Liga Esperancina and Santafesina face off in Regional Federal Amateur | OneFootball

The 2026 edition of the Regional Federal Amateur Tournament will begin on the weekend of August 30, and the two representatives of the Esperancina League, Asociación Deportiva Juventud and San Lorenzo, already know their path in the group stage. The competition will feature 243 eligible teams and will award four promotions to the Federal A Tournament.

Juventud’s group

Juventud de Esperanza will be part of a three-team group alongside Cosmos and Ciclón Racing, both from the Santafesina League.

The schedule was set as follows:

In this way, the Esperanza side will make its debut on Sunday, September 6, when it hosts Cosmos, while its first away match will come a week later against Ciclón Racing.

San Lorenzo, alongside two teams from San Justo

Meanwhile, San Lorenzo de Esperanza will be part of another three-team group, joined by Colón de San Justo and Sanjustino.

The match schedule is as follows:

The Esperanza team will have a bye in the opening round and will begin its campaign on September 6, when it hosts Colón de San Justo. Then, on the third matchday, it will visit Sanjustino.

Thus, Juventud and San Lorenzo will share one particularity: both will make their actual debut on Matchday 2, since they will begin the tournament with a bye. The Esperancina League will have two representatives in a tournament that will once again put the dream of reaching Federal A on the line.

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