2016–17 Argentine Primera División
127th season of top-tier football league in Argentina
Football league season
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]
Stadia and locations
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
Aldosivi
Mar del Plata
José María Minella
35,354
Arsenal
Sarandí
Julio Humberto Grondona
16,300
Atlético de Rafaela
Rafaela
Nuevo Monumental
16,000
Atlético Tucumán
Tucumán
Monumental José Fierro
32,700
Banfield
Banfield
Florencio Solá
34,901
Belgrano
Córdoba
Julio César Villagra
28,000
Mario Alberto Kempes
57,000
Boca Juniors
Buenos Aires
Alberto J. Armando
49,000
Colón
Santa Fe
Brigadier General Estanislao López
40,000
Defensa y Justicia
Florencio Varela
Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
12,000
Estudiantes (LP)
La Plata
Ciudad de La Plata
53,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
La Plata
Juan Carmelo Zerillo
24,544
Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz
Malvinas Argentinas
40,268
Huracán
Buenos Aires
Tomás Adolfo Ducó
48,314
Independiente
Avellaneda
Libertadores de América
52,853
Lanús
Lanús
Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez
46,619
Newell's Old Boys
Rosario
Marcelo Bielsa
38,095
Olimpo
Bahía Blanca
Roberto Natalio Carminatti
20,000
Patronato
Paraná
Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
22,000
Quilmes
Quilmes
Centenario
30,200
Racing
Avellaneda
Presidente Perón
55,389
River Plate
Buenos Aires
Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
61,321
Rosario Central
Rosario
Dr. Lisandro de la Torre
41,654
San Lorenzo
Buenos Aires
Pedro Bidegain
39,494
San Martín (SJ)
San Juan
Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez
19,000
Estadio del Bicentenario
25,286
Sarmiento
Junín
Eva Perón
22,000
Talleres (C)
Córdoba
Mario Kempes
57,000
Temperley
Temperley
Alfredo Beranger
13,800
Tigre
Victoria
José Dellagiovanna
26,282
Unión
Santa Fe
15 de Abril
22,852
Vélez Sarsfield
Buenos Aires
José Amalfitani
45,540
Personnel
Managerial changes
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Replaced by
Date of appointment
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
League table
Source:
AFA (C) Champions
Notes:
2016–17 Argentine Primera División champion
Boca Juniors 32nd title
Results
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.
Source:
AFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top Goalscorers
Source: AFA
Top Assists
Source: AFA
Relegation
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]
Source: AFA
See also
References
^ a b "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2016–17" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved 24 August 2016 .
^ "San Lorenzo-Banfield, Torneo Primera División: perdió el Taladro y Boca salió campeón" (in Spanish). La Nación. 30 June 2017.
^ "Sin Superliga, conocé cómo será el próximo torneo" , La Nación , 22 Jul 2016
^ "Milito acordó su vuelta y ya es el nuevo DT de Independiente" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). May 12, 2016.
^ "Ricardo Zielinski se fue de Belgrano" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). May 25, 2016.
^ "Esteban 'Tete' González será el nuevo entrenador de Belgrano" . La Nación (in Spanish). June 1, 2016.
^ "Ricardo Caruso Lombardi dejó de ser el entrenador de Sarmiento de Junín" . La Nación (in Spanish). May 27, 2016.
^ "Gabriel Schurrer es el nuevo entrenador de Sarmiento" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 4, 2016.
^ "Pablo Guede dejó de ser el entrenador de San Lorenzo: renunció por diferencias con la dirigencia" . La Nación (in Spanish). June 15, 2016.
^ "Diego Aguirre, el elegido para suceder a Guede en San Lorenzo" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 20, 2016.
^ "Carlos Mayor acordó su llegada como DT de Temperley" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 15, 2016.
^ "El uruguayo Paolo Montero es el nuevo técnico de Colón" . La Nación (in Spanish). June 16, 2016.
^ "Echaron a Facundo Sava de Racing: Zubeldía, Cocca y Lavallén, los candidatos a reemplazarlo" . La Nación (in Spanish). August 16, 2016.
^ "Zielinski es el nuevo técnico de Racing" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). August 29, 2016.
^ "Renunció Bassedas como DT de Vélez tras la derrota y los incidentes: la barra quiso entrar al vestuario" . La Nación (in Spanish). September 24, 2016.
^ "Omar De Felippe es el nuevo entrenador de Vélez" . La Nación (in Spanish). September 30, 2016.
^ "Eduardo Domínguez renunció como DT de Huracán: "Hay situaciones que no dan para más" " . La Nación (in Spanish). September 30, 2016.
^ "Ricardo Caruso Lombardi es el nuevo técnico de Huracán: firmó hoy y el lunes debuta" . La Nación (in Spanish). September 30, 2016.
^ "Quiroz dejó de ser el técnico de Aldosivi" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 1, 2016.
^ "Darío Franco es el elegido para reemplazar a Quiroz en Aldosivi" . La Capital de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). November 1, 2016.
^ "Sarmiento confirmó la salida de Schurrer" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 1, 2016.
^ "Jorge Burruchaga, nuevo técnico de Sarmiento" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 9, 2016.
^ "Madelón se fue de Unión" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 1, 2016.
^ "Por ahora, la receta de Unión es casera: va Pumpido hijo" . El Litoral (in Spanish). November 2, 2016.
^ "Sergio Rondina dejó Arsenal y se suma a la salida de técnicos en el torneo" . La Nación (in Spanish). November 6, 2016.
^ "Lucas Bernardi será el nuevo entrenador de Arsenal" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 8, 2016.
