The 2016 Argentine
Torneo Federal A
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, was the 3
rd 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
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(AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA have to play the
Primera B Metropolitana
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...
, which is the other third tier competition. The champion was promoted to
Primera B Nacional
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. 35 teams are competing in the league, 30 returning from the
2015 season, 4 teams that were relegated from
Primera B Nacional
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, 3 teams promoted from
Federal B
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. Also 2 teams resigned their participation in this season:
9 de Julio (M) and
Unión (MdP) alleging economic difficulties.
FEDERAL A: Unión de Mar del Plata dejará de competir profesionalmente
/ref> The regular season began on February 7 and ended on June 26.
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.
Championship stages
The sixteen teams that qualified from the First Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimina ...
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
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...
.
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
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The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera C M ...
.
Club information
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone D
Zone E
Zone F
1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.
Zone G
First stage
Zone A
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Zone B
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Zone C
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Zone D
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Zone E
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Zone F
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Zone G
Results
=Matches 1–10
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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
=Matches 11–15
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Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
Ranking of third-placed teams
Relegation
Second to Fifth stage
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Fourth stage
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Fifth stage
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Season statistics
Top scorers
See also
* 2016 Primera B Nacional
The 2016 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 31st season of the Argentine second division. The season began in January and ended in July. Twenty-two teams competed in the league, sixteen returning from the 2015 season, two teams that were rele ...
* 2015–16 Copa Argentina
References
External links
Sitio Oficial de AFA
Ascenso del Interior
Solo Ascenso
Mundo Ascenso
Promiedos
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Torneo Federal A seasons
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