2013–14 Torneo Argentino A
The 2013-14 season, was the nineteenth Torneo Argentino A season since it became part of the third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams indirectly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA have to play the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the other third tier competition. The champion will be promoted to Primera B Nacional.
Season | 2013–14 |
---|---|
Champions | Santamarina (1st divisional title) |
Promoted | Santamarina Guaraní Antonio Franco |
Relegated | Rivadavia Racing (O) Central Norte |
Matches played | 387 |
Goals scored | 929 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Fernando Zampedri (22 Goals) |
← 2012–13 |
The regular season began on August 16, 2013 and was scheduled to end on June 7, 2014. A total of 24 teams competed with 20 of them remaining from the 2012–13 season. They were joined by four teams promoted from 2012–13 Torneo Argentino B.
Club information
North Zone
Team | City | Stadium |
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![]() | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrara |
![]() | Salta | Dr. Luis Güemes |
![]() | Resistencia | Juan Alberto García |
![]() | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
![]() | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
![]() | Posadas | Clemente F. de Oliveira |
![]() | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
![]() | Gualeguaychú | Luis Delfino |
![]() | Sunchales | Hogar de Los Tigres |
![]() | San Miguel de Tucumán | Senador Luis Cruz |
![]() | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
![]() | Rosario | Fortín de Ludueña |
South Zone
Club | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|
![]() | Mar del Plata | (None) 1 |
![]() | Comodoro Rivadavia | Estadio Municipal |
![]() | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
![]() | Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
![]() | Maipú | Higinio Sperdutti |
![]() | San Luis | Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza |
![]() | Puerto Madryn | Raul Conti |
![]() | San Luis | Mario Diez |
![]() | Olavarría | José Buglione |
![]() | Lincoln | El Coliseo |
![]() | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
![]() | Mar del Plata | (None) 1 |
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Geographical distribution
First stage
The teams were divided into two zones, North and South, all of which went to the Second Stage: the first four of each zone and the fifth best team of both zones qualified to the "Nonagonal Final", and the other teams qualified to Revalida Stage.
North Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiro Federal | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 35 | Qualified for the Nonagonal Final |
2 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 35 | |
3 | San Martín (T) | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 34 | |
4 | Juventud Unida (G) | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 34 | |
5 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | Qualified for the Revalida Stage |
6 | San Jorge (T) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 31 | |
7 | Juventud Antoniana | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 30 | |
8 | Libertad (S) | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 30 | |
9 | Central Norte | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | |
11 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 21 | |
12 | Chaco For Ever | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 21 |
Results
South Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Santamarina | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 45 | Qualified for the Nonagonal Final |
2 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 38 | |
3 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 37 | |
4 | Guillermo Brown | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 33 | |
5 | CAI | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 33 | |
6 | Cipolletti | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 32 | Qualified for the Revalida Stage |
7 | Deportivo Maipú | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 29 | |
8 | Unión (MdP) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
9 | Alvarado | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 27 | |
10 | Estudiantes (SL) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 27 | |
11 | Racing (O) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 18 | |
12 | Rivadavia (L) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 15 |
Results
Second Stage
Nonagonal Final
It consisted of nine teams that qualified from the First Stage (4 from the North Zone and 5 from the South Zone). The winner was promoted to the Primera B Nacional. It was played in a round-robin system. The 2 and 3 team advanced directly to the Fourth Stage, while the 4th to the 9th advanced to the Third Stage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Santamarina (C, P) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 19 | Champion, promoted to Primera B Nacional |
2 | CAI | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 | Qualified for the Fourth Stage |
3 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 13 | |
4 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | Qualified for the Third Stage |
5 | San Martín (T) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | |
6 | Guillermo Brown | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | |
7 | Tiro Federal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | |
8 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | |
9 | Juventud Unida (G) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 |
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Results
Reválida Stage
The fifteen clubs that did not qualify for the Nonagonal Final were grouped into three zones of five teams each. To integrate the zones a table was drawn with the fifteen clubs and its overall standings with points obtained in the First Stage. Teams in position 1,6,7,12,15 went to Zone A; teams in position 2,5,8,11,14 went to Zone B and teams in position 3,4,9,10,13 went to Zone C.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cipolletti | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 32 | Zone A |
2 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | Zone B |
3 | San Jorge (T) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 31 | Zone C |
4 | Juventud Antoniana | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 30 | |
5 | Libertad (S) | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 30 | Zone B |
6 | Deportivo Maipú | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 29 | Zone A |
7 | Unión (MdP) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
8 | Alvarado | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 27 | Zone B |
9 | Estudiantes (SL) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 27 | Zone C |
10 | Central Norte | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
11 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | Zone B |
12 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 21 | Zone A |
13 | Chaco For Ever | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 21 | Zone C |
14 | Racing (O) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 18 | Zone B |
15 | Rivadavia (L) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 15 | Zone A |
Zone A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cipolletti | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | Qualified for the Third Stage |
2 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | |
3 | Unión (MdP) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | |
4 | Rivadavia (L) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | |
5 | Deportivo Maipú | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 |
Results
Overall standings
Addition of points of First Stage and Reválida Stage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cipolletti | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | |
2 | Unión (MdP) | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 38 | |
3 | Deportivo Maipú | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 36 | |
4 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 33 | |
5 | Rivadavia (L) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 24 | Relegated to the Torneo Argentino B |
Zone B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Córdoba | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | Qualified for the Third Stage |
2 | Libertad (S) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | |
3 | Alvarado | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | |
4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | |
5 | Racing (O) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 2 |
Results
Overall standings
Addition of points of First Stage and Reválida Stage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Córdoba | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 46 | |
2 | Libertad (S) | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | |
3 | Alvarado | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 39 | |
4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 35 | |
5 | Racing (O) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 20 | Relegated to the Torneo Argentino B |
Zone C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chaco For Ever | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 18 | Qualified for the Third Stage |
2 | Estudiantes (SL) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | |
3 | Central Norte | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 11 | |
4 | San Jorge (T) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
5 | Juventud Antoniana | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 |
Results
Overall standings
Addition of points of First Stage and Reválida Stage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chaco For Ever | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
2 | San Jorge (T) | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 39 | |
3 | Estudiantes (SL) | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 | |
4 | Juventud Antoniana | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 37 | |
5 | Central Norte | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 37 | Relegated to the Torneo Argentino B |
Third to Sixth Stage
Was played by the teams ranked 2nd to 9th in the Nonagonal Final and the teams that qualified from Revalida Stage. To order the matches a table was drawn which contained the teams from the Nonagonal Final and the teams from the Revalida numbering them from 2º to 15º (teams from Nonagonal Final were 2º to 9º and teams from Revalida were 10º to º15).
From Nonagonal Final
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CAI | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 |
3 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 13 |
4 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 |
5 | San Martín (T) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 |
6 | Guillermo Brown | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 |
7 | Tiro Federal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 |
8 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 |
9 | Juventud Unida (G) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 |
From Revalida
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Chaco For Ever | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 18 |
11 | Central Córdoba | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
12 | Cipolletti | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 |
13 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 |
14 | Libertad (S) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
15 | Estudiantes (SL) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
Third Stage
This Stage was played by the teams in position 4º to 9º from the Nonagonal Final and the teams from the Revalida. The winning teams qualify for Fourth Stage. In case of a tie the teams from position 4º to 9º qualified for the next stage (teams of the left column).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 4–5 | Estudiantes (SL) | 2–1 | 2–4 |
San Martín (T) | 4–2 | Libertad (S) | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Guillermo Brown1 | 3–3 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Tiro Federal | 3–2 | Cipolletti | 0–2 | 3–0 |
Juventud Unida Universitario | 3–0 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Juventud Unida (G) | 5–2 | Chaco For Ever | 1–1 | 4–1 |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
Bracket
Fourth Stage | Fifth Stage | Sixth Stage | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | CAI | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Estudiantes (SL) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | CAI | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Juventud Unida Univ. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | San Martín (T) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Juventud Unida Univ. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Juventud Unida Univ. | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Juventud Unida (G) | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Tiro Federal | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Guillermo Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Tiro Federal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.
Fourth Stage
This Stage was played by the teams ranked 2º and 3º Nonagonal Final and the teams that qualified from the Third Stage. In case of a tie the teams from position 2º, 3º, W1 and W2 qualified for the next stage (teams of the left column).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAI1 | 4–4 | Estudiantes (SL) | 1–2 | 3–2 |
Guaraní Antonio Franco | 5–3 | Juventud Unida (G) | 1–3 | 4–0 |
Guillermo Brown | 1–2 | Tiro Federal | 0–1 | 1–1 |
San Martín (T) | 1–2 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 0–1 | 1–1 |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
Fifth Stage
This Stage was played by the teams that qualified from the Fourth Stage. The matches will be W1 vs W4 and W2 vs W3. In case of a tie, W1 and W2 qualified for the next stage (teams of the left column).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAI | 2–3 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Guaraní Antonio Franco1 | 3–3 | Tiro Federal | 2–1 | 1–2 |
1: Qualified because of sport advantage.
Sixth Stage
This Stage was played by the teams that qualified from the Fifth Stage, W1 vs W2. The winning team will be promoted to Primera B Nacional. In case of a tie, W1 was promoted (team of the left column).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guaraní Antonio Franco | 2–2 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–2 | 1–0 |
1: Promoted because of sport advantage.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Guillermo Brown | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
CAI | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Santamarina | 17 |
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Chaco For Ever | 17 | |
![]() |
CAI | 17 | |
6 | ![]() |
Central Norte | 16 |
See also
References
- "Goleadores del Torneo Argentino A 2013/2014". AFA. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
External links
- Sitio Oficial de AFA (in Spanish)
- Ascenso del Interior (in Spanish)
- Interior Futbolero (in Spanish)
- Mundo Ascenso (in Spanish)
- RSSSF
- Solo Ascenso (in Spanish)
- Torneo Argentino A (in Spanish)
- Torneos Argentinos (in Spanish)