Torneo Federal A

Torneo Federal A
Country  Argentina
Confederation CONMEBOL
Founded 2014 (2014)
Number of teams 35
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to Primera B Nacional
Relegation to Torneo Federal B
Domestic cup(s) Copa Argentina
Current champions Talleres (C)
(2015)
Most championships Talleres (C) (1 title)
TV partners InTV Sports and InTV Max (Eight games per matchday)
TNT Latin América and Brazil
Website Officlal webpage
2016 season

The Torneo Federal A (in English "Federal A Tournament") was founded in 2014 as a result of a change in the structure of the Argentine football league system, is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Federal have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs in the Primera B Metropolitana (the other third division) have direct membership in AFA. All teams with indirect membership are from outside the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires), while most of the direct members are from the aforementioned area.

Format

First Stage

The teams were divided into seven (7) zones with five (5) teams (a total of 35 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams three times. The teams placed 1º and 2º and the two best 3º team from the seven zones qualified for the Second Stage.[1]

Championship Stages

The sixteen teams that qualified from the First Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament from second to the fifth stage. The qualified teams 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 winning team was promoted to the Primera B Nacional.[1]

Relegation Stage

After the first stage was played, a table was drawn with the thirty five (35) clubs and its overall standings with points obtained in the First Stage. The two last teams will be relegated to Torneo Federal B.[1]

Participating teams (2016 season)

Zone A

Team City Province Stadium
Cipolletti CipollettiRío Negro La Visera de Cemento
Deportivo Madryn Puerto MadrynChubut Coliseo del Golfo
Deportivo Roca General RocaRío Negro Luis Maiolino
Independiente NeuquénNeuquén José Rosas y Perito Moreno
Villa Mitre Bahía BlancaBuenos Aires El Fortín

Zone B

Team City Province Stadium
Deportivo Maipú MaipúMendoza Higinio Sperdutti
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez
Sportivo Belgrano San FranciscoCórdoba Oscar Boero
Unión Villa KrauseSan Juan 12 de Octubre

Zone C

Team City Province Stadium
Alvarado Mar del PlataBuenos Aires (None) 1
Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín
Ferro Carril Oeste General PicoLa Pampa El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
General Belgrano Santa RosaNuevo Rancho Grande
Tiro Federal Bahía BlancaBuenos Aires Onofre Pirrone

1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone D

Team City Province Stadium
Altos Hornos ZaplaPalpaláJujuy Emilio Fabrizzi
Gimnasia y Tiro SaltaSalta Gigante del Norte
Juventud Antoniana Fray Honorato Pistoia
San Lorenzo CatamarcaCatamarca Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca
Unión Aconquija AconquijaMunicipal de Aconquija

Zone E

Team City Province Stadium
ConcepciónConcepciónTucumánStewart Shipton
GüemesSantiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero Arturo Miranda
Mitre Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione
San Jorge San Miguel de TucumánTucumán Senador Luis Cruz
San Martín La Ciudadela

Zone F

Team City Province Stadium
Chaco For EverResistencia Chaco Juan Alberto García
Guaraní Antonio Franco Posadas Misiones Clemente F. de Oliveira
Sarmiento ResistenciaChacoCentenario
Sol de América FormosaFormosa(None)1
Sportivo Patria Antonio Romero

1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.

Zone G

Team City Province Stadium
Defensores de Pronunciamiento PronunciamientoEntre Ríos Delio Cardozo
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Libertad SunchalesSanta Fe Hogar de Los Tigres
Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

List of champions

Season Champion/s Runner-up Third Place
2014
(No champion crowned)
2015 Talleres (C) Juventud Unida Univ. Unión (S)

Titles by club

Team Titles Years won
Talleres (C) 1 2015

Seasons in Torneo Argentino A

Club/s Seasons
Alvarado, Altos Hornos Zapla, Chaco For Ever, Cipolletti, Defensores de Belgrano (VR), Deportivo Madryn, Deportivo Maipú, Deportivo Roca, Ferro Carril Oeste (GP), General Belgrano, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU), Gimnasia y Tiro, Independiente (N), Juventud Antoniana, Libertad (S), Mitre (SdE), Sarmiento (R), San Jorge (T), San Lorenzo (A), San Martín (T), Sol de América (F), Sportivo Patria, Unión (VK), Unión Aconquija3
Alianza (CC), Américo Tesorieri, Andino, CAI, Concepción FC, Gimnasia y Esgrima (M), Gutiérrez SC, Independiente (Ch), Juventud Unida Universitario, Sportivo Las Parejas, Talleres (C), Textil Mandiyú, Tiro Federal (BB), Tiro Federal (R), Unión (S)2
9 de Julio (M), Atlético Paraná, Central Córdoba (SdE), Defensores de Pronunciamiento, Estudiantes (SL), Guillermo Brown, Güemes, Juventud Unida (G), Unión (MdP), Vélez Sársfield (SdE), Villa Mitre1

Top Scorers

Top Scorers by Tournament

Season Player Team Goals
2014Argentina Hugo TrocheSportivo Patria16
2015
Argentina Gustavo Balvorín Juventud Antoniana
18
Argentina David Romero San Lorenzo (A)
Argentina Adrián Toloza Mitre (SdE)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Torneo Federal A - Forma de disputa" (in Spanish).

    External links

    Preceded by
    Torneo Argentino A    		 Torneo Federal A
    2014–     		Succeeded by
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