2026 Torneo Federal A
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| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Matches | 102 |
| Goals | 204 (2 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Santamarina 4-0 Círculo Deportivo (April 11) |
| Biggest away win | Sarmiento (R) 1-3 Juventud Antoniana (March 22) |
| Highest scoring | Guillermo Brown 3-4 Kimberley (April 26) |
← 2025 2027 →
All statistics correct as of April 26, 2026. | |
The 2026 Argentine Torneo Federal A[1] was the fourteenth 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 32 of the 36 teams that took part in the 2025 season, with one team relegated from Primera Nacional and four teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur; Two teams were promoted to Primera Nacional and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on March 22 and ended in December 2026.
First stage
The thirty-seven teams were divided into four zones, one with ten teams and three 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 the zone with ten teams, the teams placed 1st to 4th from each zone with nine teams and the best third place from the zones with nine teams qualified for the championship stages. The remaining teams qualify for the revalida stage.[1]
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 to 4th qualified for the third stage. The remaining ten teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.
Third stage
The eight teams play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fourth stage. The losing teams qualified for the second phase of the revalida stage.
Fourth stage
The four teams play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the fifth stage. The losing teams qualified for the third phase of the revalida stage.
Fifth 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.[1]
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 teams from the second and third stages of championship stages play a two-legged tie and the winners advance to the third phase.
Third to sixth phase
The thirteen teams from the second phase, the losing teams from the fourth and fifth 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 is promoted to Primera Nacional.
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.[1]
Club information
Zone A
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 9 de Julio | Rafaela | Germán Solterman |
 Atlético Escobar | Ingeniero Maschwitz | Armenia |
 Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Ramallo | Salomón Boeseldín |
 Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
 El Linqueño | Lincoln | Leonardo Costa |
 Gimnasia y Esgrima | Chivilcoy | José María Paz |
 Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
 Independiente | Chivilcoy | Raúl Orlando Lungarzo |
 Sportivo Belgrano | San Francisco | Oscar Boero |
 Sportivo Las Parejas | Las Parejas | Fortaleza del Lobo |
Zone B
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Bartolomé Mitre | Posadas | Ernesto Tito Cucchiaroni |
 Boca Unidos | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris |
| Defensores de Vilelas | Puerto Vilelas | Estadio Vilelas |
 Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
 San Martín | Formosa | 17 De Octubre |
| Sarmiento | La Banda | Ciudad de La Banda |
| Sarmiento | Resistencia | Centenario |
 Sol de América | Formosa | Sol de América |
| Tucumán Central | San Miguel de Tucumán | Estadio Tucumán Central |
Zone C
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Argentino | Monte Maíz | Modesto Marrone |
| Atenas | Río Cuarto | 9 de Julio |
 Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Costa Brava | General Pico | Nuevo Pacaembú |
 Deportivo Rincón | Rincón de Los Sauces | Elías Moisés Gómez |
 FADEP | Russell | Predio Social y Deportivo FADEP |
 Huracán Las Heras | Las Heras | General San Martín |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
| San Martín | San Martín | Libertador General San Martín |
Zone D
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
 Alvarado | Mar del Plata | Estadio José María Minella |
 Círculo Deportivo | Cdte. Nicanor Otamendi | Guillermo Trama |
| Germinal | Rawson | El Fortín |
 Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Raul Conti |
 Kimberley | Mar del Plata | José Alberto Valle |
 Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal General San Martín |
| Sol de Mayo | Viedma | Sol de Mayo |
 Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |
First stage
Zone A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Haig | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 18 | Advance to Championship Stages |
| 2 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Independiente (Ch) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 de Julio (R) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | El Linqueño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Advance to Revalida Stages |
| 7 | Sportivo Belgrano | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Las Parejas | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Atlético Escobar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Zone B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventud Antoniana | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Championship Stages |
| 2 | Bartolomé Mitre (P) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | San Martín (F) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Boca Unidos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Sol de América (F) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Revalida Stages |
| 6 | Tucumán Central | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | Defensores de Vilelas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sarmiento (R) | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sarmiento (LB) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Zone C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cipolletti | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Advance to Championship Stages |
| 2 | Atenas (RC) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Costa Brava | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Argentino (MM) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Revalida Stages |
| 6 | Huracán Las Heras | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Rincón | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 8 | San Martín (M) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 5 | |
| 9 | FADEP | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Zone D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 15 | Advance to Championship Stages |
| 2 | Kimberley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Alvarado | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Sol de Mayo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 | Santamarina | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Revalida Stages |
| 6 | Germinal | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Villa Mitre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Círculo Deportivo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 9 | Guillermo Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) goals scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
