The 2016 Argentine
Primera B Nacional was the 31st season of the
Argentine
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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
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and four teams promoted from
Federal A
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and
B Metropolitana.
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
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. One team would be crowned as champion and automatically promoted to the
Primera División
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. One team would be relegated at the end of the season.
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Club information
League table
Results
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.
Source
AFA
Season statistics
Top scorers
See also
* 2016 Argentine Primera División
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* 2016 Torneo Federal A
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* 2015–16 Copa Argentina
References
External links
soccerway.com
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Primera B Nacional seasons