2009–10 Argentine Primera División season

The 2009–10 Primera División season was the 119th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in the season, which started on 21 August 2009 and ended on 23 May 2010.

Primera División
Season2009–10
ChampionsApertura: Banfield (1st title)
Clausura: Argentinos Juniors (3rd title)
RelegatedChacarita Juniors
Atlético Tucumán
Rosario Central
2010 Copa LibertadoresBanfield
Lanús
Colón
Newell's Old Boys
2011 Copa LibertadoresArgentinos Juniors
2010 Copa SudamericanaArgentinos Juniors
Newell's Old Boys
Estudiantes (LP)
Banfield
Independiente
Vélez Sarsfield
Matches played380
Goals scored948 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Santiago Silva (14 goals)
Clausura: Mauro Boselli (13 goals)
Season: Mauro Boselli (22 goals)
Biggest home winNewell's Old Boys 6–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
(8 May 2010)
Biggest away winRiver Plate 1–5 Tigre
(15 May 2010)
Highest scoringLanús 3–6 Argentinos Juniors
(6 February 2010)

Changes from 2008–09

The major changes for this season apply to international qualification. For the 2010 Copa Libertadores, an aggregate table of the two tournaments held in 2009 (2009 Clausura and 2009 Apertura) will be taken into account, instead of an average of the past three tournaments. For the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, River Plate and Boca Juniors will no longer be invited without merit. Their open berths will be up for qualification to any team, including themselves.

On 21 August, the Argentine Football Association revoked the television broadcasting contract with TyC in the hopes of increasing revenue to help the financially struggling clubs.[1][2] On 18 August, the AFA and the Government of Argentina struck a deal to broadcast the season for free on non-cable channels, which allowed the season to start on the 21st.[3]

Club information

Twenty clubs will participate in the 2009–10 season, with eighteen sides remaining from the previous season. Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and San Martín de Tucumán were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They were replaced by Chacarita Juniors and Atlético Tucumán, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional. Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played the relegation/promotion playoffs against Belgrano and Atlético de Rafaela, respectively. Both Gimnasia y Esgrima and Rosario Central won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Argentinos JuniorsBuenos AiresDiego Armando Maradona24,800
ArsenalSarandíJulio H. Grondona16,300
Atlético TucumánTucumánMonumental Presidente José Fierro30,000
BanfieldBanfieldFlorencio Solá40,500
Boca JuniorsBuenos AiresAlberto J. Armando49,000
ColónSanta FeBrigadier General Estanislao López32,500
Chacarita JuniorsVilla MaipúChacarita Juniors [1]24,300
Estudiantes (LP)La PlataCentenario [2]30,200
Gimnasia (La Plata)La PlataJuan Carlos Zerillo24,544
Godoy CruzGodoy CruzMalvinas Argentinas40,268
HuracánBuenos AiresTomás Adolfo Ducó48,314
IndependienteAvellanedaLibertadores de América[3]32,500
LanúsLanúsCiudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez46,619
Newell's Old BoysRosarioMarcelo Bielsa[4]38,095
Racing ClubAvellanedaPresidente Juan Domingo Perón51,389
River PlateBuenos AiresMonumental Antonio V. Liberti57,901
Rosario CentralRosarioDr. Lisandro de la Torre41,824
San LorenzoBuenos AiresPedro Bidegain43,494
TigreVictoriaMonumental de Victoria26,282
Vélez SársfieldBuenos AiresJosé Amalfitani49,540
1.^ Chacarita Juniors played all their home games on Argentinos Juniors' Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
2.^ Estudiantes' own stadium is undergoing renovation and the team is playing in Quilmes.
3.^ The first match Independiente played in Estadio Libertadores de América after reconstruction was on 28 October 2009. Prior to that, Independiente used Estadio Ciudad de Lanús.
4.^ Newell's Old Boys changed the name of their stadium to Estadio Marcelo Bielsa from Estadio Newell's Old Boys on 22 December 2009.[4]

