Argentina Tier 2

Primera National

League Guide & Facts

The second tier of Argentine football
35 teams divided into two divisions based on geographic location (Zones)
Teams play each other twice (32-34 games)
3 points for a win, 1 for a draw
League is sorted by points

Promotion

Winners of each Zone play each other in a one off champions playoff final with the winner being automatically promoted
Teams finishing 2nd-4th compete in a knockout play-off system with the winner being promoted
The loser of the champions playoff final final joins the regular playoff system at the semi final stage

Still with me? You've gotta love these South American league systems!

Relegation

No relegation

Other

Only 4 foreign players allowed

Location Of Teams

Greater Buenos Aires (GBA)

Suggested* Additional Nations To Load

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All South American Nations

Plus

Spain
Portugal
Possibly Mexico and USA

*As always this is only a suggestion, the leagues listed are in order of importance feel free to run as many or as little leagues as you think your system can handle. The setup above gives a nice regional feel and still maintains historic transfer links with the two European Nations mentioned

Media Prediction, Board Expectations and Title Odds

Group A

Group B

*Your odds and board expectations may vary slightly from save to save

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Group A

Group B

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Stadiums & Facilities

Group A

Group B

Facilities Explained

Training Facilities

The better the training facilities the more chance (already visible) players will develop.

Here are the facilities ranking from worst to best -

Poor
Basic
Below Average
Adequate
Average
Good
Great
Excellent
Superb
State of the Art

Youth Facilities

The training facilities available for Juniors (only).

Does NOT apply to visible players already at the club. All visible players currently at the club use Training Facilities regardless of age.

In theory the better these facilities the greater your players will be developed on the day of intake. But there are a lot of factors at play.

Here are the facilities ranking from worst to best -

Poor
Basic
Below Average
Adequate
Average
Good
Great
Excellent
Superb
State of the Art

Junior Coaching

The quality and quantity of unseen youth coaches that affects the quality of players in your youth intake

Junior coaching is ranked as follows from worst to best -

Basic
Fairly Basic
Average
Adequate
Good
Excellent
Exceptional

Youth Recruitment

This determines how large a pool of players your team can recruit from. It is the size of your recruitment network. It increases your chances of getting the best young players from your area, nation and beyond.

Some clubs of course will have no youth recruitment at all, which means no youth intakes.

Recruitment is ranked as follows from worst to best -