2025 Primera Nacional

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Primera Nacional
Season2025
Dates6 February – December 2025
Relegated Defensores Unidos
Talleres (RdE)
Matches played574
Goals scored1,025 (1.79 per match)
Top goalscorer Alejandro Gagliardi (17 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)
San Martín (T) 4–0 Atlanta
(14 September)
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 scoringEstudiantes (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 21 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]

Contents

Format

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]

Club information

Stadia and locations

ClubCityProvinceStadiumCapacity
Agropecuario Argentino Carlos Casares Buenos Aires Ofelia Rosenzuaig8,000
All Boys Buenos Aires Capital Federal Islas Malvinas 12,199
Almagro José Ingenieros Buenos Aires Tres de Febrero 12,500
Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Buenos Aires Fragata Presidente Sarmiento 25,000
Alvarado Mar del Plata Buenos Aires José María Minella 35,180
Arsenal Sarandí Buenos Aires Julio Humberto Grondona 16,300
Atlanta Buenos Aires Capital Federal Don León Kolbowsky 14,000
Central Norte Salta Salta Padre Ernesto Martearena 20,408
Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Buenos Aires Chacarita Juniors 19,000
Chaco For Ever Resistencia Chaco Juan Alberto García23,000
Colegiales Munro Buenos Aires Libertarios Unidos6,500
Colón Santa Fe Santa Fe Brigadier Estanislao López 40,000
Defensores de Belgrano Buenos Aires Capital Federal Juan Pasquale 9,000
Defensores Unidos Zárate Buenos Aires Mario Lossino6,000
Deportivo Madryn Puerto Madryn Chubut Abel Sastre8,000
Deportivo Maipú Maipú Mendoza Omar Higinio Sperdutti8,000
Deportivo Morón Morón Buenos Aires Nuevo Francisco Urbano 32,000
Estudiantes Caseros Buenos Aires Ciudad de Caseros 16,740
Estudiantes Río Cuarto Córdoba Antonio Candini15,000
Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Capital Federal Ricardo Etcheverri 24,442
Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy Jujuy 23 de Agosto 23,200
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Mendoza Víctor Legrotaglie 11,500
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Salta Gigante del Norte 24,300
Güemes Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero Arturo Miranda15,000
Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Buenos Aires Eduardo Gallardón 38,000
Mitre Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero José y Antonio Castiglione10,500
Nueva Chicago Buenos Aires Capital Federal Nueva Chicago 28,500
Patronato Paraná Entre Ríos Presbítero Bartolomé Grella 22,000
Quilmes Quilmes Buenos Aires Centenario 35,200
Racing Córdoba Córdoba Miguel Sancho 15,000
San Martín Tucumán Tucumán La Ciudadela 30,250
San Miguel Los Polvorines Buenos Aires Malvinas Argentinas7,176
San Telmo Dock Sud Buenos Aires Osvaldo Baletto2,000
Talleres Remedios de Escalada Buenos Aires Pablo Comelli16,000
Temperley Temperley Buenos Aires Alfredo Beranger 13,000
Tristán Suárez Tristán Suárez Buenos Aires 20 de Octubre15,000

Zone A

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Madryn (X)31151154326+1756Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Argentina
2 Atlanta (X)32141262923+654Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina
3 San Miguel (A)32121373025+549
4 Gimnasia y Tiro 32121193020+1047
5 Patronato 32121193025+547
6 San Martín (T) 32121192926+347
7 Tristán Suárez 32101662822+646
8 Deportivo Maipú 32111293028+245Advance to Torneo Reducido and possible qualification for Copa Argentina
9 Racing (C) 321011113638−241
10 Colegiales 32118132325−241
11 Los Andes 321010122727040
12 Quilmes 31812112930−136
13 All Boys 3171592325−236
14 Ferro Carril Oeste 32811132032−1235
15 Almagro 32713122430−634
16 Güemes 31615102632−633
17 Alvarado 32614121828−1032Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A
18 Arsenal 32710153245−1331
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only for deciding relegation); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored. [4]
(A) Advance to a further round; (X) Assured of at least Torneo Reducido and qualified for Copa Argentina

