The 2013–14 season, is the 29º Primera B Metropolitana season since it became part of the third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams directly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA through local leagues (known as "indirectly affiliated to AFA") have to play the Torneo Federal A, which is the other third-tier competition. For this season, AFA decided to change the structure in the Argentine football league system, and exceptionally 3 teams will be promoted to the next season of Primera B Nacional and there will be no relegations for this season. A total of 22 teams competed.Argentina 2014 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
No champion was crowned this season, with the teams placed first of each zone (Chacarita JuniorsSe cumplen siete años del ascenso de Chacarita al Nacional B at Qué Pasa, 18 Nov 2021 and Los AndesLos Andes consiguió el ascenso a la B Nacional on Clarín. 19 Nov 2014Se cumplen 8 años del ascenso al Nacional "B", 19 Nov 2022 respectively) promoting to Primera Nacional. The third club to promote was Villa DálmineCaruso se quedó sin ascenso y Villa Dálmine subió a la B Nacional. El Tribuno, 8 Dec 2014 via "torneo reducido".
Competition format
The tournament is composed of 22 teams playing in two zones on a double round-robin format, each team then playing a total of 20 matches. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The team of each zone with more points is automatically promoted to the Primera B Nacional. Teams positioned 2nd to 4th qualify for the Torneo Reducido, which will be played on a, home and away, knock-out system, the winner of the final is then promoted to the Primera B Nacional. If the playoff ends in a draw, there is a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner. For this season exceptionally there will be no relegation.
Clubs
Club City Province Stadium Acassuso Boulogne Buenos Aires La Quema Almagro José Ingenieros Buenos Aires Tres de Febrero Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Buenos Aires Fragata Sarmiento Atlanta Buenos Aires autonomous city León Kolbovski Barracas Central Buenos Aires autonomous city Barracas Central Brown Adrogué Buenos Aires Lorenzo Arandilla Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Buenos Aires Chacarita Juniors Colegiales Florida Oeste Buenos Aires Libertarios Unidos Comunicaciones Buenos Aires autonomous city Alfredo Ramos Deportivo Armenio Ingeniero Maschwitz Buenos Aires República de Armenia Deportivo Español Buenos Aires autonomous city Nueva España Deportivo Merlo Merlo Buenos Aires José Manuel Moreno Deportivo Morón Morón Buenos Aires Nuevo Francisco Urbano Estudiantes (BA) Caseros Buenos Aires Ciudad de Caseros Fénix Pilar Buenos Aires Carlos Barraza Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Buenos Aires Eduardo Gallardón Platense Florida Buenos Aires Ciudad de Vicente López Sportivo Italiano Ciudad Evita Buenos Aires República de Italia Tristán Suárez Tristán Suárez Buenos Aires 20 de Octubre UAI Urquiza Villa Lynch Buenos Aires Monumental de Villa Lynch Villa Dálmine Campana Buenos Aires El Coliseo Villa San Carlos Berisso Buenos Aires Gennasio Salice
Standings
Zone 1
Results
Zone 2
Results
Relegation This season there will be no relegations. The points obtained will be added for the next season.
Torneo Reducido Teams placed from 2nd. to 4th. of each zone qualified to "torneo reducido", a single-elimination tournament. The final was the only stage to be played under a two-legged tie format.
Villa Dálmine won the tournament, earning promotion to Primera Nacional.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
GK Darío Capogrosso DF Pablo Molina DF Ezequiel Vicente DF Darío Cajaravilla DF Facundo Talín MF Gastón Bottino MF Daniel Imperiale MF Marcos Brítez Ojeda MF Elvio Fredrich FW Matías Orieta FW Facundo DizSubstitutions: MF Fernando Luna FW Mathías Saavedra FW Alejandro Quintana Manager: Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
GK Carlos Kletnicki DF Juan Celaya DF Matías Valdez DF Rubén Zamponi DF Jorge Demaio MF Renso Pérez MF Diego Núñez MF Horacio Falcón MF Mauro Frattini FW Javier Rossi FW Ezequiel Cérica Substitutions: MF Diego Grecco MF Esteban Pereyra DF Juan Ferreira Manager: Sergio Rondina
References
External links List of Argentine second division champions by RSSSF