1997–98 Torneo Argentino A

The 1997–98 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the third season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 16 teams competed; the champions were promoted to Primera B Nacional.

III Torneo Argentino A
Season1997–98
ChampionsGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
(1st divisional title)
Juventud Antoniana
(2nd divisional title)
PromotedGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
Juventud Antoniana
RelegatedConcepción FC
Deportivo Patagones

Club Information

Zone A

Club City Stadium
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
Cultural Argentino General Pico El Volcán
Deportivo Patagones Carmen de Patagones Tricolor
Ferrocarril Concordia Profesor Mariano Amable
General Belgrano Santa Rosa Nuevo Rancho Grande
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone B

Club City Stadium
Concepción Concepción Stewart Shipton
Estudiantes Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto
General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors
Huracán San Rafael Pretel Hermanos
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Juventud Alianza Santa Lucía Bosque del Bajo Grande
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
San Martín Monte Comán Ovidio Bernues

Teams from Argentino B that played the Final Stage

Club City Stadium
Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrara
Deportivo Barraca Paso de los Libres Agustín Faraldo
Liniers Bahía Blanca Alejandro Pérez
Ñuñorco Monteros Ñuñorco

First Stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Villa Mitre 16 10 2 4 37 20 +17 32 Final Stage
2 Patronato 16 9 4 3 22 12 +10 31
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 16 9 4 3 28 15 +13 31
4 Ben Hur 16 6 7 3 26 17 +9 25
5 General Belgrano 16 4 6 6 23 28 5 18
6 Ferrocarril (C) 16 2 10 4 15 20 5 16
7 Cultural Argentino 16 2 6 8 13 22 9 12
8 Deportivo Patagones 16 0 3 13 9 43 34 3 Relegation Playoffs
Source:

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juventud Antoniana 16 10 3 3 29 12 +17 33 Final Stage
2 Huracán (SR) 16 8 4 4 25 18 +7 28
3 Juventud Alianza 16 7 5 4 24 20 +4 26
4 Independiente Rivadavia 16 7 4 5 21 14 +7 25
5 San Martín (MC) 16 6 4 6 29 29 0 22
6 Estudiantes (RC) 16 5 3 8 18 21 3 18
7 General Paz Juniors 16 4 2 10 15 30 15 14
8 Concepción (FC) 16 3 5 8 16 31 15 14 Relegation Playoffs
Source:

Final Stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 15 Primera B Nacional
2 Villa Mitre 8 4 2 2 13 11 +2 14 Promotion/Relegation Playoff
3 Patronato 8 2 6 0 8 3 +5 12
4 Liniers (BB) 8 1 3 4 6 8 2 6 Relegation Playoffs
5 Deportivo Barraca (PdlL) 8 1 2 5 6 16 10 5
Source:

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Juventud Antoniana 8 5 2 1 15 5 +10 17 Primera B Nacional
2 Huracán (SR) 8 4 1 3 12 12 0 13 Promotion/Relegation Playoff
3 Juventud Alianza 8 3 2 3 12 12 0 11
4 Central Córdoba (SdE) 8 3 1 4 12 12 0 10
5 Ñuñorco 8 2 0 6 9 18 9 6 Relegation Playoffs
Source:

Relegation Playoffs

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concepción (FC) 2–2 (3–2 p) Liniers (BB)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Deportivo Patagones Ñuñorco
  • Deportivo Patagones abandoned the competition and was relegated to 1998–99 Torneo Argentino B. The match was awarded 1-0 to Ñuñorco.

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concepción (FC) 1–2 Ñuñorco
  • Ñuñorco was promoted to 1998–99 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Concepción FC was relegated to 1998–99 Torneo Argentino B.

See also

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