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2007–08 Argentine Primera División
117th season of top-tier football league in Argentina
117th season of top-tier football league in Argentina
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Primera División |
| season | 2007–08 |
| winners | Apertura: Lanús (1st title) |
| Clausura: River Plate (35th title) | |
| relegated | Olimpo |
| San Martín (SJ) | |
| continentalcup1 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Estudiantes |
| San Lorenzo | |
| Argentinos Juniors | |
| Independiente | |
| continentalcup2 | 2009 Copa Libertadores |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Lanús |
| River Plate | |
| league topscorer | Apertura: Germán Denis (18 goals) |
| Clausura: Darío Cvitanich (13 goals) | |
| prevseason | 2006–07 |
| nextseason | 2008–09 |
Clausura: River Plate (35th title) San Martín (SJ) San Lorenzo Argentinos Juniors Independiente River Plate Clausura: Darío Cvitanich (13 goals) The Apertura 2007 saw much success for the smaller teams in Argentine football. The eventual champions Lanús won the title for the first time in their history, the first maiden champions since Argentinos Juniors in 1984.
Second place went to Tigre, a club playing their first season in the Argentine Primera since 1980 and making their best finish ever in the top flight.
Third place went to Banfield, completing an extremely unlikely top three.
Another small club, Arsenal 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.
For the first time the 380 games of the season were broadcast live on television.
Club locations
Torneo Apertura
Standings
Top scorers
| Position | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germán Denis | Independiente | 18 | ||||||||||||
| José Sand | Lanús | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Leandro Lázzaro | Tigre | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Néstor Silvera | San Lorenzo | 9 | ||||||||||||
| José Vizcarra | Rosario Central | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Facundo Sava | Racing | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Fernando Belluschi | River Plate | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Néstor Ayala | Tigre | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Álvaro Pereira | Argentinos Juniors | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Luis Tonelotto | San Martín (SJ) | 7 |
Torneo Clausura
Table positions as of June 22, 2008.
Standings
Top scorers
Positions as of June 25, 2008
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG Darío Cvitanich | Banfield | 13 |
| 2 | ARG Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 10 |
| 3 | ARG Martín Bravo | San Martín (San Juan) | 9 |
| ARG Germán Denis | Independiente | ||
| PAR Santiago Salcedo | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| ARG Diego Buonanotte | River Plate | ||
| 7 | ARG Rubén Ramírez | Colón | 8 |
| ARG Luciano Leguizamón | Arsenal | ||
| ARG César Carranza | Gimnasia (Jujuy) | ||
| 9 | ARG Daniel Montenegro | Independiente | 7 |
| URU Santiago Silva | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| ARG Gonzalo Bergessio | San Lorenzo | ||
| ARG José Sand | Lanús |
Relegation
| Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2005–06 | |||||||
| Pts | 2006–07 | |||||||
| Pts | 2007–08 | |||||||
| Pts | Total | |||||||
| Pts | Total | |||||||
| Pld | Avg | |||||||
| Relegation | ||||||||
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 83 | 83 | 70 | 236 | 114 | **** | |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 52 | 81 | 69 | 202 | 114 | **** | |
| 3 | River Plate | 62 | 71 | 66 | 199 | 114 | **** | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 56 | 73 | 64 | 193 | 114 | **** | |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 58 | 56 | 59 | 173 | 114 | **** | |
| 6 | Lanús | 58 | 59 | 56 | 173 | 114 | **** | |
| 7 | Independiente | 55 | 57 | 59 | 171 | 114 | **** | |
| 8 | Tigre | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 38 | **** | |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 50 | 46 | 61 | 157 | 114 | **** | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 44 | 62 | 51 | 157 | 114 | **** | |
| 11 | Huracán | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 38 | **** | |
| 12 | Banfield | 59 | 39 | 54 | 152 | 114 | **** | |
| 13 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 69 | 40 | 36 | 145 | 114 | **** | |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 51 | 38 | 53 | 142 | 114 | **** | |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 45 | 52 | 41 | 138 | 114 | **** | |
| 16 | Colón | 46 | 46 | 45 | 137 | 114 | **** | |
| 17 | Racing | 44 | 49 | 40 | 133 | 114 | **** | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 51 | 43 | 35 | 129 | 114 | **** | |
| 19 | Olimpo | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 38 | **** | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | San Martín (SJ) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 38 | **** |
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, | |||||
| Santa Fe | Unión | |||||
| Serrizuela | 1-1 | Gimnasia (Jujuy) | ||||
| Carranza | Alejandro Sabino | Report | ||||
| 2008-06-29 | ||||||
| 17:10 ET | Estadio 23 de Agosto, | |||||
| San Salvador de Jujuy | Gimnasia (Jujuy) | |||||
| Arraya | 1-0 | Unión | Diego Abal | Report |
Gimnasia (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.
| Date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Venue | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Referee | Match Report(s) |
| 2008-06-25 | ||||||
| 20:10 ET | Estadio Córdoba, | |||||
| Córdoba | Belgrano | |||||
| Gigli | 1-1 | Racing | ||||
| Sava | Gustavo Bassi | Report | ||||
| 2008-06-29 | ||||||
| 14:10 ET | Presidente Perón, | |||||
| Avellaneda | Racing | |||||
| Moralez | 1-0 | Belgrano | Sergio Pezzotta | Report |
** Racing** wins 2-1 and stays in the Argentine First Division, while Belgrano does not get promoted and remains in Argentine Nacional B.
International qualification
Copa 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 Juniors and River Plate are invited regardless of their standings in the season, this season Arsenal 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) | Francisco Maturana | 1st Julio Falcioni 2nd Guillermo Sanguinetti |
| Argentinos Juniors | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Néstor Gorosito |
| Huracán | Antonio Mohamed | 1st Osvaldo Ardiles 2nd Claudio Ubeda |
| Newell's Old Boys | Pablo Marini | 1st Ricardo Caruso Lombardi 2nd Fernando Gamboa |
| Olimpo | Guillermo Rivarola | 1st Roberto Saporiti 2nd Daniel Florit |
| Rosario Central | Carlos Ischia | Leonardo Madelón |
| Gimnasia (Jujuy) | Mario Gómez | 1st Carlos Ramaciotti 2nd Omar Labruna |
| Vélez Sársfield | Ricardo La Volpe | Hugo Tocalli |
| River Plate | Daniel Passarella | Diego Simeone |
| Racing | Gustavo Costas | 1st Miguel Ángel Micó 2nd Juan Manuel Llop |
| Estudiantes | Diego Simeone | Roberto Sensini |
| Boca Juniors | Miguel Ángel Russo | Carlos Ischia |
| Colón | Leonardo Astrada | Antonio Mohamed |
| Independiente | Pedro Troglio | 1st Miguel Ángel Santoro 2nd Claudio Borghi |
| Banfield | Juan Manuel Llop | 1st Miguel Jerez 2nd Jorge Burruchaga |
| San Lorenzo | Ramón Díaz | Miguel Ángel Russo |
| Arsenal | Gustavo Alfaro | Daniel Garnero |
| Lanús | Ramón Cabrero | Luis Zubeldía |
Transfers
See List of Argentine Primera División transfers (2007–08 season)
References
References
- (8 June 2008). "River Plate se proclama campeón del torneo Clausura 2008". [[Diario AS]].
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