| 53º Campeonato Argentino | |
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| Number of teams | 19 |
| Champions | Cordoba (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Buenos Aires |
The 1997 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was the 51st annual rugby competition held in Argentina in 1997. Cordoba defeated Rosario in the final game to win the tournament.
The Campeonato Argentino consisted of 21 teams, divided into three divisions, "Campeonato", "Ascenso" and "Promocional".
The title was decided by a round robin tournament, with the last place finisher relegated to the second division.
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| Champions |
| Relegated to "Ascenso" |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Cordoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 124 | 58 | 9 |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 280 | 115 | 165 | 8 |
| 3 | Rosario | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 103 | 61 | 6 |
| 4 | Tucumàn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 182 | -26 | 4 |
| 5 | Cuyo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 182 | -70 | 3 |
| 6 | Mar del Plata | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 264 | -188 | 0 |
| NOE | SAL | SFE | S-J | E-R | STG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noroeste | –––– | 36-26 | 47-5 | 25-25 | 72-5 | 22-13 |
| Salta | 26-36 | –––– | 31-31 | 26-23 | 38-32 | 79-17 |
| Santa Fè | 5-47 | 31-31 | –––– | 24-14 | 47-10 | 25-13 |
| San Juan | 25-25 | 23-26 | 14-24 | –––– | 38-8 | 53-13 |
| Entre Rios | 5-72 | 32-38 | 10-47 | 8-38 | –––– | 30-13 |
| Santiago | 13-22 | 17-79 | 13-25 | 13-53 | 13-30 | –––– |
| Promoted to "Campeonato" |
| Relegated to "Promocional" |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Noroeste | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 74 | 128 | 9 |
| 2 | Salta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 139 | 61 | 7 |
| 3 | Santa Fè | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 115 | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | San Juan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 96 | 57 | 5 |
| 5 | Entre Rios | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 208 | -123 | 2 |
| 6 | Santiago | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 209 | -140 | 0 |
The Centro team forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.
| A-V | CHU | SUR | AUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Valle | –––– | 29-20 | 22-21 | 24-18 |
| Chubut | 20-29 | –––– | 15-14 | 30-17 |
| Sur | 21-22 | 14-15 | –––– | 52-15 |
| Austral | 18-24 | 17-30 | 15-52 | –––– |
| Qualified for final |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Alta Valle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 59 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Chubut | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 60 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Sur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 52 | 35 | 2 |
| 4 | Austral | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 106 | -56 | 0 |
The Cuenca del Salado and Oeste teams forfeited and did not participate in the tournament.
| Qualified for Semifinals |
| Relegated |
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Misiones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 43 | 66 | 4 |
| 2 | Formosa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Jujuy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 94 | -74 | 0 |