2008–09 Argentine Primera División season#Torneo Apertura

{{Short description|118th season of top-tier football league in Argentina}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Primera División

|season = 2008–09

|winners = Apertura:
Boca Juniors {{small|(29th title)}}
Clausura:
Vélez Sarsfield {{small|(7th title)}}

|relegated = {{nowrap|Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)}}
San Martín (T)

|continentalcup1 = 2009 Copa Libertadores

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Boca Juniors
San Lorenzo
Estudiantes (LP)

|continentalcup2 = 2010 Copa Libertadores

|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Vélez Sarsfield

|continentalcup3 = 2009 Copa Sudamericana

|continentalcup3 qualifiers = Lanús
Vélez Sarsfield
San Lorenzo
Tigre

|league topscorer = Apertura:
José Sand {{small|(15 goals)}}
Clausura:
José Sand {{small|(13 goals)}}
Season:
José Sand {{small|(28 goals)}}

|biggest home win =

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring =

|total goals =

|average goals =

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest losses =

|prevseason = 2007–08

|nextseason = 2009–10

}}

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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San Martín (T)
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GBA
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Colón
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{{nowrap|Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)}}
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Godoy Cruz
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{{nowrap|Newell's Old Boys}}
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Rosario Central
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Estudiantes (LP)
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
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{{nowrap|Argentinos Juniors}}
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Arsenal
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Banfield
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Boca Juniors
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Huracán
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Independiente
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Racing
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Lanús
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River Plate
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San Lorenzo
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Tigre
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Vélez Sarsfield
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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.

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

! City

! Stadium

! Capacity

Argentinos Juniors

| Buenos Aires

| Diego Armando Maradona

| 24,800

Arsenal

| Sarandí

| Julio H. Grondona

| 16,300

Banfield

| Banfield

| Florencio Sola

| 40,500

Boca Juniors

| Buenos Aires

| Alberto J. Armando

| 49,000

Colón

| Santa Fe

| Brigadier General Estanislao López

| 32,500

Estudiantes (LP)

| La Plata

| Jorge Luis Hirschi

| 23,000

Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

| San Salvador de Jujuy

| 23 de Agosto

| 24,000

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

| La Plata

| Juan Carlos Zerillo

| 24,544

Godoy Cruz

| Godoy Cruz

| Malvinas Argentinas

| 40,268

Huracán

| Buenos Aires

| Tomás Adolfo Ducó

| 48,314

Independiente

| Avellaneda

| Libertadores de América

| 52,823

Lanús

| Lanús

| Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez

| 46,619

Newell's Old Boys

| Rosario

| Newell's Old Boys

| 38,095

Racing

| Avellaneda

| Presidente Perón

| 51,000

River Plate

| Buenos Aires

| Antonio V. Liberti

| 65,645

Rosario Central

| Rosario

| Dr. Lisandro de la Torre

| 41,824

San Lorenzo

| Buenos Aires

| Pedro Bidegain

| 43,494

San Martín (T)

| Tucumán

| La Cuidadela

| 35,000

Tigre

| Victoria

| Monumental de Victoria

| 26,282

Vélez Sársfield

| Buenos Aires

| José Amalfitani

| 49,540

=Personnel and kits=

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Club

!Manager

!Kit manufacturer

!Main sponsor

Argentinos Juniors

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Borghi

|Diadora

|Liderar Seguros

Arsenal

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Burruchaga

|Mitre

|Liderar Seguros

Banfield

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Julio César Falcioni

|Nanque

|Bingo Lomas

Boca Juniors

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Abel Alves

|Nike

|Megatone

Colón

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Antonio Mohamed

|Puma

|Flecha Bus

Estudiantes (LP)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Sabella

|Topper

|RCA

Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Arzubialde

|Dunlop

|Banco Macro

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Madelón

|Puma/Kappa

|La Nueva Seguros

Godoy Cruz

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Cocca

|Athix

|Mendoza

Huracán

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Cappa

|Kappa

|Motomel

Independiente

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Américo Gallego

|Umbro

|Grupo Marquez

Lanús

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Zubeldía

|Signia

|Bingo Lanús

Newell's Old Boys

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Sensini

|Topper

|Frigorífico Paladini

Racing

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Caruso Lombardi

|Penalty

|Banco Macro

River Plate

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Gorosito

|Adidas

|Petrobras

Rosario Central

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Russo

|Kappa

|Frigorífico Paladini

San Lorenzo

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Simeone

|Lotto

|Walmart

San Martín (T)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Roldán

|Kappa

|Refinor

Tigre

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Cagna

|Diadora

|Banco Macro

Vélez Sarsfield

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Gareca

|Penalty

|Tarjeta Shopping

=Managerial changes=

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Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of
departure

