This weekend the second phase of the national competition will be held, a prelude to the start of the interregional quadrangulars. 32 teams divided into eight zones participate.
The U13 Federal Training League warms up and gets into rhythm. After the kickoff that took place on October 5 and 6 with 77 teams divided into six regions, this Saturday and Sunday the home runs corresponding to the second phase of the national competition, the last of the regional instance, will take place. 32 teams participate, divided into eight zones with headquarters in Concepción del Uruguay, Corrientes, Bahía Blanca, Villa María, Santa Fe, CABA and Quilmes. There are 16 places available for the next phase, scheduled for November 2 and 3. All matches can be seen live and for free through Básquet Pass.
DATES
1ra Fase – Regional: October 5 and 6
2nd Phase – Regional: October 19 and 20*
3rd Phase – Interregional Quadrangular: November 2 and 3
4th Phase – Semifinal Home Runs: November 16 and 17
5th Phase – Final Quadrangular: November 30, December 1
*Some regions will use both dates of phases 1 and 2 for regional classification, while others will only need one date, having a free date on the next one.
Four teams from each region will qualify for the Interregional Home Run stage, with the exception of the Litoral and NEA regions, which will grant two tickets each. The Western Region has already defined its qualifiers in the previous round, so there are 16 places available for the beginning of the interregional phase. From the third instance, they will be quadrangular and the bidding system will be implemented to define the venues.
For this weekend, the South, Center and Metropolinata regions will be made up of two zones and the two best from each will advance to the round. NEA and Litoral, for their part, will have a home run each. A total of 48 games will be played over the weekend.
All results, standings and statistics can be consulted from the CAB App for mobile devices. This is how the zones for the second instance were formed.
Coastline – Concepción del Uruguay: South Park of Concepción del Uruguay, San Nicolás Regattas, The Indians of Junín, Students of Paraná
NEA – Currents: Regatas de Resistencia, Regatas Corrientes, Atlético Saladas and Unión Progresista de Villa Ángela
South – Quadrangular A – Bahía Blanca: Villa Congreso de Viedma, Del Progreso de General Roca, Gimnasia de Comodoro Rivadavia and Villa Miter de Bahía Blanca
South – Quadrangular B – Bahía Blanca: Bahiense del Norte, 9 de Julio of Bahía Blanca, Atenas of Carmen de Patagones and Sports Federation of Comodoro Rivadavia
Center – Quadrangular A – Villa María: Central Union of Villa María, El Ceibo, Union of Santo Tomé and Institute of Córdoba
Center – Quadrangular B – Santa Fe: Banco de Santa Fe, El Tala, Bolivar de Villa Carlos Paz and Atlético Rafaela
Metropolitan – Quadrangular A – CABA: Sarmiento Institution, Vélez Sarsfield, Sanitary Works and West Railway
Metropolitana – Quadrangular B – Quilmes: Quilmes AC, Varela Jrs, 3 de Febrero and Casa de Padua
*The two best in each home run access the next stage
The Western Region is the only one that does not need a second regional phase and has already confirmed its four qualifiers for the Interregional Quadrangular stage. They are: Belgrano from Tucumán, GEPU from San Luis, Nicolás Avellaneda and Atlético Riojano.
THIRD PHASE – INTERREGIONAL QUADRANGULARS (NOVEMBER 2 AND 3)
Quadrangular A: 1 and 2 of the Coast; 1 and 2 of NEA
Quadrangular B: 1 and 2 from South; 3 and 4 of Metropolitana
Quadrangular C: 1 and 2 of Metropolitana; 3 and 4 South
Quadrangular D: 1 and 2 from Center; Nicolás Avellaneda and Atlético Riojano
Quadrangular E: Belgrano of Tucumán, GEPU of San Luis; 3 and 4 Center
*The two best in each home run and the two best third parties access the next stage
FOURTH PHASE – SEMI-FINAL HOURS (NOVEMBER 16-17)
Quadrangular F: 1 and 2 of A; The two best third parties
Quadrangular G: 1 and 2 of B; 1 and 2 of C
Quadrangular H: 1 and 2 of D; 1 and 2 of E
*The winners of each home run and the best second place go to the next stage
FIFTH PHASE – FINAL QUADRANGULAR (NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 1)
