2016 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season 2016
Matches played 150
Goals scored 429 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer José Sand (11 goals)
Biggest home win Newell's Old Boys 5–0 Racing (Feb. 17, 2016)
Tigre 5–0 Atlético Tucumán (Mar. 7, 2016)
Biggest away win Argentinos Juniors 1–5 Defensa y Justicia (Mar. 4, 2016)
Unión 0–4 Lanús (Apr. 4, 2016)
Highest scoring Unión 3–6 Racing (Mar. 6, 2016)
Atlético de Rafaela 3–6 Racing (Mar. 21, 2016)
2015
2016–17 →

All statistics correct as of 11 April 2016.

The 2016 Argentine Primera División is the 126th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on February 5 and will end on May 29. Thirty teams are competing in the league, twenty eight returning from the 2015 and two promoted from the 2015 Primera B Nacional (Atlético Tucumán and Patronato). Two teams (Nueva Chicago and Crucero del Norte) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional Championship in the previous tournament.

Competition format

The tournament for the 2016 season is composed of two zones of 15 teams. Each team will play the other 14 teams in its zone in a round-robin tournament and will also play two Interzonal matches against its rival team in the other zone, once home and once away. In the end, the winner of each zone will play a final match on a neutral ground to determine the champion.

Club information

Stadia and locations

Club

[1]

City Stadium Capacity
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella 35,354
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 25,500
Arsenal Sarandí Julio Humberto Grondona 16,300
Atlético 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 La Plata Ciudad de La Plata 53,000
Gimnasia La Plata La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo 24,544
Godoy Cruz Mendoza 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 Club Avellaneda Presidente Juan Domingo 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 de San Juan San Juan Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez 19,000
Estadio del Bicentenario 25,286
Sarmiento Junín Eva Perón 22,000
Temperley Temperley Alfredo Beranger 13,800
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282
Unión Santa Fe Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540

Personnel

Club Manager
Aldosivi Argentina Quiroz, FernandoFernando Quiroz
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Sanzotti, RaulRaul Sanzotti
Arsenal Argentina Rondina, SergioSergio Rondina
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina Llop, Juan ManuelJuan Manuel Llop
Atlético Tucumán Argentina Azconzábal, Juan ManuelJuan Manuel Azconzábal
Banfield Argentina Falcioni, Julio CésarJulio César Falcioni
Belgrano Argentina Zielinski, RicardoRicardo Zielinski
Boca Juniors Argentina Barros Schelotto, GuillermoGuillermo Barros Schelotto
Colón Argentina Franco, DaríoDarío Franco
Defensa y Justicia Argentina Holan, ArielAriel Holan
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Vivas, NelsonNelson Vivas
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Argentina Alfaro, GustavoGustavo Alfaro
Godoy Cruz Argentina Méndez, SebastiánSebastián Méndez
Huracán Argentina Domínguez, EduardoEduardo Domínguez
Independiente Argentina Pellegrino, MauricioMauricio Pellegrino
Lanús Argentina Almirón, JorgeJorge Almirón
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Osella, Diego Mario FranciscoDiego Mario Francisco Osella
Olimpo Argentina Díaz, ChristianChristian Díaz
Patronato Argentina Forestello, RubénRubén Forestello
Quilmes Argentina Grelak, AlfredoAlfredo Grelak
Racing Argentina Sava, FacundoFacundo Sava
River Plate Argentina Gallardo, MarceloMarcelo Gallardo
Rosario Central Argentina Coudet, EduardoEduardo Coudet
San Lorenzo Argentina Guede, PabloPablo Guede
San Martín (SJ) Argentina Lavallén, PabloPablo Lavallén
Sarmiento Argentina Caruso Lombardi, RicardoRicardo Caruso Lombardi
Temperley Argentina Delfino, IvánIván Delfino
Tigre Argentina Troglio, PedroPedro Troglio
Unión Argentina Madelón, LeonardoLeonardo Madelón
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina Bassedas, ChristianChristian Bassedas

