2019–20 Torneo Federal A

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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)
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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 . The regular season began on 1 September 2019 and was expected to end in June 2020.

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 , giving a total of four teams relegated.[3]

Club information[]

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Locations of the 2019-20 season teams.
Blue pog.svg Blue: Zone A; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Zone B.

Zone A[]

Team City Stadium
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Central Norte Salta Padre Ernesto Martearena
Chaco For Ever Resistencia Juan Alberto García
Crucero del Norte Garupá Andrés Guacurarí
Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo
Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Güemes Santiago del Estero Arturo Miranda
Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú De los Eucaliptos
Formosa 17 De Octubre
Sarmiento Resistencia Centenario
Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Zone B[]

Team City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama
General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano
Deportivo Madryn Puerto Madryn Coliseo del Golfo
Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
General Pico El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Las Heras General San Martín
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina
Viedma Sol de Mayo
Chimbas Ramón Pablo Rojas
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El 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 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 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 DEF DOU GYE GÜE JUG 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
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
— 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
Legend: 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 22 8 11 3 17 14 +3 35
4 Deportivo Madryn 21 9 5 7 26 14 +12 32
5 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 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 21 5 9 7 20 22 −2 24
13 Desamparados 21 5 9 7 16 21 −5 24
14 21 5 7 9 20 20 0 22
15 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 DMA DEM DES ESL JUU OLI SAN VMI
Cipolletti — 2–1 1–0 1–2 — 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 2–0 2–2 —
0–0 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 — — 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
— 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
1–1 3–2 — 2–1 — 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–3
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
1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 — 5–0 1–0 0–1 — 1–3
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
Legend: 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 Argentina Güemes 12
2 Argentina Chaco For Ever 10
3 Argentina Pablo Mazza Douglas Haig 9
Argentina San Martín (F)
Argentina Juventud Unida Universitario
Argentina Sarmiento (R)
Argentina 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. ^ a b c "Torneo Federal A 2019–20 - Forma de disputa" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Top Scorers Torneo Federal A 2019-20". AFA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-04.

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