^ "Carlos Mayor fue despedido en Temperley y es el séptimo técnico que deja su cargo en nueve fechas" . La Nación (in Spanish). November 8, 2016.
^ "Álvarez, el reemplazante de Mayor en Temperley" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 8, 2016.
^ "Ariel Holan presentó la renuncia en Defensa y Justicia luego de la derrota frente a Vélez" . La Nación (in Spanish). November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
^ "Defensa y Justicia confirmó al sucesor de Holan" . Télam (in Spanish). November 15, 2016.
^ "El Vasco Azconzábal dejará Atlético Tucumán tras el partido ante Lanús" . La Nación (in Spanish). November 19, 2016.
^ "Lavallén, el apuntado en Atlético Tucumán" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 1, 2016.
^ "Teté González dejó de ser el entrenador de Belgrano" . El Gráfico (in Spanish). November 21, 2016.
^ "Tras el adiós a Teté, el nuevo DT de Belgrano es Madelón" . Los Andes (in Spanish). November 23, 2016.
^ "Golpe final: San Martín perdió 3 a 0 como local y Lavallén dejó de ser el entrenador" . San Juan 8 (in Spanish). November 28, 2016.
^ "Gorosito, nuevo entrenador de San Martín de San Juan" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 27, 2016.
^ "Caruso Lombardi renunció a su cargo como DT de Huracán" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 4, 2016.
^ "Azconzábal, nuevo entrenador de Huracán" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 17, 2016.
^ "Cristian Díaz ya no es más el entrenador de Olimpo" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 4, 2016.
^ "Mario Sciacqua se convirtió en el nuevo entrenador de Olimpo" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 23, 2016.
^ "Gimnasia amargó la despedida de Méndez de Godoy Cruz" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 16, 2016.
^ "Lucas Bernardi, el elegido en el Tomba para remplazar al Gallego Méndez" . Los Andes (in Spanish). December 20, 2016.
^ "Coudet renunció a la dirección técnica de Rosario Central" . Télam (in Spanish). December 16, 2016.
^ "Central confirmó a Paolo Montero como reemplazante de Coudet" . El Gráfico (in Spanish). January 3, 2017.
^ "Gabriel Milito renunció como DT de Independiente: "Es el momento de dar un paso al costado" " . La Nación (in Spanish). December 17, 2016.
^ "Holan es el nuevo entrenador del Rojo" . Télam (in Spanish). December 29, 2016.
^ "Arsenal-Vélez: el local ganó pero renunció el DT Lucas Bernardi" . La Nación (in Spanish). December 18, 2016.
^ "Humberto Grondona, nuevo DT de Arsenal: "Es el momento de dar una mano" " . La Nación (in Spanish). December 23, 2016.
^ "Ricardo Zielinski dejó de ser el DT de Racing luego de dirigirlo sólo en 14 partidos" . La Nación (in Spanish). December 18, 2016.
^ "Cocca retornó a la Academia en reemplazo de Zielinski" . Télam (in Spanish). December 22, 2016.
^ "Paolo Montero renunció en Colón y es el principal candidato para dirigir en Rosario Central" . La Nación (in Spanish). December 22, 2016.
^ "Eduardo Domínguez es el nuevo entrenador de Colón" . La Nación (in Spanish). January 2, 2017.
^ "Burruchaga se fue de Sarmiento" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 28, 2016.
^ "Fernando Quiroz, nuevo técnico de Sarmiento" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). January 4, 2017.
^ "Troglio dejó de ser el entrenador de Tigre" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 19, 2017.
^ "Tigre se pone Colorado" . Olé (in Spanish). March 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
^ "Grelak presentó la renuncia" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). April 1, 2017.
^ "Cristian Díaz, el nuevo técnico de Quilmes" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). April 5, 2017.
^ "Madelón ya no es más el técnico de Belgrano" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). April 2, 2017.
^ "Sebastián Méndez, el nuevo técnico de Belgrano" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). April 3, 2017.
^ "Pumpido ya no es más el técnico de Unión" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). April 22, 2017.
^ "Pablo Marini, nuevo DT de Unión" . El Litoral (in Spanish). April 25, 2017.
^ "Aldosivi, de mal en peor: después de su sexta derrota al hilo renunció Darío Franco y lo espera un fixture demoledor" . La Nación (in Spanish). May 8, 2017.
^ "Walter Perazzo llegó, firmó y ya dirigió su primera práctica" . La Capital de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). May 10, 2017.
^ "Alfaro se alejó de Gimnasia tras el clásico" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). May 13, 2017.
^ "Gimnasia sigue en la búsqueda de un técnico" . El Gráfico (in Spanish). May 18, 2017.
^ "Newell's se quedó sin DT: renunció Osella" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 3, 2017.
^ "Ya tiene DT" . Olé (in Spanish). June 4, 2017.
^ "Sava dejó de ser técnico de Tigre" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 3, 2017.
^ "Caruso Lombardi vuelve a dirigir a Tigre" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 5, 2017.
^ "Las consecuencias del golpe de Pacífico: Nelson Vivas renunció a Estudiantes" . Infobae (in Spanish). June 12, 2017.
^ "Leandro Benítez tomó las riendas de Estudiantes" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). June 14, 2017.
^ "Lavallén renunció como técnico de Atlético Tucumán" . Télam (in Spanish). June 20, 2017.
^ "Ricardo Zielinski es el nuevo DT de Atlético Tucumán tras la renuncia de Pablo Lavallén" . La Nación (in Spanish). June 21, 2017.
^ "Echaron a Marini" . Olé (in Spanish). June 23, 2017.
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