2016–17 Torneo Federal A

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IV Torneo Federal A
Season 2016–17
Champions Agropecuario Argentino
(1st divisional title)
Promoted Agropecuario Argentino
Mitre (SdE)
Relegated General Belgrano
Concepción FC
Sol de América (F)
Matches played516
Goals scored1,168 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer Pablo Palacios Alvarenga
(21 goals)
Biggest home winGimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 5-0 Sol de America (F) (April 9)
Biggest away winConcepción FC 2-6 Altos Hornos Zapla (November 13)
Highest scoringJuventud Antoniana 3-6 San Jorge (T) (October 7)
2016
2017–18
All statistics correct as of July 16, 2017.

The 2016–17 Argentine Torneo Federal A , was the 4th 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 (AFA), while teams affiliated to AFA have to play the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the other third tier competition. The champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional. 36 teams are competing in the league, 32 returning from the 2016 season, 1 team that was relegated from Primera B Nacional and 3 teams promoted from Federal B. The regular season began on September 3, 2016 and ended on July 16, 2017.

Contents

Format

First stage

The teams were divided into six zones with five teams and one zone with six teams (a total of 36 teams) in each zone and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams four times. The teams placed 1º and 2º from the zones with 5 teams, the teams placed 1º, 2º and 3º from the zone with six teams and the three best 3º team from the zones with five teams qualified for the Second Stage. [1] The other eighteen teams qualify for the Revalida Stage.

Championship stages

Second stage

The 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 1º and 2º and the best 3º team from the two zones qualified for the Third Stage or Pentagonal Final. The other thirteen (13) teams qualify for the Revalida Stage.

Third stage

The five teams that qualified for the third stage or Pentagonal Final play in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams one time. The winner was declared champion and automatically promoted to the Primera B Nacional. The other four teams qualify for the Fifth Phase of the Revalida Stage. [1]

Revalida stages

The Revalida Stage is divided in several phases: First, the eighteen teams that did not qualified for the Championship Stages were divided into three zones with six teams each and it was played in a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams two times. The teams placed 1º and 2º from the three zones qualified for the Second Phase. The second phase is played between the six teams that qualified from the First Phase. The tree winners qualify for the Third Phase. The Third, Fourth, Five, Sixth and Seventh Phase of the Revalida Stage is played between the other teams that did not qualify for the Championship Stages or were eliminated from it and aims to get the Second promotion to the Primera B Nacional.

Relegation

After the First Phase of the Revalida Stage a table was drawn up with the average of points obtained in the First Stage and the First Phase of the Revalida Stage it is determined by dividing the points by the number of games played and the bottom team of each three zones was relegated to Torneo Federal B. [1]

Club information

Zone A

TeamCityStadium
Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
600px Nero e Giallo (Strisce).png Deportivo Madryn Puerto Madryn Coliseo del Golfo
600px Arancione con striscia blu.png Deportivo Roca General Roca Luis Maiolino
600px Rosso e Bianco (strisce).png Independiente Neuquén José Rosas y Perito Moreno
600px Verde Negro Blanco (VillaMitre).png Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

Zone B

TeamCityStadium
600px Rosso e Verde (Strisce).png Agropecuario Argentino Carlos Casares De La Calle Carlos Arroyo
600px Blu con striscia Bianca2.png Alvarado Mar del Plata (None)1
600px Amaranto.png Defensores de Belgrano Villa Ramallo Salomón Boeseldín
600px Verde Detalle Blanco.png Ferro Carril Oeste General Pico El Coloso del Barrio Talleres
600px Rojo Negro Blanco (Chacarita).png General Belgrano Santa Rosa Nuevo Rancho Grande
600px Rosso e Bianco (strisce).png Rivadavia Lincoln El Coliseo

1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone C

TeamCityStadium
600px Rosso e Bianco (Diagonale)2.png Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti
600px Verde e Bianco (Strisce)2.png Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
600px Celeste Detalle Blanco.png Gutiérrez General GutiérrezGeneral Gutiérrez
600px Blu e Bianco (Strisce Orizzontali).png Unión Villa Krause 12 de Octubre

Zone D

TeamCityStadium
600px Blu e Giallo (Strisce)2.png Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
600px Nero e Giallo (Strisce).png Mitre Santiago del Estero Doctores José y Antonio Castiglione
600px vertical stripes Blue HEX-0E3193 Red HEX-FF0000.svg San Lorenzo Catamarca Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca
Verde Flag.png Sportivo Belgrano San Francisco Oscar Boero
600px Granata e Azzurro.png Unión Aconquija Aconquija Municipal de Aconquija

