2021 Torneo Federal A

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IX Torneo Federal A
Season2021
ChampionsDeportivo Madryn
(1st divisional title)
PromotedDeportivo Madryn
Chaco For Ever
RelegatedNone
Matches played454
Goals scored1,001 (2.2 per match)
Biggest home winChaco For Ever 5-0 Juventud Unida (G) (April 25)
Biggest away winEstudiantes (SL) 0-4 Juventud Unida Universitario (June 27)
Highest scoringDefensores de Belgrano (VR) 4-3 Douglas Haig (October 3)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of November 4, 2021.

The 2021 Argentine Torneo Federal A,[1] was the ninth 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 27 of the 31 teams that took part in the 2020 season and four teams promoted from . Two teams will be promoted to Primera B Nacional and there was no relegation to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 11 April and ended in December 2021.

Format[]

The 31 teams were split into two zones, one of 15 teams and another one of 16 teams, where they will play against the other teams in their group twice: once at home and once away, with one team in Zone B having a bye in each round for a total of 30 rounds. Both zone winners will play a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the Primera B Nacional for the 2022 season, while the teams placed from second to eighth place in each zone will play a knockout tournament (Torneo Reducido) for the second promotion berth along with the loser of the final between the zone winners, which will join the Reducido in the Second knockout round. No teams will be relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur this season.[1]

Club information[]

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Locations of the 2021 season teams.
Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Zone A; Blue pog.svg Blue: Zone B.

Zone A[]

Team City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama
Ciudad de Bolivar San Carlos de Bolívar Municipal Eva Perón
General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano
Deportivo Madryn Puerto Madryn Coliseo del Golfo
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
General Pico El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
Las Heras General San Martín
Chivilcoy Raúl Orlando Lungarzo
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

Zone B[]

Team City Stadium
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Central Norte Salta Doctor Luis Güemes
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
Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú De los Eucaliptos
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
Sarmiento Resistencia Centenario
Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Resignations[]

The following teams declined to participate in this season and will return in the next season.[2] [3]

Team City Stadium
Formosa 17 De Octubre

First Stage[]

Zone A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Madryn 30 16 8 6 39 23 +16 56 Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Argentina
2 30 13 11 6 32 24 +8 50 Advance to Second Promotion stage and qualification for Copa Argentina
3 Cipolletti 30 13 10 7 41 26 +15 49[a]
4 30 13 10 7 44 38 +6 49[a]
5 Olimpo 30 14 7 9 42 32 +10 49[a]
6 30 12 12 6 30 21 +9 48 Advance to Second Promotion
7 Juventud Unida Universitario 30 13 8 9 28 18 +10 47
8 Villa Mitre 30 12 9 9 35 28 +7 45
9 Desamparados 30 11 10 9 29 37 −8 43
10 30 13 4 13 39 38 +1 43
11 Sansinena 30 10 10 10 38 37 +1 40
12 Ciudad de Bolivar 30 9 11 10 30 28 +2 38
13 30 9 8 13 38 40 −2 35
14 30 7 8 15 25 34 −9 29
15 Estudiantes (SL) 30 2 9 19 18 48 −30 15
16 30 2 7 21 18 54 −36 13
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head: Cipolletti 7 points; Sportivo Peñarol 6 points; Olimpo 4 points.

Results[]

Home \ Away CIP CBO DMA DES ESL JUU OLI SAN VMI
Cipolletti 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0
1–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 1–2 1–0
Ciudad de Bolivar 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2
1–0 2–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–1
Deportivo Madryn 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0
Desamparados 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–0
Estudiantes (SL) 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–0
1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–2 3–0
2–3 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1
1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Juventud Unida Universitario 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Olimpo 0–3 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 0–3 0–2 0–0
Sansinena 0–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–1
2–0 4–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0
2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 3–3 1–0 1–1
Villa Mitre 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 0–1 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
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 Qualification
1 Racing (C) 28 16 9 3 43 16 +27 57 Advance to Final and qualification for Copa Argentina
2 Gimnasia y Tiro 28 15 10 3 36 20 +16 55 Advance to Second Promotion stage and qualification for Copa Argentina
3 Central Norte 28 12 13 3 40 22 +18 49
4 Chaco For Ever 28 12 11 5 33 20 +13 47
5 Sportivo Las Parejas 28 11 8 9 34 28 +6 41
6 28 10 8 10 32 32 0 38[a] Advance to Second Promotion
7 Juventud Unida (G) 28 10 8 10 28 34 −6 38[a]
8 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 28 10 7 11 36 40 −4 37
9 Sarmiento (R) 28 9 9 10 38 41 −3 36
10 Boca Unidos 28 7 12 9 38 36 +2 33
11 Unión (S) 28 7 9 12 28 40 −12 30
12 Douglas Haig 28 7 6 15 19 25 −6 27
13 Sportivo Belgrano 28 5 11 12 25 35 −10 26[b]
14 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 28 7 5 16 21 42 −21 26[b]
15 Crucero del Norte 28 4 10 14 19 39 −20 22
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Defensores (P) ahead of Juventud Unida (G) on head-to-head goal difference: Defensores (P)–Juventud Unida (G) 3–0, Juventud Unida (G)–Defensores (P) 2–1.
  2. ^ a b Sportivo Belgrano ahead of Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) on head-to-head points: Sportivo Belgrano–Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 1–1, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)–Sportivo Belgrano 1–2.

Results[]

Home \ Away BOU CNO CFE CRU DEF DOU GYE GYT JUG RAC SAR SPB SLP UNS
Boca Unidos 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Central Norte 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–2
Chaco For Ever 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–2
Crucero del Norte 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–2
0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–2
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0
Douglas Haig 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–0
Gimnasia y Tiro 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0
Juventud Unida (G) 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Racing (C) 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 5–1
Sarmiento (R) 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 0–0
Sportivo Belgrano 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2
Sportivo Las Parejas 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0
Unión (S) 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–2
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Promotion Final[]

Deportivo Madryn1–0Racing (C)
62'
Referee: Adrián Franklin

Deportivo Madryn is promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Second Promotion[]

First knockout round[]

The first knockout round will be contested by 14 teams: the teams ranked from 2nd to 8th place in their groups of the First stage. In this round, the teams will be 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 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]

November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) Gimnasia y Tiro 2–1 Villa Mitre Salta, Pcia. de Salta
16:15 UTC−3 Perrillo 11'
Bordon 59'		 Laumann 74' Stadium: Gigante del Norte
Referee: Nelson Bejas
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) 2–4 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) Viedma, Pcia. de Río Negro
17:00 UTC−3 Galvan 79'
Silva 82'		 Coronel 28', 38', 45+2'
Cervera 50'		 Stadium: Sol de Mayo
Referee: Pablo Nuñez
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) Central Norte 1–0 Juventud Unida Universitario Salta, Pcia. de Salta
18:00 UTC−3 Magno 75' Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee: Guillermo González
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) Cipolletti 1–0 Juventud Unida (G) Cipolletti, Pcia. de Río Negro
18:00 UTC−3 Taborda 67' Stadium: La Visera de Cemento
Referee: Fernando Marcos
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) Chaco For Ever 2–1 Resistencia, Pcia. de Chaco
18:45 UTC−3 Ibarra 33' (pen.)
Romero 35'		 Bernal 78' Stadium: Juan Alberto García
Referee: César Ceballos
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) 2–5 Chimbas, Pcia. de San Juan
16:30 UTC−3 Fernández 65'
Argumosa 86'		 Rodríguez 16', 20'
Robles 46'
Guiffrey 73' (pen.)
Gutiérrez 78'		 Stadium: Ramón Pablo Rojas
Referee: José Díaz
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) Olimpo 3–1 Sportivo Las Parejas Bahía Blanca, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
16:30 UTC−3 Capraro 20'
Olego 50'
Araujo 61'		 Gutiérrez 9' Stadium: Roberto N. Carminatti
Referee: Gastón Monzón

