# 2022 Torneo Federal A

The 2022 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the tenth 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 31 teams that took part in the 2021 season and four teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. Two teams will be promoted to Primera Nacional and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 27 march and ended in 13 November 2022.

## Format
### First stage

The 34 teams were split into two zones of 17 teams, where they will play against the other teams in their group twice: once at home and once away. The top eight 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.

### Relegation

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

## Club information
### Zone A

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Argentino | Monte Maíz | Modesto Marrone |
| Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Círculo Deportivo | Comandante Nicanor Otamendi | Guillermo Trama |
| Ciudad de Bolivar | San Carlos de Bolívar | Municipal Eva Perón |
| Deportivo Camioneros | General Rodríguez | Hugo Moyano |
| 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 |
| Independiente | Chivilcoy | Raúl Orlando Lungarzo |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
| Liniers | Bahía Blanca | Alejandro Pérez |
| 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 |

### Zone B

| Team | City | Stadium |
| Atlético Paraná | Paraná | Pedro Mutio |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris |
| Central Norte | Salta | Doctor Luis Güemes |
| 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 |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| Juventud Unida | Gualeguaychú | De los Eucaliptos |
| Racing | Córdoba | Miguel Sancho |
| 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 |

## First stage
### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
| 1 | Olimpo | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 73 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 2 | Villa Mitre | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 57 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 3 | Ciudad de Bolivar | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 49 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 4 | Independiente (Ch) | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 47 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 5 | Sol de Mayo | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 46 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 6 | Estudiantes (SL) | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 46 | Advance to Final Stages |
| 7 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 45 | Advance to Final Stages |
| 8 | Sansinena | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 42 | Advance to Final Stages |
| 9 | Argentino (MM) | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Cipolletti | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Peñarol | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 37 | |
| 12 | Liniers (BB) | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 36 | |
| 13 | Círculo Deportivo | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | Huracán Las Heras | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 35 | |
| 15 | Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 35 | |
| 16 | Desamparados (R) | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 34 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
| 17 | Deportivo Camioneros (R) | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 31 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
* 1 2 Sol de Mayo ahead of Estudiantes (SL) on head-to-head points: Sol de Mayo–Estudiantes (SL) 1–0, Estudiantes (SL)–Sol de Mayo 0–0.
* 1 2 Liniers (BB) ahead of Círculo Deportivo on head-to-head away goals: Liniers (BB)–Círculo Deportivo 0–0, Círculo Deportivo–Liniers (BB) 1–1.
* ↑ Huracán Las Heras was deducted 15 points due to incidents, later reduced to 3 points.
* 1 2 Huracán Las Heras ahead of Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) on head-to-head away goals: Huracán Las Heras–Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 0–0, Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)–Huracán Las Heras 1–1.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ARG | CIP | CIR | CIU | DEP | DES | ESL | FCO | HLH | ICH | JUU | LIN | OLI | SAN | SOL | SPP | VMI |
| Argentino (MM) | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Cipolletti | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Círculo Deportivo | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Ciudad de Bolivar | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Camioneros | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Desamparados | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Estudiantes (SL) | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Huracán Las Heras | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Independiente (Ch) | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Liniers (BB) | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Olimpo | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Sansinena | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Sol de Mayo | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Sportivo Peñarol | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 |
| Villa Mitre | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
| 1 | Racing (C) | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 68 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 2 | Sarmiento (R) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 64 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 3 | San Martín (F) | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 59 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 4 | Central Norte | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 57 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 54 | Advance to Final Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina |
| 6 | Douglas Haig | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 48 | Advance to Final Stages |
| 7 | Sportivo Belgrano | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 48 | Advance to Final Stages |
| 8 | Sportivo Las Parejas | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 46 | Advance to Final Stages |
| 9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Crucero del Norte | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 40 | |
| 11 | Juventud Antoniana | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 40 | |
| 12 | Boca Unidos | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 37 | |
| 13 | Defensores (P) | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 31 | |
| 14 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 30 | |
| 15 | Unión (S) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 30 | |
| 16 | Atlético Paraná (R) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 26 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
| 17 | Juventud Unida (G) (R) | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 23 | Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur |
* 1 2 Douglas Haig ahead of Sportivo Belgrano on head-to-head points: Douglas Haig–Sportivo Belgrano 1–0, Sportivo Belgrano–Douglas Haig 0–0.
* 1 2 Crucero del Norte ahead of Juventud Antoniana on head-to-head goals scored: Crucero del Norte–Juventud Antoniana 2–0, Juventud Antoniana–Crucero del Norte 2–1.
* 1 2 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) ahead of Sportivo Belgrano on head-to-head points: Defensores de Belgrano (VR)–Unión (S) 0–0, Unión (S)–Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1–2.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | APA | BOU | CNO | CRU | DPR | DEF | DOU | GYE | GYT | JUA | JUG | RAC | SAF | SAR | SPB | SLP | UNS |
| Atlético Paraná | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Boca Unidos | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Central Norte | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Crucero del Norte | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Defensores (P) | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Douglas Haig | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Juventud Antoniana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 |
| Juventud Unida (G) | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Racing (C) | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| San Martín (F) | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Sarmiento (R) | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 |
| Unión (S) | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |

## Final Stages

Teams ending in positions 1 to 8 will play the final stages for the second and last promotion berth to Primera Nacional, in which teams will be seeded in each round according to their final placement in the first stage of the tournament. In all rounds, the teams were seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 16, Team 2 vs. Team 15 and so on, playing a single match on local ground, except the final that will be played in neutral ground. In all rounds, in case of tie, penalties will decide the winner.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | A | Olimpo | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 73 |
| 2 | B | Racing (C) | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 68 |
| 3 | B | Sarmiento (R) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 64 |
| 4 | A | Villa Mitre | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 57 |
| 5 | B | San Martín (F) | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 59 |
| 6 | A | Ciudad de Bolivar | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 49 |
| 7 | B | Central Norte | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 57 |
| 8 | A | Independiente (Ch) | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 47 |
| 9 | B | Gimnasia y Tiro | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 54 |
| 10 | A | Sol de Mayo | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 46 |
| 11 | B | Douglas Haig | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 48 |
| 12 | A | Estudiantes (SL) | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 46 |
| 13 | B | Sportivo Belgrano | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 48 |
| 14 | A | Juventud Unida Universitario | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 45 |
| 15 | B | Sportivo Las Parejas | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 46 |
| 16 | A | Sansinena | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 42 |