! Date of
vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of
appointment

! Position
in table

colspan=7| Apertura changes
Huracán

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Úbeda

| Resigned

| Sep. 14, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Martínez {{small|(interim)}}

| Sep. 15, 2008

| 20th

Estudiantes (LP)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Sensini

| Resigned

| Sep. 17, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Astrada

| Sep. 20, 2008

| 18th

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

| {{flagicon|URU}} Guillermo Sanguinetti

| Resigned

| Sep. 29, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Madelón

| Oct. 2, 2008

| 12th

Independiente

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Borghi

| Resigned

| Oct. 5, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Santoro

| Oct. 6, 2008

| 15th

Rosario Central

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Sánchez

| Sacked

| Oct. 6, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Alfaro

| Oct. 10, 2008

| 19th

Godoy Cruz

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Oldrá

| Resigned

| Oct. 28, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Cocca

| Oct. 29, 2008

| 18th

Huracán

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Martínez {{small|(interim)}}

| End of contract

| Nov. 3, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Cappa

| Nov. 4, 2008

| 15th

River Plate

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Simeone

| Resigned

| Nov. 9, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodríguez {{small|(interim)}}

| Nov. 10, 2008

| 20th

Vélez Sarsfield

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Tocalli

| Resigned

| Dec. 3, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Larraquy {{small|(interim)}}

| Dec. 4, 2008

| 6th

colspan=7| Inter-tournament changes
Argentinos Juniors

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Gorosito

| Resigned

| Dec. 14, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Vivas

| Dec. 27, 2008

| 11th {{small|(A)}}

Vélez Sarsfield

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Larraquy {{small|(interim)}}

| End of contract

| Dec. 15, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Gareca

| Dec. 16, 2008

| 9th {{small|(A)}}

River Plate

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodríguez {{small|(interim)}}

| End of contract

| Dec. 15, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Gorosito

| Dec. 23, 2008

| 20th {{small|(A)}}

Newell's Old Boys

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Gamboa

| Resigned

| Dec. 16, 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Sensini

| Dec. 22, 2008

| 5th {{small|(A)}}

colspan=7| Clausura changes
Racing

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Manuel Llop

| Sacked

| Feb. 21, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Caruso Lombardi

| Feb. 24, 2009

| 20th

Rosario Central

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Alfaro

| Sacked

| Feb. 28, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Reinaldo Merlo

| Mar. 2, 2009

| 18th

Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Omar Labruna

| Resigned

| Mar. 10, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Arzubialde

| Mar. 11, 2009

| 19th

Estudiantes (LP)

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Astrada

| Resigned

| Mar. 11, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Sabella

| Mar. 15, 2009

| 18th

Independiente

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Santoro

| Resigned

| Mar. 21, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Américo Gallego

| Mar. 27, 2009

| 8th

Banfield

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Burruchaga

| Resigned

| Mar. 22, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Julio César Falcioni

| Mar. 23, 2009

| 9th

San Lorenzo

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Russo

| Resigned

| Apr. 9, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Simeone

| Apr. 16, 2009

| 10th

Rosario Central

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Reinaldo Merlo

| Resigned

| Apr. 14, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Russo

| Apr. 16, 2009

| 9th

Arsenal

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Garnero

| Sacked

| Apr. 25, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José Rizzo {{small|(interim)}}

| Apr. 26, 2009

| 16th

Arsenal

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José Rizzo {{small|(interim)}}

| End of contract

| May 4, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Burruchaga

| May 5, 2009

| 18th

Argentinos Juniors

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Vivas

| Resigned

| May 23, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Borghi

| Jun. 2, 2009

| 20th

Boca Juniors

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Ischia

| Resigned

| Jun. 16, 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Abel Alves {{small|(interim)}}

| Jun. 17, 2009

| 15th

=Transfers=

{{further|Primera División Argentina transfers January 2009}}

{{see also|List of Primera División Argentina football transfers - 2008-09}}

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura ({{langx|en|Opening Tournament}}) was played between August 6 to December 14, 2008. The champions earned a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

=Standings=

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|show_limit=5

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|name_HUR=Huracán

|name_IND=Independiente

|name_LAN=Lanús

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|name_RAC=Racing

|name_RIV=River Plate

|name_ROS=Rosario Central

|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

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|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO= Qualification for Championship playoff

|class_rules=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 determining the champion. If two or more teams would be tied in points at the end of the tournament, a playoff would be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship.

