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.Reglamento Primera B Nacional 2016–17
Club information
ClubCityStadium All Boys Buenos Aires Islas Malvinas Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 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 Flandria Jáuregui Carlos V 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 Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Estadio Eduardo Gallardón Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva Chicago San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín Villa Dálmine Campana Villa Dálmine
League table
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. Team Relegation 1Argentinos Juniors 31 – – 88 119 64 2Chacarita Juniors – 50 43 77 170 107 3Brown – – 28 65 93 65 4Guillermo Brown – 48 30 75 153 107 5Nueva Chicago 30 – 30 60 120 85 6Santamarina 24 66 27 61 178 127 7San Martín (T) – – – 61 61 44 8Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 30 55 38 52 175 127 9Almagro – – 28 60 88 65 10Los Andes – 54 30 59 143 107 11Ferro Carril Oeste 16 67 26 60 169 127 12Villa Dálmine – 60 33 47 140 107 13Instituto 25 62 16 63 166 127 14Boca Unidos 27 54 38 47 166 127 15Juventud Unida (G) – 54 28 55 137 107 16Flandria – – – 56 56 44 17All Boys 22 53 26 60 161 127 18Independiente Rivadavia 22 51 20 67 160 127 19Estudiantes (SL) – 56 24 54 134 107 20Central Córdoba (SdE) (R) – 51 20 58 130 107 Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A 21Douglas Haig (R) 25 58 20 50 153 127 22Crucero del Norte (R) 33 – 32 37 102 85 23Atlético Paraná (R) – 58 19 39 116 107 Source: AFA
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Rodrigo SalinasChacarita Juniors302 Tobías FigueroaGuillermo Brown213 Ramón LentiniSan Martín (T)184 Gonzalo CastillejosFerro Carril Oeste15 Nicolás RenieroAlmagro Braian RomeroArgentinos Juniors
See also 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 2016–17 Torneo Federal A 2015–16 Copa Argentina
References
External links soccerway.com