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Replaced byDate of
appointment
Position
in table
Pre-season changes
Boca JuniorsAbel Álves (interim)End of contract5 July 2009Alfio Basile6 July 2009N/A
Rosario CentralMiguel Ángel RussoResigned13 July 2009Ariel Cuffaro Russo22 July 2009N/A
Apertura changes
Chacarita JuniorsRicardo ZielinskiResigned20 September 2009Fernando Gamboa21 September 2009[5]20th
River PlateNéstor GorositoResigned4 October 2009[6]Leonardo Astrada6 October 2009[7]16th
RacingRicardo Caruso LombardiResigned8 October 2009[8]Juan Barbas (interim)10 October 2009[9]18th
Atlético TucumánHéctor RivoiraResigned2 November 2009[10]Salvador Mónaco (interim) &
Ricardo Salomón (interim)
4 November 2009[11]17th
RacingJuan Barbas (interim)End of contract2 November 2009Claudio Vivas3 November 2009[12]18th
Godoy CruzDiego CoccaSacked3 November 2009[13]Daniel Oldrá (interim)3 November 200915th
Godoy CruzDaniel Oldrá (interim)End of contract8 November 2009[14]Enzo Trossero9 November 200915th
Atlético TucumánSalvador Mónaco (interim) &
Ricardo Salomón (interim)
End of contract11 November 2009Osvaldo Sosa11 November 2009[15]14th
HuracánÁngel CappaResigned24 November 2009[16]Héctor Martínez (interim)25 November 200919th
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)Leonardo MadelónResigned2 December 2009[17]Pablo Morant (interim) &
Darío Ortíz (interim)
2 December 200918th
HuracánHéctor Martínez (interim)End of contract3 December 2009Héctor Rivoira3 December 2009[18]19th
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)Pablo Morant (interim) &
Darío Ortíz (interim)
End of contract4 December 2009Pablo César Fernández4 December 2009[19]18th
Inter-tournament changes
TigreDiego CagnaResigned14 December 2009[20]Ricardo Caruso Lombardi16 December 2009[21]20th
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)Pablo César FernándezSacked16 December 2009[22]Diego Cocca24 December 2009[23]18th
Godoy CruzEnzo TrosseroEnd of contract29 December 2009[24]Omar Asad30 December 2009[25]17th
Boca JuniorsAlfio BasileResigned21 January 2010Abel Álves (interim)22 January 2010[26]N/A
Clausura changes
RacingClaudio VivasSacked15 February 2010[27]Miguel Ángel Russo17 February 2010[28]16th
Atlético TucumánOsvaldo SosaSacked8 March 2010[29]Mario Gómez8 March 2010[29]19th
Chacarita JuniorsFernando GamboaSacked21 March 2010[30]Mauro Navas22 March 2010[31]16th
Rosario CentralAriel Cuffaro RussoSacked28 March 2010[32]Leonardo Madelón29 March 2010[33]19th
San LorenzoDiego SimeoneResigned3 April 2010[34]Sebastián Méndez (interim)4 April 2010[35]17th
Boca JuniorsAbel Álves (interim)Sacked8 April 2010[36]Roberto Pompei (interim)9 April 2010[36]19th
River PlateLeonardo AstradaSacked12 April 2010[37]Ángel Cappa12 April 2010[38]17th
Chacarita JuniorsMauro NavasSacked19 April 2010[39]Luis Marabotto21 April 2010[40]18th
ArsenalJorge BurruchagaResigned29 April 2010[41]Carlos Ruiz (interim)2 May 2010[42]16th

Transfers

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was scheduled to begin on 14 August 2009 and end on 13 December 2009. However, the AFA delayed the start of the tournament until 21 August 2009 due to financial debts in some clubs.[1][2][3]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Banfield1912522511+14412010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Newell's Old Boys1912342615+1139
3Colón1910452716+1134
4Independiente1910453020+1034
5Vélez Sarsfield1910452921+834
6Argentinos Juniors198832920+932
7San Lorenzo199552820+832
8Estudiantes (LP)199462819+931
9Lanús198742617+931
10Rosario Central198742114+731
11Boca Juniors197662824+427
12Arsenal197662024−427
13Atlético Tucumán196492432−822
14River Plate195682326−321
15Chacarita Juniors1954101825−719
16Racing1945101726−917
17Godoy Cruz193791828−1016
18Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)1934121629−1313
19Huracán1925121234−2211
20Tigre1922151842−248
Source: [43]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams had been tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff would have been held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship


 Primera División
2009 Apertura champion 
Banfield
1st title

Results

Home \ AwayARJARSATUBANBOCCHACOLESTGLPGCRHURINDLANNOBRACRIVRCESLOTIGVEL
Argentinos Juniors1–12–11–11–05–10–02–01–21–12–1
Arsenal2–01–11–10–21–01–02–50–01–01–0
Atlético Tucumán2–02–12–01–01–12–42–24–21–2
Banfield1–11–02–13–02–11–22–01–03–0
Boca Juniors2–22–03–00–04–02–31–21–12–13–2
Chacarita Juniors2–21–02–11–00–10–10–21–20–0
Colón2–04–10–03–11–03–00–12–15–10–1
Estudiantes (LP)1–02–10–00–13–02–11–13–13–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)1–20–12–01–20–24–10–22–22–00–1
Godoy Cruz2–40–01–21–11–13–11–11–11–1
Huracán1–10–20–10–01–41–23–10–01–00–2
Independiente1–11–21–13–21–02–02–00–12–02–2
Lanús1–21–20–33–02–01–00–00–24–01–1
Newell's Old Boys0–13–02–11–01–02–12–20–2
Racing4–01–20–21–11–01–11–21–11–0
River Plate3–11–14–30–01–12–21–30–12–0
Rosario Central1–10–02–10–13–01–12–00–01–02–1
San Lorenzo3–23–10–13–02–20–30–10–02–11–0
Tigre1–11–22–02–21–20–21–22–30–3
Vélez Sarsfield1–03–12–02–01–24–23–11–20–0
Source: [44]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top ten goalscorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 Santiago SilvaBanfield14
2 Federico NietoColón12
3 Joaquín BoghossianNewell's Old Boys11
4 Darío GandínIndependiente10
Gabriel HaucheArgentinos Juniors10
6 Mauro BoselliEstudiantes (LP)9
7 Diego BuonanotteRiver Plate8
8 Esteban FuertesColón6
Franco JaraArsenal6
Martín PalermoBoca Juniors6
Facundo ParraChacarita Juniors6
Luis RodríguezAtlético Tucumán6
Santiago SalcedoLanús6

Source:[45]

Torneo Clausura

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Argentinos Juniors1912523523+12412011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2Estudiantes (LP)1912433314+1940
3Godoy Cruz1911442814+1437
4Independiente1910452518+734
5Banfield199552416+832
6Newell's Old Boys198653218+1430
7Lanús198562523+229
8Racing199282122−129
9Vélez Sarsfield197662520+527
10Huracán197572122−126
11Tigre197392826+224
12Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)196672129−824
13River Plate196491621−522
14Colón194962032−1221
15San Lorenzo1962111621−520
16Boca Juniors195592835−720
17Rosario Central1931061219−719
18Arsenal1954101933−1419
19Chacarita Juniors1941142233−1113
20Atlético Tucumán1911081426−1213
Source: [46]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship


 Primera División
2010 Clausura champion 
Argentinos Juniors
3rd title

Results

Home \ AwayARJARSATUBANBOCCHACOLESTGLPGCRHURINDLANNOBRACRIVRCESLOTIGVEL
Argentinos Juniors2–22–13–13–11–24–31–1[a]1–11–0
Arsenal2–20–33–01–20–10–21–00–20–3
Atlético Tucumán1–11–10–01–30–01–10–1[b]0–02–20–1
Banfield3–0[c]0–03–03–13–21–01–32–00–02–0
Boca Juniors4–00–01–11–23–11–22–0[d]1–22–0
Chacarita Juniors1–22–14–11–21–20–10–11–21–22–3
Colón0–03–01–41–11–11–12–11–01–1
Estudiantes (LP)0–13–01–12–12–02–04–01–00–02–0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)0–23–31–03–12–10–01–01–11–1
Godoy Cruz2–12–01–11–03–01–00–02–16–22–0
Huracán1–22–00–03–10–00–02–12–33–2
Independiente1–03–12–33–21–01–02–02–00–1
Lanús3–64–13–00–03–21–01–00–03–2
Newell's Old Boys2–14–23–05–06–02–10–01–10–21–1
Racing0–12–42–00–01–11–00–33–01–03–1
River Plate0–11–10–12–12–00–10–01–01–52–1
Rosario Central0–12–31–11–00–21–11–00–10–0
San Lorenzo1–23–12–20–10–13–02–11–00–0
Tigre3–11–23–00–22–21–21–10–10–11–2
Vélez Sarsfield1–00–04–44–11–10–12–13–01–01–0
Source: [47]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top ten goalscorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 Mauro BoselliEstudiantes (LP)13
2 Martín PalermoBoca Juniors10
Marco PérezGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)10
Rubén RamírezBanfield10
5 Carlos LunaTigre9
Ismael SosaArgentinos Juniors9
7 Facundo ParraChacarita Juniors8
8 Federico HiguaínGodoy Cruz7
Leonel NúñezIndependiente7
Andrés SilveraIndependiente7

Source:[48]

Relegation

Pos
Team2007–08
Pts
2008–09
Pts
2009–10
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1Estudiantes (LP)6957711971141.728
2Lanús5675601911141.675
3Vélez Sarsfield5966611861141.632
4San Lorenzo6463521791141.57
5Boca Juniors7061471781141.561
6Newell's Old Boys5652691771141.553
7Banfield5446731731141.518
8Argentinos Juniors6138731721141.509
9Independiente5939681661141.456
10Colón4557551571141.377
11Godoy Cruz4953102761.342
12River Plate6641431501141.316
13Tigre5662321501141.316
14Huracán5258371471141.289
15Arsenal5146461431141.254
16Racing4052461381141.211
17Rosario Central4140501311141.149Relegation Playoff Matches
18Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)3655371281141.123
19Atlético Tucumán3535380.921Primera B Nacional
20Chacarita Juniors3232380.842

Source:[49]

Relegation/promotion playoffs

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Relegation/promotion playoff 1
Rosario Central1–4All Boys1–10–3
Relegation/promotion playoff 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)3–2Atlético de Rafaela0–13–1

All Boys won 4–1 and was promoted for the next season to Primera División, while Rosario Central was relegated to the Primera B Nacional. Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) won 3–2 and stayed in the Primera División.

International qualification

Copa Libertadores

The first two of Argentina's five allocated berths to the 2010 Copa Libertadores went to the 2009 Clausura champion (Vélez Sársfield) and the 2009 Apertura champion (Banfield). The remaining three berths went to the teams with the best average of the past two tournaments.[5] Additionally, Estudiantes had a berth as the defending Copa Libertadores champion.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Vélez Sarsfield38211164834+14742010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[a]
2Lanús3820995843+15692010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
3Colón38208105635+21682010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4Banfield381810105036+14642010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
5Estudiantes (LP)38179125037+13602010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[c]
6Newell's Old Boys381612104737+10602010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
7San Lorenzo38168145546+956
8Independiente38167155256−455
9Boca Juniors381310155049+149
10Huracán38147174753−649
11River Plate381212144751−448
12Argentinos Juniors381017114852−447
13Racing381211154047−747
14Arsenal381112153954−1545
15Godoy Cruz381012164154−1342
16Tigre3887234257−1531
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored
Notes:

Copa Sudamericana

Qualification for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana is determined by an aggregate table of the Apertura 2009 and Clausura 2010 tournaments. The top six teams in the aggregate table qualify. Boca Juniors and River Plate will no longer be invited to the tournament without merit.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Banfield38211074927+22732010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
2Argentinos Juniors38201356443+2173
3Estudiantes (LP)3821896133+2871
4Newell's Old Boys3820995833+2569
5Independiente38208105538+1768
6Vélez Sarsfield381710115441+1361
7Lanús381612105140+1160
8Colón381413114748−155
9Godoy Cruz381411134642+453
10San Lorenzo38157164441+352
11Rosario Central381117103333050
12Boca Juniors381211155659−347
13Racing38137183848−1046
14Arsenal381210163957−1846
15River Plate381110173947−843
16Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)38910193758−2137
17Huracán38910193356−2337
18Atlético Tucumán38714173858−2035
19Chacarita Juniors3895244058−1832
20Tigre3895244668−2232
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored

See also

References