}}

=Results=

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= Championship playoff =

Since San Lorenzo, Tigre and Boca Juniors ended the tournament with the same number of points, a three-way playoff was played to determine the champions.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|team1=BOC |team2=TIG |team3=SLA

|result1=CH

|update=complete

|win_BOC=1 |draw_BOC=0 |loss_BOC=1 |gf_BOC=3 |ga_BOC=2 |status_BOC=C

|win_SLA=1 |draw_SLA=0 |loss_SLA=1 |gf_SLA=3 |ga_SLA=4

|win_TIG=1 |draw_TIG=0 |loss_TIG=1 |gf_TIG=2 |ga_TIG=2

|name_BOC=Boca Juniors

|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

|name_TIG=Tigre

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_CH=green1 |text_CH= Qualification for 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

}}

{{football box

| date = December 17, 2008

| event = 2008 Torneo Apertura playoff

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Tigre

| score = 1–2

| team2 = San Lorenzo

| report = [https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/reporte?juegoId=259204 Report]

| goals1 = Lázzaro {{goal|76}}

| goals2 = Barrientos {{goal|18}}
Bergessio {{goal|20}}

| stadium = Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires

| attendance =

| referee = Saúl Laverni

| time =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

----

{{football box

| date = December 20, 2008

| event =

| round = Round 2

| team1 = San Lorenzo

| score = 1–3

| team2 = Boca Juniors

| report = [https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/alineacion?juegoId=259205 Report]

| goals1 = Solari {{goal|61}}

| goals2 = Viatri {{goal|45}}
Palacio {{goal|77}}
Chávez {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Racing Stadium, Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Héctor Baldassi

| time =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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|colspan="4"|

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GK1{{flagicon|ARG}} Agustín Orión{{yel}}
DF2{{flagicon|ARG}} Adrián González{{yel}}
DF20{{flagicon|ARG}} Gastón Aguirre{{sentoff|1}}
DF16{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Bianchi Arce{{yel}}
DF11{{flagicon|PAR}} Aureliano Torres
MF10{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Barrientos{{yel}}
MF28{{flagicon|ARG}} Cristian Ledesma
MF4{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Manuel Torres{{yel}}
MF6{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Solari{{suboff}} {{small|(1)}}
FW7{{flagicon|ARG}} Andrés Silvera{{suboff}} {{small|(2)}}
FW15{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Bergessio{{sentoff|1}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW18{{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Hirsig{{subon}} {{small|(1)}} {{yel}}
FW22{{flagicon|ARG}} Cristian G. Chávez{{subon}} {{small|(2)}}
GK12{{flagicon|ARG}} Nereo Champagne
DF30{{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Meza
DF3{{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Voboril
MF32{{flagicon|ARG}} Salvador Reynoso
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Russo

|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center

|colspan="4"|

width=25|width=25|
GK12{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier García
DF4{{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Ibarra
DF2{{flagicon|PAR}} Julio César Cáceres
DF6{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Forlín{{suboff}} {{small|(1)}}
DF3{{flagicon|PAR}} Claudio Morel{{yel}}
MF22{{flagicon|COL}} Fabián Vargas{{yel}} {{suboff}} {{small|(2)}}
MF5{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Battaglia
MF23{{flagicon|ARG}} Jesús Dátolo{{yel}}
MF10{{flagicon|ARG}} Román Riquelme{{yel}}
FW18{{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano Figueroa{{suboff}} {{small|(3)}}
FW27{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Viatri
colspan=3|Substitutes:
DF13{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Roncaglia{{subon}} {{small|(1)}} {{yel}}
MF21{{flagicon|ARG}} Cristian M. Chávez{{subon}} {{small|(2)}}
FW14{{flagicon|ARG}} Rodrigo Palacio{{subon}} {{small|(3)}} {{yel}}
GK25{{flagicon|ARG}} Josué Ayala
MF15{{flagicon|URU}} Álvaro González
DF33{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Muñoz
MF28{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Gaitán
FW17{{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Noir
FW7{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Mouche
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Ischia

|}

----

{{football box

| date = December 23, 2008

| event =

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Boca Juniors

| score = 0–1

| team2 = Tigre

| report = [https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/partido?juegoId=259206 Report]

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Lázzaro {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Racing Stadium, Avellaneda

| attendance =

| referee = Sergio Pezzotta

| time =

| score1 =

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|colspan="4"|

width=25|width=25|
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DF4{{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Ibarra
DF13{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Roncaglia{{yel|33}}
DF2{{flagicon|PAR}} Julio César Cáceres
DF3{{flagicon|PAR}} Claudio Morel
MF21{{flagicon|ARG}} Cristian Manuel Chávez
MF5{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Battaglia
MF23{{flagicon|ARG}} Jesús Dátolo{{suboff|45}}
MF11{{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Gracián
FW18{{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano Figueroa{{suboff|55}}
FW27{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Viatri
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GK25{{flagicon|ARG}} Josué Ayala{{subon|69}} {{yel|90}}
MF15{{flagicon|URU}} Álvaro González{{subon|45}}
FW14{{flagicon|ARG}} Rodrigo Palacio{{subon|55}} {{sentoff}} {{small|89'}}
DF33{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Muñoz
MF24{{flagicon|ARG}} Exequiel Benavídez
MF28{{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Gaitán
FW17{{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Noir
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Ischia

|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center

|colspan="4"|

width=25|width=25|
GK1{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Islas
DF27{{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Ardente
DF14{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Jerez
DF23{{flagicon|ARG}} Norberto Paparatto
DF6{{flagicon|ARG}} Rodolfo Arruabarrena{{suboff}} {{small|(1)}}
MF15{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Rosario{{suboff}} {{small|(2)}}
MF17{{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Giménez{{suboff}} {{small|(3)}}
MF10{{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Morel{{yel}}
MF8{{flagicon|ARG}} Jonathan Blanco
FW7{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Luna
FW9{{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Lázzaro
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW31{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Villegas{{subon}} {{small|(1)}}
FW15{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonel Altobelli{{subon}} {{small|(2)}} {{yel}}
FW18{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Rusculleda{{subon}} {{small|(3)}}
GK21{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Abud
DF29{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Fontanello
DF2{{flagicon|ARG}} Damián Leyes
DF4{{flagicon|ARG}} José San Román
colspan=3|Manager:
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|}

{{winners||Primera División
2008 Apertura champions|Boca Juniors|29th}}

=Top Goalscorers=

class="wikitable"
width=28| Pos

! Player

! Team

! Goals

align=center|1

|{{flagicon|ARG}} José Sand

|Lanús

|align=center|15

align=center|2

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Morel

|Tigre

|align=center|13

align=center|3

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Esteban Fuertes

|Colón

|align=center|11

rowspan=2 align=center|4

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Gómez

|Arsenal

|rowspan=2 align=center|8

{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Boselli

|Estudiantes (LP)

rowspan=5 align=center|6

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén Ramírez

|Colón

|rowspan=5 align=center|7

{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Viatri

|Boca Juniors

{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Barrientos

|San Lorenzo

{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonel Núñez

|Independiente

{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Luna

|Tigre

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821205440/http://www.ole.clarin.com/estadisticas/primeraa/a2008/goleadores.html Scorer Stats] {{in lang|es}}

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura ({{langx|en|Closing Tournament}}) began on February 6, 2009 and ended on July 5, 2009. The champions earned a spot in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Torneo Clausura

|show_limit=5

|source=[http://www.afa.org.ar/datafactory/estadisticas.php?division=primeraa&tipo=pos&condesc=si AFA]

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|result1=CH

|update=complete

|win_ARG=2 |draw_ARG=9 |loss_ARG=8 |gf_ARG=19 |ga_ARG=32

|win_ARS=4 |draw_ARS=6 |loss_ARS=9 |gf_ARS=19 |ga_ARS=30

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|win_GLP=7 |draw_GLP=7 |loss_GLP=5 |gf_GLP=23 |ga_GLP=21

