2016 Torneo Federal A
Football league season
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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.
(1st divisional title)
Tiro Federal (BB)
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | San Martín (T) (1st divisional title) |
| Promoted | San Martín (T) |
| Relegated | Güemes Tiro Federal (BB) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 608 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matías Zbrun (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Defensores 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 win | Sportivo Las Parejas 0-5 Unión (S) (March 27) |
| Highest scoring | Alvarado 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 zones with five 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
Villa Mitre
Tiro Federal (BB) 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
 Deportivo Madryn | Puerto Madryn | Coliseo del Golfo |
 Deportivo Roca | General Roca | Luis Maiolino |
 Independiente | Neuquén | José Rosas y Perito Moreno |
 Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |
Zone B
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Deportivo Maipú | Maipú | Higinio Sperdutti |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Mendoza | Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie |
 Gutiérrez | General Gutiérrez | General Gutiérrez |
 Sportivo Belgrano | San Francisco | Oscar Boero |
 Unión | Villa Krause | 12 de Octubre |
Zone C
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Alvarado | Mar del Plata | (None) 1 |
 Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
 Ferro Carril Oeste | General Pico | El Coloso del Barrio Talleres |
 General Belgrano | Santa Rosa | Nuevo Rancho Grande |
 Tiro Federal | Bahía Blanca | Onofre Pirrone |
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone D
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Altos Hornos Zapla | Palpalá | Emilio Fabrizzi |
 Gimnasia y Tiro | Salta | Gigante del Norte |
 Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
 San Lorenzo | Catamarca | Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca |
 Unión Aconquija | Aconquija | Municipal de Aconquija |
Zone E
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Concepción | Concepción | Stewart Shipton |
 Güemes | Santiago del Estero | Arturo Miranda |
| Mitre | Santiago del Estero | Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione |
 San Jorge | San Miguel de Tucumán | Senador Luis Cruz |
| San Martín | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
Zone F
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Chaco For Ever | Resistencia | Juan Alberto García |
 Guaraní Antonio Franco | Posadas | Clemente F. de Oliveira |
 Sarmiento | Resistencia | Centenario |
 Sol de América | Formosa | (None)1 |
| Sportivo Patria | Formosa | Antonio Romero |
1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.
Zone G
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Defensores | Pronunciamiento | Delio Cardozo |
 Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Libertad | Sunchales | Hogar de Los Tigres |
 Sportivo Las Parejas | Las Parejas | Fortaleza del Lobo |
 Unión | Sunchales | La 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
|
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
|
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
|
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
|
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.
Results
Matches 1–10Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. |
Matches 11–15Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |