# 2011–12 Club Atlético Independiente season

Club Atlético Independiente's 2011–12 season is the club's 106th year of existence. Independiente this season going to play the Torneo Apertura, the Torneo Clausura, the Surugua Bank Championship, the Recopa Sudamericana, the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Argentina.

## Squad

As of March 4, 2012
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes |
| 1 | Hilario Navarro | GK | (1980-11-14) November 14, 1980 (age 43) | San Lorenzo | |
| 2 | Julián Velázquez | DF | (1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 (age 33) | The Academy | |
| 3 | Lucas Kruspzky | DF | (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 (age 32) | The Academy | |
| 4 | Cristian Báez | DF | (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 34) | The Academy | |
| 5 | Roberto Battión | MF | (1982-03-01) March 1, 1982 (age 42) | Banfield | |
| 6 | Eduardo Tuzzio | DF | (1974-07-31) July 31, 1974 (age 50) | River Plate | |
| 7 | Cristian Pellerano | MF | (1982-02-01) February 1, 1982 (age 42) | Colón | |
| 8 | Hernán Fredes | MF | (1987-03-27) March 27, 1987 (age 37) | Metalist Kharkiv | |
| 9 | Leonel Núñez | FW | (1983-10-13) October 13, 1983 (age 40) | Bursaspor | |
| 10 | Patricio Rodríguez | MF | (1990-05-04) May 4, 1990 (age 34) | The Academy | |
| 11 | Osmar Ferreyra | MF | (1983-01-09) January 9, 1983 (age 41) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | |
| 12 | Adrián Gabbarini | GK | (1985-10-10) October 10, 1985 (age 38) | Independiente Rivadavia | |
| 13 | Iván Vélez | DF | (1984-08-16) August 16, 1984 (age 40) | Once Caldas | Out on January 17, 2012 |
| 14 | Fabián Monserrat | MF | (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32) | The Academy | |
| 15 | Fernando Godoy | MF | (1990-05-01) May 1, 1990 (age 34) | The Academy | |
| 16 | Patricio Vidal | MF | (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) | Santiago Morning | |
| 17 | Facundo Parra | FW | (1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 39) | Chacarita Juniors | |
| 18 | Gabriel Milito | DF | (1980-09-07) September 7, 1980 (age 44) | Barcelona | Captain |
| 19 | Ernesto Farías | FW | (1980-05-29) May 29, 1980 (age 44) | Cruzeiro | In on January 17, 2012 |
| 20 | Matías Defederico | FW | (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 35) | Corinthians | |
| 21 | Fabián Assmann | GK | (1986-03-23) March 23, 1986 (age 38) | Las Palmas | |
| 22 | Iván Pérez | MF | (1990-05-23) May 23, 1990 (age 34) | The Academy | |
| 23 | Adrián Argachá | DF | (1986-12-21) December 21, 1986 (age 37) | Defensor Sporting | |
| 24 | Leonel Galeano | DF | (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991 (age 33) | The Academy | |
| 25 | Carlos Matheu | DF | (1985-05-13) May 13, 1985 (age 39) | Cagliari | Vice-captain |
| 26 | Francisco Pizzini | FW | (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 31) | The Academy | |
| 28 | Gabriel Vallés | DF | (1986-05-03) May 3, 1986 (age 38) | Godoy Cruz | |
| 29 | Martín Benítez | FW | (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) | The Academy | |
| 30 | Diego Rodríguez | GK | (1989-06-25) June 25, 1989 (age 35) | The Academy | |
| 31 | Lucas Villafáñez | MF | (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 33) | Comisión de Actividades Infantiles | |
| 32 | Walter Busse | MF | (1987-03-03) March 3, 1987 (age 37) | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy | |
| 34 | Brian Nieva | FW | (1990-04-18) April 18, 1990 (age 34) | The Academy | |
| 35 | Nicolás Delmonte | MF | (1989-05-10) May 10, 1989 (age 35) | Dinamo Tirana | |
| 36 | Samuel Cáceres | DF | (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) | The Academy | Out on January 29, 2012 |
| 37 | Diego Churín | FW | (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35) | Comunicaciones | |
| — | Ignacio Bracia | DF | (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 (age 35) | The Academy | |
| — | Federico Gay | DF | (1991-12-07) December 7, 1991 (age 32) | The Academy | |
| — | Maximiliano Velázquez | DF | (1980-09-12) September 12, 1980 (age 44) | Lanús | Out on February 9, 2012 |
| — | Nicolás Cabrera | MF | (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 40) | Vélez Sársfield | Out on January 10, 2012 |
| — | Gino Clara | MF | (1988-05-26) May 26, 1988 (age 36) | Rangers | |
| — | Marco Pérez | FW | (1990-09-18) September 18, 1990 (age 34) | Real Zaragoza | Out on January 24, 2012 |