Zone E

TeamCityStadium
600px Blanco Detalle Negro.png Altos Hornos Zapla Palpalá Emilio Fabrizzi
Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg Concepción Concepción Stewart Shipton
600px Celeste e Bianco (Strisce).png Gimnasia y Tiro Salta Gigante del Norte
Bianco e Blu (Diagonale).png Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
600px Verde Rosso Bianco Verde.png San Jorge San Miguel de Tucumán Senador Luis Cruz

Zone F

TeamCityStadium
Nero e Bianco (Strisce).svg Chaco For Ever Resistencia Juan Alberto García
600px diagonal divided HEX-FF0000.svg Guaraní Antonio Franco Posadas Clemente F. de Oliveira
600px Rosso e Oro (Strisce).png Sarmiento Resistencia Centenario
600px Azul Detalle Blanco.png Sol de América Formosa (None)1
600px Rosso e Bianco (strisce).png Sportivo Patria Formosa Antonio Romero

1 Play their home games at Estadio Antonio Romero.

Zone G

TeamCityStadium
600px vertical stripes Blue HEX-0E3193 Red HEX-FF0000.svg Defensores Pronunciamiento Delio Cardozo
600px Bianco e Celeste (Strisce Orizzontali).png Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
600px Nero e Giallo (Strisce).png Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres
600px Rosso e Verde (Strisce).png Sportivo Las Parejas Las Parejas Fortaleza del Lobo
600px Verde e Bianco (Strisce)2.png Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

First stage

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cipolletti 167542012+826Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Deportivo Madryn 167542117+426
3 Villa Mitre 167452321+225Advance to Championship Stages
4 Deportivo Roca 164751220819Advance to Reválida Stage
5 Independiente (N) 1633101824612
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Alvarado 208752012+831Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 207942418+630
3 Agropecuario Argentino 207942318+530Advance to Championship Stages
4 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 207852618+829Advance to Reválida Stage
5 Rivadavia (L) 2057818311322
6 General Belgrano 20361116301415
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Zone C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 167632411+1327Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Unión (VK) 1631211615+121
3 Deportivo Maipú 164841315220Advance to Reválida Stage
4 Gutiérrez SC 163761720316
5 Desamparados 163761221916
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Zone D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mitre (SdE) 166641512+324Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Unión Aconquija 165741412+222
3 Juventud Unida Universitario 165561513+220Advance to Reválida Stage
4 San Lorenzo (A) 1631031619319
5 Sportivo Belgrano 165471721419
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Zone E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Gimnasia y Tiro 169343625+1130Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Altos Hornos Zapla 167632818+1027
3 Juventud Antoniana 167362323024Advance to Championship Stages
4 Concepción FC 16511016321616Advance to Reválida Stage
5 San Jorge (T) 164392025515
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Zone F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sarmiento (R) 16682197+1226Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Chaco For Ever 167541514+126
3 Sportivo Patria 166641511+424Advance to Championship Stages
4 Sol de América (F) 163671322915Advance to Reválida Stage
5 Guaraní Antonio Franco 163581523814
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Zone G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Unión (S) 168352618+827Advance to Championship Stages and 2016–17 Copa Argentina
2 Sportivo Las Parejas 165742223122
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 165741313022Advance to Reválida Stage
4 Defensores (P) 165381618218
5 Libertad (S) 164661823518
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.

Results

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Villa Mitre 167452321+225Advance to Championship Stages
2 F Sportivo Patria 166641511+424
3 E Juventud Antoniana 167362323024
4 G Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 165741313022
5 D Juventud Unida Universitario 165561513+220
6 C Deportivo Maipú 164841315220
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Championship stages

