2008–09 Argentine Primera División season

Primera División
Season 2008–09
Champions Apertura: Boca Juniors (23rd title)
Clausura: Vélez Sársfield (7th title)
Relegated Gimnasia (Jujuy)
San Martín (Tucumán)
Copa Libertadores 2009:
Boca Juniors
San Lorenzo (by average)
Estudiantes (by average)
2010:
Vélez Sársfield
Copa Sudamericana Lanús
Vélez Sársfield
San Lorenzo
Tigre
Top goalscorer Apertura: José Sand (15)
Clausura: José Sand (13)
Season: José Sand (28)

The 2008-09 Primera División season was the 80th 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 23rd 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 de Jujuy and San Martin de Tucuman were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.

Contents

Format

The format for the 2008-09 season remained unchanged. The season is split into two tournaments called Apertura and Clausura. Each tournament is contested by the same 20 teams in a single round-robin format. The champion of each tournament is determined by points. Should the tops teams be tied at points at the end of each tournament, a playoff is held at a neutral site. Relegation is determined at the end of the season.

Club information

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
Banfield Banfield Florencio Solá 40,500
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Alberto J. Armando 49,000
Colón Santa Fe Brigadier General Estanislao López 32,500
Estudiantes La Plata Jorge Luis Hirschi 23,000
Gimnasia (Jujuy) San Salvador de Jujuy 23 de Agosto 24,000
Gimnasia (La Plata) 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 Club Avellaneda Presidente Juan Domingo Perón 51,000
River Plate Buenos Aires Monumental 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 (Tucumán) Tucumán La Cuidadela 35,000
Tigre Victoria Monumental de Victoria 26,282
Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires José Amalfitani 49,540

Promotion and relegation

Olimpo and San Martín de San Juan were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Primera División season. They were replaced by Godoy Cruz and San Martín de Tucumán, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional.

Gimnasia de Jujuy and Racing played the relegation/promotion playoffs against Unión de Santa Fe and Belgrano, respectively. Both Gimnasia de Jujuy and Racing won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.

Managerial changes

This is a list of the managerial changes in the Primera División made during the season.

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Replaced by Date of
appointment		 Position
in table
Huracán Claudio Ubeda Resigned Sep. 14, 2008 Héctor Martínez (interim) Sep. 15, 2008 20th (A)
Estudiantes Roberto Sensini Resigned Sep. 17, 2008 Leonardo Astrada Sep. 20, 2008 18th (A)
Gimnasia (La Plata) Guillermo Sanguinetti Resigned Sep. 29, 2008 Leonardo Madelón Oct. 2, 2008 12th (A)
Independiente Claudio Borghi Resigned Oct. 5, 2008 Miguel Santoro Oct. 6, 2008 15th (A)
Rosario Central Pablo Sánchez Sacked Oct. 6, 2008 Gustavo Alfaro Oct. 10, 2008 19th (A)
Godoy Cruz Daniel Oldrá Resigned Oct. 28, 2008 Diego Cocca Oct. 29, 2008 18th (A)
Huracán Héctor Martínez (interim) End of contract Nov. 3, 2008 Ángel Cappa Nov. 4, 2008 15th (A)
River Plate Diego Simeone Resigned Nov. 9, 2008 Gabriel Rodríguez (interim) Nov. 10, 2008 20th (A)
Vélez Sársfield Hugo Tocalli Resigned Dec. 3, 2008 Pedro Larraquy (interim) Dec. 4, 2008 6th (A)
Argentinos Juniors Nestor Gorosito Resigned Dec. 14, 2008 Claudio Vivas Dec. 27, 2008 11th (A)
Vélez Sársfield Pedro Larraquy (interim) End of contract Dec. 15, 2008 Ricardo Gareca Dec. 16, 2008 9th (A)
River Plate Gabriel Rodríguez (interim) End of contract Dec. 15, 2008 Nestor Gorosito Dec. 23, 2008 20th (A)
Racing Juan Manuel Llop Sacked Feb. 21, 2009 Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Feb. 24, 2009 20th (C)
Rosario Central Gustavo Alfaro Sacked Feb. 28, 2009 Reinaldo Merlo Mar. 2, 2009 18th (C)
Gimnasia (Jujuy) Omar Labruna Resigned Mar. 10, 2009 Héctor Arzubialde Mar. 11, 2009 19th (C)
Estudiantes Leonardo Astrada Resigned Mar. 11, 2009 Alejandro Sabella Mar. 15, 2009 18th (C)
Independiente Miguel Santoro Resigned Mar. 21, 2009 Américo Gallego Mar. 27, 2009 8th (C)
Banfield Jorge Burruchaga Resigned Mar. 22, 2009 Julio Falcioni Mar. 23, 2009 9th (C)
San Lorenzo Miguel Ángel Russo Resigned Apr. 9, 2009 Diego Simeone Apr. 16, 2009 10th (C)
Rosario Central Reinaldo Merlo Resigned Apr. 14, 2009 Miguel Ángel Russo Apr. 16, 2009 9th (C)
Arsenal Daniel Garnero Sacked Apr. 25, 2009 José Rizzo (interim) Apr. 26, 2009 16th (C)
Arsenal José Rizzo (interim) End of contract May 4, 2009 Jorge Burruchaga May 5, 2009 18th (C)
Argentinos Juniors Claudio Vivas Resigned May 23, 2009 Claudio Borghi Jun. 2, 2009 20th (C)
Boca Juniors Carlos Ischia Resigned Jun. 16, 2009 Abel Alvez (interim) Jun. 17, 2009 15th (C)

