2012–13 Argentine Primera División season

Primera División
Season2012–13
ChampionsTorneo Inicial:
Vélez Sarsfield (9th title)
Torneo Final:
Newell's Old Boys
(6th title)
Super Champions:
Vélez Sarsfield (10th title)
RelegatedSan Martín (SJ)
Independiente
Unión
2013 Copa LibertadoresVélez Sarsfield
Newell's Old Boys
Boca Juniors
Tigre (via 2012 Copa Sudamericana)
2013 Copa SudamericanaLanús
River Plate
Racing
Belgrano
San Lorenzo
Vélez Sarsfield
2014 Copa LibertadoresNewell's Old Boys
Vélez Sarsfield
Matches played381
Goals scored854 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorerTorneo Inicial:
Facundo Ferreyra
Ignacio Scocco
(13 goals each)
Torneo Final:
Emanuel Gigliotti
Ignacio Scocco
(11 goals each)
Biggest home winSan Martín (SJ) 6–1 Boca Juniors (Apr. 13, 2013)
River Plate 5–0 Godoy Cruz (Oct. 7, 2012)
Newell's Old Boys 5–0 Unión (Jun. 10, 2013)
Biggest away winArsenal 1–5 Vélez Sarsfield (Nov. 3, 2012)
Arsenal 0–4 River Plate (Sep. 30, 2012)
Highest scoringAtlético de Rafaela 5–3 Argentinos Juniors (Sep. 29, 2012) (8 goals)
Longest winning runLanús -7 matches- (Oct. 5 - Nov. 19, 2012)
Longest unbeaten runNewell's Old Boys - 15 matches- (Aug. 4 - Nov. 15, 2012)
Lanús -15 matches- (Dec. 8, 2012 - May 20, 2013)
Longest losing runArgentinos Juniors -6 matches- (Nov. 24, 2012 - Feb. 22, 2013)

The 2012–13 Primera División season was the 122nd season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. It started on August 3, 2012 and ended on June 29, 2013. Twenty teams competed in the league, eighteen returning from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the Primera B Nacional Championship (Championship winners River Plate and runners-up Quilmes). The two promoted clubs avoided relegation.

In the first half of the season Vélez Sarsfield became champion of the 2012 Torneo Inicial "Eva Perón", winning the “Evita Capitana” League Cup. In the second one Newell's Old Boys clinched the 2013 Torneo Final "Eva Perón", winning the “Juana Azurduy” League Cup.

In the Superfinal Vélez Sarsfield were crowned Argentina's Super champions after a 1–0 victory over Newell's Old Boys in Mendoza. This was the first overall league championship play-off in Argentina since 1991 when Newell's defeated Boca Juniors on penalties.

Independiente was relegated, for first time, to the Primera B Nacional Championship. The other relegated teams were San Martín (SJ) and Unión.

Format changes

The champion of the Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final met in a season ending championship final to determine the super champion. The format for each tournament remained the same as in previous seasons.

Relegation was also changed for the season. Instead of two teams facing direct relegation to the Primera B Nacional, three teams were directly relegated. The promotion/relegation playoffs were eliminated.

Teams

The teams ending the 2011–12 season in the bottom two places of the relegation table were Banfield and Olimpo. They played in the 2012–13 Primera B Nacional Championship. At the same time the 2011–12 Primera B Nacional Championship winners River Plate and runners-up Quilmes were directly promoted at the end of the season. San Lorenzo and San Martín (SJ) remained in the Primera División winning their Relegation/promotion playoffs to Instituto and Rosario Central.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2012−13 Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
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Locations of the 2012−13 Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Club City Stadium Capacity
All Boys Buenos Aires Islas Malvinas 21,000
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 24,800
Arsenal Sarandí Julio H. Grondona 16,300
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental 16,000
Belgrano Córdoba Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 49,000
Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 32,500
Estudiantes (LP) La Plata Estadio Ciudad de La Plata 53,000
Godoy Cruz Godoy Cruz Malvinas Argentinas 40,268
Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América 30,000
Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619
Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa 38,095
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario 30,200
Racing Avellaneda Presidente Juan Domingo Perón 55,389
River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 64,624
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 39,494
San Martín (SJ) San Juan Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez 25,286
Tigre Victoria José Dellagiovanna 26,282
Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril 22,852
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 45,540

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
All Boys Argentina José Romero Balonpie Lácteos Barraza
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Olympikus Liderar Seguros
Arsenal Argentina Gustavo Alfaro Lotto La Nueva Seguros
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina Jorge Burruchaga Reusch SanCor
Belgrano Argentina Ricardo Zielinski Lotto Tersuave
Boca Juniors Argentina Carlos Bianchi Nike BBVA
Colón Argentina Pablo Morant Umbro Flecha Bus
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino Adidas DirecTV
Godoy Cruz Argentina Martín Palermo Lotto Mendoza
Independiente Argentina Miguel Ángel Brindisi Puma Motomel
Lanús Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Olympikus Herbalife/ESCO
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Gerardo Martino Topper Motomel
Quilmes Argentina Omar De Felippe Lotto Quilmes
Racing Argentina Luis Zubeldía Olympikus Banco Hipotecario
River Plate Argentina Ramón Díaz Adidas BBVA
San Lorenzo Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi Lotto La Nueva Seguros/Banco Ciudad
San Martín (SJ) Argentina Rubén Forestello Mitre San Juan
Tigre Argentina Néstor Gorosito Kappa Banco Macro
Unión Argentina Facundo Sava TBS Flecha Bus
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina Ricardo Gareca Topper Samsung

Statistics

Club Most goals
scored 		Goals Most minutes
played 1 		Minutes
(Matches)
All Boys Argentina Iván Borghello 9 Argentina Nicolás Cambiasso 3420
(38)
Argentinos Juniors Ecuador Juan Luis Anangonó 5 Argentina Ariel Garcé 2764
(31)
Arsenal Argentina Darío Benedetto 7 Argentina Cristian Campestrini 3330
(37)
Argentina Lisandro López
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina César Carignano 5 Argentina Guillermo Sara 3240
(36)
Argentina Federico González
Argentina Jonathan López
Belgrano Argentina Lucas Melano 5 Argentina Guillermo Farré 3310
(37)
Argentina Jorge Velázquez
Boca Juniors Uruguay Santiago Silva 11 Uruguay Santiago Silva 2441
(28)
Colón Argentina Emanuel Gigliotti 21 Argentina Diego Pozo 3016
(34)
Estudiantes (LP) Colombia Duván Zapata 13 Argentina Leandro Desábato 3003
(34)
Godoy Cruz Argentina Mauro Obolo 10 Argentina Mauro Obolo 3319
(38)
Independiente Argentina Ernesto Farías 5 Paraguay Claudio Morel Rodríguez 2483
(29)
Lanús Argentina Silvio Romero 13 Argentina Agustín Marchesín 3330
(37)
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Ignacio Scocco 24 Argentina Nahuel Guzmán 2970
(33)
Argentina Santiago Vergini
Quilmes Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio 14 Argentina Emanuel Trípodi 3330
(37)
Racing Argentina Luciano Vietto 13 Argentina Matías Cahais 3314
(37)
River Plate Argentina Manuel Lanzini 8 Argentina Marcelo Barovero 3033
(34)
San Lorenzo Argentina Denis Stracqualursi 8 Argentina Pablo Alvarado 3143
(35)
San Martín (SJ) Colombia Humberto Osorio Botello 11 Argentina Emmanuel Más 3330
(37)
Tigre Argentina Rubén Botta 5 Argentina Mariano Echeverría 3060
(34)
Argentina Matías Pérez García
Unión Argentina Andrés Franzoia 8 Uruguay Nicolás Correa 3330
(37)
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina Facundo Ferreyra 16 Argentina Sebastián Domínguez 2880
(32)
1.^ Superfinal is not included

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pre-season changes
Lanús Argentina Gabriel Schürrer Sacked June 18, 2012 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto June 20, 2012[1] N/A
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Martín Zuccarelli 1 Replaced June 24, 2012 Argentina Diego Cagna June 29, 2012[2] N/A
Torneo Inicial changes
Independiente Argentina Cristian Díaz Resigned August 25, 2012 Argentina Américo Gallego August 27, 2012[3] 17th
Unión Argentina Frank Kudelka Resigned August 31, 2012 Argentina Nery Pumpido September 4, 2012[4] 19th
San Martín (SJ) Argentina Facundo Sava Sacked September 3, 2012[5] Argentina Gabriel Perrone 2 September 7, 2012[6] 20th
San Lorenzo Argentina Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Mutual agreement October 9, 2012 Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi October 13, 2012[7] 18th
Tigre Argentina Rodolfo Arruabarrena Resigned October 21, 2012 Argentina Néstor Gorosito October 22, 2012[8] 19th
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Leonardo Astrada Resigned November 4, 2012[9] Argentina Gabriel Schürrer 3 November 15, 2012[10] 17th
Atlético de Rafaela Argentina Rubén Forestello Sacked November 18, 2012[11] Argentina Jorge Burruchaga 4 December 5, 2012[12] 15th
Godoy Cruz Argentina Omar Asad Resigned November 19, 2012[13] Argentina Martín Palermo 5 November 26, 2012[14] 14th
River Plate Argentina Matías Almeyda Sacked November 27, 2012[15] Argentina Ramón Díaz 6 November 29, 2012[16] 9th
Inter-tournament changes
Unión Argentina Nery Pumpido Resigned December 8, 2012 Argentina Facundo Sava December 16, 2012[17] N/A
Boca Juniors Argentina Julio César Falcioni End of contract December 10, 2012 Argentina Carlos Bianchi December 17, 2012[18] N/A
Torneo Final changes
Argentinos Juniors Argentina Gabriel Schürrer Resigned February 22, 2013[19] Argentina Ricardo Caruso Lombardi 7 March 14, 2013[20] 20th
San Martín (SJ) Argentina Gabriel Perrone Resigned March 10, 2013[21] Argentina Rubén Forestello 8 March 17, 2013[22] 17th
Colón Argentina Roberto Sensini Resigned March 16, 2013 Argentina Pablo Morant 9 March 17, 2013[23] 20th
Estudiantes (LP) Argentina Diego Cagna Resigned March 30, 2013[24] Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino 10 April 5, 2013[25] 19th
Independiente Argentina Américo Gallego Mutual agreement April 14, 2013 Argentina Miguel Ángel Brindisi April 16, 2013[26] 16th
  • Pre-season changes
1.^ Interim manager.
  • Torneo Inicial
2.^ Argentina Marcelo Vivas was interim manager in the 6th match.
3.^ Argentina Carlos Mayor was interim manager in the 14th and 15th matches.
4.^ Argentina Víctor Bottaniz was interim manager in the 17th and 18th matches.
5.^ Argentina Daniel Oldrá was interim manager in the 17th match.
6.^ Argentina Gustavo Zapata was interim manager in the 18th match.
  • Torneo Final
7.^ Argentina Fabián De Sarasqueta was interim manager in the 4th and 5th matches.
8.^ Argentina Marcelo Vivas was interim manager in the 6th match.
9.^ Interim manager.
10.^ Argentina Martín Zuccarelli was interim manager in the 8th and 9th matches.

Torneo Inicial

The Torneo Inicial was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 3, 2012 and ended on February 13, 2013.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vélez Sarsfield (C) 19 13 2 4 31 12 +19 41 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Newell's Old Boys 19 9 9 1 23 11 +12 36
3 Belgrano 19 10 6 3 22 13 +9 36
4 Lanús 19 10 4 5 23 10 +13 34
5 Racing 19 9 6 4 26 12 +14 33
6 Boca Juniors 19 9 6 4 25 20 +5 33
7 Arsenal 19 9 4 6 19 22 −3 31
8 River Plate 19 7 8 4 28 16 +12 29
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 8 4 7 19 16 +3 28
10 Colón 19 6 8 5 26 24 +2 26
11 San Lorenzo 19 6 8 5 20 20 0 26
12 All Boys 19 5 6 8 19 27 −8 21
13 Atlético de Rafaela 19 5 5 9 20 28 −8 20
14 Godoy Cruz 19 5 5 9 13 24 −11 20
15 Quilmes 19 3 10 6 16 23 −7 19
16 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 7 8 19 29 −10 19
17 San Martín (SJ) 19 4 5 10 21 27 −6 17
18 Independiente 19 3 8 8 16 24 −8 17
19 Tigre 19 1 10 8 16 27 −11 13
20 Unión 19 0 7 12 16 33 −17 7
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
 Primera División
2012 Torneo Inicial champion 
Vélez Sarsfield
9th title

Results

Home \ Away ALL ARJ ARS ATR BEL BOC COL EST GCR IND LAN NOB QUI RAC RIV SLO SMJ TIG USF VEL
All Boys 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–2
Argentinos Juniors 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–3
Arsenal 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–5
Atlético de Rafaela 2–1 5–3 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–3
Belgrano 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Boca Juniors 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0
Colón 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Estudiantes (LP) 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–0
Godoy Cruz 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Independiente 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0
Lanús 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 2–0
Newell's Old Boys 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Quilmes 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1
Racing 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 3–1
River Plate 0–0 1–2 2–2 5–0 1–0 3–3 0–1 0–0 2–0
San Lorenzo 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–2
San Martín (SJ) 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 2–2 0–3
Tigre 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–1
Unión 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Vélez Sarsfield 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Source: Programación de Primera División Torneo Inicial 2012/2013
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Facundo Ferreyra  Argentine Vélez Sársfield 13
Ignacio Scocco  Argentine Newell's Old Boys 13
3 Emanuel Gigliotti  Argentine Colón 10
4 Martín Cauteruccio  Uruguayan Quilmes 7
Lucas Pratto  Argentine Vélez Sársfield 7
Denis Stracqualursi  Argentine San Lorenzo 7
7 Iván Borghello  Argentine All Boys 6
Rodrigo Mora  Uruguayan River Plate 6
Humberto Osorio Botello  Colombian San Martín (SJ) 6
Santiago Silva  Uruguayan Boca Juniors 6
Duván Zapata  Colombian Estudiantes (LP) 6

Torneo Final

The Torneo Final was the second and final tournament of the season. It began on February 8 and ended on June 23, 2013.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newell's Old Boys (C) 19 12 2 5 40 21 +19 38 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 River Plate 19 10 5 4 28 22 +6 35
3 Lanús 19 8 9 2 26 14 +12 33
4 San Lorenzo 19 8 8 3 26 16 +10 32
5 Quilmes 19 8 7 4 28 22 +6 31
6 Racing 19 8 5 6 24 17 +7 29
7 Godoy Cruz 19 7 8 4 23 16 +7 29
8 Arsenal 19 8 5 6 25 22 +3 29
9 San Martín (SJ) 19 7 5 7 31 28 +3 26
10 Belgrano 19 4 11 4 14 13 +1 23
11 Atlético de Rafaela 19 5 8 6 21 23 −2 23
12 Independiente 19 5 7 7 16 17 −1 22
13 Tigre 19 6 3 10 22 30 −8 21
14 Vélez Sarsfield 19 4 8 7 18 20 −2 20
15 Estudiantes (LP) 19 4 8 7 15 19 −4 20
16 All Boys 19 5 5 9 15 24 −9 20
17 Colón 19 5 5 9 20 30 −10 20
18 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 6 9 13 21 −8 18
19 Boca Juniors 19 3 9 7 13 29 −16 18
20 Unión 19 3 8 8 17 31 −14 17
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
 Primera División
2013 Torneo Final champion 
Newell's Old Boys
6th title

