1996–97 Torneo Argentino A

The 1996–97 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the second season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

II Torneo Argentino A
Season1996–97
ChampionsAlmirante Brown (A)
(1st divisional title)
San Martín (M)
(1st divisional title)
PromotedAlmirante Brown (A)
San Martín (M)
RelegatedAlvarado
CAI
Central Norte
Desamparados
Germinal
Grupo Universitario
San Martín (F)
Unión Santiago

Club Information

Zone A

Club City Stadium
Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal
Alvarado Mar del Plata1 (None) 1
Ferrocarril Concordia Professor Mariano Amable
Grupo Universitario Tandil Municipal General San Martín
Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
San Martín Formosa 17 de Octubre

Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone B

Club City Stadium
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Huracán San Rafael Pretel Hermanos
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Juventud Alianza Santa Lucía Bosque del Bajo Grande
San Martín Mendoza San Martín

Zone C

Club City Stadium
CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Estadio Municipal
Cultural Argentino General Pico El Volcán
Deportivo Patagones Carmen de Patagones Tricolor
General Belgrano Santa Rosa Nuevo Rancho Grande
Germinal Rawson El Fortín
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone D

Club City Stadium
Central Norte Salta Dr. Luis Güemes
Concepción Concepción Stewart Shipton
Estudiantes Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto
General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors
Unión Santiago Santiago del Estero Roberto Molinari

Teams from Argentino B that played the Final Stage

Club City Stadium
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
Ex Alumnos Escuela N°185 Oberá Juan Areco
San Martín Monte Comán Ovidio Bernues
Unión Villa Krause 12 de Octubre

First Stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Almirante Brown (A) 10 8 2 0 23 3 +20 26 Second Stage
2 Patronato 10 4 3 3 10 9 +1 15
3 Ferrocarril (C) 10 4 2 4 18 18 0 14
4 Grupo Universitario 10 4 1 5 16 11 +5 13
5 San Martín (F) 10 3 2 5 15 29 14 11 Relegation Playoffs
6 Alvarado 10 1 2 7 6 18 12 5
Source:

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Huracán (SR) 8 5 1 2 13 10 +3 16 Second Stage
2 Juventud Alianza 8 3 4 1 6 3 +3 13
3 San Martín (M) 8 3 3 2 8 9 1 12
4 Independiente Rivadavia 8 3 2 3 10 6 +4 11
5 Desamparados 8 0 2 6 8 17 9 2 Relegation Playoffs
Source:

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Patagones 10 6 1 3 17 18 1 19 Second Stage
2 General Belgrano 10 6 0 4 18 13 +5 18
3 Cultural Argentino 10 6 0 4 9 8 +1 18
4 Villa Mitre 10 5 2 3 23 14 +9 17
5 Germinal 10 3 2 5 8 12 4 11 Relegation Playoffs
6 CAI 10 1 1 8 8 18 10 4
Source:

Zone D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Estudiantes (RC) 8 3 3 2 14 7 +7 12 Second Stage
2 Concepción FC 8 3 3 2 16 12 +4 12
3 Central Norte 8 3 2 3 12 18 6 11
4 General Paz Juniors 8 3 1 4 15 16 1 10
5 Unión Santiago 8 3 1 4 12 16 4 10 Relegation Playoffs
Source:

Second Stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Villa Mitre 14 9 4 1 27 17 +10 31 Third Stage
2 Almirante Brown (A) 14 8 3 3 22 8 +14 27
3 Cultural Argentino 14 6 3 5 23 19 +4 21
4 Ferrocarril (C) 14 5 5 4 28 24 +4 20
5 Patronato 14 4 5 5 15 16 1 17
6 Deportivo Patagones 14 4 4 6 17 24 7 16
7 General Belgrano 14 4 2 8 15 27 12 14
8 Grupo Universitario 14 1 4 9 14 26 12 7 Torneo Argentino B
Source:

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Huracán (SR) 14 9 0 5 17 15 +2 27 Third Stage
2 San Martín (M) 14 7 5 2 16 8 +8 26
3 Independiente Rivadavia 14 7 2 5 20 16 +4 23
4 Concepción FC 14 5 2 7 22 20 +2 17
5 Estudiantes (RC) 14 4 5 5 23 24 1 17
6 General Paz Juniors 14 4 4 6 19 24 5 16
7 Juventud Alianza 14 4 3 7 21 23 2 15
8 Central Norte 14 2 7 5 10 18 8 13 Torneo Argentino B
Source:

First Stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Germinal 2–1 CAI 1–1 1–0
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Alvarado 3–2 Desamparados 2–1 1–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 3
Unión Santiago San Martín (F)
  • CAI is relegated to 1997–98 Torneo Argentino B and Germinal advances to Second Stage by winning the playoff.
  • Desamparados is relegated to 1997–98 Torneo Argentino B and Alvarado advances to Second Stage by winning the playoff.
  • San Martín (F) withdrew and is relegated to 1997–98 Torneo Argentino B and Unión Santiago advances to Second Stage by winning the playoff.

Second Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Germinal 4 2 1 1 4 6 2 7 Third Stage
2 Unión Santiago 4 1 1 2 6 1 +5 1[lower-alpha 1] Torneo Argentino B
3 Alvarado 4 0 2 2 4 7 3 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. 3 points deducted

Third Stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Almirante Brown (A) 8 7 1 0 21 4 +17 22 Torneo Argentino B
2 Villa Mitre 8 6 0 2 15 9 +6 18
3 Ben Hur 8 4 0 4 12 8 +4 12
4 Germinal 8 1 1 6 8 17 9 4 Torneo Argentino B
5 Ex Alumnos Escuela N°185 8 1 0 7 6 26 20 3
Source:

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 San Martín (M) 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17 Primera B Nacional
2 Independiente Rivadavia 8 5 1 2 16 7 +9 16
3 Unión (VK) 8 2 3 3 6 11 5 9
4 Huracán (SR) 8 2 1 5 7 9 2 7
5 San Martín (MC) 8 2 1 5 6 14 8 7
Source:

See also

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