The 2015, was the 2º Torneo Federal A season since it became part of the 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 champion will be promoted to Primera B Nacional. 40 teams competed. The regular season began on March 20 and ended on December 10.
Format Forma de Disputa del Torneo Federal A 2015 First stage The teams were divided into four zones with ten teams (a total of 40 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament. The teams placed 1º to 3º and the two best 4º team from the four zones qualified for the Second Stage.
Second Stage Tetradecagonal Final Consisted of fourteen (14) teams that qualified from the First Stage and the winner was declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera B Nacional. It was played in a round-robin system. The teams placed 2º to 4º advanced directly to the Fifth Stage, while the teams placed 5º to 14º advanced to the Third Stage.
Reválida The twenty six (26) teams that did not qualify for the Tetradecagonal Final were grouped into two zones of thirteen (13) teams. The teams placed 1º to 5º of both zones advanced to the Third Stage.
Third Stage The teams placed 5º to 14º from the Tetradecagonal Final and the teams placed 1º to 5º of both zones of the Revalida Stage (20 teams) played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament. The 10 winning teams advanced to the Fourth Stage.
Fourth Stage The 10 winning teams coming from the Third Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament. The 5 winning teams advanced to the Fifth Stage.
Fifth Stage The teams placed 2º to 4º in the Tetradecagonal Final and the 5 winning teams coming from the Fourth Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Fifth Stage.
Sixth Stage The 4 winning teams coming from the Fifth Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Seventh Stage.
Seventh Stage The 2 winning teams coming from the Fifth Stage played against each other in a Double-elimination tournament. The winning team was promoted to the Primera B Nacional.
Relegation After the Revalida Stage a table was drawn up with the addition of points of the First Stage and Revalida Stage, the last four of both zones were relegated to Torneo Federal B.
Club information
Zone 1 Team City Stadium Alianza Cutral Có Coloso del Ruca Quimey Alvarado Mar del Plata (None) 1 CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Estadio Municipal Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento Deportivo Madryn Puerto MadrynColiseo del Golfo Deportivo Roca General RocaLuis Maiolino Ferro Carril Oeste General PicoEl Coloso del Barrio Talleres General Belgrano Santa RosaNuevo Rancho Grande Independiente NeuquénJosé Rosas y Perito Moreno Tiro Federal Bahía Blanca Onofre Pirrone 1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.
Zone 2 Team City Stadium 9 de Julio Morteros La Villa de Los Deportes Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez General Gutiérrez IndependienteChivilcoyRaúl Orlando Lungarzo Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo Talleres Córdoba La Boutique Tiro Federal Rosario Fortín de Ludueña Unión Villa Krause12 de Octubre
Zone 3 Team City Stadium Chaco For EverResistencia Juan Alberto García Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres Mitre Santiago del Estero Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione Sarmiento ResistenciaCentenario Sol de América Formosa(None)1 Sportivo Patria Formosa Antonio Romero Textil Mandiyú Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza Vélez Sársfield San Ramón Juan Carlos Paz 1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.
Zone 4 Team City Stadium Altos Hornos ZaplaPalpaláEmilio Fabrizzi Américo TesorieriLa RiojaCarlos Mercado Luna AndinoLa RiojaCarlos Mercado Luna ConcepciónConcepciónStewart Shipton Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia San Jorge San Miguel de Tucumán Senador Luis Cruz San Lorenzo CatamarcaBicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela Unión Aconquija AconquijaMunicipal de Aconquija
First stage Zone 1
Results
Zone 2
Results
Zone 3
Results
Zone 4
Results
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
Second Stage Tetradecagonal
Results
Revalida Zone A
Results
Zone B
Results
Relegation Zone A
Torneo Federal B relegation play-off
Zone B
Third to Seventh Stage
Third Stage
Fourth Stage
Fifth Stage
Sixth Stage
Seventh Stage
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Adrián TolozaMitre (SdE)18 David RomeroSan Lorenzo (A) Gustavo BalvorínJuventud Antoniana2 Luis RiveroLibertad (S)17 José MichelenaDeportivo Madryn3 Germán LessmanDefensores de Belgrano (VR)164 Martín ProstGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)155 Eial StrahmanTalleres (C)14 Joaquín MolinaUnión (S)
See also 2015 Primera B Nacional 2014–15 Copa Argentina
References
External links Sitio Oficial de AFA Ascenso del Interior Solo Ascenso Mundo Ascenso Promiedos