2016 Primera B Nacional

The 2016 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 31st season of the Argentine second division. The season began in January and ended in July. Twenty-two teams competed in the league, sixteen returning from the 2015 season, two teams that were relegated from Primera División and four teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.

Primera B Nacional
Season2016
ChampionsTalleres (C)
(2nd title)
PromotedTalleres (C)
RelegatedJuventud Unida Universitario
Matches played231
Goals scored530 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerGermán Lesman (17 goals)
Biggest home winCentral Córdoba (SdE) 6-0 Atlético Paraná (June 19)
Biggest away winDouglas Haig 0-4 Villa Dálmine (June 12)
Highest scoringNueva Chicago 6-4 Villa Dálmine (April 29)
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Talleres (C)
Longest losing run0 matches
Talleres (C)
← 2015
All statistics correct as of 19 June 2016.

Competition format

The league's format has changed from last season. In this year there were twenty-two teams who played each other once in one Round-robin tournament. One team would be crowned as champion and automatically promoted to the Primera División. One team would be relegated at the end of the season.[1]

Club information
Locations of the 2016 season teams.
Locations of the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
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

League table
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 to Primera 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
Source: AFA
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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results
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
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2016. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation

The bottom team of this table face relegation. Clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana.

Pos
 Team 2013–14
Pts		 2014
Pts		 2015
Pts		 2016
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Talleres (C) –––4949212.333
2 Crucero del Norte 5933–32124831.494
3 Chacarita Juniors ––504393631.476
4 Villa Dálmine ––603393631.476
5 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 613055381841251.472
6 Nueva Chicago –30–3060411.463
7 Santamarina –246627117831.41
8 Boca Unidos 542754381731251.384
9 Los Andes ––543084631.333
10 Brown –––2828211.333
11 Almagro –––2828211.333
12 Instituto 622562161651251.32
13 Ferro Carril Oeste 551667261641251.312
14 Juventud Unida (G) ––542882631.302
15 Estudiantes (SL) ––562480631.27
16 Guillermo Brown ––483078631.238
17 Douglas Haig 512558201541251.232
18 Atlético Paraná ––581977631.222
19 All Boys –225326101831.217
20 Independiente Rivadavia 552251201481251.184
21 Central Córdoba (SdE) ––512172631.143
22 Juventud Unida Universitario (R) –––2222211.048 Torneo Federal A

Source: AFA

As of 19 June 2016

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of June 14, 2016
Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Germán Lessman All Boys 17
2 Fabricio Lenci Juventud Unida (G) 13
3 Fernando Coniglio Chacarita Juniors 11
4 Cristian Chávez Brown 9
5 Nicolás Giménez Nueva Chicago 8
Oscar Altamirano Almagro
Matías Linas Los Andes
Franco Cángele Boca Unidos

See also

References
  1. Cómo se jugarán los campeonatos argentinos en 2016 (in Spanish)
  2. "Goleadores de Primera B Nacional Campeonato 2016". AFA.
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