2016 Argentine Primera División
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Lanús (2nd title) |
Relegated | Argentinos Juniors |
2017 Copa Libertadores | Lanús San Lorenzo Estudiantes (LP) Godoy Cruz Atlético Tucumán River Plate (via 2015–16 Copa Argentina) |
2017 Copa Sudamericana | Independiente Arsenal Defensa y Justicia Huracán Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Racing |
Matches played | 242 |
Goals scored | 606 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | José Sand (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Newell's Old Boys 5–0 Racing (Feb. 17, 2016) Tigre 5–0 Atlético Tucumán (Mar. 7, 2016) |
Biggest away win | Argentinos Juniors 1–5 Defensa y Justicia (Mar. 4, 2016) Unión 0–4 Lanús (Apr. 4, 2016) |
Highest scoring | Unión 3–6 Racing (Mar. 6, 2016) Atlético de Rafaela 3–6 Racing (Mar. 21, 2016) |
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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.
Competition format
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.