# 2011–12 Torneo Argentino A

The 2011–12 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the seventeenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

## Club information
### North Zone

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Alumni | Villa María | Manuel Ocampo |
| Central Córdoba | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrara |
| Central Norte | Salta | Dr. Luis Güemes |
| Crucero del Norte | Garupá | Andrés Guacurarí |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| Libertad | Sunchales | Hogar de Los Tigres |
| Racing | Córdoba | Miguel Sancho |
| San Martín (T) | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
| Sportivo Belgrano | San Francisco | Oscar Boero |
| Talleres | Córdoba | La Boutique |
| Tiro Federal | Rosario | Fortín de Ludueña |
| Unión | Sunchales | La Fortaleza |

### South Zone

| Club | City | Stadium |
| CAI | Comodoro Rivadavia | Estadio Municipal |
| Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
| Deportivo Maipú | Maipú | Higinio Sperdutti |
| Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Huracán | Tres Arroyos | Roberto Lorenzo Bottino |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
| Racing | Olavarría | José Buglione |
| Rivadavia | Lincoln | El Coliseo |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
| Unión | Mar del Plata | (None) $^1$ |
$^1$ Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

## First stage
### North Zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Crucero del Norte | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 41 | Second Stage |
| 2 | San Martín (T) | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 37 | Second Stage |
| 3 | Sportivo Belgrano | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 37 | Second Stage |
| 4 | Talleres | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 35 | Second Stage |
| 5 | Racing (C) | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 34 | Second Stage |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 32 | Second Stage |
| 7 | Tiro Federal | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 32 | Reválida Stage |
| 8 | Libertad (S) | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 31 | Reválida Stage |
| 9 | Central Norte | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 31 | Reválida Stage |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | Reválida Stage |
| 11 | Juventud Antoniana | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 30 | Reválida Stage |
| 12 | Alumni (VM) | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 21 | Reválida Stage |
| 13 | Unión (S) | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 20 | Reválida Stage |

### South Zone

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santamarina | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 38 | Second Stage |
| 2 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 36 | Second Stage |
| 3 | Douglas Haig | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 35 | Second Stage |
| 4 | Racing (O) | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 34 | Second Stage |
| 5 | Unión (MdP) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 32 | Second Stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Maipú | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31 | Reválida Stage |
| 7 | Huracán (TA) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 28 | Reválida Stage |
| 8 | Cipolletti | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 26 | Reválida Stage |
| 9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 25 | Reválida Stage |
| 10 | Rivadavia (L) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 | Reválida Stage |
| 11 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 23 | Reválida Stage |
| 12 | CAI | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 21 | Reválida Stage |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Douglas Haig (C, P) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 21 | Primera B Nacional |
| 2 | Sportivo Belgrano | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 | Fourth Stage |
| 3 | Crucero del Norte | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 20 | Fourth Stage |
| 4 | Talleres | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 16 | Fourth Stage |
| 5 | Santamarina | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | Fourth Stage |
| 6 | San Martín (T) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 14 | Third Stage |
| 7 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | Third Stage |
| 8 | Racing (O) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 10 | Third Stage |
| 9 | Unión (MdP) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | Third Stage |
| 10 | Racing (C) | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 8 | Third Stage |
| 11 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 8 | Third Stage |

## Reválida Stage
### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Libertad (S) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Second round |
| 2 | Central Norte | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Second round |
| 3 | Unión (S) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Second round |
| 5 | Alumni (VM) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Juventud Antoniana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Second round |
| 7 | Tiro Federal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
Unión de Sunchales and Alumni de Villa María were ineligible for the Second round because they were involved in relegation.

#### Overall standings

The overall standings for the seven teams of Zone A include the regular season and the first round of the Reválida. The bottom team relegates to the Torneo Argentino B, while the next-to-last team plays the relegation play-off with a team from such category. Those two teams cannot qualify for the second round of the Reválida.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Libertad (S) | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 44 | |
| 2 | Central Norte | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 40 | |
| 3 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | |
| 4 | Juventud Antoniana | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
| 5 | Tiro Federal | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Alumni (VM) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 29 | Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off |
| 7 | Unión (S) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 28 | Torneo Argentino B |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CAI | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | |
| 2 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | Second round |
| 3 | Rivadavia (L) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Second round |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Second round |
| 5 | Cipolletti | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Second round |
| 6 | Deportivo Maipú | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Huracán (TA) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 2 | |
CAI was ineligible for the Second round, as it was involved in relegation.

#### Overall standings

The overall standings for the seven teams of Zone B include the regular season and the first round of the Reválida. The bottom team relegates to the Torneo Argentino B, while the next-to-last team plays the relegation play-off with a team from such category. Those two teams cannot qualify for the second round of the Reválida.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Maipú | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 35 | |
| 2 | Rivadavia (L) | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 34 | |
| 3 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | |
| 4 | Cipolletti | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 34 | |
| 6 | CAI | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off |
| 7 | Huracán (TA) | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 30 | Torneo Argentino B |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cipolletti | 2–4 | Libertad (S) | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Gimnasia (CdU) | 1–3 | Central Norte | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | 0–3 | Rivadavia (L) | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Juventud Antoniana | 1–1 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–1 | 0–0 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Central Norte | 3–1 | Libertad (S) | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | 3–1 | Rivadavia (L) | 0–1 | 3–0 |

## Third stage

The Third Stage includes the two teams qualified from the Second Stage of the Reválida, plus the six teams directly qualified to the Third Stage of the Reválida from the Second Stage of the regular season.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Central Norte | 4–1 | San Martín (T) | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | 4–3 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 3–3 | Racing (O) | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Racing (C) | 3–1 | Unión (MdP) | 1–1 | 2–0 |

## Fourth stage

The Fourth Stage is played by the four winners of the Third Stage of the Reválida, plus the four teams that qualified directly to the Fourth Stage of the Reválida from the Second Stage of the regular season.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Racing (O) | 4–4 | Santamarina | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Racing (C) | 2–2 | Talleres (C) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–3 | Crucero del Norte | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Central Norte | 4–4 | Sportivo Belgrano | 3–2 | 1–2 |

## Fifth stage

The Fifth Stage is played by the four winners of the Fourth Stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Talleres (C) | 1–2 | Crucero del Norte | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Santamarina | 0–4 | Sportivo Belgrano | 0–1 | 0–3 |

## Sixth stage

The Sixth Stage is played by the two winners of the Fifth Stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 1–3 | Crucero del Norte | 1–3 | 0–0 |

## Promotion/relegation playoff Torneo Argentino A-B Nacional

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Crucero del Norte | 1–0 | Guillermo Brown | 0–0 | 1–0 |
* Crucero del Norte was promoted to 2012–13 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Guillermo Brown was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A

## Promotion/relegation playoffs Torneo Argentino A-Torneo Argentino B

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Roca | 3–3 | Alumni (VM) | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| San Jorge (T) | 3–2 | CAI | 0–1 | 3–1 |
* Alumni remained in the Torneo Argentino A by drawing the playoff.
* San Jorge (T) was promoted to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and CAI was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino B