2022 Primera Nacional

Primera Nacional
Season2022
Dates11 February – 19 November 2022
ChampionsBelgrano (1st title)
PromotedBelgrano
Instituto
RelegatedSacachispas
Santamarina
Matches played682
Goals scored1,382 (2.03 per match)
Top goalscorerPablo Vegetti (17 goals)
Biggest home winChacarita Juniors 5–0 Alvarado
(27 March)
San Martín (SJ) 5–0 Sacachispas
(3 July)
Biggest away winSan Telmo 0–4 Villa Dálmine
(27 March)
Villa Dálmine 1–5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
(2 April)
San Martín (T) 0–4 Mitre (SdE)
(22 April)
Dep. Riestra 0–4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
(7 May)
Santamarina 0–4 Instituto
(17 June)
Highest scoringTristán Suárez 3–4 Nueva Chicago
(18 March)
Villa Dálmine 4–3 Nueva Chicago
(14 July)
2021
2023

The 2022 Argentine Primera Nacional, also known as the Campeonato de Primera Nacional Torneo Malvinas Argentinas 2022,[1] was the 38th season of the Primera Nacional, the second tier competition of Argentine football. The season began on 11 February and ended on 19 November 2022. Thirty-seven teams competed in the league, thirty-three returning from the 2021 season, two teams promoted from Torneo Federal A and two from Primera B Metropolitana.

Belgrano were the champions, clinching direct promotion as well as their first title in the competition with two matches in hand and a 3–2 victory over Brown (A) on 25 September 2022.[2] Instituto were the other promoted team, winning the Torneo Reducido after defeating Estudiantes (BA) in the final.[3]

  1. ^ "Se realizó el sorteo del Torneo Malvinas Argentinas 2022 de la Primera Nacional" (in Spanish). AFA. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Belgrano se consagró campeón de la Primera Nacional y retornó a Primera" [Belgrano became champions of the Primera Nacional and returned to Primera] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Instituto empató con Estudiantes de Caseros y ascendió a la Liga Profesional" [Instituto drew with Estudiantes de Caseros and were promoted to the Liga Profesional] (in Spanish). Infobae. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.