2016 Argentine Primera División 126th season of top-tier football league in Argentina
Football league season
The 2016 Argentine Primera División - Copa Axion Energy was the 126th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina . The season began on February 5 and ended on May 29. Thirty teams competed 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.
Lanús won their second title after defeating San Lorenzo 4–0 in the final .[ 1]
The tournament for the 2016 season was composed of two zones of 15 teams. Each team played the other 14 teams in its zone in a round-robin tournament and also played two interzonal matches against its rival team in the other zone, once home and once away. In the end, the winner of each played a final match on a neutral ground to determine the champion.
Stadia and locations
Club
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 de 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 (LP)
La Plata
Ciudad de La Plata
53,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
La Plata
Juan Carmelo Zerillo
24,544
Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz
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
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 (SJ)
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
15 de Abril
22,852
Vélez Sarsfield
Buenos Aires
José Amalfitani
45,540
Personnel
Managerial changes
Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Replaced by
Date of appointment
Pre-season changes
Godoy Cruz
Daniel Oldrá
Replaced
November 7, 2015
Sebastián Méndez
December 1, 2015[ 2]
Atlético de Rafaela
Leonardo Astrada
End of contract
November 8, 2015[ 3]
Jorge Burruchaga
December 7, 2015[ 4]
San Lorenzo
Edgardo Bauza
End of contract
November 8, 2015[ 5]
Pablo Guede
December 20, 2015[ 6]
Vélez Sarsfield
Miguel Ángel Russo
Mutual agreement
November 8, 2015[ 7]
Christian Bassedas
November 13, 2015[ 8]
Temperley
Ricardo Rezza
End of contract
November 15, 2015[ 9]
Iván Delfino
December 16, 2015[ 10]
San Martín (SJ)
Carlos Mayor
Resigned
November 23, 2015[ 11]
Pablo Lavallén
December 12, 2015[ 12]
Argentinos Juniors
Néstor Gorosito
End of contract
November 24, 2015[ 13]
Carlos Mayor
December 19, 2015[ 14]
Tigre
Gustavo Alfaro
Mutual agreement
November 25, 2015[ 15]
Mauro Camoranesi
December 21, 2015[ 16]
Arsenal
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
Mutual agreement
November 26, 2015[ 17]
Sergio Rondina
November 28, 2015[ 18]
Estudiantes (LP)
Gabriel Milito
Mutual agreement
December 5, 2015[ 19]
Nelson Vivas
December 7, 2015[ 20]
Lanús
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
End of contract
December 6, 2015[ 21]
Jorge Almirón
December 8, 2015[ 22]
Racing
Diego Cocca
End of contract
December 6, 2015[ 23]
Facundo Sava
December 16, 2015[ 24]
Patronato
Iván Delfino
Mutual agreement
December 13, 2015[ 25]
Rubén Forestello
December 19, 2015[ 26]
Quilmes
Facundo Sava
Mutual agreement
December 16, 2015[ 27]
Alfredo Grelak
December 21, 2015[ 28]
Tournament changes
Newell's Old Boys
Lucas Bernardi
Resigned
February 14, 2016[ 29]
Diego Osella 1
February 22, 2016[ 30]
Olimpo
Diego Osella
Resigned
February 22, 2016
Cristian Díaz
February 22, 2016[ 31]
Boca Juniors
Rodolfo Arruabarrena
Sacked
February 29, 2016[ 32]
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
March 1, 2016[ 33]
Argentinos Juniors
Carlos Mayor
Resigned
March 4, 2016[ 34]
Raúl Sanzotti 2
March 6, 2016[ 35]
Sarmiento
Sergio Lippi
Mutual agreement
March 6, 2016[ 36]
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
March 10, 2016[ 37]
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Pedro Troglio
Sacked
March 14, 2016[ 38]
Gustavo Alfaro 3
March 20, 2016[ 39]
Tigre
Mauro Camoranesi
Sacked
March 17, 2016[ 40]
Pedro Troglio 4
March 21, 2016[ 41]
Banfield
Claudio Vivas
Replaced
