| Competition: | III Torneo Federal A |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | San Martín (T) (1st divisional title) |
| Promoted: | San Martín (T) |
| Relegated: | Güemes Tiro Federal (BB) |
| League Topscorer: | Matías Zbrun (13 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 4-0 General Belgrano (February 22) Juventud Antoniana 4-0 Gimnasia y Tiro (March 13) Deportivo Madryn 4-0 Deportivo Roca (April 3) Concepcion FC 4-0 Güemes (May 2) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Sportivo Las Parejas 0-5 Unión (S) (March 27) |
| Highest Scoring: | Alvarado 3-6 Libertad (S) (May 29) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 608 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2016-17 |
| Updated: | June 26, 2016 |
The 2016 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the 3rd season of the 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 champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional. 35 teams are competing in the league, 30 returning from the 2015 season, 4 teams that were relegated from Primera B Nacional, 3 teams promoted from Federal B. Also 2 teams resigned their participation in this season: 9 de Julio (M) and Unión (MdP) alleging economic difficulties.[1] [2] The regular season began on February 7 and ended on June 26.
The teams were divided into seven zones with five teams (a total of 35 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams three times. The teams placed 1º and 2º and the two best 3º team from the seven zones qualified for the Second Stage.[3]
The sixteen teams that qualified from the First Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament from second to the fifth stage. The qualified teams 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 winning team was promoted to the Primera B Nacional.[3]
After the first stage was played, a table was drawn with the thirty five (35) clubs and its overall standings with points obtained in the First Stage. The two last teams will be relegated to Torneo Federal B.[3]
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Visera de Cemento | |||
| Deportivo Madryn | Puerto Madryn | Coliseo del Golfo | |
| Deportivo Roca | General Roca | Luis Maiolino | |
| Neuquén | José Rosas y Perito Moreno | ||
| Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higinio Sperdutti | |||
| Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie | |||
| General Gutiérrez | General Gutiérrez | ||
| Oscar Boero | |||
| Unión | Villa Krause | 12 de Octubre |
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (None) 1 | |||
| Salomón Boeseldín | |||
| General Pico | El Coloso del Barrio Talleres | ||
| General Belgrano | Santa Rosa | Nuevo Rancho Grande | |
| Onofre Pirrone |
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altos Hornos Zapla | Palpalá | Emilio Fabrizzi | |
| Gigante del Norte | |||
| Fray Honorato Pistoia | |||
| San Lorenzo | Catamarca | Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca | |
| Unión Aconquija | Aconquija | Municipal de Aconquija |
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concepción | Concepción | Stewart Shipton | |
| Güemes | Arturo Miranda | ||
| Mitre | Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione | ||
| Senador Luis Cruz | |||
| La Ciudadela |
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaco For Ever | Juan Alberto García | ||
| Clemente F. de Oliveira | |||
| Sarmiento | Resistencia | Centenario | |
| Formosa | (None)1 | ||
| Antonio Romero |
| Team | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delio Cardozo | |||
| Manuel y Ramón Núñez | |||
| Hogar de Los Tigres | |||
| Sportivo Las Parejas | Fortaleza del Lobo | ||
| Unión | La Fortaleza |
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Matías Zbrun | Libertad (S) | 13 | |
| 2 | Gustavo Balvorín | Juventud Antoniana | 12 | |
| 3 | Ramón Lentini | San Martín (T) | 11 | |
| Diego Martínez | Unión Aconquija | |||
| 4 | Unión Aconquija | Juventud Antoniana | 10 | |
| 5 | Williams Peralta | Mitre (SdE) | 9 |