Results

Home \ Away ALL ARJ ARS ATR BEL BOC COL EST GCR IND LAN NOB QUI RAC RIV SLO SMJ TIG USF VEL
All Boys 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–1
Argentinos Juniors 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 0–1
Arsenal 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–2
Atlético de Rafaela 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
Belgrano 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–0
Boca Juniors 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–1
Colón 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–1
Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0
Godoy Cruz 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–1
Independiente 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1
Lanús 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 5–1 1–0
Newell's Old Boys 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 0–3 4–3 1–0 3–1 5–0
Quilmes 2–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Racing 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 0–0
River Plate 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–0
San Lorenzo 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–4 2–0 0–1 4–2
San Martín (SJ) 2–1 6–1 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 3–1
Tigre 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–3 1–2
Unión 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1
Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Nationality Club Goals
1 Emanuel Gigliotti  Argentine Colón 11
Ignacio Scocco  Argentine Newell's Old Boys 11
3 Silvio Romero  Argentine Lanús 9
4 Luciano Vietto  Argentine Racing 8
5 Martín Cauteruccio  Uruguayan Quilmes 7
Ezequiel Rescaldani  Argentine Vélez Sarsfield 7
Duván Zapata  Colombian Estudiantes (LP) 7
8 Andrés Franzoia  Argentine Unión 6
Mauro Obolo  Argentine Godoy Cruz 6
Claudio Riaño  Argentine San Martín (SJ) 6

Superfinal

The 2012-13 Superfinal was played on 29 June 2013 between Vélez Sarsfield, winners of the 2012 Torneo Inicial, and Newell's Old Boys, winners of the 2013 Torneo Final. The match was played at the neutral venue of the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza.

Vélez Sarsfield were crowned Super champions after a 1–0 victory over Newell's Old Boys.[27] The Association recognised that title as a Primera División (league) championship.[28]

As super champions of the 2012–13 season Vélez Sarsfield was qualified for the 2013 Supercopa Argentina, 2013 Copa Sudamericana and 2014 Copa Libertadores.

Details

2012–13 Primera División Superfinal
Vélez Sarsfield1–0Newell's Old Boys
Pratto 8' Report
Vélez Sarsfield
Newell's Old Boys

Assistant referees:
Diego Bonfá
Iván Núñez
Fourth official:
Mauro Vigliano

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.


 Primera División
2012–13 Superfinal champion 
Vélez Sarsfield
10th title

Relegation

Pos
 Team 2010–11
Pts 		2011–12
Pts 		2012–13
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Vélez Sarsfield 82 64 61 207 114 1.816
2 River Plate — — 64 64 38 1.684
3 Lanús 63 55 67 185 114 1.623
4 Boca Juniors 53 76 51 180 114 1.579
5 Arsenal 57 62 60 179 114 1.57
6 Belgrano — 55 59 114 76 1.5
7 Estudiantes (LP) 69 50 48 167 114 1.465
8 Newell's Old Boys 42 48 74 164 114 1.439
9 Racing 52 50 62 164 114 1.439
10 Colón 47 60 46 153 114 1.342
11 Godoy Cruz 63 38 49 150 114 1.316
12 Quilmes — — 50 50 38 1.316
13 San Lorenzo 47 44 58 149 114 1.307
14 Tigre 50 63 34 147 114 1.289
15 All Boys 51 54 41 146 114 1.281
16 Argentinos Juniors 54 49 37 140 114 1.228
17 Atlético de Rafaela — 50 43 93 76 1.224
18 San Martín (SJ) (R) — 48 43 91 76 1.197 Primera B Nacional
19 Independiente (R) 43 47 39 129 114 1.132
20 Unión (R) — 50 24 74 76 0.974