March 20, 2016[ 42]
Julio César Falcioni
March 20, 2016[ 43]
Atlético de Rafaela
Jorge Burruchaga
Sacked
March 25, 2016[ 44]
Juan Manuel Llop
March 26, 2016[ 45]
Colón
Darío Franco
Resigned
April 17, 2016[ 46]
Ricardo Johansen 5
April 17, 2016
Temperley
Iván Delfino
Sacked
May 3, 2016[ 47]
Gustavo Álvarez 6
May 3, 2016
Independiente
Mauricio Pellegrino
End of contract
May 10, 2016[ 48]
Fernando Berón 7
May 10, 2016
League table
Zone 1
Zone 2
Championship final
Match details
2016 Primera División champion
Lanús 2nd title
Results
Source:
AFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Copa Libertadores playoff
The second-place team in each zone qualified to the 2017 Copa Libertadores and played a match at a neutral stadium to determine at which stage each team entered. The winner of this playoff qualified directly to the second stage (earning the Argentina 3 berth), and the loser entered the first stage of the tournament (earning the Argentina 4 berth).[ 49]
Several months after the playoff, CONMEBOL expanded the 2017 Copa Libertadores from 38 to 47 teams with Argentina gaining one additional berth. So, Godoy Cruz also qualified directly to the second stage and AFA had to choose between the third places in each zone, Atlético Tucumán and Independiente , to determine the team qualified as Argentine 6 berth. Finally, AFA gave the extra berth to Atlético Tucumán by sporting criteria.[ 50]
Season statistics
Top Goalscorers
Top Assists
Source: AFA
Relegation
Relegation at the end of the season is based on the points per game obtained by the clubs during the present season and the three previous seasons (only seasons in the Primera are counted). The team with the worst average at the end of the season is relegated to Primera B Nacional .[ 51]
See also
References
^ "Campeón de punta a punta: Lanús goleó a San Lorenzo 4-0 y desató la fiesta en el Monumental" . La Nación (in Spanish). May 29, 2016.
^ "Godoy Cruz: La dirigencia acordó la llegada del entrenador Sebastián Méndez" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Leo Astrada no continuará en Atlético Rafaela y se suma al éxodo de entrenadores" . Canchallena (in Spanish). November 6, 2015.
^ "Burru a la Crema" . Olé (in Spanish). December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Bauza deja San Lorenzo: "Mi ciclo llegó a su fin" " . Clarín (in Spanish). October 29, 2015.
^ "Pablo Guede es el nuevo entrenador de San Lorenzo" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Miguel Ángel Russo dejará de ser el técnico de Vélez" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). October 29, 2015.
^ "Bassedas asumió como DT: "Tenemos que levantarnos y volver a ser Vélez" " . Canchallena (in Spanish). November 13, 2015.
^ "Ricardo Rezza dejó de ser el entrenador de Temperley" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Temperley: Iván Delfino ser el próximo DT" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Carlos Mayor renunció a la dirección técnica de San Martín" . San Juan 8 (in Spanish). November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Lavallén será el entrenador de San Martín de San Juan" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Néstor Gorosito anunció su salida de Argentinos a fin de año" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Cristian Malaspina es el nuevo presidente de Argentinos y Carlos Mayor será el DT" . Canchallena (in Spanish). December 19, 2015.
^ "Gustavo Alfaro no seguirá en Tigre y es el 25° técnico en decir adiós" . Infobae (in Spanish). November 25, 2015.
^ "Es oficial: Mauro Camoranesi es el nuevo entrenador de Tigre" . Canchallena (in Spanish). December 21, 2015.
^ "El éxodo no para: Caruso Lombardi se va de Arsenal y es el 26° técnico en marcharse antes de tiempo" . Infobae (in Spanish). November 26, 2015.