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|win_SLA=7 |draw_SLA=3 |loss_SLA=9 |gf_SLA=27 |ga_SLA=26

|win_SMT=5 |draw_SMT=5 |loss_SMT=9 |gf_SMT=20 |ga_SMT=23

|win_TIG=6 |draw_TIG=5 |loss_TIG=8 |gf_TIG=24 |ga_TIG=25

|win_VEL=11|draw_VEL=7 |loss_VEL=1 |gf_VEL=29 |ga_VEL=13 |status_VEL=C

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|name_ARS=Arsenal

|name_BAN=Banfield

|name_BOC=Boca Juniors

|name_COL=Colón

|name_EST=Estudiantes (LP)

|name_GJU=Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|name_GOD=Godoy Cruz

|name_HUR=Huracán

|name_IND=Independiente

|name_LAN=Lanús

|name_NEW=Newell's Old Boys

|name_RAC=Racing

|name_RIV=River Plate

|name_ROS=Rosario Central

|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

|name_SMT=San Martín (T)

|name_TIG=Tigre

|name_VEL=Vélez Sarsfield

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_CH=green1 |text_CH= Qualification for 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

|class_rules=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.

}}

{{winners||Primera División
2009 Clausura champions|Vélez Sarsfield|7th}}

=Results=

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|match_LAN_SMT=null

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|match_NOB_ARS=1–1

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|match_NOB_EST=null

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|match_NOB_GLP=3–0

|match_NOB_GCR=1–1

|match_NOB_HUR=2–2

|match_NOB_IND=null

|match_NOB_LAN=null

|match_NOB_RAC=null

|match_NOB_RIV=1–0

|match_NOB_RCE=null

|match_NOB_SLO=null

|match_NOB_SMT=0–1

|match_NOB_TIG=null

|match_NOB_VEL=null

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|match_RAC_TIG=null

|match_RAC_VEL=null

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|match_RIV_VEL=null

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|match_RCE_ARS=null

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|match_SLO_TIG=null

|match_SLO_VEL=0–1

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|match_SMT_BOC=null

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|match_TIG_SMT=null

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|match_VEL_EST=null

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|match_VEL_GLP=null

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|match_VEL_SMT=null

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=Top Goalscorers=

class="wikitable"
width=28| Pos

! Player

! Team

! Goals

align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José Sand

| Lanús

| align="center"|13

rowspan="2" align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Montenegro

| Independiente

| rowspan="2" align="center"|12

{{flagicon|ARG}} Esteban Fuertes

| Colón

rowspan="2" align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|URU}} Hernán López

| Vélez Sarsfield

| rowspan="2" align="center"|11

{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Luna

| Tigre

align="center"|6

| {{flagicon|URU}} Santiago Silva

| Banfield

| align="center"|9

rowspan="3" align="center"|7

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Caruso

| Godoy Cruz

| rowspan="3" align="center"|8

{{flagicon|COL}} Radamel Falcao

| River Plate

{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Bergessio

| San Lorenzo

rowspan="2" align="center"|10

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Pastore

| Huracán

| rowspan="2" align="center"|7

{{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Palermo

| Boca Juniors

Source: [http://www.afa.org.ar/datafactory/estadisticas.php?division=primeraa&condesc=si&conpos=si&tipo=gol AFA]

Relegation

Relegation from the Primera Division was determined on the basis of performance over the last three seasons. Every club had its points earned divided by the number of matches played and an average ({{langx|es|promedio}}) was determined. The clubs who finished in 17th and 18th played a relegation play-off against the 3rd and 4th placed clubs in Primera B Nacional. The clubs who finished in 19th and 20th were directly relegated to Primera B Nacional.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width=28| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width=185| Team

!width=50| {{Tooltip|2006–07
Pts|Total 2006–07 points}}

!width=50| {{Tooltip|2007–08
Pts|Total 2007–08 points}}

!width=50| {{Tooltip|2008–09
Pts|Total 2008–09 points}}

!width=50| {{Tooltip|Total
Pts|Total points over the past three seasons}}

!width=50| {{Tooltip|Total
Pld|Total games played over the past three seasons}}

!width=50| {{Tooltip|Avg|Average}}

!Relegation

1

|align="left"|Boca Juniors

|83

|70

|61

|214

|114

|1.877

2

|align="left"|Estudiantes (LP)

