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

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Zone A

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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

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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

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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

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Zone A

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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: [citation needed]

Zone B

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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: [citation needed]

Final stage

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Zone A

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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: [citation needed]

Zone B

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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: [citation needed]

Relegation Playoffs

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Semifinals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concepción (FC) 2–2 (3–2 p) Liniers (BB)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Deportivo Patagones Ñuñorco

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concepción (FC) 1–2 Ñuñorco

See also

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References

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