The 2024 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana was the 127th. season of Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. The season began on 2 February and ended on 14 December 2024. Twenty-two teams competed in the league.
A total of 22 teams took part of the competition, with six teams from 2023 Primera C, they were Excursionistas, Deportivo Laferrere, Ferrocarril Midland, Sportivo Italiano, Liniers y San Martín de Burzaco, plus two relegated clubs from 2023 Primera Nacional, Flandria and Villa Dálmine.
The championship was won by Colegiales, winner of Torneo Clausura, which defeated Los Andes (winner of Apertura) in a two-legged series, also promoting to 2025 Primera Nacional.Fiesta Tricolor: Colegiales volverá a la segunda división del fútbol argentino tras 68 años on El Gráfico, 16 Nov 2024Histórico ascenso de Colegiales a la Primera Nacional: venció a Los Andes y jugará en la segunda categoría después de 68 años on Infobae, 16 Nov 2024
Format During the course of a season, two round-robin tournaments were played. The two winners played each other and the winner was recognized as the Primera B champion and automatically promoted to Primera B Nacional.
The loser and the teams that held the six best positions at the aggregate table had the chance to enter the Torneo Reducido (small tournament) whose winner would be promoted.
The team with the lowest aggregate points total in Primera B Metropolitana was relegated to Primera C Metropolitana.Todo listo para el comienzo de la B Metropolitana on Doble Amarilla
Besides, the champion and the five best placed teams qualified to 2025 Copa Argentina.Boletín Especial 6446 - Reglamento Clasificación Copa Argentina 2025 on AFA.org.ar
Regular season
Apertura
Clausura
Aggregate table
Championship finals The winners of Torneo Apertura (Los Andes) and Clausura (Colegiales) played a two-legged series to decide the champions and the first team promoted to Primera Nacional.Colegiales es el ganador del Torneo Clausura y jugará contra Los Andes por el Ascenso a Primera Nacional on AFA, 21 Oct 2024 The losing team entered the Torneo Reducido in the second round.
First leg
Second leg
GK 1 Emilio Di Fulvio DF 4 Diego Magallanes (c) DF 2 Ian Rasso DF 6 Federico Marchesini DF 3 Franco Hanashiro MF 8 Matias Machado MF 5 Joaquín Cancio MF 7 Laureano Marra MF 10 Santiago Camacho MF 11 Álvaro Marín FW 9 Felix Villacorta Substitutions: DF 14 Mauricio Camargo MF 15 Facundo Montiel FW 17 Nazareno Diósquez FW 20 Nicolás Toloza Manager: Leonardo Fernández
GK 1 Sebastián López (c) DF 4 Gabriel Cañete DF 2 Guido Segalerba DF 6 Héctor Igarzabal DF 3 Nazareno Fernández MF 11 Taiel Arancibia MF 5 Leonardo López MF 8 Ezequiel Gallegos MF 10 Lautaro Torres FW 7 Matías González FW 9 Manuel Brondo Substitutions: MF 15 Aaron Sandoval FW 17 Axel Páez FW 18 Ivo Kestler FW 19 Gastón Gerzel FW 20 Federico Martínez Manager: Leonardo Lemos
Torneo Reducido The teams best placed in the general table (with the exception of winners of Torneo Apertura and Clausura) qualified to "Torneo Reducido", an elimination tournament played over two legs which will define the team that will play a promotion playoff against a team from Torneo Federal A seeking promotion to Primera Nacional. Best placed teams will face worst placed teams (p.e., 1 vs 6, 2 vs 5, 3 vs 4). In the second round, the championship final loser will enter the Reducido. In case of the series ended in a tie, a penalty shoot-out will be conducted, with no extra time.
First round
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Second promotion final Winners of Torneo Reducido (Los Andes) and Sarmiento (LB) (winner of "Reválida" stage of 2024 Torneo Federal A) will play a match to define which team promote to the second division in order to play the 2025 Primera Nacional season.
GK 1 Sebastián López (c) DF 4 Lucas Barrientos DF 6 Guido Segalerba DF 2 Gonzalo Cozzoni DF 3 Nazareno Fernández MF 7 Matías González MF 5 Gabriel Cañete MF 10 Matías Gómez MF 8 Gastón Gerzel FW 9 Manuel Brondo FW 11 Federico Martínez Substitutions: DF 13 Robertino Canavesio MF 14 Leonardo J. López DF 16 Luciano Maidana MF 19 Ezequiel Gallegos FW 23 Ivo Kestler Manager: Leonardo Lemos
GK 1 Juan Mendonca DF 4 Raúl Chamorro DF 2 Rodrigo Herrera (c) DF 6 Gabriel Fernández DF 3 Alan Tévez MF 8 Axel Pinto MF 5 Nicolás Juárez MF 10 Pablo López FW 7 Nahuel Speck FW 9 Brian Risso Patrón FW 11 Claudio VegaSubstitutions: MF 16 Emanuel Cuevas FW 18 Facundo Pérez FW 19 Matías Pato MF 20 Iván Garzón MF 22 Adrián Toloza Manager: Pablo Martel
See also 2024 Argentine Primera División 2024 Primera Nacional 2024 Torneo Federal A 2024 Primera C Metropolitana 2024 Copa Argentina
References
External links Estadísticas Primera B on AFA B Metro on Promiedos.com.ar