2006–07 Torneo Argentino A

XII Torneo Argentino A
Season2006–07
ChampionsIndependiente Rivadavia
(2nd divisional title)
PromotedIndependiente Rivadavia
RelegatedCentral Norte
San Martín (M)
Douglas Haig
Top goalscorerGustavo Rivadeneira (14 goals)

The 2006–07 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the twelfth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 24 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Club information

Zone A

Club City Stadium
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
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

Zone B

Club City Stadium
Alumni Villa María Manuel Ocampo
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
Luján de Cuyo Luján de Cuyo Jardín del Bajo
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
San Martín Mendoza San Martín

Zone C

Club City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela El Coloso
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
Central Norte Salta Luis Güemes
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
La Florida La Florida Capitán Jaime Solá
Sportivo Patria Formosa Antonio Romero
Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Apertura 2006

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guillermo Brown 14 9 1 4 31 20 +11 28 Final Stage
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 14 7 2 5 22 23 −1 23
3 Santamarina 14 6 4 4 14 9 +5 22
4 Rivadavia (L) 14 6 3 5 22 16 +6 21
5 Real Arroyo Seco 14 5 5 4 19 17 +2 20
6 Douglas Haig 14 4 5 5 14 16 −2 17
7 Juventud (P) 14 5 1 8 16 21 −5 16
8 La Plata 14 2 3 9 8 24 −16 9
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Independiente Rivadavia 14 8 4 2 16 11 +5 28 Final Stage
2 Desamparados 14 6 6 2 19 13 +6 24
3 Alumni (VM) 14 6 4 4 15 16 −1 22
4 San Martín (M) 14 6 4 4 13 11 +2 22
5 Luján de Cuyo 14 4 3 7 14 14 0 15
6 Juventud Unida Universitario 14 3 6 5 15 19 −4 15
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 14 2 7 5 17 17 0 13
8 Racing (C) 14 2 4 8 14 22 −8 10
Source: [citation needed]

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sportivo Patria 14 9 2 3 19 14 +5 29 Final Stage
2 Juventud Antoniana 14 6 3 5 17 14 +3 21
3 Unión (S) 14 6 2 6 16 16 0 20
4 Talleres (P) 14 6 2 6 16 16 0 20
5 La Florida 14 6 1 7 14 18 −4 19
6 Atlético Tucumán 14 5 3 6 17 18 −1 18
7 9 de Julio (R) 14 5 3 6 15 16 −1 18
8 Central Norte 14 4 2 8 16 18 −2 14
Source: [citation needed]

Final stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Sportivo Patria 1 1 2(1)
8 Alumni (VM) (p) 0 2 2(3)
4 Desamparados 1 2 3
8 Alumni (VM) 1 0 1
4 Desamparados 2 1 3
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 2 0 2
4 Desamparados (p) 0 3 3(2)
7 Santamarina 2 1 3(1)
3 Independiente Rivadavia 0 4 4(2)
6 Juventud Antoniana (p) 3 1 4(4)
6 Juventud Antoniana 1 1 2
7 Santamarina 2 3 5
2 Guillermo Brown 0 1 1
7 Santamarina 1 1 2
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Clausura 2007

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Plata 14 7 4 3 23 17 +6 25 Final Stage
2 Rivadavia (L) 14 6 4 4 18 16 +2 22
3 Guillermo Brown 14 6 4 4 19 17 +2 22
4 Santamarina 14 6 3 5 21 18 +3 21
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 14 5 5 4 19 18 +1 20
6 Real Arroyo Seco 14 4 4 6 12 17 −5 16
7 Juventud (P) 14 4 3 7 13 14 −1 15
8 Douglas Haig 14 3 3 8 10 18 −8 12
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Racing (C) 14 8 3 3 21 14 +7 27 Final Stage
2 Independiente Rivadavia 14 7 5 2 22 15 +7 26
3 Juventud Unida Universitario 14 6 3 5 18 18 0 21
4 Luján de Cuyo 14 6 3 5 19 20 −1 21
5 Alumni (VM) 14 5 3 6 19 21 −2 18
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 14 5 1 8 15 17 −2 16
7 San Martín (M)[a] 14 3 4 7 11 16 −5 13
8 Desamparados[a] 14 4 0 10 11 17 −6 12
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match played between them in Round 14 was originally 0-0, but it was awarded 0-1 loss to both; each team has 9 points deducted in the aggregate table because of match fixing scandal.

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Tucumán 14 8 4 2 25 12 +13 28 Final Stage
2 Unión (S) 14 8 2 4 19 15 +4 26
3 Juventud Antoniana 14 7 3 4 21 20 +1 24
4 9 de Julio (R)[a] 14 7 2 5 27 19 +8 23
5 La Florida 14 4 3 7 17 18 −1 15
6 Central Norte[a] 14 3 5 6 11 14 −3 14
7 Talleres (P) 14 3 3 8 14 27 −13 12
8 Sportivo Patria 14 3 2 9 13 24 −11 11
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match played between them in Round 14 was originally 1-1, but it was awarded 0-1 loss to both; both teams have 6 points deducted in the 2007–08 Torneo Argentino A because of match fixing scandal. (Central Norte was relegated so the 6 points were deducted in the 2007–08 Torneo Argentino B)

Final stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Atlético Tucumán 0 4 4
8 Guillermo Brown 4 1 5
2 Racing (C) 1 1 2
8 Guillermo Brown 3 3 6
2 Racing (C) 1 3 4
7 Juventud Antoniana 0 1 1
6 Rivadavia (L) 0 1 1
8 Guillermo Brown 2 2 4
3 La Plata 1 1 2
6 Rivadavia (L) 3 0 3
4 Independiente Rivadavia 0 1 1
6 Rivadavia (L) 1 1 2
4 Independiente Rivadavia 1 1 2
5 Unión (S) 1 0 1
  • Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.