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Pre-season changes
Godoy Cruz Argentina Daniel Oldrá Replaced November 7, 2015 Argentina Sebastián Méndez December 1, 2015[2]
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina Leonardo Astrada End of contract November 8, 2015[3] Argentina Jorge Burruchaga December 7, 2015[4]
San Lorenzo Argentina Edgardo Bauza End of contract November 8, 2015[5] Argentina Pablo Guede December 20, 2015[6]
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo Mutual agreement November 8, 2015[7] Argentina Christian Bassedas November 13, 2015[8]
Temperley Argentina Ricardo Rezza End of contract November 15, 2015[9] Argentina Iván Delfino December 16, 2015[10]
San Martín (SJ) Argentina Carlos Mayor Resigned November 23, 2015[11] Argentina Pablo Lavallén December 12, 2015[12]
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Néstor Gorosito End of contract November 24, 2015[13] Argentina Carlos Mayor December 19, 2015[14]
Tigre Argentina Gustavo Alfaro Mutual agreement November 25, 2015[15] ArgentinaItaly Mauro Camoranesi December 21, 2015[16]
Arsenal Argentina Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Mutual agreement November 26, 2015[17] Argentina Sergio Rondina November 28, 2015[18]
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Gabriel Milito Mutual agreement December 5, 2015[19] Argentina Nelson Vivas December 7, 2015[20]
Lanús Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto End of contract December 6, 2015[21] Argentina Jorge Almirón December 8, 2015[22]
Racing Argentina Diego Cocca End of contract December 6, 2015[23] Argentina Facundo Sava December 16, 2015[24]
Patronato Argentina Iván Delfino Mutual agreement December 13, 2015[25] Argentina Forestello, RubénRubén Forestello December 19, 2015[26]
Quilmes Argentina Facundo Sava Mutual agreement December 16, 2015[27] Argentina Alfredo Grelak December 21, 2015[28]
Tournament changes
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Lucas Bernardi Resigned February 14, 2016[29] Argentina Diego Osella 1 February 22, 2016[30]
Olimpo Argentina Diego Osella Resigned February 22, 2016 Argentina Christian Díaz February 22, 2016[31]
Boca Juniors Argentina Rodolfo Arruabarrena Sacked February 29, 2016[32] Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto March 1, 2016[33]
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Carlos Mayor Resigned March 4, 2016[34] Argentina Raúl Sanzotti 2 March 6, 2016[35]
Sarmiento Argentina Sergio Lippi Mutual agreement March 6, 2016[36] Argentina Ricardo Caruso Lombardi March 10, 2016[37]
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Argentina Pedro Troglio Sacked March 14, 2016[38] Argentina Gustavo Alfaro 3 March 20, 2016[39]
Tigre ArgentinaItaly Mauro Camoranesi Sacked March 17, 2016[40] Argentina Pedro Troglio 4 March 21, 2016[41]
Banfield Argentina Claudio Vivas Replaced March 20, 2016[42] Argentina Julio César Falcioni March 20, 2016[43]
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina Jorge Burruchaga Sacked March 25, 2016[44] Argentina Juan Manuel Llop March 26, 2016[45]

Interim Managers

1.^ Argentina Juan Pablo Vojvoda was interim manager in the 3rd and 4th rounds.
2.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to manager until the end of the tournament.
3.^ Argentina Andrés Yllana was interim manager in the 8th round.
4.^ Argentina Fabián Castro was interim manager in the 8th round.

League table

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Godoy Cruz 13 8 3 2 23 11 +12 27 Final match; 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 San Lorenzo 13 8 3 2 18 14 +4 27 Copa Libertadores playoff
3 Arsenal 13 6 3 4 18 12 +6 21
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 13 6 3 4 13 15 2 21
5 Independiente 13 5 5 3 14 9 +5 20
6 Rosario Central 13 5 4 4 18 13 +5 19
7 Vélez Sarsfield 13 6 1 6 18 19 1 19
8 Colón 13 5 2 6 21 24 3 17
9 Patronato 13 4 4 5 18 22 4 16
10 River Plate 13 3 6 4 18 18 0 15
11 Quilmes 13 3 5 5 19 25 6 14
12 Belgrano 13 3 4 6 19 21 2 13
13 Banfield 13 2 6 5 13 18 5 12
14 Olimpo 13 3 3 7 10 17 7 12
15 Sarmiento 13 2 5 6 8 17 9 11
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2016. Source: AFA

