Primera División Argentina 2007-08
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The Apertura 2007 saw a great deal of success for the "smaller" teams in Argentine football. The eventual champions Club Atlético Lanús
won the title for the first time in their history, the first "virgin" champions since Argentinos Juniors
in 1984
.
2nd place went to Club Atlético Tigre
, a club playing their first season in the Argentine Primera since 1980 and making their best finish ever in the top flight.
3rd place went to Banfield
, completing an extremely unlikely top three.
Another small club, Arsenal de Sarandí
won the 2007
Copa Sudamericana
, the first major title in their history, making them the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors
to win an international competition since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002
.
Another feature of the Apertura was the number of managerial changes, by the end of the Apertura there had been 12 managerial changes.
The Clausura 2008 was won by River Plate
, their first title since 2004.
Updated as of June 22, 2008; Source:AFA
The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on June 25 and June 29, respectively.
Gimnasia de Jujuy
wins 2-1 and stays in the Argentine First Division, while Unión de Santa Fe
does not get promoted and remains in Argentine Nacional B.
Racing Club
wins 2-1 and stays in the Argentine First Division, while Belgrano de Córdoba
does not get promoted and remains in Argentine Nacional B.
and River Plate
are invited regardless of their standings in the season, this season Arsenal de Sarandí
was also invited as defending champions.
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...
won the title for the first time in their history, the first "virgin" champions since Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
in 1984
1984 in Argentine football
In 1984 Ferro Carril Oeste won the Nacional, Argentinos Juniors won the Metropolitano and Independiente won the Copa Libertadores 1984.-Group stages:Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FGroup G...
.
2nd place went to Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina...
, a club playing their first season in the Argentine Primera since 1980 and making their best finish ever in the top flight.
3rd place went to Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
, completing an extremely unlikely top three.
Another small club, 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....
won the 2007
Copa Sudamericana 2007
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the...
Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
, the first major title in their history, making them the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
to win an international competition since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002
Copa Sudamericana 2002
The 2002 Copa Sudamericana was the inaugural Copa Sudamericana, a club association football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It took place between August 28 and December 11. After the failure in creating a Pan-American Cup to be played among teams from the entire American continent, CONMEBOL...
.
Another feature of the Apertura was the number of managerial changes, by the end of the Apertura there had been 12 managerial changes.
The Clausura 2008 was won by 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....
, their first title since 2004.
Standings
Top Scorers
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germán Denis Germán Denis Germán Gustavo Denis is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta on loan from Udinese Calcio... |
Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
18 |
| 2 | José Sand José Sand José Gustavo Sand , commonly known as José Sand and nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine footballer Striker who currently plays for Club Tijuana in the Primera División Mexicana.-Early career:... |
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... |
15 |
| 3 | Martín Palermo Martín Palermo Martín Palermo is a retired Argentine footballer who formerly played for Boca Juniors of Argentina, and the Argentina national team... |
Boca Juniors | 13 |
| 4 | Leandro Lázzaro Leandro Lázzaro Leandro Lázzaro is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Instituto.-Career:Lázzaro started his career in 1994 with Nueva Chicago in the 2nd division of Argentine football. In 1998 Lázzaro moved to the Czech Republic to play for FC Slovan Liberec... |
Tigre Club Atlético Tigre Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina... |
10 |
| 5 | Néstor Silvera | San Lorenzo | 9 |
| 5 | José Vizcarra José Vizcarra José Nicolás Vizcarra is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Gimnasia de La Plata.- Career :Vizcarra played for the Rosario Central youth team until 2006 when he was loaned to Socio Aguila FC and then Club Zacatepec in Mexico, in 2007 he was loaned to LDU Quito.In 2007 Vizcarra... |
Rosario Central | 9 |
| 7 | Facundo Sava Facundo Sava Facundo Sava is an Argentine former footballer. He played 17 years of professional football, mainly in Argentina, but also with spells in Spain and England. Outside his country, Sava is best known for his goal celebration where he donned a mask which was stored in one of his socks.-Career:Sava... |
Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
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| 8 | Fernando Belluschi Fernando Belluschi Fernando Daniel Belluschi is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for FC Porto in the Portuguese first division.- Career :... |
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.... |
7 |
| 8 | Néstor Ayala Néstor Ayala Néstor Ayala Villagra is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a striker for San Martín de San Juan in the Primera División Argentina.-Career:... |
Tigre Club Atlético Tigre Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina... |
