2002–03 Torneo Argentino A

The 2002–03 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the eighth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

VIII Torneo Argentino A
Season2002–03
ChampionsTiro Federal
(1st divisional title)
PromotedTiro Federal
Relegated9 de Julio (R)
Estudiantes (RC)
Juventud Alianza
Independiente (VO)

Club information

Zone A
Club City Stadium
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Estudiantes Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone B
Club City Stadium
Independiente Villa Obrera La Boutique
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
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 C
Club City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela El Coloso
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
Tiro Federal Rosario Fortín de Ludueña

Zone D
Club City Stadium
13 de Junio Pirané Pirané
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
Ñuñorco Monteros Ñuñorco
Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala

Apertura 2002

First stage

In every round the bye team played against the bye team of the other zone: Team from Zone A vs Team from Zone B and Team from Zone C vs Team from Zone D.

Zone A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cipolletti 10 5 3 2 17 11 +6 18 Final Stage
2 Douglas Haig 10 5 3 2 12 9 +3 18
3 Aldosivi 10 3 4 3 15 15 0 13
4 Villa Mitre 10 3 4 3 15 17 −2 13
5 Estudiantes (RC) 10 1 4 5 10 14 −4 7
Source:

Zone B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juventud Unida Universitario 10 8 0 2 16 11 +5 24 Final Stage
2 Independiente Rivadavia 10 4 2 4 16 13 +3 14
3 Luján de Cuyo 10 4 2 4 16 11 +5 14
4 Independiente (VO) 10 2 3 5 12 16 −4 9
5 Juventud Alianza 10 2 1 7 12 24 −12 7
Source:

Zone C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tiro Federal 10 3 6 1 16 10 +6 15 Final Stage
2 Racing (C) 10 3 5 2 8 7 +1 14
3 Ben Hur 10 3 5 2 17 11 +6 14
4 General Paz Juniors 10 2 5 3 9 13 −4 11
5 9 de Julio (R) 10 2 4 4 10 15 −5 10
Source:

Zone D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ñuñorco 10 6 3 1 17 10 +7 21 Final Stage
2 Atlético Tucumán 10 4 3 3 20 10 +10 15
3 13 de Junio (P) 10 4 2 4 11 19 −8 14
4 Gimnasia y Tiro 10 2 3 5 11 14 −3 9
5 Talleres (P) 10 1 4 5 7 17 −10 7
Source:

Final stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
C1 Tiro Federal 1 2 3
D2 Atlético Tucumán 1 1 2
C1 Tiro Federal 0 1 1
C2 Racing (C) 0 3 3
D1 Ñuñorco 1 0 1
C2 Racing (C) 1 1 2
A2 Douglas Haig 0 1 1 (2)
C2 Racing (C) (p) 1 0 1 (3)
B1 Juv. Unida Universitario 0 2 2
A2 Douglas Haig 3 0 3
A2 Douglas Haig 3 2 5
B2 Independiente Rivadavia 2 1 3
A1 Cipolletti 0 1 1
B2 Independiente Rivadavia 4 4 8
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Clausura 2003

First stage

In every round the bye team played against the bye team of the other zone: Team from Zone A vs Team from Zone B and Team from Zone C vs Team from Zone D.

Zone A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aldosivi 10 6 3 1 21 10 +11 21 Final Stage
2 Cipolletti 10 5 2 3 27 19 +8 17
3 Douglas Haig 10 4 3 3 16 17 −1 15
4 Villa Mitre 10 3 2 5 12 19 −7 11
5 Estudiantes (RC) 10 3 1 6 10 19 −9 10
Source:

Zone B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luján de Cuyo 10 6 2 2 17 7 +10 20 Final Stage
2 Juventud Alianza[lower-alpha 1] 10 4 2 4 19 13 +6 14
3 Independiente Rivadavia 10 3 4 3 19 23 −4 13 Final Stage
4 Independiente (VO) 10 2 5 3 9 14 −5 11
5 Juventud Unida Universitario 10 0 4 6 9 17 −8 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Juventud Alianza was ineligible for the Final Stage, as it was involved in relegation.

Zone C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tiro Federal 10 6 2 2 25 13 +12 20 Final Stage
2 Racing (C) 10 5 2 3 14 11 +3 17
3 Ben Hur 10 4 1 5 18 16 +2 13
4 General Paz Juniors 10 4 1 5 14 17 −3 13
5 9 de Julio (R) 10 3 1 6 12 23 −11 10
Source:

Zone D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Tucumán 10 5 1 4 18 11 +7 16 Final Stage
2 Talleres (P) 10 4 4 2 10 8 +2 16
3 Gimnasia y Tiro 10 4 3 3 13 16 −3 15
4 Ñuñorco 10 3 3 4 14 16 −2 12
5 13 de Junio (P) 10 3 1 6 9 15 −6 10
Source:

Final stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
C1 Tiro Federal 0 4 4
D2 Talleres (P) 0 0 0
C1 Tiro Federal 1 3 4
C2 Racing (C) 1 2 3
D1 Atlético Tucumán 1 2 3 (3)
C2 Racing (C) (p) 2 1 3 (5)
C1 Tiro Federal 1 1 2
B1 Luján de Cuyo 0 1 1
B1 Luján de Cuyo 1 2 3
A2 Cipolletti 1 0 1
A1 Aldosivi 1 2 3 (3)
B1 Luján de Cuyo (p) 2 1 3 (4)
A1 Aldosivi 2 2 4
B2 Independiente Rivadavia 2 1 3
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tiro Federal 20 9 8 3 41 23 +18 35
2 Cipolletti 20 10 5 5 44 30 +14 35
3 Luján de Cuyo 20 10 4 6 33 18 +15 34
4 Aldosivi 20 9 7 4 36 25 +11 34
5 Ñuñorco 20 9 6 5 31 26 +5 33
6 Douglas Haig 20 9 6 5 28 26 +2 33
7 Atlético Tucumán 20 9 4 7 38 21 +17 31
8 Racing (C) 20 8 7 5 22 18 +4 31
9 Juventud Unida Universitario 20 8 4 8 25 28 −3 28
10 Ben Hur 20 7 6 7 35 27 +8 27
11 Independiente Rivadavia 20 7 6 7 35 36 −1 27
12 Gimnasia y Tiro 20 6 6 8 24 30 −6 24
13 General Paz Juniors 20 6 6 8 23 30 −7 24
14 Villa Mitre 20 6 6 8 27 36 −9 24
15 13 de Junio (P) 20 7 3 10 20 34 −14 24
16 Talleres (P) 20 5 8 7 17 25 −8 23
17 Juventud Alianza 20 6 3 11 31 37 −6 21 Relegation Playoff
18 Independiente (VO) 20 4 8 8 21 30 −9 20
19 9 de Julio (R) 20 5 4 11 22 39 −17 19 Torneo Argentino B
20 Estudiantes (RC) 20 4 5 11 20 33 −13 17
Source:

Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tiro Federal 2–1 Racing (C) 1–1 1–0

Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CAI 4–3 Racing (C) 1–1 3–2

Relegation playoff
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Unión (S) 6–2 Juventud Alianza 5–0 1–2
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 4–3 Independiente (VO) 3–1 1–2
  • Unión (S) was promoted to 2003–04 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Juventud Alianza was relegated to 2003–04 Torneo Argentino B.
  • Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) was promoted to 2003–04 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Independiente (VO) was relegated to 2003–04 Torneo Argentino B.

See also

References
  1. Torneo Argentino A
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