^ "Sergio Rondina, el elegido para suceder a Caruso en Arsenal" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). November 28, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Gabriel Milito dejó de ser el DT de Estudiantes: "Sentí que era el momento de cerrar esta historia" " . Canchallena (in Spanish). December 5, 2015.
^ "Juan Sebastián Verón confirmó a Nelson Vivas como DT de Estudiantes" . Infobae (in Spanish). December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
^ "Guillermo Barros Schelotto se va de Lanús: "No es un tema económico" " . Canchallena (in Spanish). November 27, 2015.
^ "Jorge Almirón es el nuevo técnico de Lanús" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-02-06 .
^ "Cocca anunció entre lágrimas que se va de Racing" . Clarín (in Spanish). November 10, 2015.
^ "Facundo Sava es el nuevo técnico de Racing" . Clarín (in Spanish). December 16, 2015.
^ "Iván Delfino se despide de Patronato para ir al Cele" . La Unión (in Spanish). December 14, 2015.
^ "Forestello se definió por Patronato en lugar de Quilmes" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 19, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-02-06 .
^ "Facundo Sava será el nuevo director técnico de Racing: llegó a un acuerdo para salir de Quilmes" . Infobae (in Spanish). December 16, 2015.
^ "Alfredo Grelak es el nuevo técnico de Quilmes" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-02-06 .
^ "Lucas Bernardi pasó de la idolatría al rechazo tras la derrota en el clásico" . Canchallena (in Spanish). February 14, 2016.
^ "Osella se fue de Olimpo para asumir en Newell's" . Clarín (in Spanish). February 22, 2016.
^ "Cristian Díaz será el nuevo técnico de Olimpo" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). February 22, 2016.
^ "Angelici sacó del juego a Arruabarrena y ya trabaja en su deseo: Barros Schelotto" . Canchallena (in Spanish). February 29, 2016.
^ "Guillermo Barros Schelotto es el nuevo técnico de Boca" . Canchallena (in Spanish). March 1, 2016.
^ "Argentinos: Renunció Carlos Mayor" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 4, 2016.
^ "Sanzotti: "Es un lindo desafío" " . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 15, 2016.
^ "Sergio Lippi dejó de ser el entrenador de Sarmiento" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 6, 2016.
^ "Caruso Lombardi será DT de Sarmiento por tres meses" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016 .
^ "Gimnasia se quedó sin DT tras el clásico: despidieron a Pedro Troglio" . Canchallena (in Spanish). March 14, 2016.
^ "Gustavo Alfaro será el reemplazante de Troglio en Gimnasia" . Canchallena (in Spanish). March 20, 2016.
^ "Mauro Camoranesi dejó de ser el entrenador de Tigre" . Canchallena (in Spanish). March 17, 2016.
^ "Troglio arregló su llegada a Tigre" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 21, 2016.
^ "Chau Vivas, ¿hola Falcioni?" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 14, 2016.
^ "Falcioni vuelve a Banfield" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 17, 2016.
^ "Jorge Burruchaga, otro DT que se va: "Me querían echar desde la fecha 4" " . Canchallena (in Spanish). March 25, 2016.
^ "Juan Manuel Llop sería el próximo DT de Rafaela" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). March 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016 .
^ "Darío Franco dejó de ser el director técnico del club Colón" . Uno Santa Fe (in Spanish). April 17, 2016.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Iván Delfino dejó de ser el entrenador de Temperley" . TyC Sports (in Spanish). May 3, 2016.
^ "Como no le renuevan el contrato, Mauricio Pellegrino se va ahora y no dirigirá las últimas dos fechas del torneo" . La Nación (in Spanish). May 10, 2016.
^ "Así será la clasificación a las Copas de 2017" . December 31, 2015.
^ "Es oficial: Atlético Tucumán jugará la Libertadores 2017" . Télam (in Spanish). October 31, 2016.
^ Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (11 May 2017). "Relegation (2016)" . RSSSF . Retrieved 16 December 2020 .
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