### Summer transfers
## Player statistics
### Team stats

| | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Clausura | Suruga Bank Championship | Recopa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Argentina |
| Games played | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Games won | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Games drawn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Goals for | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Goals against | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Players used | 35 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 |
| Yellow cards | 36 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Red cards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 March Source: Competitive matches

### Squad stats

Updated on 31 March 2012
| | | | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Clausura | Torneo Clausura | Torneo Clausura | Torneo Clausura | Suruga Bank Championship | Suruga Bank Championship | Suruga Bank Championship | Suruga Bank Championship | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Nation | No. | Name | GS | App. | Min. | | GS | App. | Min. | | GS | App. | Min. | | GS | App. | Min. | | GS | App. | Min. | | GS | App. | Min. | | GS | App. | Min. | |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 1 | Hilario Navarro | 4 | 4 | 492 | −5 | 4 | 4 | 286 | −2 | 1 | 1 | 93 | −2 | 2 | 2 | 189 | −4 | 1 | 1 | 96 | −2 | 1 | 1 | 91 | | 12 | 12 | 1247 | –17 |
| | 12 | Adrián Gabbarini | 3 | 3 | 285 | −2 | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 380 | –2 |
| | 21 | Fabián Assmann | 12 | 12 | 1137 | −13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 1232 | –11 |
| | 30 | Diego Rodríguez | | | | | 3 | 3 | 286 | −7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 95 | −2 | 4 | 4 | 381 | –9 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 2 | Julián Velázquez | 15 | 15 | 1326 | | 7 | 7 | 667 | | 1 | 1 | 93 | | 2 | 2 | 189 | | 1 | 2 | 130 | | 1 | 1 | 91 | | 27 | 28 | 2549 | |
| | 3 | Lucas Kruspzky | | | | | 3 | 3 | 269 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 73 | | 4 | 4 | 342 | |
| | 4 | Cristian Báez | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | | 1 | 47 | | 1 | 1 | 96 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 186 | | 4 | 5 | 424 | |
| | 6 | Eduardo Tuzzio | 16 | 16 | 1517 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 779 | | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 189 | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | 28 | 28 | 2673 | 2 |
| | 13 | Iván Vélez | 5 | 5 | 425 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 71 | | | 1 | 49 | | 1 | 1 | 96 | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 641 | |
| | 18 | Gabriel Milito | 19 | 19 | 1737 | | 7 | 7 | 611 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 189 | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | 29 | 29 | 2632 | |
| | 23 | Adrián Argachá | 5 | 5 | 381 | | | | | | | 1 | 21 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 153 | | | 1 | 23 | | 7 | 9 | 579 | |
| | 24 | Leonel Galeano | 1 | 4 | 167 | | 2 | 3 | 256 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 96 | | 2 | 3 | 210 | | 6 | 11 | 729 | |
| | 25 | Carlos Matheu | 1 | 2 | 151 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 96 | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | 4 | 4 | 342 | |
| | 28 | Gabriel Vallés | 2 | 2 | 189 | | 1 | 2 | 119 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 68 | | 4 | 5 | 376 | |
| | — | Maximiliano Velázquez | 14 | 15 | 1291 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 72 | | 2 | 2 | 189 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | 1552 | 2 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 5 | Roberto Battión | 3 | 4 | 263 | | 3 | 3 | 304 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 613 | 1 |
