2012–13 Primera B Nacional

The 2012–13 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 27th 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.

Primera B Nacional
Season2012–13
ChampionsRosario Central
(1st divisional title)
PromotedRosario Central
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Olimpo
RelegatedDeportivo Merlo
Nueva Chicago
Matches played380
Goals scored775 (2.04 per match)
Top goalscorerLuis Rodriguez 20 goals

Club information

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Club City Stadium
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella
Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental José Fierro
Banfield Banfield Florencio Solá
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Crucero del Norte Garupá Comandante Andrés Guacurarí
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Deportivo Merlo Merlo José Manuel Moreno
Douglas Haig Pergamino Miguel Morales
Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Jujuy 23 de Agosto
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Plata Juan Carmelo Zerillo
Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón
Nueva Chicago Buenos Aires Nueva Chicago
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Rosario Central Rosario Dr. Lisandro de la Torre
Sarmiento (J) Junín Eva Perón

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rosario Central (C, P) 38 22 8 8 51 29 +22 74 Promotion to the 2013–14 Primera División
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (P) 38 21 10 7 53 25 +28 73
3 Olimpo (P) 38 18 12 8 43 23 +20 66
4 Banfield 38 16 10 12 45 39 +6 58
5 Sarmiento (J) 38 15 13 10 40 34 +6 58
6 Defensa y Justicia 38 15 12 11 45 46 −1 57
7 Patronato 38 15 11 12 42 40 +2 56
8 Huracán 38 15 9 14 44 41 +3 54
9 Atlético Tucumán 38 12 15 11 45 40 +5 51
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 38 12 14 12 25 29 −4 50
11 Douglas Haig 38 13 10 15 43 44 −1 49
12 Independiente Rivadavia 38 12 12 14 33 36 −3 48
13 Almirante Brown 38 11 13 14 43 45 −2 46
14 Boca Unidos 38 12 9 17 32 37 −5 45
15 Crucero del Norte 38 11 12 15 31 40 −9 45
16 Aldosivi 38 10 14 14 37 45 −8 44
17 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 9 16 13 29 32 −3 43
18 Instituto 38 8 15 15 33 41 −8 39
19 Deportivo Merlo 38 10 7 21 30 57 −27 37
20 Nueva Chicago 38 7 10 21 33 54 −21 31
Updated to match(es) 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 determining 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) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away ALD ALM ATU BAN BOU CRU DYJ MER DOU FCO GJU GLP HUR INS IRV NCH OLI PAT RCE SAR
Aldosivi 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–1
Almirante Brown 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–2
Atlético Tucumán 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–4 0–1
Banfield 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–0
Boca Unidos 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0
Crucero del Norte 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0
Defensa y Justicia 0–2 1–1 2–5 2–4 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–3 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Deportivo Merlo 1–2 2–6 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–3
Douglas Haig 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Ferro Carril Oeste 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 3–1 1–0 3–0
Huracán 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–4 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0
Instituto 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–3
Independiente Rivadavia 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–0
Nueva Chicago 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 5–1 4–4 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–1
Olimpo 4–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Patronato 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–5 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1
Rosario Central 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–1
Sarmiento (J) 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 4–3 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on June 17, 2013. Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation

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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.

Pos
Team 2010–11
Pts
2011–12
Pts
2012–13
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation Affiliation
1 Olimpo 66 66 38 1.737 Indirect
2 Rosario Central 50 69 74 193 114 1.693 Direct
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 54 73 127 76 1.671 Direct
4 Sarmiento (J) 58 58 38 1.526 Direct
5 Banfield 58 58 38 1.526 Direct
6 Patronato 50 56 56 162 114 1.421 Indirect
7 Instituto 51 70 39 160 114 1.404 Indirect
8 Defensa y Justicia 43 54 57 154 114 1.351 Direct
9 Boca Unidos 52 57 45 154 114 1.351 Indirect
10 Almirante Brown 52 55 46 153 114 1.342 Direct
11 Huracán 46 54 100 76 1.316 Direct
12 Aldosivi 52 53 44 149 114 1.307 Indirect
13 Douglas Haig 49 49 38 1.289 Indirect
14 Ferro Carril Oeste 47 56 43 146 114 1.281 Direct
15 Atlético Tucumán 51 42 51 144 114 1.263 Indirect
16 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 54 34 50 138 114 1.211 Indirect
17 Crucero del Norte 45 45 38 1.184 Indirect
18 Independiente Rivadavia 40 45 48 133 114 1.167 Indirect
19 Deportivo Merlo (R) 51 43 37 131 114 1.149 Primera B Metropolitana Direct
20 Nueva Chicago (R) 31 31 38 0.816 Primera B Metropolitana Direct

Updated to games played in June 2013.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1   Luis Rodriguez Atlético Tucumán 20
2   Facundo Pereyra Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 15
  Andrés Chávez Banfield
  Cristian Milla Defensa y Justicia
5   Pablo Mazza Douglas Haig 12
  Jeronimo Barrales Huracán
  Cristian Chávez Almirante Brown
8   Mauricio Carrasco Patronato 11
9   Javier Toledo Rosario Central 10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Goleadores de Primera B Nacional Campeonato 2011/2012". AFA. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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