|81

|69

|57

|207

|114

|1.815

3

|align="left"|San Lorenzo

|73

|64

|63

|200

|114

|1.754

4

|align="left"|Lanús

|59

|56

|73

|190

|114

|1.666

5

|align="left"|Vélez Sarsfield

|56

|59

|66

|181

|114

|1.587

6

|align="left"|River Plate

|71

|66

|41

|178

|114

|1.561

7

|align="left"|Tigre

|—

|56

|62

|118

|76

|1.552

8

|align="left"|Huracán

|—

|52

|58

|110

|76

|1.447

9

|align="left"|Arsenal

|62

|51

|46

|159

|114

|1.394

10

|align="left"|Independiente

|57

|59

|39

|155

|114

|1.359

11

|align="left"|Colón

|46

|45

|57

|148

|114

|1.298

12

|align="left"|Godoy Cruz

|—

|—

|49

|49

|38

|1.289

13

|align="left"|Argentinos Juniors

|46

|61

|38

|145

|114

|1.271

14

|align="left"|Newell's Old Boys

|35

|56

|52

|143

|114

|1.254

15

|align="left"|Racing

|49

|40

|52

|141

|114

|1.236

16

|align="left"|Banfield

|39

|54

|46

|139

|114

|1.219

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|17

|align="left"|Rosario Central

|52

|41

|40

|133

|114

|1.166

|rowspan=2| Relegation Playoff Matches

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|18

|align="left"|Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|40

|36

|55

|131

|114

|1.149

bgcolor=#FF8888

|19

|align="left"|San Martín (T)

|—

|—

|40

|40

|38

|1.052

|rowspan=2| Relegation to Primera B Nacional

bgcolor=#FF8888

|20

|align="left"|Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

|43

|35

|38

|116

|114

|1.017

Source:[https://web.archive.org/web/20110110025908/http://www.afa.org.ar/datafactory/estadisticas.php?division=primeraa&tipo=des&conpos=si AFA]

=Relegation/promotion playoffs=

{{TwoLeg start}}

|-

!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 1

{{TwoLegResult|Atlético de Rafaela| |3–3|Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)| |3–0|0–3}}

|-

!colspan="5"|Relegation/promotion playoff 2

{{TwoLegResult|Belgrano| |1–2|Rosario Central| |0–1|1–1}}

{{end}}

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

{{see also|2008–09 in Argentine football#Argentine clubs in international competitions}}

=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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Copa Libertadores

|show_limit=5

|source=AFA

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|result1=SS |result2=SS |result5=SS |result9=SS |result3=FS

|update=complete

|win_ARG=23|draw_ARG=15|loss_ARG=19|gf_ARG=77 |ga_ARG=70

|win_ARS=22|draw_ARS=13|loss_ARS=22|gf_ARS=67 |ga_ARS=76

|win_BAN=21|draw_BAN=14|loss_BAN=22|gf_BAN=76 |ga_BAN=78

|win_BOC=32|draw_BOC=13|loss_BOC=12|gf_BOC=98 |ga_BOC=54

|win_COL=17|draw_COL=17|loss_COL=23|gf_COL=73 |ga_COL=74

|win_EST=27|draw_EST=16|loss_EST=14|gf_EST=60 |ga_EST=60

|win_GJU=13|draw_GJU=17|loss_GJU=27|gf_GJU=61 |ga_GJU=90

|win_GLP=15|draw_GLP=18|loss_GLP=24|gf_GLP=51 |ga_GLP=68

|win_GOD=6 |draw_GOD=5 |loss_GOD=8 |gf_GOD=25 |ga_GOD=28

|win_HUR=18|draw_HUR=18|loss_HUR=21|gf_HUR=57 |ga_HUR=67

|win_IND=20|draw_IND=17|loss_IND=20|gf_IND=73 |ga_IND=61

|win_LAN=27|draw_LAN=12|loss_LAN=18|gf_LAN=94 |ga_LAN=83

|win_NEW=24|draw_NEW=15|loss_NEW=18|gf_NEW=63 |ga_NEW=59

|win_RAC=14|draw_RAC=20|loss_RAC=23|gf_RAC=56 |ga_RAC=68

|win_RIV=21|draw_RIV=17|loss_RIV=19|gf_RIV=80 |ga_RIV=75

|win_ROS=13|draw_ROS=17|loss_ROS=27|gf_ROS=67 |ga_ROS=82

|win_SLA=31|draw_SLA=10|loss_SLA=16|gf_SLA=93 |ga_SLA=65

|win_SMT=5 |draw_SMT=5 |loss_SMT=9 |gf_SMT=15 |ga_SMT=18

|win_TIG=28|draw_TIG=11|loss_TIG=18|gf_TIG=83 |ga_TIG=76

|win_VEL=24|draw_VEL=13|loss_VEL=20|gf_VEL=71 |ga_VEL=69

|name_ARG=Argentinos Juniors

|name_ARS=Arsenal

|name_BAN=Banfield

|name_BOC=Boca Juniors |note_BOC=Boca Juniors qualified as 2008 Apertura champions.