Source:[29]

International qualification

2013 Copa Libertadores

Qualification for the 2013 Copa Libertadores tournament was awarded to the winners of the 2011/12 Clausura and 2012/13 Torneo Inicial tournaments. A third place was awarded to the Argentine side that proceeded furthest in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana tournament. Two more places were available to the teams who gain most points in the 2012 Argentine tournaments, and a league table showing those combined points is given below.[30]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vélez Sarsfield 38 22 8 8 57 27 +30 74 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
2 Arsenal 38 20 9 9 49 37 +12 69
3 Newell's Old Boys 38 18 14 6 49 30 +19 68 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
4 Boca Juniors 38 18 12 8 55 40 +15 66
5 Lanús 38 17 9 12 42 28 +14 60
6 Belgrano 38 16 12 10 39 33 +6 60
7 Colón 38 13 16 9 50 42 +8 55
8 Estudiantes (LP) 38 15 10 13 42 40 +2 55
9 All Boys 38 14 12 12 40 40 0 54
10 Racing 38 14 10 14 45 39 +6 52
11 San Lorenzo 38 12 15 11 42 42 0 51
12 Tigre 38 11 16 11 45 42 +3 49 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage[b]
13 Argentinos Juniors 38 11 13 14 36 44 −8 46
14 Atlético de Rafaela 38 11 11 16 46 55 −9 44
15 San Martín (SJ) 38 10 9 19 42 56 −14 39
16 Independiente 38 8 13 17 38 52 −14 37
17 Godoy Cruz 38 7 13 18 24 49 −25 34
18 Unión 38 5 17 16 37 52 −15 32
19 River Plate 19 7 8 4 28 16 +12 29
20 Quilmes 19 3 10 6 16 23 −7 19
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal and Vélez Sársfield are qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2011/12 Clausura and 2012/13 Torneo Inicial champions respectively.
  2. ^ Tigre is qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the best Argentine team in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.

2013 Copa Sudamericana

Qualification for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana tournament was awarded to the winners of the 2012–13 Argentine Primera División and the 5 best non-finalists (if not qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores second stage or relegated) according to the aggregate table of the 2012–13 Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final.[31][32]

This aggregate table could also be used for award places for the 2014 Copa Libertadores.[31]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Newell's Old Boys 38 21 11 6 63 32 +31 74 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Lanús (Q) 38 18 13 7 49 24 +25 67 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
3 River Plate (Q) 38 17 13 8 56 38 +18 64
4 Racing (Q) 38 17 11 10 50 29 +21 62
5 Vélez Sarsfield (Q) 38 17 10 11 49 32 +17 61 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage[a]
6 Arsenal 38 17 9 12 44 44 0 60 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
7 Belgrano (Q) 38 14 17 7 36 26 +10 59 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
8 San Lorenzo (Q) 38 14 16 8 46 36 +10 58
9 Boca Juniors 38 12 15 11 38 49 −11 51 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
10 Quilmes 38 11 17 10 44 45 −1 50
11 Godoy Cruz 38 12 13 13 36 40 −4 49
12 Estudiantes (LP) 38 12 12 14 34 35 −1 48
13 Colón 38 11 13 14 46 54 −8 46
14 San Martín (SJ) 38 11 10 17 52 55 −3 43
15 Atlético de Rafaela 38 10 13 15 41 51 −10 43
16 All Boys 38 10 11 17 34 51 −17 41
17 Independiente 38 8 15 15 32 41 −9 39
18 Argentinos Juniors 38 8 13 17 32 50 −18 37
19 Tigre 38 7 13 18 38 57 −19 34 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
20 Unión 38 3 15 20 33 64 −31 24
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vélez Sarsfield is qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2012–13 Primera División super champion.

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