Argentina - Second Level Champions


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Second Level Champions

Note that the name of the second level changed several times, while it underwent restructuring twice, in 1935 and 1986.


Notes:

Asociación: The official association. 
Amateurs: Asociación Amateurs de Football.
Federación: Federación Argentina de Football.
Liga: Liga Argentina de Football.
II: Reserve teams. Some seasons the second level and reserve teams played together.
“A” or “B” teams: To distinguish different teams from the same club.
Best second level team: it is only a comment.


Segunda División (Second Division) 1899-1910

Season Type Champions Best Second Level Team 1899 Banfield Athletic 1900 Banfield Athletic 1901 Barracas Athletic 1902 Belgrano Athletic II Estudiantes "A" (Buenos Aires) 1903 Barracas Athletic II Estudiantes "B" (Buenos Aires) 1904 Barracas Athletic II Argentino de Quilmes 1905 América 1906 Estudiantes II Estudiantil Porteño 1907 Nacional "A" (Buenos Aires) 1908 River Plate "A" 1909 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Buenos Aires) 1910 Racing Club "A"


In 1911 a new national second level league was introduced: "Intermedia". The "Segunda
División" continued as a third level league. 


Intermedia (Intermediate Division) 1911-1926

Season Type     Champions                                 Best Second Level Team
1911            Estudiantes de La Plata
1912 Asociación Ferro Carril Oeste (Buenos Aires)
1912 Federación Tigre
1913 Asociación Huracán (Buenos Aires)
1913 Federación Floresta
1914 Asociación Honor y Patria (Buenos Aires)
1914 Federación Defensores de Belgrano
1915            Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1916            Sportivo Barracas
1917            Defensores de Belgrano
1918            Eureka
1919 Asociación Banfield
1919 Amateurs   Barracas Central
1920 Asociación El Porvenir
1920 Amateurs   General Mitre
1921 Asociación Sportivo Dock Sud
1921 Amateurs   Palermo
1922 Asociación Boca Juniors II                           All Boys (Buenos Aires)
1922 Amateurs   Argentino del Sud
1923 Asociación Boca Juniors II                           Sportsman
1923 Amateurs   Liberal Argentino
1924 Asociación Chacarita Juniors
1924 Amateurs   Excursionistas
1925 Asociación Sportivo Balcarce
1925 Amateurs   Talleres (Remedios de Escalada)
1926 Asociación Nacional (Adrogué)
1926 Amateurs   Honor y Patria (Bernal) 


In 1927 a new national second level league was introduced: "Primera División B".
The "División Intermedia" continued as a third level league. 


Primera División B (Division B) 1927-1932

Season Type     Champion

1927            El Porvenir
1928            Colegiales
1929            Honor y Patria (Bernal)
1930            Nueva Chicago
1931 Asociación Liberal Argentino
1931 Liga        (not played)
1932 Asociación Sportivo Dock Sud
1932 Liga        (not played)


In 1933 the "Primera División B" was eliminated and the "Segunda División"
replaced it as second level league in the amateur (Asociación) association.
In 1934 Quilmes and Tigre played in "Segunda División" with the second teams
in the professional league.



Segunda División (Second Division) 1933-1948

Season Type     Champion                                  Best Second Level Team
                                                                 
1933 Asociación Ramsar Sport Club
1933 Liga        (not played)
1934 Asociación Bella Vista
1934 Liga       River Plate II                            Quilmes


In 1935 a new second level was created by combining second teams from the professional
league with the first division from the amateur association. 


Season          Champion                                  Best Second Level Team

1935            Estudiantes de La Plata II                Defensores de Belgrano
1936            Boca Juniors II                           Sportivo Dock Sud
1937            Almagro
1938            Argentino de Quilmes
1939            Banfield
1940            Argentinos Juniors
1941            Chacarita Juniors
1942            Rosario Central
1943            Vélez Sarsfield
1944            Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1945            Tigre
1946            Banfield
1947            Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1948  (abandoned due to players strike)                   Argentinos Juniors (*)

        (*) They headed the championship when it was abandoned.

Primera División B (Division B) 1949-1985

Season          Champion

1949            Quilmes
1950            Lanús
1951            Rosario Central
1952            Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1953            Tigre
1954            Estudiantes de La Plata
1955            Argentinos Juniors
1956            Atlanta
1957            Central Córdoba (Rosario)
1958            Ferro Carril Oeste (Buenos Aires)
1959            Chacarita Juniors
1960            Los Andes (Lomas de Zamora)
1961            Quilmes
1962            Banfield
1963            Ferro Carril Oeste (Buenos Aires)
1964            Lanús
1965            Colón
1966            Unión (Santa Fe)
1967            Defensores de Belgrano
1968            Almagro
1969            Ferro Carril Oeste (Buenos Aires)
1970            Ferro Carril Oeste (Buenos Aires)
1971            Lanús
1972            All Boys (Buenos Aires)
1973            Banfield
1974            Temperley
1975            Quilmes
1976 1st.       Platense
1976 2nd.       Lanús
1977            Atlético Estudiantes
1978            Ferro Carril Oeste (Buenos Aires)
1979            Tigre
1980            Sarmiento (Junín)
1981            Nueva Chicago
1982            San Lorenzo de Almagro
1983            Atlanta
1984            Deportivo Español
1985            Rosario Central


In 1986 the "Primera División B" was continued as the B division of the "Campeonato
Metropolitano"; a new national second level league was introduced. The "Metropolitano
B" continued as a third level league between "Nacional B" and "Primera División C". 


