# 2001–02 Torneo Argentino A

The 2001–02 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the seventh season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 19 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

## Club information
### Zone A

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
| CAI | Comodoro Rivadavia | Estadio Municipal |
| Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Cultural Argentino | General Pico | El Volcán |
| Estudiantes | Río Cuarto | Ciudad de Río Cuarto |
| General Paz Juniors | Córdoba | General Paz Juniors |
| Huracán | San Rafael | Pretel Hermanos |
| Juventud Alianza | Santa Lucía | Bosque del Bajo Grande |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
| Luján de Cuyo | Luján de Cuyo | Jardín del Bajo |

### Zone B

| Club | City | Stadium |
| 13 de Junio | Pirané | Pirané |
| 9 de Julio | Rafaela | El Coloso |
| Ben Hur | Rafaela | Parque Barrio Ilolay |
| Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
| Huracán Corrientes | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris |
| Ñuñorco | Monteros | Ñuñorco |
| Patronato | Paraná | Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
| San Martín (T) | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
| Tiro Federal | Rosario | Fortín de Ludueña |

## First stage
### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CAI | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 25 | Final Stage |
| 2 | Estudiantes (RC) | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 24 | Final Stage |
| 3 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 24 | Final Stage |
| 4 | Luján de Cuyo | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 24 | |
| 5 | Juventud Alianza | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 23 | |
| 6 | General Paz Juniors | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aldosivi | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 | Relegation Playoff |
| 8 | Cipolletti | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16 | Relegation Playoff |
| 9 | Huracán (SR) | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 13 | Torneo Argentino B |
| 10 | Cultural Argentino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Torneo Argentino B |
* ↑ Cultural Argentino withdrew before the tournament.

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ñuñorco | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 35 | Final Stage |
| 2 | 13 de Junio (P) | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 32 | Final Stage |
| 3 | Ben Hur | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 30 | Final Stage |
| 4 | Tiro Federal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Douglas Haig | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 28 | |
| 6 | 9 de Julio | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 28 | |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 | Relegation Playoff |
| 8 | San Martín (T) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 23 | Relegation Playoff |
| 9 | Patronato | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 9 | Torneo Argentino B |
| 10 | Huracán Corrientes | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 7 | Torneo Argentino B |

## Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | CAI | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 20 | Primera B Nacional |
| 2 | Ñuñorco | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ben Hur | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Estudiantes (RC) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 11 | |
| 6 | 13 de Junio (P) | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 11 | |

## Relegation playoff
### Relegation playoff Qualifying

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Aldosivi | 2–0 | Gimnasia y Tiro |
* Aldosivi remained in Torneo Argentino A and Gimnasia y Tiro played the Relegation Playoff.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Cipolletti | 3–2 | San Martín (T) |
* San Martín (T) was relegated to Torneo Argentino B and Cipoletti played the Relegation Playoff.

### Relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Bella Vista (BB) | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Cipolletti | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| San Cristóbal | 3–4 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 2–1 | 1–3 |
* Cipolletti remained in the Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff.
* Gimnasia y Tiro remained in the Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff.