After 5 years, Lifune will once again have a team in Federal A and there will be three zones in competition. Deportivo Rincón broke the streak of the Neuquéns and will occupy the place they left Independent when it dropped in 2019.
El León will be next to the two Rio Negros: Cipolletti and Sol de Mayo. The tournament will start on March 24th and will define its format on February 28.
The dispute mode has not yet been resolved but it was confirmed that The championship will have 38 teamstwo more than last year since one was promoted to the Primera Nacional (Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta), two were relegated (Liniers de Bahía Blanco and Sportivo Peñarol de San Juan) and five will be promoted from the Regional Amateur.
Those who have already been promoted in addition to Rincón are Kimberley from Mar del Plata, Gutiérrez Sport Club from Mendoza and Sarmiento from La Banda. The fifth promotion will be defined between Colón de San Justo, Altos Hornos Zapla, Truckers and Defenders of Formosawho will play semi-finals and final.
Almost certainly, Rincón, Cipolletti and Sol de Mayo They will share a group with Olimpo, Villa Miter, Sansinena, Germinal de Rawson, Círculo Deportivo de Nicanor Otamendi and Santamarina de Tandil.
Being 38 teams, it is most likely that they will be formed two zones of 9 teams and two others of 10. Given the country’s economic crisis, the great debate involves the travel costs and how to reduce them without harming competition. All this will be resolved at the meeting of leaders of the February 28th.
Rincón is also the first team in the province to win a promotion to this category since Independiente and Alianza de Cutral Co were invited when the tournament was restructured in 2014.