2011–12 Club Atlético Independiente season

Independiente

2011-12 season
President	Julio Comparada (Until 31 December 2011) Javier Cantero
Manager	Antonio Mohamed (Until 5 September 2011) Daniel Garnero(interimn) (Until 11 September 2011) Ramón Díaz (Until 4 March 2012) Cristian Díaz (interimn)
Stadium	Estadio Libertadores de América
Torneo Apertura	8th
Torneo Clausura	13th
Suruga Bank Championship	Runner up
Recopa Sudamericana	Runner up
Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
Copa Argentina	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Ernesto Farías Parra (4 goals each) All: Facundo Parra (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	37,00 vs. Internacional (August 10, 2011)
Lowest home attendance	18,000 vs. Colón (September 16, 2011)
Average home league attendance	30,985
Home colours Away colours
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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	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Notes
1	Hilario Navarro		GK	(1980-11-14) November 14, 1980	San Lorenzo
2	Julián Velázquez		DF	(1990-10-23) October 23, 1990	The Academy
3	Lucas Kruspzky		DF	(1992-04-06) April 6, 1992	The Academy
4	Cristian Báez		DF	(1990-04-09) April 9, 1990	The Academy
5	Roberto Battión		MF	(1982-03-01) March 1, 1982	Banfield
6	Eduardo Tuzzio		DF	(1974-07-31) July 31, 1974	River Plate
7	Cristian Pellerano		MF	(1982-02-01) February 1, 1982	Colón
8	Hernán Fredes		MF	(1987-03-27) March 27, 1987	Metalist Kharkiv
9	Leonel Núñez		FW	(1983-10-13) October 13, 1983	Bursaspor
10	Patricio Rodríguez		MF	(1990-05-04) May 4, 1990	The Academy
11	Osmar Ferreyra		MF	(1983-01-09) January 9, 1983	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
12	Adrián Gabbarini		GK	(1985-10-10) October 10, 1985	Independiente Rivadavia
13	Iván Vélez		DF	(1984-08-16) August 16, 1984	Once Caldas	Out on January 17, 2012
14	Fabián Monserrat		MF	(1992-06-25) June 25, 1992	The Academy
15	Fernando Godoy		MF	(1990-05-01) May 1, 1990	The Academy
16	Patricio Vidal		MF	(1992-04-08) April 8, 1992	Santiago Morning
17	Facundo Parra		FW	(1985-06-15) June 15, 1985	Chacarita Juniors
18	Gabriel Milito		DF	(1980-09-07) September 7, 1980	Barcelona	Captain
19	Ernesto Farías		FW	(1980-05-29) May 29, 1980	Cruzeiro	In on January 17, 2012
20	Matías Defederico		FW	(1989-08-23) August 23, 1989	Corinthians
21	Fabián Assman		GK	(1986-03-23) March 23, 1986	Las Palmas
22	Iván Pérez		MF	(1990-05-23) May 23, 1990	The Academy
23	Adrián Argachá		DF	(1986-12-21) December 21, 1986	Defensor Sporting
24	Leonel Galeano		DF	(1991-08-03) August 3, 1991	The Academy
25	Carlos Matheu		DF	(1985-05-13) May 13, 1985	Cagliari	Vice-captain
26	Francisco Pizzini		FW	(1993-09-19) September 19, 1993	The Academy
28	Gabriel Vallés		DF	(1986-05-03) May 3, 1986	Godoy Cruz
29	Martín Benítez		FW	(1994-06-17) June 17, 1994	The Academy
30	Diego Rodríguez		GK	(1989-06-25) June 25, 1989	The Academy
31	Lucas Villafáñez		MF	(1991-10-04) October 4, 1991	Comisión de Actividades Infantiles
32	Walter Busse		MF	(1987-03-03) March 3, 1987	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
34	Brian Nieva		FW	(1990-04-18) April 18, 1990	The Academy
35	Nicolás Delmonte		MF	(1989-05-10) May 10, 1989	Dinamo Tirana
36	Samuel Cáceres		DF	(1989-03-20) March 20, 1989	The Academy	Out on January 29, 2012
37	Diego Churín		FW	(1989-01-12) January 12, 1989	Comunicaciones
—	Ignacio Bracia		DF	(1989-06-15) June 15, 1989	The Academy
—	Federico Gay		DF	(1991-12-07) December 7, 1991	The Academy
—	Maximiliano Velazquez		DF	(1980-09-12) September 12, 1980	Lanús	Out on February 9, 2012
—	Nicolás Cabrera		MF	(1984-06-06) June 6, 1984	Vélez Sársfield	Out on January 10, 2012
—	Gino Clara		MF	(1988-05-26) May 26, 1988	Rangers
—	Marco Pérez		FW	(1990-09-18) September 18, 1990	Real Zaragoza	Out on January 24, 2012

