Primera C is a men’s football league in Argentina, with recorded season coverage from 2011 through 2025. Visitors can use this page to follow live scores, fixtures and results, check standings, and review player and team statistics while season-by-season information provides useful competition reference across the available recorded seasons in one convenient place for easy reference.
Upcoming matches, Primera C
Regular Season - 29
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- Regular Season - 29
Defensores de Cambaceres
JJ Urquiza
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- Regular Season - 29
Argentino Rosario
Berazategui
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- Regular Season - 29
General Lamadrid
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- Regular Season - 29
Lujan
Atletico Atlas
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- Regular Season - 29
Central Ballester
Central Cordoba
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- Regular Season - 29
Juventud Unida
Centro Español
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- Regular Season - 29
Sacachispas
Victoriano Arenas
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- Regular Season - 29
Sportivo Barracas
Canuelas
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- Regular Season - 29
Puerto Nuevo
Deportivo Paraguayo
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- Regular Season - 29
El Porvenir
Deportivo Español
Latest played matches, Primera C
Regular Season - 28
Primera C Standings
Group A
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Sacachispas | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 46 | LDWLD |
| 2 |
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Berazategui | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 44 | WWDLD |
| 3 |
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Lugano | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 44 | DWDWL |
| 4 |
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Centro Español | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 41 | DDDWD |
| 5 |
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Estrella Del Sur | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 40 | DLDLW |
| 6 |
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Juventud Unida | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 38 | LLWWL |
| 7 |
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Puerto Nuevo | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 38 | LLWLD |
| 8 | Mercedes | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 37 | DLLWL | |
| 9 |
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Victoriano Arenas | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 37 | LDDWL |
| 10 |
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Defensores de Cambaceres | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 35 | WWDWL |
| 11 |
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JJ Urquiza | 28 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 28 | DWLWL |
| 12 |
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Leandro N. Alem | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 49 | -22 | 28 | DLLLL |
| 13 |
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Deportivo Paraguayo | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 27 | LWDWL |
| 14 |
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Argentino Rosario | 28 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 23 | LDDLL |
Group B
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Lujan | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 52 | WLWDW |
| 2 |
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Canuelas | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 51 | WWWWL |
| 3 | Leones de Rosario | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 44 | DWWWL | |
| 4 |
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Central Cordoba | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 42 | WWWWD |
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Deportivo Español | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 42 | DWWDD |
| 6 |
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Sportivo Barracas | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 38 | LWLDL |
| 7 |
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General Lamadrid | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 38 | DDLWW |
| 8 |
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Central Ballester | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 37 | WWWDD |
| 9 |
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El Porvenir | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 36 | WLWDW |
| 10 |
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Atletico Atlas | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 36 | LDLWW |
| 11 |
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Yupanqui | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | DLLLD |
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Claypole | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 29 | WLLDW |
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Fénix | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 28 | DLLDD |
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Deportivo Muñiz | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 23 | DLLLL |
Primera C Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Primera C teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Lujan | 15 |
| Berazategui | 15 |
| Central Cordoba | 14 |
| Deportivo Laferrere | 13 |
| Midland | 13 |
| General Lamadrid | 12 |
| Excursionistas | 12 |
| Dock Sud | 11 |
| El Porvenir | 11 |
| Leandro N. Alem | 10 |
| Argentino de Merlo | 10 |
| JJ Urquiza | 10 |
| Deportivo Español | 10 |
| Sportivo Italiano | 10 |
| San Martín Burzaco | 9 |
| Defensores de Cambaceres | 9 |
| Victoriano Arenas | 8 |
| Ituzaingó | 8 |
| Defensores Unidos | 7 |
| Canuelas | 7 |
| Sacachispas | 6 |
| Real Pilar | 6 |
| Argentino Quilmes | 6 |
| Talleres Remedios | 5 |
| Sportivo Barracas | 5 |
| Atletico Atlas | 5 |
| Deportivo Merlo | 5 |
| Claypole | 5 |
| Liniers | 5 |
| Juventud Unida | 4 |
| San Miguel | 4 |
| Puerto Nuevo | 4 |
| San Telmo | 3 |
| Deportivo Armenio | 3 |
| Yupanqui | 3 |
| UAI Urquiza | 2 |
| Central Ballester | 2 |
| Argentino Rosario | 2 |
| Centro Español | 2 |
| Deportivo Muñiz | 2 |
| Deportivo Paraguayo | 2 |
| Lugano | 2 |
| Mercedes | 2 |
| Flandria | 1 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 1 |
Primera C top scorer teams
Primera C About
Primera C is an Argentine men’s league competition and the fourth tier for clubs directly affiliated with the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Also recorded as Argentinian Primera C, it occupies a distinctive place in the Buenos Aires metropolitan football pyramid, linking community-based clubs with the higher professional divisions.
