Primera D Metropolitana


The Primera D Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 16 clubs from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, the league is the only that remains amateur.
The other league at level five is the Torneo Federal C, where teams from regional leagues take part.

Format

The winners of Primera D Metropolitana 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 Metropolitana faces relegation. However, because Primera D Metropolitana 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 (2019–20 season)

ClubCityAreaStadium
Argentino RosarioSanta Fe ProvinceJosé María Olaeta
AtlasGeneral RodríguezBuenos Aires ProvinceRicardo Puga
CambaceresEnsenadaBuenos Aires Province12 de Octubre
Central BallesterJosé León SuárezGreater Buenos Aires'
Centro EspañolVilla SarmientoGreater Buenos Aires'
ClaypoleClaypoleGreater Buenos AiresRodolfo Capocasa
Juventud Unida San MiguelGreater Buenos AiresEstadio Ciudad de San Miguel
LiniersVillegasGreater Buenos AiresJuan Antonio Arias
LuganoTapialesGreater Buenos AiresJosé María Moraños
MuñizMuñizGreater Buenos Aires'
Deportivo ParaguayoConstituciónBuenos Aires'
Puerto NuevoCampanaBuenos Aires ProvinceRubén Carlos Vallejos
Sportivo BarracasBarracas, Buenos AiresBuenos Aires'
YupanquiVilla LuganoBuenos Aires'

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 Metropolitana championship 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 Metropolitana", which has remained to date.
Since the restructuring of the league system in 1986, the division became the fifth category of Argentine football.

List of Champions

Titles by club