Winter transfers

Players In

Name	Nat	Pos	Moving from
Marco Pérez	COL	FW	Real Zaragoza
Adrián Argachá	URU	DF	Defensor Sporting
Gino Clara	ARG	MF	Rangers
Osmar Ferreyra	ARG	MF	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Gabriel Milito	ARG	DF	Barcelona

Players Out

Name	Nat	Pos	Moving to
Lucas Mareque	ARG	DF	Lorient
Andrés Silvera	ARG	FW	Belgrano
Leandro Gracián	ARG	MF	Boca Juniors
Federico Mancuello	ARG	MF	Belgrano
Nicolás Martínez	ARG	MF	Santiago Wanderers
Jairo Castillo	COL	FW	América de Cali

Summer transfers

Players In

Name	Nat	Pos	Moving from
Ernesto Farías	ARG	FW	Cruzeiro

Players Out

Name	Nat	Pos	Moving to
Nicolás Cabrera	ARG	MF	Gimnasia (La Plata)
Iván Vélez	COL	DF	Junior
Marco Pérez	COL	FW	Belgrano
Samuel Cáceres	PAR	DF	Nueva Chicago
Maximiliano Velázquez	ARG	DF	Lanús

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 Clausura				Suruga Bank Championship				Recopa Sudamericana				Copa Sudamericana				Copa Argentina				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 Assman	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	Nat	Name	Torneo Apertura			Torneo Clausura			Suruga Bank Championship			Recopa Sudamericana			Copa Sudamericana			Copa Argentina			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	Nat	Name	MS	Notes
21	GK		Assman	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

Pre-season

Monterrey v Independiente

17 July 2011 Jesús Arellano farewell	Monterrey	1–0	Independiente	Monterrey, Mexico
19:00 UTC-06:00	Zavala  60'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

Ventura County Fusion v Independiente

22 July 2011 United States tour	Ventura County Fusion	0–3	Independiente	Oxnard, United States
19:00 UTC-08:00		Report	Núñez  27' Parra  34' I. Pérez  79'	Stadium: Oxnard College Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Ajax v Independiente

24 July 2011 Revival Cup	Ajax	5–1	Independiente	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 UTC+02:00	Eriksen  6' Özbiliz  47', 50', 54' Ebecilio  74'	Report	Benítez  70'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 19,149 Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)

Portland Timbers v Independiente

26 July 2011 United States tour	Portland Timbers	2–0	Independiente	Portland, United States
19:00 UTC-08:00	Zizzo  36' Umony  39' Purdy  84' López  86' Dike  90+2'	Report	I. Pérez  31' J. Velázquez  41' Pellerano  59'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Yader Reyes (United States)