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, 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 neutral ground. The 4 winners will advance to the third knockout round.[1]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 A Racing (C) 28 16 9 3 43 16 +27 57 2.04 Qualified from First Promotion Final
2 A Gimnasia y Tiro 28 15 10 3 36 20 +16 55 1.96 Qualified from First Stage
3 A Central Norte 28 12 13 3 40 22 +18 49[a] 1.75[a]
4 B Cipolletti 30 13 10 7 41 26 +15 49[a] 1.63[a]
5 A Chaco For Ever 28 12 11 5 33 20 +13 47 1.68
6 B Olimpo 30 14 7 9 42 32 +10 49 1.63
7 A 28 10 8 10 32 32 0 38 1.36
8 A Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 28 10 7 11 36 40 −4 37 1.32
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Performance in previous stage; 3) Points average; 4) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Central Norte ahead of Cipolletti on points average obtained in the Second Promotion stage.
November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) Racing (C) 2–0 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) Rafaela, Pcia. de Santa Fe
17:00 UTC−3 García 19'
Schiavoni 90+2'		 Stadium: Nuevo Monumental
Referee: Fernando Marcos
November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) Gimnasia y Tiro 3–2 Resistencia, Pcia. de Chaco
17:00 UTC−3 Herrera 41'
Busse 45+1' (pen.)
Cháves 67'		 Echague 34'
Meyer 83'		 Stadium: Juan Alberto García
Referee: Guillermo González
November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) Central Norte 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Olimpo Córdoba, Pcia. de Córdoba
17:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Presidente Perón
Referee: Bruno Amiconi
November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) Cipolletti 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Chaco For Ever Río Cuarto, Pcia. de Córdoba
17:00 UTC−3 Stadium: Antonio Candini
Referee: Luis Lobo Medina


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, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3 and so on, playing a single match on neutral ground. The 2 winners will advance to the fourth knockout round.[1]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Racing (C) 28 16 9 3 43 16 +27 57 Qualified from First Promotion Final
2 A Gimnasia y Tiro 28 15 10 3 36 20 +16 55 Qualified from First Stage
3 A Central Norte 28 12 13 3 40 22 +18 49
4 A Chaco For Ever 28 12 11 5 33 20 +13 47
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Performance in previous stage; 3) Points average; 4) Drawing of lots.


November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) Racing (C) 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Chaco For Ever Santiago del Estero, Pcia. de Santiago del Estero
18:00 UTC−3 Jara 82' Bruno 4' Stadium: Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione
Referee: Nelson Bejas
November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) Gimnasia y Tiro 2–1 Central Norte Salta, Pcia. de Salta
18:00 UTC−3 Chaves 41'
Herrera 82'		 Lesman 67' Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee: César Ceballos

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 neutral ground. The winner will be promoted to Primera B Nacional.[1]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Gimnasia y Tiro 28 15 10 3 36 20 +16 55 Qualified from First Stage
2 A Chaco For Ever 28 12 11 5 33 20 +13 47
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Performance in previous stage; 3) Points average; 4) Drawing of lots.
December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05) Gimnasia y Tiro 0–1 Chaco For Ever Santiago del Estero, Pcia. de Santiago del Estero
18:00 UTC−3 Díaz 45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione
Attendance: Gastón Monson

Chaco For Ever is promoted to Primera B Nacional.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "REGLAMENTO DEL TORNEO FEDERAL A 2021" (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Comunicado oficial: San Martín de Formosa no jugará el Federal A de este año y pide que se le conserve la plaza para el 2022". Ascenso del Interior.
  3. ^ "San Martín de Formosa mantendrá su plaza para el Federal A 2022. El despacho oficial". Ascenso del Interior.

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