# 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 (2025 season)
### First stage

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 teams qualify for the revalida stage.

### Championship stages
#### Second stage

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 to 4th qualified for the third stage. The remaining ten teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.

#### Third stage

The eight teams play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fourth stage. The losing teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.

#### Fourth stage

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

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

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

The twelve teams from the first phase of revalida stage and the fourteen teams from the second and third stages of championship stages play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the third phase.

#### Third to sixth phase

The thirteen teams from the second phase, the losing teams from the fourth, fifth and sixtg 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 is promoted to Primera Nacional.

### Relegation

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 four teams relegated.

## Participating teams (2025 season)
### Zone A

| 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 |
| Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Chubut | Raul Conti |
| Kimberley | Mar del Plata | Buenos Aires | José Alberto Valle |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Buenos Aires | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Buenos Aires | Municipal General San Martín |
| Sol de Mayo | 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 | Córdoba | 9 de Julio |
| Ciudad de Bolivar | San Carlos de Bolívar | Buenos Aires | Municipal Eva Perón |
| Costa Brava | General Pico | La Pampa | Nuevo Pacaembú |
| Estudiantes | San Luis | San Luis | Héctor Odicino - Pedro Benoza |
| Gutiérrez | General Gutiérrez | Mendoza | General Gutiérrez |
| 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 |

### Zone C

| Team | City | Province | Stadium |
| 9 de Julio | Rafaela | Santa Fe | Germán Solterman |
| Ben Hur | Rafaela | Santa Fe | Parque Barrio Ilolay |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Ramallo | Buenos Aires | Salomón Boeseldín |
| Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Buenos Aires | Miguel Morales |
| El Linqueño | Lincoln | Buenos Aires | Leonardo Costa |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Chivilcoy | Buenos Aires | José María Paz |
| 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

| Team | City | Province | Stadium |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Santa Fe | Nuevo Monumental |
| Bartolomé Mitre | Posadas | Misiones | Ernesto Tito Cucchiaroni |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | Corrientes | Leoncio Benítez |
| 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 |

## List of champions

In brackets, the number of titles won to date
| Ed. | Season | Champion/s | Also Promoted |
| 1 | 2014 | — | Central Córdoba (SdE) Estudiantes (SL) Guillermo Brown Juventud Unida (G) Unión (MdP) Atlético Paraná Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) |
| 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) | (abandoned) |
| 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) | — |
| 12 | 2024 | Central Norte (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 |
| Central Norte | 1 | 2024 |

## Top scorers
### Top scorers by tournament

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

#### Notes

* ↑ Located in Catamarca Province.

## Seasons in Torneo Federal A

* Note: Updated to 2025 season. Teams in bold currently playing in Torneo Federal A.
| Club/s | Seasons |
| Cipolletti, Defensores de Belgrano (VR), Sarmiento (R) | 13 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU), Juventud Unida Universitario, Sportivo Las Parejas | 12 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste (GP), Sportivo Belgrano, Unión (S), Villa Mitre | 11 |
| Defensores (P), Juventud Antoniana | 10 |
| Chaco For Ever, Deportivo Madryn, Douglas Haig, Estudiantes (SL), Gimnasia y Tiro, Huracán Las Heras | 9 |
| Boca Unidos, Crucero del Norte, Deportivo Maipú, Sansinena, Sol de Mayo | 8 |
| Círculo Deportivo, Desamparados, Independiente (Ch), Olimpo, Sol de América (F) | 7 |
| Altos Hornos Zapla, Alvarado, Central Norte, Deportivo Camioneros, Deportivo Roca, Gutiérrez SC, Independiente (N), Juventud Unida (G), San Jorge (T), San Lorenzo (A), San Martín (F) | 6 |
| Ciudad de Bolivar, Libertad (S), Sportivo Patria, Sportivo Peñarol, Unión (VK), Unión Aconquija | 5 |
| Argentino (MM), Atlético Paraná, General Belgrano, Gimnasia y Esgrima (M), Mitre (SdE) | 4 |
| 9 de Julio (R), Atenas (RC), Concepción FC, Guaraní Antonio Franco, Güemes, El Linqueño, Germinal, Racing (C), San Martín (M), San Martín (T), Santamarina | 3 |
| Alianza (CC), Américo Tesorieri, Andino, CAI, Central Córdoba (SdE), Deportivo Rincón, Estudiantes (RC), Guillermo Brown, Kimberley, Liniers (BB), Rivadavia (L), Sarmiento (LB), Talleres (C), Textil Mandiyú, Tiro Federal (BB), Tiro Federal (R) | 2 |
| 9 de Julio (M), Agropecuario Argentino, Atlético de Rafaela, Bartolomé Mitre (P), Ben Hur, Costa Brava, Deportivo Mandiyú, Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch), Unión (MdP), Vélez Sársfield (SdE) | 1 |