Copa de Oro

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Independiente (C) 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 San Lorenzo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Boca Juniors 1 0 1 1 0 1 –1 1 Independiente v San Lorenzo 12 January 2012 Round 1 Independiente 0–0 San Lorenzo Mar del Plata, Argentina 22:10 UTC-03:00 Galeano  14' Report Ortigoza  17' Diego Martínez  71' Méndez  86' Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Patricio Loustau Boca Juniors v Independiente 21 January 2012 Round 3 Boca Juniors 0–1 Independiente Mar del Plata, Argentina 22:10 UTC-03:00 F. Sosa  2' Schaivi  39' Insaurralde  41' Cvitanich  83' Report Ferreyra  25' M. Velázquez  52' Schaivi  90' (o.g.) Núñez  90+1' Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires Independiente v Racing 28 January 2012 Final Independiente 0–1 Racing Mar del Plata, Argentina 22:10 UTC-03:00 Fredes  18' Godoy  25', 90' P. Rodríguez  60' Milito  64' M. Velázquez  71' Report Castro  35' Hauche  61'  63', 67' Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta 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 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 Last updated: 31 March Source: Competitions Suruga Bank Championship Main article: 2011 Suruga Bank Championship Júbilo Iwata v Independiente 3 August 2011 Final Júbilo Iwata 2–2 (4–2 p) Independiente Fukuroi, Japan 19:30 UTC+09:00 Battión  9' (o.g.) Funatani  11' Arata  58' Report Tuzzio  32' M. Velázquez  39' Parra  47' Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium Attendance: 19,034 Referee: Lee Probert (England)     Penalties   Kobayashi Yamada Nasu Komano Fujita   Núñez Pellerano Báez Parra Recopa Sudamericana Main article: 2011 Recopa Sudamericana Independiente v Internacional 10 August 2011 First leg Independiente 2–1 Internacional Avellaneda, Argentina 21:50 UTC-03:00 M. Velázquez  41' Pellerano  68' M. Pérez  72' J. Velázquez  78' Report Bolívar  4' Leandro Damião  36' D'Alessandro  54' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Internacional v Independiente 24 August 2011 Second leg Internacional 3–1 (4–3 agg.) Independiente Porto Alegre, Brazil 21:50 UTC-03:00 Leandro Damião  19', 24' Kléber  82' (pen.) Report M. Velázquez  22'  48' Tuzzio  35' Ferreyra  77' Fredes  86' Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Copa Sudamericana Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana LDU Quito v Independiente 28 September 2011 Round of 16 First Leg LDU Quito 2–0 Independiente Quito, Ecuador 17:15 UTC-05:00 Urrutia  37' Ambrosi  42' Bolaños  52' Calderon  75' Guagua  85' Report J. Velázquez  74' Stadium: Estadio Casablanca Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) Independiente v LDU Quito 12 October 2011 Round of 16 Second Leg Independiente 1–0 (1–2 agg.) LDU Quito Avellaneda, Argentina 21:15 UTC-03:00 Pellerano  31' Argachá  38' Núñez  45' P. Rodríguez  62' Godoy  63', 86' Report De La Cruz  49' Urrutia  53' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 26,000 Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia) Copa Argentina Main article: 2011–12 Copa Argentina Independiente v Colegiales 23 November 2011 Round of 64 Independiente 4–0 Colegiales Salta, Argentina 22:00 UTC-03:00 J. Velázquez  33' Parra  44' Vallés  51' Ferreyra  65' (pen.) Churín  70' (pen.) Nieva  75' Report Buzzi  23' Leguizamón Arce  64' Farina  68' Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ramón Guaymas Independiente v Belgrano 6 March 2012 Round of 32 Independiente 0–2 Belgrano Salta, Argentina 21:10 UTC-03:00 Godoy  11' Galeano  70' Matheu  87' Report Maldonado  5' Lollo  71' Pittinari  74' Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mauro Vigliano Argentine Primera División Main article: 2011–12 Argentine Primera División season Torneo Apertura 2011 Torneo Apertura Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 