2007–08 Primera B Nacional

Primera B Nacional
Season 2007–08
Champions San Martín (T)
(1st divisional title)
Promoted San Martín (T)
Godoy Cruz
Relegated Almirante Brown
Ben Hur
Matches played 380
Goals scored 891 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorer Cristian Milla
Leandro Zarate 20 goals

The 2007–08 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 22º season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

Club information

Club City Stadium
Aldosivi Mar del Plata José María Minella
Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero
Almirante Brown Isidro Casanova Fragata Presidente Sarmiento
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental
Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
CAI Comodoro Rivadavia Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia
Chacarita Juniors Villa Maipú Chacarita Juniors
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Ferro Carril Oeste Caballito Arq. Ricardo Etcheverry
Godoy Cruz Mendoza Malvinas Argentinas
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón
Nueva Chicago Mataderos Nueva Chicago
Platense Florida Ciudad de Vicente López
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario
San Martín San Miguel de Tucumán La Ciudadela
Talleres Córdoba Estadio La Boutique
Tiro Federal Rosario Fortín de Ludueña
Unión Santa Fe 15 de Abril

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 San Martín (T) (C) (P) 38 18 12 8 48 28 +20 66 2008-09 Primera División
2 Godoy Cruz (P) 38 19 8 11 54 42 +12 65
3 Unión 38 15 11 12 52 42 +10 56 Promotion Playoff Matches
4 Belgrano 38 15 11 12 53 47 +6 56
5 Chacarita Juniors 38 15 11 12 46 45 +1 56
6 Quilmes 38 14 13 11 43 35 +8 55
7 Tiro Federal 38 14 12 12 44 36 +8 54
8 Atlético de Rafaela 38 14 11 13 47 42 +5 53
9 CAI 38 14 9 15 49 52 −3 51
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 13 12 13 40 44 −4 51
11 Aldosivi 38 13 9 16 50 45 +5 48
12 Independiente Rivadavia 38 13 8 17 49 51 −2 47
13 Talleres (C) 38 13 7 18 46 63 −17 46
14 Almagro1 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
15 Instituto 38 9 16 13 32 46 −14 43
16 Defensa y Justicia 38 11 10 17 32 49 −17 43
17 Platense 38 9 15 14 46 54 −8 42
18 Almirante Brown2 38 15 14 9 41 25 +16 59
19 Ben Hur 38 9 11 18 31 46 −15 38
20 Nueva Chicago3 38 12 16 10 47 44 +3 52

Updated to games played on June 22, 2008.
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.

1: 3 points deducted for violence acts.

2: 18 points deducted for violence acts.

3: 18 points deducted for violence acts.

Promotion/Relegation Playoff Legs Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The 3º and 4º placed of the table played with the 18º and the 17º placed of the Relegation Table of 2007-08 Primera División.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Belgrano 1–2 Racing 1–1 0–1
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Unión 1–2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 1–1 0–1

Relegation

Pos
 Team 2005–06
Pts		 2006–07
Pts		 2007–08
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Situation Affiliation
1 Godoy Cruz 63 — 65 128 76 1.684 Indirect
2 Belgrano 62 — 56 118 76 1.553 Indirect
3 Chacarita Juniors 60 61 56 177 114 1.553 Direct
4 Atlético de Rafaela 53 68 53 174 114 1.526 Indirect
5 Quilmes — — 55 55 38 1.447 Direct
6 San Martín (T) — 44 66 110 76 1.447 Indirect
7 Unión 46 57 56 159 114 1.395 Direct
8 Platense — 61 42 103 76 1.355 Direct
9 Defensa y Justicia 51 57 43 151 114 1.325 Direct
10 Almagro 52 49 43 144 114 1.263 Direct
11 Aldosivi 48 45 48 141 114 1.237 Indirect
12 Independiente Rivadavia — — 47 47 38 1.237 Indirect
13 CAI 44 45 51 140 114 1.228 Indirect
14 Tiro Federal — 39 54 93 76 1.224 Indirect
15 Ferro Carril Oeste 43 39 51 133 114 1.167 Direct
16 Nueva Chicago 54 — 34 88 76 1.158 Relegation Playoff Matches Direct
17 Instituto — 43 43 86 76 1.132 Indirect
18 Talleres (C) 55 26 46 127 114 1.114 Relegation Playoff Matches Indirect
19 Ben Hur 50 36 38 124 114 1.088 Torneo Argentino A Direct
20 Almirante Brown — — 41 41 38 1.079 Primera B Metropolitana Indirect

Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

Relegation Playoff Legs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana)
Los Andes 3–0 Nueva Chicago 1–0 2–0
Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A)
Racing (C) 2–3 Talleres (C) 1–2 1–1

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Cristian Milla Chacarita Juniors 19
Argentina Leandro Zarate Unión
3 Argentina Leandro Armani Tiro Federal 16
4 Argentina Luis Salmerón Ferro Carril Oeste 15
5 Argentina Iván Borghello Talleres (C) 13
Argentina Héctor Cuevas
Argentina Daniel Vega Platense

See also

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