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lanús 13 11 1 1 24 6 +18 34 Final match; 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 8 3 2 21 9 +12 27 Copa Libertadores playoff
3 Atlético Tucumán 13 7 3 3 20 14 +6 24
4 Huracán 13 6 2 5 17 13 +4 20
5 Racing 13 5 5 3 26 24 +2 20
6 Defensa y Justicia 13 5 3 5 22 15 +7 18
7 Boca Juniors 13 5 3 5 14 10 +4 18
8 San Martín (SJ) 13 4 5 4 17 17 0 17
9 Unión 13 4 5 4 18 20 2 17
10 Aldosivi 13 3 5 5 17 23 6 14
11 Tigre 13 3 4 6 18 17 +1 13
12 Newell's Old Boys 13 2 7 4 14 17 3 13
13 Temperley 13 3 4 6 12 17 5 13
14 Atlético de Rafaela 13 2 2 9 13 28 15 8
15 Argentinos Juniors 13 1 5 7 8 24 16 8
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2016. Source: AFA

Final


May 29, 2016
Winner Zone A v Winner Zone B
TBD

Results

Home \ Away[1] ARS BAN BELCOLGLPGODINDOLIPATQUIRIVRCESLASARVELALDARGRAFATUBOCDYJESTHURLANNOBRACSMATEMTIGUNI
Arsenal 31 33 01 20 10 00
Banfield 11 20 23 13 11 00 02
Belgrano 00 30 22 32 30 23 00
Colón 21 30 31 22 41 03 03
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 22 10 32 10 00 00
Godoy Cruz 20 41 11 10 31 01 10
Independiente 10 41 00 21 02 01 11
Olimpo 21 20 01 11 02 21
Patronato 00 02 21 21 10 22 21
Quilmes 14 24 11 22 30 20
River Plate 11 12 10 51 22 00 00
Rosario Central 22 01 10 33 10 23 20
San Lorenzo 02 32 21 21 32 10
Sarmiento 10 13 00 00 22 10
Vélez Sarsfield 21 14 02 21 12 10
Aldosivi 30 32 12 21 22 11 11
Argentinos Juniors 03 03 10 15 00 00 11
Atlético de Rafaela 31 01 36 12 02 11
Atlético Tucumán 11 30 31 21 21 20
Boca Juniors 00 41 30 01 41 21
Defensa y Justicia 01 40 41 02 00 21 22
Estudiantes (LP) 30 41 32 21 01 00 11
Huracán 11 20 01 10 01 43 42
Lanús 20 21 10 20 21 30
Newell's Old Boys 00 11 11 10 50 11
Racing 00 22 10 21 22 33
San Martín (SJ) 20 01 02 22 21 10
Temperley 20 00 11 00 13 01 20
Tigre 20 50 20 02 12 01 33
Unión 10 04 36 11 30 10

Updated to games played on 25 April 2016.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Copa Libertadores playoff

The second-place team in each zone qualifies to the 2017 Copa Libertadores and will play a match at a neutral stadium to determine at which stage each team enters. The winner of this playoff will qualify directly to the second stage (earning the Argentina 3 berth), and the loser will enter the first stage of the tournament (earning the Argentina 4 berth[a]).[46]


May 2016
Runner-up Zone A v Runner-up Zone B
TBD
Notes
  1. a If the winner of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana is an Argentine team not otherwise qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores, that team will take the place of the loser of this playoff.

