2007–08 Torneo Argentino A

The 2007–08 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the thirteenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

XIII Torneo Argentino A
Season2007–08
ChampionsAtlético Tucumán
(1st divisional title)
PromotedAtlético Tucumán
RelegatedLa Florida
Sportivo Patria
La Plata
Luján de Cuyo
Top goalscorerClaudio Sarría (21 goals)

Club information

Zone A
Club City Stadium
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
La Florida La Florida Capitán Jaime Solá
Luján de Cuyo Luján de Cuyo Jardín del Bajo
Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala

Zone B
Club City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela El Coloso
Alumni Villa María Manuel Ocampo
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
Sportivo Patria Formosa Antonio Romero
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Zone C
Club City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino
Juventud Pergamino José Raymundi
La Plata La Plata Gobernador Mercante
Real Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco
Rivadavia Lincoln El Coliseo
Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

First stage

As Zone 3 had 9 teams and Zones 1 and 2 8 teams, each team of Zone 1 played against 1 team of Zone 2 to complete the fixture.

Zone A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Tucumán 32 21 5 6 65 26 +39 68 Final Stage
2 Desamparados 32 17 7 8 54 41 +13 58
3 Talleres (P) 32 15 10 7 40 31 +9 55
4 Juventud Unida Universitario 32 16 6 10 48 34 +14 54
5 Juventud Antoniana 32 11 5 16 46 51 −5 38
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 32 7 12 13 28 37 −9 33
7 Luján de Cuyo 32 7 7 18 28 57 −29 28 Relegation Playoff
8 La Florida 32 5 8 19 29 60 −31 23 Torneo Argentino B
Source:

Zone B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Racing (C) 32 20 9 3 56 20 +36 69 Final Stage
2 Unión (S) 32 16 11 5 51 29 +22 59
3 Libertad (S) 32 14 11 7 46 31 +15 53
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 32 12 6 14 33 43 −10 42
5 Boca Unidos 32 11 6 15 44 43 +1 39
6 Alumni (VM) 32 8 8 16 31 46 −15 32
7 9 de Julio (R)[lower-alpha 1] 32 9 9 14 37 46 −9 30
8 Sportivo Patria 32 2 10 20 30 71 −41 16 Torneo Argentino B
Source:
Notes:
  1. 6 points deducted because of match fixing scandal in 2006–07 Torneo Argentino A.

Zone C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santamarina 32 14 13 5 41 31 +10 55 Final Stage
2 Cipolletti 32 14 12 6 51 37 +14 54
3 Juventud (P) 32 12 9 11 50 45 +5 45
4 Guillermo Brown 32 10 12 10 38 37 +1 42
5 Rivadavia (L) 32 11 9 12 40 43 −3 42
6 Huracán (TA) 32 10 11 11 37 35 +2 41
7 Real Arroyo Seco 32 11 8 13 46 48 −2 41
8 Villa Mitre 32 9 10 13 43 46 −3 37
9 La Plata 32 6 10 16 25 49 −24 28 Relegation Playoff
Source:

Final stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing (C) 6 4 2 0 7 0 +7 14 Final
2 Desamparados 6 3 0 3 4 6 −2 9
3 Santamarina 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5
4 Libertad (S) 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Tucumán 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Final
2 Cipolletti 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 12
3 Talleres (P) 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6
4 Unión (S) 6 1 0 5 11 17 −6 3
Source:

Championship final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Tucumán 3–3 (4–2 p) Racing (C) 1–2 2–1

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

Relegation playoff
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Alvarado 4–3 La Plata 3–1 1–2
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Central Córdoba (SdE) 5–1 Luján de Cuyo 4–0 1–1
  • Alvarado was promoted to 2008–09 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Alvarado was relegated to 2008–09 Torneo Argentino B.
  • Central Córdoba (SdE) was promoted to 2008–09 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Luján de Cuyo was relegated to 2008–09 Torneo Argentino B.

See also

References
  1. Torneo Argentino A
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