| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Talleres (C) (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Talleres (C) |
| Relegated | Juventud Unida Universitario |
| Matches | 231 |
| Goals | 530 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Germán Lesman (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Central Córdoba (SdE) 6-0 Atlético Paraná(June 19) |
| Biggest away win | Douglas Haig 0-4 Villa Dálmine(June 12) |
| Highest scoring | Nueva Chicago 6-4 Villa Dálmine(April 29) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Talleres (C) |
| Longest losing run | 0 matches Talleres (C) |
←2015 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 19 June 2016. | |

The2016 ArgentinePrimera B Nacional was the 31st season of theArgentine second division. The season began in January and ended in July. Twenty-two teams competed in the league, sixteen returning from the2015 season, two teams that were relegated fromPrimera División and four teams promoted fromFederal A andB Metropolitana.
The league's format has changed from last season. In this year there were twenty-two teams who played each other once in oneRound-robin tournament. One team would be crowned as champion and automatically promoted to thePrimera División. One team would be relegated at the end of the season.[1]
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| All Boys | Buenos Aires | Islas Malvinas |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Atlético Paraná | Paraná | Pedro Mutio |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | Leoncio Benítez |
| Brown | Adrogué | Lorenzo Arandilla |
| Central Córdoba | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrera |
| Chacarita Juniors | Villa Maipú | Chacarita Juniors Stadium |
| Crucero del Norte | Garupá | Comandante Andrés Guacurarí |
| Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
| Estudiantes | San Luis | Héctor Odicino-Pedro Benoza |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Jujuy | 23 de Agosto |
| Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Raúl Conti |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| Juventud Unida | Gualeguaychú | Estadio Luis Delfino |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Estadio Eduardo Gallardón |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
| Talleres | Córdoba | Mario Alberto Kempes |
| Villa Dálmine | Campana | Villa Dálmine |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talleres (C)(C, P) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 49 | Promotion toPrimera División |
| 2 | Chacarita Juniors | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 43 | |
| 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 38 | |
| 4 | Boca Unidos | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 38 | |
| 5 | Villa Dálmine | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Crucero del Norte | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Nueva Chicago | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Guillermo Brown | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 30 | |
| 9 | Los Andes | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Brown | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Juventud Unida (G) | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 28 | |
| 12 | Almagro | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 28 | |
| 13 | Santamarina | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 27 | |
| 14 | All Boys | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | |
| 15 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 26 | |
| 16 | Estudiantes (SL) | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 24 | |
| 17 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 22 | |
| 18 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 21 | |
| 19 | Douglas Haig | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 20 | |
| 20 | Independiente Rivadavia | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 20 | |
| 21 | Atlético Paraná | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 19 | |
| 22 | Instituto | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | ALL | ALM | APA | BOU | BRO | CCO | CHA | CRU | DOU | ESL | FCO | GEJ | GBR | IND | INS | JUG | JUU | LAN | NCH | SAN | TAL | VDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Boys | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Almagro | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Atlético Paraná | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Boca Unidos | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Brown | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Central Cba. (SdE) | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| Chacarita | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Crucero del Norte | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| Douglas Haig | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |||||||||||
| Estudiantes | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Guillermo Brown | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Instituto | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Juventud Unida (G) | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Juv. Unida Univ. | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||
| Los Andes | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |||||||||||
| Nueva Chicago | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–4 | ||||||||||||
| Santamarina | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||
| Talleres (C) | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Villa Dálmine | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
The bottom team of this table face relegation. Clubs with an indirect affiliation withArgentine Football Association are relegated to theTorneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation toPrimera B Metropolitana.
| Pos | Team | 2013–14 Pts | 2014 Pts | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talleres (C) | – | – | – | 49 | 49 | 21 | 2.333 | |
| 2 | Crucero del Norte | 59 | 33 | – | 32 | 124 | 83 | 1.494 | |
| 3 | Chacarita Juniors | – | – | 50 | 43 | 93 | 63 | 1.476 | |
| 4 | Villa Dálmine | – | – | 60 | 33 | 93 | 63 | 1.476 | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 61 | 30 | 55 | 38 | 184 | 125 | 1.472 | |
| 6 | Nueva Chicago | – | 30 | – | 30 | 60 | 41 | 1.463 | |
| 7 | Santamarina | – | 24 | 66 | 27 | 117 | 83 | 1.41 | |
| 8 | Boca Unidos | 54 | 27 | 54 | 38 | 173 | 125 | 1.384 | |
| 9 | Los Andes | – | – | 54 | 30 | 84 | 63 | 1.333 | |
| 10 | Brown | – | – | – | 28 | 28 | 21 | 1.333 | |
| 11 | Almagro | – | – | – | 28 | 28 | 21 | 1.333 | |
| 12 | Instituto | 62 | 25 | 62 | 16 | 165 | 125 | 1.32 | |
| 13 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 55 | 16 | 67 | 26 | 164 | 125 | 1.312 | |
| 14 | Juventud Unida (G) | – | – | 54 | 28 | 82 | 63 | 1.302 | |
| 15 | Estudiantes (SL) | – | – | 56 | 24 | 80 | 63 | 1.27 | |
| 16 | Guillermo Brown | – | – | 48 | 30 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | |
| 17 | Douglas Haig | 51 | 25 | 58 | 20 | 154 | 125 | 1.232 | |
| 18 | Atlético Paraná | – | – | 58 | 19 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | |
| 19 | All Boys | – | 22 | 53 | 26 | 101 | 83 | 1.217 | |
| 20 | Independiente Rivadavia | 55 | 22 | 51 | 20 | 148 | 125 | 1.184 | |
| 21 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | – | – | 51 | 21 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | |
| 22 | Juventud Unida Universitario(R) | – | – | – | 22 | 22 | 21 | 1.048 | Torneo Federal A |
Source:AFA
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Boys | 17 | |
| 2 | Juventud Unida (G) | 13 | |
| 3 | Chacarita Juniors | 11 | |
| 4 | Brown | 9 | |
| 5 | Nueva Chicago | 8 | |
| Almagro | |||
| Los Andes | |||
| Boca Unidos |