Torneo Federal A is a men’s league competition in Argentina, recorded in the database from the 2011 season through 2025. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results and standings, with player and team statistics available for deeper review across the competition’s recorded seasons.
Upcoming matches, Torneo Federal A
Winners Stage - 8
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- Winners Stage - 8
Gimnasia Chivilcoy
Sol de América
Losers Stage - 9
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- Losers Stage - 9
Juventud Unida Univ.
San Martín Mendoza
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- Losers Stage - 9
Sarmiento Resistencia
El Linqueño
Winners Stage - 9
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- Winners Stage - 9
Sarmiento de La Banda
Defensores de Belgrano VR
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- Winners Stage - 9
Bartolomé Mitre
San Martin Formosa
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- Winners Stage - 9
Douglas Haig
Gimnasia Chivilcoy
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- Winners Stage - 9
Alvarado
Olimpo Bahia Blanca
Losers Stage - 9
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- Losers Stage - 9
Circulo Deportivo
Germinal de Rawson
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- Losers Stage - 9
Independiente De Chivilcoy
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- Losers Stage - 9
Guillermo Brown
Latest played matches, Torneo Federal A
Winners Stage - 8
Losers Stage - 8
Winners Stage - 8
Losers Stage - 8
Winners Stage - 8
Losers Stage - 8
Winners Stage - 8
Torneo Federal A Standings
Regular Season
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Olimpo Bahia Blanca | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31 | WWDDD |
| 2 |
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Douglas Haig | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 31 | WLDWD |
| 3 |
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Sportivo Belgrano | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 30 | DDDDD |
| 4 |
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San Martin Formosa | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 30 | WLDWW |
| 5 |
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Alvarado | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 27 | DWLWD |
| 6 |
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Gimnasia Chivilcoy | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 27 | DDWLW |
| 7 |
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Defensores de Belgrano VR | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 27 | DWDDW |
| 8 |
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Kimberley Mar del Plata | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 26 | DWWDD |
| 9 |
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Bartolomé Mitre | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | LWLDD |
| 10 |
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Sol de América | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 26 | LWWLL |
| 11 |
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Juventud Antoniana | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 25 | WWDWD |
| 12 |
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Cipolletti | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 25 | WDDWL |
| 13 |
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Sarmiento de La Banda | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 25 | DWLWW |
| 14 |
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9 de Julio Rafaela | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 25 | LLLWW |
| 15 |
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Sportivo Las Parejas | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 24 | DDDDW |
| 16 |
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Villa Mitre | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 23 | DWDWW |
| 17 |
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Argentino Monte Maíz | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 23 | DDDDD |
| 18 |
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Atenas | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 23 | DDLWD |
| 19 |
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Huracan Las Heras | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 23 | DWWLW |
| 20 | Atletico Escobar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 22 | DWDWL | |
| 21 | Fundacion Amigos | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 21 | DDWDD | |
| 22 |
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Deportivo Rincon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 19 | WLLLL |
| 23 |
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San Martín Mendoza | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 19 | DDWLW |
| 24 | Defensores de Vilelas | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 | LWLWL | |
| 25 |
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Independiente De Chivilcoy | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 | DLDLL |
| 26 |
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El Linqueño | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 19 | WWLDL |
| 27 |
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Costa Brava | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 18 | LLWDW |
| 28 |
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Sol de Mayo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 | DLLWD |
| 29 |
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Boca Unidos | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 | LLWLW |
| 30 |
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Germinal de Rawson | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 18 | LLLWD |
| 31 |
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Juventud Unida Univ. | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | DLDDL |
| 32 | Tucuman Central | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 17 | DLLLW | |
| 33 |
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Gimnasia Concepción | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 17 | LDWLL |
| 34 |
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Guillermo Brown | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 | WLWLL |
| 35 |
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Sarmiento Resistencia | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 15 | WLWLW |
| 36 |
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Santamarina | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 13 | LDLLD |
| 37 |
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Circulo Deportivo | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 13 | DWLDL |
Torneo Federal A Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Torneo Federal A teams participation since 2011
History
Torneo Federal A top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
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| Atenas | 5 | 22 |
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| Defensores de Belgrano VR | 5 | 38 |
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| Douglas Haig | 5 | 12 |
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| 9 de Julio Rafaela | 5 | 28 |
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| Sportivo Las Parejas | 4 | 10 |
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| Costa Brava | 4 | 21 |
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| Boca Unidos | 3 | 22 |
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| Alvarado | 3 | 34 |
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| San Martín Mendoza | 3 | 26 |
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| Cipolletti | 3 | 23 |
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| Kimberley Mar del Plata | 3 | 25 |
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| Huracan Las Heras | 3 | 31 |
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| Argentino Monte Maíz | 3 | 24 |
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| San Martin Formosa | 3 | 18 |
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| Germinal de Rawson | 2 | 18 |
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| Sol de América | 2 | 6 |
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| Circulo Deportivo | 2 | 14 |
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| Juventud Antoniana | 1 | 20 |
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| El Linqueño | 1 | 10 |
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| Sol de Mayo | 1 | 4 |
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| Guillermo Brown | 1 | 23 |
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| Sportivo Belgrano | 1 | 18 |
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| Santamarina | 1 | 15 |
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| Sarmiento de La Banda | 1 | 36 |
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| Sarmiento Resistencia | 1 | 28 |
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| Bartolomé Mitre | 1 | 15 |
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| Deportivo Rincon | 1 | 18 |
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| Gimnasia Concepción | 1 | 20 |
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| Independiente De Chivilcoy | 1 | 21 |
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| Juventud Unida Univ. | 1 | 16 |
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| Olimpo Bahia Blanca | 1 | 9 |
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| Gimnasia Chivilcoy | 1 | 10 |
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| Villa Mitre | 0 | 7 |
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Torneo Federal A About
Torneo Federal A is Argentina’s professional men’s third-tier league, serving clubs from the country’s interior outside Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area. It forms the federal side of Argentina’s national football pyramid, alongside the metropolitan Primera B Metropolitana, and provides regional clubs with a route towards the professional second tier.
