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

National leagues

Men's

Primera División

*Apertura champion:

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 ...

(23rd title). **Top scorer:

José Sand José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980), nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Argentinian club Lanús as a striker. He made two appearances for the Argentina national team. Club career Early career Born in Be ...

(15 goals). *Clausura champion: Vélez Sarsfield (7th title). **Top scorer:

(13 goals). *International qualifiers: **

2009 Copa Libertadores The 2009 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2009 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. The ...

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, Estudiantes (LP). ** 2010 Copa Libertadores: Vélez Sarsfield. **

2009 Copa Sudamericana The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having ...

Lanús Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan� ...

, Vélez Sarsfield,

, Tigre. ** 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: Estudiantes (LP). **

2010 Recopa Sudamericana The 2010 Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes was a two-legged tie that determined the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. It wa ...

: Estudiantes (LP). *Relegated: Gimnasia y Esgrima (J), San Martín (T) Source: RSSSF

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 ...

*Champion:

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 ...

(1st title). **Top scorer: Luis Rodríguez (20 goals). *Promoted:

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. ...

. *Relegated:

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known f ...

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, Los Andes. Source: RSSSF

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

*Champion:

Sportivo Italiano Club Sportivo Italiano is an Argentine football club located in Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. T ...

(2nd title). **Top scorer: Luciano Lo Bianco (20 goals). *Promoted:

Deportivo Merlo Club Social y Deportivo Merlo (usually known simply as Deportivo Merlo) is a argentinean football club located in Merlo, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league syste ...

. *Relegated: Talleres (RE). Source: RSSSF

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

*Champion:

Boca Unidos Club Atlético Boca Unidos (mostly known simply as Boca Unidos) is an Argentine football and basketball club from Corrientes Province. The football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football le ...

(1st title). **Top scorer: Cristian Núñez (19 goals). *Promoted:

. *Relegated:

Talleres de Perico Club Atlético Talleres (sometimes specified Talleres ''de Perico'') is a sports club from Perico, in Jujuy Province, Argentina. Mostly known for its football team, Talleres plays in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of ...

, Real Arroyo Seco, Gimnasia (Mendoza), Alvarado. Source: RSSSF

Primera C Metropolitana The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Gr ...

*Champion: Villa San Carlos (1st title). **Top scorer: Gustavo Pastor (21 goles). *Promoted: Villa San Carlos. *Relegated: Cañuelas Source: RSSSF

Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina. The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera C ...

*Promoted:

Unión de Mar del Plata Club Atlético Unión de Mar del Plata is an Argentine sports club from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded on December 1, 1926, and its main sports are football and basketball. In football, Unión currently plays in the To ...

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Asociación Atlética Estudiantes (usually known as Estudiantes de Río Cuarto) is a sports club located in the city of Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province (Argentina). Although many sports are practised at the club, it is mostly known for its footbal ...

Sportivo Belgrano Sportivo Belgrano is an Argentine football club, which home town is located in San Francisco, Córdoba. The team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system. History On 15 April 191 ...

Crucero del Norte Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the ...

. *Relegated: Deportivo Coreano, Sportivo 9 de Julio, Sol de América, Racing de Trelew. Source: RSSSF

Primera D Metropolitana The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 11 clubs from Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is ...

*Champion:

Ferrocarril Midland Club Atlético Ferrocarril Midland is an Argentine football club based in the Libertad district of Merlo Partido, in the Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of Argentine football league system. The cl ...

(3rd title). **Top scorer: Damián Solferino (24 goles). *Promoted:

. *Relegated: Puerto Nuevo. Source: RSSSF

Torneo Argentino C The Torneo Argentino C (officially Torneo del Interior) was one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The competition was organized by the Federal Council (''Consejo Federal''), an inter ...

*Promoted: Ferrocarril Sud de Olavarria, Union de Villa Krause, Independiente de Tandil, Boca de Rio Gallegos. Source: RSSSF

Women's

Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino The Primera División A is the main league competition for women's football in Argentina. The tournament is ruled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with its first season held in 1991. The competition was named "Campeonato de Fútbol F ...

*Apertura champion:

(1st title). *Clausura champion: River Plate (9th title). *International qualifier: ** 2009 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino:

. Source: RSSSF Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino stats
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Clubs in international competitions

National teams

Men's

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results, please see

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. Those results are not tallied here because the team is made of Under–23 players, not the full squad.

Friendly matches

2010 World Cup qualifiers

Women's

This section covers Argentina

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National leagues

Men's

Primera División

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 ...

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

Primera C Metropolitana The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Gr ...

Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina. The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera C ...

Primera D Metropolitana The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 11 clubs from Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is ...

Torneo Argentino C The Torneo Argentino C (officially Torneo del Interior) was one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The competition was organized by the Federal Council (''Consejo Federal''), an inter ...

Women's

Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino The Primera División A is the main league competition for women's football in Argentina. The tournament is ruled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with its first season held in 1991. The competition was named "Campeonato de Fútbol F ...

Clubs in international competitions

National teams

Men's

Friendly matches

2010 World Cup qualifiers

Women's

2008 Women's Olympic football tournament

References

External links