| | 7 | Cristian Pellerano | 14 | 15 | 1226 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 111 | | 1 | 1 | 93 | | 2 | 2 | 189 | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | 20 | 22 | 1714 | 1 |
| | 8 | Hernán Fredes | 5 | 7 | 470 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 544 | | 1 | 1 | 93 | | 2 | 2 | 180 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 91 | | 14 | 18 | 1378 | 1 |
| | 10 | Patricio Rodríguez | 2 | 4 | 244 | | 6 | 7 | 546 | | | 1 | 47 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | | | | 9 | 13 | 932 | |
| | 11 | Osmar Ferreyra | 11 | 17 | 1050 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 354 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | | 1 | 2 | 105 | | | 1 | 38 | | 1 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 1732 | 3 |
| | 14 | Fabián Monserrat | | | | | 4 | 4 | 381 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | - | 95 | | 5 | 5 | 476 | 2 |
| | 15 | Fernando Godoy | 13 | 15 | 1238 | | 5 | 6 | 423 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 95 | | | 20 | 23 | 1847 | |
| | 16 | Patricio Vidal | | | | | 3 | 4 | 291 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 35 | | 3 | 5 | 326 | 1 |
| | 22 | Iván Pérez | 6 | 9 | 489 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 152 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 110 | | 1 | 1 | 67 | | | 1 | 40 | | 10 | 17 | 858 | 2 |
| | 31 | Lucas Villafáñez | 2 | 2 | 130 | | 1 | 1 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 60 | | 4 | 4 | 273 | |
| | 32 | Walter Busse | | 5 | 163 | | 4 | 5 | 299 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 61 | | 1 | 2 | 116 | | 6 | 13 | 639 | |
| | 35 | Nicolás Delmonte | 2 | 5 | 240 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 96 | | 1 | 1 | 91 | | 4 | 7 | 427 | |
| | — | Nicolas Cabrera | 3 | 7 | 324 | | | | | | | 1 | 22 | | | 1 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 376 | |
| | — | Gino Clara | | 1 | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 17 | | | | | | | 2 | 51 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 9 | Leonel Núñez | 9 | 13 | 664 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 89 | | | 1 | 4 | | 1 | 2 | 84 | | 1 | 2 | 87 | 1 | | | | | 12 | 20 | 924 | 3 |
| | 17 | Facundo Parra | 17 | 18 | 1552 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 286 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95 | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | 2 | 2 | 166 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 2267 | 6 |
| | 19 | Ernesto Farías | | | | | 7 | 7 | 684 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 684 | 4 |
| | 20 | Matías Defederico | 11 | 14 | 1031 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 193 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 73 | | 2 | 2 | 171 | | | | | | 18 | 21 | 1469 | 1 |
| | 26 | Francisco Pizzini | | 1 | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 95 | | 1 | 2 | 136 | |
| | 29 | Martín Benítez | 2 | 5 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 227 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 9 | 487 | 2 |
| | 34 | Brian Nieva | 3 | 5 | 213 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 64 | | 2 | 2 | 51 | | 1 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 405 | 2 |
| | 37 | Diego Churín | 1 | 2 | 143 | | | 1 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 268 | 1 |
| | — | Marco Pérez | 7 | 12 | 793 | 2 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 89 | | 2 | 2 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | | | | | | 11 | 16 | 1157 | 3 |

