2016 Primera B Nacional

Primera B Nacional
Champions Talleres (C)
(2nd divisional title)
Promoted Talleres (C)
Relegated Juventud Unida Universitario
Matches played 231
Goals scored 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

All statistics correct as of 19 June 2016.

The 2016 Argentine Primera B Nacional is the 31st season of the second tier of football in Argentina. The season began in January and will end in July. Twenty two teams are competing 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.

Competition format

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

Club information

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[1] ALL ALM APABOUBROCCOCHACRUDOU ESLFCOGEJGBRINDINSJUGJUULANNCHSANTALVDA
All Boys 30 10 10 11 01 12 12 11 12 52 12
Almagro 02 20 31 12 00 13 22 10 12 02 11
Atlético Paraná 22 02 13 12 11 00 11 21 11 11 11
Boca Unidos 20 10 10 22 20 12 30 00 00 21 31
Brown 02 23 11 00 43 10 22 40 22 11
Central Cba. (SdE) 23 20 60 11 01 13 23 33 00 10
Chacarita 20 10 20 10 40 10 11 30 01 11
Crucero del Norte 32 11 00 11 30 00 10 21 10 30
Douglas Haig 01 20 13 00 20 30 12 40 20 01 04
Estudiantes 11 01 01 21 01 01 21 21 00 10 20
Ferro Carril Oeste 22 10 21 02 31 21 02 02 12 13
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 11 43 10 20 20 20 42 10 00 12 11
Guillermo Brown 10 01 12 11 30 21 20 10 11 31
Independiente Rivadavia 12 00 00 11 01 20 21 21 03 00 00
Instituto 41 22 01 03 12 20 02 01 02 01
Juventud Unida (G) 23 11 11 21 21 00 10 13 21 11
Juv. Unida Univ. 11 11 00 11 31 11 31 21 03 13
Los Andes 00 01 01 01 11 10 13 10 00 12 33
Nueva Chicago 12 31 20 01 10 22 31 01 11 64
Santamarina 21 01 02 00 20 20 10 10 00 01 02
Talleres (C) 00 30 20 00 20 21 10 21 11 10 21
Villa Dálmine 00 10 21 11 01 10 41 21 21 01

Updated to games played on 19 June 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.

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) 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

As of 19 June 2016

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

See also

References

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