# 2016–17 Club Atlético Independiente season

The 2016–17 season Independiente participated in the Primera División, Copa Sudamericana and continued in Copa Argentina from the previous season.

## Club
### Kits

* Supplier: Puma SE
* Main Sponsor:: Correo OCA /
* Secondary Sponsor: Audifarm Salud
| Home Kit | Away Kit | Alternate Kit | GK kit |

## Current squad

    Last updated on May 22, 2016
| Squad No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 13 | Gonzalo Rehak | GK | (1994-01-11) January 11, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Academy |
| 25 | Martín Campaña | GK | (1989-05-29) May 29, 1989 (age 35) | 18 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| | Damián Albil | GK | (1979-02-09) February 9, 1979 (age 45) | 19 | 0 | Academy |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Hernán Pellerano (VC) | DF | (1984-06-04) June 4, 1984 (age 40) | 35 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico | DF | (1992-08-31) August 31, 1992 (age 32) | 59 | 2 | Banfield |
| 14 | Víctor Cuesta | DF | (1988-11-19) November 19, 1988 (age 35) | 73 | 5 | Huracán |
| 16 | Fabricio Bustos | DF | (1996-04-28) April 28, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy |
| 17 | Jorge Nicolás Figal | DF | (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994 (age 30) | 21 | 0 | Olimpo |
| 20 | Damián Martínez | DF | (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990 (age 34) | 1 | 0 | Defensa y Justicia |
| 23 | Néstor Breitenbruch | DF | (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995 (age 29) | 15 | 0 | Quilmes |
| 26 | Gustavo Toledo | DF | (1989-09-19) September 19, 1989 (age 35) | 54 | 0 | Banfield |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Jorge Ortiz | MF | (1984-06-20) June 20, 1984 (age 40) | 33 | 1 | Lanús |
| 5 | Julián Vitale | MF | (1995-07-21) July 21, 1995 (age 29) | 21 | 1 | Academy |
| 8 | Jesús Méndez | MF | (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) | 84 | 2 | Rosario Central |
| 10 | Cristian Rodríguez | MF | (1985-09-30) September 30, 1985 (age 39) | 24 | 3 | Grêmio |
| 15 | Diego Martín Rodríguez | MF | (1989-09-04) September 4, 1989 (age 35) | 28 | 1 | Godoy Cruz |
| 21 | Domingo Blanco | MF | (1995-04-22) April 22, 1995 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | Academy |
| 22 | Juan Sánchez Miño | MF | (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34) | 1 | 0 | Cruzeiro |
| 24 | Emiliano Rigoni | MF | (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31) | 20 | 6 | Belgrano |
| 27 | Ezeqiuel Braco | MF | (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | Academy |
| - | Brian Ferreira | MF | (1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Academy |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Martín Benítez | FW | (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) | 92 | 12 | Academy |
| 9 | Diego Vera | FW | (1985-01-05) January 5, 1985 (age 39) | 25 | 3 | Estudiantes (LP) |
| 11 | Leandro Fernández | FW | (1991-03-12) March 12, 1991 (age 33) | 14 | 5 | Godoy Cruz |
| 12 | Nicolás Messiniti | FW | (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy |
| 18 | Lucas Albertengo | FW | (1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 33) | 30 | 10 | Atlético Rafaela |
| 19 | Germán Denis | FW | (1981-09-10) September 10, 1981 (age 43) | 87 | 40 | Atalanta |
| 29 | Jonathan Cañete | FW | (1996-07-12) July 12, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy |

### Current coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Coach | Gabriel Milito |
| Assistant Coach | Carlos Compagnucci |
| Assistant Coach | Xavi Tamarit |
| Fitness Coach | Gabriel Macaya |
| Goalkeepers coach | Pablo Cavallero |
| Reserve team Coach | Fernando Berón |
| Youth Department | Jorge Griffa |
| Doctor | Dr Luis Chiaradia |
| Doctor | Dr Sergio Mauro |
| Kinesiology | Gabriel De Brasi |
| Kinesiology | Julio Zunino |
| Massageist | Christian Trobec |
| Props | Daniel Sotelo |
| Props | Mariano Bagtano |
Source: clubaindependiente.com

