2016–17 Argentine Primera División
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boca Juniors (32nd title) |
| Relegated | Aldosivi Atlético de Rafaela Quilmes Sarmiento |
| Copa Libertadores | Boca Juniors River Plate Estudiantes (LP) Racing Banfield Independiente (via Copa Sudamericana) Atlético Tucumán (via Copa Argentina) |
| Copa Sudamericana | San Lorenzo Lanús Newell's Old Boys Defensa y Justicia Colón Rosario Central |
| Matches played | 450 |
| Goals scored | 1,024 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Darío Benedetto (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Newell's Old Boys 6-1 San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Rosario Central 5-0 Arsenal (Oct. 1, 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Patronato 0–5 Independiente (Apr. 9, 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Newell's Old Boys 6-1 San Martín (SJ) (Dec. 15, 2016) Tigre 4-3 San Lorenzo (Apr. 2, 2017) Racing 4-3 Atlético Tucumán (Apr. 23, 2017) Patronato 3-4 Olimpo (Apr. 24, 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Colón (7 games) |
| Longest winless run | Arsenal (13 games) |
| Longest losing run | Quilmes (7 games) |
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The 2016–17 Argentine Primera División – Torneo de la Independencia was the 127th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The tournament was named in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Argentina.
The season began on August 26, 2016 and ended on June 27, 2017. Thirty teams competed in the league, twenty-nine returning from the 2016 season, and the addition of Talleres de Córdoba as the Primera B Nacional champion. Argentinos Juniors did not take part having been relegated the previous season.
Boca Juniors were crowned champions of Argentina for a 32nd time after rivals Banfield were beaten by San Lorenzo on June 20, 2017. As a result, Boca Juniors qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores and the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.