Torneo Federal A

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Torneo Federal A
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Country Argentina
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams34
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toPrimera Nacional
Relegation toTorneo Regional Federal Amateur
Domestic cup(s)Copa Argentina
Current championsGimnasia y Tiro (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsNine clubs (1 title each)
TV partnersArgentina:
DeporTV
TV Pública
DirecTV Sports
International:
Websiteafa.com.ar/federala
Current: 2024 Torneo Federal A

The Torneo Federal A (in English "Federal A Tournament") is one of the two professional leagues that form the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system, along with Primera B Metropolitana. The competition was established in 2014 as a result of a change in the structure of the league system, replacing Torneo Argentino A.

Federal A is organised by "Consejo Federal", a division of the Argentine Football Association. Clubs in Federal A have indirect membership in AFA unlike clubs in Primera B, which have direct membership. All teams with indirect membership are from outside the city of Buenos Aires (playing in regional leagues) and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires), while most of the direct members are from the aforementioned area.

Format (2024 season)[edit]

First stage[edit]

The thirty eight teams were divided into four zones, two with ten teams and two with nine teams in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams two times. The teams placed 1st to 5th from each zone with ten teams, and the teams placed 1st to 4th from each zone with nine teams qualified for the Championship Stages. The remaining twenty three teams qualify for the Revalida Stage.

Championship stages[edit]

Second stage[edit]

The eighteen teams were divided into two zones with nine teams each and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The teams placed 1st and 2nd qualified for the Third Stage. The remaining fourteen taams qualified for the Second Phase of the Revalida Stage.

Third stage[edit]

The four teams play a Two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fourth stage. The losing teams qualified for the Third Phase of the Revalida Stage.

Fourth stage[edit]

Both tie winners will play a final match on neutral ground to decide the champion and first promoted team to Primera Nacional. The losing team qualified for the Third Phase of the Revalida Stage.

Revalida Stages[edit]

The Revalida Stage is divided in several phases: First, the twenty teams that did not qualify for the Championship Stages were divided into two zones and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The teams placed 1st to 6th from each zone advance too the second phase.

Second phase[edit]

The twelve teams from the first phase of Revalida Stage and the fourteen team from the Second Stage of Championship Stage play a Two-legged tie and the winners advance to the tird stage.

Third to Sixth phase[edit]

The thirteen teams from the second phase, the losing teams from the Third Stage and the losing team from the Fourth Stage of Championship stages, play a Torneo Reducido, with teams seeded according to their previous results; playing a Two-legged tie over the phases. The winner of the sixth phase played a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.

Relegation[edit]

After the First Phase of the Revalida Stage a table was drawn up with the points obtained in the First Stage and the First Phase of the Revalida Stage and the bottom two teams of each two zones were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of eight teams relegated.

Participating teams (2024 season)[edit]

Zone A[edit]

Team City Province Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti Río Negro La Visera de Cemento
Círculo Deportivo Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Buenos Aires Guillermo Trama
Deportivo Rincón Rincón de Los Sauces Neuquén Elías Moisés Gómez
Germinal Rawson Chubut El Fortín
Kimberley Mar del Plata Buenos Aires José Alberto Valle
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina
Santamarina Tandil Municipal General San Martín
Sol de Mayo Viedma Río Negro El Coliseo
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires El Fortín

Zone B[edit]

Team City Province Stadium
Argentino Monte Maíz Córdoba Modesto Marrone
Atenas Río Cuarto 9 de Julio
Ciudad de Bolivar San Carlos de Bolívar Buenos Aires Municipal Eva Perón
Deportivo Camioneros General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano
Estudiantes San Luis San Luis Héctor Odicino - Pedro Benoza
Ferro Carril Oeste General Pico La Pampa El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez Mendoza General Gutiérrez
Huracán Las Heras Las Heras General San Martín
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis San Luis Mario Diez
San Martín San Martín Mendoza Libertador General San Martín

Zone C[edit]

Team City Province Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela Santa Fe Germán Solterman
Defensores Pronunciamiento Entre Ríos Delio Cardozo
Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Buenos Aires Salomón Boeseldín
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
El Linqueño Lincoln Leonardo Costa
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Entre Ríos Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Independiente Chivilcoy Buenos Aires Raúl Orlando Lungarzo
Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Córdoba Oscar Boero
Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Santa Fe Fortaleza del Lobo

Zone D[edit]

Team City Province Stadium
Boca Unidos Corrientes Corrientes Leoncio Benítez
Central Norte Salta Salta Doctor Luis Güemes
Crucero del Norte Garupá Misiones Andrés Guacurarí
Juventud Antoniana Salta Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
San Martín Formosa Formosa 17 de Octubre
Sarmiento La Banda Santiago del Estero Ciudad de La Banda
Sarmiento Resistencia Chaco Centenario
Sol de América Formosa Formosa Sol de América
Unión Sunchales Santa Fe La Fortaleza

