Season | 2025 |
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Dates | 6 February – December 2025 |
Matches played | 522 |
Goals scored | 946 (1.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alejandro Gagliardi (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | All Boys 4–0 Racing (C) (3 March) Racing (C) 4–0 Ferro Carril Oeste (27 April) Dep. Morón 4–0 Def. Unidos (3 May) Chacarita Juniors 4–0 Central Norte (18 May) Gimnasia y Tiro 4–0 Colegiales (18 May) Atlanta 4–0 Arsenal (6 July) Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 4–0 Colón (3 August) |
Biggest away win | San Telmo 0–3 Def. de Belgrano (23 February) Def. Unidos 0–3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (16 March) San Telmo 0–3 Temperley (5 April) Temperley 0–3 Chacarita Juniors (13 April) Chacarita Juniors 0–3 Chaco For Ever (4 May) Chacarita Juniors 0–3 Estudiantes (BA) (3 August) San Martín (T) 0–3 Arsenal (31 August) |
Highest scoring | Estudiantes (BA) 5–2 Almirante Brown (15 February) Central Norte 3–4 Colón (20 July) Arsenal 5–2 San Miguel (27 July) |
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 1 September 2025. |
The 2025 Argentine Primera Nacional, officially known as the Campeonato de Primera Nacional Sur Finanzas 2025 for sponsorship purposes, [1] is the 41st season of the Primera Nacional, the second-tier competition of Argentine football. Thirty-six teams compete in the league, thirty-three of which took part in the 2024 season, along with one team promoted from Torneo Federal A and two teams promoted from Primera B Metropolitana. The season began on 6 February and is expected to end in December 2025, and the fixture draw was held on 20 December 2024. [1]
For this season, the competition is played under the same format as the previous season, with the thirty-six participating teams being split into two zones of 18 teams, where they will play against the other teams in their group twice: once at home and once away. However, since this season has two teams less than the previous one as no teams were relegated from Primera División, no interzonal matches between rival teams will be played, although rival sides were still paired together for the season draw and drawn into different zones. Both zone winners will play a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the top flight for the following season, while the teams placed from second to eighth place in each zone will play a knockout tournament (Torneo Reducido) for the second promotion berth along with the loser of the final between the zone winners. Moreover, the playoff match between the sides placing second-from-bottom in each group will not be played this season, and instead four teams will be relegated to the third-tier leagues, those being the bottom two teams from each zone. [2]
Similar to previous seasons, 15 Primera Nacional teams will qualify for the 2026 Copa Argentina through league performance, those being the top seven teams of each zone plus the best eighth-placed one. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Deportivo Madryn | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 50 | Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | Atlanta | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 48 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina |
3 | Tristán Suárez | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 44 | |
4 | San Miguel | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 44 | |
5 | San Martín (T) | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 44 | |
6 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 43 | |
7 | Patronato | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 43 | |
8 | Deportivo Maipú | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 40 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and possible qualification for Copa Argentina |
9 | Los Andes | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 37 | |
10 | Quilmes | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 | |
11 | Racing (C) | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 35 | |
12 | All Boys | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 34 | |
13 | Colegiales | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 34 | |
14 | Almagro | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 33 | |
15 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 31 | |
16 | Güemes | 29 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 30 | |
17 | Arsenal | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
18 | Alvarado | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 28 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 54 | Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 53 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina |
3 | Deportivo Morón | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 50 | |
4 | Estudiantes (RC) | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 50 | |
5 | Chacarita Juniors | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 47 | |
6 | Chaco For Ever | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 47 | |
7 | Estudiantes (BA) | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 46 | |
8 | Temperley | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 45 | Advance to Torneo Reducido and possible qualification for Copa Argentina |
9 | Agropecuario Argentino | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 42 | |
10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 38 | |
11 | Mitre (SdE) | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 36 | |
12 | San Telmo | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 35 | |
13 | Nueva Chicago | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 34 | |
14 | Central Norte | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 33 | |
15 | Colón | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 28 | |
16 | Almirante Brown | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 26 | |
17 | Defensores Unidos | 29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 19 | Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
18 | Talleres (RdE) | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 17 |
Fifteen Primera Nacional teams will qualify for the round of 32 of the 2026 Copa Argentina, which will be the top seven teams of each zone and the best eighth-placed team at the end of the season, which will be selected according to points, goal difference, goals scored, and a drawing of lots if needed.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | Temperley | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | A | Deportivo Maipú | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 40 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [5] |
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1 | ![]() | Agropecuario Argentino | 16 |
2 | ![]() | Patronato | 11 |
3 | ![]() | Arsenal | 10 |
4 | ![]() | Deportivo Madryn | 9 |
![]() | Estudiantes (BA) | ||
6 | ![]() | Chaco For Ever | 8 |
![]() | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | ||
![]() | Racing (C) |