2016 Torneo Federal A

The 2016 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the 3rd 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. 35 teams are competing in the league, 30 returning from the 2015 season, 4 teams that were relegated from Primera B Nacional, 3 teams promoted from Federal B. Also 2 teams resigned their participation in this season: 9 de Julio (M) and Unión (MdP) alleging economic difficulties.[1][2] The regular season began on February 7 and ended on June 26.

III Torneo Federal A
Season2016
ChampionsSan Martín (T)
(1st divisional title)
PromotedSan Martín (T)
RelegatedGüemes
Tiro Federal (BB)
Matches played240
Goals scored608 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMatías Zbrun (13 goals)
Biggest home winDefensores de Belgrano (VR) 4-0 General Belgrano (February 22)
Juventud Antoniana 4-0 Gimnasia y Tiro (March 13)
Deportivo Madryn 4-0 Deportivo Roca (April 3)
Concepcion FC 4-0 Güemes (May 2)
Biggest away winSportivo Las Parejas 0-5 Unión (S) (March 27)
Highest scoringAlvarado 3-6 Libertad (S) (May 29)
← 2015
2016-17 →
All statistics correct as of June 26, 2016.

Format

First stage

The teams were divided into seven (7) zones with five (5) teams (a total of 35 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams three times. The teams placed 1º and 2º and the two best 3º team from the seven zones qualified for the Second Stage.[3]

Championship Stages

The sixteen teams that qualified from the First Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament from second to the fifth stage. The qualified teams 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 winning team was promoted to the Primera B Nacional.[3]

Relegation Stage

After the first stage was played, a table was drawn with the thirty five (35) clubs and its overall standings with points obtained in the First Stage. The two last teams will be relegated to Torneo Federal B.[3]

Club information
Locations of the 2016 season teams.
Blue: Zone A; Yellow: Zone B;
Green: Zone C; Red: Zone D
Purple: Zone E; Orange: Zone F;
Brown: Zone G.

Zone A
Team City Stadium
CipollettiCipollettiLa Visera de Cemento
Deportivo MadrynPuerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo
Deportivo RocaGeneral RocaLuis Maiolino
IndependienteNeuquénJosé Rosas y Perito Moreno
Villa MitreBahía BlancaEl Fortín

Zone B
Team City Stadium
Deportivo MaipúMaipúHiginio Sperdutti
Gimnasia y EsgrimaMendozaVíctor Antonio Legrotaglie
GutiérrezGeneral GutiérrezGeneral Gutiérrez
Sportivo BelgranoSan FranciscoOscar Boero
UniónVilla Krause12 de Octubre

Zone C
Team City Stadium
AlvaradoMar del Plata(None) 1
Defensores de BelgranoVilla RamalloSalomón Boeseldín
Ferro Carril OesteGeneral PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres
General BelgranoSanta RosaNuevo Rancho Grande
Tiro FederalBahía BlancaOnofre Pirrone

1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone D
Team City Stadium
Altos Hornos ZaplaPalpaláEmilio Fabrizzi
Gimnasia y TiroSaltaGigante del Norte
Juventud AntonianaSaltaFray Honorato Pistoia
San LorenzoCatamarcaBicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca
Unión AconquijaAconquijaMunicipal de Aconquija

Zone E
Team City Stadium
ConcepciónConcepciónStewart Shipton
GüemesSantiago del EsteroArturo Miranda
MitreSantiago del EsteroDoctores José y Antonio Castiglione
San JorgeSan Miguel de TucumánSenador Luis Cruz
San MartínSan Miguel de TucumánLa Ciudadela

Zone F
Team City Stadium
Chaco For EverResistenciaJuan Alberto García
Guaraní Antonio FrancoPosadasClemente F. de Oliveira
SarmientoResistenciaCentenario
Sol de AméricaFormosa(None)1
Sportivo PatriaFormosaAntonio Romero

1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.

