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.

VII Torneo Federal A
Season2019–20
Matches played322
Goals scored651 (2.02 per match)
Biggest home winSol de Mayo 5-0 Juventud Unida Universitario (September 15)
Sportivo Peñarol 5-0 Sol de Mayo (November 3)
Biggest away winCipolletti 0-5 Olimpo (February 23)
Highest scoringCentral Norte 6-2 Boca Unidos (October 19)
2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Argentine Football Association suspended the tournament on 17 March 2020.[1] 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.[2]

Format

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First stage

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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.[3]

Championship stage

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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.[3]

Relegation

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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.[3]

Club information

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Zone A

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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

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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

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Zone A

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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
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored; 8) away goals scored; 9) draw of lots.

Results

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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
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

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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
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored; 8) away goals scored; 9) draw of lots.

Results

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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
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of March 15, 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1   David Romero Güemes 12
2   Julio Cesar Cáceres Chaco For Ever 10
3   Pablo Mazza Douglas Haig 9
  Cristian Ibarra San Martín (F)
  Damián De Hoyos Juventud Unida Universitario
  Gonzalo Cañete Sarmiento (R)
  Daniel Salvatierra Sportivo Las Parejas

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Suspensión del fútbol" (in Spanish). AFA. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "El comunicado completo de la AFA con las decisiones por el coronavirus". TyC Sports. 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Torneo Federal A 2019–20 - Forma de disputa" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Top Scorers Torneo Federal A 2019-20". AFA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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