List of champions[edit]

In brackets, the number of titles won to date

Ed. Season Champion/s Also Promoted
1
 2014
— [note 1]
Central Córdoba (SdE)
Estudiantes (SL)
Guillermo Brown
Juventud Unida (G)
Unión (MdP)
Atlético Paraná
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
[note 1]
2
 2015 Talleres (C) (1) Juventud Unida Universitario
3
 2016 San Martín (T) (1)
—
4
 2016–17 Agropecuario Argentino (1) Mitre (SdE)
5
 2017–18 Central Córdoba (SdE) (1) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
6
 2018–19 Estudiantes (RC) (1) Alvarado
7
 2019–20 (abandoned) [note 2]
8
 2020 Güemes (SdE) (1) Deportivo Maipú
9
 2021 Deportivo Madryn (1) Chaco For Ever
10
 2022 Racing (C) (1)
—
11
 2023 Gimnasia y Tiro (1)
—

Titles by club[edit]

Team Titles Years won
Talleres (C) 1 2015
San Martín (T) 1 2016
Agropecuario Argentino 1 2016–17
Central Córdoba (SdE) 1 2017–18
Estudiantes (RC) 1 2018–19
Güemes 1 2020
Deportivo Madryn 1 2021
Racing (C) 1 2022
Gimnasia y Tiro 1 2023

Top scorers[edit]

Top scorers by tournament[edit]

Season Player Team Goals
2014 Argentina Hugo Troche Sportivo Patria 16
2015 Argentina Gustavo Balvorín Juventud Antoniana 18
Argentina David Romero San Lorenzo de Alem (C)[n2 1]
Argentina Adrián Toloza Mitre (SdE)
2016 Argentina Matías Zbrun Libertad (S) 13
2016–17 Paraguay Pablo Palacios Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 21
2017–18 Paraguay Pablo Palacios Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 21
2018–19 Argentina Franco Olego Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 20
2019–20
 Paraguay Julio Cáceres Chaco For Ever
10
2020
 Argentina Nelson Romero Güemes (SdE)
6
Argentina Maximiliano Tunessi Villa Mitre
2021
 Argentina Bruno Nasta Huracán (LH)
17
Argentina Franco Coronel Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
Argentina Juan P. Zárate Cipolletti
2022
 Argentina Juan M. Amieva Sansinena
16
Notes
  1. ^ Located in Catamarca Province.

Seasons in Torneo Federal A[edit]

  • Note: Updated to 2024 season. Teams in bold currently playing in Torneo Federal A.
Club/s Seasons
Cipolletti, Defensores de Belgrano (VR), Sarmiento (R) 12
Ferro Carril Oeste (GP), Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU), Juventud Unida Universitario, Sportivo Las Parejas, Unión (S) 11
Defensores (P), Sportivo Belgrano, Villa Mitre 10
Chaco For Ever, Deportivo Madryn, Gimnasia y Tiro, Juventud Antoniana 9
Deportivo Maipú, Douglas Haig, Estudiantes (SL), Huracán Las Heras, Sansinena 8
Boca Unidos, Crucero del Norte, Desamparados, Sol de Mayo 7
Altos Hornos Zapla, Alvarado, Central Norte, Círculo Deportivo, Deportivo Camioneros, Deportivo Roca, Independiente (Ch), Independiente (N), Juventud Unida (G), Olimpo, San Jorge (T), San Lorenzo (A), Sol de América (F) 6
Gutiérrez SC, Libertad (S), San Martín (F), Sportivo Patria, Sportivo Peñarol, Unión (VK), Unión Aconquija 5
Atlético Paraná, Ciudad de Bolivar, General Belgrano, Gimnasia y Esgrima (M), Mitre (SdE) 4
Argentino (MM), Concepción FC, Guaraní Antonio Franco, Güemes, Racing (C), San Martín (T) 3
9 de Julio (R), Alianza (CC), Américo Tesorieri, Andino, Atenas (RC), CAI, Central Córdoba (SdE), El Linqueño, Estudiantes (RC), Germinal, Liniers (BB), Rivadavia (L), San Martín (M), Santamarina, Talleres (C), Textil Mandiyú, Tiro Federal (BB), Tiro Federal (R) 2
9 de Julio (M), Agropecuario Argentino, Deportivo Mandiyú, Deportivo Rincón, Guillermo Brown, Kimberley, Sarmiento (LB), Unión (MdP), Vélez Sársfield (SdE) 1

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Because of being a transicional tournament, the competition had the unusual number of seven clubs promoted to Primera B Nacional and no relegations.[1] They are listed as "winners", although no official champion was crowned.[2]
  2. ^ On 28 April 2020, AFA decided to abandon the competition and declare the season finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All official competitions were suspended since 17 March.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Argentina Federal A 2014 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF
  2. ^ Argentina - Torneo del Interior at the RSSSF

External links[edit]

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2014– 		Succeeded by
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