Results

Home \ Away ALL ALM ALV ARS ATL CLG DEM DMA FCO GYT GÜE LAN PAT QUI RAC SMT SMI TRI
All Boys —1–01–12–10–00–00–00–11–13–11–00–04–00–02–10–2
Almagro 1–0—0–03–10–00–01–00–10–10–11–02–12–21–10–01–00–1
Alvarado 1–1—0–20–01–00–20–03–02–11–11–03–10–00–10–20–00–0
Arsenal 0–02–2—1–10–21–11–22–00–02–11–10–10–12–10–15–20–0
Atlanta 0–01–00–24–0—1–01–02–11–01–02–11–12–02–03–11–11–0
Colegiales 2–12–00–01–12–0—0–11–02–01–00–10–01–00–12–00–01–0
Deportivo Madryn 2–12–11–01–13–1—1–11–02–01–01–02–03–11–23–12–10–0
Deportivo Maipú 0–03–13–01–10–12–1—2–11–01–11–11–12–01–10–10–11–0
Ferro Carril Oeste 0–01–10–02–00–11–01–12–0—0–00–02–01–02–20–20–10–0
Gimnasia y Tiro 0–01–03–03–04–01–11–01–2—1–00–02–12–12–02–01–01–1
Güemes 1–21–11–11–02–01–01–31–11–11–1—2–11–10–01–02–10–1
Los Andes 1–11–01–01–33–00–02–13–00–02–0—1–31–02–01–10–02–0
Patronato 3–11–01–00–00–10–01–03–00–01–10–0—1–03–20–12–12–0
Quilmes 3–10–10–03–12–11–01–12–20–01–12–01–1—3–01–22–0
Racing (C) 0–01–12–13–01–12–12–30–14–02–21–11–02–0—1–01–11–1
San Martín (T) 1–11–10–00–34–02–00–02–11–01–01–11–00–11–1—0–11–1
San Miguel 1–01–12–01–10–02–11–12–02–01–01–11–00–02–21–0—2–1
Tristán Suárez 2–02–12–13–10–02–22–21–11–11–00–02–12–00–00–00–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (X)32161153317+1659Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Argentina
2 Estudiantes (RC) (Y)32151163220+1256Advance to Torneo Reducido and qualification for Copa Argentina
3 Estudiantes (BA) (Y)3216793921+1855
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 32141263217+1554
5 Deportivo Morón 32141263218+1454
6 Chaco For Ever 32157103324+952
7 Agropecuario Argentino 3214994133+851
8 Temperley 32131272722+551Advance to Torneo Reducido and possible qualification for Copa Argentina
9 Chacarita Juniors 32121283626+1048
10 Defensores de Belgrano 32111292825+345
11 Mitre (SdE) 32109132727039
12 Nueva Chicago 32911122630−438
13 San Telmo 32911122838−1038
14 Central Norte 32106162637−1136
15 Almirante Brown 32711142536−1132
16 Colón 3285192138−1729
17 Talleres (RdE) (R)3255221538−2320Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana
18 Defensores Unidos (R)32311181751−3420
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only for deciding relegation); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored. [4]
(R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least Torneo Reducido and qualified for Copa Argentina; (Y) Assured of at least Torneo Reducido

