Torneo Nacional de Ascenso

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA)

Current season, competition or edition: 2012-13
Sport	Basketball
Inaugural season	1990 (1990)
No. of teams	20
Country	Argentina
Most recent champion(s)	Unión Progresista
Most titles	Quilmes (MDP) (3 titles)
TV partner(s)	TyC Sports
Level on pyramid	2nd Tier (Argentina)
Promotion to	Liga Nacional de Básquet. (LNB)
Relegation to	Torneo Federal de Basketball.
Official website	lnb.com.ar

The Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (abbreviated "TNA" and literally in English "Second Division National Tournament") is the second division of the Argentine basketball league system. The TNA's predecessor is the Torneo Federal de Básquetbol, which became the third division when TNA was created.

Competition format

The TNA consists of 20 teams, which are divided into two Divisions, North and South, with 10 teams each. The competition format is similar to the Liga A, with a regular season divided in two stages. On the first stage, teams from the same division compete in a double round-robin format, with standings determined by a points system. After the first phase each team carries over 50% of the points obtained to the second stage. On the second stage, each division is split into two groups as follows: the top five teams from the North Division (TNA1 North), the top six teams from the South Division (TNA1 South), and the remaining teams from the North and South groups (TNA2 North and TNA2 South, respectively). Each group then competes in a separate double round-robin.

After the second stage, general standings are defined by merging TNA1 and TNA2 groups into a single table for each division. Playoffs seedings and relegations are determined as follows:

• 1st to 5th place (TNA1 North) – Advance to the TNA North quarterfinals
• 1st to 3rd place (TNA2 North) – Advance to the TNA North quarterfinals
• 1st to 6th place (TNA1 South) – Advance to the TNA South quarterfinals
• 1st to 2nd place (TNA2 South) – Advance to the TNA South quarterfinals
• 5th place in TNA2 North – Relegated
• 6th place in TNA2 South – Relegated

The playoffs consist of two best-of-five divisional series and two best-of-five interdivisional series to decide which teams will earn a promotion to the Liga A. On the promotion semifinals, the higher seed from the South semifinals winners faces the lower seed from the North semifinals winners, and the higher seed from the North semifinals winners faces the lower seed from the South semifinals winners. The winners from the interdivision semifinals define the first of the two promotions while the losers compete in another best-of-five series where the winner faces the TNA Finals loser in a five-game series for the second promotion to the Liga A.

Current teams (2012–13 season)

Source:TNA website.^[1]

List of champions

Finals

Championships by club

References

External links

• Official website

International men's basketball FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship World Rankings Africa FIBA Africa – FIBA Africa Championship U-18 U-16 Americas FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16 Asia FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16 Europe FIBA Europe – FIBA EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Oceania FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-18 U-16 Other tournaments Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey) Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.