2023 Torneo Federal A
The 2023 Argentine Torneo Federal A,[1] was the eleventh season of the Torneo Federal A, the regionalised third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams indirectly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA have to play the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the other third tier competition. The competition was contested by 29 of the 34 teams that took part in the 2021 season, with one team relegated from Primera Nacional and six teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. One team is be promoted to Primera Nacional, other teams qualify for a promotion playoff against a team from Primera B Metropolitana and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 12 march and ended on 26 November 2023.
Season | 2023 |
---|---|
Relegated | Liniers Sportivo Peñarol |
Matches played | 560 |
Goals scored | 1,195 (2.13 per match) |
Biggest home win | Sol de América (F) 6-1 Boca Unidos (April 23) |
Biggest away win | Sol de Mayo 0-4 Villa Mitre (September 30) |
Highest scoring | Argentino (MM) 5-3 Ciudad de Bolivar (May 17) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 16, 2023. |
Format
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Club information
Zone A
Team | City | Stadium |
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Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
Círculo Deportivo | Cdte. Nicanor Otamendi | Guillermo Trama |
Germinal | Rawson | El Fortín |
Liniers | Bahía Blanca | Alejandro Pérez |
Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
Sansinena | General Cerri | Luis Molina |
Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal General San Martín |
Sol de Mayo | Viedma | Sol de Mayo |
Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |
Zone B
Team | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Argentino | Monte Maíz | Modesto Marrone |
Atenas | Río Cuarto | 9 de Julio |
Ciudad de Bolivar | San Carlos de Bolívar | Municipal Eva Perón |
Estudiantes | San Luis | Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza |
Ferro Carril Oeste | General Pico | El Coloso del Barrio Talleres |
Huracán Las Heras | Las Heras | General San Martín |
Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
San Martín | San Martín | Libertador General San Martín |
Sportivo Peñarol | Chimbas | Ramón Pablo Rojas |
Zone C
Team | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Defensores | Pronunciamiento | Delio Cardozo |
Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
El Linqueño | Lincoln | Leonardo Costa |
Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
Independiente | Chivilcoy | Raúl Orlando Lungarzo |
Sportivo Belgrano | San Francisco | Oscar Boero |
Sportivo Las Parejas | Las Parejas | Fortaleza del Lobo |
Unión | Sunchales | La Fortaleza |
Zone D
Team | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|
9 de Julio | Rafaela | Germán Solterman |
Boca Unidos | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris |
Central Norte | Salta | Doctor Luis Güemes |
Crucero del Norte | Garupá | Andrés Guacurarí |
Gimnasia y Tiro | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
San Martín | Formosa | 17 De Octubre |
Sarmiento | Resistencia | Centenario |
Sol de América | Formosa | Sol de América |
First stage
Zone A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpo | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 20 | +38 | 69 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | Villa Mitre | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 64 | |
3 | Cipolletti | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 46 | Advance to Final Stages |
4 | Sansinena | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 | |
5 | Santamarina | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 41 | |
6 | Sol de Mayo | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 35 | |
7 | Germinal | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 34 | |
8 | Círculo Deportivo | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 29 | |
9 | Liniers (BB) (R) | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 24 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
(R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–36 |
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Zone B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ciudad de Bolivar | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 58 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | Argentino (MM) | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 55 | |
3 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 50 | Advance to Final Stages |
4 | Huracán Las Heras | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 42 | |
5 | Atenas (RC) | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 41 | |
6 | San Martín (M) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 39 | |
7 | Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 36 | |
8 | Estudiantes (SL) | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 35 | |
9 | Sportivo Peñarol (R) | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 25 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
(R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–36 |
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Zone C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Douglas Haig | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 66 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | Independiente (Ch) | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 49 | |
3 | Sportivo Belgrano | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 47 | Advance to Final Stages |
4 | Sportivo Las Parejas | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 44 | |
5 | El Linqueño | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 43 | |
6 | Defensores (P) | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 40 | |
7 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 35 | |
8 | Unión (S) | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 34 | |
9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 33 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–36 |
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Zone D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 59 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
2 | Central Norte | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 49 | |
3 | Boca Unidos | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 43 | Advance to Final Stages |
4 | San Martín (F) | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 43 | |
5 | Sol de América (F) | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 42 | |
6 | 9 de Julio (R) | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 41 | |
7 | Sarmiento (R) | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
8 | Crucero del Norte | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | |
9 | Juventud Antoniana | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 31 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–36 |
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See also
- 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
- 2023 Argentine Primera División
- 2023 Primera Nacional
- 2023 Primera B Metropolitana
- 2023 Copa Argentina
References
- "REGLAMENTO OFICIAL TORNEO FEDERAL 2023" (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
- Sitio Oficial de AFA (in Spanish)
- Ascenso del Interior (in Spanish)
- Interior Futbolero (in Spanish)
- Solo Ascenso (in Spanish)
- Mundo Ascenso (in Spanish)
- Promiedos (in Spanish)