# 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season

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

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

### Statistics

| Club | Most goals scored | Goals | Most minutes played | Minutes (Matches) |
| All Boys | Iván Borghello | 9 | Nicolás Cambiasso | 3420 (38) |
| Argentinos Juniors | Juan Luis Anangonó | 5 | Ariel Garcé | 2764 (31) |
| Arsenal | Darío Benedetto | 7 | Cristian Campestrini | 3330 (37) |
| Arsenal | Lisandro López | 7 | Cristian Campestrini | 3330 (37) |
| Atlético de Rafaela | César Carignano | 5 | Guillermo Sara | 3240 (36) |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Federico González | 5 | Guillermo Sara | 3240 (36) |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Jonathan López | 5 | Guillermo Sara | 3240 (36) |
| Belgrano | Lucas Melano | 5 | Guillermo Farré | 3310 (37) |
| Belgrano | Jorge Velázquez | 5 | Guillermo Farré | 3310 (37) |
| Boca Juniors | Santiago Silva | 11 | Santiago Silva | 2441 (28) |
| Colón | Emanuel Gigliotti | 21 | Diego Pozo | 3016 (34) |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Duván Zapata | 13 | Leandro Desábato | 3003 (34) |
| Godoy Cruz | Mauro Obolo | 10 | Mauro Obolo | 3319 (38) |
| Independiente | Ernesto Farías | 5 | Claudio Morel Rodríguez | 2483 (29) |
| Lanús | Silvio Romero | 13 | Agustín Marchesín | 3330 (37) |
| Newell's Old Boys | Ignacio Scocco | 24 | Nahuel Guzmán | 2970 (33) |
| Newell's Old Boys | Ignacio Scocco | 24 | Santiago Vergini | 2970 (33) |
| Quilmes | Martín Cauteruccio | 14 | Emanuel Trípodi | 3330 (37) |
| Racing | Luciano Vietto | 13 | Matías Cahais | 3314 (37) |
| River Plate | Manuel Lanzini | 8 | Marcelo Barovero | 3033 (34) |
| San Lorenzo | Denis Stracqualursi | 8 | Pablo Alvarado | 3143 (35) |
| San Martín (SJ) | Humberto Osorio Botello | 11 | Emmanuel Más | 3330 (37) |
| Tigre | Rubén Botta | 5 | Mariano Echeverría | 3060 (34) |
| Tigre | Matías Pérez García | 5 | Mariano Echeverría | 3060 (34) |
| Unión | Andrés Franzoia | 8 | Nicolás Correa | 3330 (37) |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Facundo Ferreyra | 16 | 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 | Gabriel Schürrer | Sacked | June 18, 2012 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | June 20, 2012 | N/A |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Martín Zuccarelli | Replaced | June 24, 2012 | Diego Cagna | June 29, 2012 | N/A |
| Torneo Inicial changes |||||||
| Independiente | Cristian Díaz | Resigned | August 25, 2012 | Américo Gallego | August 27, 2012 | 17th |
| Unión | Frank Kudelka | Resigned | August 31, 2012 | Nery Pumpido | September 4, 2012 | 19th |
| San Martín (SJ) | Facundo Sava | Sacked | September 3, 2012 | Gabriel Perrone | September 7, 2012 | 20th |
| San Lorenzo | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Mutual agreement | October 9, 2012 | Juan Antonio Pizzi | October 13, 2012 | 18th |
| Tigre | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | Resigned | October 21, 2012 | Néstor Gorosito | October 22, 2012 | 19th |
| Argentinos Juniors | Leonardo Astrada | Resigned | November 4, 2012 | Gabriel Schürrer | November 15, 2012 | 17th |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rubén Forestello | Sacked | November 18, 2012 | Jorge Burruchaga | December 5, 2012 | 15th |
| Godoy Cruz | Omar Asad | Resigned | November 19, 2012 | Martín Palermo | November 26, 2012 | 14th |
| River Plate | Matías Almeyda | Sacked | November 27, 2012 | Ramón Díaz | November 29, 2012 | 9th |
| Inter-tournament changes |||||||
| Unión | Nery Pumpido | Resigned | December 8, 2012 | Facundo Sava | December 16, 2012 | N/A |
| Boca Juniors | Julio César Falcioni | End of contract | December 10, 2012 | Carlos Bianchi | December 17, 2012 | N/A |
| Torneo Final changes |||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | Gabriel Schürrer | Resigned | February 22, 2013 | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | March 14, 2013 | 20th |
| San Martín (SJ) | Gabriel Perrone | Resigned | March 10, 2013 | Rubén Forestello | March 17, 2013 | 17th |
| Colón | Roberto Sensini | Resigned | March 16, 2013 | Pablo Morant | March 17, 2013 | 20th |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Diego Cagna | Resigned | March 30, 2013 | Mauricio Pellegrino | April 5, 2013 | 19th |
| Independiente | Américo Gallego | Mutual agreement | April 14, 2013 | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | April 16, 2013 | 16th |
* Pre-season changes
    1.^ Interim manager.
* Torneo Inicial
    2.^ Marcelo Vivas was interim manager in the 6th match.
    3.^ Carlos Mayor was interim manager in the 14th and 15th matches.
    4.^ Víctor Bottaniz was interim manager in the 17th and 18th matches.
    5.^ Daniel Oldrá was interim manager in the 17th match.
    6.^ Gustavo Zapata was interim manager in the 18th match.
* Torneo Final
    7.^ Fabián De Sarasqueta was interim manager in the 4th and 5th matches.
    8.^ Marcelo Vivas was interim manager in the 6th match.
    9.^ Interim manager.
    10.^ 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 | |
* 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 | |

### Top goalscorers

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

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Emanuel Gigliotti | Argentine | Colón | 11 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 5 | Ezequiel Rescaldani | Argentine | Vélez Sarsfield | 7 |
| 5 | Duván Zapata | Colombian | Estudiantes (LP) | 7 |
| 8 | Andrés Franzoia | Argentine | Unión | 6 |
| 8 | Mauro Obolo | Argentine | Godoy Cruz | 6 |
| 8 | 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. The Association recognised that title as a Primera División (league) championship.
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

| Vélez Sarsfield | Newell's Old Boys |
| GK | 13 | Sebastián Sosa | 70' |
| DF | 5 | Fabián Cubero (c) | 9' 27' |
| DF | 2 | Fernando Tobio |
| DF | 6 | Sebastián Domínguez (c) |
| DF | 3 | Emiliano Papa | 45' |
| MF | 24 | Iván Bella | | 29' |
| MF | 17 | Franco Razzotti | 90+1' |
| MF | 8 | Fernando Gago | | 71' |
| MF | 10 | Federico Insúa | 76' |
| FW | 12 | Lucas Pratto | | 67' |
| FW | 14 | Facundo Ferreyra |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Germán Montoya |
| DF | 30 | Juan Sabia |
| DF | 4 | Gino Peruzzi | | 29' |
| MF | 18 | Francisco Cerro | | 71' |
| MF | 21 | Agustín Allione |
| MF | 29 | Lucas Romero | | 67' |
| FW | 9 | Ezequiel Rescaldani |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Gareca ||
| GK | 1 | Nahuel Guzmán |
| DF | 4 | Marcos Cáceres |
| DF | 27 | Santiago Vergini | 5' |
| DF | 20 | Gabriel Heinze |
| DF | 15 | Milton Casco |
| MF | 8 | Pablo Pérez | 9' | 71' |
| MF | 7 | Lucas Bernardi (c) |
| MF | 14 | Rinaldo Cruzado | 63' | 63' |
| FW | 11 | Maxi Rodríguez |
| FW | 32 | Ignacio Scocco |
| FW | 16 | Víctor Figueroa |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Sebastián Peratta |
| DF | 6 | Víctor López |
| MF | 5 | Diego Mateo |
| MF | 28 | Martín Tonso | | 63' |
| MF | 18 | Horacio Orzán |
| FW | 37 | Maximiliano Urruti | | 71' |
| FW | 39 | Fabián Muñoz |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino ||
| 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. |
* Sebastián Sosa (Vélez Sarsfield) saved a penalty kick from Scocco in the 30th.
* 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 | Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | Unión (R) | — | 50 | 24 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | Primera B Nacional |
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## 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.
| 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 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 69 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 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 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Arsenal and Vélez Sársfield are qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2011/12 Clausura and 2012/13 Torneo Inicial champions respectively.
* ↑ 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.
This aggregate table could also be used for award places for the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
| 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 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 4 | Racing (Q) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 62 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield (Q) | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 61 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 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 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Vélez Sarsfield is qualified for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana as the 2012–13 Primera División super champion.