# 2016 Argentine Primera División

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.

## 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.

## Club information
### 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 |
| Belgrano | Córdoba | 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 |
| San Martín (SJ) | San Juan | 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

| Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| Aldosivi | Fernando Quiroz | Kappa | Polacrin |
| Argentinos Juniors | Raúl Sanzotti | Joma | Autocrédito |
| Arsenal | Sergio Rondina | TBS | La Nueva Seguros |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Juan Manuel Llop | Reusch | SanCor |
| Atlético Tucumán | Juan Manuel Azconzábal | Umbro | Secco |
| Banfield | Julio César Falcioni | Penalty | Plan Chevrolet |
| Belgrano | Ricardo Zielinski | Lotto | Tersuave |
| Boca Juniors | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Nike | BBVA |
| Colón | Ricardo Johansen | Umbro | OSPAT |
| Defensa y Justicia | Ariel Holan | Lyon | Seguros Orbis |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Nelson Vivas | Umbro | DirecTV |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Gustavo Alfaro | Penalty | Lotería de la Provincia |
| Godoy Cruz | Sebastián Méndez | Lotto | CATA Internacional |
| Huracán | Eduardo Domínguez | TBS | La Nueva Seguros |
| Independiente | Fernando Berón | Puma | Correo OCA |
| Lanús | Jorge Almirón | KDY | Yamaha |
| Newell's Old Boys | Diego Osella | Adidas | Banco Ciudad |
| Olimpo | Cristian Díaz | Kappa | Bingo Bahía |
| Patronato | Rubén Forestello | Lotto | Nuevo Banco de Entre Ríos |
| Quilmes | Alfredo Grelak | Lotto | La Nueva Seguros |
| Racing | Facundo Sava | Topper | RCA |
| River Plate | Marcelo Gallardo | Adidas | BBVA |
| Rosario Central | Eduardo Coudet | Nike | Banco Municipal |
| San Lorenzo | Pablo Guede | Nike | Banco Ciudad |
| San Martín (SJ) | Pablo Lavallén | Mitre | San Juan |
| Sarmiento | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Penalty | Naldo |
| Temperley | Gustavo Álvarez | Lyon | Secco |
| Tigre | Pedro Troglio | Kappa | Banco Macro |
| Unión | Leonardo Madelón | TBS | OSPAT |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Christian Bassedas | Umbro | Hitachi |

### 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 |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Leonardo Astrada | End of contract | November 8, 2015 | Jorge Burruchaga | December 7, 2015 |
| San Lorenzo | Edgardo Bauza | End of contract | November 8, 2015 | Pablo Guede | December 20, 2015 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Miguel Ángel Russo | Mutual agreement | November 8, 2015 | Christian Bassedas | November 13, 2015 |
| Temperley | Ricardo Rezza | End of contract | November 15, 2015 | Iván Delfino | December 16, 2015 |
| San Martín (SJ) | Carlos Mayor | Resigned | November 23, 2015 | Pablo Lavallén | December 12, 2015 |
| Argentinos Juniors | Néstor Gorosito | End of contract | November 24, 2015 | Carlos Mayor | December 19, 2015 |
| Tigre | Gustavo Alfaro | Mutual agreement | November 25, 2015 | Mauro Camoranesi | December 21, 2015 |
| Arsenal | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Mutual agreement | November 26, 2015 | Sergio Rondina | November 28, 2015 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Gabriel Milito | Mutual agreement | December 5, 2015 | Nelson Vivas | December 7, 2015 |
| Lanús | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | End of contract | December 6, 2015 | Jorge Almirón | December 8, 2015 |
| Racing | Diego Cocca | End of contract | December 6, 2015 | Facundo Sava | December 16, 2015 |
| Patronato | Iván Delfino | Mutual agreement | December 13, 2015 | Rubén Forestello | December 19, 2015 |
| Quilmes | Facundo Sava | Mutual agreement | December 16, 2015 | Alfredo Grelak | December 21, 2015 |
| Tournament changes ||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | Lucas Bernardi | Resigned | February 14, 2016 | Diego Osella | February 22, 2016 |
| Olimpo | Diego Osella | Resigned | February 22, 2016 | Cristian Díaz | February 22, 2016 |
| Boca Juniors | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | Sacked | February 29, 2016 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | March 1, 2016 |
| Argentinos Juniors | Carlos Mayor | Resigned | March 4, 2016 | Raúl Sanzotti | March 6, 2016 |
| Sarmiento | Sergio Lippi | Mutual agreement | March 6, 2016 | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | March 10, 2016 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Pedro Troglio | Sacked | March 14, 2016 | Gustavo Alfaro | March 20, 2016 |
| Tigre | Mauro Camoranesi | Sacked | March 17, 2016 | Pedro Troglio | March 21, 2016 |
| Banfield | Claudio Vivas | Replaced | March 20, 2016 | Julio César Falcioni | March 20, 2016 |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Jorge Burruchaga | Sacked | March 25, 2016 | Juan Manuel Llop | March 26, 2016 |
| Colón | Darío Franco | Resigned | April 17, 2016 | Ricardo Johansen | April 17, 2016 |
| Temperley | Iván Delfino | Sacked | May 3, 2016 | Gustavo Álvarez | May 3, 2016 |
| Independiente | Mauricio Pellegrino | End of contract | May 10, 2016 | Fernando Berón | May 10, 2016 |
Interim Managers
    1.^ Juan Pablo Vojvoda was interim manager in the 3rd and 4th rounds.
    2.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to manager until the end of the tournament.
    3.^ Andrés Yllana was interim manager in the 8th round.
    4.^ Fabián Castro was interim manager in the 8th round.
    5.^ Interim manager in the 12th–16th rounds.
    6.^ Interim manager in the 14th–16th rounds.
    7.^ Interim manager in the 15th and 16th rounds.

