The 2018–19 Argentine Torneo Federal A is the 6th 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 is promoted to Primera B Nacional. 36 teams are competing in the league, 29 returning from the 2017–18 season, 3 teams that were relegated from Primera B Nacional and 4 teams promoted from Federal B. The regular season began on September 8, 2018 and will end in June 2019.
Format
First stage The teams were divided into four zones with nine 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 two times. The teams placed 1st to 4th from each zone qualified for the Second Stage. The remaining twenty three teams qualify for the Revalida Stage.
Championship stages
Second stage The teams were divided into two zones with eight 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 first and second place and the best third place team from the two zones qualified for the Third Stage or Pentagonal Final. The remaining third place team qualify for the Third Phase of the Revalida Stage. The other ten teams qualify for the Second Phase of 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 Fourth 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 the same four zones of the First Stage and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams two times. The first place team of each zone qualified for the Second Phase. The second phase is played between the four teams that qualified from the First Phase and the ten teams that qualified from the Second Stage of the Championship Stage. The seven winners qualify for the Third Phase. The Third Phase is played between the seven teams that qualified from the Second Phase and the team that qualified from the Second Stage of the Championship Stage. The four winners qualify for the Fourth Phase.
The Fourth Phase is played between the four teams that qualified from the Third Phase and the four teams that qualified from the Third Stage of the Championship Stage. The four winners qualify for the Fifth Phase. The Fifth and Sixth Phase is played between the remaining teams 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 four zones was relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. Following the Revalida Stage, another table was drawn up with the remaining teams that played the Revalida Stage and the bottom four teams were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of eight teams relegated.
Club information
Zone A Team City Stadium Alvarado Mar del Plata (None) 1 Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Deportivo Madryn Puerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo Deportivo Roca General RocaLuis Maiolino Ferro Carril Oeste General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres Independiente NeuquénLa Chacra Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina Sol de Mayo Viedma Sol de Mayo Villa Mitre Bahía BlancaEl Fortín 1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone B Team CityStadium Atlético Paraná Paraná Pedro Mutio Defensores Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Deportivo Camioneros General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano Douglas HaigPergamino Miguel Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú De los Eucaliptos Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza
Zone C TeamCity Stadium Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario Estudiantes Río Cuarto Ciudad de Río Cuarto Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho San Lorenzo CatamarcaMalvinas Argentinas Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
Zone D Team City Stadium Altos Hornos ZaplaPalpaláEmilio Fabrizzi Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris Chaco For EverResistencia Juan Alberto García Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia San Jorge San Miguel de Tucumán Senador Luis Cruz San Martín Formosa 17 De Octubre Sarmiento ResistenciaCentenario
First stage
Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Zone C
Results
Zone D
Results
Championship Stage
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
Zone D
Results
Second phase
Third phase
Fourth to Sixth phase
Fourth phase
Fifth phase
Sixth phase
Relegation
Zone A Team Relegation 1Deportivo Madryn 22 16 38 24 2Cipolletti 19 12 31 24 3Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 16 10 26 24 4Deportivo Roca 16 8 24 24 5Independiente (N) 10 4 14 24Torneo Regional Amateur
Zone B Team Relegation 1Defensores (P) 20 14 34 24 2Sportivo Las Parejas 18 14 32 24 3Douglas Haig 15 13 28 24 4Juventud Unida (G) 21 6 27 24 5Atlético Paraná 17 6 23 24Torneo Regional Amateur
Zone C Team Relegation 1Estudiantes (SL) 22 15 37 24 2Sportivo Belgrano 18 13 31 24 3Juventud Unida Universitario 16 10 26 24 4Racing (C) 13 11 24 24 5San Lorenzo 19 3 22 24Torneo Regional Amateur
Zone D Team Relegation 1Crucero del Norte 24 10 34 24 2Juventud Antoniana 14 11 25 24 3San Martín (F) 8 17 25 24 4Gimnasia y Tiro 17 8 25 24 5Altos Hornos Zapla 12 9 21 24Torneo Regional Amateur
General table Team Relegation 1Deportivo Madryn 22 16 38 24 2Estudiantes (SL) 22 15 37 24 3Crucero del Norte 24 10 34 24 4Defensores (P) 20 14 34 24 5Sportivo Las Parejas 18 14 32 24 6Cipolletti 19 12 31 24 7Sportivo Belgrano 18 13 31 24 8Douglas Haig 15 13 28 24 9Juventud Unida (G) 21 6 27 24 10Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 16 10 26 24 11Juventud Unida Universitario 16 10 26 24 12Juventud Antoniana 14 11 25 24Torneo Regional Amateur relegation triangular 13San Martín (F) 8 17 25 24 14Gimnasia y Tiro 17 8 25 24 15Racing (C) 13 11 24 24Torneo Regional Amateur 16Deportivo Roca 16 8 24 24
Relegation Triangular All matches were played in Córdoba.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Franco Olego Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 202 Carlos Herrera Villa Mitre12 Luis Silba Sarmiento (R)3 Milton Zárate Chaco For Ever11 Ricardo Tapia San Jorge (T)
See also 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 2019 Copa de la Superliga 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 2018–19 Copa Argentina
References
External links Sitio Oficial de AFA Ascenso del Interior Interior Futbolero Solo Ascenso Mundo Ascenso Promiedos