7 |
| 8 | Álvaro Pereira Alvaro Pereira Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto in Portugal.On the left side, he can play as either a defender or midfielder.-Early years:... |
Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
7 |
| 8 | Luis Tonelotto Luis Tonelotto Luis Francisco Tonelotto is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Boca Unidos.-Career:... |
San Martín (SJ) | 7 |
Standings
Top Scorers
Positions as of June 25, 2008| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Darío CvitanichDarío Cvitanich Darío Cvitanich is an Argentine-Croatian football striker who plays for Boca Juniors.-Banfield:... |
Banfield Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football... |
13 |
| 2 | Martín Palermo Martín Palermo Martín Palermo is a retired Argentine footballer who formerly played for Boca Juniors of Argentina, and the Argentina national team... |
Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
10 |
| 3 | Martín Bravo Martín Bravo Martín "Tin" Ivan Bravo is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Pumas de la UNAM.After a slow start to his career with his home town club Colón de Santa Fe In 2007 he joined San Martín de San Juan on loan where he established himself as a first team player and a regular goalscorer... |
San Martín (San Juan) | 9 |
| Germán Denis Germán Denis Germán Gustavo Denis is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta on loan from Udinese Calcio... |
Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
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 Santiago SalcedoSantiago Salcedo Santiago Gabriel Salcedo González, nicknamed "Sa-Sa", is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.- Career :... |
Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
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| Diego Buonanotte Diego Buonanotte Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Málaga CF, as a attacking midfielder or winger.-River Plate:... |
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.... |
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| 7 | Rubén Ramírez Rubén Ramírez Rubén Ramírez is an Argentine football striker who plays for Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba.-Career:... |
Colón de Santa Fe Colón de Santa Fe Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96... |
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| Luciano Leguizamón Luciano Leguizamón Félix Luciano Leguizamón is an Argentine footballer who plays for Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:Leguizamón started his career in Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay. He then moved on to River Plate. Not having played much at River, he was loaned to Unión de Santa Fe and Polideportivo Ejido... |
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.... |
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| César Carranza César Carranza César Alberto Carranza is an Argentine football striker who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
Gimnasia de Jujuy Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province... |
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| 9 | Daniel Montenegro Daniel Montenegro Daniel Gastón Montenegro is an Argentine footballer who mainly plays as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Club América, in the Mexican first division.... |
Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
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 Santiago SilvaSantiago Silva Santiago Martín Silva Olivera is a Uruguayan football forward currently playing for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.-Career:... |
Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
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| Gonzalo Bergessio Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio Gonzalo Rubén Bergessio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Calcio Catania in Serie A, as a striker.-Early career:Bergessio started his career in the lower leagues with Club Atlético Platense... |
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.... |
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| José Sand José Sand José Gustavo Sand , commonly known as José Sand and nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine footballer Striker who currently plays for Club Tijuana in the Primera División Mexicana.-Early career:... |
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... |
Relegation
| |
Team | |
Relegation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 236 | 114 | |||
| 2 | 52 | 81 | 69 | 202 | 114 | |||
| 3 | 62 | 71 | 66 | 199 | 114 | |||
| 4 | 56 | 73 | 64 | 193 | 114 | |||
| 5 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 173 | 114 | |||
| 6 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 173 | 114 | |||
| 7 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 171 | 114 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 38 | |||
| 9 | 50 | 46 | 61 | 157 | 114 | |||
| 10 | 44 | 62 | 51 | 157 | 114 | |||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 38 | |||
| 12 | 59 | 39 | 54 | 152 | 114 | |||
| 13 | 69 | 40 | 36 | 145 | 114 | |||
| 14 | 51 | 38 | 53 | 142 | 114 | |||
| 15 | 45 | 52 | 41 | 138 | 114 | |||
| 16 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 137 | 114 | |||
| 17 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 133 | 114 | Relegation Playoff Matches | ||
| 18 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 129 | 114 | |||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 38 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional | ||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 38 |
Updated as of June 22, 2008; Source:AFA
Promotion playoff
Teams and schedules will be decided based on average after the end of the Closing tournament.The first and second legs of the final are scheduled to be played on June 25 and June 29, respectively.
| Date Time |
Venue | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Referee | Match Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-25 17:00 ET |
Estadio 15 de Abril Estadio 15 de Abril Estadio 15 de Abril is a multi-use stadium in Santa Fe, Argentina. It is currently used primarily for football matches and is the home ground of Unión de Santa Fe. The stadium holds 22,852 people and was opened on 29 April 1923. It is called 15 de Abril after the foundation date of the club.... , Santa Fe Santa Fe, Argentina Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the... |
Unión de Santa Fe Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe.... Serrizuela |
1-1 | Gimnasia de Jujuy Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province... Carranza César Carranza César Alberto Carranza is an Argentine football striker who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
Alejandro Sabino | Report |
| 2008-06-29 17:10 ET |
Estadio 23 de Agosto Estadio 23 de Agosto Estadio 23 de Agosto, also known as the Estadio La Tacita de Plata, is a multi-use stadium in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. It is currently used primarily for football matches and is the home stadium of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. It is named after the day of the 1812 Jujuy Exodus. The... , San Salvador de Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands.... |
Gimnasia de Jujuy Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province... Arraya Juan José Arraya Juan José Arraya is a professional Argentine footballer. who currently plays for Universidad de Concepción in the Primera División Chilena as a striker.-External links:*** at Futbol XXI... |
1-0 | Unión de Santa Fe Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe.... |
Diego Abal | Report |
Gimnasia de Jujuy
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province...
wins 2-1 and stays in the Argentine First Division, while Unión de Santa Fe
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....
does not get promoted and remains in Argentine Nacional B.
| Date Time |
Venue | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Referee | Match Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-25 20:10 ET |
Estadio Córdoba Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, formerly known as Estadio Córdoba and popularly Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina.... , Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with... |
Belgrano de Córdoba Belgrano de Córdoba Club Atlético Belgrano is a sport club from Córdoba, Argentina, best known for its football team, promoted to the Argentine first division at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The football team is very popular and it has one of the largest fan bases outside Buenos Aires... Gigli |
1-1 | Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... Sava Facundo Sava Facundo Sava is an Argentine former footballer. He played 17 years of professional football, mainly in Argentina, but also with spells in Spain and England. Outside his country, Sava is best known for his goal celebration where he donned a mask which was stored in one of his socks.-Career:Sava... |
Gustavo Bassi | Report |
| 2008-06-29 14:10 ET |
Presidente Perón Estadio Juan Domingo Perón The Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires. It is situated on the streets of Corbatta Mozart adjoining with Italy and Columbus.Racing Club owns the stadium and plays its home matches there... , Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... |
Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... Morales Maximiliano Moralez Maximiliano Nicolás Moralez is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Atalanta B.C. in the Serie A.At , Moralez is the shortest player in the Italian league... |
1-0 | Belgrano de Córdoba Belgrano de Córdoba Club Atlético Belgrano is a sport club from Córdoba, Argentina, best known for its football team, promoted to the Argentine first division at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The football team is very popular and it has one of the largest fan bases outside Buenos Aires... |
Sergio Pezzotta Sergio Pezzotta Sergio Fabián Pezzotta is an Argentine football referee.He has been a referee in domestic Primera División since 1999 and an International FIFA referee since 2000.... |
Report |
Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
wins 2-1 and stays in the Argentine First Division, while Belgrano de Córdoba
Belgrano de Córdoba
Club Atlético Belgrano is a sport club from Córdoba, Argentina, best known for its football team, promoted to the Argentine first division at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The football team is very popular and it has one of the largest fan bases outside Buenos Aires...
does not get promoted and remains in Argentine Nacional B.