Transfers

Further information: Primera División Argentina transfers January 2009

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura (English: Opening Tournament) was played between August 6 to December 14, 2008. The champion earned a spot in the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 San Lorenzo 19 12 3 4 34 17 +17 39 Qualification to the Championship playoff
Boca Juniors 19 12 3 4 33 21 +12 39
Tigre 19 12 3 4 31 19 +12 39
4 Lanús 19 11 4 4 34 23 +11 37
5 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 7 4 26 18 +8 31
6 Arsenal 19 8 4 7 26 27 −1 28
7 Estudiantes 19 8 4 7 24 25 −1 28
8 Gimnasia (La Plata) 19 6 9 4 17 15 +2 27
9 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 5 7 22 27 −5 26
10 Colón 19 5 8 6 29 25 +4 23
11 Godoy Cruz 19 6 5 8 25 28 −3 23
12 Banfield 19 5 8 6 18 21 −3 23
13 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 8 6 25 26 −1 23
14 Racing 19 5 7 7 19 22 −3 22
15 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 19 6 3 10 19 31 −12 21
16 San Martín (Tucumán) 19 5 5 9 15 18 −3 20
17 Huracán 19 5 5 9 18 29 −11 20
18 Independiente 19 4 6 9 15 23 −8 18
19 Rosario Central 19 4 3 12 20 26 −6 15
20 River Plate 19 2 8 9 20 29 −9 14

Updated to games played on December 14, 2008
Source: RSSSF
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.

Results

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

Updated to games played on December 14, 2008
Source: RSSSF
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 champion.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Boca Juniors 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Tigre 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 San Lorenzo 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of 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.

December 17, 2008
 Tigre 1–2 San Lorenzo Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Referee: Saúl Laverni
Lázzaro  76' Report Barrientos  18'
Bergessio  20'
December 20, 2008
 San Lorenzo 1–3 Boca Juniors Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Referee: Héctor Baldassi
Solari  61' Report Viatri  45'
Palacio  77'
Chávez  90'
December 23, 2008
 Boca Juniors 0–1 Tigre Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta
Report Lázzaro  68'

Top-ten goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 José Sand Lanús 15
2 Martín Morel Tigre 13
3 Esteban Fuertes Colón 11
4 Alejandro Gómez Arsenal 8
Mauro Boselli Estudiantes
6 Rubén Ramírez Colón 7
Lucas Viatri Boca Juniors
Pablo Barrientos San Lorenzo
Leonel Núñez Independiente
Carlos Luna Tigre

Updated as of games played on December 14, 2008.
Source: Scorer Stats (Spanish)

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura (English: Closing Tournament) began on February 6, 2009 and ended on July 5, 2009. The champion earned a spot in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Vélez Sársfield 19 11 7 1 29 13 +16 40 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Huracán 19 12 2 5 35 19 +16 38
3 Lanús 19 12 2 5 32 26 +6 38
4 Colón 19 10 4 5 29 19 +10 34
5 Racing 19 8 6 5 23 21 +2 30
6 Estudiantes 19 8 5 6 22 18 +4 29
7 Gimnasia (La Plata) 19 7 7 5 23 21 +2 28
8 River Plate 19 7 6 6 24 25 −1 27
9 Godoy Cruz 19 7 5 7 23 26 −3 26
10 Rosario Central 19 7 4 8 23 21 +2 25
11 San Lorenzo 19 7 3 9 27 26 +1 24
12 Banfield 19 6 5 8 25 25 0 23
13 Tigre 19 6 5 8 24 25 −1 23
14 Boca Juniors 19 6 4 9 22 25 −3 22
15 Newell's Old Boys 19 4 9 6 21 22 −1 21
16 Independiente 19 6 3 10 22 36 −14 21
17 San Martín (Tucumán) 19 5 5 9 20 23 −3 20
18 Arsenal 19 4 6 9 19 30 −11 18
19 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 19 4 5 10 15 24 −9 17
20 Argentinos Juniors 19 2 9 8 19 32 −13 15

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 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.

