# 2019–20 Torneo Federal A

The 2019–20 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the seventh 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 champions are promoted to Primera B Nacional. 30 teams competed in the league, 25 returning from the 2018–19 season, one team that was relegated from Primera B Nacional and four teams promoted from the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The regular season began on 1 September 2019 and was expected to end in June 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Argentine Football Association suspended the tournament on 17 March 2020. On 28 April 2020 AFA announced the abandonment of the competition as well as the culmination of the 2019–20 season in all of its leagues, with no clubs promoted or relegated. AFA also announced that a decision on a suitable method for promotion from Torneo Federal A and the other lower tiers would be reached in due time.

## Format
### First stage

The teams were divided into two zones with fifteen teams (a total of 30 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 top six teams from each zone would qualify for the championship stage.

### Championship stage

The teams that qualified from the first stage were divided into the same two zones with six teams each, also called Hexagonal Final, where they would be playing in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The winner of each zone would be declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera B Nacional. Also, the best second place team from the two zones would have qualified for a final match against a team from Primera B Metropolitana for a promotion to Primera B Nacional.

### Relegation

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

## Club information
### Zone A

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris |
| Central Norte | Salta | Padre Ernesto Martearena |
| Chaco For Ever | Resistencia | Juan Alberto García |
| Crucero del Norte | Garupá | Andrés Guacurarí |
| Defensores | Pronunciamiento | Delio Cardozo |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
| Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Güemes | Santiago del Estero | Arturo Miranda |
| Juventud Unida | Gualeguaychú | De los Eucaliptos |
| San Martín | Formosa | 17 De Octubre |
| Sarmiento | Resistencia | Centenario |
| Sportivo Belgrano | San Francisco | Oscar Boero |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | Las Parejas | Fortaleza del Lobo |
| Unión | Sunchales | La Fortaleza |

### Zone B

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Círculo Deportivo | Comandante Nicanor Otamendi | Guillermo Trama |
| Camioneros | General Rodríguez | Hugo Moyano |
| Deportivo Madryn | Puerto Madryn | Coliseo del Golfo |
| Deportivo Maipú | Maipú | Higinio Sperdutti |
| Desamparados | San Juan | El Serpentario |
| 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 |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
| Sansinena | General Cerri | Luis Molina |
| Sol de Mayo | Viedma | Sol de Mayo |
| Sportivo Peñarol | Chimbas | Ramón Pablo Rojas |
| Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |

## First stage
### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Güemes | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 38 |
| 2 | Sarmiento (R) | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 36 |
| 3 | Chaco For Ever | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 35 |
| 4 | Sportivo Las Parejas | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 33 |
| 5 | Central Norte | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 |
| 6 | Defensores (P) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 31 |
| 7 | Douglas Haig | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 31 |
| 8 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 29 |
| 9 | Crucero del Norte | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Unión (S) | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 28 |
| 11 | Boca Unidos | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 26 |
| 12 | Juventud Unida (G) | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 22 |
| 13 | San Martín (F) | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 21 |
| 14 | Sportivo Belgrano | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 20 |
| 15 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 18 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BOU | CNO | CFE | CRU | DPR | DEF | DOU | GYE | GÜE | JUG | SAF | SAR | SPB | SLP | UNS |
| Boca Unidos | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Central Norte | 6–2 | | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Chaco For Ever | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Crucero del Norte | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Defensores (P) | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–2 |
| Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Douglas Haig | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Güemes | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Juventud Unida (G) | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| San Martín (F) | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Sarmiento (R) | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | — |
| Unión (S) | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Villa Mitre | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 39 |
| 2 | Deportivo Maipú | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 39 |
| 3 | Huracán Las Heras | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 35 |
| 4 | Deportivo Madryn | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 32 |
| 5 | Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 31 |
| 6 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 31 |
| 7 | Sansinena | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 31 |
| 8 | Olimpo | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 27 |
| 9 | Camioneros | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 25 |
| 10 | Estudiantes (SL) | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 25 |
| 11 | Cipolletti | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 25 |
| 12 | Círculo Deportivo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 24 |
| 13 | Desamparados | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 24 |
| 14 | Sportivo Peñarol | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Sol de Mayo | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 17 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CIP | CDE | DEP | DMA | DEM | DES | ESL | FCO | HLH | JUU | OLI | SAN | SOL | SPP | VMI |
| Cipolletti | | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
| Círculo Deportivo | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Camioneros | — | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | — |
| Deportivo Madryn | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Maipú | — | 2–2 | — | 1–4 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Desamparados | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | — | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Estudiantes (SL) | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Huracán Las Heras | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Olimpo | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Sansinena | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Sol de Mayo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | — | 1–3 |
| Sportivo Peñarol | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 5–0 | | — |
| Villa Mitre | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of March 15, 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | David Romero | Güemes | 12 |
| 2 | Julio Cesar Cáceres | Chaco For Ever | 10 |
| 3 | Pablo Mazza | Douglas Haig | 9 |
| 3 | Cristian Ibarra | San Martín (F) | 9 |
| 3 | Damián De Hoyos | Juventud Unida Universitario | 9 |
| 3 | Gonzalo Cañete | Sarmiento (R) | 9 |
| 3 | Daniel Salvatierra | Sportivo Las Parejas | 9 |