The 2016-17 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana was the 118th. season of Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. The season began on 26 August 2016 and end on 3 August 2017. Nineteen teams competed in the league.
With four rounds remaining for the end of the season, Deportivo Morón won the championship and promoted to Primera Nacional. In that fixture, Morón defeated Platense 2–1, totalising 63 points.Deportivo Morón campeón on AFA.org.ar, 6 Jun 2017¡¡¡Morón campeón, y al Nacional!!! by Gabriel Paladino on Revista Ascenso
Deportivo Riestra was the second team promoted after winning the "torneo reducido" defeating Comunicaciones 21 (on goal difference) in the finals.El partido de 5 minutos: Riestra resistió ante Comunicaciones y ascendió a la B Nacional on Infobae, 3 Aug 2017 On the other hand, Excursionistas was relegated to Primera C Metropolitana.Platense volvió al triunfo y sentenció el descenso de Excursionistas on TyC, 9 Nov 2017
League table
Deportivo Morón is the champion of the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana at 34th week.
Torneo reducido The winner was the 2nd. team promoted to Primera Nacional.
Quarterfinals Played as a single-elimination tournament:
Home team Score Away team Deportivo Riestra Platense Atlanta Deportivo Español Comunicaciones Barracas Central Defensores de Belgrano Estudiantes (BA)
Semifinals
Finals
GK Carlos Morel DF Jorge Visintini DF Daniel Silvani DF Gustavo Benítez DF Roberto Bochi MF Sebastián O. López MF Mauricio Soto MF Sebastián E. Soto FW Mauro Ortiz FW Nahuel Benítez FW Gonzalo Bravo Substitutions: DF Gastón Montero MF Jonathan Goya DF Sebastián Lamacchia Manager: Jorge G. Benítez
GK Germán Yacaruso DF Sebastián Silguero DF Agustín Cattaneo DF Lucas Banegas DF Sebastián Corda MF Nicolás E. Varela MF Rodrigo Melo MF Luis Soria MF Tomás Asprea FW Hernán Salazar FW Maximiliano Zárate Substitutions: MF Federico Barrionuevo FW Lucas Rodríguez FW Martín Blanco Manager: Alejandro Orfila
See also 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 2016–17 Torneo Federal A 2016–17 Copa Argentina
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References
External links 2016-17 season on Soccerway.com