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.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (32nd title) |
| Relegated | Aldosivi Atlético de Rafaela Quilmes Sarmiento |
| Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors River Plate Estudiantes (LP) Racing Banfield Independiente (via Copa Sudamericana) Atlético Tucumán (via Copa Argentina) |
| Copa Sudamericana | San Lorenzo Lanús Newell's Old Boys Defensa y Justicia Colón Rosario Central |
| Matches played | 450 |
| Goals scored | 1,024 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Darío Benedetto (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Newell's Old Boys 6-1 San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Rosario Central 5-0 Arsenal (Oct. 1, 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Patronato 0–5 Independiente (Apr. 9, 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Newell's Old Boys 6-1 San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Tigre 4-3 San Lorenzo (Apr. 2, 2017) Racing 4-3 Atlético Tucumán (Apr. 23, 2017) Patronato 3-4 Olimpo (Apr. 24, 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Colón (7 games) |
| Longest winless run | Arsenal (13 games) |
| Longest losing run | Quilmes (7 games) |
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The season began on August 26, 2016 and ended on June 27, 2017. Thirty teams competed in the league, twenty-nine returning from the 2016 season, and the addition of Talleres de Córdoba as the Primera B Nacional champion. Argentinos Juniors did not take part having been relegated the previous season.
Boca Juniors were crowned champions of Argentina for a 32nd time after rivals Banfield were beaten by San Lorenzo on June 20, 2017. As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores and the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.