| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura:Estudiantes (LP) (6th title) Clausura:Vélez Sársfield (8th title) |
| Relegated | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Huracán Quilmes River Plate |
| 2011 Copa Libertadores | Estudiantes (LP) Vélez Sársfield Godoy Cruz |
| 2012 Copa Libertadores | Vélez Sársfield |
| 2011 Copa Sudamericana | Vélez Sársfield Estudiantes (LP) Godoy Cruz Lanús Arsenal Argentinos Juniors |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 879 (2.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Santiago Silva Denis Stracqualursi (11 goals each) Clausura: Javier Cámpora Teófilo Gutiérrez (11 goals each) Season: Denis Stracqualursi (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Veléz Sársfield 6–0Colón (10 October 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Godoy Cruz 0–4Veléz Sársfield (5 December 2010) River Plate 0–4Estudiantes (LP) (8 December 2010) Colón 0–4Racing (13 March 2011) Estudiantes (LP) 0–4Veléz Sársfield (30 April 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Racing 4–3Olimpo (5March 2011) Banfield 3–4Quilmes (29 April 2011) |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11Primera División season was the 120th season of top-flight professionalfootball in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —theApertura andClausura— over the course of the season, which started on 6 August 2010 and ended on 30 June 2011, one day prior to the start of the2011 Copa América, held inArgentina.
Twenty clubs participated in the 2010–11 season.Chacarita Juniors andAtlético Tucumán were relegated at the end of the2009–10 season. They were replaced byOlimpo andQuilmes, both of whom were promoted from thePrimera B Nacional.Rosario Central andGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played in therelegation/promotion playoffs againstAll Boys andAtlético de Rafaela, respectively, to determine the other two teams for this season. Following those matches, Gimnasia stayed in the Primera División, while Rosario Central was relegated and replaced by All Boys.
During the season, Estudiantes usedEstadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner inQuilmes andEstadio Ciudad de La Plata inLa Plata since their home stadium,Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, was undergoing renovations.
| Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Boys | Signia | Lácteos Barraza | |
| Argentinos Juniors | Olympikus | Liderar Seguros | |
| Arsenal | Mitre | La Nueva Seguros | |
| Banfield | Mitre | Bingo Lomas | |
| Boca Juniors | Nike | LG | |
| Colón | Umbro | Flecha Bus | |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Topper | RCA | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Kappa/Penalty | RapiCuotas$/Liderar Seguros | |
| Godoy Cruz | Lotto | Mendoza | |
| Huracán | Kappa | La Nueva Seguros | |
| Independiente | Puma | Motomel | |
| Lanús | Olympikus | Bingo Lanús | |
| Newell's Old Boys | Topper | Motomel | |
| Olimpo | Balonpie | Bingo Bahía | |
| Quilmes | Lotto | Quilmes | |
| Racing | Olympikus | Banco Hipotecario | |
| River Plate | Adidas | Petrobras | |
| San Lorenzo | Lotto | Walmart/La Nueva Seguros | |
| Tigre | Kappa | Banco Macro | |
| Vélez Sársfield | Penalty | Mondial |
SeeList of Argentine Primera División transfers July–August 2010.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-season changes | ||||||
| San Lorenzo | Sebastián Méndez(interim) | End of contract | 14 May 2010[1] | Ramón Díaz | 25 May 2010[2] | N/A |
| Boca Juniors | Roberto Pompei(interim) | End of contract | 14 May 2010 | Claudio Borghi | 20 May 2010[3] | N/A |
| Independiente | Américo Gallego | End of contract | 18 May 2010[4] | Daniel Garnero | 20 May 2010[5] | N/A |
| Argentinos Juniors | Claudio Borghi | End of contract | 16 May 2010 | Pedro Troglio | 1 June 2010[6] | N/A |
| Arsenal | Carlos Ruiz(interim) | End of contract | 12 July 2010 | Gustavo Alfaro | 12 July 2010[7] | N/A |
| Apertura changes | ||||||
| Independiente | Daniel Garnero | Resigned | 20 September 2010[8] | Antonio Mohamed | 5 October 2010[9] | 17th |
| Huracán | Héctor Rivoira | Resigned | 20 September 2010[10] | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | 22 September 2010[11] | 14th |
| Colón | Antonio Mohamed | Resigned | 21 September 2010[12] | Fernando Gamboa | 27 September 2010[13] | 15th |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Diego Cocca | Resigned | 29 September 2010[14] | Pablo Morant(interim) | 30 September 2010[15] | 19th |
| Quilmes | Hugo Tocalli | Resigned | 15 October 2010[16] | Leonardo Madelón | 18 October 2010[17] | 19th |
| River Plate | Ángel Cappa | Sacked | 8 November 2010[18] | Juan José López | 10 November 2010[19] | 11th |
| Lanús | Luis Zubeldía | Resigned | 15 November 2010[20] | Gabriel Schürrer | 15 November 2010[20] | 14th |
| Boca Juniors | Claudio Borghi | Resigned | 17 November 2010[21] | Roberto Pompei(interim) | 17 November 2010[21] | 15th |
| Inter-tournament changes | ||||||
| Godoy Cruz | Omar Asad | Resigned | 14 December 2010[22] | Jorge da Silva | 15 December 2010[23] | N/A |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Pablo Morant(interim) | End of contract | 18 December 2010 | Ángel Cappa | 21 December 2010[24] | N/A |
| Boca Juniors | Roberto Pompei(interim) | End of contract | 18 December 2010 | Julio César Falcioni | 18 December 2010[25] | N/A |
| Banfield | Julio César Falcioni | Resigned | 18 December 2010 | Sebastián Méndez | 21 December 2010[26] | N/A |
| Tigre | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Resigned | 29 December 2010[27] | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | 5 January 2011[28] | N/A |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Alejandro Sabella | Resigned | 3 February 2011[29] | Eduardo Berizzo | 7 February 2011[30] | N/A |
| Clausura changes | ||||||
| Huracán | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | Resigned | 22 February 2011[31] | Roberto Pompei | 24 February 2011[32] | 18th |
| Quilmes | Leonardo Madelón | Resigned | 6 March 2011[33] | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | 8 March 2011[34] | 20th |
| Colón | Fernando Gamboa | Sacked | 9 April 2011[35] | Mario Sciacqua(interim) | 11 April 2011[36] | 10th |
| Newell's Old Boys | Roberto Sensini | Resigned | 10 April 2011[37] | Javier Torrente | 18 April 2011[38] | 19th |
| San Lorenzo | Ramón Díaz | Resigned | 24 April 2011[39] | Miguel Tojo(interim) | 24 May 2011[40] | 11th |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Ángel Cappa | Sacked | 1 May 2011[41] | Darío Ortiz(interim) | 2 May 2011[42] | 18th |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Eduardo Berizzo | Resigned | 30 May2011[43] | Luis Suárez andGuillermo Trama(interim) | 30 May 2011 | 15th |
TheTorneo Apertura 2010 (known as theTorneo IVECO del Bicentenario Apertura 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was the first championship of the season. It began on 6 August and it ended on 6 February 2011.[n 1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 45 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 43 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 32 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 31 | |
| 5 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 29 | |
| 6 | Racing | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 29 | |
| 7 | Lanús | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | All Boys | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Colón | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 26 | |
| 11 | Tigre | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 12 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 | |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | |
| 14 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 24 | |
| 15 | Banfield | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | |
| 16 | Quilmes | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 19 | |
| 17 | Olimpo | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 18 | |
| 18 | Huracán | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 16 | |
| 19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 15 | |
| 20 | Independiente | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 14 |
| Primera División 2010 Apertura champion |
|---|
| Estudiantes 6th title |
| Home \ Away | ALL | ARJ | ARS | BAN | BOC | COL | EST | GLP | GCR | HUR | IND | LAN | NOB | OLI | QUI | RAC | RIV | SLO | TIG | VEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Boys | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Arsenal | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Banfield | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Colón | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| Huracán | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| Independiente | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Lanús | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Olimpo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Quilmes | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Racing | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| River Plate | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Tigre | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Source:[46]
TheTorneo Clausura 2011, officially called theTorneo ClausuraNéstor Kirchner 2011, began on 11 February and ended on 19 June.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 39 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Lanús | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 35 | |
| 3 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 34 | |
| 4 | Olimpo | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 30 | |
| 6 | Independiente | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 29 | |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Banfield | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9 | River Plate | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Tigre | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | All Boys | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 25 | |
| 13 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 24 | |
| 14 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 23 | |
| 15 | Racing | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 23 | |
| 16 | Colón | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 21 | |
| 17 | Quilmes | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 20 | |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 18 | |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 16 | |
| 20 | Huracán | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 14 |
| Primera División 2011 Clausura champion |
|---|
| Vélez Sársfield 8th title |
| Home \ Away | ALL | ARJ | ARS | BAN | BOC | COL | EST | GLP | GCR | HUR | IND | LAN | NOB | OLI | QUI | RAC | RIV | SLO | TIG | VEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Boys | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |||||||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Banfield | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |||||||||||
| Colón | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||
| Huracán | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Independiente | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Lanús | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Olimpo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| Quilmes | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Racing | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| River Plate | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Tigre | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Source:[48]
| Pos | Team | 2008–09 Pts | 2009–10 Pts | 2010–11 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 66 | 61 | 82 | 209 | 114 | 1.833 | |
| 2 | Lanús | 75 | 60 | 63 | 198 | 114 | 1.737 | |
| 3 | Estudiantes (LP) | 57 | 71 | 69 | 197 | 114 | 1.728 | |
