Dates 5 Aug 2011 – 1 Jul 2012 Goals scored 813 | Location Argentina Matches played 380 | |
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2012 Copa Libertadores Boca JuniorsLanúsGodoy Cruz 2012 Copa Sudamericana IndependienteRacingTigreArgentinos JuniorsColón Top goalscorer Apertura:Rubén Ramírez (12 goals)Clausura:Carlos Luna (12 goals) Similar 2006–07 Argentine Primera, 2007–08 Argentine Primera, 2009–10 Argentine Primera, 2001–02 Argentine Primera, 2013–14 Argentine Primera | ||
The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 121 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.
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Torneo Apertura
The 2011 Apertura was the first championship of the season. It began on August 5 and ended on February 4, 2012.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Source: Soccerway
Relegation
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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.
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.
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored.
1 Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors are qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores as the 2011 Clausura and 2011 Apertura champions, respectively.
2 Boca Juniors is qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana as the 2011–12 Copa Argentina champion.
3 Arsenal is qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores as the second-best Argentine team in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, as Vélez Sársfield had qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage.
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.