Second stage

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Gimnasia y Tiro 8611157+819Advance to Third Stage
2 Mitre (SdE) 8512128+416
3 Sportivo Patria 84221111014Advance to Third Phase of Reválida Stage
4 Sarmiento (R) 8341109+113
5 Unión (VK) 833275+212
6 Unión Aconquija 8305101009
7 Juventud Antoniana 82153857
8 Chaco For Ever 821571367
9 Altos Hornos Zapla 81165944
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Home \ Away AHZ CFE GYT JUA MIT SAR SPP UVK UAC
Altos Hornos Zapla 0–10–10–15–1
Chaco For Ever 0–23–01–30–1
Gimnasia y Tiro 3–02–22–12–1
Juventud Antoniana 0–10–10–11–0
Mitre (SdE) 0–22–11–12–1
Sarmiento (R) 1–01–10–00–3
Sportivo Patria 3–11–31–12–0
Unión (VK) 0–01–02–01–1
Unión Aconquija 1–05–11–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Unión (S) [note 1] [lower-alpha 1] 85211510+517Advance to Third Stage
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 8503158+715
3 Agropecuario Argentino 8431109+115
4 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 8422117+414Advance to Third Phase of Reválida Stage
5 Villa Mitre 825175+211
6 Cipolletti 831478110
7 Deportivo Madryn 814361157
8 Sportivo Las Parejas 812551495
9 Alvarado 811671144
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Notes:
  1. The match between Unión (S) and Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) in the round 6 of the Second Stage of the Championship Stage was awarded to Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) a 3–0 win as a result of Unión (S) supporters making incidents in the game. The original result was 2–3.
Results
Home \ Away AGA ALV CIP DEF DMA GEM SLP UNS VMI
Agropecuario Argentino 3–21–02–11–1
Alvarado 0–20–03–01–2
Cipolletti 2–11–00–11–1
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 3–01–01–01–3
Deportivo Madryn 1–10–32–10–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 1–22–13–12–0
Sportivo Las Parejas 1–11–11–30–3
Unión (S) 3–13–10–31–0
Villa Mitre 0–01–00–02–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Agropecuario Argentino 8431109+115Advance to Third Stage
2 Sportivo Patria 84221111014
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goal scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) draw of lots.

Third stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Agropecuario Argentino (C, P)431072+510Promoted to Primera B Nacional
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 421163+37Advance to Fifth Phase of Reválida Stage
3 Mitre (SdE) 41126714
4 Gimnasia y Tiro 41125834
5 Unión (S) 40224842
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4 goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away GYT MIT UNS GEM AGA
Gimnasia y Tiro 3–31–0
Mitre (SdE) 3–12–3
Unión (S) 0–01–2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 3–00–0
Agropecuario Argentino 2–03–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reválida stage

First phase

Zone A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Deportivo Maipú 10523108+217Advance to Second Phase of Reválida Stage
2 Rivadavia (L) 10514119+216
3 Independiente (N) 1044297+216
4 Deportivo Roca 104151111013
5 General Belgrano 102441213110
6 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 102441015510
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Home \ Away DEM DRO FCO GBE INE RIV
Deportivo Maipú 1–01–22–10–11–0
Deportivo Roca 1–33–13–00–01–0
Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 1–22–11–11–10–2
General Belgrano 0–02–01–10–15–1
Independiente (N) 2–00–11–12–21–0
Rivadavia (L) 0–02–12–02–02–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Gutiérrez SC 104421415116Advance to Third Phase of Reválida Stage
2 San Lorenzo (A) 10433149+515
3 Juventud Unida Universitario 103521113214
4 San Jorge (T) 10343139+413
5 Desamparados 102531012211
6 Concepción FC 10154111548
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Results
Home \ Away CFC DES GSC JUU SJT SLA
Concepción FC 1–11–11–22–30–2
Desamparados 1–32–21–22–11–0
Gutiérrez SC 2–23–20–11–02–1
Juventud Unida Universitario 0–00–01–12–22–2
San Jorge (T) 0–00–04–03–00–2
San Lorenzo (A) 3–10–01–23–10–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sportivo Belgrano 104421615+116Advance to Third Phase of Reválida Stage
2 Guaraní Antonio Franco 103521515014
3 Libertad (S) 103431210+213
4 Defensores (P) [note 2] [lower-alpha 1] 103341212012
5 Sol de América (F) 103341113212
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 102531718111
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goal scored; 5) away goals scored; 6) draw of lots.
Notes:
  1. The match between Defensores (P) and Sol de América (F) in the round 2 of the First Stage of the Revalida was awarded to Sol de América (F) a 2–0 win as a result of Defensores (P) fielding an ineligible player. The original result was 2-2.
Results
Home \ Away DPR GYE GAF LIB SOL SPB
Defensores (P) 3–13–01–10–24–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 1–11–11–15–01–1
Guaraní Antonio Franco 1–04–42–02–13–3
Libertad (S) 2–03–01–10–21–2
Sol de América (F) 0–03–00–01–31–1
Sportivo Belgrano 3–01–32–10–02–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second to seventh phase

