Season | 2016–17 |
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Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 450 (2.14 per match) |
Biggest home win |
River Plate 4–1 Banfield (Aug. 28, 2016) Boca Juniors 3–0 Belgrano (Sep. 11, 2016) |
Biggest away win | Tigre 0–3 Estudiantes (LP) (Aug. 28, 2016) |
Highest scoring | River Plate 4–1 Banfield (Aug. 28, 2016) |
Longest winning run | 5 games Talleres (C) |
← 2016
All statistics correct as of December 19, 2016.
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The 2016–17 Argentine Primera División - Torneo de la Independencia is the 127th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on August 26, 2016, ending on 29 May 2017. Thirty teams competed in the league, twenty nine returning from the 2016 season, with the addition of Talleres de Córdoba as Primera B Nacional champion. Argentinos Juniors did not take part because of having been relegated in the previous season.
The tournament was named in commemoration of the 200° anniversary of the Independence of Argentina.
The tournament for the 2016 season was composed of 30 teams. Each team played the other 29 teams in a single round-robin tournament, and also played an additional match against its main rival team, named "Fecha de Clásicos" (Derbies Fixture).
Updated as of 6 Jan, 2017.
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), and play one additional round against their local derby rival (or assigned match by AFA if a club doesn't have derby), completing a total of 30 rounds.
Updated to games played on December 19, 2016.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updates to match(es) played on 11 December 2016. Source: AFA
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2016. Source: AFA