2024 Primera Nacional


The 2024 Argentine Primera Nacional, 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. San Martín (SJ) were the other promoted side, winning the Torneo Reducido after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) in the final.

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 for the second promotion berth along with the loser of the final between the zone winners, which entered the Reducido in the second round. 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.

Club information

Stadia and locations

ClubCityProvinceStadiumCapacity
Agropecuario ArgentinoCarlos CasaresBuenos AiresOfelia Rosenzuaig8,000
AldosiviMar del PlataBuenos AiresJosé María Minella35,180
All BoysBuenos AiresCapital FederalIslas Malvinas12,199
AlmagroJosé IngenierosBuenos AiresTres de Febrero12,500
Almirante BrownIsidro CasanovaBuenos AiresFragata Presidente Sarmiento25,000
AlvaradoMar del PlataBuenos AiresJosé María Minella35,180
ArsenalSarandíBuenos AiresJulio Humberto Grondona16,300
AtlantaBuenos AiresCapital FederalDon León Kolbowsky14,000
Atlético de RafaelaRafaelaSanta FeNuevo Monumental16,000
BrownAdroguéBuenos AiresLorenzo Arandilla4,500
Chacarita JuniorsVilla MaipúBuenos AiresChacarita Juniors19,000
Chaco For EverResistenciaChacoJuan Alberto García23,000
ColónSanta FeSanta FeBrigadier Estanislao López40,000
Buenos AiresCapital FederalJuan Pasquale9,000
Defensores UnidosZárateBuenos AiresMario Lossino6,000
Deportivo MadrynPuerto MadrynChubutAbel Sastre8,000
Deportivo MaipúMaipúMendozaOmar Higinio Sperdutti8,000
Deportivo MorónMorónBuenos AiresNuevo Francisco Urbano32,000
EstudiantesCaserosBuenos AiresCiudad de Caseros16,740
EstudiantesRío CuartoCórdobaAntonio Candini15,000
Ferro Carril OesteBuenos AiresCapital FederalRicardo Etcheverri24,442
Gimnasia y EsgrimaJujuyJujuy23 de Agosto23,200
Gimnasia y EsgrimaMendozaMendozaVíctor Legrotaglie11,500
Gimnasia y TiroSaltaSaltaGigante del Norte24,300
GüemesArturo Miranda15,000
[Guillermo Club Atlético Brown|Brown de Puerto Madryn|Guillermo Brown]Puerto MadrynChubutRaúl Conti15,000
MitreSantiago del EsteroSantiago del EsteroJosé y Antonio Castiglione10,500
Nueva ChicagoBuenos AiresCapital FederalNueva Chicago28,500
PatronatoParanáEntre RíosPresbítero Bartolomé Grella22,000
QuilmesQuilmesBuenos AiresCentenario35,200
RacingCórdobaCórdobaMiguel Sancho15,000
San MartínSan JuanSan JuanIngeniero Hilario Sánchez17,000
San MartínTucumánTucumánLa Ciudadela30,250
San MiguelLos PolvorinesBuenos AiresMalvinas Argentinas7,176
San TelmoDock SudBuenos AiresOsvaldo Baletto2,000
TalleresRemedios de EscaladaBuenos AiresPablo Comelli16,000
TemperleyTemperleyBuenos AiresAlfredo Beranger13,000
Tristán SuárezTristán SuárezBuenos Aires20 de Octubre15,000

Zone A

Standings


Zone B

Standings


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 were relegated to Primera B Metropolitana after losing this match.

Interzonal matches

RoundHomeScoreAway
1Quilmes2–0Temperley
2Almirante Brown1–2Tristán Suárez
3Talleres (RdE)2–0Brown (A)
4Colón4–0Patronato
5Estudiantes (BA)1–1Almagro
6Estudiantes (RC)0–0Racing (C)
7Chacarita Juniors1–4Defensores de Belgrano
8Aldosivi0–0Alvarado
9San Martín (T)1–0Chaco For Ever
10Mitre (SdE)2–0Güemes
11Arsenal0–0San Telmo
12Gimnasia y Tiro0–0Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
13San Martín (SJ)2–1Atlético de Rafaela
14Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)0–1Deportivo Maipú
15Guillermo Brown0–1Deportivo Madryn
16Nueva Chicago3–1Ferro Carril Oeste
17Agropecuario Argentino0–0Defensores Unidos
18Deportivo Morón0–1San Miguel
19All Boys1–0Atlanta

RoundHomeScoreAway
20Temperley1–0Quilmes
21Tristán Suárez2–2Almirante Brown
22Brown (A)0–0Talleres (RdE)
23Patronato1–0Colón
24Almagro1–0Estudiantes (BA)
25Racing (C)0–1Estudiantes (RC)
26Defensores de Belgrano2–2Chacarita Juniors
27Alvarado1–0Aldosivi
28Chaco For Ever0–1San Martín (T)
29Güemes0–0Mitre (SdE)
30San Telmo4–0Arsenal
31Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)2–0Gimnasia y Tiro
32Atlético de Rafaela0–0San Martín (SJ)
33Deportivo Maipú0–0Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
34Deportivo Madryn1–0Guillermo Brown
35Ferro Carril Oeste1–2Nueva Chicago
36Defensores Unidos3–3Agropecuario Argentino
37San Miguel0–1Deportivo Morón
38Atlanta0–1All Boys

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.

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 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. 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.

Final

The winning team promoted to Primera División for the 2025 season.

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.

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.