Football in Argentina

Season	2008–09
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 season of Argentine football is the 118th season of competitive football in Argentina.

Contents 1 National leagues 1.1 Primera División 1.2 Primera B Nacional 1.3 Primera B Metropolitana 1.4 Torneo Argentino A 2 Argentine clubs in international competitions 3 Argentine national team 4 References 5 External links

[edit] National leagues

[edit] Primera División

• Apertura champion: Boca Juniors (23rd title).
  • Top scorer: José Sand (15 goals).
• Clausura champion: Vélez Sársfield (7th title).
  • Top scorer: José Sand (13 goals).
• International qualifiers:
  • 2009 Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors , San Lorenzo , Estudiantes .
  • 2010 Copa Libertadores: Vélez Sársfield .
  • 2009 Copa Sudamericana: Lanús , Vélez Sársfield , San Lorenzo , Tigre .
  • 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: Estudiantes .
  • 2010 Recopa Sudamericana: Estudiantes .
• Relegated: Gimnasia (Jujuy) , San Martín (Tucumán)

Source: RSSSF ^[1]

[edit] Primera B Nacional

• Champion: Atlético Tucumán (1st title).
  • Top scorer: Luis Rodríguez (20 goals).
• Promoted: Atlético Tucumán , Chacarita Juniors .
• Relegated: Talleres de Córdoba, Almagro, Los Andes.

Source: RSSSF ^[2]

[edit] Primera B Metropolitana

• Champion: Sportivo Italiano (2nd title).
  • Top scorer: Luciano Lo Bianco (20 goals).
• Promoted: Sportivo Italiano, Deportivo Merlo.
• Relegated: Talleres (RE).

Source: RSSSF ^[3]

[edit] Torneo Argentino A

• Champion: Boca Unidos (1st title).
  • Top scorer: Cristian Núñez (19 goals).
• Promoted: Boca Unidos.
• Relegated: Talleres de Perico, Real Arroyo Seco, Gimnasia (Mendoza), Alvarado.

Source: RSSSF ^[4]

[edit] Argentine clubs in international competitions

Team \ Competition	Suruga Bank Championship 2008	Recopa Sudamericana 2008	Copa Sudamericana 2008	Copa Libertadores 2009
Argentinos Juniors	did not play	did not play	Semifinals eliminated by Estudiantes	did not qualify
Arsenal de Sarandí	Champions defeated Gamba Osaka	Runner up lost to Boca Juniors	Round of 16 eliminated by Estudiantes	did not qualify
Boca Juniors	did not play	Champions defeated Arsenal de Sarandí	Quarterfinals eliminated by Internacional	Round of 16 eliminated by Defensor Sporting
Estudiantes de La Plata	did not play	did not play	Runner up lost to Internacional	Champions defeated Cruzeiro
Independiente	did not play	did not play	First Round eliminated by Estudiantes	did not qualify
Lanús	did not play	did not play	did not qualify	Group stage eliminated (finished last in the group)
River Plate	did not play	did not play	Quarterfinals eliminated by Guadalajara	Group stage eliminated (finished 3rd in the group)
San Lorenzo	did not play	did not play	First Round eliminated by Argentinos Juniors	Group stage eliminated (finished last in the group)

[edit] Argentine national team

This section covers Argentina's games from August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.

For the Olympic Games results, please see here. Those results are not tallied here because the team is made of Under-23 players, not the full squad.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Argentina scorers	Match Report(s)
August 20, 2008	Dinamo Stadium Minsk, Belarus	Belarus	0 - 0	F		Report
September 6, 2008	Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina	Paraguay	1 - 1	WCQ2010	Agüero  61'	Report
September 10, 2008	Estadio Monumental "U" Lima, Peru	Peru	1 - 1	WCQ2010	Cambiasso  83'	Report
October 11, 2008	Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina	Uruguay	2 - 1	WCQ2010	Messi  5' Agüero  12'	Report
October 15, 2008	Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile	Chile	1 - 0	WCQ2010		Report
November 19, 2008	Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	0 - 1	F	Rodríguez  8'	Report
February 11, 2009	Stade Vélodrome Marseille, France	France	0 - 2	F	Gutierrez  40' Messi  82'	Report
March 28, 2009	Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina	Venezuela	4 - 0	WCQ2010	Messi  26' Tévez  47' Rodríguez  51' Agüero  73'	Report
April 1, 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	6 - 1	WCQ2010	González  24'	Report
May 20, 2009	Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Santa Fe, Argentina	Panama	3 - 1	F	De Federico  26' Bergessio  39'  84'	Report
June 6, 2009	Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina	Colombia	1 - 0	WCQ2010	Díaz  56'	Report
June 10, 2009	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	2 - 0	WCQ2010		Report

KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• AFA

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Amateur Era 1891–1900 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1910 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911–1920 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921–1930 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 Professional Era Year-long seasons 1931–1940 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1950 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951–1960 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961–1966 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Metropolitano and Nacional 1967–1970 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971–1980 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–1985 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 European-style seasons 1985–1990 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Apertura and Clausura 1990s 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000s 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10