After the details shared days ago about the 2026 edition of the Federal Leaguethe Argentine Basketball Confederation continues to advance in the organization of the main competition, the third national division and one of the competitions with the greatest territorial reach in Argentine basketball.
One more time, The Federal League can be seen in its entirety through Básquet Passwith the transmission of all the matches, and will also have a weekly simultaneous meeting on DEPORTVguaranteeing presence on open television for the entire country.
The 2025 edition, which declared Central Entrerriano champion and granted promotion along with Santa Paula de Gálvez, recorded record audience figures and digital and media impact that ratified the sustained growth and relevance of the tournament within the Argentine sports ecosystem.
In this framework, The registration fee for La Liga Federal 2026 includes not only the sporting and organizational aspects, as well as the digital registration system, but also all costs linked to the transmission of matches through Básquet Pass and DEPORTV, avoiding any extra expenses on the part of the clubs.
Likewise, these will have specific spaces within the broadcasts for their own marketing, strengthening opportunities for institutional development.
Continuing with the agreement signed with CH1 as the official ball of the tournament, and repeating what was done in the 2025 edition, Participating clubs will receive No. 7 balls of the ATRIA 3500 modelrecently approved FIBA Level 1.
Regarding the formation of zones, which will be defined based on the registered teams and prioritizing regionalization criteria and optimization of kilometers traveled, the Director of Competitions, Sergio Guerreroexplained: “The distribution of places to the different Sports Federations and Regions allows the creation of playing areas that make the participation of the clubs more viable, significantly reducing transfers, at least in the early stages of the tournament.”
“With 10 days left until closing, there are 80 clubs in the registration process and a significant number of clubs throughout the country that have expressed their interest in participating,” he added.
As for the squadsGuerrero confirmed that the scheme used in 2025 will be maintainedwith a roster per game of 5 senior players, 5 U21 and 2 youth players. Furthermore, he noted: “With the aim of rewarding institutions that support sporting processes, clubs may include two senior players and two additional U21 players on the list in good faith, as long as they have two or more years of experience in the institution.”
In line with the CAB’s commitment to development of women’s basketballregistered clubs must necessarily have the categories U11, U13 y U15 in the women’s branch, in addition to having all its mini-basketball and training categories officially registered in the tournaments of origin. This measure was approved unanimously by the CAB Board of Directors, in common agreement with the provincial Federations, in November 2023.
In terms of Infrastructure, the Director of the area, Diego Gestalhighlighted the joint work that has been carried out with clubs, associations and federations: “We seek to generate an institutional commitment to advance development plans that allow stadiums to be adapted to current regulations. We make the Infrastructure Department available as a key tool to face these projects, always prioritizing the safety of players, spectators and all the actors involved in each match.”
Gestal also explained that, to compete in the competition, Clubs must have local and visiting locker rooms with capacity for players and coaching staff, shower and toilet areas, and a locker room for referees.
The date estimated of start of the Federal League 2026 is planned between February 26 and March 6. Registration of qualified teams, informed by the Sports Federations and/or Regions, will remain open until January 23, while in the coming weeks the news prior to the start of the competition will continue to be communicated.
