Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Boca Juniors (32nd title) |
Relegated |
Aldosivi Atlético de Rafaela Quilmes Sarmiento |
Copa Libertadores |
Boca Juniors River Plate Estudiantes (LP) Racing Banfield Independiente (via Copa Sudamericana) Atlético Tucumán (via Copa Argentina) |
Copa Sudamericana |
San Lorenzo Lanús Newell's Old Boys Defensa y Justicia Colón Rosario Central |
Matches played | 450 |
Goals scored | 1,024 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Darío Benedetto (21 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Newell's Old Boys 6-1
San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Rosario Central 5-0 Arsenal (Oct. 1, 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Patronato 0–5
Independiente (Apr. 9, 2017) |
Highest scoring |
Newell's Old Boys 6-1
San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Tigre 4-3 San Lorenzo (Apr. 2, 2017) Racing 4-3 Atlético Tucumán (Apr. 23, 2017) Patronato 3-4 Olimpo (Apr. 24, 2017) |
Longest winning run | Colón (7 games) |
Longest winless run | Arsenal (13 games) |
Longest losing run | Quilmes (7 games) |
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The 2016–17 Argentine Primera División – Torneo de la Independencia was the 127th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The tournament was named in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Argentina.
The season began on August 26, 2016 and ended on June 27, 2017. [1] Thirty teams competed in the league, twenty-nine returning from the 2016 season, and the addition of Talleres de Córdoba as the Primera B Nacional champion. Argentinos Juniors did not take part having been relegated the previous season.
Boca Juniors were crowned champions of Argentina for a 32nd time after rivals Banfield were beaten by San Lorenzo on June 20, 2017. As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores and the 2017 Supercopa Argentina. [2]
The tournament for the 2016 season was composed of 30 teams. Each team played the other 29 teams in a single round-robin tournament, and also played an additional match against its main rival team, named "Fecha de Clásicos" (Derbies Fixture). [3]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
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Pre-season changes | ||||||
Independiente | Fernando Berón | Replaced | May 21, 2016 | Gabriel Milito | May 22, 2016 [4] | |
Belgrano | Ricardo Zielinski | Mutual agreement | May 25, 2016 [5] | Esteban González | June 1, 2016 [6] | |
Sarmiento | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | End of contract | May 27, 2016 [7] | Gabriel Schürrer | June 4, 2016 [8] | |
San Lorenzo | Pablo Guede | Resigned | June 15, 2016 [9] | Diego Aguirre | June 20, 2016 [10] | |
Temperley | Gustavo Álvarez | Replaced | June 15, 2016 | Carlos Mayor | June 15, 2016 [11] | |
Colón | Ricardo Johansen | Replaced | June 16, 2016 | Paolo Montero | June 16, 2016 [12] | |
Racing | Facundo Sava | Sacked | August 16, 2016 [13] | Claudio Úbeda 1 | August 16, 2016 | |
Tournament changes | ||||||
Racing | Claudio Úbeda | Replaced | August 29, 2016 | Ricardo Zielinski | August 29, 2016 [14] | |
Vélez Sarsfield | Christian Bassedas | Resigned | September 24, 2016 [15] | Omar De Felippe 2 | October 1, 2016 [16] | |
Huracán | Eduardo Domínguez | Resigned | September 30, 2016 [17] | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | September 30, 2016 [18] | |
Aldosivi | Fernando Quiroz | Sacked | November 1, 2016 [19] | Darío Franco | November 2, 2016 [20] | |
Sarmiento | Gabriel Schürrer | Mutual agreement | November 1, 2016 [21] | Jorge Burruchaga 3 | November 9, 2016 [22] | |
Unión | Leonardo Madelón | Resigned | November 1, 2016 [23] | Juan Pablo Pumpido 4 | November 2, 2016 [24] | |
Arsenal | Sergio Rondina | Resigned | November 6, 2016 [25] | Lucas Bernardi | November 8, 2016 [26] | |
Temperley | Carlos Mayor | Sacked | November 8, 2016 [27] | Gustavo Álvarez | November 8, 2016 [28] | |
Defensa y Justicia | Ariel Holan | Resigned | November 14, 2016 [29] | Sebastián Beccacece | November 15, 2016 [30] | |
Atlético Tucumán | Juan Manuel Azconzábal | Resigned | November 19, 2016 [31] | Pablo Lavallén 5 | December 4, 2016 [32] | |
Belgrano | Esteban González | Mutual agreement | November 20, 2016 [33] | Leonardo Madelón | November 23, 2016 [34] | |
San Martín (SJ) | Pablo Lavallén | Mutual agreement | November 28, 2016 [35] | Néstor Gorosito 6 | December 27, 2016 [36] | |
Huracán | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Resigned | December 4, 2016 [37] | Juan Manuel Azconzábal 7 | December 17, 2016 [38] | |
Olimpo | Cristian Díaz | Mutual agreement | December 4, 2016 [39] | Mario Sciacqua 8 | December 23, 2016 [40] | |
