2025 Torneo Federal A

XIII Torneo Federal A
Season2025
Matches played306
Goals scored634 (2.07 per match)
Biggest home winSan Martín (F) 5-0 Sarmiento (R) (May 10)
Biggest away winBoca Unidos 0-3 San Martín (F) (March 23)
Highest scoringGutiérrez 5-4 San Martín (M) (March 29)
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of July 9, 2025.

The 2025 Argentine Torneo Federal A,[1] was the thirteenth 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 2024 season, with two teams relegated from Primera Nacional and four teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur; also, Deportivo Camioneros declined to participate, losing the place in the category. Two teams were promoted to Primera Nacional and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 16 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 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

Círculo Dvo.
Dvo. Rincón
Germinal
Bahía Blanca
Sol de Mayo
Argentino (MM)
Costa Brava
Gutiérrez
Huracán LH
San Luis
Rafaela
Chivilcoy
Bartolomé Mitre (P)
Formosa
Bahía Blanca teams
Olimpo
Villa Mitre
Chivilcoy teams
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch)
Independiente (Ch)
Formosa teams
San Martín (F)
Sol de América
Locations of the 2025 season teams.
Yellow: Zone A; Blue: Zone B;
Green: Zone C; Red: Zone D.

Zone A

Team City Stadium
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Círculo Deportivo Cdte. Nicanor Otamendi Guillermo Trama
Deportivo Rincón Rincón de Los Sauces Elías Moisés Gómez
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

Zone B

Team City Stadium
Argentino Monte Maíz Modesto Marrone
Atenas Río Cuarto 9 de Julio
Ciudad de Bolivar San Carlos de Bolívar Municipal Eva Perón
Costa Brava General Pico Nuevo Pacaembú
Estudiantes San Luis Héctor Odicino – Pedro Benoza
Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez
Huracán Las Heras Las Heras General San Martín
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
San Martín San Martín Libertador General San Martín

Zone C

Team City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela Germán Solterman
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
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 D

Team City Stadium
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental
Bartolomé Mitre Posadas Ernesto Tito Cucchiaroni
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Crucero del Norte Garupá Andrés Guacurarí
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

First stage

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Cipolletti 17 12 1 4 29 12 +17 37 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Villa Mitre 17 10 4 3 22 10 +12 34
3 Olimpo 17 7 5 5 18 13 +5 26
4 Deportivo Rincón 17 8 2 7 21 18 +3 26
5 Kimberley 17 7 4 6 17 13 +4 25
6 Círculo Deportivo 17 6 2 9 15 20 −5 20 Advance to Revalida Stages
7 Guillermo Brown 17 6 2 9 17 27 −10 20
8 Santamarina 17 4 7 6 16 20 −4 19
9 Sol de Mayo 17 4 5 8 16 24 −8 17
10 Germinal 17 3 4 10 13 27 −14 13
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: AFA
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

Home \ Away CIP CIR DRI GER GBR KIM OLI RSA SOL VMI
Cipolletti 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1
Círculo Deportivo 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Rincón 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2
Germinal 0–1 2–5 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Guillermo Brown 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 3–1 2–1
Kimberley 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0
Olimpo 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
Santamarina 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Sol de Mayo 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–3
Villa Mitre 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Ciudad de Bolivar 15 8 4 3 20 8 +12 28 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Costa Brava 15 7 6 2 14 7 +7 27
3 Argentino (MM) 15 6 5 4 14 12 +2 23
4 Atenas (RC) 15 7 1 7 16 14 +2 22
5 Huracán Las Heras 16 6 3 7 15 20 −5 21 Advance to Revalida Stages
6 Juventud Unida Universitario 15 4 8 3 14 12 +2 20
7 Estudiantes (SL) 15 4 6 5 13 13 0 18
8 San Martín (M) 15 5 3 7 18 19 −1 18
9 Gutiérrez 15 2 2 11 12 31 −19 8
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: AFA
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

Home \ Away ARG ATE CIU CBR ESL GUT HLH JUU SMA
Argentino (MM) 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1
Atenas (RC) 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–1
Ciudad de Bolivar 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 2–1
Costa Brava 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Estudiantes (SL) 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Gutiérrez 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 5–4
Huracán Las Heras 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0
Juventud Unida Universitario 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
San Martín (M) 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Douglas Haig 17 7 7 3 18 12 +6 28 Advance to Championship Stages
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch) 17 6 9 2 16 14 +2 27
3 Sportivo Belgrano 17 7 5 5 19 12 +7 26
4 Independiente (Ch) 17 6 7 4 16 13 +3 25
5 9 de Julio (R) 17 6 4 7 19 20 −1 22
6 Sportivo Las Parejas 17 5 6 6 20 19 +1 21 Advance to Revalida Stages
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 17 5 5 7 14 19 −5 20
8 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 17 4 7 6 9 14 −5 19
9 El Linqueño 17 4 6 7 16 20 −4 18
10 Ben Hur 17 4 6 7 15 19 −4 18
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: AFA
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

Home \ Away 9JU BEN DEF DOU ELI GCH GYE ICH SPB SLP
9 de Julio (R) 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–4
Ben Hur 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2
Douglas Haig 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0
El Linqueño 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch) 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–0
Independiente (Ch) 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0
Sportivo Belgrano 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 3–0
Sportivo Las Parejas 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Sarmiento (LB) 15 10 1 4 20 10 +10 31 Advance to Championship Stages
2 San Martín (F) 15 8 6 1 28 8 +20 30
3 Atlético de Rafaela 16 7 5 4 19 15 +4 26
4 Bartolomé Mitre (P) 15 5 6 4 15 12 +3 21
5 Juventud Antoniana 15 5 5 5 17 15 +2 20 Advance to Revalida Stages
6 Sol de América (F) 15 5 4 6 20 18 +2 19
7 Sarmiento (R) 15 4 5 6 11 21 −10 17
8 Boca Unidos 15 2 5 8 15 26 −11 11
9 Crucero del Norte 15 2 3 10 9 29 −20 9
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: AFA
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

Home \ Away ATR BAR BOU CRU JUA SAF SLB SAR SOL
Atlético de Rafaela 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
Bartolomé Mitre (P) 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
Boca Unidos 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–0 2–0
Crucero del Norte 3–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1
Juventud Antoniana 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2
San Martín (F) 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 4–1
Sarmiento (LB) 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Sarmiento (R) 0–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–0
Sol de América (F) 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Reglamento Oficial Torneo Federal 2025" (in Spanish). Ascenso del Interior.