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
ClubCityStadiumCapacityAll BoysBuenos AiresIslas Malvinas21,000Argentinos JuniorsBuenos AiresDiego Armando Maradona24,800ArsenalSarandíJulio H. Grondona16,300Atlético de RafaelaRafaelaNuevo Monumental16,000BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Solá40,500BelgranoCórdobaMario Alberto Kempes57,000Boca JuniorsBuenos AiresAlberto J. Armando49,000ColónSanta FeBrigadier General Estanislao López32,500Estudiantes (LP)La PlataEstadio Ciudad de La Plata53,000Godoy Cruz Godoy CruzMalvinas Argentinas40,268IndependienteAvellanedaLibertadores de América32,500LanúsLanúsCiudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez46,619Newell's Old BoysRosarioMarcelo Bielsa38,095OlimpoBahía BlancaRoberto Natalio Carminatti18,000RacingAvellanedaPresidente Juan Domingo Perón51,389San LorenzoBuenos AiresPedro Bidegain43,494San Martín (SJ)San JuanIngeniero Hilario Sánchez25,286TigreVictoriaMonumental de Victoria26,282UniónSanta Fe15 de Abril22,852Vélez SársfieldBuenos AiresJosé Amalfitani49,540
Personnel and kits ClubManagerKit manufacturerMain sponsorAll Boys José RomeroSigniaLácteos BarrazaArgentinos Juniors Leonardo AstradaOlympikusLiderar SegurosArsenal Gustavo AlfaroLottoLa Nueva SegurosAtlético de Rafaela Rubén ForestelloReuschSanCorBanfield Eduardo AcevedoMitreBingo LomasBelgrano Ricardo ZielinskiLottoTersuaveBoca Juniors Julio César FalcioniNikeLG/BBVA Banco FrancésColón Roberto SensiniUmbroFlecha BusEstudiantes (LP) Martín Zuccarelli (interim)AdidasDirecTVGodoy Cruz Nery PumpidoLottoMendozaIndependiente Cristian DíazPumaMotomelLanús Gabriel SchürrerOlympikusHerbalifeNewell's Old Boys Gerardo MartinoTopperMotomelOlimpo Walter PerazzoBalonpieBingo BahíaRacing Luis ZubeldíaOlympikusBanco HipotecarioSan Lorenzo Ricardo Caruso LombardiLottoLa Nueva SegurosSan Martín (SJ) Facundo SavaMitreSan JuanTigre Rodolfo ArruabarrenaKappaBanco MacroUnión Frank Darío KudelkaTBSFlecha BusVélez Sársfield Ricardo GarecaTopperMondial/Samsung
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Positionin table Pre-season changes Racing Miguel Ángel Russo End of contract June 19, 2011 Diego Simeone June 21, 2011 N/A Estudiantes (LP) Luis Suárez & Guillermo TramaInterim manager. Replaced June 21, 2011 Miguel Ángel Russo June 21, 2011 N/A Apertura changes Banfield Sebastián Méndez Resigned August 27, 2011 Ricardo La Volpe August 28, 2011 20th Independiente Antonio Mohamed Resigned September 5, 2011 Ramón Díaz September 12, 2011 17th Argentinos Juniors Pedro Troglio Resigned September 18, 2011 Néstor Gorosito September 20, 2011 19th Newell's Old Boys Javier Torrente Resigned September 27, 2011 Diego Cagna September 29, 2011 16th Estudiantes (LP) Miguel Ángel Russo Resigned November 7, 2011 Juan Manuel AzconzábalInterim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager. November 9, 2011 19th San Lorenzo Omar Asad Resigned November 21, 2011 Leonardo Madelón November 22, 2011 15th Olimpo Omar De FelippeInterim manager, but later replaced by Mauro Laspada as the interim manager. Resigned November 21, 2011 Héctor Rivoira December 2, 2011 17th Inter-tournament changes Banfield Ricardo La Volpe Sacked December 14, 2011 Jorge da Silva December 23, 2011 N/A Godoy Cruz Jorge da Silva Resigned December 14, 2011 Nery Pumpido December 23, 2011 N/A Newell's Old Boys Diego Cagna Sacked December 19, 2011 Gerardo Martino December 