2013–14 Torneo Argentino A

XIX Torneo Argentino A
Season 2013–14
Champions Santamarina
(1st divisional title)
Promoted Santamarina
Guaraní Antonio Franco
Relegated Rivadavia
Racing (O)
Central Norte
Matches played 387
Goals scored 929 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Fernando Zampedri (22 Goals)

The 2013-14 season, was the 19º Torneo Argentino A season since it became part of the third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams indirectly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA have to play the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the other third tier competition. The champion will be promoted to Primera B Nacional.

The regular season began on August 16, 2013 and was scheduled to end on June 7, 2014. A total of 24 teams competed with 20 of them remaining from the 2012–13 season. They were joined by four teams promoted from 2012–13 Torneo Argentino B.

Club information

North Zone

Team City Stadium
Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrara
Central Norte Salta Dr. Luis Güemes
Chaco For EverResistencia Juan Alberto García
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
Guaraní Antonio Franco Posadas Clemente F. de Oliveira
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú Luis Delfino
Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres
San Jorge San Miguel de Tucumán Senador Luis Cruz
San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
Tiro Federal Rosario Fortín de Ludueña

South Zone

Club City Stadium
Alvarado Mar del Plata (None) 1
CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Estadio Municipal
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín
Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti
Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
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.

Geographical distribution

Province Amount Teams
Buenos Aires Province Interior of Buenos Aires 6 Alvarado, Defensores de Belgrano (VR), Racing (O), Rivadavia (L), Santamarina, Unión (MdP)
Salta Province Salta 3 Central Norte, Gimnasia y Tiro, Juventud Antoniana
Chubut Province Chubut 2 CAI, Guillermo Brown
Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos 2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU), Juventud Unida (G)
San Luis Province San Luis 2 Estudiantes (SL), Juventud Unida Universitario
Santa Fe Province Santa Fe 2 Libertad (S), Tiro Federal
Tucumán Province Tucumán 2 San Jorge (T), San Martín (T)
Chaco Province Chaco 1 Chaco For Ever
Mendoza Province Mendoza 1 Deportivo Maipú
Misiones Province Misiones 1 Guaraní Antonio Franco
Río Negro Province Río Negro 1 Cipolletti
Santiago del Estero Province Santiago del Estero 1 Central Córdoba (SdE)
Total24

First Stage

The teams were divided into two zones, North and South, all of which went to the Second Stage: the first four of each zone and the fifth best team of both zones qualified to the "Nonagonal Final", and the other teams qualified to Revalida Stage.

North Zone

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Tiro Federal 3522985302010
Guaraní Antonio Franco 352210571920-1
San Martín (T) 3422810421165
Juventud Unida (G) 3422104822193
Central Córdoba (SdE) 312287723230
San Jorge (T) 31229492223-1
Juventud Antoniana 302279621174
Libertad (S) 302279622193
Central Norte 26226882627-1
10ºGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 252274112536-11
11ºGimnasia y Tiro 212256112630-4
12ºChaco For Ever 212231272431-7
Qualified for the Nonagonal Final.
Qualified for the Revalida Stage.

Results

Home \ Away[1] CCO CNO CFE GYEGYT GAFJUAJUGLIBSJTSMTTIF
Central Córdoba (SdE) 10 22 10 10 40 20 10 13 11 00 00
Central Norte 01 33 30 10 00 20 20 21 20 22 11
Chaco For Ever 10 11 44 22 00 00 12 00 11 02 12
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 10 21 12 43 01 00 02 00 42 12 32
Gimnasia y Tiro 30 22 10 01 00 23 31 12 42 01 21
Guaraní Antonio Franco 41 31 00 10 10 10 00 10 21 01 01
Juventud Antoniana 00 00 22 41 00 30 21 00 20 10 21
Juventud Unida (G) 21 21 10 01 30 01 10 21 10 12 10
Libertad (S) 01 31 20 20 11 20 22 11 10 11 00
San Jorge (T) 32 10 01 20 21 20 10 00 20 00 10
San Martín (T) 11 11 31 00 10 13 10 11 00 01 11
Tiro Federal 22 30 22 42 11 21 00 10 30 10 10

Updated to games played on March 9, 2014.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South Zone

