# 1995–96 Torneo Argentino A

The 1995–96 Argentine Torneo Argentino A 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.

## Club information
### Zone A

| 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

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
| Alvarado | Mar del Plata$^1$ | (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

| 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

| 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

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Almirante Brown | Arrecifes | Estadio Municipal |
| Mataderos | Necochea | Panamericano |

## First stage
### Zone A

| 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 | Championship Zone |
| 3 | Desamparados | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | Championship Zone |
| 4 | Juventud Alianza | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 17 | Championship Zone |
| 5 | Andino | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 17 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Unión Santiago | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 16 | Relegation Zone |
| 7 | Central Norte | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 15 | Relegation Zone |
| 8 | Villa Cubas | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | Relegation Zone |

### Zone B

| 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 | Championship Zone |
| 3 | Huracán (SR) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 | Championship Zone |
| 4 | Alvarado | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | Championship Zone |
| 5 | Aldosivi | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 22 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Cultural Argentino | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 16 | Relegation Zone |
| 7 | Estación Quequén | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 | Relegation Zone |
| 8 | Grupo Universitario | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 34 | −26 | 3 | Relegation Zone |

### Zone C

| 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 | Championship Zone |
| 3 | Germinal | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 23 | Championship Zone |
| 4 | Olimpo | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 23 | Championship Zone |
| 5 | Deportivo Patagones | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 20 | Relegation Zone |
| 6 | Deportivo Roca | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | Relegation Zone |
| 7 | General Belgrano | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 13 | Relegation Zone |
| 8 | CAI | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 5 | Relegation Zone |

### Zone D

| 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 | Championship Zone |
| 3 | General Paz Juniors | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | Championship Zone |
| 4 | Chaco For Ever | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 19 | Championship Zone |
| 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 | Relegation Zone |
| 7 | San Martín (F) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | Relegation Zone |
| 8 | Patronato | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | Relegation Zone |

## Second stage
### Championship Stage
#### Zone A

| 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 | Championship Stage |
| 3 | Germinal | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 20 | Championship Stage |
| 4 | Huracán (SR) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | Championship Stage |
| 5 | Villa Mitre | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 20 | Championship Stage |
| 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 | |

#### Zone B

| 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 | Championship Stage |
| 3 | Chaco For Ever | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 | Championship Stage |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 22 | Championship Stage |
| 5 | Desamparados | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 21 | Championship Stage |
| 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 | |

### Relegation Stage
#### Zone A

| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation Stage |
* ↑ Estación Quequén abandoned the tournament for financial problems.

#### Zone B

| 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 | Relegation Stage |

## Third stage
### Championship Stage
#### Zone A

| 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 | |

#### Zone B

| 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 | |

### Relegation Stage

| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Torneo Argentino B |
* ↑ Estación Quequén abandoned the tournament for financial problems.

## Championship final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Cipolletti | 0–1 | Juventud Antoniana | 0–0 | 0–1 |

## Extra Promotion playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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.