2011–12 Torneo Argentino A
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Douglas Haig (1st divisional title) |
Promoted | Douglas Haig Crucero del Norte |
Relegated | Unión (S) C.A.I. Huracán (TA) |
Top goalscorer | Juan Manuel Aróstegui (24 goals) |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the seventeenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.
Club information
North Zone
Club | City | Stadium |
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Villa María | Manuel Ocampo |
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Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrara |
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Salta | Dr. Luis Güemes |
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Garupá | Andrés Guacurarí |
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Salta | Gigante del Norte |
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Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
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Sunchales | Hogar de Los Tigres |
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Córdoba | Miguel Sancho |
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San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
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San Francisco | Oscar Boero |
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Córdoba | La Boutique |
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Rosario | Fortín de Ludueña |
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Sunchales | La Fortaleza |
South Zone
Club | City | Stadium |
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Comodoro Rivadavia | Estadio Municipal |
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Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
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Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
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Maipú | Higinio Sperdutti |
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Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
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Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
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Tres Arroyos | Roberto Lorenzo Bottino |
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San Luis | Mario Diez |
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Olavarría | José Buglione |
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Lincoln | El Coliseo |
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Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
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Mar del Plata | (None) 1 |
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
First stage
North Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Crucero del Norte | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 41 | Second Stage |
2 | San Martín (T) | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 37 | |
3 | Sportivo Belgrano | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 37 | |
4 | Talleres | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 35 | |
5 | Racing (C) | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 34 | |
6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 32 | |
7 | Tiro Federal | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 32 | Reválida Stage |
8 | Libertad (S) | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 31 | |
9 | Central Norte | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 31 | |
10 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
11 | Juventud Antoniana | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 30 | |
12 | Alumni (VM) | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 21 | |
13 | Unión (S) | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
South Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santamarina | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 38 | Second Stage |
2 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 36 | |
3 | Douglas Haig | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 35 | |
4 | Racing (O) | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 34 | |
5 | Unión (MdP) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 32 | |
6 | Deportivo Maipú | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31 | Reválida Stage |
7 | Huracán (TA) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 28 | |
8 | Cipolletti | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 26 | |
9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 25 | |
10 | Rivadavia (L) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 | |
11 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 23 | |
12 | CAI | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
Second Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Douglas Haig (C, P) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 21 | Primera B Nacional |
2 | Sportivo Belgrano | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 | Fourth Stage |
3 | Crucero del Norte | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 20 | |
4 | Talleres | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 16 | |
5 | Santamarina | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | |
6 | San Martín (T) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 14 | Third Stage |
7 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | |
8 | Racing (O) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 10 | |
9 | Unión (MdP) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | |
10 | Racing (C) | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 8 | |
11 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Reválida Stage
Zone A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Libertad (S) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Second Round |
2 | Central Norte | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | |
3 | Unión (S) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
4 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Second Round |
5 | Alumni (VM) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
6 | Juventud Antoniana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Second Round |
7 | Tiro Federal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
Unión de Sunchales and Alumni de Villa María were ineligible for the Second Round because they were involved in relegation.
Overall standings
The overall standings for the seven teams of Zone A include the regular season and the first round of the Reválida. The bottom team relegates to the Torneo Argentino B, while the next-to-last team plays the relegation play-off with a team from such category. Those two teams cannot qualify for the second round of the Reválida.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Libertad (S) | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 44 | |
2 | Central Norte | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 40 | |
3 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | |
4 | Juventud Antoniana | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
5 | Tiro Federal | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 36 | |
6 | Alumni (VM) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 29 | Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off |
7 | Unión (S) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 28 | Torneo Argentino B |
Zone B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CAI | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | |
2 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | Second Round |
3 | Rivadavia (L) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
5 | Cipolletti | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
6 | Deportivo Maipú | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
7 | Huracán (TA) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 2 |
CAI was ineligible for the Second Round, as it was involved in relegation.
Overall standings
The overall standings for the seven teams of Zone B include the regular season and the first round of the Reválida. The bottom team relegates to the Torneo Argentino B, while the next-to-last team plays the relegation play-off with a team from such category. Those two teams cannot qualify for the second round of the Reválida.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Deportivo Maipú | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 35 | |
2 | Rivadavia (L) | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 34 | |
3 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | |
4 | Cipolletti | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 34 | |
6 | CAI | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off |
7 | Huracán (TA) | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 30 | Torneo Argentino B |
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cipolletti | 2–4 | Libertad (S) | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Gimnasia (CdU) | 1–3 | Central Norte | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Gimnasia y Tiro | 0–3 | Rivadavia (L) | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Juventud Antoniana | 1–1 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Central Norte | 3–1 | Libertad (S) | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Juventud Unida Universitario | 3–1 | Rivadavia (L) | 0–1 | 3–0 |
Third Stage
The Third Stage includes the two teams qualified from the Second Stage of the Reválida, plus the six teams directly qualified to the Third Stage of the Reválida from the Second Stage of the regular season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Central Norte | 4–1 | San Martín (T) | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Juventud Unida Universitario | 4–3 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 4–1 | 0–2 |
Central Córdoba (SdE) | 3–3 | Racing (O) | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Racing (C) | 3–1 | Unión (MdP) | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Fourth Stage
The Fourth Stage is played by the four winners of the Third Stage of the Reválida, plus the four teams that qualified directly to the Fourth Stage of the Reválida from the Second Stage of the regular season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Racing (O) | 4–4 | Santamarina | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Racing (C) | 2–2 | Talleres (C) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–3 | Crucero del Norte | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Central Norte | 4–4 | Sportivo Belgrano | 3–2 | 1–2 |
Fifth Stage
The Fifth Stage is played by the four winners of the Fourth Stage.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Talleres (C) | 1–2 | Crucero del Norte | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Santamarina | 0–4 | Sportivo Belgrano | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Sixth Stage
The Sixth Stage is played by the two winners of the Fifth Stage.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sportivo Belgrano | 1–3 | Crucero del Norte | 1–3 | 0–0 |
Promotion/Relegation Playoff Torneo Argentino A-B Nacional
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Crucero del Norte | 1–0 | Guillermo Brown | 0–0 | 1–0 |
- Crucero del Norte was promoted to 2012–13 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Guillermo Brown was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A
Promotion/Relegation Playoffs Torneo Argentino A-Torneo Argentino B
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Roca | 3–3 | Alumni (VM) | 2–2 | 1–1 |
San Jorge (T) | 3–2 | CAI | 0–1 | 3–1 |
- Alumni remained in the Torneo Argentino A by drawing the playoff.
- San Jorge (T) was promoted to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and CAI was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino B