1996–97 Torneo Argentino A

II Torneo Argentino A
Season	1996–97
Champions	Almirante Brown (A); (1st divisional title); San Martín (M); (1st divisional title)
Promoted	Almirante Brown (A); San Martín (M)
Relegated	Alvarado; CAI; Central Norte; Desamparados; Germinal; Grupo Universitario; San Martín (F); Unión Santiago
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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.

Club information

Zone A

Club	City	Stadium
File:600px Nero e Verde (Strisce).png Almirante Brown	Arrecifes	Estadio Municipal
File:600px Blu con striscia Bianca2.png Alvarado	Mar del Plata¹	(None) ¹
File:600px Bianco e Azzurro (Diagonale)2.png Ferrocarril	Concordia	Professor Mariano Amable
File:Sports flag icons - White with one navy blue stripe.svg Grupo Universitario	Tandil	Municipal General San Martín
File:600px Rosso e Nero (Strisce).png Patronato	Paraná	Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
File:600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg San Martín	Formosa	17 de Octubre

Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone B

Club	City	Stadium
File:600px Verde e Bianco (Strisce)2.png Desamparados	San Juan	El Serpentario
File:600px Blu con striscia Gialla.png Huracán	San Rafael	Pretel Hermanos
File:600px Blu.png Independiente Rivadavia	Mendoza	Bautista Gargantini
File:600px Celeste e Bianco (Strisce).png Juventud Alianza	Santa Lucía	Bosque del Bajo Grande
File:600px Rosso e Bianco (strisce).png San Martín	Mendoza	San Martín

Zone C

Club	City	Stadium
File:Arancione e Blu.png CAI	Comodoro Rivadavia	Estadio Municipal
File:600px Blu e Azzurro (Strisce).png Cultural Argentino	General Pico	El Volcán
File:600px Verde Rosso Bianco Verde.png Deportivo Patagones	Carmen de Patagones	Tricolor
File:600px Rojo Negro Blanco (Chacarita).png General Belgrano	Santa Rosa	Nuevo Rancho Grande
File:600px Verde e Bianco (Strisce)2.png Germinal	Rawson	El Fortín
File:600px Verde Negro Blanco (VillaMitre).png Villa Mitre	Bahía Blanca	El Fortín

Zone D

Club	City	Stadium
File:Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg Central Norte	Salta	Dr. Luis Güemes
File:Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg Concepción	Concepción	Stewart Shipton
File:600px Celeste Detalle Blanco.png Estudiantes	Río Cuarto	Ciudad de Río Cuarto
File:Sports flag icons - White with one navy blue stripe.svg General Paz Juniors	Córdoba	General Paz Juniors
File:600px Bianco e Blu Contorno rosso.png Unión Santiago	Santiago del Estero	Roberto Molinari

Teams from Argentino B that played the Final Stage

Club	City	Stadium
File:600px Azul Oscuro Diagonal Blanco.png Ben Hur	Rafaela	Parque Barrio Ilolay
File:600px Rojo Negro Blanco V Blanca.png Ex Alumnos Escuela N°185	Oberá	Juan Areco
File:Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg San Martín	Monte Comán	Ovidio Bernues
File:600px Blu e Bianco (Strisce Orizzontali).png 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	Relegation Playoffs

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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	Relegation Playoffs

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Second stage

Championship 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	Third Stage
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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Relegation Playoffs

First stage

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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	Torneo Argentino B

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

↑ 3 points deducted

Third stage

Championship 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	Primera B Nacional
2	Villa Mitre	8	6	0	2	16	8	+8	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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ Torneo Argentino A

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[1] Torneo Argentino A

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1996–97 Torneo Argentino A

Contents

Club information

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

Zone D

Teams from Argentino B that played the Final Stage

First stage

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

Zone D

Second stage

Championship Stage

Zone A

Zone B

Relegation Playoffs

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Championship Stage

Zone A

Zone B

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