International qualification
See also: Clubs in international competitionsCopa Sudamericana
Qualification for the 2008 Copa Sudamericana is determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The top four teams in the aggregate table qualify; Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
and 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....
are invited regardless of their standings in the season, this season 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....
was also invited as defending champions.
Aggregate table
Managerial Changes
This is a list of the managerial changes in the Argentine Primera during the 2007-2008 season.| Club | Manager out | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|
| Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División... |
Francisco Maturana Francisco Maturana Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football manager.-Player:... |
1º Julio Falcioni 2º Guillermo Sanguinetti Guillermo Sanguinetti Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano is a retired football player and the current manager of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata... |
| Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early... |
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Ricardo Daniel Caruso Lombardi is a football coach. He is currently manager for the Argentine side Quilmes Atlético Club.-Playing career:Lombardi started his playing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1981... |
Néstor Gorosito Néstor Gorosito Néstor Raúl Gorosito is a retired Argentine footballer.-Playing career:Néstor Pipo Gorosito began his playing career at River Plate, he had 3 spells at San Lorenzo where he scored 72 goals in 241 appearances... |
| Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
Antonio Mohamed Antonio Mohamed Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s... |
1º Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo César Ardiles , often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football coach, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentine national team... 2º Claudio Ubeda Claudio Ubeda Claudio Úbeda is a former football player. He was a participant at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.... |
| Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
Pablo Marini Pablo Marini Pablo Marini, is a Argentinaian football manager and was the current manager of Mexican club Pachuca. He joined Pachuca as manager in August 2010 to replace Guillermo Rivarola and had previously been the manager of Newells Old Boy's.... |
1º Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Ricardo Caruso Lombardi Ricardo Daniel Caruso Lombardi is a football coach. He is currently manager for the Argentine side Quilmes Atlético Club.-Playing career:Lombardi started his playing career with Argentinos Juniors in 1981... 2º Fernando Gamboa Fernando Gamboa Fernando Andrés Gamboa is a retired Argentine footballer and coach.-Career:Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with Newell's Old Boys where he won two league championships.... |
| Olimpo Olimpo de Bahía Blanca Club 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... |
Guillermo Rivarola Guillermo Rivarola Guillermo Daniel Rivarola is an Argentine former footballer and currently is the manager of Sporting Cristal. He played for many clubs in Argentina and Mexico such as River Plate, San Lorenzo, Racing Club. He retired playing for Racing.Rivarola won 3 Primera Division Argentina with River Plate and... |
1º Roberto Saporiti Roberto Saporiti Roberto Marcos Saporiti is a former Argentine footballer currently working as manager of Defensa y Justicia of the Argentine 2nd division. He has managed clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.-Playing career:... 2º Daniel Florit |
| Rosario Central Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season.... |
Carlos Ischia Carlos Ischia Carlos Ischia is a former Argentine footballer. He is currently the head coach of Deportivo Quito.-Playing career:... |
Leonardo Madelón Leonardo Madelón Leonardo Carol Madelón is an Argentine former footballer and current manager.-Career:Madelón played club football for San Lorenzo, Unión de Santa Fe and Rosario Central between 1982 and 1993.-Coaching career:... |
| Gimnasia de Jujuy Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador, Jujuy Province... |
Mario Gómez Mario Gómez Mario Gómez García is a German footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Gómez joined Bayern after six years in Stuttgart. The fee was a record for a player transferred in the Bundesliga, estimated to be 30–35 million euro... |
