The 2022 Argentine Torneo Federal A was the tenth 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 29 of the 31 teams that took part in the 2021 season and four teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. Two teams will be promoted to Primera Nacional and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 27 march and ended in 13 November 2022.
Format
First stage The 34 teams were split into two zones of 17 teams, where they will play against the other teams in their group twice: once at home and once away. The top eight teams from each zone qualified for the final stages.
Final Stages The final stages was played between the 16 teams that qualified from the first stage. They were seeded in the final stages according to their results in the first stage, with the best eight seeded 1–8, and the worst eight teams seeded 9–16. The teams played four rounds and the winner was declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera Nacional.
Relegation After the first stage, the two bottom teams of each zone were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of four teams relegated.
Club information
Zone A Team City Stadium Argentino Monte MaízModesto Marrone Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Círculo Deportivo Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama Ciudad de Bolivar San Carlos de Bolívar Municipal Eva Perón Deportivo Camioneros General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza Ferro Carril Oeste General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín IndependienteChivilcoyRaúl Orlando Lungarzo Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Liniers Bahía Blanca Alejandro Pérez Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina Sol de Mayo Viedma Sol de Mayo Sportivo Peñarol Chimbas Ramón Pablo Rojas Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín
Zone B Team City Stadium Atlético Paraná Paraná Pedro Mutio Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris Central NorteSaltaDoctor Luis Güemes Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí Defensores Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Douglas HaigPergamino Miguel Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú De los Eucaliptos Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho San Martín Formosa 17 De Octubre Sarmiento ResistenciaCentenario Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza
First stage
Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Final Stages Teams ending in positions 1 to 8 will play the final stages for the second and last promotion berth to Primera Nacional, in which teams will be seeded in each round according to their final placement in the first stage of the tournament. In all rounds, the teams were 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 16, Team 2 vs. Team 15 and so on, playing a single match on local ground, except the final that will be played in neutral ground. In all rounds, in case of tie, penalties will decide the winner.
First knockout round
Second knockout round
Third knockout round
Fourth knockout round
See also 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional 2022 Argentine Primera División 2022 Primera Nacional 2022 Primera B Metropolitana 2021–22 Copa Argentina
References
External links Sitio Oficial de AFA Ascenso del Interior Interior Futbolero Solo Ascenso Mundo Ascenso Promiedos