The 2004–05 Argentine Torneo Argentino ATorneo Argentino A was the tenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.
Club information
Zone A Club City Stadium Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte La Florida La Florida Capitán Jaime Solá Ñuñorco Monteros Ñuñorco Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala
Zone B Club City Stadium Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario General Paz Juniors Córdoba General Paz Juniors Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Luján de Cuyo Luján de Cuyo Jardín del Bajo
Zone C Club City Stadium Atlético Candelaria Candelaria Anastacio Cabrera Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza
Zone D Club City Stadium Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti Rosario Puerto Belgrano Punta Alta El Coloso de Cemento Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín
Apertura 2004
First stage In every round the bye team played against the bye team of the other zone: Team from Zone A vs Team from Zone B and Team from Zone C vs Team from Zone D.
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Second stage
Final stage
Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.
Revalida Stage
First Round First LegHomeResultAwayGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)2 - 2Gimnasia y TiroÑuñorco1 - 1Atlético CandelariaJuventud Unida Universitario2 - 0Guillermo BrownVilla Mitre1 - 4General Paz Juniors Second LegGimnasia y Tiro3 - 0Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)Atlético Candelaria3 - 1ÑuñorcoGuillermo Brown5 - 1Juventud Unida UniversitarioGeneral Paz Juniors6 - 1Villa Mitre
Second Round First LegHomeResultAwayGuillermo Brown4 - 0CipollettiAtlético Candelaria0 - 0Talleres (P)General Paz Juniors1 - 0AldosiviGimnasia y Tiro0 - 0Douglas Haig Second LegCipolletti1 - 1Guillermo BrownTalleres (P)(3) 0 - 0 (5)Atlético Candelaria (p)Aldosivi1 - 1General Paz JuniorsDouglas Haig(1) 1 - 1 (2)Gimnasia y Tiro (p)
Third Round First LegHomeResultAwayGuillermo Brown2 - 1Atlético CandelariaGeneral Paz Juniors2 - 1Luján de CuyoGimnasia y Tiro4 - 0Atlético Tucumán Second LegAtlético Candelaria4 - 2Guillermo BrownLuján de Cuyo3 - 0General Paz JuniorsAtlético Tucumán (p)(4) 6 - 2 (2)Gimnasia y Tiro
Semifinals First LegHomeResultAwayAtlético Tucumán0 - 0Luján de CuyoAtlético Candelaria2 - 2Desamparados Second LegLuján de Cuyo1 - 0Atlético TucumánDesamparados1 - 2Atlético Candelaria
Final First LegHomeResultAwayAtlético Candelaria1 - 0Luján de Cuyo Second LegLuján de Cuyo2 - 0Atlético Candelaria
Clausura 2005
First stage In every round the bye team played against the bye team of the other zone: Team from Zone A vs Team from Zone B and Team from Zone C vs Team from Zone D.
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Second stage
Final stage
Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.
Revalida Stage
First Round First LegHomeResultAwayVilla Mitre2 - 0DesamparadosGeneral Paz Juniors4 - 3CipollettiAtlético Candelaria1 - 1ÑuñorcoTalleres (P)2 - 1Ben Hur Second LegDesamparados3 - 0Villa MitreCipolletti(2) 3 - 2 (4)General Paz Juniors (p)Ñuñorco3 - 1Atlético CandelariaBen Hur5 - 0Talleres (P)
Second Round First LegHomeResultAwayBen Hur2 - 0La FloridaÑuñorco1 - 1Douglas HaigDesamparados3 - 0Guillermo BrownGeneral Paz Juniors0 - 1Juventud Unida Universitario Second LegLa Florida(2) 3 - 1 (4)Ben Hur (p)Douglas Haig4 - 0 ÑuñorcoGuillermo Brown(2) 5 - 2 (3)Desamparados (p)Juventud Unida Universitario 1 - 1 General Paz Juniors
Third Round First LegHomeResultAwayBen Hur1 - 2Atlético TucumánDesamparados0 - 0Luján de CuyoJuventud Unida Universitario4 - 3Douglas Haig Second LegAtlético Tucumán5 - 2Ben HurLuján de Cuyo1 - 0DesamparadosDouglas Haig (p)(4) 1 - 0 (3)Juventud Unida Universitario
Semifinals First LegHomeResultAwayDouglas Haig3 - 0Unión (S)Luján de Cuyo0 - 0Atlético Tucumán Second LegUnión (S)2 - 1Douglas HaigAtlético Tucumán(2) 2 - 2 (4)Luján de Cuyo (p)
Final First LegHomeResultAwayDouglas Haig0 - 0Luján de Cuyo Second LegLuján de Cuyo (p)(4) 2 - 2 (2)Douglas Haig
Overall standings
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Championship final
Aldosivi played the Promotion Playoff Qualifying against the Revalida Final winner.
Revalida Final
Lujan de Cuyo played the Promotion Playoff Qualifying against the Championship Final loser.
Promotion playoff qualifying
Aldosivi played the Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A.
Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A
Aldosivi was promoted to 2005–06 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and |Racing (C) was relegated to 2005–06 Torneo Argentino A.
Relegation playoff Qualifying
Rosario Puerto Belgrano was relegated to Torneo Argentino B and Independiente Rivadavia played the Relegation Playoff.
Gimnasia y Tiro was relegated to Torneo Argentino B and Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) played the Relegation Playoff.
Relegation playoff
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2
1: First leg awarded 0-1; originally 3-0 but Real Arroyo Seco used ineligible players.
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) remained in the Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff. Independiente Rivadavia remained in the Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff.
See also 2004–05 in Argentine football
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