1º Carlos Ramaciotti 2º Omar Labruna Omar Labruna Omar Raul Labruna is a former Argentine footballer. He went on to become a football manager.-Biography:"Omarcito" Labruna started his playing career at River Plate in 1976 during his father Ángel's time as manager of the club... |
| Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
Ricardo La Volpe | Hugo Tocalli Hugo Tocalli Hugo Daniel Tocalli is a former Argentine football goalkeeper and coach. He played over 400 games in Argentine football and went on to coach a number of clubs and the Argentina U-20 side.-Playing career:... |
| 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.... |
Daniel Passarella Daniel Passarella Daniel Alberto Passarella is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup... |
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| Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
Gustavo Costas Gustavo Costas Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira is a retired Argentine footballer.-Career:Costas started his playing career in 1982 with Racing Club, in 1983 the club suffered a disastrous relegation from the Primera División... |
1º Miguel Ángel Micó 2º Juan Manuel Llop Juan Manuel Llop Juan Manuel Llop is a retired Argentine football player and manager.Before taking up management Llop had a 15 year career as a football player, he made appearances for several clubs, most notably for Newell's Old Boys under coaches José Yudica and Marcelo Bielsa during the clubs golden era ,... |
| Estudiantes 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.... |
Diego Simeone | Roberto Sensini Roberto Néstor Sensini Roberto Néstor Sensini is an Argentine former association football player in the role of defender, and currently a manager.-Career:... |
| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:... |
Carlos Ischia Carlos Ischia Carlos Ischia is a former Argentine footballer. He is currently the head coach of Deportivo Quito.-Playing career:... |
| Colón de Santa Fe Colón de Santa Fe Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96... |
Leonardo Astrada Leonardo Astrada Leonardo Rubén Astrada is a retired Argentine football player, who went on to become a football manager. He currently manages Paraguayan team Cerro Porteño.-Playing career:... |
Antonio Mohamed Antonio Mohamed Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s... |
| Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
Pedro Troglio | 1º Miguel Ángel Santoro Miguel Ángel Santoro Miguel Ángel Santoro is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup.... 2º Claudio Borghi Claudio Borghi Claudio Daniel Borghi Bidos, , nicknamed Bichi, is an Argentine former footballer and current football manager of Chile.-Club:Borghi started his career as an Attacking midfielder for Argentinos Juniors in the early 1980s... |
| Banfield Club Atlético Banfield Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football... |
Juan Manuel Llop Juan Manuel Llop Juan Manuel Llop is a retired Argentine football player and manager.Before taking up management Llop had a 15 year career as a football player, he made appearances for several clubs, most notably for Newell's Old Boys under coaches José Yudica and Marcelo Bielsa during the clubs golden era ,... |
1º Miguel Jerez 2º Jorge Burruchaga Jorge Burruchaga Jorge Luis Burruchaga is a former Argentine professional football player, and last manager of Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina... |
| 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.... |
Ramón Díaz Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career, he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado .... |
Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:... |
| 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.... |
Gustavo Alfaro Gustavo Alfaro Gustavo Julio Alfaro is a former Argentine footballer currently working as a football manager. Alfaro most recently managed Rosario Central, but left due to poor results in the beginning of the Clausura 2009 with Central in danger of relegation.Alfaro had a short career as a footballer, he was... |
Daniel Garnero Daniel Garnero Daniel Oscar Garnero is a retired Argentine football midfielder.- Career :Garnero played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente... |
| 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... |
Ramón Cabrero Ramón Cabrero Ramón Cabrero is a retired Spanish - Argentine footballer. He was the manager of Atlético Nacional in Colombia until April 5, 2010.... |
Luis Zubeldía Luis Zubeldía Luis Francisco Zubeldía is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of Ecuadorian club Barcelona.At club level, Zubeldía played from 1998 to 2004 for Lanús, and had to retire because of an osteochondritis. Immediately after retiring, he started working in Lanús as an assistant coach to... |