2009–10 Argentine Primera División season

Primera División
Season 2009–10
Champions Apertura: Banfield (1st title)
Clausura: Argentinos Juniors (3rd title)
Relegated Chacarita Juniors
Atlético Tucumán
Rosario Central
2010 Copa Libertadores Banfield
Lanús
Colón
Newell's Old Boys
2011 Copa Libertadores Argentinos Juniors
2010 Copa Sudamericana Argentinos Juniors
Newell's Old Boys
Estudiantes
Banfield
Independiente
Vélez Sársfield
Matches played 380
Goals scored 948 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura: Santiago Silva (14 goals)
Clausura: Mauro Boselli (13 goals)
Season: Mauro Boselli (22 goals)
Biggest home win Newell's Old Boys 6–0 Gimnasia (La Plata)
(May 8, 2010)
Biggest away win River Plate 1–5 Tigre
(May 15, 2010)
Highest scoring Lanús 3–6 Argentinos Juniors
(February 6, 2010)

The 2009–10 Primera División season was the eighty-first season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in the season, which started on August 21, 2009 and ended on May 23, 2010.

Contents

Changes from 2008–09

The major changes for this season apply to international qualification. For the 2010 Copa Libertadores, an aggregate table of the two tournaments held in 2009 (2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura) will be taken into account, instead of an average of the past three tournaments. For the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, River Plate and Boca Juniors will no longer be invited without merit. Their open berths will be up for qualification to any team, including themselves.

On August 21, the Argentine Football Association revoked the television broadcasting contract with TyC in the hopes of increasing revenue to help the financially struggling clubs.[1][2] On August 18, the AFA and the Government of Argentina struck a deal to broadcast the season for free on non-cable channels, which allowed the season to start on the 21st.[3]

Club information

Twenty clubs will participate in the 2009–10 season, with eighteen sides remaining from the previous season. Gimnasia (Jujuy) and San Martín de Tucumán were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They were replaced by Chacarita Juniors and Atlético Tucumán, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional. Rosario Central and Gimnasia (La Plata) played the relegation/promotion playoffs against Belgrano and Atlético de Rafaela, respectively. Both Gimnasia (La Plata) and Rosario Central won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.

