The 2016–17 Argentine
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...
was the 32nd season of the
Argentine
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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
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
The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torn ...
are relegated to the Torneo Federal A
The Torneo Federal A (in English "Federal A Tournament") is one of the two professional leagues that form the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system, along with Primera B Metropolitana. The competition was established in 2 ...
, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...
.
Source
AFA
Season statistics
Top scorers
See also
* 2016–17 Argentine Primera División
The 2016–17 Argentine Primera División – Torneo de la Independencia was the 127th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The tournament was named in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Argentina.
T ...
* 2016–17 Torneo Federal A
The 2016–17 Argentine Torneo Federal A, was the 4th season of the third tier of the Argentine football league system. The tournament is reserved for teams indirectly affiliated to the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), while teams affilia ...
* 2015–16 Copa Argentina
The 2015–16 Copa Argentina was the seventh edition of the Copa Argentina, and the fifth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on January 29, 2016. Defending champions Boca Juniors were eliminated by Rosario Centra ...
References
External links
soccerway.com
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Primera B Nacional seasons
2016–17 in Argentine football leagues