2008–09 Argentine Primera División season
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The 2008-09 Primera División season was the 118th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina and the nineteenth season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used.
Boca Juniors won the Apertura championship for their 29th national title after a three team playoff with Tigre and San Lorenzo. The Clausura championship was won by Vélez Sársfield for their 7th national title. Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) and San Martín (T) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
Format
The format for the 2008-09 season remained unchanged. The season was split into two tournaments called Apertura and Clausura. Each tournament was contested by the same 20 teams in a single round-robin format. The champions of each tournament is determined by points. If the tops teams would be tied at points at the end of each tournament, a playoff would be held at a neutral site. Relegation was determined at the end of the season.
Club information
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Promotion and relegation
Olimpo and San Martín (SJ) were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Primera División season. They were replaced by Godoy Cruz and San Martín (T), both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional.
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) and Racing played the relegation/promotion playoffs against Unión and Belgrano, respectively. Both Gimnasia and Esgrima (J) and Racing won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
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| Huracán | Template:Flagicon Claudio Úbeda | Resigned | Sep. 14, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Héctor Martínez (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sep. 15, 2008 | 20th |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Template:Flagicon Roberto Sensini | Resigned | Sep. 17, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Leonardo Astrada | Sep. 20, 2008 | 18th |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Template:Flagicon Guillermo Sanguinetti | Resigned | Sep. 29, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Leonardo Madelón | Oct. 2, 2008 | 12th |
| Independiente | Template:Flagicon Claudio Borghi | Resigned | Oct. 5, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Santoro | Oct. 6, 2008 | 15th |
| Rosario Central | Template:Flagicon Pablo Sánchez | Sacked | Oct. 6, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Gustavo Alfaro | Oct. 10, 2008 | 19th |
| Godoy Cruz | Template:Flagicon Daniel Oldrá | Resigned | Oct. 28, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Diego Cocca | Oct. 29, 2008 | 18th |
| Huracán | Template:Flagicon Héctor Martínez (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | End of contract | Nov. 3, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Ángel Cappa | Nov. 4, 2008 | 15th |
| River Plate | Template:Flagicon Diego Simeone | Resigned | Nov. 9, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Gabriel Rodríguez (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nov. 10, 2008 | 20th |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Template:Flagicon Hugo Tocalli | Resigned | Dec. 3, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Pedro Larraquy (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Dec. 4, 2008 | 6th |
| Inter-tournament changes | ||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | Template:Flagicon Néstor Gorosito | Resigned | Dec. 14, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Claudio Vivas | Dec. 27, 2008 | 11th (A)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Vélez Sarsfield | Template:Flagicon Pedro Larraquy (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | End of contract | Dec. 15, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Ricardo Gareca | Dec. 16, 2008 | 9th (A)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| River Plate | Template:Flagicon Gabriel Rodríguez (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | End of contract | Dec. 15, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Néstor Gorosito | Dec. 23, 2008 | 20th (A)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Newell's Old Boys | Template:Flagicon Fernando Gamboa | Resigned | Dec. 16, 2008 | Template:Flagicon Roberto Sensini | Dec. 22, 2008 | 5th (A)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Clausura changes | ||||||
| Racing | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Llop | Sacked | Feb. 21, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Feb. 24, 2009 | 20th |
| Rosario Central | Template:Flagicon Gustavo Alfaro | Sacked | Feb. 28, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Reinaldo Merlo | Mar. 2, 2009 | 18th |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | Template:Flagicon Omar Labruna | Resigned | Mar. 10, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Héctor Arzubialde | Mar. 11, 2009 | 19th |
| Estudiantes (LP) | Template:Flagicon Leonardo Astrada | Resigned | Mar. 11, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Alejandro Sabella | Mar. 15, 2009 | 18th |
| Independiente | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Santoro | Resigned | Mar. 21, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Américo Gallego | Mar. 27, 2009 | 8th |
| Banfield | Template:Flagicon Jorge Burruchaga | Resigned | Mar. 22, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Julio César Falcioni | Mar. 23, 2009 | 9th |
| San Lorenzo | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Russo | Resigned | Apr. 9, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Diego Simeone | Apr. 16, 2009 | 10th |
| Rosario Central | Template:Flagicon Reinaldo Merlo | Resigned | Apr. 14, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Russo | Apr. 16, 2009 | 9th |