Zone G
Team City Stadium
DefensoresPronunciamientoDelio Cardozo
Gimnasia y EsgrimaConcepción del UruguayManuel y Ramón Núñez
LibertadSunchalesHogar de Los Tigres
Sportivo Las ParejasLas ParejasFortaleza del Lobo
UniónSunchalesLa Fortaleza

First stage

Zone A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Madryn 12 6 3 3 27 17 +10 21 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Independiente (N) 12 6 2 4 17 17 0 20
3 Cipolletti 12 4 5 3 17 12 +5 17
4 Villa Mitre 12 3 3 6 13 19 −6 12
5 Deportivo Roca 12 3 3 6 11 20 −9 12
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Zone B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión (VK) 12 5 6 1 11 8 +3 21 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Sportivo Belgrano 12 5 3 4 13 11 +2 18
3 Gutiérrez SC 12 3 6 3 11 12 −1 15
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 12 3 5 4 11 11 0 14
5 Deportivo Maipú 12 1 6 5 11 15 −4 9
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Zone C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 12 5 6 1 18 7 +11 21 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Alvarado 12 6 3 3 15 10 +5 21
3 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 12 5 5 2 15 10 +5 20
4 General Belgrano 12 4 2 6 13 20 −7 14
5 Tiro Federal (BB) 12 1 2 9 8 22 −14 5
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Zone D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Aconquija 12 8 2 2 21 9 +12 26 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Juventud Antoniana 12 5 3 4 20 13 +7 18
3 Gimnasia y Tiro 12 5 3 4 14 13 +1 18
4 San Lorenzo (A) 12 3 3 6 13 21 −8 12
5 Altos Hornos Zapla 12 3 1 8 12 24 −12 10
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Zone E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Martín (T) 12 6 4 2 14 9 +5 22 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Mitre (SdE) 12 6 2 4 14 10 +4 20
3 Concepción FC 12 5 4 3 19 13 +6 19
4 San Jorge (T) 12 3 4 5 12 14 −2 13
5 Güemes 12 1 4 7 10 23 −13 7
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Zone F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sol de América (F) 12 7 2 3 17 11 +6 23 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Guaraní Antonio Franco 12 4 5 3 16 13 +3 17
3 Chaco For Ever 12 4 3 5 13 15 −2 15
4 Sportivo Patria 12 4 3 5 12 15 −3 15
5 Sarmiento (R) 12 3 3 6 13 17 −4 12
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Zone G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertad (S) 12 5 5 2 22 16 +6 20 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Sportivo Las Parejas 12 5 3 4 17 17 0 18
3 Unión (S) 12 5 2 5 19 14 +5 17
4 Defensores (P) 12 4 3 5 18 21 −3 15
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 12 4 1 7 17 25 −8 13
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Results

Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 12 5 5 2 15 10 +5 20 Advance to Championship Stages
2 E Concepción FC 12 5 4 3 19 13 +6 19
3 D Gimnasia y Tiro 12 5 3 4 14 13 +1 18
4 G Unión (S) 12 5 2 5 19 14 +5 17
5 A Cipolletti 12 4 5 3 17 12 +5 17
6 B Gutiérrez SC 12 3 6 3 11 12 −1 15
7 F Sportivo Patria 12 4 3 5 12 15 −3 15
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Relegation
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Unión Aconquija 12 8 2 2 21 9 +12 26
2 Sol de América (F) 12 7 2 3 17 11 +6 23
3 San Martín (T) 12 6 4 2 14 9 +5 22
4 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 12 5 6 1 18 7 +11 21
5 Deportivo Madryn 12 6 3 3 27 17 +10 21
6 Alvarado 12 6 3 3 15 10 +5 21
7 Unión (VK) 12 5 6 1 11 8 +3 21
8 Libertad (S) 12 5 5 2 22 16 +6 20
9 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 12 5 5 2 15 10 +5 20
10 Mitre (SdE) 12 6 2 4 14 10 +4 20
11 Independiente (N) 12 6 2 4 17 17 0 20
12 Concepción FC 12 5 4 3 19 13 +6 19
13 Juventud Antoniana 12 5 3 4 20 13 +7 18
14 Sportivo Belgrano 12 5 3 4 13 11 +2 18
15 Gimnasia y Tiro 12 5 3 4 14 13 +1 18
16 Sportivo Las Parejas 12 5 3 4 17 17 0 18
17 Unión (S) 12 5 2 5 19 14 +5 17
18 Cipolletti 12 4 5 3 17 12 +5 17
19 Guaraní Antonio Franco 12 4 5 3 16 13 +3 17
20 Gutiérrez SC 12 3 6 3 11 12 −1 15
21 Chaco For Ever 12 4 3 5 13 15 −2 15
22 Defensores (P) 12 4 3 5 18 21 −3 15
23 Sportivo Patria 12 4 3 5 12 15 −3 15
24 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 12 3 5 4 11 11 0 14
25 General Belgrano 12 4 2 6 13 20 −7 14
26 San Jorge (T) 12 3 4 5 12 14 −2 13
27 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 12 4 1 7 17 25 −8 13
28 Sarmiento (R) 12 3 3 6 13 17 −4 12
29 Villa Mitre 12 3 3 6 13 19 −6 12
30 San Lorenzo (A) 12 3 3 6 13 21 −8 12
31 Deportivo Roca 12 3 3 6 11 20 −9 12
32 Altos Hornos Zapla 12 3 1 8 12 24 −12 10
33 Deportivo Maipú 12 1 6 5 11 15 −4 9
34 Güemes (R) 12 1 4 7 10 23 −13 7 Relegation to Torneo Federal B
35 Tiro Federal (BB) (R) 12 1 2 9 8 22 −14 5
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference; 2) goals scored; 3) away goals scored; 4) draw of lots.
(R) Relegated.

