Primera Nacional is a men’s league competition in Argentina, with records on Xtra-Stats covering seasons from 2011 through 2025. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results and standings, alongside available player and team statistics. It offers a consistent reference for exploring the competition and reviewing its recorded season data.
Upcoming matches, Primera Nacional
Round of 16
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- Round of 16
Atlanta
CA Estudiantes
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- Round of 16
Temperley
No H2HCiudad de Bolívar
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- Round of 16
Colon Santa Fe
No H2HMidland
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- Round of 16
Ferro Carril Oeste
Gimnasia Y Tiro
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- Round of 16
Deportivo Moron
No H2HColegiales
Super Final
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- Super Final
Godoy Cruz
Tristan Suarez
Round of 16
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- Round of 16
Deportivo Madryn
Deportivo Maipu
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- Round of 16
Gimnasia Jujuy
Almirante Brown
Latest played matches, Primera Nacional
Regular Season - 36
Primera Nacional Standings
Group 1
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Godoy Cruz | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 66 | WWWDW |
| 2 |
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Ferro Carril Oeste | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 66 | DLWDL |
| 3 |
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Deportivo Moron | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 61 | WLLLW |
| 4 |
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Deportivo Madryn | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 60 | WWDLW |
| 5 |
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Colon Santa Fe | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 60 | WWDDW |
| 6 |
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Almirante Brown | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 51 | LWDDL |
| 7 |
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Ciudad de Bolívar | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 51 | LLWWW |
| 8 |
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CA Estudiantes | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 49 | LDLWL |
| 9 |
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Chaco For Ever | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 46 | WWLWD |
| 10 |
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Los Andes | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 43 | DDDLL |
| 11 |
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All Boys | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 41 | WWDDL |
| 12 |
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San Telmo | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 41 | WLDLW |
| 13 |
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Atletico Mitre | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 40 | DLWDW |
| 14 |
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Racing Cordoba | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 40 | LLLWD |
| 15 |
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Defensores De Belgrano | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 39 | LDDLD |
| 16 |
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Central Norte | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 38 | LDWDD |
| 17 |
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Acassuso | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 35 | DDDWL |
| 18 | San Miguel | 36 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 33 | LDLDL |
Group 2
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Tristan Suarez | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 64 | DDWDD |
| 2 |
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Atlanta | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 62 | DWLWW |
| 3 |
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Temperley | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 61 | DLDWW |
| 4 |
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Gimnasia Jujuy | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 58 | LLWDL |
| 5 |
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Midland | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 55 | DWLWD |
| 6 |
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Deportivo Maipu | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 52 | DWLDW |
| 7 |
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Colegiales | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 52 | DDWDW |
| 8 |
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Gimnasia Y Tiro | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 52 | LLWDL |
| 9 |
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San Martin S.J. | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 51 | WDDDL |
| 10 |
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San Martin Tucuman | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 47 | DLWLW |
| 11 |
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Atletico DE Rafaela | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 47 | DDWLL |
| 12 |
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Agropecuario | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 46 | WWLWD |
| 13 |
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Quilmes | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 45 | WWLLD |
| 14 |
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Chacarita Juniors | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 42 | WWWLW |
| 15 |
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Almagro | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 42 | LDLWW |
| 16 |
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Patronato | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 38 | DLLWL |
| 17 |
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Nueva Chicago | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 37 | LDLLL |
| 18 |
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Club Atlético Güemes | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 62 | -34 | 27 | DLWLL |
Primera Nacional Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Primera Nacional teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 |
| Gimnasia Jujuy | 15 |
| Independ. Rivadavia | 13 |
| Instituto Cordoba | 12 |
| Nueva Chicago | 12 |
| Chacarita Juniors | 11 |
| All Boys | 11 |
| Guillermo Brown | 11 |
| Brown DE Adrogue | 10 |
| Quilmes | 10 |
| Almagro | 10 |
| Temperley | 9 |
| Agropecuario | 9 |
| Atletico Mitre | 9 |
| Deportivo Moron | 9 |
| Santamarina | 9 |
| Villa Dalmine | 9 |
| San Martin Tucuman | 9 |
| Gimnasia M. | 9 |
| Patronato | 8 |
| San Martin S.J. | 8 |
| Atletico DE Rafaela | 8 |
| Defensores De Belgrano | 8 |
| Atlanta | 8 |
| Almirante Brown | 8 |
| Aldosivi | 7 |
| Boca Unidos | 7 |
| Sarmiento Junin | 7 |
| CA Estudiantes | 7 |
| Alvarado | 7 |
| Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 7 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 6 |
| Atletico Tucuman | 5 |
| Los Andes | 5 |
| Douglas Haig | 5 |
| San Telmo | 5 |
| Deportivo Maipu | 5 |
| Tristan Suarez | 5 |
| Club Atlético Güemes | 5 |
| Belgrano Cordoba | 4 |
| Huracan | 4 |
| Flandria | 4 |
| Crucero Del Norte | 4 |
| Deportivo Madryn | 4 |
| Chaco For Ever | 4 |
Primera Nacional top scorer teams
Primera Nacional About
Primera Nacional, officially known as the Primera Nacional and also recorded as the Argentinian Primera B Nacional, is Argentina’s national men’s professional second-tier league. Governed by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), it forms a crucial link between the country’s regional football system and the top-flight Liga Profesional.