Buenos Aires
Locations of the 2009−10 Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires
Locations of the 2009−10 Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires
Club City Stadium Capacity
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Diego Armando Maradona 24,800
Arsenal Sarandí Julio H. Grondona 16,300
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán Monumental Presidente José Fierro 30,000
Banfield Banfield Florencio Solá 40,500
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 49,000
Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 32,500
Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors [1] 24,300
Estudiantes La Plata Centenario [2] 30,200
Gimnasia (La Plata) La Plata Juan Carlos Zerillo 24,544
Godoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas 40,268
Huracán Buenos Aires Tomás Adolfo Ducó 48,314
Independiente Avellaneda Libertadores de América[3] 32,500
Lanús Lanús Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez 46,619
Newell's Old Boys Rosario Marcelo Bielsa[4] 38,095
Racing Club Avellaneda Presidente Juan Domingo Perón 51,389
River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental Antonio V. Liberti 57,901
Rosario Central Rosario Dr. Lisandro de la Torre 41,824
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Pedro Bidegain 43,494
Tigre Victoria Monumental de Victoria 26,282
Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 49,540
1.^ Chacarita Juniors played all their home games on Argentinos Juniors' Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
2.^ Estudiantes' own stadium is undergoing renovation and the team is playing in Quilmes.
3.^ The first match Independiente played in Estadio Libertadores de América after reconstruction was on October 28, 2009. Prior to that, Independiente used Estadio Ciudad de Lanús.
4.^ Newell's Old Boys changed the name of their stadium to Estadio Marcelo Bielsa from Estadio Newell's Old Boys on December 22, 2009.[4]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Replaced by Date of
appointment		 Position
in table
Pre-season changes
Boca Juniors Abel Álves (interim) End of contract 5 July 2009 Alfio Basile 6 July 2009 N/A
Rosario Central Miguel Ángel Russo Resigned 13 July 2009 Ariel Cuffaro Russo 22 July 2009 N/A
Apertura changes
Chacarita Juniors Ricardo Zielinski Resigned 20 September 2009 Fernando Gamboa 21 September 2009 [5] 20th
River Plate Néstor Gorosito Resigned 4 October 2009 [6] Leonardo Astrada 6 October 2009 [7] 16th
Racing Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Resigned 8 October 2009 [8] Juan Barbas (interim) 10 October 2009 [9] 18th
Atlético Tucumán Héctor Rivoira Resigned 2 November 2009 [10] Salvador Mónaco (interim) &
Ricardo Salomón (interim)		 4 November 2009 [11] 17th
Racing Juan Barbas (interim) End of contract 2 November 2009 Claudio Vivas 3 November 2009 [12] 18th
Godoy Cruz Diego Cocca Sacked 3 November 2009 [13] Daniel Oldrá (interim) 3 November 2009 15th
Godoy Cruz Daniel Oldrá (interim) End of contract 8 November 2009 [14] Enzo Trossero 9 November 2009 15th
Atlético Tucumán Salvador Mónaco (interim) &
Ricardo Salomón (interim)		 End of contract 11 November 2009 Osvaldo Sosa 11 November 2009 [15] 14th
Huracán Ángel Cappa Resigned 24 November 2009 [16] Héctor Martínez (interim) 25 November 2009 19th
Gimnasia (La Plata) Leonardo Madelón Resigned 2 December 2009 [17] Pablo Morant (interim) &
Darío Ortíz (interim)		 2 December 2009 18th
Huracán Héctor Martínez (interim) End of contract 3 December 2009 Héctor Rivoira 3 December 2009 [18] 19th
Gimnasia (La Plata) Pablo Morant (interim) &
Darío Ortíz (interim)		 End of contract 4 December 2009 Pablo César Fernández 4 December 2009 [19] 18th
Inter-tournament changes
Tigre Diego Cagna Resigned 14 December 2009 [20] Ricardo Caruso Lombardi 16 December 2009 [21] 20th
Gimnasia (La Plata) Pablo César Fernández Sacked 16 December 2009 [22] Diego Cocca 24 December 2009 [23] 18th
Godoy Cruz Enzo Trossero End of contract 29 December 2009 [24] Omar Asad 30 December 2009 [25] 17th
Boca Juniors Alfio Basile Resigned 21 January 2010 Abel Álves (interim) 22 January 2010 [26] N/A
Clausura changes
Racing Claudio Vivas Sacked 15 February 2010 [27] Miguel Ángel Russo 17 February 2010 [28] 16th
Atlético Tucumán Osvaldo Sosa Sacked 8 March 2010 [29] Mario Gómez 8 March 2010 [29] 19th
Chacarita Juniors Fernando Gamboa Sacked 21 March 2010 [30] Mauro Navas 22 March 2010 [31] 16th
Rosario Central Ariel Cuffaro Russo Sacked 28 March 2010 [32] Leonardo Madelón 29 March 2010 [33] 19th
San Lorenzo Diego Simeone Resigned 3 April 2010 [34] Sebastián Méndez (interim) 4 April 2010 [35] 17th
Boca Juniors Abel Álves (interim) Sacked 8 April 2010 [36] Roberto Pompei (interim) 9 April 2010 [36] 19th
River Plate Leonardo Astrada Sacked 12 April 2010 [37] Ángel Cappa 12 April 2010 [38] 17th
Chacarita Juniors Mauro Navas Sacked 19 April 2010 [39] Luis Marabotto 21 April 2010 [40] 18th
Arsenal Jorge Burruchaga Resigned 29 April 2010 [41] Carlos Ruiz (interim) 2 May 2010 [42] 16th

Transfers

Further information: List of Primera División Argentina football transfers (2009–10)

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was scheduled to begin on August 14, 2009 and end on December 13, 2009. However, the AFA delayed the start of the tournament until August 21, 2009 due to financial debts in some clubs.[1][2][3]

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Banfield 19 12 5 2 25 11 +14 41 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Newell's Old Boys 19 12 3 4 26 15 +11 39
3 Colón 19 10 4 5 27 16 +11 34
4 Independiente 19 10 4 5 30 20 +10 34
5 Vélez Sársfield 19 10 4 5 29 21 +8 34
6 Argentinos Juniors 19 8 8 3 29 20 +9 32
7 San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 28 20 +8 32
8 Estudiantes 19 9 4 6 28 19 +9 31
9 Lanús 19 8 7 4 26 17 +9 31
10 Rosario Central 19 8 7 4 21 14 +7 31
11 Boca Juniors 19 7 6 6 28 24 +4 27
12 Arsenal 19 7 6 6 20 24 −4 27
13 Atlético Tucumán 19 6 4 9 24 32 −8 22
14 River Plate 19 5 6 8 23 26 −3 21
15 Chacarita Juniors 19 5 4 10 18 25 −7 19
16 Racing 19 4 5 10 17 26 −9 17
17 Godoy Cruz 19 3 7 9 18 28 −10 16
18 Gimnasia (La Plata) 19 3 4 12 16 29 −13 13
19 Huracán 19 2 5 12 12 34 −22 11
20 Tigre 19 2 2 15 18 42 −24 8

Source: [43]
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; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Primera División
2009 Apertura Champion
Banfield
1st Title

