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Primera D Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C.
Primera D is made up of 18 clubs from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires).
Format
The winners of Primera D gain automatic promotion to Primera C Metropolitana. The club finishing in 2nd to 6th place behind enter a playoff series; the winner of which faces the club finishing second bottom in Primera C Metropolitana in a promotion/relegation playoff.
The team that finishes bottom of Primera D faces relegation. However, because Primera D is the lowest league in the Argentine football system relegation this means that the relegated team will not participate in the league system the following season.
Current Participants
The teams competing in the league as of 2009-10 are:
Argentino de Quilmes
Atlas
Atletico Lugano
Canuelas FC
Central Ballester
Claypole
Dock Sud
Espanol
Ferrocarril Urquiza
Ituzaingo
Juventud Unida
Liniers
Muniz
Deportivo Paraguayo
Deportivo Riestra
San Martin de Burzaco
Victoriano Arenas
Yupanqui
History
Primera D was created in 1974 when the AFA reorganised the defunct Aficionados league which was held between 1962 and 1973. Prior to Aficionados, the league was called Tercera de Ascenso between 1950 and 1961.
List of Champions
Calendar year season system
1974: Barracas Central
1975: Tristan Suarez
1976: Defensores de Cambaceres
1977: General Lamadrid
1978: Pirana (defunct)
1979: Atletico San Miguel
1980: Atletico Brown
1981: Barracas Central
1982: Defensa y Justicia
1983: San Martin de Burzaco
1984: Sportivo Dock Sud
1985: Argentino de Merlo
European season system
1986-87: Muniz
1987-88: Atletico Lugano
1988-89: Ferrocarril Midland
1989-90: Liniers
1990-91: Victoriano Arenas
1991-92: Deportivo Paraguayo
1992-93: Villa San Carlos
Apertura and Clausura system
Ap. 1993: Atletico Puerto Nuevo
Cl. 1994: Canuelas FC
Ap. 1994: Deportiva Justo Jose de Urquiza
Cl. 1995: Victoriano Arenas
Ap. 1995: Central Ballester
Cl. 1996: San Martin de Burzaco
Ap. 1996: Comunicaciones
Cl. 1997: Atletico Claypole
Ap. 1997: Juventud Unida
Cl. 1998: Juventud Unida
Ap. 1998: Argentino de Merlo
Cl. 1999: Argentino de Merlo
Ap. 1999: Sacachispas
Cl. 2000: Atletico Fenix
Ap. 2000: San Carlos
Cl. 2001: Acassuso
Ap. 2001: San Carlos
Cl. 2002: Sacachispas
European season system
2002-03: Sacachispas
2003-04: Barracas Bolivar
2004-05: Atletico Fenix
Apertura and Clausura system
Ap. 2005: Ituzaingo (promoted)
Cl. 2006: Liniers
Ap: 2006: Deportiva Berazategui
Cl: 2007: Leandro N. Alem (promoted)
See also
List of football clubs in Argentina
Argentine football league system
External links
Futbol de Ascenso, Primera D
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