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina José Sand Lanús 11
2 Argentina Ramón Ábila Huracán 9
3 Argentina Fabián Bordagaray Defensa y Justicia 8
4 Uruguay Santiago García Godoy Cruz 7
Argentina Alan Ruiz Colón
Argentina Javier Toledo San Martín (SJ)
7 Argentina Cristian Menéndez Atlético Tucumán 6
Argentina Ezequiel Rescaldani Quilmes
Argentina Marco Ruben Rosario Central
10 Argentina Walter Bou Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 5
Argentina Emanuel Dening San Martín (SJ)
Argentina Claudio Riaño Unión

Top Assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Argentina Giovani Lo Celso Rosario Central 5
Argentina Víctor Ignacio Malcorra Unión
Argentina Fernando Márquez Belgrano
4 Argentina Fabián Bordagaray Defensa y Justicia 4
Argentina Cristian Menéndez Atlético Tucumán
Argentina Emiliano Rigoni Independiente
Argentina Augusto Solari Estudiantes (LP)
Argentina Nicolás Stefanelli Defensa y Justicia

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 two previous seasons (only seasons at the top-flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the total amount of games played in the top flight on those three season and an average is calculated. The team with the worst average at the end of the season is relegated to Primera B Nacional.[47]

Pos
Team 2013–14
Pts
2014
Pts
2015
Pts
2016
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Atlético Tucumán 24 24 13 1.846
2 Boca Juniors 61 31 64 18 174 100 1.74
3 San Lorenzo 60 26 61 27 174 100 1.74
4 Independiente 33 54 20 107 62 1.726
5 Lanús 59 35 42 34 170 100 1.7
6 Estudiantes (LP) 59 31 51 27 168 100 1.68
7 River Plate 58 39 49 15 161 100 1.61
8 Rosario Central 54 21 59 19 153 100 1.53
9 Racing 33 41 57 20 151 100 1.51
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 57 24 44 21 146 100 1.46
11 Belgrano 49 25 51 13 138 100 1.38
12 Godoy Cruz 56 21 32 27 136 100 1.36
13 Unión 41 17 58 43 1.349
14 Tigre 49 26 46 13 134 100 1.34
15 Vélez Sarsfield 61 25 29 19 134 100 1.34
16 Newell's Old Boys 56 25 40 13 134 100 1.34
17 Banfield 20 50 12 82 62 1.323
18 San Martín (SJ) 37 17 54 43 1.256
19 Aldosivi 40 14 54 43 1.256
20 Arsenal 48 26 27 21 122 100 1.22
21 Patronato 16 16 13 1.231
22 Colón 34 17 51 43 1.186
23 Olimpo 50 19 36 12 117 100 1.17
24 Huracán 30 20 50 43 1.163
25 Quilmes 45 12 45 14 116 100 1.16
26 Defensa y Justicia 20 32 18 70 62 1.129
27 Atlético de Rafaela 49 25 23 8 105 100 1.05
28 Temperley 30 13 43 43 1
29 Argentinos Juniors 33 8 41 43 0.953
30 Sarmiento 30 11 41 43 0.953 Relegation to Primera B Nacional

Source: AFA

See also

References

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  3. "Leo Astrada no continuará en Atlético Rafaela y se suma al éxodo de entrenadores". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 6, 2015.
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  7. "Miguel Ángel Russo dejará de ser el técnico de Vélez". TyC Sports (in Spanish). October 29, 2015.
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  13. "Néstor Gorosito anunció su salida de Argentinos a fin de año". TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 2, 2015.
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  19. "Gabriel Milito dejó de ser el DT de Estudiantes: "Sentí que era el momento de cerrar esta historia"". Canchallena (in Spanish). December 5, 2015.
  20. "Juan Sebastián Verón confirmó a Nelson Vivas como DT de Estudiantes". Infobae (in Spanish). December 7, 2015.
  21. "Guillermo Barros Schelotto se va de Lanús: "No es un tema económico"". Canchallena (in Spanish). November 27, 2015.
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  25. "Iván Delfino se despide de Patronato para ir al Cele". La Unión (in Spanish). December 14, 2015.
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  31. "Cristian Díaz será el nuevo técnico de Olimpo". TyC Sports (in Spanish). February 22, 2016.
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  42. "Chau Vivas, ¿hola Falcioni?". TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 14, 2016.
  43. "Falcioni vuelve a Banfield". TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 17, 2016.
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  46. "Así será la clasificación a las Copas de 2017". 31 December 2015.
  47. D'Onofrio confirms one relegation, in Spanish

External links

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