The 1995–96 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the first season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 32 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Juventud Antoniana (1st divisional title) |
| Promoted | Juventud Antoniana Cipolletti Aldosivi Chaco For Ever Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) Olimpo |
| Relegated | Andino Estación Quequén |
1996–97 → | |
Club information
editZone A
edit| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Andino
|
La Rioja | Carlos Mercado Luna |
 Central Norte
|
Salta | Dr. Luis Güemes |
| Concepción
|
Concepción | Stewart Shipton |
 Desamparados
|
San Juan | El Serpentario |
 Juventud Alianza
|
Santa Lucía | Bosque del Bajo Grande |
 Juventud Antoniana
|
Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
 Unión Santiago
|
Santiago del Estero | Roberto Molinari |
 Villa Cubas
|
Catamarca | Malvinas Argentinas |
Zone B
edit| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Aldosivi
|
Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
 Alvarado
|
Mar del Plata1 | (None) 1 |
 Cultural Argentino
|
General Pico | El Volcán |
| Estación Quequén
|
Quequén | Panamericano |
 Grupo Universitario
|
Tandil | Municipal General San Martín |
 Huracán
|
San Rafael | Pretel Hermanos |
 Independiente Rivadavia
|
Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| San Martín
|
Mendoza | San Martín |
Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone C
edit| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 CAI
|
Comodoro Rivadavia | Estadio Municipal |
| Cipolletti
|
Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
 Deportivo Patagones
|
Carmen de Patagones | Tricolor |
 Deportivo Roca
|
General Roca | Luis Maiolino |
 General Belgrano
|
Santa Rosa | Nuevo Rancho Grande |
| Germinal
|
Rawson | El Fortín |
 Olimpo
|
Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
 Villa Mitre
|
Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |
Zone D
edit| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Chaco For Ever
|
Resistencia | Juan Alberto García |
 Estudiantes
|
Río Cuarto | Ciudad de Río Cuarto |
 Ferrocarril
|
Concordia | Professor Mariano Amable |
| General Paz Juniors
|
Córdoba | General Paz Juniors |
 Gimnasia y Esgrima
|
Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
 Guaraní Antonio Franco
|
Posadas | Clemente F. de Oliveira |
 Patronato
|
Paraná | Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
 San Martín
|
Formosa | 17 de Octubre |
Teams from Argentino B that played the Third Stage
edit| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Almirante Brown
|
Arrecifes | Estadio Municipal |
 Mataderos
|
Necochea | Panamericano |
First stage
editZone A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concepción FC | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 25 | Championship Zone |
| 2 | Juventud Antoniana | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 24 | |
| 3 | Desamparados | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | |
| 4 | Juventud Alianza | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 17 | |
| 5 | Andino | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 17 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Unión Santiago | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Central Norte | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Villa Cubas | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Zone B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Martín (M) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | Championship Zone |
| 2 | Independiente Rivadavia | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 25 | |
| 3 | Huracán (SR) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 | |
| 4 | Alvarado | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Aldosivi | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 22 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Cultural Argentino | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Estación Quequén | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Grupo Universitario | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Zone C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villa Mitre | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 26 | Championship Zone |
| 2 | Cipolletti | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 25 | |
| 3 | Germinal | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 23 | |
| 4 | Olimpo | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 23 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Patagones | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 20 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Deportivo Roca | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | |
| 7 | General Belgrano | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 13 | |
| 8 | CAI | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Zone D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes (RC) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 27 | Championship Zone |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 24 | |
| 3 | General Paz Juniors | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
| 4 | Chaco For Ever | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 19 | |
| 5 | Ferrocarril (C) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 18 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 16 | |
| 7 | San Martín (F) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | |
| 8 | Patronato | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second stage
editChampionship Stage
editZone A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cipolletti | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 23 | Championship Stage |
| 2 | Independiente Rivadavia | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 3 | Germinal | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | Huracán (SR) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | Villa Mitre | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 20 | |
| 6 | Olimpo | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 19 | |
| 7 | Alvarado | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 17 | |
| 8 | San Martín (M) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 15 |
Source: [citation needed]
Zone B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventud Antoniana | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 25 | Championship Stage |
| 2 | Concepción FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 23 | |
| 3 | Chaco For Ever | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 | |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 22 | |
| 5 | Desamparados | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 21 | |
| 6 | Estudiantes (RC) | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| 7 | General Paz Juniors | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 14 | |
| 8 | Juventud Alianza | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Relegation Stage
editZone A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldosivi | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 30 | |
| 2 | CAI | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Patagones | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 | |
| 4 | General Belgrano | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | Cultural Argentino | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Grupo Universitario | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Roca | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 8 | Relegation Stage |
| 8 | Estación Quequén[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Estación Quequén abandoned the tournament for financial problems.
Zone B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrocarril (C) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 28 | |
| 2 | San Martín (F) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 23 | |
| 3 | Unión Santiago | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Patronato | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Central Norte | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Guaraní Antonio Franco | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Villa Cubas | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 18 | Relegation Stage |
| 8 | Andino | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 49 | −38 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Third stage
editChampionship Stage
editZone A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cipolletti | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 22 | Championship Final |
| 2 | Germinal | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 19 | |
| 3 | Villa Mitre | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 16 | |
| 4 | Independiente Rivadavia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Huracán (SR) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Mataderos | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Zone B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventud Antoniana | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 21 | Championship Final |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 18 | |
| 3 | Almirante Brown (A) | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 14 | |
| 4 | Desamparados | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Concepción FC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 10 | |
| 6 | Chaco For Ever | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Relegation Stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Roca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 2 | Villa Cubas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Andino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | Torneo Argentino B |
| 4 | Estación Quequén[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Estación Quequén abandoned the tournament for financial problems.
Championship final
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion playoff 1 | ||||
| Cipolletti | 0–1 | Juventud Antoniana | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Extra Promotion playoffs
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado | 0–4 | Aldosivi | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Promotion playoff 2 | ||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 4–2 | Patronato | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Promotion playoff 3 | ||||
| Villa Mitre | 2–2 | Olimpo | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Extra Match | ||||
| Olimpo | 2–0 | Villa Mitre | ||
- Aldosivi was promoted to 1996–97 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.
- Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) was promoted to 1996–97 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.
- Olimpo was promoted to 1996–97 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.