The 2016 Argentine Primera División - Copa Axion Energy was the 126th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina.
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.
Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana Juan Pablo Belatti Fourth official: Diego Abal Match rules
[49] Several months after the playoff, CONMEBOL expanded the 2017 Copa Libertadores from 38 to 47 teams with Argentina gaining one additional berth.