The 2009–10
Primera División season was the 119th season of top-flight professional football in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. A total of 20 teams competed in the season, which started on 21 August 2009 and ended on 23 May 2010.
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 21 August, the
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torn ...
revoked the television broadcasting contract with
TyC
Torneos y Competencias S.A. (abbreviated TyC, also referred as Torneos) is an Argentine sports communications firm created by businessman Carlos Ávila, associated with Jose Santoro, and Héctor Dayan. It is an important force in the world of Arg ...
in the hopes of increasing revenue to help the financially struggling clubs.
On 18 August, the AFA and the
Government of Argentina
The government of Argentina, within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. ...
struck a deal to broadcast the season for free on non-cable channels, which allowed the season to start on the 21st.
Club information
Twenty clubs will participate in the 2009–10 season, with eighteen sides remaining from the previous season.
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, wh ...
and
San Martín de Tucumán
Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays i ...
were relegated at the end of the
2008–09 season. They were replaced by
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires.
...
and
Atlético Tucumán
Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its fo ...
, both of whom were promoted from the
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...
.
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...
and
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played the
relegation/promotion playoffs against
Belgrano and
Atlético de Rafaela
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...
, respectively. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima and Rosario Central won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.
:1.Chacarita Juniors played all their home games on Argentinos Juniors'
Diego Armando Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FI ...
stadium.
:2.Estudiantes'
own stadium is undergoing renovation and the team is playing in Quilmes.
:3.The first match Independiente played in
after reconstruction was on 28 October 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
Estadio Marcelo A. Bielsa is Newell's Old Boys' multi-use stadium in Rosario, Argentina. It didn't have any official name until December 22, 2009, when it was named after the former coach of the club Marcelo Bielsa. Until then it was simply calle ...
from Estadio Newell's Old Boys on 22 December 2009.
Managerial changes
Transfers
Torneo Apertura
The Torneo Apertura was scheduled to begin on 14 August 2009 and end on 13 December 2009. However, the
AFA delayed the start of the tournament until 21 August 2009 due to financial debts in some clubs.
Standings
Results
Top ten goalscorers
Source:
Torneo Clausura
Standings
Results
Top ten goalscorers
Source:
Relegation
Source:
Relegation/promotion playoffs
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, -
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All Boys
Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league s ...
won 4–1 and was promoted for the next season to Primera División, while
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...
was relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) won 3–2 and stayed in the Primera División.
International qualification
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. Additionally,
Estudiantes had a berth as the defending
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
champion.
Copa Sudamericana
Qualification for the
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, ...
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
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
and
River Plate will no longer be invited to the tournament without merit.
See also
*
2009–10 in Argentine football
References
External links
Season regulationsUniversofutbol.com Clausura 2010
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