### Disciplinary records

Last updated on 31 March 2012.
| No. | Pos | Name | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Apertura | Torneo Clausura | Torneo Clausura | Torneo Clausura | Suruga Bank Championship | Recopa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Julián Velázquez | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 9 | | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Lucas Kruspzky | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 6 | DF | Eduardo Tuzzio | 6 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | 10 | | |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Pellerano | 5 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | 7 | | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Hernán Fredes | 3 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | 6 | | |
| 9 | FW | Leonel Núñez | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 10 | MF | Patricio Rodríguez | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| 11 | MF | Osmar Ferreyra | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | |
| 13 | DF | Iván Vélez | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 14 | MF | Fabián Monserrat | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | Fernando Godoy | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 17 | FW | Facundo Parra | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 18 | DF | Gabriel Milito | 1 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | | |
| 19 | FW | Ernesto Farías | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 20 | FW | Matías Defederico | 4 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Adrián Argachá | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Leonel Galeano | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 25 | DF | Carlos Matheu | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 28 | DF | Gabriel Vallés | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 34 | FW | Brian Nieva | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 35 | MF | Nicolás Delmonte | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| — | DF | Maximiliano Velázquez | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | |
| | | TOTALS | 33 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 68 | 2 | 3 |

## Club
### Starting XI

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
| 21 | GK | Assmann | 14 | Navarro has eleven starts. Rodríguez D. has four starts. Gabbarini has four starts. |
| 2 | CB | Velázquez | 26 | Matheu has three starts. |
| 6 | CB | Tuzzio | 27 | Also plays at RB. Vallés has four starts. Kruspzky has three starts. |
| 18 | CB | Milito | 28 | Báez has four starts. Galeano has four starts. |
| 8 | CM | Fredes | 13 | Pérez has ten starts. |
| 15 | CM | Godoy | 20 | Battión has six starts. Busse has four starts. |
| 11 | RM | Ferreyra | 18 | Monserrat has five starts. |
| 7 | LM | Pellerano | 18 | Also plays at CM. Argachá has 7 starts. Delmonte has four start. Villafáñez has four starts. |
| 20 | AM | Defederico | 15 | Also plays at CF and RM. Rodríguez P. has eight starts. |
| 17 | CF | Parra | 23 | Farías has six starts. Pizzini has one start. |
| 9 | CF | Núñez | 12 | Nieva has six starts. Churín has two starts. Benítez has three starts. Vidal has two starts. |

### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| First team head coach | Ramón Díaz |
| Assistant coach | Emiliano Díaz Sebastián Rambert |
| Physical fitness coach | Ezequiel Domínguez Jorge Pidal |
Last updated: 17 September Source: Independiente official site

## Competitions
### Copa de Oro

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Independiente (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| San Lorenzo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Torneo Apertura | — | — | 8th | 16 August 2011 | 12 December 2011 |
| Suruga Bank Championship | Final | — | Runner Up | 3 August 2011 | 3 August 2011 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | Final | — | Runner Up | 10 August 2011 | 24 August 2011 |
| Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | — | Round of 16 | 28 September 2011 | 12 October 2011 |
| Copa Argentina | Round of 64 | — | Round of 32 | 23 November 2011 | 6 March 2012 |
| Torneo Clausura | — | 13th | | 11 February 2012 | |
Updated to match played 31 March Source: Competitions

### Argentine Primera División
#### Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Lanús | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 29 |
| 7 | Tigre | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 27 |
| 8 | Independiente | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 27 |
| 9 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 26 |
| 10 | Atlético de Rafaela | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 26 |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 December. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | P | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |

##### Matches
#### Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 24 |
| 15 | San Martín (SJ) | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 22 |
| 16 | Independiente | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 20 |
| 17 | Racing | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 19 |
| 18 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 14 |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 March. Source: Competitive Matches

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Matches
#### International cups qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Lanús | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 64 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 58 | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 5 | Independiente | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 56 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 6 | Racing | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 54 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 7 | Tigre | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 52 | 2012 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |

#### Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2009–10 Pts | 2010–11 Pts | 2011–12 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 73 | 54 | 33 | 160 | 103 | 1.553 |
| 6 | Lanús | 60 | 63 | 36 | 159 | 103 | 1.544 |
| 7 | Independiente | 68 | 43 | 36 | 147 | 103 | 1.427 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 53 | 63 | 31 | 147 | 103 | 1.427 |
| 9 | Colón | 55 | 47 | 41 | 143 | 103 | 1.388 |
Updated as of games played on March 31, 2012. Source: