# 2011–12 Primera B Metropolitana

The 2011–12 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana is the season of third division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 21 teams will compete; the champion will be promoted to Argentine Primera B Nacional.

## Club information

| Club | City | Province | Stadium |
| Acassuso | Boulogne | Buenos Aires | Estadio La Quema |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Buenos Aires | Estadio Tres de Febrero |
| Barracas Central | Buenos Aires | (autonomous city) | Estadio Barracas Central |
| Brown | Adrogué | Buenos Aires | Estadio Lorenzo Arandilla |
| Colegiales | Buenos Aires | (autonomous city) | Estadio Bajo Munro |
| Comunicaciones | Buenos Aires | (autonomous city) | Estadio Alfredo Ramos |
| Defensores de Belgrano | Buenos Aires | (autonomous city) | Estadio Juan Pasquale |
| Deportivo Armenio | Ingeniero Maschwitz | Buenos Aires | Estadio Armenia |
| Deportivo Morón | Morón | Buenos Aires | Estadio Francisco Urbano |
| Estudiantes (BA) | Caseros | Buenos Aires | Estadio Ciudad de Caseros |
| Flandria | Jáuregui | Buenos Aires | Estadio Carlos V |
| General Lamadrid | Buenos Aires | (autonomous city) | Estadio Enrique Sexto |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Buenos Aires | Estadio Eduardo Gallardón |
| Nueva Chicago | Buenos Aires | (autonomous city) | Estadio Nueva Chicago |
| Platense | Florida | Buenos Aires | Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López |
| San Telmo | Dock Sud | Buenos Aires | Estadio Dr. Osvaldo Baletto |
| Sarmiento | Junín | Buenos Aires | Estadio Eva Perón |
| Sportivo Italiano | Ciudad Evita | Buenos Aires | Estadio de Sportivo Italiano |
| Temperley | Temperley | Buenos Aires | Estadio Alfredo Beranger |
| Tristán Suárez | Tristán Suárez | Buenos Aires | Estadio "20 de Octubre" Tristán Suárez |
| Villa San Carlos | Berisso | Buenos Aires | Estadio Gennasio Salice |

## Table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Sarmiento (J) | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 80 | Primera B Nacional |
| 2 | Colegiales | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 73 | Torneo Reducido |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 72 | Torneo Reducido |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 70 | Torneo Reducido |
| 5 | Brown | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 69 | Torneo Reducido |
| 6 | Platense | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 61 | Torneo Reducido |
| 7 | Los Andes | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 61 | Torneo Reducido |
| 8 | Comunicaciones | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 60 | Torneo Reducido |
| 9 | Acassuso | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 55 | Torneo Reducido |
| 10 | Almagro | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 54 | |
| 11 | Villa San Carlos | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 54 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Armenio | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 50 | |
| 13 | Flandria | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 50 | |
| 14 | San Telmo | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 47 | |
| 15 | Temperley | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 46 | |
| 16 | Sportivo Italiano | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 46 | |
| 17 | Tristán Suárez | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 45 | |
| 18 | Defensores de Belgrano | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 41 | |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | |
| 20 | Deportivo Morón | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 35 | |
| 21 | General Lamadrid | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 31 | |

## Torneo Reducido

The quarterfinals will be played as single elimination, at the stadium of the higher-placed team. Seeding for the semifinals and final is determined by the team standings in the regular season.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Colegiales | 2 | – | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Acassuso | 3 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Acassuso | 3 | – | 3 | 9 | Acassuso | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | Estudiantes (BA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Comunicaciones | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Comunicaciones | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | 9 | Acassuso | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nueva Chicago | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 3 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nueva Chicago | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Los Andes | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Los Andes | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | Nueva Chicago | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Platense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Brown | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | Platense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Platense | 3 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2009–10 Pts | 2010–11 Pts | 2011–12 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Estudiantes (BA) | 61 | 73 | 72 | 206 | 122 | 1.689 |
| 2 | Brown | 54 | 70 | 69 | 193 | 122 | 1.582 |
| 3 | Sarmiento (J) | 75 | 37 | 80 | 192 | 122 | 1.574 |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 51 | 71 | 70 | 192 | 122 | 1.574 |
| 5 | Colegiales | 61 | 53 | 73 | 187 | 122 | 1.533 |
| 6 | Platense | — | 53 | 61 | 114 | 82 | 1.39 |
| 7 | Defensores de Belgrano | 55 | 71 | 41 | 167 | 122 | 1.369 |
| 8 | Acassuso | 55 | 56 | 55 | 166 | 122 | 1.361 |
| 9 | Villa San Carlos | 48 | 60 | 54 | 162 | 122 | 1.328 |
| 10 | Almagro | 44 | 58 | 54 | 156 | 122 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Los Andes | 60 | 34 | 61 | 155 | 122 | 1.27 |
| 12 | Comunicaciones | 35 | 60 | 60 | 155 | 122 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Barracas Central | — | 64 | 40 | 104 | 82 | 1.268 |
| 14 | Deportivo Armenio | 38 | 65 | 50 | 153 | 122 | 1.254 |
| 15 | Tristán Suárez | 62 | 46 | 45 | 153 | 122 | 1.254 |
| 16 | Flandria | 47 | 54 | 50 | 151 | 122 | 1.238 |
| 17 | Temperley | 56 | 44 | 46 | 146 | 122 | 1.197 |
| 18 | San Telmo | 54 | 42 | 47 | 143 | 122 | 1.172 |
| 19 | Deportivo Morón | 47 | 61 | 35 | 143 | 122 | 1.172 |
| 20 | Sportivo Italiano | — | 47 | 46 | 93 | 82 | 1.134 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 21 | General Lamadrid | — | — | 31 | 31 | 40 | 0.775 | Primera C Metropolitana |

### Relegation Playoff Matches

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff |||||
| Central Córdoba | 3–1 | Sportivo Italiano | 1–1 | 2–0 |