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 8422117+414Qualified from Second Stage
2 Sportivo Patria 84221111014
3 Sarmiento (R) 8341109+113
4 Unión (VK) 833275+212
5 Villa Mitre 825175+211
6 Cipolletti 831478110
7 Unión Aconquija 8305101009
8 Deportivo Madryn 814361157
9 Juventud Antoniana 82153857
10 Chaco For Ever 821571367
11 Sportivo Las Parejas 812551495
12 Alvarado 811671144
13 Altos Hornos Zapla 81165944
14 Deportivo Maipú 10523108+217Qualified from First Phase of Reválida Stage
15 Sportivo Belgrano 104421615+116
16 Gutiérrez SC 104421415116
17 Rivadavia (L) 10514119+216
18 San Lorenzo (A) 10433149+515
19 Guaraní Antonio Franco 103521515014
Source: AFA

Second phase

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Deportivo Maipú 2–3 Guaraní Antonio Franco 2–20–1
Sportivo Belgrano 3–1 San Lorenzo (A) 0–13–0
Gutiérrez SC 2–1 Rivadavia (L) 1–11–0

Third phase

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1–1 (4–3 p) Guaraní Antonio Franco 0–11–0
Sportivo Patria 2–3 Gutiérrez SC 0–22–1
Sarmiento (R) 2–2 (5–3 p) Sportivo Belgrano 1–11–1
Unión (VK) 2–2 (4–5 p) Altos Hornos Zapla 1–21–0
Villa Mitre 2–2 (4–2 p) Alvarado 2–00–2
Cipolletti 3–2 Sportivo Las Parejas 0–23–0
Unión Aconquija 0–1 Chaco For Ever 0–10–0
Deportivo Madryn 2–2 (2–3 p) Juventud Antoniana 2–20–0

Fourth phase

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 2–2 (4–1 p) Gutiérrez SC 1–21–0
Sarmiento (R) 2–0 Altos Hornos Zapla 0–02–0
Villa Mitre 3–2 Chaco For Ever 1–22–0
Cipolletti 1–1 (3–1 p) Juventud Antoniana 1–10–0

Fifth phase

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Gimnasia y Tiro 2–2 (0–3 p) Cipolletti 0–12–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 2–1 Villa Mitre 0–12–0
Mitre (SdE) 2–1 Sarmiento (R) 1–11–0
Unión (S) 2–4 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 1–21–2

Sixth phase

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 2–2 (4–3 p) Cipolletti 1–11–1
Mitre (SdE) 3–0 Defensores de Belgrano (VR) 2–01–0

Seventh phase

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 3–3 (3–4 p) Mitre (SdE) 0–13–2

Relegation

Zone A

Pos
Team First Stage
Pts
Reválida Stage
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Deportivo Maipú 201737261.423
2 Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 291039301.3
3 Rivadavia (L) 221638301.267
4 Deportivo Roca 191332261.231
5 Independiente (N) 121628261.077
6 General Belgrano (R)151025300.833 Torneo Federal B

Zone B

Pos
Team First Stage
Pts
Reválida Stage
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 San Lorenzo (A) 191534261.308
2 Juventud Unida Universitario 201434261.308
3 Gutiérrez SC 161632261.231
4 San Jorge (T) 151328261.077
5 Desamparados 161127261.038
6 Concepción FC (R)16824260.923 Torneo Federal B

Zone C

Pos
Team First Stage
Pts
Reválida Stage
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Sportivo Belgrano 191635261.346
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 221133261.269
3 Libertad (S) 181331261.192
4 Defensores (P) 181230261.154
5 Guaraní Antonio Franco 141428261.077
6 Sol de América (F) (R)151227261.038 Torneo Federal B

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [4]
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pablo Palacios Alvarenga Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)21
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Amieva Gimnasia y Tiro17
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Almerares Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)14
Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Sosa Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Ciaccheri Rivadavia (L)
Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Cáceres Sarmiento (R)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Torneo Federal A - Forma de disputa" (in Spanish).
  2. "Unión (S) - Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)". 12 April 2017.
  3. "Fallo Defensores (P) - Sol de América (F)". 23 March 2017.
  4. "Top Scorers Torneo Federal A 2016-17". AFA.
  1. The match between Unión (S) and Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) in the round 6 of the Second Stage of the Championship Stage was awarded to Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) a 3–0 win as a result of Unión (S) supporters making incidents in the game. The original result was 2–3. [2]
  2. The match between Defensores (P) and Sol de América (F) in the round 2 of the First Stage of the Revalida was awarded to Sol de América (F) a 2–0 win as a result of Defensores (P) fielding an ineligible player. The original result was 2–2. [3]