| Competition | Primera Nacional |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024 |
| Dates | 2 February – 8 December 2024 |
| Winners | Aldosivi (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Aldosivi San Martín (SJ) |
| Relegated | Guillermo Brown Brown (A) Atlético de Rafaela |
| League topscorer | Agustín Lavezzi (18 goals) |
| Matches | 745 |
| Total goals | 1327 |
| Biggest home win | Colón 4–0 Patronato (25 February) Estudiantes (BA) 4–0 Alvarado (18 May) Patronato 4–0 Agropecuario (23 June) San Martín (SJ) 4–0 Chacarita Juniors (25 August) Güemes 4–0 Dep. Maipú (7 September) Patronato 4–0 Estudiantes (BA) (22 September) All Boys 4–0 San Martín (SJ) (5 October) Dep. Madryn 5–1 Almirante Brown (20 October) |
| Biggest away win | Dep. Morón 0–4 Def. de Belgrano (17 February) Talleres (RdE) 1–5 Agropecuario (7 April) Brown (A) 0–4 Colón (28 April) Chacarita Juniors 0–4 Quilmes (13 July) Atl. Rafaela 1–5 Nueva Chicago (19 July) |
| Highest scoring | Talleres (RdE) 1–5 Agropecuario (7 April) Agropecuario 2–4 Racing (C) (29 June) Atl. Rafaela 1–5 Nueva Chicago (19 July) San Miguel 2–4 Patronato (2 September) Defensores Unidos 3–3 Agropecuario (13 October) Dep. Madryn 5–1 Almirante Brown (20 October) |
| Prevseason | 2023 |
| Nextseason | 2025 |
The 2024 Argentine Primera Nacional,[1] was the 40th season of the Primera Nacional, the second-tier competition of Argentine football. The season began on 2 February and ended on 8 December 2024. Thirty-eight teams competed in the league, thirty-three of which took part in the 2023 season, along with two teams relegated from Primera División, one team promoted from Torneo Federal A and two teams promoted from Primera B Metropolitana.
Aldosivi won their second Primera Nacional title and promoted to Primera División in this season, defeating San Martín (T) 2–0 in the championship final played on 3 November 2024.[2] San Martín (SJ) were the other promoted side, winning the Torneo Reducido after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) in the final.[3]
Format
For this season, the competition was played under a format similar to the one used in the last season, with the thirty-eight participating teams being split into two zones of 19 teams each, where they played against the other teams in their group twice: once at home and once away, additionally, each team played two interzonal matches against its rival team, which was drawn into the other zone. Teams from the same city or nearby cities were also paired together and drawn into different zones. Both zone winners played a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the Liga Profesional for the 2025 season, while the teams placed from second to eighth place in each zone played a knockout tournament (Torneo Reducido) for the second promotion berth along with the loser of the final between the zone winners, which entered the Reducido in the second round.[4] The teams placing last in each zone were relegated at the end of the season, with a third relegated team decided in a playoff match between the sides placing second-from-bottom in each group.
Similar to previous seasons, 15 Primera Nacional teams qualified for the 2025 Copa Argentina through league performance, those being the top seven teams of each zone plus the best eighth-placed one.[5]
Club information
Stadia and locations
Zone A
Standings
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Zone B
Standings
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Relegation tiebreaker match
Since Atlético de Rafaela and Brown (A) ended up tied in points for 18th place, a tiebreaker match was played to decide the team that would play the relegation play-off as well as the team from Zone B that would be directly relegated. Brown (A) were relegated to Primera B Metropolitana after losing this match.[6]
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Interzonal matches
Championship final
The top-ranked teams of each zone played a match on neutral ground to decide the champions and the first team promoted to Primera División. The losing team entered the Torneo Reducido in the second round.
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Torneo Reducido
The teams placing second to eighth place in each zone, along with the loser of the championship final will play the Torneo Reducido for the second and last promotion berth to Primera División, in which teams will be seeded in each round according to their final placement in the first stage of the tournament. The first round was played over a single leg, at the stadium of the higher-seeded team. The second round (in which the championship final loser will enter the Reducido) and the semi-finals will be played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg, whilst the final will be played as a single match on neutral ground.[7] In all rounds except for the final, the higher-seeded team will advance in case of a tie, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out set to be played in case of a draw in the final.[8]
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Final
The winning team promoted to Primera División for the 2025 season.
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Relegation play-off
The teams placing second-from-bottom in each zone played a match on neutral ground to decide the third and last relegated team. Atlético de Rafaela were relegated to Torneo Federal A after being defeated by Talleres (RdE) in this match.[9]
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Copa Argentina qualification
Fifteen Primera Nacional teams qualified for the round of 32 of the 2025 Copa Argentina, which were the top seven teams of each zone and the best eighth-placed team at the end of the season, which was selected according to points, goal difference, goals scored, and a drawing of lots if needed.[5]
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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| 1 | Agustín Lavezzi | Tristán Suárez | 18 |
| 2 | Bruno Nasta | Racing (C) | 17 |
| 3 | Agustín Colazo | Aldosivi | 15 |
| 4 | Facundo Castro | Nueva Chicago | 13 |
| 5 | Ezequiel Aguirre | Defensores de Belgrano | 12 |
| 6 | Alejandro Gagliardi | Agropecuario Argentino | 11 |
| Misael Sosa | Deportivo Maipú | ||
| Nicolás Retamar | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| Nazareno Funez | San Martín (SJ) | ||
| Junior Arias | San Martín (T) |
See also
- 2024 Argentine Primera División
- 2024 Copa Argentina
- 2024 Primera B Metropolitana
- 2024 Torneo Federal A
- 2024 Primera C Metropolitana
References
- ^ "Se llevó a cabo el sorteo del Campeonato de Primera Nacional 2024" [The draw for the 2024 Campeonato de Primera Nacional was held] (in Spanish). AFA. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Aldosivi venció a San Martín de Tucumán y se quedó con el primer ascenso a la Liga Profesional" [Aldosivi beat San Martín de Tucumán and claimed the first promotion to the Liga Profesional] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "San Martín de San Juan es de Primera: venció 2-0 a Gimnasia (M)" [San Martín de San Juan belong to Primera: they beat Gimnasia (M) 2–0] (in Spanish). Olé. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Primera Nacional 2024: así se jugará el campeonato" [2024 Primera Nacional: this is how the championship will be played] (in Spanish). Olé. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Boletín Especial 6446 - Reglamento Clasificación Copa Argentina 2025" [Special Bulletin 6446 - 2025 Copa Argentina Qualification Regulations] (in Spanish). AFA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Crema dulce en San Nicolás: Atlético Rafaela venció a Brown de Adrogué y evitó el descenso directo" [Sweet cream in San Nicolás: Atlético Rafaela beat Brown de Adrogué and avoided direct relegation] (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Fixture Reducido Primera Nacional 2024: calendario, partidos y resultados" [2024 Primera Nacional Reducido fixture: schedule, matches and results] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Boletín Especial 6417 - Reglamento Primera Nacional 2024" [Special Bulletin 6417 - 2024 Primera Nacional Regulations] (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Dramático: Talleres (RE) mandó al descenso a Rafaela" [Dramatic: Talleres (RE) sent Rafaela to relegation] (in Spanish). Olé. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Estadísticas Primera B Nacional". AFA.
External links
- Ascenso del Interior (in Spanish)
- Interior Futbolero (in Spanish)
- Promiedos (in Spanish)