# 1997–98 Torneo Argentino A

The 1997–98 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the third season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 16 teams competed; the champions were promoted to Primera B Nacional.

## Club information
### Zone A

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Ben Hur | Rafaela | Parque Barrio Ilolay |
| Cultural Argentino | General Pico | El Volcán |
| Deportivo Patagones | Carmen de Patagones | Tricolor |
| Ferrocarril | Concordia | Profesor Mariano Amable |
| General Belgrano | Santa Rosa | Nuevo Rancho Grande |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Patronato | Paraná | Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
| Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |

### Zone B

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Concepción | Concepción | Stewart Shipton |
| Estudiantes | Río Cuarto | Ciudad de Río Cuarto |
| General Paz Juniors | Córdoba | General Paz Juniors |
| Huracán | San Rafael | Pretel Hermanos |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Juventud Alianza | Santa Lucía | Bosque del Bajo Grande |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| San Martín | Monte Comán | Ovidio Bernues |

### Teams from Argentino B that played the Final Stage

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Central Córdoba | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrara |
| Deportivo Barraca | Paso de los Libres | Agustín Faraldo |
| Liniers | Bahía Blanca | Alejandro Pérez |
| Ñuñorco | Monteros | Ñuñorco |

## First stage
### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Villa Mitre | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 32 | Final Stage |
| 2 | Patronato | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 31 | Final Stage |
| 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 31 | Final Stage |
| 4 | Ben Hur | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 25 | |
| 5 | General Belgrano | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Ferrocarril (C) | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 16 | |
| 7 | Cultural Argentino | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 12 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Patagones | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 43 | −34 | 3 | Relegation Playoffs |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Juventud Antoniana | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 33 | Final Stage |
| 2 | Huracán (SR) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 28 | Final Stage |
| 3 | Juventud Alianza | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 26 | Final Stage |
| 4 | Independiente Rivadavia | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | San Martín (MC) | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 6 | Estudiantes (RC) | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 18 | |
| 7 | General Paz Juniors | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 14 | |
| 8 | Concepción (FC) | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 14 | Relegation Playoffs |

## Final stage
### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | Primera B Nacional |
| 2 | Villa Mitre | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 3 | Patronato | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | |
| 4 | Liniers (BB) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 5 | Deportivo Barraca (PdlL) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 5 | |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Juventud Antoniana | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 17 | Primera B Nacional |
| 2 | Huracán (SR) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 3 | Juventud Alianza | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Ñuñorco | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | Relegation Playoffs |

## Relegation Playoffs
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Concepción (FC) | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Liniers (BB) |
* Liniers (BB) remains in Torneo Argentino B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Deportivo Patagones | – | Ñuñorco |
* Deportivo Patagones abandoned the competition and was relegated to 1998–99 Torneo Argentino B. The match was awarded 1-0 to Ñuñorco.

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Concepción (FC) | 1–2 | Ñuñorco |
* Ñuñorco was promoted to 1998–99 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Concepción FC was relegated to 1998–99 Torneo Argentino B.