The 2024 Argentine Torneo Federal A was the twelfth 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 33 of the 36 teams that took part in the 2023 season, with no teams relegated from Primera Nacional and five teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. One team was promoted to Primera Nacional, other team qualified for a promotion playoff against a team from Primera B Metropolitana and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 24 March and ended on 1 December 2024.
Format First stage The thirty-eight teams were divided into four zones, two with ten teams and two with nine 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 5th from each zone with ten teams, and the teams placed 1st to 4th from each zone with nine teams qualified for the championship stages. The remaining twenty-three teams qualify for the revalida stage.
Championship stages Second stage The eighteen 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 1st and 2nd qualified for the third stage. The remaining fourteen teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.
Third stage The four teams play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fourth stage. The losing teams qualified for the third phase of the revalida stage.
Fourth stage Both tie winners will play a final match on neutral ground to decide the champion and first promoted team to Primera Nacional. The losing team qualified for the third 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 two zones and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The teams placed 1st to 6th from each zone advance too the second phase.
Second phase The twelve teams from the first phase of revalida stage and the fourteen team from the second stage of championship stage play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the third stage.
Third to sixth phase The thirteen teams from the second phase, the losing teams from the third stage and the losing team from the fourth stage of championship stages, play a torneo reducido, with teams seeded according to their previous results; playing a two-legged tie over the phases. The winner of the sixth phase played a promotion playoff against one team from Primera B Metropolitana.
Relegation After the first phase of the revalida stage a table was drawn up with the points obtained in the first stage and the first phase of the revalida stage and the bottom two teams of each two zones were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of four teams relegated.
Club information
Zone A Team City Stadium Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Círculo Deportivo Cdte. Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama Deportivo Rincón Rincón de Los Sauces Elías Moisés Gómez Germinal Rawson El Fortín Kimberley Mar del Plata José Alberto Valle Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti Sansinena General Cerri Luis Molina Santamarina Tandil Municipal General San Martín Sol de Mayo Viedma Sol de Mayo Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín
Zone B Team City Stadium Argentino Monte MaízModesto Marrone Atenas Río Cuarto 9 de Julio Ciudad de Bolivar San Carlos de Bolívar Municipal Eva Perón Deportivo Camioneros General Rodríguez Hugo Moyano Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza Ferro Carril OesteGeneral PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez Huracán Las HerasLas HerasGeneral San Martín Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez San Martín San Martín Libertador General San Martín
Zone C Team City Stadium 9 de Julio Rafaela Germán Solterman Defensores Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Douglas HaigPergamino Miguel Morales El Linqueño Lincoln Leonardo Costa Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez IndependienteChivilcoyRaúl Orlando Lungarzo Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo
Zone D Team City Stadium Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris Central NorteSaltaDoctor Luis Güemes Crucero del NorteGarupáAndrés Guacurarí Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia San Martín Formosa 17 De Octubre Sarmiento La BandaCiudad de La Banda Sarmiento ResistenciaCentenario Sol de América FormosaSol de América Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza
First stage
Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Zone C
Results
Zone D
Results
Championship Stages Second stage Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Third stage
Fourth stage
Central Norte is promoted to Primera Nacional.
Revalida Stages First phase Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Second phase
Third to sixth phase
Third phase
Fourth phase
Fifth phase
Sixth phase
Relegation Zone A Team Relegation 1Deportivo Rincón 20 19 26 39 2Juventud Unida Universitario 23 12 26 35 3Huracán Las Heras 22 11 26 33 4Cipolletti 17 12 26 29 5San Martín (M) 22 6 26 28 6Sol de Mayo 21 6 26 27 7Estudiantes (SL) 14 12 26 26 8Círculo Deportivo 21 5 26 26 9Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 13 12 26 25Torneo Regional Federal Amateur 10SansinenaSansinena retired from the competition before week 13 of the first stage due to economic reasons. 8 0 8 8Torneo Regional Federal Amateur
Zone B Team Relegation 1Douglas Haig 19 19 25 38 2Independiente (Ch) 19 16 25 35 3El Linqueño 22 10 25 32 4Boca Unidos 14 18 25 32 5Juventud Antoniana 19 8 25 27 6Sarmiento (R) 12 13 25 25 7Crucero del Norte 15 9 25 24 8Unión (S) 16 7 25 23Torneo Regional Federal Amateur relegation play-off 9Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 11 12 25 23 10Defensores (P) 13 7 25 20Torneo Regional Federal Amateur
Relegation play-off
Unión (S) is relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur.
Second promotion final Winners of Torneo Reducido of 2024 Primera B Metropolitana (Los Andes) and Sarmiento (LB), winner of "Reválida" stage, will play a match to define which team promote to the second division in order to play the 2025 Primera Nacional season.
Los Andes is promoted to Primera Nacional.
See also 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional 2024 Argentine Primera División 2024 Primera Nacional 2024 Primera B Metropolitana 2024 Copa Argentina
References
External links Sitio Oficial de AFA Ascenso del Interior Interior Futbolero Solo Ascenso Mundo Ascenso Promiedos