2003–04 Torneo Argentino A

IX Torneo Argentino A
Season2003–04
ChampionsRacing (C)
(2nd divisional title)
PromotedRacing (C)
RelegatedAlmirante Brown (A)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
13 de Junio (P)

The 2003–04 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the ninth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Club information

Zone A

Club City Stadium
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella
Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone B

Club City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
Luján de Cuyo Luján de Cuyo Jardín del Bajo

Zone C

Club City Stadium
13 de Junio Pirané Pirané
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Zone D

Club City Stadium
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
La Florida La Florida Capitán Jaime Solá
Ñuñorco Monteros Ñuñorco
Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala

Apertura 2003

First stage

In every round the bye team played against the bye team of the other zone: Team from Zone A vs Team from Zone B and Team from Zone C vs Team from Zone D.

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Villa Mitre 10 6 1 3 19 14 +5 19 Final Stage
2 Aldosivi 10 5 3 2 19 10 +9 18
3 Douglas Haig 10 5 2 3 11 8 +3 17
4 Guillermo Brown 10 2 4 4 11 14 −3 10
5 Almirante Brown (A) 10 0 0 10 2 27 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luján de Cuyo 10 6 3 1 24 11 +13 21 Final Stage
2 Cipolletti 10 5 3 2 16 15 +1 18
3 Independiente Rivadavia 10 4 3 3 18 14 +4 15
4 Juventud Unida Universitario 10 2 4 4 14 16 −2 10
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 10 2 3 5 12 17 −5 9
Source: [citation needed]

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing (C) 10 6 2 2 18 9 +9 20 Final Stage
2 General Paz Juniors 10 4 1 5 16 17 −1 13
3 13 de Junio (P) 10 3 3 4 11 19 −8 12
4 Unión (S) 10 3 2 5 12 19 −7 11
5 Ben Hur 10 2 3 5 10 13 −3 9
Source: [citation needed]

Zone D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Tucumán 10 5 3 2 16 10 +6 18 Final Stage
2 Talleres (P) 10 5 3 2 14 11 +3 18
3 Ñuñorco 10 3 4 3 17 15 +2 13
4 La Florida 10 3 4 3 13 11 +2 13
5 Gimnasia y Tiro 10 1 5 4 16 19 −3 8
Source: [citation needed]

Final stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
C1 Racing (C) 1 2 3
D2 Talleres (P) 0 2 2
C1 Racing (C) 0 2 2
C2 General Paz Juniors 0 0 0
D1 Atlético Tucumán 2 1 3 (5)
C2 General Paz Juniors (p) 3 0 3 (6)
C1 Racing (C) 1 3 4
B2 Cipolletti 3 0 3
B1 Luján de Cuyo 1 1 2
A2 Aldosivi 2 1 3
A2 Aldosivi 0 2 2
B2 Cipolletti 1 2 3
A1 Villa Mitre 1 3 4 (3)
B2 Cipolletti (p) 2 2 4 (5)
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Clausura 2004

First stage

In every round the bye team played against the bye team of the other zone: Team from Zone A vs Team from Zone B and Team from Zone C vs Team from Zone D.

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 10 7 2 1 16 5 +11 23 Final Stage
2 Douglas Haig 10 6 4 0 14 3 +11 22
3 Guillermo Brown 10 4 3 3 10 7 +3 15
4 Villa Mitre 10 3 0 7 8 14 −6 9
5 Almirante Brown (A) 10 0 0 10 5 24 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luján de Cuyo 10 5 3 2 7 5 +2 18 Final Stage
2 Cipolletti 10 5 2 3 15 11 +4 17
3 Juventud Unida Universitario 10 4 4 2 12 8 +4 16
4 Independiente Rivadavia 10 4 1 5 14 14 0 13
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 10 2 3 5 6 16 −10 6[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted.

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 General Paz Juniors 10 6 1 3 17 11 +6 19 Final Stage
2 Ben Hur 10 5 3 2 14 8 +6 18
3 Unión (S) 10 4 2 4 14 14 0 14
4 Racing (C) 10 3 4 3 13 11 +2 13
5 13 de Junio (P) 10 2 2 6 7 18 −11 8
Source: [citation needed]

Zone D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Florida 10 6 2 2 13 9 +4 20 Final Stage
2 Atlético Tucumán 10 4 3 3 15 10 +5 15
3 Gimnasia y Tiro 10 2 5 3 9 11 −2 11
4 Ñuñorco 10 1 5 4 8 13 −5 8
5 Talleres (P) 10 1 5 4 7 12 −5 8
Source: [citation needed]

Final stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
A1 Aldosivi (p) 1 3 4 (7)
B2 Cipolletti 3 1 4 (6)
A1 Aldosivi 0 1 1
A2 Douglas Haig 2 0 2
B1 Luján de Cuyo 0 1 1
A2 Douglas Haig 3 3 6
A2 Douglas Haig 1 1 2
D2 Atlético Tucumán 2 1 3
D1 La Florida 1 2 3
C2 Ben Hur 2 0 2
D1 La Florida 2 1 3
D2 Atlético Tucumán 3 1 4
C1 General Paz Juniors 0 0 0
D2 Atlético Tucumán 1 2 3
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aldosivi 20 12 5 3 35 15 +20 41
2 Luján de Cuyo 20 11 6 3 31 16 +15 39
3 Douglas Haig 20 11 6 3 25 11 +14 39
4 Cipolletti 20 10 5 5 31 26 +5 35
5 Atlético Tucumán 20 9 6 5 31 20 +11 33
6 Racing (C) 20 9 6 5 31 20 +11 33
7 La Florida 20 9 6 5 26 20 +6 33
8 General Paz Juniors 20 10 2 8 33 28 +5 32
9 Independiente Rivadavia 20 8 4 8 32 28 +4 28
10 Villa Mitre 20 9 1 10 27 28 −1 28
11 Ben Hur 20 7 6 7 24 21 +3 27
12 Juventud Unida Universitario 20 6 8 6 26 24 +2 26
13 Talleres (P) 20 6 8 6 21 23 −2 26
14 Guillermo Brown 20 6 7 7 21 21 0 25
15 Unión (S) 20 7 4 9 26 33 −7 25
16 Ñuñorco 20 4 9 7 25 28 −3 21
17 13 de Junio (P) 20 5 5 10 18 37 −19 20 Relegation Playoff
18 Gimnasia y Tiro 20 3 10 7 25 30 −5 19
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 20 3 6 11 18 33 −15 12[a] Torneo Argentino B
20 Almirante Brown (A) 20 0 0 20 7 51 −44 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted.

Championship final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing (C) 4–3 Atlético Tucumán 1–1 3–2

Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CAI 1–1 Atlético Tucumán 1–0 0–1
  • CAI remained in the Torneo Argentino A after a 1-1 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Torneo Argentino A gets to stay in it.

Relegation playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Rosario Puerto Belgrano 3–1 13 de Junio (P) 3–0 0–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Alumni (VM) 2–3 Gimnasia y Tiro 1–1 1–2

See also

References

  1. ^ Torneo Argentino A