2011–12 Primera B Nacional
The 2011–12 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 26th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
Standings
Promotion/relegation playoff Legs Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The 3rd and 4th placed of the table played with the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of [2011–12 Argentine Argentine Primera División|Primera División season|2011–12 Primera División].!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2
- San Martín remained in the Primera División after a 0-0 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it.
- San Lorenzo remained in the Primera División by winning the playoff.
Relegation
Clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe. The bottom two teams of this table face relegation regardless of their affiliation status. Apart from them, the bottom teams of each affiliation face promotion/relegation playoffs against Torneo Argentino A and Primera B Metropolitana's "Reducido" champions. The Reducidos are played after those leagues' champions are known.| Team | Relegation | ||||||||
| 1 | River Plate | — | — | 73 | 73 | 38 | ' | Direct | |
| 2 | Quilmes | 64 | — | 72 | 136 | 76 | ' | Direct | |
| 3 | Instituto | 60 | 51 | 70 | 181 | 114 | ' | Indirect | |
| 4 | Rosario Central | — | 50 | 69 | 119 | 76 | ' | Direct | |
| 5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | — | — | 54 | 54 | 38 | ' | Direct | |
| 6 | Almirante Brown | — | 52 | 55 | 107 | 76 | ' | Direct | |
| 7 | Patronato | — | 50 | 56 | 106 | 76 | ' | Indirect | |
| 8 | Boca Unidos | 48 | 52 | 57 | 157 | 114 | ' | Indirect | |
| 9 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 49 | 47 | 56 | 152 | 114 | ' | Direct | |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 52 | 43 | 54 | 149 | 114 | ' | Direct | |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 42 | 52 | 53 | 147 | 114 | ' | Indirect | |
| 12 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 54 | 54 | 34 | 142 | 114 | ' | Indirect | |
| 13 | Deportivo Merlo | 46 | 51 | 43 | 140 | 114 | ' | Direct | |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | — | 51 | 42 | 93 | 76 | ' | Indirect | |
| 15 | Huracán | — | — | 46 | 46 | 38 | ' | Direct | |
| 16 | Independiente Rivadavia | 47 | 40 | 45 | 132 | 114 | ' | Indirect | |
| 17 | Chacarita Juniors | — | 44 | 32 | 76 | 76 | .000 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Direct |
| 18 | Guillermo Brown | — | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | .000 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
| 19 | Desamparados | — | — | 37 | 37 | 38 | ' | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
| 20 | Atlanta | — | — | 34 | 34 | 38 | ' | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
Updated to games played on June 23, 2012.
Relegation Playoff Legs
!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2
- Nueva Chicago was promoted to 2012–13 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Chacarita Juniors was relegated to 2012–13 Primera B Metropolitana.
- Crucero del Norte was promoted to 2012–13 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Guillermo Brown was relegated to 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A.