2005–06 Torneo Argentino A

XI Torneo Argentino A
Season2005–06
ChampionsVilla Mitre
(1st divisional title)
PromotedVilla Mitre
San Martín (T)
RelegatedÑuñorco
Huracán (CR)
Cipolletti
Racing (O)
Atlético Candelaria
General Paz Juniors
Top goalscorerAdrían Aranda (21 goals)

The 2005–06 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the eleventh season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 24 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Club information

Zone A

Club City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
Huracán Comodoro Rivadavia César Muñoz
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Juventud Pergamino José Raymundi
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
La Plata La Plata Gobernador Mercante
Luján de Cuyo Luján de Cuyo Jardín del Bajo
Racing Olavarría José Buglione
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone B

Club City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela El Coloso
Atlético Candelaria Candelaria Anastacio Cabrera
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
La Florida La Florida Capitán Jaime Solá
Ñuñorco Monteros Ñuñorco
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
Sportivo Patria Formosa Antonio Romero
Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Apertura 2005

First stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Douglas Haig 11 6 3 2 18 15 +3 21 Final Stage
2 Villa Mitre 11 6 2 3 15 11 +4 20
3 La Plata 11 6 2 3 15 8 +7 20
4 Guillermo Brown 11 5 3 3 18 11 +7 18
5 Independiente Rivadavia 11 4 5 2 12 10 +2 17
6 Desamparados 11 5 1 5 9 13 −4 16
7 Cipolletti 11 4 2 5 19 17 +2 14[a]
8 Juventud (P) 11 4 2 5 15 17 −2 14[a]
9 Luján de Cuyo 11 3 5 3 18 15 +3 14[a]
10 Racing (O) 11 3 2 6 8 15 −7 11
11 Juventud Unida Universitario 11 1 5 5 12 18 −6 8
12 Huracán (CR) 11 1 4 6 8 17 −9 7
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tiebreaker: Head-to-head match and not goal difference.

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Martín (T) 11 5 5 1 14 6 +8 20 Final Stage
2 Atlético Tucumán 11 6 1 4 21 14 +7 19
3 Sportivo Patria 11 5 3 3 14 13 +1 18
4 Unión (S) 11 5 2 4 18 19 −1 17
5 Talleres (P) 11 4 4 3 11 11 0 16
6 Atlético Candelaria 11 4 3 4 13 14 −1 15
7 General Paz Juniors 11 4 2 5 17 21 −4 14
8 Racing (C) 11 3 5 3 8 8 0 14
9 La Florida 11 3 4 4 13 15 −2 13
10 Ñuñorco 11 3 4 4 9 11 −2 13
11 9 de Julio (R) 11 2 4 5 12 13 −1 10
12 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 11 3 1 7 12 17 −5 10
Source: [citation needed]

Final stage

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
A1 Douglas Haig1 1 0 1
A8 Juventud (P) 0 1 1
A1 Douglas Haig1 0 2 2
A6 Desamparados 2 0 2
A3 La Plata 0 3 3
A6 Desamparados 1 5 6
A1 Douglas Haig 2 1 3(6)
B7 General Paz Juniors (p) 0 3 3(7)
B1 San Martín (T) 2 3 5
B8 Racing (C) 0 2 2
B1 San Martín (T) 0 1 1
B7 General Paz Juniors 1 1 2
B2 Atlético Tucumán 1 1 2
B7 General Paz Juniors 3 0 3
A2 Villa Mitre (p) 0 1 1(9)
B7 General Paz Juniors 1 0 1(8)
A2 Villa Mitre 1 2 3
A7 Cipolletti 2 0 2
A2 Villa Mitre1 1 3 4
A4 Guillermo Brown 3 1 4
A4 Guillermo Brown 0 5 5
A5 Independiente Rivadavia 0 2 2
A2 Villa Mitre 5 3 8
B3 Sportivo Patria 1 0 1
B3 Sportivo Patria 1 5 6
B6 Atlético Candelaria 2 1 3
B3 Sportivo Patria 1 3 4
B5 Talleres (P) 1 1 2
B4 Unión (S) 0 1 1
B5 Talleres (P) 3 1 4

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Clausura 2006

First stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guillermo Brown 11 7 2 2 19 11 +8 23 Final Stage
2 Juventud Unida Universitario 11 6 2 3 17 13 +4 20
3 Desamparados 11 5 3 3 18 16 +2 18
4 Douglas Haig 11 5 3 3 27 16 +11 18
5 La Plata 11 4 5 2 16 10 +6 17
6 Villa Mitre 11 4 4 3 19 18 +1 16
7 Independiente Rivadavia 11 3 5 3 16 17 −1 14
8 Juventud (P) 11 3 3 5 15 17 −2 12
9 Racing (O) 11 3 3 5 13 17 −4 12
10 Luján de Cuyo 11 2 5 4 11 14 −3 11
11 Huracán (CR) 11 3 1 7 7 21 −14 10
12 Cipolletti 11 2 2 7 18 26 −8 8
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Tucumán 11 7 2 2 18 10 +8 23 Final Stage
2 Racing (C) 11 7 1 3 21 16 +5 22
3 San Martín (T) 11 6 2 3 23 15 +8 20
4 9 de Julio (R) 11 5 4 2 27 19 +8 19
5 Unión (S) 11 5 4 2 21 13 +8 19
6 Talleres (P) 11 4 3 4 14 18 −4 15
7 La Florida 11 4 3 4 6 11 −5 15[a]
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 11 4 1 6 17 21 −4 13[b]
9 Sportivo Patria 11 3 3 5 18 21 −3 12[a] Final Stage
10 Atlético Candelaria 11 2 3 6 21 23 −2 9
11 General Paz Juniors 11 2 3 6 14 24 −10 9
12 Ñuñorco 11 0 3 8 10 21 −11 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match played between them in Round 10 was originally 2-2, but it was awarded 0-1 loss to both.
  2. ^ Didn't qualify for the Final Stage as it was involved in Relegation Playoff Qualifying.

Final stage

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
A1 Guillermo Brown 0 3 3
A8 Juventud (P) 0 2 2
A1 Guillermo Brown 0 4 4
A7 Independiente Rivadavia 2 1 3
A2 Juventud Unida Universitario 2 2 4
A7 Independiente Rivadavia 3 2 5
A1 Guillermo Brown 0 2 2
B3 San Martín (T) 3 2 5
B3 San Martín (T) 3 1 4
B7 La Florida 0 0 0
B3 San Martín (T) 0 4 4
B4 9 de Julio (R) 0 1 1
B4 9 de Julio (R)1 2 2 4
B5 Unión (S) 3 1 4
B2 Racing (C) 1 2 3(6)
B3 San Martín (T) (p) 2 1 3(7)
B2 Racing (C) 1 3 4
B6 Talleres (P) 2 1 3
B2 Racing (C)1 0 1 1
B8 Sportivo Patria 0 1 1
B1 Atlético Tucumán 0 1 1
B8 Sportivo Patria 1 4 5
B2 Racing (C) 1 1 2
A3 Desamparados 0 1 1
A3 Desamparados 2 2 4
A6 Villa Mitre 1 2 3
A3 Desamparados 1 3 4
A4 Douglas Haig 1 1 2
A4 Douglas Haig 3 3 6
A5 La Plata 2 1 3

1: Qualified because of sport advantage.

  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Overall standings

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guillermo Brown 22 12 5 5 37 22 +15 41
2 Douglas Haig 22 11 6 5 45 31 +14 39
3 La Plata 22 10 7 5 31 18 +13 37
4 Villa Mitre 22 10 6 6 34 29 +5 36
5 Desamparados 22 10 4 8 27 29 −2 34
6 Independiente Rivadavia 22 7 10 5 28 27 +1 31
7 Juventud Unida Universitario 22 7 7 8 29 31 −2 28
8 Juventud (P) 22 7 5 10 30 34 −4 26
9 Luján de Cuyo 22 5 10 7 29 29 0 25 Relegation Playoff Qualifying
10 Racing (O) 22 6 5 11 21 32 −11 23
11 Cipolletti 22 6 4 12 37 43 −6 22 Additional Playoff
12 Huracán (CR) 22 4 5 13 15 38 −23 17 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Tucumán 22 13 3 6 39 24 +15 42
2 San Martín (T) 22 11 7 4 37 21 +16 40
3 Unión (S) 22 10 6 6 39 32 +7 36
4 Racing (C) 22 10 6 6 29 24 +5 36
5 Talleres (P) 22 8 7 7 25 29 −4 31
6 Sportivo Patria 22 8 6 8 32 34 −2 30
7 9 de Julio (R) 22 7 8 7 39 32 +7 29
8 La Florida 22 7 7 8 19 26 −7 28
9 Atlético Candelaria 22 6 6 10 34 37 −3 24 Relegation Playoff Qualifying
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 22 7 2 13 29 38 −9 23
11 General Paz Juniors 22 6 5 11 31 45 −14 23 Additional Playoff
12 Ñuñorco 22 3 7 12 19 32 −13 16 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]

Championship final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Martín (T) 3–3 (3–4 p) Villa Mitre 2–2 1–1

Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Martín (M) 0–1 San Martín (T) 0–1 0–0

Relegation playoff Qualifying

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Luján de Cuyo 4–1 Racing (O) 0–1 4–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Candelaria 3–5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 0–2 3–3

Additional Playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
General Paz Juniors 2–2 (3–2 p) Cipolletti 1–2 1–0

Relegation playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Rivadavia (L) 2–1 Racing (O) 1–0 1–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Real Arroyo Seco 4–2 Atlético Candelaria 4–0 0–2
Relegation/promotion playoff 3
Alumni (VM) 5–2 General Paz Juniors 5–0 0–2

See also

References