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This Monday, the Argentine Football Association will announce the schedule for the Second Division for the 2026 season. Discover all the details.

This Monday, December 22, the draw for the 2026 Primera Nacional will take place, where the 36 participating teams will aim to move up to the Professional League. The tournament format will be the same as the season that ended with the promotions of Gimnasia de Mendoza and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. Find out all the details of the draw, how it will be played, and the clubs that will participate.

The 2026 Primera Nacional draw: this will be the tournament format

The Argentine Second Division season will be played the same way as this year: the 36 teams will be divided into two zones of 18, and all clubs will play 34 matches. Each team will face the other 17 in its group both at home and away, in the same order for both semesters.

The two promotions will be determined the same way as in recent seasons, where the top two from each zone will play the first final to move up a category in a neutral stadium. The loser of that match will have another chance to be promoted by playing in the Playoffs.

The Playoffs will include teams ranked 2nd to 8th from each zone, and these teams will face off in a single match at the home of the higher-ranked team to advance to the quarterfinals, where the loser of the first final will join the seven clubs that continue in the race.

On the other hand, the relegations will also be the same as in 2025. There will be four in total, and the two teams that finish last in each zone will be relegated to Primera B Metropolitana or Federal A, depending on their affiliation.

The Primera Nacional tournament will begin the first weekend of February and will have matches during the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. There will only be a two-week break when the first round ends so that the teams can rest for several days.

The 36 teams that will play in the 2026 Primera Nacional

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