Results

Home \ Away1 ARJ ARS ATU BAN BOC CHA COL EST GLP GCR HUR IND LAN NOB RAC RIV RCE SLO TIG VEL
Argentinos Juniors 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 5–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1
Arsenal 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–5 0–0 1–0 1–0
Atlético Tucumán 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 2–2 4–2 1–2
Banfield 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–0
Boca Juniors 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2
Chacarita Juniors 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–0
Colón 2–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 5–1 0–1
Estudiantes 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–0
Gimnasia (La Plata) 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–1
Godoy Cruz 2–4 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Huracán 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–4 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–2
Independiente 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2
Lanús 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 4–0 1–1
Newell's Old Boys 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–2
Racing 4–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0
River Plate 3–1 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–0
Rosario Central 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1
San Lorenzo 3–2 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Tigre 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–3
Vélez Sársfield 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–2 0–0

Source: [44]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top ten goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Santiago Silva Banfield 14
2 Federico Nieto Colón 12
3 Joaquín Boghossian Newell's Old Boys 11
4 Darío Gandín Independiente 10
Gabriel Hauche Argentinos Juniors 10
6 Mauro Boselli Estudiantes 9
7 Diego Buonanotte River Plate 8
8 Esteban Fuertes Colón 6
Franco Jara Arsenal 6
Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 6
Facundo Parra Chacarita Juniors 6
Luis Rodríguez Atlético Tucumán 6
Santiago Salcedo Lanús 6

Source:[45]

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Argentinos Juniors 19 12 5 2 35 23 +12 41 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Estudiantes 19 12 4 3 33 14 +19 40
3 Godoy Cruz 19 11 4 4 28 14 +14 37
4 Independiente 19 10 4 5 25 18 +7 34
5 Banfield 19 9 5 5 24 16 +8 32
6 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 6 5 32 18 +14 30
7 Lanús 19 8 5 6 25 23 +2 29
8 Racing 19 9 2 8 21 22 −1 29
9 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 6 6 25 20 +5 27
10 Huracán 19 7 5 7 21 22 −1 26
11 Tigre 19 7 3 9 28 26 +2 24
12 Gimnasia (La Plata) 19 6 6 7 21 29 −8 24
13 River Plate 19 6 4 9 16 21 −5 22
14 Colón 19 4 9 6 20 32 −12 21
15 San Lorenzo 19 6 2 11 16 21 −5 20
16 Boca Juniors 19 5 5 9 28 35 −7 20
17 Rosario Central 19 3 10 6 12 19 −7 19
18 Arsenal 19 5 4 10 19 33 −14 19
19 Chacarita Juniors 19 4 1 14 22 33 −11 13
20 Atlético Tucumán 19 1 10 8 14 26 −12 13

Source: [46]
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 are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Primera División
2010 Clausura Champion
Argentinos Juniors
3rd Title

Results

Home \ Away1 ARJ ARS ATU BAN BOC CHA COL EST GLP GCR HUR IND LAN NOB RAC RIV RCE SLO TIG VEL
Argentinos Juniors 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 4–3 1–12 1–1 1–0
Arsenal 2–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3
Atlético Tucumán 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–14 0–0 2–2 0–1
Banfield 3–01 0–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0
Boca Juniors 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–03 1–2 2–0
Chacarita Juniors 1–2 2–1 4–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3
Colón 0–0 3–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Estudiantes 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Gimnasia (La Plata) 0–2 3–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
Godoy Cruz 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 6–2 2–0
Huracán 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 3–2
Independiente 1–0 3–1 2–3 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
Lanús 3–6 4–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2
Newell's Old Boys 2–1 4–2 3–0 5–0 6–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1
Racing 0–1 2–4 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–0 3–1
River Plate 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–5 2–1
Rosario Central 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
San Lorenzo 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Tigre 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Vélez Sársfield 1–0 0–0 4–4 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0

Source: [47]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
1. The match was postponed after nine minutes of play due to intense rain with the score at 0-0. The other eighty-one minutes were played on February 24.
2. The match was postponed after sixty-five minutes of play due to intense rain with the score at 0-0. The other twenty-five minutes were played on March 17.
3. The match was postponed after eleven minutes of play due to intense rain with the score at 0-0. The other seventy-nine minutes were played on March 25.
4. The match was postponed after twenty-two minutes of play due to intense rain. The other sixty-eight minutes were played on April 21.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top ten goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Mauro Boselli Estudiantes 13
2 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 10
Marco Pérez Gimnasia (La Plata) 10
Rubén Ramírez Banfield 10
5 Carlos Luna Tigre 9
Ismael Sosa Argentinos Juniors 9
7 Facundo Parra Chacarita Juniors 8
8 Federico Higuaín Godoy Cruz 7
Leonel Núñez Independiente 7
Andrés Silvera Independiente 7

Source:[48]

