The 2011–12 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the seventeenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.
Club information
North Zone Club City Stadium Alumni Villa María Manuel Ocampo Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrara Central Norte Salta Dr. Luis Güemes Crucero del Norte Garupá Andrés Guacurarí Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho San Martín (T) San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero Talleres Córdoba La Boutique Tiro Federal Rosario Fortín de Ludueña Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza
South Zone Club City Stadium CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Estadio Municipal Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Racing Olavarría José Buglione Rivadavia Lincoln El Coliseo Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín Unión Mar del Plata (None) 1
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
First stage
North Zone
South Zone
Second stage
Reválida Stage
Zone A
Unión de Sunchales and Alumni de Villa María were ineligible for the Second round because they were involved in relegation.
Overall standings The overall standings for the seven teams of Zone A include the regular season and the first round of the Reválida. The bottom team relegates to the Torneo Argentino B, while the next-to-last team plays the relegation play-off with a team from such category. Those two teams cannot qualify for the second round of the Reválida.
Zone B
CAI was ineligible for the Second round, as it was involved in relegation.
Overall standings The overall standings for the seven teams of Zone B include the regular season and the first round of the Reválida. The bottom team relegates to the Torneo Argentino B, while the next-to-last team plays the relegation play-off with a team from such category. Those two teams cannot qualify for the second round of the Reválida.
Second round
Semifinals
Third stage The Third Stage includes the two teams qualified from the Second Stage of the Reválida, plus the six teams directly qualified to the Third Stage of the Reválida from the Second Stage of the regular season.
Fourth stage The Fourth Stage is played by the four winners of the Third Stage of the Reválida, plus the four teams that qualified directly to the Fourth Stage of the Reválida from the Second Stage of the regular season.
Fifth stage The Fifth Stage is played by the four winners of the Fourth Stage.
Sixth stage The Sixth Stage is played by the two winners of the Fifth Stage.
Promotion/relegation playoff Torneo Argentino A-B Nacional
Crucero del Norte was promoted to 2012–13 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Guillermo Brown was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A
Promotion/relegation playoffs Torneo Argentino A-Torneo Argentino B
Alumni remained in the Torneo Argentino A by drawing the playoff. San Jorge (T) was promoted to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and CAI was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino B
See also 2011–12 in Argentine football
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