| Arsenal | Template:Flagicon Daniel Garnero | Sacked | Apr. 25, 2009 | Template:Flagicon José Rizzo (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Apr. 26, 2009 | 16th |
| Arsenal | Template:Flagicon José Rizzo (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | End of contract | May 4, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Jorge Burruchaga | May 5, 2009 | 18th |
| Argentinos Juniors | Template:Flagicon Claudio Vivas | Resigned | May 23, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Claudio Borghi | Jun. 2, 2009 | 20th |
| Boca Juniors | Template:Flagicon Carlos Ischia | Resigned | Jun. 16, 2009 | Template:Flagicon Abel Alves (interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jun. 17, 2009 | 15th |
Transfers
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Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura (Template:Langx) was played between August 6 to December 14, 2008. The champions earned a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
Standings
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Results
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Championship playoff
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Top Goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon José Sand | Lanús | 15 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Martín Morel | Tigre | 13 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Esteban Fuertes | Colón | 11 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Alejandro Gómez | Arsenal | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Mauro Boselli | Estudiantes (LP) | ||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Rubén Ramírez | Colón | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Lucas Viatri | Boca Juniors | ||
| Template:Flagicon Pablo Barrientos | San Lorenzo | ||
| Template:Flagicon Leonel Núñez | Independiente | ||
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Luna | Tigre |
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Torneo Clausura
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Standings
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Top Goalscorers
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon José Sand | Lanús | 13 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Montenegro | Independiente | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon Esteban Fuertes | Colón | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Hernán López | Vélez Sarsfield | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Luna | Tigre | ||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Santiago Silva | Banfield | 9 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Leandro Caruso | Godoy Cruz | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Radamel Falcao | River Plate | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Bergessio | San Lorenzo | ||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Javier Pastore | Huracán | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors |
Source: AFA
Relegation
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Relegation |
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| 1 | Boca Juniors | 83 | 70 | 61 | 214 | 114 | 1.877 | |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 81 | 69 | 57 | 207 | 114 | 1.815 | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 73 | 64 | 63 | 200 | 114 | 1.754 | |
| 4 | Lanús | 59 | 56 | 73 | 190 | 114 | 1.666 | |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 56 | 59 | 66 | 181 | 114 | 1.587 | |
| 6 | River Plate | 71 | 66 | 41 | 178 | 114 | 1.561 | |
| 7 | Tigre | — | 56 | 62 | 118 | 76 | 1.552 | |
| 8 | Huracán | — | 52 | 58 | 110 | 76 | 1.447 | |
| 9 | Arsenal | 62 | 51 | 46 | 159 | 114 | 1.394 | |
| 10 | Independiente | 57 | 59 | 39 | 155 | 114 | 1.359 | |
| 11 | Colón | 46 | 45 | 57 | 148 | 114 | 1.298 | |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | — | — | 49 | 49 | 38 | 1.289 | |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 46 | 61 | 38 | 145 | 114 | 1.271 | |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 35 | 56 | 52 | 143 | 114 | 1.254 | |
| 15 | Racing | 49 | 40 | 52 | 141 | 114 | 1.236 | |
| 16 | Banfield | 39 | 54 | 46 | 139 | 114 | 1.219 | |
| 17 | Rosario Central | 52 | 41 | 40 | 133 | 114 | 1.166 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 40 | 36 | 55 | 131 | 114 | 1.149 | |
| 19 | San Martín (T) | — | — | 40 | 40 | 38 | 1.052 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 43 | 35 | 38 | 116 | 114 | 1.017 |
Source:AFA
Relegation/promotion playoffs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Atlético de Rafaela | 3–3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 3–0 | 0–3 |
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| Belgrano | 1–2 | Rosario Central | 0–1 | 1–1 |
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) remained in the Argentine First Division after a 3–3 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the First Division gets to stay in it. Rosario Central won 2–1 and stayed in the Argentine First Division, while Belgrano does not get promoted and remains in Argentine Nacional B.
International qualification
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Copa Libertadores
The Apertura champions qualified for the 2009 Copa Libertadores and the Clausura champions qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores. The last two Argentina spots for the 2009 Copa Libertadores were determined by the sum of all points obtained in the past three tournaments. Script error: No such module "Sports table".
Copa Sudamericana
Qualification for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana was determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The top four teams in the aggregate table qualified; Boca Juniors and River Plate were invited every year till this season, regardless of their standings in the season. Script error: No such module "sports table".
See also
External links
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