Second to Fifth Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Aconquija 12 8 2 2 21 9 +12 26 Qualified first from First Stage
2 Sol de América (F) 12 7 2 3 17 11 +6 23
3 San Martín (T) 12 6 4 2 14 9 +5 22
4 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 12 5 6 1 18 7 +11 21
5 Deportivo Madryn 12 6 3 3 27 17 +10 21
6 Unión (VK) 12 5 6 1 11 8 +3 21
7 Libertad (S) 12 5 5 2 22 16 +6 20
8 Alvarado 12 6 3 3 15 10 +5 21 Qualified second from First Stage
9 Mitre (SdE) 12 6 2 4 14 10 +4 20
10 Independiente (N) 12 6 2 4 17 17 0 20
11 Juventud Antoniana 12 5 3 4 20 13 +7 18
12 Sportivo Belgrano 12 5 3 4 13 11 +2 18
13 Sportivo Las Parejas 12 5 3 4 17 17 0 18
14 Guaraní Antonio Franco 12 4 5 3 16 13 +3 17
15 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 12 5 5 2 15 10 +5 20 Qualified third from First Stage
16 Concepción FC 12 5 4 3 19 13 +6 19
Source: AFA

Second Stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Aconquija 4–1 Concepción FC 1–0 3–1
Sol de América (F) 2–4 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 1–3 1–1
San Martín (T) 3–3 Guaraní Antonio Franco 1–2 2–1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 5–2 Sportivo Las Parejas 2–2 3–0
Deportivo Madryn 1–3 Sportivo Belgrano 0–1 1–2
Unión (VK) 1–2 Juventud Antoniana 1–1 0–1
Libertad (S) 4–4 Independiente (N) 4–3 0–1
Alvarado 1–1 Mitre (SdE) 1–1 0–0

Third Stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Aconquija 5–4 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 2–1 3–3
San Martín (T) 2–2 Sportivo Belgrano 1–0 1–2
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1–2 Juventud Antoniana 1–2 0–0
Libertad (S) 8–5 Alvarado 6–3 2–2

Fourth Stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Aconquija 3–2 Juventud Antoniana 1–1 2–1
San Martín (T) 3–0 Libertad (S) 1–0 2–0

Fifth Stage
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Aconquija 2–4 San Martín (T) 0–1 2–3

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Matías Zbrun Libertad (S) 13
2 Gustavo Balvorín Juventud Antoniana 12
3 Ramón Lentini San Martín (T) 11
Diego Martínez Unión Aconquija
4 Unión Aconquija Juventud Antoniana 10
5 Williams Peralta Mitre (SdE) 9

See also

References
  1. 9 de Julio de Morteros no jugará el Federal A 2016
  2. FEDERAL A: Unión de Mar del Plata dejará de competir profesionalmente
  3. "Torneo Federal A - Forma de disputa" (in Spanish).
  4. "Top Scorers Torneo Federal A 2016". AFA.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.