2008–09 Primera B Nacional

Primera B Nacional
Season 2008–09
Champions Atlético Tucumán
(1st divisional title)
Promoted Atlético Tucumán
Chacarita Juniors
Relegated Almagro
Talleres (C)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 898 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorer Luis Rodriguez 20 goals

The 2008–09 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 23º 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
All Boys Floresta Islas Malvinas
Almagro José Ingenieros Tres de Febrero
Atlético de Rafaela Rafaela Nuevo Monumental
Atlético Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
Belgrano Córdoba El Gigante de Alberdi
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
Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza Bautista Gargantini
Instituto Córdoba Presidente Perón
Los Andes Lomas de Zamora Eduardo Gallardón
Olimpo Bahía Blanca Roberto Natalio Carminatti
Platense Florida Ciudad de Vicente López
Quilmes Quilmes Centenario
San Martín San Juan Ing. Hilario Sánchez
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 Atlético Tucumán (C) (P) 38 21 11 6 59 30 +29 74 Primera División
2 Chacarita Juniors (P) 38 20 12 6 58 30 +28 72
3 Atlético de Rafaela 38 17 11 10 47 39 +8 62 Promotion Playoff Matches
4 Belgrano 38 17 11 10 36 29 +7 62
5 Instituto 38 17 8 13 50 43 +7 59
6 Aldosivi 38 16 9 13 32 33 −1 57
7 Ferro Carril Oeste 38 15 7 16 52 48 +4 52
8 Quilmes 38 13 12 13 39 41 −2 51
9 All Boys 38 13 11 14 46 46 0 50
10 Tiro Federal 38 11 17 10 45 46 −1 50
11 Independiente Rivadavia 38 13 11 14 46 48 −2 50
12 Talleres (C) 38 13 11 14 49 54 −5 50
13 San Martín (SJ) 39 12 13 14 46 41 +5 49
14 Defensa y Justicia 37 11 16 10 47 47 0 49
15 Unión 38 13 10 15 48 52 −4 49
16 Los Andes 38 11 12 15 51 57 −6 45
17 Olimpo 38 10 10 18 39 59 −20 40
18 Platense 38 9 10 19 37 51 −14 37
19 CAI 38 8 12 18 35 45 −10 36
20 Almagro 38 6 14 18 36 60 −24 32

Updated to games played on June 20, 2009.
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.

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 2008-09 Primera División.

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

Relegation

Pos
 Team 2006–07
Pts		 2007–08
Pts		 2008–09
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg
 Situation Affiliation
1 Atlético Tucumán — — 74 74 38 1.947 Indirect
2 Chacarita Juniors 61 56 72 189 114 1.658 Direct
3 Atlético de Rafaela 68 53 62 183 114 1.605 Indirect
4 Belgrano — 56 62 118 76 1.553 Indirect
5 Olimpo 75 — 40 118 76 1.553 Indirect
6 San Martín (SJ) 69 — 49 118 76 1.553 Indirect
7 Unión 57 56 49 162 114 1.421 Direct
8 Quilmes — 55 51 106 76 1.395 Direct
9 Aldosivi 45 48 57 150 114 1.316 Indirect
10 All Boys — — 50 50 38 1.316 Direct
11 Defensa y Justicia 57 43 49 149 114 1.307 Direct
12 Independiente Rivadavia — 47 50 97 76 1.276 Indirect
13 Instituto 43 43 59 145 114 1.272 Indirect
14 Tiro Federal 39 54 50 143 114 1.254 Indirect
15 Ferro Carril Oeste 39 51 52 142 114 1.246 Direct
16 Platense 61 41 37 139 114 1.219 Direct
17 Los Andes — — 45 45 38 1.184 Relegation Playoff Matches Direct
18 CAI 45 51 36 132 114 1.158 Relegation Playoff Matches Indirect
19 Almagro 49 43 32 124 114 1.088 Primera B Metropolitana Direct
20 Talleres (C) 26 46 50 122 114 1.07 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.

The bottom two teams of this table face relegation regardless of their affiliation status. Apart from them, the bottom teams of each affiliation face promotion/relegation playoffs against Torneo Argentino A and Primera B Metropolitana's "Reducido" (reduced tournaments) champions. The Reducidos are played after those leagues' champions are known.

Relegation Playoff Legs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana)
Deportivo Merlo 2–0 Los Andes 1–0 1–0
Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A)
Patronato 1–5 CAI 0–2 1–3

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Luis Rodriguez Atlético Tucumán 20
2 Argentina Luis Salmerón Talleres (C) 18
3 Argentina Emanuel Gigliotti All Boys 16
Argentina Javier Toledo Chacarita Juniors
Argentina Juan José Morales Quilmes
6 Argentina Matías Alustiza Chacarita Juniors 14
Argentina Javier Rossi Tiro Federal

See also

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