2011–12 Argentine Primera División season


The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 121st season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams will compete in the league. It started on August 5, 2011 and ended on July 1, 2012.

Club information

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
All BoysBuenos AiresIslas Malvinas21,000
Argentinos JuniorsBuenos AiresDiego Armando Maradona24,800
ArsenalSarandíJulio H. Grondona16,300
Atlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental16,000
BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Solá40,500
BelgranoCórdobaMario Alberto Kempes57,000
Boca JuniorsBuenos AiresAlberto J. Armando49,000
ColónSanta FeBrigadier General Estanislao López32,500
Estudiantes La PlataEstadio Ciudad de La Plata53,000
Godoy CruzGodoy CruzMalvinas Argentinas40,268
IndependienteAvellanedaLibertadores de América32,500
LanúsLanúsCiudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez46,619
Newell's Old BoysRosarioMarcelo Bielsa38,095
OlimpoBahía BlancaRoberto Natalio Carminatti18,000
RacingAvellanedaPresidente Juan Domingo Perón51,389
San LorenzoBuenos AiresPedro Bidegain43,494
San Martín San JuanIngeniero Hilario Sánchez25,286
TigreVictoriaMonumental de Victoria26,282
UniónSanta Fe15 de Abril22,852
Vélez SársfieldBuenos AiresJosé Amalfitani49,540

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The 2011 Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on August 5 and ended on February 4, 2012.

Standings

Results

Top goalscorers

Torneo Clausura

The 2012 Clausura was the second and final championship of the season. It started on February 10 and ended on June 24, 2012.

Standings

Results

Top goalscorers

Source: Soccerway

Relegation

Source:

Relegation/promotion playoffs

The 17th and 18th placed teams in the relegation table played the 3rd and 4th-place finishers of the 2011–12 Primera B Nacional season ; the winner of each claiming a spot in the following Primera División season. The Primera División team played the second leg at home with sporty advantage if the aggregate would have been drawn. Both San Lorenzo and San Martín remained in the Primera División.
These were the last promotions played between Argentine Primera División and Primera B Nacional teams.
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2

International qualification

The 2011–12 Primera League table contributes towards qualifying for CONMEBOL tournaments in 2012 and 2013.

2012 CONMEBOL Tournaments

International qualification for the 2012 season presented a change from previous ones. Qualification for the first four Copa Libertadores berths comprises the previous season's Clausura champion, this season's Apertura champion, and the top two non-champions in an aggregate table of the aforementioned tournaments). The fifth Copa Libertadores berth was given to the best team in the Copa Sudamericana who has not already qualified otherwise.
Qualification to the Copa Sudamericana was determined through the same aggregate table as the Copa Libertadores. However, the six berths went to the top five teams that have not qualified for the Copa Libertadores and who were not participating in the relegation/promotion playoffs, and the Copa Argentina champion.

2013 Copa Libertadores

The winner of the Clausura 2012 tournament qualified directly. Other teams will qualify based on their combined points in Clausura 2012 and Inicial 2012.