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
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
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
Zone B
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 (in Spanish)
- Ascenso del Interior (in Spanish)
- Interior Futbolero (in Spanish)
- Solo Ascenso (in Spanish)
- Mundo Ascenso (in Spanish)
- Promiedos (in Spanish)
