The Torneo Federal A () is one of the two professional leagues that form the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system, along with Primera B Metropolitana. The competition was established in 2014 as a result of a change in the structure of the league system, replacing Torneo Argentino A.
Federal A is organised by "Consejo Federal", a division of the Argentine Football Association. Clubs in Federal A have indirect membership in AFA unlike clubs in Primera B, which have direct membership. All teams with indirect membership are from outside the city of Buenos Aires (playing in regional leagues) and its metropolitan area (Greater Buenos Aires), while most of the direct members are from the aforementioned area.
Format (2026 season)
First stage The thirty-seven teams were divided into four zones, one with ten teams and three with nine 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 teams placed 1st to 5th from each zone with ten teams, and the teams placed 1st to 4th from each zone with nine teams qualified for the championship stages. The remaining twenty teams qualify for the revalida stage.
Championship stages Second stage The eighteen teams were divided into two zones with nine teams each and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The teams placed 1st to 4th qualified for the third stage. The remaining ten teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.
Third stage The eight teams play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fourth stage. The losing teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.
Fourth stage The four teams play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fourth stage. The losing teams qualified for the third phase of the revalida stage.
Fourth stage Both tie winners will play a final match on neutral ground to decide the champion and first promoted team to Primera Nacional. The losing team qualified for the third phase of the revalida stage.
Revalida stages The revalida stage is divided in several phases: First, the twenty teams that did not qualify for the championship stages were divided into two zones and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The teams placed 1st to 6th from each zone advance too the second phase.
Second phase The twelve teams from the first phase of revalida stage and the fourteen teams from the second and third stages of championship stages play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the third phase.
Third to sixth phase The thirteen teams from the second phase, the losing teams from the fourth, fifth and sixth stage of championship stages, play a torneo reducido, with teams seeded according to their previous results; playing a two-legged tie over the phases. The winner of the sixth phase is promoted to Primera Nacional.
Relegation After the first phase of the revalida stage a table was drawn up with the points obtained in the first stage and the first phase of the revalida stage and the bottom two teams of each two zones were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of four teams relegated.
Participating teams (2026 season)
Zone A TeamCityProvinceStadium 9 de Julio Rafaela Santa FeGermán Solterman Atlético Escobar Ingeniero MaschwitzBuenos Aires Armenia Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Douglas HaigPergamino Miguel Morales El Linqueño Lincoln Leonardo Costa Gimnasia y Esgrima Chivilcoy José María Paz Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del UruguayEntre Ríos Manuel y Ramón Núñez Independiente Chivilcoy Buenos AiresRaúl Orlando Lungarzo Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Córdoba Oscar Boero Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Santa Fe Fortaleza del Lobo
Zone B TeamCityProvinceStadium Bartolomé Mitre Posadas MisionesErnesto Tito Cucchiaroni Boca Unidos Corrientes CorrientesLeoncio Benítez Defensores de VilelasPuerto Vilelas Chaco Estadio Vilelas Juventud AntonianaSalta Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia San Martín Formosa Formosa17 de Octubre Sarmiento La BandaSantiago del EsteroCiudad de La Banda Sarmiento ResistenciaChacoCentenario Sol de América Formosa Formosa Sol de América Tucumán Central San Miguel de TucumánTucumánEstadio Tucumán Central
