| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | River Plate (1st divisional title) |
| Promoted | River Plate Quilmes |
| Relegated | Guillermo Brown Chacarita Juniors Desamparados Atlanta |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 835 (2.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | River Plate 7–1 Atlanta(5 October 2011) Quilmes 7–1 Independiente Rivadavia(24 February 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 1–4 River Plate(5 November 2011) Guillermo Brown 1–4 River Plate(19 November 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 7 - Rosario Central (9 April – 19 May) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 - Instituto (10 September – 3 March) |
| Longest losing run | 12 - Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (19 October – 11 February) |
2012–13 → | |
The2011–12 ArgentinePrimera B Nacional was the 26th season of second division professional offootball inArgentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted toArgentine Primera División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate(C, P) | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 73 | Primera División |
| 2 | Quilmes(P) | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 72 | |
| 3 | Instituto(Q) | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 70 | Promotion Playoff Matches |
| 4 | Rosario Central(Q) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 69 | |
| 5 | Boca Unidos | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 57 | |
| 6 | Patronato | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 56 | |
| 7 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 56 | |
| 8 | Almirante Brown | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 55 | |
| 9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 54 | |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 53 | |
| 12 | Huracán | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 46 | |
| 13 | Independiente Rivadavia | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 45 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Merlo | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 43 | |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 42 | |
| 16 | Guillermo Brown | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 38 | |
| 17 | Desamparados | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 37 | |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 34 | |
| 19 | Atlanta | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 34 | |
| 20 | Chacarita Juniors | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 33 |
The 3rd and 4th placed of the table played with the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of2011–12 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 | ||||
| Rosario Central | 0–0 | San Martín (SJ) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 | ||||
| Instituto | 1–3 | San Lorenzo | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | ALM | ATL | ATU | BU | CHA | D&J | MER | DES | FCO | GJU | GLP | GBR | HUR | INS | IRV | PAT | QUI | RIV | RCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldosivi | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Almirante Brown | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Atlanta | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Atlético Tucumán | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Boca Unidos | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Deportivo Merlo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Desamparados | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Guillermo Brown | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Huracán | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Instituto | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Patronato | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Quilmes | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| River Plate | 1–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rosario Central | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Clubs with an indirect affiliation withArgentine Football Association are relegated to theTorneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation toPrimera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all fromGreater Buenos Aires, with the exception ofRosario Central,Newell's Old Boys,Central Córdoba andArgentino de Rosario, all fromRosario, andUnión andColón fromSanta Fe. The bottom two teams of this table face relegation regardless of their affiliation status. Apart from them, the bottom teams of each affiliation face promotion/relegation playoffs againstTorneo Argentino A andPrimera B Metropolitana's "Reducido" (reduced tournaments) champions. The Reducidos are played after those leagues' champions are known.
| Pos | Team | 2009–10 Pts | 2010–11 Pts | 2011–12 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | — | — | 73 | 73 | 38 | 1.921 | Direct | |
| 2 | Quilmes | 64 | — | 72 | 136 | 76 | 1.789 | Direct | |
| 3 | Instituto | 60 | 51 | 70 | 181 | 114 | 1.588 | Indirect | |
| 4 | Rosario Central | — | 50 | 69 | 119 | 76 | 1.566 | Direct | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | — | — | 54 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | Direct | |
| 6 | Almirante Brown | — | 52 | 55 | 107 | 76 | 1.408 | Direct | |
| 7 | Patronato | — | 50 | 56 | 106 | 76 | 1.395 | Indirect | |
| 8 | Boca Unidos | 48 | 52 | 57 | 157 | 114 | 1.377 | Indirect | |
| 9 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 49 | 47 | 56 | 152 | 114 | 1.333 | Direct | |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 52 | 43 | 54 | 149 | 114 | 1.307 | Direct | |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 42 | 52 | 53 | 147 | 114 | 1.289 | Indirect | |
| 12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 54 | 54 | 34 | 142 | 114 | 1.246 | Indirect | |
| 13 | Deportivo Merlo | 46 | 51 | 43 | 140 | 114 | 1.228 | Direct | |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | — | 51 | 42 | 93 | 76 | 1.224 | Indirect | |
| 15 | Huracán | — | — | 46 | 46 | 38 | 1.211 | Direct | |
| 16 | Independiente Rivadavia | 47 | 40 | 45 | 132 | 114 | 1.158 | Indirect | |
| 17 | Chacarita Juniors | — | 44 | 32 | 76 | 76 | 1.000 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Direct |
| 18 | Guillermo Brown | — | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1.000 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
| 19 | Desamparados | — | — | 37 | 37 | 38 | 0.974 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
| 20 | Atlanta | — | — | 34 | 34 | 38 | 0.895 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
Updated to games played on June 23, 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) | ||||
| Nueva Chicago | 2–1 | Chacarita Juniors | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) | ||||
| Crucero del Norte | 1–0 | Guillermo Brown | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario Central | 26 | |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | |
| 3 | River Plate | 19 | |
| 4 | Instituto | 17 | |
| 5 | Boca Unidos | 15 | |
| 6 | Almirante Brown | 14 | |
| 7 | Quilmes | 13 | |
| Aldosivi | |||
| River Plate | |||
| 10 | Quilmes | 12 | |
| Boca Unidos |