The 2016–17 Argentine Torneo Federal A was the 4th season of the 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 champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional. 36 teams are competing in the league, 32 returning from the 2016 season, 1 team that was relegated from Primera B Nacional and 3 teams promoted from Federal B. The regular season began on September 3, 2016 and ended on July 16, 2017.
Format First stage The teams were divided into six zones with five teams and one zone with six teams (a total of 36 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams four times. The teams placed 1º and 2º from the zones with 5 teams, the teams placed 1º, 2º and 3º from the zone with six teams and the three best 3º team from the zones with five teams qualified for the Second Stage. The other eighteen teams qualify for the Revalida Stage.
Championship stages Second stage The 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 1º and 2º and the best 3º team from the two zones qualified for the Third Stage or Pentagonal Final. The other thirteen (13) teams qualify for the Revalida Stage.
Third stage The five teams that qualified for the third stage or Pentagonal Final play in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The winner was declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera B Nacional. The other four teams qualify for the Fifth Phase of the Revalida Stage.
Revalida stages The Revalida Stage is divided in several phases: First, the eighteen teams that did not qualify for the Championship Stages were divided into three zones with six teams each and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams two times. The teams placed 1º and 2º from the three zones qualified for the Second Phase. The second phase is played between the six teams that qualified from the First Phase. The tree winners qualify for the Third Phase. The Third, Fourth, Five, Sixth and Seventh Phase of the Revalida Stage is played between the other teams that did not qualify for the Championship Stages or were eliminated from it and aims to get the Second promotion to the Primera B Nacional.
Relegation After the First Phase of the Revalida Stage a table was drawn up with the average of points obtained in the First Stage and the First Phase of the Revalida Stage it is determined by dividing the points by the number of games played and the bottom team of each three zones was relegated to Torneo Federal B.
Club information
Zone A Team City Stadium Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Deportivo Madryn Puerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo Deportivo Roca General RocaLuis Maiolino Independiente NeuquénJosé Rosas y Perito Moreno Villa Mitre Bahía BlancaEl Fortín
Zone B Team City Stadium Agropecuario Argentino Carlos Casares De La Calle Carlos Arroyo Alvarado Mar del Plata (None) 1 Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Ferro Carril Oeste General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres General Belgrano Santa RosaNuevo Rancho Grande Rivadavia Lincoln El Coliseo 1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone C Team City Stadium Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez Unión Villa Krause12 de Octubre
Zone D Team City Stadium Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Mitre Santiago del Estero Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione San Lorenzo CatamarcaBicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero Unión Aconquija AconquijaMunicipal de Aconquija
Zone E Team City Stadium Altos Hornos ZaplaPalpaláEmilio Fabrizzi ConcepciónConcepciónStewart Shipton Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia San Jorge San Miguel de Tucumán Senador Luis Cruz
Zone F Team City Stadium Chaco For EverResistencia Juan Alberto García Guaraní Antonio Franco Posadas Clemente F. de Oliveira Sarmiento ResistenciaCentenario Sol de América Formosa(None)1 Sportivo Patria Formosa Antonio Romero 1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.
Zone G Team City Stadium Defensores Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza
First stage Zone A
Results
Matches 1–8
Matches 9–16
Zone B
Results
Matches 1–10
Matches 11–20
Zone C
Results
Matches 1–8
Matches 9–16
Zone D
Results
Matches 1–8
Matches 9–16
Zone E
Results
Matches 1–8
Matches 9–16
Zone F
Results
Matches 1–8
Matches 9–16
Zone G
Results
Matches 1–8
Matches 9–16
Ranking of third-placed teams
Championship stages Second stage Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Ranking of third-placed teams
Third stage
Results
Reválida stage First phase Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Zone C
Results
Second to seventh phase
Second phase
Third phase
Fourth phase
Fifth phase
Sixth phase
Seventh phase
Relegation Zone A Team Relegation 1Deportivo Maipú 20 17 37 26 2Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 29 10 39 30 3Rivadavia (L) 22 16 38 30 4Deportivo Roca 19 13 32 26 5Independiente (N) 12 16 28 26 6General Belgrano (R) 15 10 25 30 Torneo Federal B
Zone B Team Relegation 1San Lorenzo (A) 19 15 34 26 2Juventud Unida Universitario 20 14 34 26 3Gutiérrez SC 16 16 32 26 4San Jorge (T) 15 13 28 26 5Desamparados 16 11 27 26 6Concepción FC (R) 16 8 24 26 Torneo Federal B
Zone C Team Relegation 1Sportivo Belgrano 19 16 35 26 2Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 22 11 33 26 3Libertad (S) 18 13 31 26 4Defensores (P) 18 12 30 26 5Guaraní Antonio Franco 14 14 28 26 6Sol de América (F) (R) 15 12 27 26 Torneo Federal B
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pablo Palacios AlvarengaGimnasia y Esgrima (M)212 Juan AmievaGimnasia y Tiro173 Federico AlmeraresFerro Carril Oeste (GP)14 Gonzalo SosaGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) Esteban CiaccheriRivadavia (L) Julio CáceresSarmiento (R)
See also 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 2016–17 Copa Argentina
References
External links Sitio Oficial de AFA Ascenso del Interior Solo Ascenso Mundo Ascenso Promiedos