Zone C TeamCityProvinceStadium Argentino Monte Maíz CórdobaModesto Marrone Atenas Río Cuarto9 de Julio Cipolletti Cipolletti Río Negro La Visera de Cemento Costa Brava General PicoLa Pampa Nuevo Pacaembú Deportivo Rincón Rincón de Los SaucesNeuquén Elías Moisés Gómez FADEP Russell Mendoza Predio Social y Deportivo FADEP Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis San Luis Mario Diez San Martín San Martín MendozaLibertador General San Martín
Zone D TeamCityProvinceStadium Alvarado Mar del PlataBuenos Aires Estadio José María Minella Círculo Deportivo Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama Germinal Rawson Chubut El Fortín Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti Kimberley Mar del PlataBuenos Aires José Alberto Valle Olimpo Bahía BlancaRoberto Natalio Carminatti Santamarina Tandil Municipal General San Martín Sol de Mayo Viedma Río Negro El Coliseo Villa Mitre Bahía BlancaBuenos AiresEl Fortín
List of champions In brackets, the number of titles won to date Ed. Season Champion/s Also Promoted 2014 Central Córdoba (SdE) Estudiantes (SL) Guillermo Brown Juventud Unida (G) Unión (MdP)Atlético Paraná Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 2015 Talleres (C) Juventud Unida Universitario 2016 San Martín (T) 2016–17 Agropecuario Argentino Mitre (SdE) 2017–18 Central Córdoba (SdE) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 2018–19 Estudiantes (RC) Alvarado 2019–20 (abandoned) 2020 Güemes (SdE) Deportivo Maipú 2021 Deportivo Madryn Chaco For Ever 2022 Racing (C) 2023 Gimnasia y Tiro 2024 Central Norte 2025 Ciudad de Bolivar Atlético de Rafaela
Titles by club
TeamTitlesYears wonTalleres (C) 1 2015 San Martín (T) 1 2016 Agropecuario Argentino 1 2016–17 Central Córdoba (SdE) 1 2017–18Estudiantes (RC) 1 2018–19Güemes 1 2020Deportivo Madryn 1 2021Racing (C) 1 2022Gimnasia y Tiro 1 2023Central Norte 1 2024Ciudad de Bolivar 1 2025
Top scorers
Top scorers by tournament SeasonPlayerTeamGoals2014 Hugo TrocheSportivo Patria16 2015 Gustavo Balvorín Juventud Antoniana 18 David Romero San Lorenzo de Alem (C) Adrián Toloza Mitre (SdE)2016 Matías ZbrunLibertad (S)132016–17 Pablo Palacios Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)212017–18 Pablo Palacios Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)212018–19 Franco OlegoDefensores de Belgrano (VR)20 Julio Cáceres Chaco For Ever Nelson Romero Güemes (SdE) Maximiliano Tunessi Villa Mitre Bruno Nasta Huracán (LH) Franco Coronel Defensores de Belgrano (VR) Juan P. Zárate Cipolletti Juan M. Amieva Sansinena Notes
Seasons in Torneo Federal A Note: Updated to 2026 season. Teams in bold currently playing in Torneo Federal A.
Club/s SeasonsCipolletti, Defensores de Belgrano (VR), Sarmiento (R)14Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU), Juventud Unida Universitario, Sportivo Las Parejas13 Sportivo Belgrano, Villa Mitre12Ferro Carril Oeste (GP), Juventud Antoniana, Unión (S)11Defensores (P), Douglas Haig, Huracán Las Heras10Boca Unidos, Chaco For Ever, Deportivo Madryn, Estudiantes (SL), Gimnasia y Tiro, Sol de Mayo9 Círculo Deportivo, Crucero del Norte, Deportivo Maipú, Independiente (Ch), Olimpo, Sansinena, Sol de América (F)8 Alvarado, Desamparados, San Martín (F)7Altos Hornos Zapla, Central Norte, Deportivo Camioneros, Deportivo Roca, Gutiérrez SC, Independiente (N), Juventud Unida (G), San Jorge (T), San Lorenzo (A)6Argentino (MM), Ciudad de Bolivar, Libertad (S), Sportivo Patria, Sportivo Peñarol, Unión (VK), Unión Aconquija59 de Julio (R), Atenas (RC), Atlético Paraná, El Linqueño, General Belgrano, Germinal, Gimnasia y Esgrima (M), Mitre (SdE), San Martín (M), Santamarina4 Concepción FC, Deportivo Rincón, Guaraní Antonio Franco, Güemes, Guillermo Brown, Kimberley, Racing (C), San Martín (T), Sarmiento (LB)3 Alianza (CC), Américo Tesorieri, Andino, Bartolomé Mitre (P), CAI, Central Córdoba (SdE), Costa Brava, Estudiantes (RC), Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch), Liniers (BB), Rivadavia (L), Talleres (C), Textil Mandiyú, Tiro Federal (BB), Tiro Federal (R)29 de Julio (M), Agropecuario Argentino, Atlético de Rafaela, Atlético Escobar, Ben Hur, Defensores de Vilelas, Deportivo Mandiyú, FADEP, Tucumán Central, Unión (MdP), Vélez Sársfield (SdE)1
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External links
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