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Santamarina 45221363332112
Juventud Unida Universitario 38221156352015
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 37221154342311
Guillermo Brown 332296731247
CAI 3322103937334
Cipolletti 322295829254
Deportivo Maipú 29227872432-8
Unión (MdP) 28227782627-1
Alvarado 27226971316-3
10ºEstudiantes (SL) 27227692832-4
11ºRacing (O) 182246122237-15
12ºRivadavia (L) 152243151840-22
Qualified for the Nonagonal Final.
Qualified for the Revalida Stage.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALV CAI CIP DVRDMAESLGBRJUURAC RIVSANUNI
Alvarado 03 11 10 20 11 00 00 13 00 00 40
CAI 01 20 23 12 54 00 02 20 31 20 10
Cipolletti 20 12 10 50 21 22 21 00 32 22 01
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 10 10 20 21 02 10 01 52 31 22 20
Deportivo Maipú 00 21 12 10 22 20 11 32 12 00 20
Estudiantes (SL) 01 02 11 13 00 21 01 10 20 31 32
Guillermo Brown 30 11 10 42 51 30 21 30 20 20 02
Juventud Unida Universitario 10 52 10 22 33 01 50 10 20 01 20
Racing (O) 00 12 01 00 10 11 20 14 21 12 22
Rivadavia (L) 01 32 12 04 01 31 10 11 12 01 11
Santamarina 10 22 21 10 30 10 22 21 42 20 21
Unión (MdP) 00 42 21 11 00 22 00 20 20 40 02

Updated to games played on March 9, 2014.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Stage

Nonagonal Final

It consisted of nine teams that qualified from the First Stage (4 from the North Zone and 5 from the South Zone). The winner was promoted to the Primera B Nacional. It was played in a round-robin system. The 2º and 3º team advanced directly to the Fourth Stage, while the 4th to the 9th advanced to the Third Stage.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Santamarina (C) (P) 1986111569
CAI 17852119910
Guaraní Antonio Franco 1384131516-1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1284041015-5
San Martín (T) 11832314104
Guillermo Brown 98233813-5
Tiro Federal 88224912-3
Juventud Unida Universitario 782151115-4
Juventud Unida (G) 58125712-5
Champion. Promoted to Primera B Nacional.
Qualified for the Fourth Stage.
Qualified for the Third Stage.

Results

Home \ Away[1] CAI DVR GAF GBRJUG JUUSANSMTTIF
CAI 51 11 31 20
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 14 31 21 20
Guaraní Antonio Franco 30 20 22 32
Guillermo Brown 30 10 04 00
Juventud Unida (G) 22 12 13 12
Juventud Unida Universitario 12 42 02 21
Santamarina 20 10 10 10
San Martín (T) 12 40 22 31
Tiro Federal 31 11 00 31

Updated to games played on April 29, 2014.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reválida Stage

The fifteen clubs that did not qualify for the Nonagonal Final were grouped into three zones of five teams each. To integrate the zones a table was drawn with the fifteen clubs and its overall standings with points obtained in the First Stage. Teams in position 1,6,7,12,15 went to Zone A; teams in position 2,5,8,11,14 went to Zone B and teams in position 3,4,9,10,13 went to Zone C.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Cipolletti 322295829254
Central Córdoba (SdE) 312287723230
San Jorge (T) 31229492223-1
Juventud Antoniana 302279621174
Libertad (S) 302279622193
Deportivo Maipú 29227872432-8
Unión (MdP) 28227782627-1
Alvarado 27226971316-3
Estudiantes (SL) 27227692832-4
10ºCentral Norte 26226882627-1
11ºGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 252274112536-11
12ºGimnasia y Tiro 212256112630-4
13ºChaco For Ever 212231272431-7
14ºRacing (O) 182246122237-15
15ºRivadavia (L) 152243151840-22
Zone A.
Zone B.
Zone C.

Zone A

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Cipolletti 14842278-1
Gimnasia y Tiro 1283321174
Unión (MdP) 1082421192
Rivadavia (L) 982331114-3
Deportivo Maipú 781431315-2
Qualified for the Third Stage.
Results
Home \ Away[1] CIP DMA GYT RIVUNI
Cipolletti 11 10 11 21
Deportivo Maipú 10 22 45 11
Gimnasia y Tiro 40 32 10 00
Rivadavia (L) 01 21 00 22
Unión (MdP) 01 11 21 41

Updated to games played on April 27, 2014.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall standings

Addition of points of First Stage and Reválida Stage.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Cipolletti 46301371036333
Unión (MdP) 38309111037361
Deportivo Maipú 3630812103747-10
Gimnasia y Tiro 3330891337370
Rivadavia (L) 243066182954-25
Relegated to the Torneo Argentino B.

Zone B

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Central Córdoba 1584311266
Libertad (S) 1282601064
Alvarado 1283321192
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 108242752
Racing (O) 28026317-14
Qualified for the Third Stage.
Results
Home \ Away[1] ALV CCO GYE LIBRAC
Alvarado 22 10 11 20
Central Córdoba 20 10 11 51
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 22 20 00 20
Libertad (S) 21 00 11 22
Racing (O) 02 01 00 03

Updated to games played on April 27, 2014.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall standings

Addition of points of First Stage and Reválida Stage.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Central Córdoba 46301210835596
Libertad (S) 4230915632257
Alvarado 393091292425-1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 353098133241-9
Racing (O) 203048182554-29
Relegated to the Torneo Argentino B.