A national second tier with a distinctive purpose
Established in its modern form in 1986, the competition was created to bring clubs from across Argentina into a unified national division. Its identity remains closely connected to that national scope: teams from the Buenos Aires metropolitan area compete alongside clubs from provinces across the interior, creating one of the most geographically diverse competitions in Argentine football.
The league exists primarily to provide a sporting route into the top flight. Promotion to the Liga Profesional can transform a club’s competitive status, finances, visibility and access to the highest level of domestic football. At the other end of the table, relegation sends clubs back towards the appropriate third-tier pathway, making the Primera Nacional a competition in which promotion ambitions and survival pressures operate simultaneously.
Who enters the Primera Nacional?
Clubs can reach the division through several sporting routes. Teams relegated from the Liga Profesional may drop into the Primera Nacional, while promotion from the third tier is divided according to the country’s traditional affiliation structure. Directly affiliated clubs from Buenos Aires and the surrounding metropolitan region generally come through the Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs from other provinces, commonly described as indirectly affiliated or interior clubs, generally advance through the Federal A pathway.
This arrangement gives the league a distinctive mixture of established metropolitan institutions, historic provincial clubs and ambitious sides progressing through the national system. Eligibility is governed by AFA regulations, with clubs required to satisfy the relevant sporting, stadium and professional standards for participation.
How the competition works
The format has changed across different editions, but the Primera Nacional typically uses a hybrid structure combining a long league phase with promotion playoffs. Around 36 to 38 teams are commonly divided into two zones, often designated Zone A and Zone B. Clubs usually play a round-robin schedule within their zone, with home and away fixtures providing a substantial test over the course of the season.
The zonal arrangement does not remove local rivalries from the calendar. Paired clubs from opposite zones may meet in interzonal or derby fixtures, adding additional regional interest to a format otherwise organised around separate groups. The precise number of teams, schedule and playoff places can vary by season, so the regulations for a particular edition determine the definitive structure.
At the end of the league phase, the zone winners normally meet in a single championship final at a neutral venue. The winner claims the principal promotion place. Clubs finishing behind the zone leaders then enter the Torneo Reducido, a secondary knockout competition that can also include the loser of the championship final. Its purpose is to determine the second promotion place, with the number of participants and the seeding arrangement set by the rules of the relevant season.
Points, standings and decisive matches
League matches use the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Standings are principally ordered by points, followed by goal difference and goals scored where those measures are required to separate teams. Specific regulations may define additional procedures for tied positions or playoff qualification.
Knockout matches bring different pressures from the regular league phase. Depending on the round and the applicable competition rules, a higher-ranked team may receive a sporting advantage if a tie remains level, while decisive late-stage matches may use extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout. These provisions mean that league position can matter beyond the accumulation of points: it may influence seeding, home advantage or the method used to settle an undecided tie.
Calendar, governance and sporting stakes
The competition generally follows an annual South American calendar. League fixtures usually begin in February, with the main phase occupying much of the year and the promotion final or Torneo Reducido concluding in November or December. Exact dates, the number of matchweeks and the playoff timetable depend on the regulations adopted for each season.
The AFA oversees the competition’s framework, disciplinary rules and participation requirements. The league also connects with the wider national football ecosystem through the Copa Argentina, for which strong-performing Primera Nacional clubs may qualify alongside teams from other levels of the game.
For supporters, the attraction lies in the combination of scale, uncertainty and local identity. Every campaign includes long-distance travel, historic rivalries and contests between clubs with very different regional backgrounds. The required route to promotion is rarely straightforward: teams must sustain form through a demanding zonal schedule and then handle the pressure of one-off or elimination matches. That balance explains why the Primera Nacional remains one of Argentina’s most important and competitive professional leagues.
Xtra-Stats records Primera Nacional seasons from 2011 through 2025, covering 15 recorded seasons and providing a long view of the clubs, results, tables and promotion contests that have shaped Argentina’s second tier.