## League table
### Zone 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 34 | Championship playoff 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Godoy Cruz | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 33 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Independiente | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 27 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 27 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Patronato | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 | |
| 9 | River Plate | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 10 | Sarmiento | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 17 | |
| 11 | Colón | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 17 | |
| 12 | Belgrano | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 16 | |
| 13 | Banfield | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 15 | |
| 14 | Quilmes | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 15 | |
| 15 | Olimpo | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 13 | |

### Zone 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lanús | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 38 | Championship playoff 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 32 | 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Atlético Tucumán | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 30 | 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 25 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Huracán | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 25 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Racing | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 24 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | San Martín (SJ) | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Unión | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Tigre | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 17 | |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 16 | |
| 13 | Temperley | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 16 | |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 12 | |
| 15 | Atlético de Rafaela | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 9 | |

## Championship final

| Team 1 | Sco. | Team 2 | Venue | City |
| Lanús | 4–0 | San Lorenzo | Estadio Monumental | Buenos Aires |

### Match details

| GK | 12 | Sebastián Torrico |
| DF | 7 | Julio Buffarini (c) | 15' |
| DF | 2 | Marcos Angeleri | 80' |
| DF | 6 | Matías Caruzzo | 79' |
| DF | 21 | Emmanuel Más | | 72' |
| MF | 5 | Juan Ignacio Mercier |
| MF | 16 | Fernando Belluschi |
| MF | 28 | Franco Mussis | 34' | 46' |
| MF | 23 | Sebastián Blanco | | 78' |
| FW | 19 | Ezequiel Cerutti | 57' |
| FW | 18 | Nicolás Blandi |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Nicolás Navarro |
| DF | 3 | Pedro Franco |
| MF | 10 | Leandro Romagnoli |
| MF | 11 | Pablo Barrientos | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Héctor Villalba | | 78' |
| FW | 9 | Martín Cauteruccio | | 72' |
| FW | 26 | Mauro Matos |
| Manager: ||
| Pablo Guede ||
| GK | 1 | Fernando Monetti | 67' |
| DF | 4 | José Luis Gómez |
| DF | 2 | Gustavo Gómez | 54' |
| DF | 6 | Diego Braghieri |
| DF | 3 | Maximiliano Velázquez (c) | 9' | 72' |
| MF | 27 | Román Martínez |
| MF | 30 | Iván Marcone |
| MF | 26 | Miguel Almirón |
| FW | 7 | Lautaro Acosta |
| FW | 9 | José Sand | 74' | 78' |
| FW | 23 | Oscar Benítez | 79' | 84' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Matías Ibáñez |
| DF | 14 | Marcelo Herrera |
| MF | 21 | Nicolás Pasquini | | 72' |
| MF | 16 | Víctor Ayala | | 84' |
| MF | 10 | Gonzalo Castellani |
| MF | 19 | Nicolás Aguirre | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Pablo Mouche |
| Manager: ||
| Jorge Almirón ||
| Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana Juan Pablo Belatti Fourth official: Diego Abal | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |
* 2016 Primera División champion
* Lanús 2nd title

