2020 Torneo Federal A Explained

Competition:VIII Torneo Federal A
Season:2020
Winners:Güemes
(1st divisional title)
Promoted:Güemes
Deportivo Maipú
Relegated:None
Biggest Home Win:Sportivo Belgrano 3-0 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) (December 9)
Biggest Away Win:Sol de Mayo 0-4 Sportivo Peñarol (December 27)
Highest Scoring:Sportivo Las Parejas 2-4 Güemes (December 13)
Matches:88
Total Goals:186
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021
Updated:January 31, 2021

The 2020 Argentine Torneo Federal A also known as the 2020 Torneo Transición Federal A,[1] was the eighth 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 26 of the 30 teams that took part in the 2019–20 season, which was suspended and subsequently abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it was optional to participate in this season. Two teams were promoted to Primera B Nacional and there was no relegation to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The regular season began on 4 December 2020 and ended on 31 January 2021.

Format

The competition will be split into two stages: First Promotion and Second Promotion, which in turn, will be split into two groups according to the groupings and placements of teams in the previous season. The top seven teams of each group at the time of suspension of the previous season will play in the First Promotion stage, where they will be split into two groups, while the remaining teams from each group will play in the first round of the Second Promotion stage. In both stages, the teams will be placed in groups according to the ones they were in for the previous season. In the First Promotion stage, each team will play against the other teams in their group once, with the group winners playing a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the Primera Nacional.[1]

In the Second Promotion stage, each team will also play against the other teams in their group once, with the group winners qualifying for a knockout tournament where they will be joined by the teams that fail to earn promotion in the First Promotion stage, with the losing team of the Final having a bye to the second knockout round. The winners of that knockout tournament will earn the second promotion berth to the Primera National. Also, the losing team of the Final of the Second Promotion, has the right to play a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana. There was no relegation in this season.

Resignations

The following teams declined to participate in this season and will return in the 2021 season.

TeamCityStadium
Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí
General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Manuel y Ramón Núñez
17 De Octubre

Club information

Zone A First Promotion

TeamCityStadium
Central NorteSaltaPadre Ernesto Martearena
Chaco For EverJuan Alberto García
Delio Cardozo
Douglas HaigPergaminoMiguel Morales
GüemesArturo Miranda
SarmientoResistenciaCentenario
Sportivo Las ParejasFortaleza del Lobo

Zone B First Promotion

TeamCitywidth=190pxStadium
Deportivo MadrynPuerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo
Higinio Sperdutti
Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín
Mario Diez
Roberto Natalio Carminatti
SansinenaGeneral Cerri Luis Molina
Bahía BlancaEl Fortín

Zone A Second Promotion

TeamCityStadium
CorrientesJosé Antonio Romero Feris
Salomón Boeseldín
De los Eucaliptos
Oscar Boero
UniónLa Fortaleza

Zone B Second Promotion

TeamCitywidth=190pxStadium
La Visera de Cemento
Círculo DeportivoComandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama
Hugo Moyano
El Serpentario
Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
Sol de Mayo
Chimbas Ramón Pablo Rojas

First Promotion stage

Zone B

First Promotion Final

Güemes was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Second Promotion stage

Eliminatory Stage

First knockout round

The first knockout round will be contested by 14 teams: the 12 teams ranked from 2nd to 7th place in their groups of the First Promotion stage and the top team from each group of the Second Promotion stage. In this round, the 14 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 14, Team 2 vs. Team 13 and so on, playing a single match on local ground. The 7 winners will advance to the second knockout round.[1]

Second knockout round

The second knockout round will be contested by 8 teams: the 7 winning teams from First knockout round and the losing team from the First Promotion Final. In this round, the 8 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 8, Team 2 vs. Team 7 and so on, playing a single match on local ground. The 4 winners will advance to the third knockout round.[1]

Third knockout round

The third knockout round will be contested by 4 teams: all the 4 winning teams from second knockout round. In this round, the 4 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3, playing a single match on local ground. The 2 winners will advance to the fourth knockout round.[1]

Fourth knockout round

The fourth knockout round will be contested by 2 teams: all the 2 winning teams from third knockout round. In this round, the 2 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 2, playing a single match on local ground. The winner will be promoted to Primera B Nacional and the loser will play a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.[1]

Deportivo Maipú was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Promotion playoff

The loser of fourth knockout round will play a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.[1]

San Telmo was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REGLAMENTO DEL TORNEO TRANSICION FEDERAL A 2020 . AFA . Spanish . 24 November 2020.