Torneo Federal A

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 (2023 season)

First stage

The 36 teams were split into four zones of nine teams, where they will play against the other teams in their group four: twice at home and twice away. The top four teams from each zone qualified for the final stages.

Final stages

The final stages was played between the 16 teams that qualified from the first stage. They were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the first stage, with the best eight seeded 1–8, and the worst eight teams seeded 9–16. The teams played four rounds and the winner was declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera Nacional, the losing team in the final qualified for a promotion playoff against a team from Primera B Metropolitana.

Relegation

After the first stage, the bottom team of each zone were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of four teams relegated.

Participating teams (2023 season)

Zone A

Team City Province Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti Río Negro La Visera de Cemento
Círculo Deportivo Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Buenos Aires Guillermo Trama
Germinal Rawson Chubut El Fortín
Liniers Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires Alejandro Pérez
Olimpo Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina
Santamarina Tandil Municipal General San Martín
Club Sol de Mayo [es] Viedma Río Negro El Coliseo
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires El Fortín

Zone B

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
Estudiantes San Luis San Luis Héctor Odicino - Pedro Benoza
Ferro Carril Oeste General Pico La Pampa El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Huracán Las Heras Las Heras Mendoza General San Martín
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis San Luis Mario Diez
San Martín San Martín Mendoza Libertador General San Martín
Sportivo Peñarol Chimbas San Juan Ramón Pablo Rojas

Zone C

Team City Province Stadium
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
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Zone D

Team City Province Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela Santa Fe Germán Solterman
Boca Unidos Corrientes Corrientes Leoncio Benítez
Central Norte Salta Salta Doctor Luis Güemes
Crucero del Norte Garupá Misiones Andrés Guacurarí
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Salta Gigante del Norte
Juventud Antoniana Fray Honorato Pistoia
San Martín Formosa Formosa 17 de Octubre
Sarmiento Resistencia Chaco Centenario
Sol de América Formosa Formosa Sol de América

List of champions

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

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

Top scorers by tournament

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

  • Note: Updated to 2023 season. Teams in bold currently playing in Torneo Federal A.
Club/s Seasons
Cipolletti, Defensores de Belgrano (VR), Sarmiento (R) 11
Ferro Carril Oeste (GP), Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU), Juventud Unida Universitario, Sportivo Las Parejas, Unión (S) 10
Chaco For Ever, Defensores (P), Deportivo Madryn, Gimnasia y Tiro, Sportivo Belgrano, Villa Mitre 9
Deportivo Maipú, Juventud Antoniana 8
Desamparados, Douglas Haig, Estudiantes (SL), Huracán Las Heras, Sansinena 7
Altos Hornos Zapla, Alvarado, Boca Unidos, Crucero del Norte, Deportivo Roca, Independiente (N), Juventud Unida (G), San Jorge (T), San Lorenzo (A), Sol de Mayo 6
Central Norte, Círculo Deportivo, Deportivo Camioneros, Independiente (Ch), Libertad (S), Olimpo, Sol de América (F), Sportivo Patria, Sportivo Peñarol, Unión (VK), Unión Aconquija 5
Atlético Paraná, General Belgrano, Gimnasia y Esgrima (M), Gutiérrez SC, Mitre (SdE), San Martín (F) 4
Ciudad de Bolivar, Concepción FC, Guaraní Antonio Franco, Güemes, Racing (C), San Martín (T), 3
Alianza (CC), Américo Tesorieri, Andino, Argentino (MM), CAI, Central Córdoba (SdE), Estudiantes (RC), Liniers (BB), Rivadavia (L), Talleres (C), Textil Mandiyú, Tiro Federal (BB), Tiro Federal (R) 2
9 de Julio (M), 9 de Julio (R), Agropecuario Argentino, Atenas (RC), Deportivo Mandiyú, El Linqueño, Germinal, Guillermo Brown, San Martín (M), Santamarina, Unión (MdP), Vélez Sársfield (SdE) 1

Notes

  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

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

External links

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