Results

Home \ Away AGA CAB CEN CHA CFE COL DBE DUN DMO EBA ERC GEJ GEM MIT NCH STE TAL TEM
Agropecuario Argentino —3–12–00–12–02–11–13–01–01–22–11–12–02–11–02–10–0
Almirante Brown 0–0—0–01–30–02–01–21–11–10–10–20–01–12–00–01–00–0
Central Norte 0–22–1—2–10–13–42–13–00–01–11–21–00–21–11–21–02–0
Chacarita Juniors 3–00–14–0—0–33–20–22–01–10–30–20–12–20–01–12–10–0
Chaco For Ever 1–12–11–00–0—2–01–02–00–12–02–10–20–12–11–21–02–0
Colón 0–11–02–01–12–1—0–10–00–00–10–10–20–12–10–11–00–0
Defensores de Belgrano 1–11–11–00–01–0—3–10–02–10–00–10–21–01–21–20–00–0
Defensores Unidos 3–21–11–10–00–20–11–2—0–11–11–20–30–10–20–02–20–0
Deportivo Morón 1–12–02–00–23–01–01–04–0—1–12–10–01–01–01–13–00–1
Estudiantes (BA) 2–15–20–10–21–22–03–00–1—1–00–00–02–02–02–02–00–0
Estudiantes (RC) 1–11–01–10–02–11–10–01–01–0—1–11–11–00–11–02–01–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0–21–01–02–04–00–01–10–00–12–2—2–00–02–11–11–02–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 2–12–11–00–02–01–12–01–01–01–11–0—1–01–12–01–10–1
Mitre (SdE) 3–01–00–20–01–00–11–20–10–00–01–11–1—0–13–02–02–2
Nueva Chicago 1–30–01–10–01–00–01–01–22–11–21–01–12–0—0–22–00–1
San Telmo 3–30–13–10–10–21–00–32–21–21–00–10–00–02–2—1–00–3
Talleres (RdE) 2–01–20–10–22–02–00–12–10–10–20–10–11–32–10–0—0–0
Temperley 1–02–01–00–32–22–11–13–01–11–31–01–00–22–00–01–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

The top-ranked teams of each zone will play a match on neutral ground to decide the champions and the first team promoted to Primera División. The losing team will enter the Torneo Reducido in the second round.

Zone A winnersvZone B winners

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 will be 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), the semi-finals and the finals will be played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. In all rounds except for the final, the higher-seeded team will advance in case of a tie, with a penalty shoot-out set to be played in case of a draw in the final. [5]

First round

October 2025 (2025-10) Zone A 2nd place v Zone B 8th place
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October 2025 (2025-10) Zone B 2nd place v Zone A 8th place
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October 2025 (2025-10) Zone A 3rd place v Zone B 7th place
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October 2025 (2025-10) Zone B 3rd place v Zone A 7th place
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October 2025 (2025-10) Zone A 4th place v Zone B 6th place
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October 2025 (2025-10) Zone B 4th place v Zone A 6th place
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October 2025 (2025-10) Zone A 5th place v Zone B 5th place
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Copa Argentina qualification

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.

Ranking of eighth-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 B Temperley 32131272722+551Qualification for Copa Argentina
2 A Deportivo Maipú 32111293028+245
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots.

Season statistics

As of 21 September 2025

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [6]
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Gagliardi Agropecuario Argentino17
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Mateo Acosta Estudiantes (BA)11
Flag of Argentina.svg Alan Bonansea Patronato
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Sabatini Arsenal10
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Romero Chaco For Ever9
Flag of Argentina.svg Germán Rivero Deportivo Madryn
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Ferreyra Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)8
Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Lencioni Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Chavarría Racing (C)
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Pino San Martín (T)
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Cocimano San Telmo

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Se realizó el sorteo del torneo de la Primera Nacional 2025" [The draw for the 2025 Primera Nacional tournament was held] (in Spanish). AFA. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Así será la Primera Nacional 2025: conocé las zonas y formato" [This is how the 2025 Primera Nacional will be: find out the zones and format] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Primera Nacional: los 36 equipos confirmados y el fixture para 2025" [Primera Nacional: the 36 confirmed teams and the fixture for 2025] (in Spanish). Olé. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  5. ↑ "Boletín Especial 6612 - Reglamento Primera Nacional 2025" [Special Bulletin 6612 - 2025 Primera Nacional Regulations](PDF) (in Spanish). AFA . Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Estadísticas Primera B Nacional". AFA.
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