2012–13 Torneo Argentino A

XVIII Torneo Argentino A
Season 2012–13
Champions Talleres (C)
(1st divisional title)
Promoted Talleres (C)
Sportivo Belgrano
Relegated Racing (C)
Alumni (VM)
Desamparados
Top goalscorer Gonzalo Klusener (25 goals)

The 2012–13 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the 18º season of third division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Club information

North Zone

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

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

North Zone

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Talleres (C) 24 13 6 5 42 23 +19 45 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 games 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 defining 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

South Zone

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 games 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 defining 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 games 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 defining 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Reválida Stage

Zone A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

Racing (C) was ineligible for the Second Round, as it was 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
1 Central Córdoba (SdE) 30 11 12 7 42 33 +9 45
2 Central Norte 30 10 7 13 37 37 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
Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Racing (C) 0–0 (4–5 p) Alumni (VM)

Zone B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

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
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

Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off

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

Second Round

Team 1 Agg. 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

Team 1 Agg. 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

Team 1 Agg. 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

Team 1 Agg. 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

Team 1 Agg. 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

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

See also

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