# 2010–11 Argentine Primera División season

The 2010–11 Primera División season was the 120th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— 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 the 2011 Copa América, held in Argentina.

## Club information

Twenty clubs participated in the 2010–11 season. Chacarita Juniors and Atlético Tucumán were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by Olimpo and Quilmes, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional. Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played in the relegation/promotion playoffs against All Boys and Atlético 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 used Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner in Quilmes and Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata since their home stadium, Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, was undergoing renovations.
| 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 |
| Banfield | Banfield | Florencio Solá | 40,500 |
| Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires | Alberto J. Armando | 49,000 |
| Colón | Santa Fe | Brigadier General Estanislao López | 32,500 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | La Plata | Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi | 23,000 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | La Plata | Juan Carmelo Zerillo | 24,544 |
| Godoy Cruz | Godoy Cruz | Malvinas Argentinas | 40,268 |
| Huracán | Buenos Aires | Tomás Adolfo Ducó | 48,314 |
| Independiente | Avellaneda | Libertadores de América | 32,500 |
| Lanús | Lanús | Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez | 46,619 |
| Newell's Old Boys | Rosario | Marcelo Bielsa | 38,095 |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti | 18,000 |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner | 30,200 |
| Racing | Avellaneda | Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | 51,389 |
| River Plate | Buenos Aires | Monumental Antonio V. Liberti | 65,645 |
| San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires | Pedro Bidegain | 43,494 |
| Tigre | Victoria | Monumental de Victoria | 26,282 |
| Vélez Sársfield | Buenos Aires | José Amalfitani | 49,540 |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| All Boys | Pepe Romero | Signia | Lácteos Barraza |
| Argentinos Juniors | Pedro Troglio | Olympikus | Liderar Seguros |
| Arsenal | Gustavo Alfaro | Mitre | La Nueva Seguros |
| Banfield | Sebastián Ariel Méndez | Mitre | Bingo Lomas |
| Boca Juniors | Julio César Falcioni | Nike | LG |
| Colón | Mario Sciacqua | Umbro | Flecha Bus |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Eduardo Berizzo | Topper | RCA |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Hernán Darío Ortiz | Kappa/Penalty | RapiCuotas$/Liderar Seguros |
| Godoy Cruz | Jorge da Silva | Lotto | Mendoza |
| Huracán | Roberto Pompei | Kappa | La Nueva Seguros |
| Independiente | Antonio Mohamed | Puma | Motomel |
| Lanús | Gabriel Schürrer | Olympikus | Bingo Lanús |
| Newell's Old Boys | Javier Torrente | Topper | Motomel |
| Olimpo | Omar De Felippe | Balonpie | Bingo Bahía |
| Quilmes | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Lotto | Quilmes |
| Racing | Miguel Ángel Russo | Olympikus | Banco Hipotecario |
| River Plate | Juan José López | Adidas | Petrobras |
| San Lorenzo | Omar Asad | Lotto | Walmart/La Nueva Seguros |
| Tigre | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | Kappa | Banco Macro |
| Vélez Sársfield | Ricardo Gareca | Penalty | Mondial |

### Transfers

See List of Argentine Primera División transfers July–August 2010.

### Managerial changes

| 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 | Ramón Díaz | 25 May 2010 | N/A |
| Boca Juniors | Roberto Pompei (interim) | End of contract | 14 May 2010 | Claudio Borghi | 20 May 2010 | N/A |
| Independiente | Américo Gallego | End of contract | 18 May 2010 | Daniel Garnero | 20 May 2010 | N/A |
| Argentinos Juniors | Claudio Borghi | End of contract | 16 May 2010 | Pedro Troglio | 1 June 2010 | N/A |
| Arsenal | Carlos Ruiz (interim) | End of contract | 12 July 2010 | Gustavo Alfaro | 12 July 2010 | N/A |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Independiente | Daniel Garnero | Resigned | 20 September 2010 | Antonio Mohamed | 5 October 2010 | 17th |
| Huracán | Héctor Rivoira | Resigned | 20 September 2010 | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | 22 September 2010 | 14th |
| Colón | Antonio Mohamed | Resigned | 21 September 2010 | Fernando Gamboa | 27 September 2010 | 15th |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Diego Cocca | Resigned | 29 September 2010 | Pablo Morant (interim) | 30 September 2010 | 19th |
| Quilmes | Hugo Tocalli | Resigned | 15 October 2010 | Leonardo Madelón | 18 October 2010 | 19th |
| River Plate | Ángel Cappa | Sacked | 8 November 2010 | Juan José López | 10 November 2010 | 11th |
| Lanús | Luis Zubeldía | Resigned | 15 November 2010 | Gabriel Schürrer | 15 November 2010 | 14th |
| Boca Juniors | Claudio Borghi | Resigned | 17 November 2010 | Roberto Pompei (interim) | 17 November 2010 | 15th |
| Inter-tournament changes |||||||
| Godoy Cruz | Omar Asad | Resigned | 14 December 2010 | Jorge da Silva | 15 December 2010 | N/A |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Pablo Morant (interim) | End of contract | 18 December 2010 | Ángel Cappa | 21 December 2010 | N/A |
| Boca Juniors | Roberto Pompei (interim) | End of contract | 18 December 2010 | Julio César Falcioni | 18 December 2010 | N/A |
| Banfield | Julio César Falcioni | Resigned | 18 December 2010 | Sebastián Méndez | 21 December 2010 | N/A |
| Tigre | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Resigned | 29 December 2010 | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | 5 January 2011 | N/A |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Alejandro Sabella | Resigned | 3 February 2011 | Eduardo Berizzo | 7 February 2011 | N/A |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| Huracán | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | Resigned | 22 February 2011 | Roberto Pompei | 24 February 2011 | 18th |
| Quilmes | Leonardo Madelón | Resigned | 6 March 2011 | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | 8 March 2011 | 20th |
| Colón | Fernando Gamboa | Sacked | 9 April 2011 | Mario Sciacqua (interim) | 11 April 2011 | 10th |
| Newell's Old Boys | Roberto Sensini | Resigned | 10 April 2011 | Javier Torrente | 18 April 2011 | 19th |
| San Lorenzo | Ramón Díaz | Resigned | 24 April 2011 | Miguel Tojo (interim) | 24 May 2011 | 11th |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Ángel Cappa | Sacked | 1 May 2011 | Darío Ortiz (interim) | 2 May 2011 | 18th |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Eduardo Berizzo | Resigned | 30 May2011 | Luis Suárez and Guillermo Trama (interim) | 30 May 2011 | 15th |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura 2010 (known as the Torneo 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.

### Standings

| 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

### Results

| 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 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Player nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Santiago Silva | Uruguayan | Vélez Sársfield | 11 |
| 1 | Denis Stracqualursi | Argentine | Tigre | 11 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Martínez | Argentine | Vélez Sársfield | 10 |
| 4 | Mauro Matos | Argentine | All Boys | 8 |
| 4 | Martín Palermo | Argentine | Boca Juniors | 8 |
| 4 | David Ramírez | Argentine | Godoy Cruz | 8 |
| 7 | Iván Obolo | Argentine | Arsenal | 7 |
| 8 | Jairo Castillo | Colombian | Godoy Cruz | 6 |
| 8 | Gastón Fernández | Argentine | Estudiantes (LP) | 6 |
| 8 | Gabriel Hauche | Argentine | Racing | 6 |
Source:

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura 2011, officially called the Torneo Clausura Néstor Kirchner 2011, began on 11 February and ended on 19 June.

### Standings

| 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

### Results

| 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 | | |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Player nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Javier Cámpora | Argentine | Huracán | 11 |
| 1 | Teófilo Gutiérrez | Colombian | Racing | 11 |
| 3 | Denis Stracqualursi | Argentine | Tigre | 10 |
| 4 | Esteban Fuertes | Argentine | Colón | 9 |
| 4 | Iván Obolo | Argentine | Arsenal | 9 |
| 6 | David Ramírez | Argentine | Vélez Sársfield | 8 |
| 6 | Silvio Romero | Argentine | Lanús | 8 |
| 6 | Diego Valeri | Argentine | Lanús | 8 |
| 9 | Facundo Parra | Argentine | Independiente | 7 |
| 9 | Santiago Silva | Uruguayan | Vélez Sársfield | 7 |
Source:

## Relegation

| 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 | Additional Playoff |
| 20 | Quilmes | — | — | 39 | 39 | 38 | 1.026 | Primera B Nacional |
Source:

### Playoff for relegation/promotion playoff 1

Since Huracán and Gimnasia (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 the Primera B Nacional. The match was played on 22 June 2011 at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires. Gimnasia won the match 2–0 and continued to the relegation/promotion playoff against San Martín de San Juan; Huracán was relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Huracán | 0–2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |

### Relegation/promotion playoffs

The 17th and 18th placed teams in the relegation table (River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), respectively) played the 3rd and 4th-place finishers of the 2010–11 Primera B Nacional season (San Martín (SJ) and Belgrano, 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 the 2011–12 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 |

## International qualification
### Copa Libertadores

The 2010 Clausura champion (Argentinos Juniors) and the 2010 Apertura champion (Estudiantes de La Plata) earned a berth to the 2011 Copa Libertadores. Independiente won the 2010 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 |
| 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 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 65 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 Argentinos Juniors and Estudiantes qualified as the 2010 Clausura and 2010 Apertura champion, respectively.
* ↑ Independiente qualified as the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion.

### Copa Sudamericana

Qualification for the 2011 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 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 3 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 63 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 4 | Lanús | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 63 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 6 | River Plate | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 57 | Cannot qualify for the Copa Sudamericana |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ River Plate was ineligible for the competition since they were played the Relegation Play off or Relegated directly to the B Nacional.
* ↑ Independiente qualified as the 2010 Copa Sudamericana champion.