The 1992–93 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the seventh season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Primera División.

Banfield (champion of the competition) and Gimnasia y Tiro (winner of "Torneo Octogonal" after beating Central Córdoba de Rosario in a two-legged series)Hace 22 años, el país admiraba a Gimnasia y Tiro | Gimnasia y Tiro on El Tribuno, 7 Aug 2015 promoted to the higher division.Argentina Second Level 1992/93 on the RSSSF"Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1992/93" by José Carluccio, 20 Feb 2012

Club information Club City Stadium Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente SarmientoArsenal Sarandí Julio H. GrondonaAtlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose FierroBanfieldBanfield Florencio Solá Central Córdoba Rosario Gabino Sosa Chaco For Ever Resistencia Juan Alberto GarcíaColón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" TomaghelloDeportivo Laferrere Gregorio de Laferrere José Luis Sánchez Deportivo Morón Morón Francisco Urbano Douglas Haig PergaminoMiguel Morales Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón Ituzaingó Ituzaingó Ituzaingó Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva ChicagoQuilmes Quilmes Centenario Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Republica de Italia Talleres Remedios de Escalada Talleres de Remedios de Escalada Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril Villa Dálmine Campana El Coliseo

Standings Banfield after a tiebreaker playoff was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División, and the teams placed 2nd to 8th qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.

Tiebreaker Playoff As Banfield and Colón finished the season tied in 56 points, it was necessary to play a tiebreaker to define which team would be crowned as champion and which team had to play the Second Promotion Playoff. The match was played on June 26 at Chateau Carreras Stadium in Córdoba, with 30,000 supporters of Colón attending the match.Día del hincha de Club Atlético Colón: a 30 años del primer éxodo sabalero en Córdoba para la final ante Banfield by Andrés Yossen on Aire de Santa Fe, 26 June 2023

Banfield goalkeeper Javier Puentedura became keyplayer of its team after stopping two penalty shots. Javier Sanguinetti scored the last penalty shot for Banfield while Roberto Mamani missed for Colón, allowing the Taladro to win the series and promote to the highest division of Argentine football.Una final, una herida abierta y muchas sospechas en un duelo clave, 21 Jun 2012 on Agencia Universitaria de Noticias

Team 1 Sco. Team 2 Venue City Banfield Colón Chateau Carreras Córdoba

Match details

GK 1 Javier Puentedura DF 4 Ivar Stafuza DF 2 Javier Sanguinetti DF 6 Damián Benedetti DF 3 Gustavo J. Maciel MF 8 Jorge A. Ortega MF 5 Fabio Lenguita MF 10 Jorge R. Jiménez MF Juan C. Roldán FW Daniel Delfino FW 11 Diego G. Díaz Substitutes: FW Héctor M. Herrero DF Héctor G. Godoy Manager: Carlos Babington

GK José F. Perassi DF Jorge González DF Vicente Fariña DF Alfredo Júarez DF Arnaldo Vázquez MF Juan A. Lugo MF Juan A. Ferrer MF Adolfino Cañete MF Luis Guzmán FW Roberto Mamani FW Adrián MariniSubstitutes: FW Mario Sciacqua DF Marcelo D. Enrique Manager: Jorge Ginarte

Second Promotion Playoff The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd to 8th in the overall standings: Colón (2nd), Gimnasia y Tiro (3rd), Sportivo Italiano (4th), Central Córdoba (R) (5th), Arsenal (6th), Quilmes (7th) and Almirante Brown (8th), and the champion of Primera B Metropolitana: All Boys. The winning team was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket

Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Finals

Relegation Team Situation 1Gimnasia y Tiro — — 51 51 42 Indirect 2Quilmes 54 — 45 99 84 Direct 3Colón 36 52 56 144 126 Direct 4Almirante Brown 46 52 45 143 126 Direct 5Banfield 47 40 56 143 126 Direct 6Atlético Tucumán 52 46 42 140 126 Indirect 7Nueva Chicago — 49 44 93 84 Direct 8Arsenal — — 45 45 42 Direct 9Instituto 44 47 41 132 126 Indirect 10Central Córdoba (R) — 42 46 88 84 Direct 11Chaco For Ever — 46 41 87 84 Indirect 12Unión — — 43 43 42 Direct 13Douglas Haig 44 50 34 128 126 Indirect 14Talleres (RE) 41 44 31 126 126 Direct 15Atlético de Rafaela 42 35 43 120 126 Indirect 16Sportivo Italiano 34 38 48 120 126 Direct 17Deportivo Morón 43 41 35 119 126 Direct 18Deportivo Laferrere 39 39 40 118 126 Direct 19Ituzaingó — — 38 38 42 Direct 20Racing (C) 40 43 28 111 126 Liga Cordobesa de fútbolIndirect 21Defensa y Justicia 38 38 33 109 126 Primera B MetropolitanaDirect 22Villa Dálmine 39 29 29 97 126 Direct

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the Argentine football league system, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

See also 1992–93 in Argentine football

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