Zone C

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Chaco For Ever 1886021358
Estudiantes (SL) 128332871
Central Norte 11832389-1
San Jorge (T) 8822469-3
Juventud Antoniana 78215712-5
Qualified for the Third Stage.
Results
Home \ Away[1] CNO CFE ESL JUASJT
Central Norte 10 11 02 20
Chaco For Ever 20 20 30 21
Estudiantes (SL) 12 20 32 00
Juventud Antoniana 00 13 01 21
San Jorge (T) 32 01 00 10

Updated to games played on April 27, 2014.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall standings

Addition of points of First Stage and Reválida Stage.

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Chaco For Ever 3930912937361
San Jorge (T) 3930116132832-4
Estudiantes (SL) 3930109113639-3
Juventud Antoniana 3730910112829-1
Central Norte 3730910113436-2
Relegated to the Torneo Argentino B.
Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Juventud Antoniana 0–0(5–3 p) Central Norte

Third to Sixth Stage

Was played by the teams ranked 2nd to 9th in the Nonagonal Final and the teams that qualified from Revalida Stage. To order the matches a table was drawn which contained the teams from the Nonagonal Final and the teams from the Revalida numbering them from 2º to 15º (teams from Nonagonal Final were 2º to 9º and teams from Revalida were 10º to º15).

From Nonagonal Final

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
CAI 17852119910
Guaraní Antonio Franco 1384131516-1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1284041015-5
San Martín (T) 11832314104
Guillermo Brown 98233813-5
Tiro Federal 88224912-3
Juventud Unida Universitario 782151115-4
Juventud Unida (G) 58125712-5

From Revalida

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
10ºChaco For Ever 1886021358
11ºCentral Córdoba 1584311266
12ºCipolletti 14842278-1
13ºGimnasia y Tiro 12833214104
14ºLibertad (S) 1282601064
15ºEstudiantes (SL) 128332871

Third Stage

This Stage was played by the teams in position 4º to 9º from the Nonagonal Final and the teams from the Revalida. The winning teams qualify for Fourth Stage. In case of a tie the teams from position 4º to 9º qualified for the next stage (teams of the left column).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 45 Estudiantes (SL) 21 24
San Martín (T) 42 Libertad (S) 21 21
Guillermo Brown1 33 Gimnasia y Tiro 12 21
Tiro Federal 32 Cipolletti 02 30
Juventud Unida Universitario 30 Central Córdoba (SdE) 20 10
Juventud Unida (G) 52 Chaco For Ever 11 41

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

Bracket

  Fourth Stage Fifth Stage Sixth Stage
                                         
2  CAI 1 3 4  
15  Estudiantes (SL) 2 2 4  
  2  CAI 1 1 2  
  8  Juventud Unida Univ. 2 1 3  
5  San Martín (T) 0 1 1
8  Juventud Unida Univ. 1 1 2  
  3  Guaraní Antonio Franco 1 1 2
  8  Juventud Unida Univ. 2 0 2
3  Guaraní Antonio Franco 1 4 5  
9  Juventud Unida (G) 3 0 3  
  3  Guaraní Antonio Franco 2 1 3
  7  Tiro Federal 1 2 3  
6  Guillermo Brown 0 1 1
7  Tiro Federal 1 1 2  

Fourth Stage

This Stage was played by the teams ranked 2º and 3º Nonagonal Final and the teams that qualified from the Third Stage. In case of a tie the teams from position 2º, 3º, W1 and W2 qualified for the next stage (teams of the left column).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CAI1 44 Estudiantes (SL) 12 32
Guaraní Antonio Franco 53 Juventud Unida (G) 13 40
Guillermo Brown 12 Tiro Federal 01 11
San Martín (T) 12 Juventud Unida Universitario 01 11

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

Fifth Stage

This Stage was played by the teams that qualified from the Fourth Stage. The matches will be W1 vs W4 and W2 vs W3. In case of a tie, W1 and W2 qualified for the next stage (teams of the left column).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CAI 23 Juventud Unida Universitario 12 11
Guaraní Antonio Franco1 33 Tiro Federal 21 12

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

Sixth Stage

This Stage was played by the teams that qualified from the Fifth Stage, W1 vs W2. The winning team will be promoted to Primera B Nacional. In case of a tie, W1 was promoted (team of the left column).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guaraní Antonio Franco 22 Juventud Unida Universitario 12 10

1: Promoted because of sport advantage.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Argentina Fernando Zampedri Guillermo Brown 22
2 Argentina Mauro Villegas CAI 21
3 Argentina Pablo Vilchez Santamarina 17
Argentina Aldo Visconti Chaco For Ever 17
Argentina Jorge Piñero Da Silva CAI 17
6 Argentina Oscar Altamirano Central Norte 16

See also

References

  1. "Goleadores del Torneo Argentino A 2013/2014". AFA. Retrieved 15 August 2013.

External links

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