The 1996–97 Argentine Torneo Argentino ATorneo Argentino A was the second season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.
Club information
Zone A Club City Stadium Almirante Brown Arrecifes Estadio Municipal Alvarado Mar del Plata1 (None) 1 Ferrocarril Concordia Professor Mariano Amable Grupo Universitario Tandil Municipal General San Martín Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella San Martín Formosa 17 de Octubre Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone B Club City Stadium Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario Huracán San Rafael Pretel Hermanos Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini Juventud Alianza Santa Lucía Bosque del Bajo Grande San Martín Mendoza San Martín
Zone C Club City Stadium CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Estadio Municipal Cultural Argentino General Pico El Volcán Deportivo Patagones Carmen de Patagones Tricolor General Belgrano Santa Rosa Nuevo Rancho Grande Germinal Rawson El Fortín Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín
Zone D Club City Stadium Central Norte Salta Dr. Luis Güemes Concepción Concepción Stewart Shipton Estudiantes Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors Unión Santiago Santiago del Estero Roberto Molinari
Teams from Argentino B that played the Final Stage Club City Stadium Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay Ex Alumnos Escuela N°185 Oberá Juan Areco San Martín Monte Comán Ovidio Bernues Unión Villa Krause 12 de Octubre
First stage
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Second stage
Championship Stage
Zone A
Zone B
Relegation Playoffs
First stage
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 3
CAI is relegated to 1997–98 Torneo Argentino B and Germinal advances to Second Stage by winning the playoff. Desamparados is relegated to 1997–98 Torneo Argentino B and Alvarado advances to Second Stage by winning the playoff. San Martín (F) withdrew and is relegated to 1997–98 Torneo Argentino B and Unión Santiago advances to Second Stage by winning the playoff.
Second stage
Third stage
Championship Stage
Zone A
Zone B
See also 1996–97 in Argentine football
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