Nacional B (National B) 1986/87-1995/96

Season          Champion

1986/87         Deportivo Armenio
1987/88         Deportivo Mandiyú
1988/89         Chaco For Ever
1989/90         Huracán (Buenos Aires)
1990/91         Quilmes
1991/92         Lanús
1992/93         Banfield
1993/94         Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy
1994/95         Estudiantes de La Plata
1995/96         Huracán Corrientes

Primera División B Nacional (First Division B National)

Season          Champion                                  Best second level team

1996/97         Argentinos Juniors
1997/98         Talleres (Córdoba)
1998/99         Instituto
1999/00         Huracán (Buenos Aires)
2000/01         Banfield
2001/02         Olimpo
2002/03         Atlético de Rafaela
2003/04         Instituto
2004/05         Tiro Federal Argentino (Rosario)
2005/06         Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 
2006/07         Olimpo
2007/08         San Martín (San Miguel de Tucumán)
2008/09         Atlético Tucumán 
2009/10         Olimpo
2010/11         Atlético de Rafaela 
2011/12         River Plate
2012/13         Rosario Central
2013/14         Banfield
2014             no champion                              Colón and Unión (Santa Fe)
2015            Atlético Tucumán
2016            Talleres (Córdoba) 
2016/17         AA Argentinos Juniors
2017/18         CA Aldosivi
2018/19         Arsenal FC
2019/20            abandoned                              CA Atlanta and CA San Martín (San Miguel de Tucumán)
2020            CA Sarmiento



Number of Titles

Club Atlético Banfield Sociedad Civil 8 Banfield (not include the titles of Banfield Athletic Club) Club Ferro Carril Oeste 6 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Lanús 5 Remedios de Escalada Club Atlético Rosario Central 4 Rosario Club Atlético Tigre Sociedad Civil 4 Victoria Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 4 La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata 4 La Plata Quilmes Atlético Club 4 Quilmes Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors 4 Buenos Aires Barracas Athletic Club 3 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Boca Juniors Asociación Civil 3 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors 3 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano 3 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Huracán 3 Buenos Aires Club Atlético River Plate Asociación Civil 3 Buenos Aires Club Olimpo 3 Bahía Blanca Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela 2 Rafaela Banfield Athletic Club 2 Banfield (claim by Club Atlético Bainfield as their own) Club Almagro 2 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Atlanta 2 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Estudiantes 2 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Liberal Argentino 2 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Nueva Chicago 2 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Talleres 2 Córdoba Club Atlético Tucumán 2 San Miguel de Tucumán Club Atlético y Social Honor y Patria 2 Bernal Club El Porvenir 2 Gerli Club Spotivo Dock Sud 2 Dock Sud Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba 2 Córdoba Club Atlético Sarmiento 2 Junín América Foot Ball Club 1 Buenos Aires Asociación Atlética Eureka 1 Buenos Aires Asociación Civil Club Atlético Colón 1 Santa Fe Asociación Civil Deportivo Armenio 1 Buenos Aires Belgrano Athletic Club Asociación Civil 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético All Boys 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes 1 Quilmes Club Atlético Argentino del Sud 1 Avellaneda Club Atlético Barracas Central 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Central Córdoba 1 Rosario Club Atlético Chaco For Ever 1 Resistencia Club Atlético Colegiales 1 Florida Oeste Club Atlético Excursionistas 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Floresta 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 San Salvador de Jujuy Club Atlético Huracán Corrientes 1 Corrientes Club Atlético Los Andes 1 Lomas de Zamora Club Atlético Nacional 1 Adrogué Club Atlético Palermo 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético Platense Asociación Civil 1 Florida Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético San Martín Sociedad Civil 1 San Miguel de Tucumán Club Atlético Talleres 1 Remedios de Escalada Club Atlético Temperley 1 Turdera Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino 1 Rosario Club Atlético Unión 1 Santa Fe Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield Asociación Civil 1 Buenos Aires Club Atlético y Social Bella Vista 1 Bella Vista Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 Buenos Aires Club Deportivo Español de Buenos Aires 1 Buenos Aires Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 1 Godoy Cruz Club Deportivo Mandiyú 1 Corrientes Club General Mitre de Football 1 Villa Madero Club Harrods Gath y Chaves 1 Buenos Aires (former Club Atlético Nacional (Buenos Aires) in 1907) Club Sportivo Balcarce 1 Buenos Aires Club Sportivo Barracas 1 Buenos Aires Honor y Patria Football Club 1 Buenos Aires Racing Club Asociación Civil 1 Avellaneda Ramsar Sport Club 1 Ramos Mejía Club Atlético Aldosivi 1 Mar del Plata Arsenal Fútbol Club 1 Sarandí

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Sources: [CIHF -], [Iwa -], [Ram -], [Yam -], [can], "Un Pionero Llamado Banfield" (V.Raffo and S. Yanes).

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