Season 2012–13 Location Argentina Matches played 380 | Dates 10 Aug 2012 – 17 Jun 2013 Goals scored 775 | |
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Champions Rosario Central
(1st divisional title) Top goalscorer Luis Rodriguez 20 goals Relegated Deportivo Merlo, Club Atlético Nueva Chicago Promoted Rosario Central, Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Club Olimpo Similar 2011–12 Primera B Nacional, 2013–14 Copa Argentina, 2017 Copa Sudamericana, Primera División de México Cl, 2008 Primera División d | ||
The 2012–13 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 27º season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion, runner-up and third-placed team were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
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Standings
Updated to games played on 9 June 2013.
Source: AFA
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. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on June 17, 2013.
Source: AFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation
Clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe. The bottom two teams of this table face relegation regardless of their affiliation status.
Updated to games played on June 2013.