Identity and purpose
The competition is designed for clubs that are indirectly affiliated with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) through provincial and regional leagues. Its purpose is both sporting and geographical: it brings teams from a vast territory into a nationally organised system while preserving a distinct pathway for football beyond the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. In this context, the Argentina Torneo Federal A is more than a conventional league; it is a central link between regional football and the national professional structure.
The league is administered by the Consejo Federal, the Federal Council of the AFA. This governing framework reflects the competition’s role in integrating clubs from the interior into the national pyramid. Membership is generally connected to affiliation with an approved local league and to the club’s position within the federal football system.
Origins and development
The competition was established in its present form in 2014, replacing the former Torneo Argentino A. That change continued the long-standing effort to organise a national competition for clubs outside the directly affiliated Buenos Aires network. The Torneo Federal A therefore belongs to the modern phase of Argentina’s federal league structure, while retaining the regional character that distinguishes it from the metropolitan third tier.
Its identity is also shaped by geography. Argentina’s distances make a single conventional league table difficult to operate efficiently, so the competition has traditionally relied on regional groupings and staged progression. Zones reduce travel demands during the opening phase and allow clubs to compete first against nearby opponents before the field is narrowed nationally.
How clubs enter and what is at stake
Clubs can reach the Federal A through promotion from the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, the regionalised fourth level. Teams may also enter after relegation from the Primera Nacional, Argentina’s second division. This creates movement in both directions: ambitious regional clubs can climb into the professional game, while established sides can return to the federal tier after losing second-division status.
Promotion to the Primera Nacional is the principal sporting objective. The champion normally receives the leading promotion reward, while a further route may be available through a promotion playoff involving a club from the parallel metropolitan third tier, the Primera B Metropolitana. At the other end of the table, the weakest teams are relegated to the regional amateur levels. Relegation decisions may involve results from the Reválida and, depending on the applicable regulations, an average-points or promedio system.
Competition format
The Federal A uses a hybrid structure that combines regional league play with later championship and knockout phases. The exact arrangement can change between editions, but the usual progression is as follows:
* In the first stage, clubs are placed into regional zones, commonly based on geographical proximity, and play a round-robin schedule.
* The strongest teams progress to a Championship Stage, either through a further group phase or into a direct series of promotion playoffs.
* Teams that miss the championship route generally enter the Reválida, or repechage stage. This offers a secondary sporting pathway while also helping determine which clubs avoid relegation.
* Later rounds may take the form of a seeded knockout tournament, often known as the Torneo Reducido, leading to the decisive promotion matches.
This structure balances competitive fairness with the practical demands of national travel. Early regionalisation limits the burden of long-distance fixtures, while the later stages bring the leading clubs into a more direct contest for promotion. Seeding in the final rounds may reflect performance in the earlier stages, including points totals and goal difference.
Points, tie-breakers and knockout matches
League matches use the standard scoring system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When teams finish level, the applicable competition regulations determine the ranking procedure. Depending on the phase and edition, relevant criteria may include head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, overall goal difference and goals scored. These rules should be read in the context of the specific season because the order and application of tie-breakers can vary between stages.
Knockout football is similarly dependent on the regulations for the relevant round. Some playoff ties are played over two legs, with the higher-seeded club potentially receiving a sporting advantage if the aggregate score is level. Other decisive matches, particularly finals at a neutral venue, may proceed to extra time and penalties, while some stages use a penalty shootout directly after regulation time. A draw in a league fixture is therefore not equivalent to a draw in an elimination tie: the latter must produce a winner under that edition’s rules.
Calendar and significance
The competition generally follows an Argentine football calendar running from approximately March to December, although the precise dates, group composition and playoff route are set for each edition. The 2025 season is the latest season covered by the available competition record, and the league’s format should be understood as an evolving framework rather than a permanently fixed timetable.
For supporters, the Torneo Federal A combines local identity with national ambition. Clubs represent their provinces and regional leagues while competing for access to the Primera Nacional, making every stage significant: the opening zones establish position, the Championship Stage rewards consistency, the Reválida protects survival and preserves opportunity, and the final playoffs decide who reaches the next level. That combination of regional roots, demanding travel and promotion pressure makes the competition one of the defining institutions in Argentina’s federal football system.