2007-08 in Argentine football
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2007–08 season of Argentine football was the 117th season of competitive football in Argentina.
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Primera B Metropolitana
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Torneo Argentino A
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Primera C Metropolitana
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Torneo Argentino B
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Primera D Metropolitana
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matches from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
Primera División
- Apertura champion: LanúsClub Atlético LanúsClub Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
(1st title).- Top scorer: Germán DenisGermán DenisGermán Gustavo Denis is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta on loan from Udinese Calcio...
(18 goals).
- Top scorer: Germán Denis
- Clausura champion: River PlateClub Atlético River PlateClub Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
(33rd title).- Top scorer: Darío CvitanichDarío CvitanichDarío Cvitanich is an Argentine-Croatian football striker who plays for Boca Juniors.-Banfield:...
(13 goals).
- Top scorer: Darío Cvitanich
- International qualifiers:
- 2008 Copa Sudamericana: , , , .
- 2009 Copa Libertadores: LanúsClub Atlético LanúsClub Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
, River PlateClub Atlético River PlateClub Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
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- Relegated: OlimpoOlimpo de Bahía BlancaClub Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is a sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 15, 1910, and their main activities are basketball and association football. The football team currently plays in the...
, San Martín de San Juan.
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Primera B Nacional
- Champion: San Martín de Tucumán (1st title).
- Promoted: San Martín de Tucumán, Godoy CruzGodoy Cruz Antonio TombaClub Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, known simply as Godoy Cruz, is a sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina. The club is best known for their football team, that plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system.-History:The club was founded...
. - Relegated: Almirante BrownClub Almirante BrownClub Almirante Brown is an Argentine football club from Isidro Casanova in the Greater Buenos Aires, currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of Argentine football league system....
, Ben HurClub Sportivo Ben HurClub Sportivo Ben Hur is an Argentine sports club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province. The club was founded in 1940 and is mostly known for its basketball and football teams....
, Nueva Chicago.
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Primera B MetropolitanaPrimera B MetropolitanaPrimera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalized third level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level three is the Torneo Argentino A....
- Champion: All BoysAll BoysClub Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
(2nd title). - Promoted: All BoysAll BoysClub Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
, Los AndesClub Atlético Los AndesClub Atlético Los Andes is a sports club from the city of Lomas de Zamora, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association....
. - Relegated: Defensores de CambaceresClub Defensores de CambaceresClub Defensores de Cambaceres is a football club from the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association....
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Torneo Argentino ATorneo Argentino AZone 1Zone 2-List of champions:European-styled seasonsApertura and Clausura seasonsEuropean-styled seasons-External links:*...
- Champion: Atlético TucumánClub Atlético TucumánClub Atlético Tucumán is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional....
(2nd title). - Promoted: Atlético TucumánClub Atlético TucumánClub Atlético Tucumán is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional....
. - Relegated: La FloridaClub Social y Deportivo La FloridaLa Florida are a football club from La Florida y Luisiana in Tucumán Province, Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....
, Luján de CuyoAsociación Atlético Luján de CuyoAsociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo are a football club from Luján de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....
, Sportivo PatriaSportivo PatriaClub Sportivo Patria is a football club from Formosa, Argentina. The team currently plays in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised forth division of the Argentine football league system....
, La Plata FCLa Plata FCLa Plata FC are a football club from La Plata in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....
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Primera C MetropolitanaPrimera C MetropolitanaThe Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....
- Champion: ColegialesClub Atlético Colegiales (Argentina)Club Atlético Colegiales is an Argentine football club that currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system.-History:...
(3rd title). - Promoted: ColegialesClub Atlético Colegiales (Argentina)Club Atlético Colegiales is an Argentine football club that currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system.-History:...
. - Relegated: Sportivo Dock SudSportivo Dock SudClub Sportivo Dock Sud is a football team from the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina...
, San Martín de BurzacoSan Martín de BurzacoClub Social y Deportivo San Martín is a sports club based in Burzaco, Buenos Aires Province...
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Torneo Argentino BTorneo Argentino BTorneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....
- Promoted: Central CórdobaCentral Córdoba de Santiago del EsteroClub Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club, which home town is located in Santiago del Estero. The football team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, the regionalised third level of Argentine football league system....
, AlvaradoAlvarado de Mar del PlataClub Atlético Alvarado is an Argentine football club from the city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised 4th level of the Argentine football league system....
, PatronatoPatronato de ParanáThe Club Atlético Patronato de la Juventud Católica is an Argentine Football club based in Paraná, Entre Ríos...
, Deportivo MaipúDeportivo MaipúDeportivo Maipú is an Argentine Football club from Maipú, Mendoza Province. The team currently plays in Zone A of the regionalised 3rd level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino A.-Titles:*Liga Mendocina, 1st Division: 4...
. - Relegated: Athletico ÑuñorcoClub Atlético ÑuñorcoClub Atlético Ñuñorco are an Argentine Football club, their home town is Monteros, in the Province of Tucumán in Argentina. They currently play in Zone A of the regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino C....
, Tres Algarrobos, Atlético Maronese, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa FeGimnasia y Esgrima de Santa FeClub Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima are an Argentine Football club. Their home town is Ciudadela, in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. They currently play in regionalised 5th level of Argentine football Torneo Argentino C.-External links:*...
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Primera D MetropolitanaPrimera D MetropolitanaThe Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....
- Champion: Defensores Unidos (2nd title).
- Promoted: Defensores Unidos, BerazateguiAsociación Deportiva BerazateguiAsociación Deportiva Berazategui is an Argentine football club from the town of Berazategui, located in Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the regionalised fourth level of football in Argentina, Primera C Metropolitana.-History:...
. - Relegated: MuñizClub Social y Deportivo MuñizClub Social y Deportivo Muñiz is an Argentine sports club from Muñiz, San Miguel Partido in Gran Buenos Aires.-History:The club was first affiliated to the AFA in 1954, but was desafiliated ten years after. Muñiz returned to play the AFA tournaments in 1979 and in 1981 gained its first promotion to...
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Clubs in international competitions
| Team / Competition | 2007 FIFA Club World Cup 2007 FIFA Club World Cup The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 December to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament.... |
2007 Copa Sudamericana | 2008 Copa Libertadores |
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| Boca Juniors | Runner up lost to  MilanA.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
Round of 16 eliminated by  São Paulo |
Semifinal eliminated by FluminenseFluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
| River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
did not qualify | Semifinal eliminated by  Arsenal de SarandíArsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina.... |
Round of 16 eliminated by San LorenzoClub Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team.... |
| Estudiantes de La Plata Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... |
did not qualify | First stage eliminated by LanúsClub Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
Round of 16 eliminated by  LDU Quito |
| San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team.... |
did not qualify | First stage eliminated by LanúsClub Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
Quarterfinal eliminated by LDU Quito |
| Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina.... |
did not qualify | Champions defeated  AméricaClub América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas .... |
Second Stage eliminated (finished 3rd in the group) |
| Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet... |
did not qualify | Round of 16 eliminated by Vasco da Gama |
Round of 16 eliminated by Atlas |
National team
This section covers Argentina'sArgentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
matches from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.