The 2024 Argentine Torneo Federal A,[1] was the twelfth 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 33 of the 36 teams that took part in the 2023 season, with no teams relegated from Primera Nacional and five teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. One team was promoted to Primera Nacional, other team qualified 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 24 March and ended on 1 December 2024.

XII Torneo Federal A
Season2024
RelegatedSansinena (withdrew)
Matches played341
Goals scored638 (1.87 per match)
Biggest home winSantamarina 5-0 Sol de Mayo (June 2)
Biggest away winDefensores (P) 0-4 Douglas Haig (March 31)
Highest scoringSportivo Las Parejas 6-1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) (May 5)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of July 22, 2024.

Format

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First stage

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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-three teams qualify for the revalida stage.[1]

Championship stages

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Second stage

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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 and 2nd qualified for the third stage. The remaining fourteen teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.

Third stage

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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

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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.[1]

Revalida stages

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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

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

Third to sixth phase

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The thirteen teams from the second phase, the losing teams from the third stage and the losing team from the fourth 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 played a promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.

Relegation

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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 eight teams relegated.[1]

Club information

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Zone A

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Team City Stadium
  Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
  Círculo Deportivo Cdte. Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama
  Deportivo Rincón Rincón de Los Sauces Elías Moisés Gómez
  Germinal Rawson El Fortín
  Kimberley Mar del Plata José Alberto Valle
  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

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Team City Stadium
  Argentino Monte Maíz Modesto Marrone
  Atenas Río Cuarto 9 de Julio
  Ciudad de Bolivar San Carlos de Bolívar Municipal Eva Perón
  Deportivo Camioneros General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano
  Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
  Ferro Carril Oeste General Pico El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
  Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez
  Huracán Las Heras Las Heras General San Martín
  Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
  San Martín San Martín Libertador General San Martín

Zone C

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Team City Stadium
  9 de Julio Rafaela Germán Solterman
  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

Zone D

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Team City Stadium
  Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
  Central Norte Salta Doctor Luis Güemes
  Crucero del Norte Garupá Andrés Guacurarí
  Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
  San Martín Formosa 17 De Octubre
  Sarmiento La Banda Ciudad de La Banda
  Sarmiento Resistencia Centenario
  Sol de América Formosa Sol de América
  Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

First stage

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Zone A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Olimpo 18 10 6 2 23 10 +13 36 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Villa Mitre 18 10 4 4 24 12 +12 34
3 Germinal 18 8 9 1 24 12 +12 33
4 Santamarina 18 6 7 5 20 15 +5 25
5 Kimberley 18 5 10 3 15 11 +4 25
6 Círculo Deportivo 18 6 3 9 18 28 −10 21 Advance to Revalida Stages
7 Sol de Mayo 18 6 3 9 17 30 −13 21
8 Deportivo Rincón 18 5 5 8 14 18 −4 20
9 Cipolletti 18 3 8 7 10 16 −6 17
10 Sansinena[a] (R) 18 1 5 12 8 21 −13 8 Relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur
Source: AFA
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Sansinena retired from the competition before week 13 due to economic reasons, as a result they were relegated and lost all of their remaining matches by walkover 0-1. [2]

Results

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Home \ Away CIP CIR DRI GER KIM OLI SAN RSA SOL VMI
Cipolletti 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1
Círculo Deportivo 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–1
Deportivo Rincón 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
Germinal 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0
Kimberley 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Olimpo 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Sansinena 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2
Santamarina 0–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 0–0
Sol de Mayo 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–2
Villa Mitre 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 3–1
Source: [citation needed]
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 Qualification or Relegation
1 Gutiérrez 18 10 5 3 19 12 +7 35 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Ciudad de Bolivar 18 10 2 6 22 12 +10 32
3 Argentino (MM) 18 8 6 4 15 10 +5 30
4 Deportivo Camioneros 18 7 6 5 21 14 +7 27
5 Atenas (RC) 18 8 3 7 22 19 +3 27
6 Juventud Unida Universitario 18 6 5 7 13 17 −4 23 Advance to Revalida Stages
7 San Martín (M) 18 6 4 8 10 12 −2 22
8 Huracán Las Heras 18 5 7 6 14 17 −3 22
9 Estudiantes (SL) 18 3 5 10 17 27 −10 14
10 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 18 2 7 9 7 20 −13 13
Source: AFA
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

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Home \ Away ARG ATE CIU DEP ESL FCO GUT HLH JUU SMA
Argentino (MM) 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Atenas (RC) 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1
Ciudad de Bolivar 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Camioneros 1–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–1
Estudiantes (SL) 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1
Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0
Gutiérrez 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0
Huracán Las Heras 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0
Juventud Unida Universitario 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2
San Martín (M) 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 16 7 8 1 19 8 +11 29 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Sportivo Belgrano 16 8 5 3 13 5 +8 29
3 9 de Julio (R) 16 7 5 4 20 15 +5 26
4 Sportivo Las Parejas 16 6 5 5 19 13 +6 23
5 El Linqueño 16 6 4 6 13 12 +1 22 Advance to Revalida Stages
6 Douglas Haig 16 4 7 5 14 13 +1 19
7 Independiente (Ch) 16 4 7 5 13 13 0 19
8 Defensores (P) 16 3 4 9 11 29 −18 13
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 16 2 5 9 9 23 −14 11
Source: AFA
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