Results

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

Updated to games played on July 5, 2009
Source: RSSSF
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 José Sand Lanús 13
2 Daniel Montenegro Independiente 12
Esteban Fuertes Colón
4 Hernán López Vélez Sársfield 11
Carlos Luna Tigre
6 Santiago Silva Banfield 9
7 Leandro Caruso Godoy Cruz 8
Radamel Falcao River Plate
Gonzalo Bergessio San Lorenzo
10 Javier Pastore Huracán 7
Martín Palermo Boca Juniors

Updated as of games played on July 5, 2009.
Source: AFA

Relegation

Relegation from the Primera Division is determined on the basis of performance over the last three seasons. Every club has its points earned divided by the number of matches played and an average (Spanish: promedio) is determined. The clubs who finish in 17th and 18th play a relegation play-off against the 3rd and 4th placed clubs in Primera B Nacional. The clubs who finish in 19th and 20th are directly relegated to Primera B Nacional.

Pos
 Team 2006–07
Pts		 2007–08
Pts		 2008–09
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Relegation
1 Boca Juniors 83 70 61 214 114 1.877
2 Estudiantes 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 Sársfield 56 59 66 181 114 1.587
6 River Plate 71 66 41 178 114 1.561
7 Tigre 0 56 62 118 76 1.552
8 Huracán 0 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 0 0 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 (La Plata) 40 36 55 131 114 1.149
19 San Martín (Tucumán) 0 0 40 40 38 1.052 Relegated to the Primera B Nacional
20 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 43 35 38 116 114 1.017

Updated as of July 5, 2009; Source:AFA

Relegation/promotion playoffs

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

Gimnasia (La Plata) remains 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 wins 2-1 and stays 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 champion qualifies to the 2009 Copa Libertadores and the Clausura champion qualifies 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.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Boca Juniors 57 32 13 12 98 54 +44 109 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1
2 San Lorenzo 57 31 10 16 93 65 +28 103 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
3 Estudiantes 57 27 16 14 60 60 0 97 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 Tigre 57 28 11 18 83 76 +7 95
5 Lanús 57 27 12 18 94 83 +11 93 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2
6 Newell's Old Boys 57 24 15 18 63 59 +4 87
7 Vélez Sársfield 57 24 13 20 71 69 +2 85
8 Argentinos Juniors 57 23 15 19 77 70 +7 84
9 River Plate 57 21 17 19 80 75 +5 80 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 3
10 Arsenal 57 22 13 22 67 76 −9 79
11 Banfield 57 21 14 22 76 78 −2 77
12 Independiente 57 20 17 20 73 61 +12 77
13 Huracán 57 18 18 21 57 67 −10 72
14 Colón 57 17 17 23 73 74 −1 68
15 Gimnasia (La Plata) 57 15 18 24 51 68 −17 63
16 Racing 57 14 20 23 56 68 −12 62
17 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 57 13 17 27 61 90 −29 56
18 Rosario Central 57 13 17 27 67 82 −15 56
19 Godoy Cruz 19 6 5 8 25 28 −3 23
20 San Martín (Tucumán) 19 5 5 9 15 18 −3 20

1. Boca Juniors qualified as the 2008 Apertura champion.
2. Lanus qualified as the 2007 Apertura champion.
3. River Plate qualified as the 2008 Clausura champion.

Copa Sudamericana

Qualification for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana is determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The top four teams in the aggregate table qualify; Boca Juniors and River Plate were invited every year till this season, regardless of their standings in the season.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lanús 38 23 6 9 66 49 +17 75 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Vélez Sársfield 38 18 12 8 51 40 +11 66
3 San Lorenzo 38 19 6 13 61 43 +18 63
4 Tigre 38 18 8 12 55 44 +11 62
5 Boca Juniors 38 18 7 13 55 46 +9 61 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
6 Huracán 38 17 7 14 53 48 +5 58
7 Colón 38 15 12 11 58 44 +14 57
8 Estudiantes 38 16 9 13 46 43 +3 57
9 Gimnasia (La Plata) 38 13 16 9 40 36 +4 55
10 Newell's Old Boys 38 12 16 10 47 40 +7 52
11 Racing 38 13 13 12 42 43 −1 52
12 Godoy Cruz 38 13 10 15 48 54 −6 49
13 Arsenal 38 12 10 16 45 57 −12 46
14 Banfield 38 11 13 14 43 46 −3 46
15 River Plate 38 9 14 15 44 54 −10 41 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
16 Rosario Central 38 11 7 20 43 47 −4 40
17 San Martín (Tucumán) 38 10 10 18 35 41 −6 40
18 Independiente 38 10 9 19 37 59 −22 39
19 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 38 10 8 20 34 55 −21 38
20 Argentinos Juniors 38 7 17 14 44 58 −14 38

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals.
(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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