2012–13 Torneo Argentino A

The 2012–13 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the eighteenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

XVIII Torneo Argentino A
Season2012–13
ChampionsTalleres (C)
(1st divisional title)
PromotedTalleres (C)
Sportivo Belgrano
RelegatedRacing (C)
Alumni (VM)
Desamparados
Top goalscorerGonzalo Klusener (25 goals)

Club information

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North Zone

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Club City Stadium
  Alumni Villa María Manuel Ocampo
  Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrara
  Central Norte Salta Dr. Luis Güemes
  Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
  Guaraní Antonio Franco Posadas Clemente F. de Oliveira
  Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
  Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres
  Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
  San Jorge San Miguel de Tucumán Senador Luis Cruz
  San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
  Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
  Talleres Córdoba La Boutique
  Tiro Federal Rosario Fortín de Ludueña

South Zone

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Club City Stadium
  Alvarado Mar del Plata (None) 1
  Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
  Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín
  Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti
  Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
  Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
  Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
  Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
  Racing Olavarría José Buglione
  Rivadavia Lincoln El Coliseo
  Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín
  Unión Mar del Plata (None) 1

1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

First stage

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North Zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Talleres (C) 24 13 7 4 42 23 +19 46 Second Stage
2 Gimnasia y Tiro 24 13 3 8 36 26 +10 42
3 San Martín (T) 24 9 10 5 29 22 +7 37
4 Sportivo Belgrano 24 10 6 8 37 28 +9 36
5 San Jorge (T) 24 9 9 6 25 35 −10 36
6 Juventud Antoniana 24 9 8 7 20 18 +2 35
7 Central Norte 24 9 6 9 33 29 +4 33 Reválida Stage
8 Central Córdoba (SdE) 24 8 9 7 32 28 +4 33
9 Libertad (S) 24 6 11 7 23 28 −5 29
10 Tiro Federal 24 6 9 9 20 25 −5 27
11 Guaraní Antonio Franco 24 4 11 9 24 29 −5 23
12 Alumni (VM) 24 4 8 12 17 29 −12 20
13 Racing (C) 24 3 9 12 18 36 −18 18
Updated to match(es) played on March 2012. Source: AFA
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santamarina 22 11 6 5 30 19 +11 39 Second Stage
2 Juventud Unida Universitario 22 9 8 5 27 23 +4 35
3 Deportivo Maipú 22 9 6 7 32 29 +3 33
4 Racing (O) 22 9 3 10 33 28 +5 30
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 22 8 6 8 26 27 −1 30
6 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 22 8 6 8 19 22 −3 30 Reválida Stage
7 Rivadavia (L) 22 8 5 9 32 36 −4 29
8 Cipolletti 22 9 1 12 27 26 +1 28
9 Alvarado 22 8 4 10 20 21 −1 28
10 Unión (MdP) 22 7 7 8 24 30 −6 28
11 Guillermo Brown 22 7 6 9 25 32 −7 27
12 Desamparados 22 5 10 7 26 28 −2 25
Updated to match(es) played on March 2013. Source: AFA
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Talleres (C) (C, P) 10 7 3 0 15 6 +9 24 Primera B Nacional
2 Sportivo Belgrano 10 6 2 2 19 13 +6 20 Fourth Stage
3 Santamarina 10 5 2 3 16 11 +5 17
4 Deportivo Maipú 10 4 4 2 11 7 +4 16
5 San Jorge (T) 10 4 2 4 21 19 +2 14
6 San Martín (T) 10 4 2 4 7 8 −1 14 Third Stage
7 Gimnasia y Tiro 10 3 4 3 15 14 +1 13
8 Racing (O) 10 3 2 5 13 15 −2 11
9 Juventud Unida Universitario 10 2 3 5 14 21 −7 9
10 Juventud Antoniana 10 1 5 4 10 13 −3 8
11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 10 0 3 7 6 20 −14 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 2013. Source: AFA
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

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Zone A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Córdoba (SdE) 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Second round
2 Guaraní Antonio Franco 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12
3 Racing (C) 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8
4 Tiro Federal 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 Second round
5 Libertad (S) 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2 6
6 Alumni (VM) 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6
7 Central Norte 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]

Racing (C) was ineligible for the Second Round, as it was involved in relegation.

Overall standings

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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
1 Central Córdoba (SdE) 30 11 12 7 41 32 +9 45
2 Central Norte 30 10 7 13 38 38 0 37
3 Guaraní Antonio Franco 30 7 14 9 32 33 −1 35
4 Libertad (S) 30 7 14 9 26 33 −7 35
5 Tiro Federal 30 7 13 10 26 32 −6 34
6 Alumni (VM) 30 6 8 16 21 39 −18 26 Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off
7 Racing (C) 30 5 11 14 26 40 −14 26 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreaker
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Racing (C) 0–0 (4–5 p) Alumni (VM)

Zone B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alvarado 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 Second round
2 Unión (MdP) 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10
3 Rivadavia (L) 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
4 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
5 Cipolletti 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 8
6 Guillermo Brown 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5
7 Desamparados 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]

Overall standings

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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
1 Alvarado 28 12 4 12 29 29 0 40
2 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 28 10 9 9 26 28 −2 39
3 Unión (MdP) 28 10 8 10 33 39 −6 38
4 Rivadavia (L) 28 10 8 10 41 42 −1 38
5 Cipolletti 28 11 3 14 37 34 +3 36
6 Guillermo Brown 28 8 8 12 31 42 −11 32 Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off
7 Desamparados 28 6 11 11 30 37 −7 29 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]

Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alumni (VM) 1–2 Guillermo Brown

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Córdoba (SdE) 3–4 Libertad (S) 1–2 2–2
Guaraní Antonio Franco 4–1 Tiro Federal 0–1 4–0
Alvarado 4–1 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 0–1 4–0
Unión (MdP) 3–5 Rivadavia (L) 2–1 1–4

Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guaraní Antonio Franco 2–3 Libertad (S) 0–3 2–0
Alvarado 1–3 Rivadavia (L) 0–2 1–1

Third Stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Martín (T) 2 –2 Libertad (S) 1–1 1–1
Gimnasia y Tiro 4–1 Rivadavia (L) 1–0 3–1
Racing (O) 2–2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 1–1 1–1
Juventud Unida Universitario 1–2 Juventud Antoniana 0–2 1–0

Fourth Stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sportivo Belgrano 5 –2 Juventud Antoniana 1–1 4–1
Santamarina 3–2 Racing (O) 0–1 3–1
Deportivo Maipú 3–3 Gimnasia y Tiro 1–3 2–0
San Jorge (T) 3–6 San Martín (T) 2–3 1–3

Fifth Stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sportivo Belgrano 4–2 San Martín (T) 2–0 2–2
Santamarina 4–3 Deportivo Maipú 0–2 4–1

Sixth Stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sportivo Belgrano 1–1 Santamarina 0–0 1–1

See also

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