The 2020 Argentine Torneo Federal A, also known as the 2020 Torneo Transición Federal A, was the eighth 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 26 of the 30 teams that took part in the 2019–20 season, which was suspended and subsequently abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it was optional to participate in this season. Two teams were promoted to Primera B Nacional and there was no relegation to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The regular season began on 4 December 2020 and ended on 31 January 2021.

Format The competition will be split into two stages: First Promotion and Second Promotion, which in turn, will be split into two groups according to the groupings and placements of teams in the previous season. The top seven teams of each group at the time of suspension of the previous season will play in the First Promotion stage, where they will be split into two groups, while the remaining teams from each group will play in the first round of the Second Promotion stage. In both stages, the teams will be placed in groups according to the ones they were in for the previous season. In the First Promotion stage, each team will play against the other teams in their group once, with the group winners playing a final match on neutral ground to decide the first promoted team to the Primera Nacional.

In the Second Promotion stage, each team will also play against the other teams in their group once, with the group winners qualifying for a knockout tournament where they will be joined by the teams that fail to earn promotion in the First Promotion stage, with the losing team of the Final having a bye to the second knockout round. The winners of that knockout tournament will earn the second promotion berth to the Primera National. Also, the losing team of the Final of the Second Promotion, has the right to play a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana. There was no relegation in this season.

Resignations The following teams declined to participate in this season and will return in the 2021 season. Team City Stadium Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí Ferro Carril Oeste General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez San Martín Formosa 17 De Octubre

Club information

Zone A First Promotion Team City Stadium Central NorteSaltaPadre Ernesto Martearena Chaco For EverResistencia Juan Alberto García Defensores Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo Douglas HaigPergamino Miguel Morales Güemes Santiago del Estero Arturo Miranda Sarmiento ResistenciaCentenario Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo

Zone B First Promotion Team CityStadium Deportivo Madryn Puerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone A Second Promotion Team City Stadium Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Juventud Unida Gualeguaychú De los Eucaliptos Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Zone B Second Promotion Team CityStadium Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Círculo Deportivo Comandante Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama Deportivo Camioneros General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza Sol de Mayo Viedma Sol de Mayo Sportivo Peñarol Chimbas Ramón Pablo Rojas

First Promotion stage Zone A

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First Promotion Final

Güemes was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Second Promotion stage Zone A

Zone B

Eliminatory Stage First knockout round The first knockout round will be contested by 14 teams: the 12 teams ranked from 2nd to 7th place in their groups of the First Promotion stage and the top team from each group of the Second Promotion stage. In this round, the 14 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 14, Team 2 vs. Team 13 and so on, playing a single match on local ground. The 7 winners will advance to the second knockout round.

Second knockout round The second knockout round will be contested by 8 teams: the 7 winning teams from First knockout round and the losing team from the First Promotion Final. In this round, the 8 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 8, Team 2 vs. Team 7 and so on, playing a single match on local ground. The 4 winners will advance to the third knockout round.

Third knockout round The third knockout round will be contested by 4 teams: all the 4 winning teams from second knockout round. In this round, the 4 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3, playing a single match on local ground. The 2 winners will advance to the fourth knockout round.

Fourth knockout round The fourth knockout round will be contested by 2 teams: all the 2 winning teams from third knockout round. In this round, the 2 teams will be seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition, with teams coming from the First Promotion stage being given a higher seed, and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 2, playing a single match on local ground. The winner will be promoted to Primera B Nacional and the loser will play a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.

Deportivo Maipú was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

Promotion playoff The loser of fourth knockout round will play a Promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.

San Telmo was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

See also 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional 2020 Primera B Nacional 2020 Primera B Metropolitana 2019–20 Copa Argentina

References

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