The 2012–13Primera División season was the 122nd season of top-flight professionalfootball 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 winnersRiver Plate and runners-upQuilmes). The two promoted clubs avoided relegation.
In the first half of the seasonVélez Sarsfield became champion of the 2012 Torneo Inicial "Eva Perón", winning the “Evita Capitana” League Cup. In the second oneNewell'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 wereSan Martín (SJ) andUnión.
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.
The teams ending the 2011–12 season in the bottom two places of the relegation table wereBanfield andOlimpo. They played in the 2012–13 Primera B Nacional Championship. At the same time the 2011–12 Primera B Nacional Championship winnersRiver Plate and runners-upQuilmes were directly promoted at the end of the season.San Lorenzo andSan Martín (SJ) remained in the Primera División winning their Relegation/promotion playoffs toInstituto andRosario Central.
| Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Boys | Balonpie | Lácteos Barraza | |
| Argentinos Juniors | Olympikus | Liderar Seguros | |
| Arsenal | Lotto | La Nueva Seguros | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Reusch | SanCor | |
| Belgrano | Lotto | Tersuave | |
| Boca Juniors | Nike | BBVA | |
| Colón | Umbro | Flecha Bus | |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Adidas | DirecTV | |
| Godoy Cruz | Lotto | Mendoza | |
| Independiente | Puma | Motomel | |
| Lanús | Olympikus | Herbalife/ESCO | |
| Newell's Old Boys | Topper | Motomel | |
| Quilmes | Lotto | Quilmes | |
| Racing | Olympikus | Banco Hipotecario | |
| River Plate | Adidas | BBVA | |
| San Lorenzo | Lotto | La Nueva Seguros/Banco Ciudad | |
| San Martín (SJ) | Mitre | San Juan | |
| Tigre | Kappa | Banco Macro | |
| Unión | TBS | Flecha Bus | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Topper | Samsung |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-season changes | ||||||
| Lanús | Sacked | June 18, 2012 | June 20, 2012[1] | N/A | ||
| Estudiantes (LP) | Replaced | June 24, 2012 | June 29, 2012[2] | N/A | ||
| Torneo Inicial changes | ||||||
| Independiente | Resigned | August 25, 2012 | August 27, 2012[3] | 17th | ||
| Unión | Resigned | August 31, 2012 | September 4, 2012[4] | 19th | ||
| San Martín (SJ) | Sacked | September 3, 2012[5] | September 7, 2012[6] | 20th | ||
| San Lorenzo | Mutual agreement | October 9, 2012 | October 13, 2012[7] | 18th | ||
| Tigre | Resigned | October 21, 2012 | October 22, 2012[8] | 19th | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | Resigned | November 4, 2012[9] | November 15, 2012[10] | 17th | ||
| Atlético de Rafaela | Sacked | November 18, 2012[11] | December 5, 2012[12] | 15th | ||
| Godoy Cruz | Resigned | November 19, 2012[13] | November 26, 2012[14] | 14th | ||
| River Plate | Sacked | November 27, 2012[15] | November 29, 2012[16] | 9th | ||
| Inter-tournament changes | ||||||
| Unión | Resigned | December 8, 2012 | December 16, 2012[17] | N/A | ||
| Boca Juniors | End of contract | December 10, 2012 | December 17, 2012[18] | N/A | ||
| Torneo Final changes | ||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | Resigned | February 22, 2013[19] | March 14, 2013[20] | 20th | ||
| San Martín (SJ) | Resigned | March 10, 2013[21] | March 17, 2013[22] | 17th | ||
| Colón | Resigned | March 16, 2013 | March 17, 2013[23] | 20th | ||
| Estudiantes (LP) | Resigned | March 30, 2013[24] | April 5, 2013[25] | 19th | ||
| Independiente | Mutual agreement | April 14, 2013 | April 16, 2013[26] | 16th | ||
TheTorneo Inicial was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 3, 2012 and ended on February 13, 2013.
| 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 |
| Primera División 2012 Torneo Inicial champion |
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| Vélez Sarsfield 9th title |
| 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 |
TheTorneo Final was the second and final tournament of the season. It began on February 8 and ended on June 23, 2013.
| 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 |
| Primera División 2013 Torneo Final champion |
|---|
| Newell's Old Boys 6th title |
| 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 |
The2012-13Superfinal was played on 29 June 2013 betweenVélez Sarsfield, winners of the 2012 Torneo Inicial, andNewell's Old Boys, winners of the 2013 Torneo Final. The match was played at the neutral venue of theEstadio Malvinas Argentinas inMendoza.
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 the2013 Supercopa Argentina,2013 Copa Sudamericana and2014 Copa Libertadores.
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| 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]
Qualification for the2013 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 the2012 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 |
Qualification for the2013 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 the2014 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 and2013 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 |