Primera D
| Country |
 Argentina |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Founded | 1905 [1] |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Primera C |
| Relegation to | Disaffiliation for one season |
| Current champions |
Sportivo Barracas (2015) |
| Most championships | Sportivo Barracas (4 titles) |
| TV partners | TyC Sports |
| Website | Officlal webpage |
 2015 | |
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine 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. The club finishing in 2nd to 9th place behind enter a playoff series; the winner of which faces the club finishing second bottom in Primera C 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 teams (2015 season)
| Club | City | Area | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentino (R) | Rosario | Santa Fe Province | José María Olaeta |
| Atlas | General Rodríguez | Buenos Aires Province | Ricardo Puga |
| Deportivo Paraguayo | Constitucion | Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Central Ballester | José León Suárez | Greater Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Centro Español | Villa Sarmiento | Buenos Aires Province | (none) |
| Claypole | Claypole | Greater Buenos Aires | Rodolfo Capocasa |
| El Porvenir | Gerli | Greater Buenos Aires | Gildo Ghersinich |
| Ituzaingó | Ituzaingó | Greater Buenos Aires | Estadio Ituzaingó |
| Leandro N. Alem | General Rodríguez | Buenos Aires Province | Leandro N. Alem |
| Lugano | Tapiales | Greater Buenos Aires | C.A. Lugano |
| Muñiz | Muñiz | Greater Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Liniers | Villegas | Greater Buenos Aires | Juan Antonio Arias |
| Puerto Nuevo | Campana | Greater Buenos Aires | Rubén Vallejos |
| Sportivo Barracas | Barracas | Buenos Aires | (none) |
| Victoriano Arenas | Valentín Alsina | Greater Buenos Aires | Saturnino Moure |
| Yupanqui | Villa Lugano | Buenos Aires | (none) |
History
As precedents of the current league, there were tournaments disputed by youth divisions of some of the Primera División clubs, which took part from 1905 to 1926.
The first Primera D championship (under the name "Tercera de Ascenso") was held in 1950. The first champion was Liniers. In 1962 the tournament changed its name to "Primera de Aficionados", which lasted to 1974, when it was called "Primera D", which has remained to date.[2]
Since the new restructuring of the league system in 1998-99 season, the division has become the fifth category of Argentine football (lower than Primera División, Primera B Nacional, Primera B Metropolitana and Primera C.
List of Champions
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Youth divisions of clubs competing in Primera División.
- ↑ The Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) was a dissident association that organized its own championships from 1912 to 1914.
- 1 2 Current Club Atlético Colegiales.
- ↑ The Asociación Amateurs de Football (Aam) was a dissident association that organized its own championships from 1919 to 1926.
References
- ↑ Campeones de la Cuarta División, AFA website (Archive, 2013-08-13)
- ↑ Argentina fourth level champions - RSSSF
- ↑ Campeones de la Quinta División (1986-), AFA website (Archive, 2013-08-13)
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