Club Atlético 9 de Julio (mostly times referred as 9 de Julio de Rafaela) is an

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club from the city of

Rafaela Rafaela is a city in Argentina, located in the central-west region of the Santa Fe Province. It serves as the head of the Castellanos Department and is the third most populous and significant urban center in the province, following Rosario, Santa ...

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. The squad currently plays in

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, which is the regionalised third tier of the

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league system.

2007 match agreement scandal

At the end of the

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2007 tournament, 9 de Julio was kicked out from the quarter-finals of the promotion playoff and replaced by

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. This came about because 9 de Julio was found guilty of having agreed to play a 1–1 tie with

Central Norte Club Atlético Central Norte is an Argentine football club from the city of Salta, from the Salta Province. The team plays in the Torneo Federal A, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system. History Central Norte w ...

, the other team from

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; this result was what both teams needed in order to qualify for the end of season playoffs. 9 de Julio was losing 0–1 and were awarded a penalty kick by the referee Juan Dardanelli in extra time. The evidence against the clubs took the form of a video showing the agreement, which was broadcast on Argentine Sports channel

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. Germán Solterman, the coach, said in a radio interview that "I always knew they were recording me but he did not care about it". Other important testimony was given by the reporter Rolando Díaz of the ''Nuevo Diario'' of

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. He stated in an interview that he had heard the referee saying to Soltermann: "I'm about to award a penalty kick for your team...". As a result of the punishment received, 9 de Julio started the 2008 Apertura tournament with a deduction of six points and its manager, Germán Soltermann was banned from football activities for five years. The same punishment was also given to Central Norte coach, Víctor Riggio. The referee of the match, Dardanelli, was also banned."Partido arreglado: suspendieron provisoriamente a Dardanelli"
, Puntal.com.ar, 2007

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