Overall standings

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guillermo Brown 28 15 5 8 50 37 +13 50
2 Rivadavia (L) 28 12 7 9 40 32 +8 43
3 Santamarina 28 12 7 9 35 27 +8 43
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 28 12 7 9 41 41 0 43
5 Real Arroyo Seco 28 9 9 10 31 34 −3 36
6 La Plata 28 9 7 12 31 41 −10 34
7 Juventud (P) 28 9 4 15 29 35 −6 31 Relegation Playoff
8 Douglas Haig 28 7 8 13 24 34 −10 29 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Independiente Rivadavia 28 15 9 4 38 26 +12 54
2 Alumni (VM) 28 11 7 10 34 37 −3 40
3 Racing (C) 28 10 7 11 35 36 −1 37
4 Luján de Cuyo 28 10 6 12 33 34 −1 36
5 Juventud Unida Universitario 28 9 9 10 33 37 −4 36
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 28 7 8 13 32 34 −2 29
7 Desamparados[a] 28 10 6 12 30 30 0 27 Relegation Playoff
8 San Martín (M)[a] 28 9 8 11 24 27 −3 26 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Both teams have 9 points deducted in the aggregate table because of match fixing scandal

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético Tucumán 28 13 7 8 42 30 +12 46
2 Unión (S) 28 14 4 10 35 31 +4 46
3 Juventud Antoniana 28 13 6 9 38 34 +4 45
4 9 de Julio (R)[a] 28 12 5 11 42 35 +7 41
5 Sportivo Patria 28 12 4 12 32 38 −6 40
6 La Florida 28 10 4 14 31 36 −5 34
7 Talleres (P) 28 9 5 14 30 43 −13 32 Relegation Playoff
8 Central Norte[a] 28 7 7 14 27 32 −5 28 Torneo Argentino B
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Both teams have 6 points deducted in the 2007–08 Torneo Argentino A because of match fixing scandal. (Central Norte was relegated so the 6 points were deducted in the 2007–08 Torneo Argentino B)

Championship final

The Final was played between the Apertura winners, Desamparados and clausura winners, Guillermo Brown. But as Desamparados had to play the Relegation Playoff, so Independiente Rivadavia, as best team in the overall standings took their place.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente Rivadavia 2–2 (3–2 p) Guillermo Brown 0–1 2–1

Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ben Hur 4–0 Guillermo Brown 1–0 3–0

Relegation playoff

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Racing (O) 1–3 Juventud (P) 1–1 0–2
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Central Córdoba (SdE) 1–2 Talleres (P) 0–1 1–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 3
Deportivo Maipú 2–2 Desamparados 0–0 2–2
  • Juventud (P) remained in the Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff.
  • Talleres (P) remained in the Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff.
  • Desamparados remained in the Torneo Argentino A after a 2-2 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Torneo Argentino A gets to stay in it.

Match Fixing Scandal

This season was marred by two match-fixing scandal, which altered the normal course of the competition.

The first involved Central Norte and 9 de Julio (R), they had to play in the round 14 of Torneo Clausura 2007. Central Norte was already relegated to the Torneo Argentino B because of the victory of Talleres (P) and gives intentionally a penalty to 9 de Julio (R) in the last moments of the match, allowing them to qualify for the Final Stage and avoiding in the same way the qualification of Juventud Antoniana, the city rival of Central Norte. The match finished 0-1 because of the penalty, but after this, in the TV it was found that both Managers were talking in the middle of the match. The Consejo Federal decided to give the match as a defeat for both teams 0-1, replaced Juventud Antoniana for 9 de Julio (R) in the Final Stage, suspended both Managers and the Referee and deducted 6 points to both teams (Central Norte and 9 de Julio (R)) for the next season.

3 days after, in a match between Desamparados and San Martín (M) something similar happened. For Desamparados, Champion of Torneo Apertura, a defeat meant, due to their very bad performance in the Torneo Clausura, that they had to play the Relegation Playoff, losing the possibility of playing to get promoted to Primera B Nacional, and Independiente Rivadavia would take their place (cty rival of San Martín (M)). San Martin (M), meanwhile, with a draw avoided the Relegation Playoff, so the draw benefited both teams: Desamparados would avoid the Relegation Playoff and would play the Final to get promoted, and San Martín would avoid also the Relegation Playoff and would prevent their city rival, Independiente Rivadavia to play the Final to get Promoted. The most disadvantaged was Juventud Unida Universitario because they had to play the Relegation Playoff. The match ended 0-0. Days after Juventud Unida Universitario filed a complaint and a video showing that a player from San Martín (M) was admitting that Desamparados offered them an incentive of $30.000. The Consejo Federal decided to give the match as a defeat for both teams 0-1 and deducted 9 points to both teams so San Martín (M) was relegated to the Torneo Argentino B and Desamparados had to play the Relegation Playoff (this benefited Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) and Juventud Unida Universitario, who were displaced of the last places of the table. Thus Independiente Rivadavia played the Final to get promoted.

See also

References

  1. ^ Torneo Argentino A