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | BAN | BEL | COL | GLP | GOD | IND | OLI | PAT | QUI | RIV | RCE | SLA | SAR | VEL | ALD | ARG | RAF | ATU | BOC | DYJ | EST | HUR | LAN | NOB | RAC | SMA | TEM | TIG | UNI |
| Arsenal | | 3–1 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Banfield | | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | | | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | | | | |
| Belgrano | | 0–0 | | | 3–0 | | | | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–3 | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colón | 2–1 | | 3–0 | | | | | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–3 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | | | | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Godoy Cruz | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Independiente | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | |
| Olimpo | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | | | | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patronato | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | | | | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quilmes | 1–4 | | | 2–4 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | | | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| River Plate | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | 5–1 | | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rosario Central | | 2–2 | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | 1–1 | 3–3 | | | 1–0 | 2–3 | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | | | | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | |
| Sarmiento | | | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–1 | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aldosivi | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Argentinos Juniors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–3 | | | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | | | 0–1 | | | | 3–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Tucumán | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | 3–0 | | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 3–2 | | | 2–0 |
| Boca Juniors | | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | 4–1 | | | | | 2–1 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | 4–1 | | | | | 0–2 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | | | | | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–1 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Huracán | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | | 1–1 |
| Lanús | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | 3–0 | | | | | |
| Newell's Old Boys | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | 5–0 | | | | 1–1 |
| Racing | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| San Martín (SJ) | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Temperley | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | | 2–0 | |
| Tigre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | 2–0 | | | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | | | | | |
| Unión | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | | | | 1–1 | | 0–4 | | 3–6 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |

## 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).
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.

## 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.
| Pos | Team | 2013–14 Pts | 2014 Pts | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Tucumán | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 16 | 1.875 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 60 | 26 | 61 | 34 | 181 | 103 | 1.757 |
| 3 | Independiente | — | 33 | 54 | 27 | 114 | 65 | 1.754 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 61 | 31 | 64 | 20 | 176 | 103 | 1.709 |
| 5 | Lanús | 59 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 174 | 103 | 1.689 |
| 6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 59 | 31 | 51 | 32 | 173 | 103 | 1.68 |
| 7 | River Plate | 58 | 39 | 49 | 18 | 164 | 103 | 1.592 |
| 8 | Racing | 33 | 41 | 57 | 24 | 155 | 103 | 1.505 |
| 9 | Rosario Central | 54 | 21 | 59 | 20 | 154 | 103 | 1.495 |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 57 | 24 | 44 | 25 | 150 | 103 | 1.456 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 56 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 142 | 103 | 1.379 |
| 12 | Unión | — | — | 41 | 22 | 63 | 46 | 1.37 |
| 13 | Tigre | 49 | 26 | 46 | 20 | 141 | 103 | 1.369 |
| 14 | Belgrano | 49 | 25 | 51 | 16 | 141 | 103 | 1.369 |
| 15 | Vélez Sarsfield | 61 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 139 | 103 | 1.35 |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 56 | 25 | 40 | 16 | 137 | 103 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Banfield | — | 20 | 50 | 15 | 85 | 65 | 1.308 |
| 18 | San Martín (SJ) | — | — | 37 | 23 | 60 | 46 | 1.304 |
| 19 | Patronato | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 48 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 128 | 103 | 1.243 |
| 21 | Aldosivi | — | — | 40 | 17 | 57 | 46 | 1.239 |
| 22 | Huracán | — | — | 30 | 25 | 55 | 46 | 1.196 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | — | 20 | 32 | 25 | 77 | 65 | 1.185 |
| 24 | Olimpo | 50 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 118 | 103 | 1.146 |
| 25 | Quilmes | 45 | 12 | 45 | 15 | 117 | 103 | 1.136 |
| 26 | Colón | — | — | 34 | 17 | 51 | 46 | 1.109 |
| 27 | Atlético de Rafaela | 49 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 106 | 103 | 1.029 |
| 28 | Sarmiento | — | — | 30 | 17 | 47 | 46 | 1.022 |
| 29 | Temperley | — | — | 30 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 30 | Argentinos Juniors (R) | — | — | 33 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 0.978 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |