Primera D Metropolitana

Primera D Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) football league system. The other league at level five is is the Torneo Argentino C.

Primera D is made up of 18 clubs from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires).

Format

The winners of Primera D gain automatic promotion to Primera C Metropolitana. The club finishing in 2nd to 6th place behind enter a playoff series; the winner of which faces the club finishing second bottom in Primera C Metropolitana in a promotion/relegation playoff.

The team that finishes bottom of Primera D faces relegation. However, because Primera D is the lowest league in the Argentine football system relegation this means that the relegated team will not participate in the league system the following season.

History

Primera D was created in 1974 when the AFA reorganised the defunct "Aficionados" league which was held between 1962 and 1973. Prior to Aficionados, the league was called Tercera de Ascenso between 1950 and 1961.

List of Champions

Calendar year season system

*1974: Barracas Central
*1975: Tristán Suarez
*1976: Defensores de Cambaceres
*1977: General Lamadrid
*1978: Piraña (defunct)
*1979: Atlético San Miguel
*1980: Atlético Brown
*1981: Barracas Central
*1982: Defensa y Justicia
*1983: San Martín de Burzaco
*1984: Sportivo Dock Sud
*1985: Argentino de Merlo

European season system

*1986-87: Muñiz
*1987-88: Atlético Lugano
*1988-89: Ferrocarril Midland
*1989-90: Liniers
*1990-91: Victoriano Arenas
*1991-92: Deportivo Paraguayo
*1992-93: Villa San Carlos

Apertura and Clausura system

*Ap. 1993: Atlético Puerto Nuevo
*Cl. 1994: Cañuelas FC
*Ap. 1994: Deportiva Justo José de Urquiza
*Cl. 1995: Victoriano Arenas
*Ap. 1995: Central Ballester
*Cl. 1996: San Martín de Burzaco
*Ap. 1996: Comunicaciones
*Cl. 1997: Atlético Claypole
*Ap. 1997: Juventud Unida
*Cl. 1998: Juventud Unida
*Ap. 1998: Argentino de Merlo
*Cl. 1999: Argentino de Merlo
*Ap. 1999: Sacachispas
*Cl. 2000: Atlético Fénix
*Ap. 2000: San Carlos
*Cl. 2001: Acassuso
*Ap. 2001: San Carlos
*Cl. 2002: Sacachispas

European season system

*2002-03: Sacachispas
*2003-04: Barracas Bolívar
*2004-05: Atlético Fénix

Apertura and Clausura system

*Ap. 2005: Ituzaingó (promoted)
*Cl. 2006: Liniers
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Deportiva Berazategui
*Cl: 2007: Leandro N. Alem (promoted)

ee also

*List of football clubs in Argentina
*Argentine football league system

External links

* [http://www.futboldeascenso.com/clubes_lista.asp?categoria_club=Primera%20D Futbol de Ascenso, Primera D] es icon