2010–11 Torneo Argentino A

XVI Torneo Argentino A
Season 2010–11
Champions Guillermo Brown
(1st divisional title)
Promoted Guillermo Brown
Desamparados
Relegated 9 de Julio (R)
Estudiantes (RC)
Villa Mitre
Top goalscorer Gonzalo Klusener (24 goals)

The 2010–11 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the 16º season of third division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 24 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Club information

Zone A (South)

Club City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino
Rivadavia Buenos Aires El Coliseo
Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín
Unión Mar del Plata (None) 1
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone B (Centre)

Club City Stadium
Alumni Villa María Manuel Ocampo
Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Estudiantes Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
Talleres Córdoba La Boutique

Zone C (North)

Club City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela El Coloso
Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrara
Central Norte Salta Dr. Luis Güemes
Crucero del Norte Garupá Andrés Guacurarí
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

First Stage

Zone A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Guillermo Brown 28 15 12 1 53 22 +31 57 Second Stage
2 Unión (MdP) 28 12 9 7 40 30 +10 45
3 Huracán (TA) 28 10 7 11 31 34 −3 37
4 Cipolletti 28 8 10 10 40 43 −3 34 Reválida Stage
5 Douglas Haig 28 7 12 9 30 30 0 33
6 Rivadavia (L) 28 9 6 13 23 33 −10 33
7 Santamarina 28 7 10 11 23 36 −13 31
8 Villa Mitre 28 5 12 11 28 40 −12 27

Updated to games played on March 21, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Zone B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Talleres (C) 28 15 3 10 49 35 +14 48 Second Stage
2 Sportivo Belgrano 28 15 3 10 42 33 +9 48
3 Desamparados 28 10 11 7 31 22 +9 41
4 Juventud Unida Universitario 28 9 11 8 26 27 −1 38 Reválida Stage
5 Racing (C) 28 8 14 6 26 27 −1 38
6 Alumni (VM) 28 5 13 10 33 41 −8 28
7 Estudiantes (RC) 28 6 10 12 32 42 −10 28
8 Deportivo Maipú 28 5 13 10 23 35 −12 28

Updated to games played on March 21, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Zone C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Norte 28 12 9 7 37 22 +15 45 Second Stage
2 Unión (S) 28 12 9 7 38 25 +13 45
3 Libertad (S) 28 10 11 7 30 27 +3 41
4 Juventud Antoniana 28 11 7 10 30 31 −1 40 Reválida Stage
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 28 11 7 10 30 33 −3 40
6 Crucero del Norte 28 10 6 12 25 30 −5 36
7 Central Córdoba (SdE) 28 8 9 11 35 46 −11 33
8 9 de Julio (R) 28 5 8 15 31 42 −11 23

Updated to games played on March 21, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Guillermo Brown (C) (P) 8 6 1 1 16 5 +11 19 Primera B Nacional
2 Central Norte 8 5 1 2 14 10 +4 16 Third Stage
3 Libertad (S) 8 3 2 3 13 12 +1 11
4 Unión (MdP) 8 3 2 3 12 11 +1 11
5 Sportivo Belgrano 8 3 2 3 8 10 −2 11
6 Unión (S) 8 2 4 2 12 11 +1 10
7 Desamparados 8 2 3 3 7 10 −3 9
8 Talleres (C) 8 2 2 4 10 13 −3 8
9 Huracán (TA) 8 1 1 6 6 16 −10 4

Updated to games played on May 15, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Reválida Stage

Zone A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Douglas Haig 8 5 3 0 12 5 +7 18 Fourth Stage
2 Cipolletti 8 2 4 2 6 5 +1 10
3 Rivadavia (L) 8 2 3 3 5 8 −3 9
4 Villa Mitre 8 2 2 4 11 13 −2 8
5 Santamarina 8 1 4 3 6 9 −3 7

Updated to games played on April 30, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Zone B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Maipú 8 6 1 1 13 6 +7 19 Fourth Stage
2 Racing (C) 8 5 1 2 13 8 +5 16
3 Estudiantes (RC) 8 2 3 3 10 11 −1 9
4 Alumni (VM) 8 3 0 5 11 17 −6 9
5 Juventud Unida Universitario 8 1 1 6 9 14 −5 4

Updated to games played on April 30, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Zone C

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Crucero del Norte 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5 13 Fourth Stage
2 Juventud Antoniana 8 4 1 3 11 8 +3 13
3 Central Córdoba (SdE) 8 3 2 3 14 12 +2 11
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 8 3 2 3 12 15 −3 11
5 9 de Julio (R) 8 2 2 4 11 18 −7 8

Updated to games played on April 30, 2011.
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Third Stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Huracán (TA) 0–2 Central Norte 0–1 0–1
Talleres (C) 2–3 Libertad (S) 0–2 2–1
Desamparados 4–3 Unión (MdP) 3–2 1–1
Unión (S) 1–5 Sportivo Belgrano 0–0 1–5

Fourth Stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing (C) 3–3 Central Norte 1–2 2–1
Deportivo Maipú 2–4 Libertad (S) 2–0 0–4
Douglas Haig 4–4 Desamparados 3–2 1–2
Crucero del Norte 0–0 Sportivo Belgrano 0–0 0–0

Fifth Stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Desamparados 2–0 Central Norte 1–0 1–0
Sportivo Belgrano 3–1 Libertad (S) 0–1 3–0

Sixth Stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Desamparados 2–1 Sportivo Belgrano 1–0 1–1

Promotion/Relegation Playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San Martín (T) 0–1 Desamparados 0–1 0–0

Relegation Matches

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
19 Rivadavia (L) 36 11 9 16 28 41 −13 42
20 Santamarina 36 8 14 14 29 45 −16 38
21 Estudiantes (RC) 36 8 13 15 42 53 −11 37 Torneo Argentino B relegation play-off
22 Alumni (VM) 36 8 13 15 44 58 −14 37
23 Villa Mitre 36 7 14 15 39 53 −14 35 Torneo Argentino B
24 9 de Julio (R) 36 7 10 19 42 60 −18 31
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 3–0 Estudiantes (RC) 1–0 2–0
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Deportivo Roca 3–5 Alumni (VM) 0–3 3–2

See also

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