Role in Argentine football
The competition is primarily associated with clubs from the City of Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires and the wider metropolitan area, with participation also connected to the city of Luján. Its regional footprint reflects the AFA’s direct-affiliation structure. Unlike the regionalised Torneo Federal pathway, Primera C is intended for clubs within the metropolitan area covered by the AFA’s directly affiliated system.
As the fourth level, the league provides a competitive bridge between lower-tier and national football. It gives historic neighbourhood institutions a structured route to greater sporting prominence while offering developing players a demanding senior environment. Promotion leads to the Primera B Metropolitana, the third tier, bringing clubs closer to Argentina’s higher professional divisions.
Origins and governance
The competition’s recorded formation year is 1900, although the division has existed under different names and within changing structures during the development of Argentine football. Its long history reflects the effort to maintain a formal ladder for clubs outside the country’s elite divisions, particularly those rooted in the football culture of Buenos Aires and its surrounding suburbs.
The Argentine Football Association governs and organises the competition. Its rules, disciplinary framework, access arrangements and tournament structure may be set or adjusted for individual seasons, so the precise format can vary over time. Xtra-Stats records Primera C seasons from 2011 through 2025, with 15 seasons in its current statistical coverage. The recorded first event is dated 2 February 2024.
Clubs, access and competitive pathway
Historically, clubs have entered Primera C through promotion from the Primera D, while relegation from the Primera B Metropolitana has provided the route in the opposite direction. These pathways express the league’s position within a promotion-and-relegation system based on sporting performance and AFA affiliation. The status of lower divisions and the exact access rules can depend on the regulations applying to a particular edition.
The division’s metropolitan character is one of its defining features. Clubs are not simply competing for a place in a national league; they are also representing established local football communities, many of which have built their identity around long-standing neighbourhood rivalries and close links with their surrounding areas.
Format and progression
Primera C generally uses a league-based structure, sometimes divided into Apertura and Clausura stages. The season is designed to reward consistency across a substantial programme while preserving a decisive route to promotion. Depending on the regulations for the relevant edition, the overall standings may determine the champion, direct promotion places and qualification for the Reducido, a promotion playoff involving leading teams that have not secured the direct route.
The Reducido is normally seeded according to performance in the general table. Higher-ranked clubs can receive home-field advantages and, in some rounds, sporting advantage: if the tie remains level under the applicable rules, the better-placed team progresses. Pairings and the number of participating clubs are competition-specific, so they should be understood in the context of the season being played rather than treated as permanent features.
This hybrid approach combines the endurance of a league campaign with the pressure of knockout football. Every point gained during the regular phase can influence both the route to promotion and the conditions attached to a later playoff tie.
Points, draws and tiebreakers
Matches follow the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. League positions are generally separated first by results-based criteria such as goal difference and goals scored, with head-to-head records or other provisions applying where the season’s regulations specify them.
Knockout tie rules can differ between rounds. A sporting-advantage provision may allow the higher-ranked side to advance when scores remain level, while decisive final-stage matches may use penalty shootouts. Extra time can also depend on the regulations governing the particular edition. These distinctions make it important to separate regular-season ranking rules from the procedures used in the Reducido.
Calendar and sporting stakes
The competition normally follows the Southern Hemisphere football calendar, beginning in the first quarter of the year and concluding in the final months. The recorded 2024 first-event date of 2 February fits that broad pattern. League fixtures occupy the main part of the campaign, with promotion playoffs and decisive late-season matches providing the closing stage when the format includes a Reducido.
The central reward is promotion to the Primera B Metropolitana, which can increase a club’s sporting profile, competitive resources and professional opportunities. At the other end of the table, clubs may face relegation or disaffiliation-related consequences under the rules applying to their season. Disaffiliation can suspend a club’s right to compete in AFA competitions for a defined period, making the lower end of the standings as consequential as the promotion race.
Primera C therefore combines metropolitan football tradition, long-term league competition and high-pressure promotion contests. Its importance lies not only in its position as Argentina’s fourth tier, but also in the structured opportunity it gives directly affiliated clubs to progress through the national football pyramid.