| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors(32nd title) |
| Relegated | Aldosivi Atlético de Rafaela Quilmes Sarmiento |
| Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors River Plate Estudiantes (LP) Racing Banfield Independiente (viaCopa Sudamericana) Atlético Tucumán (viaCopa Argentina) |
| Copa Sudamericana | San Lorenzo Lanús Newell's Old Boys Defensa y Justicia Colón Rosario Central |
| Matches | 450 |
| Goals | 1,024 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Darío Benedetto(21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Newell's Old Boys 6-1San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Rosario Central 5-0Arsenal (Oct. 1, 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Patronato 0–5Independiente (Apr. 9, 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Newell's Old Boys 6-1San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Tigre 4-3San Lorenzo (Apr. 2, 2017) Racing 4-3Atlético Tucumán (Apr. 23, 2017) Patronato 3-4Olimpo (Apr. 24, 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Colón(7 games) |
| Longest winless run | Arsenal(13 games) |
| Longest losing run | Quilmes(7 games) |
←2016 2017–18 → | |
The2016–17Argentine Primera División – Torneo de la Independencia was the 127th season of top-flight professionalfootball in Argentina. The tournament was named in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of theIndependence 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 the2016 season, and the addition ofTalleres de Córdoba as thePrimera 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 the2018 Copa Libertadores and the2017 Supercopa Argentina.[2]
The tournament for the 2016 season was composed of 30 teams. Each team played the other 29 teams in a singleround-robin tournament, and also played an additional match against itsmain rival team, named "Fecha de Clásicos" (Derbies Fixture).[3]
Interim Managers
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors(C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 63 | Qualification forCopa 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 forCopa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Independiente | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 53 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Qualification forCopa 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 forCopa 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 |
|---|
| Boca Juniors 32nd title |
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), and play one additional round against theirlocal derby rival (or assigned match byAFA if a club doesn't have derby), completing a total of 30 rounds.
| Home \ Away | ALD | ARS | ATR | ATU | BAN | BEL | BOC | COL | DYJ | EST | GLP | GOD | HUR | IND | LAN | NOB | OLI | PAT | QUI | RAC | RIV | RCE | SLO | SMA | SAR | TAL | TEM | TIG | UNI | VEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldosivi | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Atlético Tucumán | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Banfield | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Belgrano | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Colón | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Huracán | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Independiente | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Lanús | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Olimpo | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Patronato | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Quilmes | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Racing | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||
| River Plate | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Rosario Central | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| San Martín (SJ) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sarmiento | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Talleres (C) | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Temperley | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tigre | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Unión | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
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 toPrimera B Nacional.[1]
| Pos | Team | 2014 Pts | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2016-17 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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