The 2022 Argentine Torneo Federal A,[1] was the tenth 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 29 of the 31 teams that took part in the 2021 season and four teams promoted from Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. Two teams will be promoted to Primera Nacional and four teams were relegated to Torneo Regional Federal Amateur. The season began on 27 march and ended in 13 November 2022.
Format
First stage
The 34 teams were split into two zones of 17 teams, where they will play against the other teams in their group twice: once at home and once away. The top eight teams from each zone qualified for the final stages.[1]
Final Stages
The final stages was played between the 16 teams that qualified from the first stage. They 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 teams played four rounds and the winner was declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera Nacional.[1]
Relegation
After the first stage, the two bottom teams of each zone were relegated to the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, giving a total of four teams relegated.[1]
Updated to match(es) played on October 16, 2022. Source: AFA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored; 8) away goals scored; 9) draw of lots. (R) Relegated Notes:
^ abSol de Mayo ahead of Estudiantes (SL) on head-to-head points: Sol de Mayo–Estudiantes (SL) 1–0, Estudiantes (SL)–Sol de Mayo 0–0.
^ abLiniers (BB) ahead of Círculo Deportivo on head-to-head away goals: Liniers (BB)–Círculo Deportivo 0–0, Círculo Deportivo–Liniers (BB) 1–1.
^Huracán Las Heras was deducted 15 points due to incidents, later reduced to 3 points.[2][3]
^ abHuracán Las Heras ahead of Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) on head-to-head away goals: Huracán Las Heras–Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 0–0, Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)–Huracán Las Heras 1–1.
Updated to match(es) played on October 16, 2022. Source: AFA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals; 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored; 8) away goals scored; 9) draw of lots. (R) Relegated Notes:
^ abDouglas Haig ahead of Sportivo Belgrano on head-to-head points: Douglas Haig–Sportivo Belgrano 1–0, Sportivo Belgrano–Douglas Haig 0–0.
^ abCrucero del Norte ahead of Juventud Antoniana on head-to-head goals scored: Crucero del Norte–Juventud Antoniana 2–0, Juventud Antoniana–Crucero del Norte 2–1.
^ abDefensores de Belgrano (VR) ahead of Sportivo Belgrano on head-to-head points: Defensores de Belgrano (VR)–Unión (S) 0–0, Unión (S)–Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1–2.
Updated to match(es) played on October 16, 2022. Source: AFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final Stages
Teams ending in positions 1 to 8 will play the final stages for the second and last promotion berth to Primera Nacional, in which teams will be seeded in each round according to their final placement in the first stage of the tournament.
In all rounds, the teams were seeded according to their performance and placements in the previous stage of the competition and paired against a rival according to their seed: Team 1 vs. Team 16, Team 2 vs. Team 15 and so on, playing a single match on local ground, except the final that will be played in neutral ground. In all rounds, in case of tie, penalties will decide the winner.[1]