Primera C Live Scores, Fixtures and Standings

Upcoming matches, Primera C

Quarter-finals

• 31 October 2026 - 18:00 Quarter-finals

  Estrella Del Sur

  No H2H

  Deportivo Español

Final

• 31 October 2026 - 18:00 Final

  Argentino Rosario

  No H2H

  Defensores Glew

Quarter-finals

• 31 October 2026 - 18:00 Quarter-finals

  Central Cordoba

  

  Canuelas
• 2 November 2026 - 18:00 Quarter-finals

  Sportivo Barracas

  
• 8 November 2026 - 18:00 Quarter-finals

  

  Sportivo Barracas
• 8 November 2026 - 18:00 Quarter-finals

  Canuelas

  

  Central Cordoba
• 8 November 2026 - 18:00 Quarter-finals

  Deportivo Español

  No H2H

  Estrella Del Sur

Latest played matches, Primera C

Round of 16

• 26 October 2026 Round of 16

  1 - 0

  Mercedes
• 26 October 2026 Round of 16

  Sacachispas

  1 - 1

  Sportivo Barracas
• 26 October 2026 Round of 16

  Centro Español

  2 - 1

  Central Cordoba

Relegation Final

• 25 October 2026 Relegation Final

  Defensores Glew

  1 - 1

  Argentino Rosario

Super Final

• 25 October 2026 Super Final

  Lujan

  3 - 0

  Berazategui

Round of 16

• 25 October 2026 Round of 16

  Estrella Del Sur

  1 - 0

  General Lamadrid
• 25 October 2026 Round of 16

  Deportivo Español

  0 - 0

  Victoriano Arenas
• 25 October 2026 Round of 16

  Canuelas

  1 - 0

  Lugano
• 19 October 2026 Round of 16

  Sportivo Barracas

  0 - 0

  Sacachispas
• 19 October 2026 Round of 16

  Lugano

  0 - 1

  Canuelas

Primera C Standings

Group A

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Berazategui	32	13	12	7	40	24	16	51	WLWDW
2		Sacachispas	32	14	8	10	33	26	7	50	WDLLL
3		Estrella Del Sur	32	12	12	8	33	30	3	48	WDWDD
4		Centro Español	32	12	11	9	43	30	13	47	LWWLD
5		Mercedes	32	12	11	9	31	24	7	47	WDWWD
6		Victoriano Arenas	32	11	14	7	26	19	7	47	WWDWL
7		Lugano	32	11	13	8	35	29	6	46	LLDDD
8		Juventud Unida	32	12	9	11	39	33	6	45	LWDWL
9		Puerto Nuevo	32	10	11	11	30	36	-6	41	WLLLL
10		Defensores de Cambaceres	32	9	9	14	25	34	-9	36	LLLDW
11		JJ Urquiza	32	7	14	11	21	26	-5	35	WWLDD
12		Deportivo Paraguayo	32	7	11	14	23	41	-18	32	LDDWL
13		Leandro N. Alem	32	8	7	17	30	58	-28	31	LLWLD
14		Argentino Rosario	32	4	15	13	30	42	-12	27	LWLDL

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Group B

Rank		Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1		Lujan	32	19	7	6	46	22	24	64	WWWWW
2		Canuelas	32	17	10	5	43	22	21	61	WDWWW
3		Deportivo Español	32	12	16	4	26	16	10	52	WDWWD
4		Leones de Rosario	32	13	12	7	31	25	6	51	WWLDD
5		Central Cordoba	32	13	10	9	32	23	9	49	LWWDW
6		General Lamadrid	32	9	14	9	23	27	-4	41	DLDDD
7		Sportivo Barracas	32	11	7	14	32	32	0	40	DLDLL
8		El Porvenir	32	8	16	8	28	32	-4	40	WDLLW
9		Central Ballester	32	10	8	14	29	34	-5	38	LLLDW
10		Atletico Atlas	32	9	10	13	24	29	-5	37	LLDLL
11		Claypole	32	9	9	14	27	40	-13	36	WDLWW
12		Yupanqui	32	8	11	13	33	36	-3	35	LLDLD
13		Fénix	32	8	10	14	24	32	-8	34	LWLWD
14		Deportivo Muñiz	32	6	11	15	23	38	-15	29	LWWLD

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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.