2016–17 Primera B Nacional
The 2016–17 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 32nd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in August 2016 and ended in July 2017. Twenty-three teams competed in the league, twenty returning from the 2016 season, one team that was relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.
Competition format
The league's format changed from the previous season. Twenty-three teams which played each other twice for a total of forty-four matches each. The Champion and the runner-up earned promotion to the Primera División. Four teams were relegated at the end of the season.Club information
| Club | City | Stadium |
| All Boys | Buenos Aires | Islas Malvinas |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Argentinos Juniors | Buenos Aires | Diego Armando Maradona |
| Atlético Paraná | Paraná | Pedro Mutio |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | Leoncio Benítez |
| Brown | Adrogué | Lorenzo Arandilla |
| Central Córdoba | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrera |
| Chacarita Juniors | Villa Maipú | Chacarita Juniors Stadium |
| Crucero del Norte | Garupá | Comandante Andrés Guacurarí |
| Douglas Haig | Pergamino | Miguel Morales |
| Estudiantes | San Luis | Héctor Odicino-Pedro Benoza |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Flandria | Jáuregui | Carlos V |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Jujuy | 23 de Agosto |
| Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Raúl Conti |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| Juventud Unida | Gualeguaychú | Estadio Luis Delfino |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Estadio Eduardo Gallardón |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| San Martín | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
| Villa Dálmine | Campana | Villa Dálmine |
League table
Results
Relegation
The bottom four teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.| Team | Relegation | ||||||||
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 31 | – | – | 88 | 119 | 64 | ' | - |
| 2 | Chacarita Juniors | – | 50 | 43 | 77 | 170 | 107 | ' | - |
| 3 | Brown | – | – | 28 | 65 | 93 | 65 | ' | - |
| 4 | Guillermo Brown | – | 48 | 30 | 75 | 153 | 107 | ' | - |
| 5 | Nueva Chicago | 30 | – | 30 | 60 | 120 | 85 | ' | - |
| 6 | Santamarina | 24 | 66 | 27 | 61 | 178 | 127 | ' | - |
| 7 | San Martín | – | – | – | 61 | 61 | 44 | ' | - |
| 8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 30 | 55 | 38 | 52 | 175 | 127 | ' | - |
| 9 | Almagro | – | – | 28 | 60 | 88 | 65 | ' | - |
| 10 | Los Andes | – | 54 | 30 | 59 | 143 | 107 | ' | - |
| 11 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 16 | 67 | 26 | 60 | 169 | 127 | ' | - |
| 12 | Villa Dálmine | – | 60 | 33 | 47 | 140 | 107 | ' | - |
| 13 | Instituto | 25 | 62 | 16 | 63 | 166 | 127 | ' | - |
| 14 | Boca Unidos | 27 | 54 | 38 | 47 | 166 | 127 | ' | - |
| 15 | Juventud Unida | – | 54 | 28 | 55 | 137 | 107 | ' | - |
| 16 | Flandria | – | – | – | 56 | 56 | 44 | ' | - |
| 17 | All Boys | 22 | 53 | 26 | 60 | 161 | 127 | ' | - |
| 18 | Independiente Rivadavia | 22 | 51 | 20 | 67 | 160 | 127 | ' | - |
| 19 | Estudiantes | – | 56 | 24 | 54 | 134 | 107 | ' | - |
| 20 | Central Córdoba ' | – | 51 | 20 | 58 | 130 | 107 | ' | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 21 | Douglas Haig ' | 25 | 58 | 20 | 50 | 153 | 127 | ' | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 22 | Crucero del Norte ' | 33 | – | 32 | 37 | 102 | 85 | ' | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
| 23 | Atlético Paraná ' | – | 58 | 19 | 39 | 116 | 107 | Primera B Metropolitana or Torneo Federal A |
Source:
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Rodrigo Salinas | Chacarita Juniors | 30 |
| 2 | Tobías Figueroa | Guillermo Brown | 21 |
| 3 | Ramón Lentini | San Martín | 18 |
| 4 | Gonzalo Castillejos | Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 |
| 4 | Nicolás Reniero | Almagro | 15 |
| 4 | Braian Romero | Argentinos Juniors | 15 |
| 4 | - | - | 15 |