2008–09 Torneo Argentino A

The 2008–09 Argentine Torneo Argentino A[1] was the fourteenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

XIV Torneo Argentino A
Season2008–09
ChampionsBoca Unidos
(1st divisional title)
PromotedBoca Unidos
RelegatedAlvarado
Real Arroyo Seco
Talleres (P)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza)
Top goalscorerCristian Núñez (21 goals)

Club information

Zone A
Club City Stadium
Alvarado Mar del Plata (None) 1
Cipolletti Cipolletti La Visera de Cemento
Guillermo Brown Puerto Madryn Raul Conti
Huracán Tres Arroyos Roberto Lorenzo Bottino
Juventud Pergamino José Raymundi
Rivadavia Lincoln El Coliseo
Santamarina Tandil Municipal Gral. San Martín
Villa Mitre Bahía Blanca El Fortín

1 Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

Zone B
Club City Stadium
9 de Julio Rafaela El Coloso
Ben Hur Rafaela Parque Barrio Ilolay
Boca Unidos Corrientes José Antonio Romero Feris
Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay Manuel y Ramón Núñez
Libertad Sunchales Hogar de Los Tigres
Patronato Paraná Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Real Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco
Unión Sunchales La Fortaleza

Zone C
Club City Stadium
Alumni Villa María Manuel Ocampo
Central Córdoba Santiago del Estero Alfredo Terrara
Deportivo Maipú Maipú Higinio Sperdutti
Desamparados San Juan El Serpentario
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie
Juventud Antoniana Salta Fray Honorato Pistoia
Juventud Unida Universitario San Luis Mario Diez
Racing Córdoba Miguel Sancho
Talleres Perico Plinio Zabala

First stage

As Zone 3 had 9 teams and Zones 1 and 2 8 teams, each team of Zone 1 played against 1 team of Zone 2 to complete the fixture.

Zone A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cipolletti 32 19 7 6 48 22 +26 64 Final Stage
2 Santamarina 32 15 7 10 42 35 +7 52
3 Rivadavia (L) 32 12 10 10 32 21 +11 46
4 Guillermo Brown 32 11 11 10 46 36 +10 44
5 Villa Mitre 32 11 9 12 33 48 −15 42
6 Juventud (P) 32 10 9 13 24 38 −14 39
7 Huracán (TA) 32 8 10 14 26 41 −15 34
8 Alvarado 32 7 12 13 33 44 −11 33 Relegation Playoff
Source:

Zone B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Boca Unidos 32 18 7 7 56 31 +25 61 Final Stage
2 Patronato 32 16 8 8 53 37 +16 56
3 9 de Julio (R) 32 14 8 10 52 38 +14 50
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 32 14 7 11 52 41 +11 49
5 Unión (S) 32 10 11 11 43 42 +1 41
6 Libertad (S) 32 10 9 13 35 39 −4 39
7 Ben Hur 32 8 10 14 29 44 −15 34
8 Real Arroyo Seco 32 2 7 23 20 67 −47 13 Torneo Argentino B
Source:

Zone C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventud Antoniana 32 18 4 10 51 36 +15 58 Final Stage
2 Desamparados 32 15 10 7 42 31 +11 55
3 Racing (C) 32 15 9 8 37 28 +9 54
4 Deportivo Maipú 32 14 11 7 42 31 +11 53
5 Alumni (VM) 32 13 6 13 35 32 +3 45
6 Central Córdoba (SdE) 32 11 11 10 31 26 +5 44
7 Juventud Unida Universitario 32 9 5 18 30 47 −17 32
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 32 7 8 17 30 47 −17 29 Relegation Playoff
9 Talleres (P) 32 6 8 18 21 41 −20 26 Torneo Argentino B
Source:

Final Stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Patronato 6 2 4 0 7 3 +4 10 Final
2 Cipolletti 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
3 9 de Julio (R) 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
4 Desamparados 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Unidos 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 Final
2 Juventud Antoniana 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
3 Santamarina 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 8
4 Racing (C) 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 3
Source:

Championship Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Unidos 1–1 (4–2 p) Patronato 0–1 1–0

Promotion/Relegation Playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
C.A.I. 5–1 Patronato 2–0 3–1

Relegation Playoff
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Crucero del Norte 1–0 Alvarado 1–0 0–0
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Sportivo Belgrano 4–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) 2–1 2–0
  • Crucero del Norte was promoted to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Alvarado was relegated to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino B.
  • Sportivo Belgrano was promoted to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) was relegated to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino B.

See also

References
  1. Torneo Argentino A
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