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Home \ Away 9JU DPR DEF DOU ELI GYE ICH SPB SLP
9 de Julio (R) 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1
Defensores (P) 3–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Douglas Haig 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
El Linqueño 0–2 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0
Independiente (Ch) 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–4
Sportivo Belgrano 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Sportivo Las Parejas 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 6–1 2–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Central Norte 16 10 4 2 23 10 +13 34 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Sarmiento (LB) 16 10 3 3 23 11 +12 33
3 Sol de América (F) 16 8 4 4 17 13 +4 28
4 San Martín (F) 16 7 4 5 19 13 +6 25
5 Juventud Antoniana 16 5 4 7 14 17 −3 19 Advance to Revalida Stages
6 Crucero del Norte 16 3 6 7 11 17 −6 15
7 Boca Unidos 16 3 5 8 13 19 −6 14
8 Unión (S) 16 4 4 8 11 24 −13 16
9 Sarmiento (R) 16 2 6 8 8 15 −7 12
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 2024. Source: AFA
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

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Home \ Away BOU CNO CRU JUA SAF SLB SAR SOL UNS
Boca Unidos 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Central Norte 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0
Crucero del Norte 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Juventud Antoniana 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–0
San Martín (F) 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0
Sarmiento (LB) 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0
Sarmiento (R) 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Sol de América (F) 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1
Unión (S) 2–1 1–4 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Stages

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Second stage

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Zone A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Gutiérrez 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to Semifinals of Championship Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina
2 Kimberley 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
3 Olimpo 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Second phase of Revalida Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina
4 Argentino (MM) 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
5 Santamarina 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
6 Ciudad de Bolivar 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Advance to Second phase of Revalida Stages
7 Villa Mitre 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
8 Deportivo Camioneros 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
9 Germinal 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
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Home \ Away ARG CIU DEP GER GUT KIM OLI RSA VMI
Argentino (MM) 3–2
Ciudad de Bolivar 1–0
Deportivo Camioneros 0–0
Germinal 0–1
Gutiérrez 2–1
Kimberley 2–0
Olimpo
Santamarina 2–1
Villa Mitre 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
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 Qualification or Relegation
1 San Martín (F) 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to Semifinals of Championship Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina
2 Central Norte 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 Sportivo Belgrano 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Second phase of Revalida Stages and qualification for Copa Argentina
4 Sportivo Las Parejas 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
5 Atenas (RC) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
6 Sarmiento (LB) 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 Advance to Second phase of Revalida Stages
7 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
8 Sol de América (F) 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
9 9 de Julio (R) 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
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Home \ Away 9JU ATE CNO DEF SAF SLB SOL SPB SLP
9 de Julio (R)
Atenas (RC) 1–0
Central Norte 2–0
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 0–0
San Martín (F) 2–1
Sarmiento (LB) 1–0
Sol de América (F) 0–2
Sportivo Belgrano 1–0
Sportivo Las Parejas 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Revalida Stages

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First phase

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Zone A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Deportivo Rincón 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to Second phase of Revalida Stages
2 Sol de Mayo 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3 Estudiantes (SL) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Huracán Las Heras 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
5 Cipolletti 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 San Martín (M) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Círculo Deportivo 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
9 Juventud Unida Universitario 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
10 Sansinena[a] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sansinena retired from the competition before week 13 due to economic reasons, as a result they were relegated. [3]
Results
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Home \ Away CIP CIR DRI ESL FCO HLH JUU SMA SOL
Cipolletti
Círculo Deportivo 1–1
Deportivo Rincón 2–0
Estudiantes (SL) 2–2
Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 0–1
Huracán Las Heras 0–0
Juventud Unida Universitario 0–1
San Martín (M) 1–1
Sol de Mayo 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
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 Qualification or Relegation
1 Unión (S) 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Advance to Second phase of Revalida Stages
2 Boca Unidos 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 Independiente (Ch) 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
4 Douglas Haig 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Juventud Antoniana 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
6 Sarmiento (R) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 El Linqueño 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
8 Defensores (P) 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
9 Crucero del Norte 2 0 1 1 0 5 −5 1
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
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Home \ Away BOU CRU DPR DOU ELI GYE ICH JUA SAR UNS
Boca Unidos 2–1
Crucero del Norte 0–0
Defensores (P) 0–2
Douglas Haig
El Linqueño 0–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
Independiente (Ch) 1–0
Juventud Antoniana 2–1
Sarmiento (R) 0–0
Unión (S) 5–0 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation

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Zone A

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Pos
Team First Stage
Pts
Reválida Stages
Pts
Total
Pld
Total
Pts
Relegation
1 Deportivo Rincón 20 6 20 26
2 Sol de Mayo 21 4 20 25
3 Huracán Las Heras 22 2 20 24
4 Juventud Unida Universitario 23 0 20 23
5 San Martín (M) 22 1 19 23
6 Círculo Deportivo 21 1 20 22
7 Cipolletti 17 1 19 18
8 Estudiantes (SL) 14 4 20 18
9 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 13 1 20 14 Torneo Regional Amateur
10 Sansinena[4] 8 0 8 8 Torneo Regional Amateur

Zone B

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Pos
Team First Stage
Pts
Reválida Stages
Pts
Total
Pld
Total
Pts
Relegation
1 El Linqueño 22 1 18 23
2 Independiente (Ch) 19 4 18 23
3 Douglas Haig 19 3 17 22
4 Juventud Antoniana 19 3 18 22
5 Unión (S) 16 4 18 20
6 Boca Unidos 14 4 18 18
7 Crucero del Norte 15 1 18 16
8 Sarmiento (R) 12 2 18 14
9 Defensores (P) 13 1 18 14 Torneo Regional Amateur
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 11 0 17 11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Reglamento Oficial Torneo Federal 2024" (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior.
  2. ^ "Sanciones del Torneo Federal A y fallos. OFICIAL DEL TDDI: Sansinena será uno de los cuatro descensos" (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference sansinena was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sansinena retired from the competition before week 13 of the first stage due to economic reasons.
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