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)
2020–21 →

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

First stage

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

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

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
Resistencia
Defensores (P)
Güemes
San Martín (F)
Círculo Deportivo
Dvo. Camioneros
Ferro (GP)
Huracán LH
San Luis
Bahía Blanca
Sol de Mayo
Sportivo Peñarol
Resistencia teams
Chaco For Ever
Sarmiento (R)
Bahía Blanca teams
Villa Mitre
Olimpo
Locations of the 2019-20 season teams.
Blue: Zone A; Yellow: Zone B.

Zone A
Team City Stadium
Boca UnidosCorrientesJosé Antonio Romero Feris
Central NorteSaltaPadre Ernesto Martearena
Chaco For EverResistenciaJuan Alberto García
Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí
DefensoresPronunciamientoDelio Cardozo
Defensores de BelgranoVilla RamalloSalomón Boeseldín
Douglas HaigPergaminoMiguel Morales
Gimnasia y EsgrimaConcepción del UruguayManuel y Ramón Núñez
GüemesSantiago del EsteroArturo Miranda
Juventud UnidaGualeguaychúDe los Eucaliptos
San MartínFormosa17 De Octubre
SarmientoResistenciaCentenario
Sportivo BelgranoSan FranciscoOscar Boero
Sportivo Las ParejasLas ParejasFortaleza del Lobo
UniónSunchalesLa Fortaleza

Zone B
Team City Stadium
CipollettiCipollettiLa Visera de Cemento
Círculo DeportivoComandante Nicanor OtamendiGuillermo Trama
CamionerosGeneral RodríguezHugo Moyano
Deportivo MadrynPuerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo
Deportivo MaipúMaipúHiginio Sperdutti
DesamparadosSan JuanEl Serpentario
EstudiantesSan LuisHéctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
Ferro Carril OesteGeneral PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín
Juventud Unida UniversitarioSan LuisMario Diez
OlimpoBahía BlancaRoberto Natalio Carminatti
SansinenaGeneral CerriLuis Molina
Sol de MayoViedmaSol de Mayo
Sportivo PeñarolChimbasRamón Pablo Rojas
Villa MitreBahía BlancaEl Fortín

First Stage

Zone A
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
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
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B
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
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
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
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

References
  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. "Torneo Federal A 2019–20 - Forma de disputa" (in Spanish).
  4. "Top Scorers Torneo Federal A 2019-20". AFA.
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