26, 2011 N/A Racing Diego Simeone Resigned December 19, 2011 Alfio Basile December 26, 2011 N/A Clausura changes Colón Mario Sciacqua Resigned February 20, 2012 Roberto Sensini February 21, 2012 16th Banfield Jorge da Silva Resigned February 27, 2012 Eduardo Acevedo March 10, 2012 15th Argentinos Juniors Néstor Gorosito Resigned February 28, 2012 Leonardo Astrada March 1, 2012 18th Independiente Ramón Díaz Resigned March 3, 2012 Cristian DíazInterim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager. March 5, 2012 20th Atlético de Rafaela Carlos Trullet Sacked March 12, 2012 Rubén Forestello March 13, 2012 18th Olimpo Héctor Rivoira Resigned April 1, 2012 Walter Perazzo April 4, 2012 20th San Lorenzo Leonardo Madelón Resigned April 1, 2012 Ricardo Caruso Lombardi April 3, 2012 17th Racing Alfio Basile Resigned April 14, 2012 Luis Zubeldía April 15, 2012 16th San Martín (SJ) Daniel Garnero Resigned April 21, 2012 Facundo Sava April 23, 2012 19th Estudiantes (LP) Juan Manuel Azconzábal Sacked April 27, 2012 Martín ZuccarelliInterim manager. April 27, 2012 9th
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 Rank Name Nationality Club Goals 1Rubén RamírezGodoy Cruz 12 2Mauro MatosAll Boys 7César PereyraBelgrano 7Santiago SalcedoArgentinos Juniors 7 5Alexis CastroAtlético de Rafaela 6Facundo FerreyraBanfield 6Darío GandínAtlético de Rafaela 6Teófilo GutiérrezRacing 6Martín RolleOlimpo 6 10Mauro BoselliEstudiantes 5Darío CvitanichBoca Juniors 5Gastón FernándezEstudiantes 5Guillermo FrancoVélez Sársfield 5Esteban FuertesColón 5Federico HiguaínColón 5Diego MoralesTigre 5Mauro OboloArsenal 5Mario RegueiroLanús 5Paulo RosalesUnión 5
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 Rank Name Club Goals 1Carlos LunaClub Atlético Tigre 12 2Gastón CaprariSan Martín (SJ) 8 3 Ernesto FaríasIndependiente 7 Esteban FuertesColón 7 Darío GandínAtlético de Rafaela 7Emanuel GigliottiSan Lorenzo 7Mariano PavoneLanús 7
Source: Soccerway
Relegation Team Relegation 1Vélez Sársfield 61 82 64 207 114 2Estudiantes (LP) 71 69 50 190 114 3Lanús 60 63 55 178 114 4Boca Juniors 47 53 76 176 114 5Argentinos Juniors 73 54 49 176 114 6Arsenal 46 57 62 165 114 7Belgrano — — 55 55 38 8Colón 55 47 60 162 114 9Newell's Old Boys 69 42 48 159 114 10Independiente 68 43 47 158 114 11All Boys — 51 54 105 76 12Godoy Cruz 53 63 38 154 114 13Unión — — 50 50 38 14Atlético de Rafaela — — 50 50 38 15Racing 46 52 50 148 114 16Tigre 32 50 63 145 114 17San Martín (SJ) — — 48 48 38 Relegation Playoff Matches 18San Lorenzo 52 47 44 143 114 19Banfield 73 47 22 142 114 Primera B Nacional 20Olimpo — 48 29 77 76 Source:
Relegation/promotion playoffs The 17th and 18th placed teams in the relegation table (San Martín (San Juan) and San Lorenzo, respectively) played the 3rd and 4th-place finishers of the 2011–12 Primera B Nacional season (Instituto and Rosario Central, respectively); the winner of each claiming a spot in the following Primera División season. The Primera División team (Team 1) played the second leg at home with sporty advantage if the aggregate would have been drawn. Both San Lorenzo and San Martín (San Juan) 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 (Arsenal) qualified directly. Other teams will qualify based on their combined points in Clausura 2012 and Inicial 2012.
References
External links 2011–12 Argentine Primera División season at Soccerway Official regulations