| 4 | Banfield | 46 | 73 | 47 | 166 | 114 | 1.456 | |
| 5 | Godoy Cruz | 49 | 53 | 63 | 165 | 114 | 1.447 | |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 73 | 54 | 165 | 114 | 1.447 | |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 52 | 69 | 42 | 163 | 114 | 1.43 | |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 63 | 52 | 47 | 162 | 114 | 1.421 | |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 61 | 47 | 53 | 161 | 114 | 1.412 | |
| 10 | Colón | 57 | 55 | 47 | 159 | 114 | 1.395 | |
| 11 | All Boys | — | — | 51 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | |
| 12 | Racing | 52 | 46 | 52 | 150 | 114 | 1.316 | |
| 13 | Independiente | 39 | 68 | 43 | 150 | 114 | 1.316 | |
| 14 | Arsenal | 46 | 46 | 57 | 149 | 114 | 1.307 | |
| 15 | Tigre | 62 | 32 | 50 | 144 | 114 | 1.263 | |
| 16 | Olimpo | — | — | 48 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | |
| 17 | River Plate | 41 | 43 | 57 | 141 | 114 | 1.237 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 55 | 37 | 33 | 125 | 114 | 1.096 | Additional Playoff |
| 19 | Huracán | 58 | 37 | 30 | 125 | 114 | 1.096 | |
| 20 | Quilmes | — | — | 39 | 39 | 38 | 1.026 | Primera B Nacional |
Source:[49]
SinceHuracán andGimnasia (La Plata) finished with the same relegation co-efficient at the dividing line, a one-match playoff was held to determine who had to play in the relegation/promotion playoffs and who had to be directly relegated to thePrimera B Nacional. The match was played on 22 June 2011 atEstadio Alberto J. Armando inBuenos Aires. Gimnasia won the match 2–0 and continued to the relegation/promotion playoff againstSan Martín de San Juan; Huracán was relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Huracán | 0–2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
The 17th and 18th placed teams in the relegation table (River Plate andGimnasia y Esgrima (LP), respectively) played the 3rd and 4th-place finishers of the2010–11 Primera B Nacional season (San Martín (SJ) andBelgrano, 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. Both San Martín de San Juan and Belgrano defeated their Primera División counterparts—Gimnasia de La Plata and River Plate, respectively—to earn promotion to the Primera División for the2011–12 season. Of historic note, this is the first time River Plate got relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 | ||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1–2 | San Martín (SJ) | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 | ||||
| Belgrano | 3–1 | River Plate | 2–0 | 1–1 |
The 2010 Clausura champion (Argentinos Juniors) and the 2010 Apertura champion (Estudiantes de La Plata) earned a berth to the2011 Copa Libertadores.Independiente won the2010 Copa Sudamericana and earned a berth into the competition. The remaining two berths were determined by an aggregate table of the 2010 Clausura and 2010 Apertura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes (LP) | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 85 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 2 | Vélez Sarsfield | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 70 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 66 | |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 65 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a] |
| 5 | Racing | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 58 | |
| 6 | Lanús | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 57 | |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 56 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 53 | |
| 9 | Banfield | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 52 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 51 | |
| 11 | Tigre | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Independiente | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 48 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage[b] |
| 13 | Colón | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 47 | |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 45 | |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 44 | |
| 16 | Huracán | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 42 | |
| 17 | All Boys | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 | |
| 18 | Quilmes | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 19 | |
| 19 | Olimpo | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 18 |
Qualification for the2011 Copa Sudamericana was determined by an aggregate table of the Apertura 2010 and Clausura 2011 tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 82 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 69 | |
| 3 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 63 | |
| 4 | Lanús | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 63 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | |
| 6 | River Plate | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 57 | Cannot qualify for the Copa Sudamericana[a] |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 54 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 | |
| 9 | Racing | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52 | |
| 10 | All Boys | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 51 | |
| 11 | Tigre | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Olimpo | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 48 | |
| 13 | Banfield | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 47 | |
| 14 | San Lorenzo | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 47 | |
| 15 | Colón | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 47 | |
| 16 | Independiente | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16[b] |
| 17 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 42 | |
| 18 | Quilmes | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 39 | |
| 19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 33 | |
| 20 | Huracán | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 30 |