Relegation

Pos
 Team 2007–08
Pts		 2008–09
Pts		 2009–10
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Estudiantes 69 57 71 197 114 1.728
2 Lanús 56 75 60 191 114 1.675
3 Vélez Sársfield 59 66 61 186 114 1.632
4 San Lorenzo 64 63 52 179 114 1.57
5 Boca Juniors 70 61 47 178 114 1.561
6 Newell's Old Boys 56 52 69 177 114 1.553
7 Banfield 54 46 73 173 114 1.518
8 Argentinos Juniors 61 38 73 172 114 1.509
9 Independiente 59 39 68 166 114 1.456
10 Colón 45 57 55 157 114 1.377
11 Godoy Cruz 0 49 53 102 76 1.342
12 River Plate 66 41 43 150 114 1.316
13 Tigre 56 62 32 150 114 1.316
14 Huracán 52 58 37 147 114 1.289
15 Arsenal 51 46 46 143 114 1.254
16 Racing 40 52 46 138 114 1.211
17 Rosario Central 41 40 50 131 114 1.149 Relegation Playoff Matches
18 Gimnasia (La Plata) 36 55 37 128 114 1.123
19 Atlético Tucumán 0 0 35 35 38 0.921 Relegated to the Primera B Nacional
20 Chacarita Juniors 0 0 32 32 38 0.842

Source:[49]

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Rosario Central 1–4 All Boys 1–1 0–3
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Gimnasia (La Plata) 3–2 Atlético de Rafaela 0–1 3–1

All Boys won 4–1 and was promoted to Primera División for the next season, while Rosario Central was relegated to the Primera B Nacional. Gimnasia (La Plata) won 3–2 and stayed in the Primera División.

International qualification

See also: Clubs in international competitions

Copa Libertadores

The first two of Argentina's five allocated berths to the 2010 Copa Libertadores went to the 2009 Clausura champion (Vélez Sársfield) and the 2009 Apertura champion (Banfield). The remaining three berths went to the teams with the best average of the past two tournaments[5]. Additionally, Estudiantes had a berth as the defending Copa Libertadores champion.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Vélez Sársfield 38 21 11 6 48 34 +14 74 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
2 Lanús 38 20 9 9 58 43 +15 69 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
3 Colón 38 20 8 10 56 35 +21 68 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 Banfield 38 18 10 10 50 36 +14 64 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2
5 Estudiantes 38 17 9 12 50 37 +13 60 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 3
6 Newell's Old Boys 38 16 12 10 47 37 +10 60 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
7 San Lorenzo 38 16 8 14 55 46 +9 56
8 Independiente 38 16 7 15 52 56 −4 55
9 Boca Juniors 38 13 10 15 50 49 +1 49
10 Huracán 38 14 7 17 47 53 −6 49
11 River Plate 38 12 12 14 47 51 −4 48
12 Argentinos Juniors 38 10 17 11 48 52 −4 47
13 Racing 38 12 11 15 40 47 −7 47
14 Arsenal 38 11 12 15 39 54 −15 45
15 Godoy Cruz 38 10 12 16 41 54 −13 42
16 Tigre 38 8 7 23 42 57 −15 31

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.
1. Vélez Sársfield qualified as the 2009 Clausura champion.
2. Banfield qualified as the 2009 Apertura champion.
3. Estudiantes qualified as the 2009 Copa Libertadores champion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Copa Sudamericana

Qualification for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana is determined by an aggregate table of the Apertura 2009 and Clausura 2010 tournaments. The top six teams in the aggregate table qualify. Boca Juniors and River Plate will no longer be invited to the tournament without merit.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Banfield 38 21 10 7 49 27 +22 73 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
2 Argentinos Juniors 38 20 13 5 64 43 +21 73
3 Estudiantes 38 21 8 9 61 33 +28 71
4 Newell's Old Boys 38 20 9 9 58 33 +25 69
5 Independiente 38 20 8 10 55 38 +17 68
6 Vélez Sársfield 38 17 10 11 54 41 +13 61
7 Lanús 38 16 12 10 51 40 +11 60
8 Colón 38 14 13 11 47 48 −1 55
9 Godoy Cruz 38 14 11 13 46 42 +4 53
10 San Lorenzo 38 15 7 16 44 41 +3 52
11 Rosario Central 38 11 17 10 33 33 0 50
12 Boca Juniors 38 12 11 15 56 59 −3 47
13 Racing 38 13 7 18 38 48 −10 46
14 Arsenal 38 12 10 16 39 57 −18 46
15 River Plate 38 11 10 17 39 47 −8 43
16 Gimnasia (La Plata) 38 9 10 19 37 58 −21 37
17 Huracán 38 9 10 19 33 56 −23 37
18 Atlético Tucumán 38 7 14 17 38 58 −20 35
19 Chacarita Juniors 38 9 5 24 40 58 −18 32
20 Tigre 38 9 5 24 46 68 −22 32

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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

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