The Torneo del Interior A is an annual

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competition in

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. The competition involves clubs from all provincial unions outside

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. Teams qualify from different tournaments along the

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, such as

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, Noroeste, Córdoba,

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, Pampeano, Oeste and Patagónico. There are also two lower divisions of Torneo del Interior, "Interior B" and "Interior C", with a similar format.

Overview

The original tournament was held from 1998 to 2004, being re-launched in 2009, in an effort to bring provincial clubs to the same level as the teams from Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires clubs do not participate in this competition so they take part in the Top 12 organised by the

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. From 2013 on, the top nine teams from the Torneo del Interior qualify for the

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, where they compete with the top seven teams from the Torneo de la URBA."Nuevo Torneo Nacional de Clubes a partir del 2014"
. uar.com.ar. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

Format

The "Torneo del Interior A" is contested by 16 clubs from the best placed teams of predetermined seven regional tournaments. Teams are divided into four zones, playing each other in a double

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. Teams with the most points in each zone advance to quarter finals, concluding with semi-finals and a final.Reglamento Torneo del Interior 2018
on UAR website In 2018, Uruguayan club Montevideo Cricket took part of the tournament by invitation.

Championships

Below is the list of finals contested from 1998 to date:Historial Torneo del Interior
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Finals

Titles by team

References

External links

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