|name_COL=Colón

|name_EST=Estudiantes (LP)

|name_GJU=Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|name_GOD=Godoy Cruz

|name_HUR=Huracán

|name_IND=Independiente

|name_LAN=Lanús |note_LAN= Lanús qualified as 2007 Apertura champions.

|name_NEW=Newell's Old Boys

|name_RAC=Racing

|name_RIV=River Plate |note_RIV=River Plate qualified as 2008 Clausura champions.

|name_ROS=Rosario Central

|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

|name_SMT=San Martín (T)

|name_TIG=Tigre

|name_VEL=Vélez Sarsfield

|res_col_header=Qualification

|col_SS=green1 |text_SS= Qualification for 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

|col_FS=green2 |text_FS= Qualification for 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage

}}

=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.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Copa Sudamericana

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=LAN|name_LAN=Lanús

|team2=VEL|name_VEL=Vélez Sarsfield

|team3=SLA|name_SLA=San Lorenzo

|team4=TIG|name_TIG=Tigre

|team5=BOC|name_BOC=Boca Juniors

|team6=HUR|name_HUR=Huracán

|team7=COL|name_COL=Colón

|team8=EST|name_EST=Estudiantes (LP)

|team9=GLP|name_GLP=Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

|team10=NEW|name_NEW=Newell's Old Boys

|team11=RAC|name_RAC=Racing

|team12=GOD|name_GOD=Godoy Cruz

|team13=ARS|name_ARS=Arsenal

|team14=BAN|name_BAN=Banfield

|team15=RIV|name_RIV=River Plate

|team16=ROS|name_ROS=Rosario Central

|team17=SMT|name_SMT=San Martín (T)

|team18=IND|name_IND=Independiente

|team19=GJU|name_GJU=Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)

|team20=ARG|name_ARG=Argentinos Juniors

|win_LAN=23|draw_LAN=6|loss_LAN=9|gf_LAN=66|ga_LAN=49

|win_VEL=18|draw_VEL=12|loss_VEL=8|gf_VEL=51|ga_VEL=40

|win_SLA=19|draw_SLA=6|loss_SLA=13|gf_SLA=61|ga_SLA=43

|win_TIG=18|draw_TIG=8|loss_TIG=12|gf_TIG=55|ga_TIG=44

|win_BOC=18|draw_BOC=7|loss_BOC=13|gf_BOC=55|ga_BOC=46

|win_HUR=17|draw_HUR=7|loss_HUR=14|gf_HUR=53|ga_HUR=48

|win_COL=15|draw_COL=12|loss_COL=11|gf_COL=58|ga_COL=44

|win_EST=16|draw_EST=9|loss_EST=13|gf_EST=46|ga_EST=43

|win_GLP=13|draw_GLP=16|loss_GLP=9|gf_GLP=40|ga_GLP=36

|win_NEW=12|draw_NEW=16|loss_NEW=10|gf_NEW=47|ga_NEW=40

|win_RAC=13|draw_RAC=13|loss_RAC=12|gf_RAC=42|ga_RAC=43

|win_GOD=13|draw_GOD=10|loss_GOD=15|gf_GOD=48|ga_GOD=54

|win_ARS=12|draw_ARS=10|loss_ARS=16|gf_ARS=45|ga_ARS=57

|win_BAN=11|draw_BAN=13|loss_BAN=14|gf_BAN=43|ga_BAN=46

|win_RIV=9|draw_RIV=14|loss_RIV=15|gf_RIV=44|ga_RIV=54

|win_ROS=11|draw_ROS=7|loss_ROS=20|gf_ROS=43|ga_ROS=47

|win_SMT=10|draw_SMT=10|loss_SMT=18|gf_SMT=35|ga_SMT=41

|win_IND=10|draw_IND=9|loss_IND=19|gf_IND=37|ga_IND=59

|win_GJU=10|draw_GJU=8|loss_GJU=20|gf_GJU=34|ga_GJU=55

|win_ARG=7|draw_ARG=17|loss_ARG=14|gf_ARG=44|ga_ARG=58

|col_CSFS=#BBEBFF|text_CSFS=2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage

|result1=CSFS|result2=CSFS|result3=CSFS|result4=CSFS|result5=CSFS|result15=CSFS

|class_rules=1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals

|update=complete

|source=AFA

}}

See also