Godoy Cruz | Sebastián Méndez | Resigned | December 16, 2016 [41] | Lucas Bernardi | December 20, 2016 [42] | |
Rosario Central | Eduardo Coudet | Resigned | December 16, 2016 [43] | Paolo Montero 9 | January 3, 2017 [44] | |
Independiente | Gabriel Milito | Resigned | December 17, 2016 [45] | Ariel Holan | December 29, 2016 [46] | |
Arsenal | Lucas Bernardi | Resigned | December 18, 2016 [47] | Humberto Grondona | December 23, 2016 [48] | |
Racing | Ricardo Zielinski | Resigned | December 18, 2016 [49] | Diego Cocca | December 22, 2016 [50] | |
Colón | Paolo Montero | Resigned | December 22, 2016 [51] | Eduardo Domínguez | January 2, 2017 [52] | |
Sarmiento | Jorge Burruchaga | Resigned | December 28, 2016 [53] | Fernando Quiroz | January 4, 2017 [54] | |
Tigre | Pedro Troglio | Mutual agreement | March 19, 2017 [55] | Facundo Sava 10 | March 26, 2017 [56] | |
Quilmes | Alfredo Grelak | Resigned | April 1, 2017 [57] | Cristian Díaz 11 | April 5, 2017 [58] | |
Belgrano | Leonardo Madelón | Mutual agreement | April 2, 2017 [59] | Sebastián Méndez | April 3, 2017 [60] | |
Unión | Juan Pablo Pumpido | Resigned | April 22, 2017 [61] | Pablo Marini 12 | April 29, 2017 [62] | |
Aldosivi | Darío Franco | Resigned | May 8, 2017 [63] | Walter Perazzo | May 10, 2017 [64] | |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Gustavo Alfaro | Resigned | May 13, 2017 [65] | Leandro Martini 13 | May 13, 2017 [66] | |
Newell's Old Boys | Diego Osella | Resigned | June 3, 2017 [67] | Juan Pablo Vojvoda 13 | June 4, 2017 [68] | |
Tigre | Facundo Sava | Resigned | June 3, 2017 [69] | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | June 5, 2017 [70] | |
Estudiantes (LP) | Nelson Vivas | Resigned | June 12, 2017 [71] | Leandro Benítez 13 | June 14, 2017 [72] | |
Atlético Tucumán | Pablo Lavallén | Resigned | June 20, 2017 [73] | Ricardo Zielinski 14 | June 22, 2017 [74] | |
Unión | Pablo Marini | Sacked | June 23, 2017 [75] | Eduardo Magnín 15 | June 23, 2017 |
Interim Managers
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 63 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | River Plate | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 56 | |
3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 56 | |
4 | Racing | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 55 | |
5 | Banfield | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
6 | Independiente | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage [a] |
7 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
8 | Lanús | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 50 | |
9 | Newell's Old Boys | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 49 | |
10 | Defensa y Justicia | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 49 | |
11 | Colón | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 49 | |
12 | Rosario Central | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 44 | |
13 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 43 | |
14 | Godoy Cruz | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 43 | |
15 | Talleres (C) | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 42 | |
16 | Olimpo | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 38 | |
17 | Atlético Rafaela | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 37 | |
18 | Temperley | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
19 | Vélez Sarsfield | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 37 | |
20 | Patronato | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 34 | |
21 | Atlético Tucumán | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 33 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage [b] |
22 | San Martín (SJ) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 33 | |
23 | Unión | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 32 | |
24 | Tigre | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 | |
25 | Huracán | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 29 | |
26 | Sarmiento | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 28 | |
27 | Arsenal | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 27 | |
28 | Belgrano | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 26 | |
29 | Quilmes | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 25 | |
30 | Aldosivi | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 25 |
2016–17 Argentine Primera División champion |
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Boca Juniors 32nd title |
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), and play one additional round against their local derby rival (or assigned match by AFA if a club doesn't have derby), completing a total of 30 rounds.
Top Goalscorers
Source: AFA |
Top Assists
Source: AFA |
Relegation at the end of the season is based on coefficients, which take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season and the three previous seasons (only seasons at the top-flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the total number of games played in the top flight on those four seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season are relegated to Primera B Nacional. [1]
Pos | Team |
2014 Pts |
2015 Pts |
2016 Pts |
2016-17 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg | Relegation |
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1 | Boca Juniors | 31 | 64 | 20 | 63 | 178 | 95 | 1.874 | |
2 | Racing | 41 | 57 | 24 | 55 | 177 | 95 | 1.863 | |
3 | San Lorenzo | 26 | 61 | 34 | 53 | 174 | 95 | 1.832 | |
4 | Estudiantes (LP) | 31 | 51 | 32 | 56 | 170 | 95 | 1.789 | |
5 | Independiente | 33 | 54 | 27 | 53 | 167 | 95 | 1.758 | |
6 | Lanús | 35 | 42 | 38 | 50 | 165 | 95 | 1.737 | |
7 | River Plate | 39 | 49 | 18 | 56 | 162 | 95 | 1.705 | |
8 | Rosario Central | 21 | 59 | 20 | 44 | 144 | 95 | 1.516 | |
9 | Banfield | 20 | 50 | 15 | 54 | 139 | 95 | 1.463 | |
10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 24 | 44 | 25 | 43 | 136 | 95 | 1.432 | |
11 | Talleres (C) | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 30 | 1.4 | |
12 | Atlético Tucumán | — | — | 30 | 33 | 63 | 46 | 1.37 | |
13 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 40 | 16 | 49 | 130 | 95 | 1.368 | |
14 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 129 | 95 | 1.358 | |
15 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 32 | 25 | 49 | 126 | 95 | 1.326 | |
16 | Colón | — | 34 | 17 | 49 | 100 | 76 | 1.316 | |
17 | Tigre | 26 | 46 | 20 | 31 | 123 | 95 | 1.295 | |
18 | Unión | — | 41 | 22 | 32 | 95 | 76 | 1.25 | |
19 | Belgrano | 25 | 51 | 16 | 26 | 118 | 95 | 1.242 | |
20 | San Martín (SJ) | — | 37 | 23 | 33 | 93 | 76 | 1.224 | |
21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 25 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 115 | 95 | 1.211 | |
22 | Patronato | — | — | 20 | 34 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | |
23 | Arsenal | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 107 | 95 | 1.126 | |
24 | Olimpo | 19 | 36 | 13 | 38 | 106 | 95 | 1.116 | |
25 | Huracán | — | 30 | 25 | 29 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | |
26 | Temperley | — | 30 | 16 | 37 | 83 | 76 | 1.092 | |
27 | Aldosivi (R) | — | 40 | 17 | 25 | 82 | 76 | 1.079 | Primera B Nacional |
28 | Quilmes (R) | 12 | 45 | 15 | 25 | 97 | 95 | 1.021 | |
29 | Atlético de Rafaela (R) | 25 | 23 | 9 | 37 | 94 | 95 | 0.989 | |
30 | Sarmiento (R) | — | 30 | 17 | 28 | 75 | 76 | 0.987 |
Source: AFA