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 Updated to games played on 4 December 2011. Source: AFA Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Results Summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 19 7 6 6 18 17  +1 27 5 2 3 11 7  +4 2 4 3 7 10  −3 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 Last updated: 12 December. Source: Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed. Matches Independiente v San Martín (San Juan) 6 August 2011 Round 1 Independiente Postponed San Martín (San Juan) Avellaneda, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Note: The match wast postponed for the Independiente's participation in the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship. Lanús v Independiente 16 August 2011 Round 2 Lanús 1–0 Independiente Lanús, Argentina 17:00 UTC-03:00 Izquierdoz  59' Pavone  90+3' Report Núñez  63' Tuzzio  82' Fredes  90+2' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana Independiente v Estudiantes 21 August 2011 Round 3 Independiente 1–0 Estudiantes Avellaneda, Argentina 21:00 UTC-03:00 Defederico  19' Argachá  41', 43' M. Pérez  46' Report Braña  3' Benítez  22' Cellay  58' G. Fernández  87' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Saúl Laverni Argentinos Juniors v Independiente 28 August 2011 Round 4 Argentinos Juniors 0–0 Independiente Buenos Aires, Argentina 20:15 UTC-03:00 Berardo  49' E. Hernández  59' P. Hernández  75' Laba  80' Report Pellerano  75' Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pablo Lunati Independiente v Boca Juniors 4 September 2011 Round 5 Independiente 0–1 Boca Juniors Avellaneda, Argentina 18:10 UTC-03:00 Pellerano  69' Report Rivero  16' Schiavi  49' Viatri  62' Somoza  79' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Héctor Baldassi Independiente v San Martín (San Juan) 7 September 2011 Round 1 Independiente 2–1 San Martín (San Juan) Avellaneda, Argentina 21:10 UTC-03:00 Pellerano  21' Milito  22' Cantero  41' (o.g.) Report Grabinski  33' Bustos  39' García  53' Cantero  84' Pocrnjic  90+2' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Pablo Díaz Belgrano v Independiente 11 September 2011 Round 6 Belgrano 2–0 Independiente Córdoba, Argentina 16:00 UTC-03:00 R. Rodríguez  26' Pereyra  37', 46'  49' Turus  49' Barrios  90+1' Etevenaux  90+1' Report Pellerano  51' Vélez  90' Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gabriel Favale Independiente v Colón 16 September 2011 Round 7 Independiente 0–1 Colón Avellaneda, Argentina 17:00 UTC-03:00 Report Higuaín  16' Costa  26' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Saúl Laverni Atlético de Rafaela v Independiente 21 September 2011 Round 8 Atlético de Rafaela 1–3 Independiente Rafaela, Argentina 17:05 UTC-03:00 Castro  66' Report Matheu  12' Núñez  22' Nieva  24' Delmonte  71' Parra  88' Ferreyra  90+3' Stadium: Estadio Rafaela Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei Independiente v Vélez Sársfield 25 September 2011 Round 9 Independiente 0–1 Vélez Sársfield Avellaneda, Argentina 11:00 UTC-03:00 Report J. Ramírez  34' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana Racing v Independiente 2 October 2011 Round 10 Racing 1–1 Independiente Avellaneda, Argentina 16:10 UTC-03:00 Hauche  1' Martínez  26' Report Parra  27' Nieva  32' M. Velázquez  83' Stadium: Estadio Juan Domingo Perón Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta Independiente v Godoy Cruz 15 October 2011 Round 11 Independiente 2–1 Godoy Cruz Avellaneda, Argentina 14:00 UTC-03:00 Núñez  48'  90+2' M. Pérez  89' Report Sigali  5' Ramírez  63' G. Cabrera  67' Damonte  90+3' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Silvio Trucco Banfield v Independiente 24 October 2011 Round 12 Banfield 3–0 Independiente Banfield, Argentina 22:05 UTC-03:00 Tagliafico  33' F. Ferreyra  54', 58' Acevedo  90' Report J. Velázquez  30' Defederico  70' Tuzzio  84' Stadium: Estadio Florencio Solá Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mauro Vigliano Independiente v Arsenal 29 October 2011 Round 13 Independiente 0–0 Arsenal Avellaneda, Argentina 22:15 UTC-03:00 Pellerano  69' Tuzzio  89' Report López  34' Aguirre  48' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzota All Boys v Independiente 4 November 2011 Round 14 All Boys 2–2 Independiente Buenos Aires, Argentina 17:05 UTC-03:00 Sánchez  4' Soto  5' Matos  18', 60' Cambiasso  21' Quiroga  25' Stefanatto  68' Report Delmonte  4' Defederico  9'  37' Vallés  46' I. Pérez  53' Stadium: Estadio Islas Malvinas Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Silvio Trucco Independiente v Olimpo 19 November 2011 Round 15 Independiente 3–0 Olimpo Avellaneda, Argentina 19:10 UTC-03:00 Tuzzio  34'  72' J. Velázquez  45+1' I. Pérez  49' Parra  72' Defederico  79' Report Musto  30', 69' Villanueva  67' Faccioli  71' Vizcarrondo  88' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mauro Vigliano Unión v Independiente 28 November 2011 Round 16 Unión 0–0 Independiente Santa Fé, Argentina 21:10 UTC-03:00 Rosales  58' Avendaño  70' A. Fernández  86' Report Pellerano  57' Tuzzio  58' Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril Attendance: 22,300 Referee: Luis Álvarez Independiente v Newell's Old Boys 4 December 2011 Round 17 Independiente 1–1 Newell's Old Boys Avellaneda, Argentina 17:00 UTC-03:00 J. Velázquez  34' Benítez  51' P. Rodríguez  75' Report P. Pérez  17'  34' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Diego Abal San Lorenzo v Independiente 8 December 2011 Round 18 San Lorenzo 0–1 Independiente Buenos Aires, Argentina 22:10 UTC-03:00 Martínez  76' Report Tuzzio  42' Fredes  55' Benítez  67' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pablo Lunati Independiente v Tigre 12 December 2011 Round 19 Independiente 2–1 Tigre Avellaneda, Argentina 21:15 UTC-03:00 Galeano  39' Parra  56' (pen.) Fredes  66'  85' P. Rodríguez  88' Report Morales  13' (pen.) Castaño  50' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta Torneo Clausura 2011 Torneo Apertura Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 9 Belgrano 10 3 5 2 9 10 −1 14 10 Colón 10 4 3 3 14 13 +1 15 11 Independiente 10 4 1 5 15 16 −1 13 12 Argentinos Juniors 10 3 3 4 9 9 0 12 13 San Lorenzo 10 3 3 4 11 14 −3 12 Updated to games played on start of season. Source: AFA Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to defining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Results Summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 8 3 0 5 10 12  −2 9 3 0 2 9 5  +4 0 0 3 1 7  −6 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                   Last updated: 25 March. Source: Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed. Matches San Martín (San Juan) v Independiente 11 February 2012 Round 1 San Martín (San Juan) 1–0 Independiente San Juan, Argentina 21:15 UTC-03:00 Más  41' Caprari  61' Report Velázquez  39' Defederico  65', 90+1' Núñez  67' Milito  68' Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Saúl Laverni Independiente v Lanús 19 February 2012 Round 2 Independiente 0–1 Lanús Avellaneda, Argentina 17:00 UTC-03:00 Ferreyra  46' [1] Pizarro  64' Valeri  72' Pavone  88' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Diego Abal Estudiantes v Independiente 25 February 2012 Round 3 Estudiantes 2–0 Independiente La Plata, Argentina 19:10 UTC-03:00 G. Fernández  21' Desabato  24' Braña  49' Modón  61' Carrillo  79' Report Velázquez 8' Kruspzky  37' Fredes  45' Parra  82' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei Independiente v Argentinos Juniors 3 March 2012 Round 4 Independiente 1–3 Argentinos Juniors Avellaneda, Argentina 19:10 UTC-03:00 Kruspzky  6' Milito  51' Fredes  52' Battión  63' Report Batista  9' Bordagaray  45+13'  60' Barzola  61' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Federico Beligoy Boca Juniors v Independiente 11 March 2012 Round 5 Boca Juniors 4–5 Independiente Buenos Aires, Argentina 19:10 UTC-03:00 Roncaglia  12', 51' Riquelme  45+1' Ledesma  74' Report Vidal  1' Ferreyra  7'  40' Farías  32', 90+1', 90+5' Tuzzio  51' Milito  55' Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Saúl Laverni Independiente v Belgrano 17 March 2012 Round 6 Independiente 2–0 Belgrano Avellaneda, Argentina 20:30 UTC-03:00 Farías  75' P. Rodríguez  83' Monserrat  85'  86' Report Lollo  21' R. Rodríguez  80' C. Pérez  82' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Germán Delfino Colón v Independiente 25 March 2012 Round 7 Colón 3–0 Independiente Santa Fé, Argentina 18:15 UTC-03:00 Chevantón  42' Moreno y Fabianesi  54' Mugni  60'  61' Garcé  69' Batista  73' González  80' Report Tuzzio  18' Farías  33' Velázquez  66' Pellerano  78' Stadium: Estadio Brigadier Estanislao López Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Diego Ceballos Independiente v Atlético de Rafaela 31 March 2012 Round 8 Independiente 2–0 Atlético de Rafaela Avellaneda, Argentina 20:30 UTC-03:00 Velázquez  44' Parra  56' Milito  63' Tuzzio  73' Monserrat  79' Report Zbrun  61' Carignano  78' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Pablo Díaz Vélez Sársfield v Independiente 6 April 2012 Round 9 Vélez Sársfield 1-1 Independiente Buenos Aires, Argentina 21:15 UTC-03:00 Pratto  23' Cubero  67' Domínguez  77' Parra  4' Villafáñez  14' Argachá  26' Tuzzio  59' Velázquez  74' Parra  87' Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Alejandro Toia Independiente v Racing Club 14 April 2012 Round 10 Independiente 4-1 Racing Club Avellaneda, Argentina 18:00 UTC-03:00 Godoy  11' Galeano  29' Parra  35', 57' Velázquez  69' Vidal  92' Rodríguez  95' Rodríguez  95' Gutiérrez  29' Aveldaño  34' Martínez  55' Zuculini  57' Castro  64' Gutiérrez  67' Hauche  82' Cáceres  88' Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta Godoy Cruz v Independiente 22 April 2012 Round 11 Godoy Cruz 0-0 Independiente Mendoza, Argentina 20:10 UTC-03:00 Ramírez  24' Cabrera  73' Cooper  88' Argachá  14' Milito  34' Ferreyra  53' Argachá  83' Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Silvio Trucco Independiente v Banfield Round 12 Independiente 2-0 Banfield Avellaneda, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Arsenal v Independiente Round 13 Arsenal 1-3 Independiente Sarandí, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Independiente v All Boys Round 14 Independiente 0-3 All Boys Avellaneda, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Olimpo v Independiente Round 15 Olimpo 1-2 Independiente Bahía Blanca, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti Independiente v Unión Round 16 Independiente 0-0 Unión Avellaneda, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Newell's Old Boys v Independiente Round 17 Newell's Old Boys 1-2 Independiente Rosario, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Independiente v San Lorenzo Round 18 Independiente 0-0 San Lorenzo Avellaneda, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Tigre v Independiente Round 19 Tigre v Independiente Victoria, Argentina --:-- UTC-03:00 Stadium: Estadio Monumental de Victoria International cups qualification Copa Libertadores qualification Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 3 Lanús (Q) 38 17 13 8 49 30 +19 64 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 4 Godoy Cruz (Q) 38 16 10 12 61 52 +9 58 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 7 Tigre 38 13 13 12 47 45 +2 52 Updated to games played on 12 December 2011. Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Relegation Pos Team 2009–10 Pts 2010–11 Pts 2011–12 Pts Total Pts Total Pld Avg Relegation 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: References External links Club Atlético Independiente official web site (Spanish)