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.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Torneo Inicial: Vélez Sarsfield (9th title) Torneo Final: Newell's Old Boys (6th title) Super Champions: Vélez Sarsfield (10th title) |
| Relegated | San Martín (SJ) Independiente Unión |
| 2013 Copa Libertadores | Vélez Sarsfield Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors Tigre (via 2012 Copa Sudamericana) |
| 2013 Copa Sudamericana | Lanús River Plate Racing Belgrano San Lorenzo Vélez Sarsfield |
| 2014 Copa Libertadores | Newell's Old Boys Vélez Sarsfield |
| Matches played | 381 |
| Goals scored | 854 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Torneo Inicial: Facundo Ferreyra Ignacio Scocco (13 goals each) Torneo Final: Emanuel Gigliotti Ignacio Scocco (11 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | San Martín (SJ) 6–1 Boca Juniors (Apr. 13, 2013) River Plate 5–0 Godoy Cruz (Oct. 7, 2012) Newell's Old Boys 5–0 Unión (Jun. 10, 2013) |
| Biggest away win | Arsenal 1–5 Vélez Sarsfield (Nov. 3, 2012) Arsenal 0–4 River Plate (Sep. 30, 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Atlético de Rafaela 5–3 Argentinos Juniors (Sep. 29, 2012) (8 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Lanús -7 matches- (Oct. 5 - Nov. 19, 2012) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Newell's Old Boys - 15 matches- (Aug. 4 - Nov. 15, 2012) Lanús -15 matches- (Dec. 8, 2012 - May 20, 2013) |
| Longest losing run | Argentinos Juniors -6 matches- (Nov. 24, 2012 - Feb. 22, 2013) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
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.