2016–17 Primera B Nacional
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Argentinos Juniors |
Promoted | Argentinos Juniors Chacarita Juniors |
Relegated | Atlético Paraná Central Córdoba (SdE) Crucero del Norte Douglas Haig |
Matches played | 506 |
Goals scored | 1,082 (2.14 per match) |
Biggest home win | Villa Dálmine 5-0 Juventud Unida (G) (August 30) |
Biggest away win | Los Andes 0-4 Juventud Unida (G) (November 13) |
Highest scoring | Ferro Carril Oeste 4-3 Central Córdoba (SdE) (August 27) Instituto 5-2 Brown (October 9) |
← 2016 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2017. |
The 2016–17 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 32nd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in August 2016 and ended in July 2017. Twenty-three teams competed in the league, twenty returning from the 2016 season, one team that was relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.
Competition format
The league's format changed from the previous season. Twenty-three teams which played each other twice for a total of forty-four matches each. The Champion and the runner-up earned promotion to the Primera División. Four teams were relegated at the end of the season.[1]
Club information
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentinos Juniors (C, P) | 44 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 88 | Promotion to Primera División |
2 | Chacarita Juniors (P) | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 77 | |
3 | Guillermo Brown | 44 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 75 | |
4 | Independiente Rivadavia | 44 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 67 | |
5 | Brown | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 65 | |
6 | Instituto | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 63 | |
7 | San Martín (T) | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 61 | |
8 | Santamarina | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 61 | |
9 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 44 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 60 | |
10 | Nueva Chicago | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 60 | |
11 | Almagro | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 60 | |
12 | All Boys[a] | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 60 | |
13 | Los Andes | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 59 | |
14 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 44 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 58 | |
15 | Flandria | 44 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 56 | |
16 | Juventud Unida (G) | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 55 | |
17 | Estudiantes (SL) | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 54 | |
18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 52 | |
19 | Douglas Haig | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 50 | |
20 | Boca Unidos | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 47 | |
21 | Villa Dálmine | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 47 | |
22 | Atlético Paraná | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 39 | |
23 | Crucero del Norte | 44 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only for deciding promotion or relegation); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Results
Relegation
The bottom four teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.
Pos |
Team | 2014 Pts |
2015 Pts |
2016 Pts |
2016–17 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
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1 | Argentinos Juniors | 31 | – | – | 88 | 119 | 64 | 1.859 | |
2 | Chacarita Juniors | – | 50 | 43 | 77 | 170 | 107 | 1.589 | |
3 | Brown | – | – | 28 | 65 | 93 | 65 | 1.431 | |
4 | Guillermo Brown | – | 48 | 30 | 75 | 153 | 107 | 1.43 | |
5 | Nueva Chicago | 30 | – | 30 | 60 | 120 | 85 | 1.412 | |
6 | Santamarina | 24 | 66 | 27 | 61 | 178 | 127 | 1.402 | |
7 | San Martín (T) | – | – | – | 61 | 61 | 44 | 1.386 | |
8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 30 | 55 | 38 | 52 | 175 | 127 | 1.378 | |
9 | Almagro | – | – | 28 | 60 | 88 | 65 | 1.354 | |
10 | Los Andes | – | 54 | 30 | 59 | 143 | 107 | 1.336 | |
11 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 16 | 67 | 26 | 60 | 169 | 127 | 1.331 | |
12 | Villa Dálmine | – | 60 | 33 | 47 | 140 | 107 | 1.308 | |
13 | Instituto | 25 | 62 | 16 | 63 | 166 | 127 | 1.307 | |
14 | Boca Unidos | 27 | 54 | 38 | 47 | 166 | 127 | 1.307 | |
15 | Juventud Unida (G) | – | 54 | 28 | 55 | 137 | 107 | 1.28 | |
16 | Flandria | – | – | – | 56 | 56 | 44 | 1.273 | |
17 | All Boys | 22 | 53 | 26 | 60 | 161 | 127 | 1.268 | |
18 | Independiente Rivadavia | 22 | 51 | 20 | 67 | 160 | 127 | 1.26 | |
19 | Estudiantes (SL) | – | 56 | 24 | 54 | 134 | 107 | 1.252 | |
20 | Central Córdoba (SdE) (R) | – | 51 | 20 | 58 | 130 | 107 | 1.215 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
21 | Douglas Haig (R) | 25 | 58 | 20 | 50 | 153 | 127 | 1.205 | |
22 | Crucero del Norte (R) | 33 | – | 32 | 37 | 102 | 85 | 1.2 | |
23 | Atlético Paraná (R) | – | 58 | 19 | 39 | 116 | 107 | 1.084 |
Source: AFA
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of July 30, 2017
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
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1 | ![]() |
Chacarita Juniors | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
Guillermo Brown | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
San Martín (T) | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 |
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Almagro | ||
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Argentinos Juniors |