2022 Torneo Federal A Explained

Competition:X Torneo Federal A
Season:2022
Winners:Racing (C)
(3rd divisional title)
Promoted:Racing (C)
Relegated:Atlético Paraná
Deportivo Camioneros
Desamparados
Juventud Unida (G)
Biggest Home Win:Olimpo 5-0 Sportivo Peñarol (April 24)
Biggest Away Win:Juventud Antoniana 0-4 Racing (C) (April 17)
Highest Scoring:Gimnasia y Tiro 4-3 Douglas Haig (July 20)
Matches:559
Total Goals:1151
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023
Updated:November 13, 2022

The 2022 Argentine Torneo Federal A,[1] 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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

Club information

Zone A

TeamCityStadium
ArgentinoMonte MaízModesto Marrone
La Visera de Cemento
Círculo DeportivoComandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama
Municipal Eva Perón
Hugo Moyano
El Serpentario
Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín
IndependienteChivilcoyRaúl Orlando Lungarzo
Mario Diez
Alejandro Pérez
Roberto Natalio Carminatti
SansinenaLuis Molina
Sol de Mayo
Ramón Pablo Rojas
Bahía BlancaEl Fortín

Zone B

TeamCityStadium
Atlético ParanáPedro Mutio
CorrientesJosé Antonio Romero Feris
Central NorteSaltaDoctor Luis Güemes
Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí
Delio Cardozo
Salomón Boeseldín
Douglas HaigPergaminoMiguel Morales
Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Gigante del Norte
Fray Honorato Pistoia
De los Eucaliptos
Miguel Sancho
17 De Octubre
SarmientoResistenciaCentenario
Oscar Boero
Sportivo Las ParejasFortaleza del Lobo
UniónLa Fortaleza

First stage

Zone A

Results

Zone B

Results

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.[1]

Fourth knockout round

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EL REGLAMENTO DEL TORNEO FEDERAL A 2022 . Ascenso del Interior . Spanish . 5 March 2022.