The 2000–01 Argentine

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was the 15th season of second division professional of

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. A total of 30 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to

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Club information

Interior Zone

Metropolitana Zone

Interior Zone Standings

Metropolitana Zone Standings

Promotion Playoff

The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.

Semifinals

, - !colspan="5", Semifinals , - !colspan="5", Semifinals 1: ''Qualified because of sport advantage''.

Championship final

---- Note: Banfield won 6–3 on aggregate, promoting to Primera División

Second Promotion Playoff

The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone. Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) joined in the Quarterfinals, and

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joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.

Bracket

1: ''Qualified because of sport advantage''. *Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Reducido Final

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Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The best two teams of each zone that were not promoted (

and Instituto) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2000–01 Primera División. , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 1 , - !colspan="5", Relegation/promotion playoff 2 , - *Argentinos Juniors remains in Primera División after a 1-1 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it. *Belgrano remains in Primera División after a 1-1 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it.

Relegation

7 teams were relegated: 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Interior Zone, 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Metropolitana Zone and 3 more teams regardless their affiliation. Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the

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, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to

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. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from

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, with the exception of Newell's,

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, Central Córdoba and

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, all from

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, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 Primera B Nacional Primera B Nacional seasons 2000–01 in Argentine football leagues b b b