 77 181 108 Indirect 3Huracán (TA) — 63 55 118 76 Indirect 4San Martín (M) 51 50 62 163 108 Indirect 5Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 50 58 48 156 108 Indirect 6Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 55 64 33 152 108 Indirect 7Belgrano — — 52 52 38 Indirect 8Godoy Cruz 44 47 58 149 108 Indirect 9Juventud Antoniana 43 51 52 146 108 Indirect 10San Martín (SJ) 50 57 36 143 108 Indirect 11CAI — — 45 45 38 Relegation Playoff MatchesIndirect 12Almirante Brown (A) 50 44 33 127 108 Torneo Argentino AIndirect
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)
El Porvenir remains in Primera B Nacional after a 1-1 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. CAI remains in the Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.
See also 2002–03 in Argentine football
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