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 professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

(23rd title). **Top scorer:

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(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 The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores de América The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de Améric ...

: 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 ...

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, Vélez Sarsfield,

, Tigre. **

2009 FIFA Club World Cup The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played from 9 to 19 December 2009. It was the sixth FIFA Club World Cup and was played in Ab ...

: 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 was co ...

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

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (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 38 team ...

*Champion:

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine 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 footba ...

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

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

. *Relegated:

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

, Almagro, 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 Football in Argentina, Argentine professional association football, football club located in Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the third ...

(2nd title). **Top scorer:

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(20 goals). *Promoted:

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

. *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 league ...

(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 ( ...

*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 1 December 1926, and its main sports are football and basketball. In football, Unión currently plays in the Torn ...

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

Primera D Metropolitana The Primera D was one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 11 clubs from Buenos Aires Province, the league is the only one that remains amateur. The other league at level five is the Torneo ...

*Champion: Ferrocarril Midland (3rd title). **Top scorer: Damián Solferino (24 goles). *Promoted: Ferrocarril Midland. *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 (; ), known officially as Campeonato Femenino YPF for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional women's football league in Argentina. The tournament is ruled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with its first se ...

*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

This section covers Argentina men's matches from August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. For the

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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 women's matches from August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.

2008 Women's Olympic football tournament

References

External links

AFA
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