## Transfers
### Player In

Fee (in $) :
| - | Nicolás Figal | Defender | Olimpo | Loan Return | Free |
| - | Damián Martínez | Defender | Defensa y Justicia | Transfer | 500,000 $ |
| - | Juan Sánchez Miño | Forward | Cruzeiro | Transfer | 1,400,000 $ |
Total spending: : 1,900,000 $

### Player Out

Fee (in $) :
| Summer |||||||
| 6 | Emanuel Aguilera | Defender | Atlético Rafaela | Transfer | 2,000,000 $ |
| 20 | Ezequiel Vidal | Forward | Olimpo | End of Loan | Free |
| 22 | Claudio Aquino | Midfielder | Fluminense | Loan Out | 200,000 $ |
| 27 | Rodrigo Gómez | Midfielder | Deportivo Toluca | Transfer (50%) | 1,300,000 $ |
| 29 | Saúl Nelle | Midfielder | Los Andes | Loan Out | Free |
| 34 | Rafael Barrios | Goalkeeper | Defensa y Justicia | Transfer (80%) | |
Total Income : 3,500,000 $

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Competitions
### Overall

Last updated on 21 June 2016
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Primera División | – | – | – | TBA | TBA |
| Copa Argentina | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | N/A | 4 May 2016 | N/A |
| Copa Sudamericana | Second stage | Second stage | N/A | TBA | N/A |

### Overview

Last updated on 21 June 2016
| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Copa Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |

## Primera División

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Racing | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Banfield | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Independiente | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Lanús | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
* ↑ Independiente qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.

### Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2016–17 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 64 | 20 | 0 | 84 | 46 | 1.826 |
| 4 | Estudiantes (LP) | 51 | 32 | 0 | 83 | 46 | 1.804 |
| 5 | Independiente | 54 | 27 | 0 | 81 | 46 | 1.761 |
| 6 | Racing | 57 | 24 | 64 | 81 | 46 | 0.942 |
| 7 | Lanús | 42 | 38 | 0 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2016. Source:

### Results by round

* Round
* Ground
* Result
* Position

## Copa Argentina
### Round of 64

Continue from the Previous season

### Round of 32
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

Last updated on 21 June 2016
| | | | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total |
| Nation | No. | Name | GS | Min. | Assist | GS | Min. | Assist | GS | Min. | Assist | GS | Min. | Assist |
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| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||||||

### Goals

Last updated on 21 June 2016
| Rank | Player | Position | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Copa Sudamericana | Total |
| Total | Total | Total | | | | |

### Clean sheets

Last updated on 21 June 2016
| Rank | Player | Position | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Copa Sudamericana | Total |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Last updated on 21 June 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total | Suspended | Suspended |

### Overall

    Last updated on 20 May 2016
| | Total | Home | Away | Naturel |
| Games played | - | - | - | - |
| Games won | - | - | - | - |
| Games drawn | - | - | - | - |
| Games lost | - | - | - | - |
| Biggest win | - | - | - | - |
| Biggest loss | - | - | - | - |
| Biggest win (League) | - | - | - | N/A |
| Biggest win (Copa Argentina) | - | N/A | N/A | - |
| Biggest win (Copa Sudamericana) | - | - | - | N/A |
| Biggest loss (League) | - | - | - | N/A |
| Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) | - | N/A | N/A | - |
| Biggest loss (Copa Sudamericana) | - | - | - | N/A |
| Clean sheets | - | - | - | - |
| Goals scored | - | - | - | - |
| Goals conceded | - | - | - | - |
| Goal difference | - | - | - | - |
| Average GF per game | - | - | - | - |
| Average GA per game | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow cards | - | - | - | - |
| Red cards | - | - | - | - |
| Most appearances | - | – | – | – |
| Most minutes played | - | – | – | – |
| Most goals | – | – | – | – |
| Penalties for | - | - | - | - |
| Penalties against | - | - | - | - |