2007–08 Argentine Primera División
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| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Lanús (1st title) Clausura: River Plate (35th title) |
| Relegated | Olimpo San Martín (SJ) |
| 2008 Copa Sudamericana | Estudiantes San Lorenzo Argentinos Juniors Independiente |
| 2009 Copa Libertadores | Lanús River Plate |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Germán Denis (18 goals) Clausura: Darío Cvitanich (13 goals) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
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.
Torneo Apertura
Standings
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Top Scorers
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germán Denis | Independiente | 18 |
| 2 | José Sand | Lanús | 15 |
| 3 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 13 |
| 4 | Leandro Lázzaro | Tigre | 10 |
| 5 | Néstor Silvera | San Lorenzo | 9 |
| 5 | José Vizcarra | Rosario Central | 9 |
| 7 | Facundo Sava | Racing | 8 |
| 8 | Fernando Belluschi | River Plate | 7 |
| 8 | Néstor Ayala | Tigre | 7 |
| 8 | Álvaro Pereira | Argentinos Juniors | 7 |
| 8 | Luis Tonelotto | San Martín (SJ) | 7 |
Torneo Clausura
Table positions as of June 22, 2008.
Standings
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Top Scorers
Positions as of June 25, 2008
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 | 2.07 | |
| 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | 52 | 81 | 69 | 202 | 114 | 1.772 | |
| 3 | River Plate | 62 | 71 | 66 | 199 | 114 | 1.746 | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 56 | 73 | 64 | 193 | 114 | 1.693 | |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 58 | 56 | 59 | 173 | 114 | 1.518 | |
| 6 | Lanús | 58 | 59 | 56 | 173 | 114 | 1.518 | |
| 7 | Independiente | 55 | 57 | 59 | 171 | 114 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | Tigre | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 1.474 | |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 50 | 46 | 61 | 157 | 114 | 1.377 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 44 | 62 | 51 | 157 | 114 | 1.377 | |
| 11 | Huracán | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 1.368 | |
| 12 | Banfield | 59 | 39 | 54 | 152 | 114 | 1.333 | |
| 13 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 69 | 40 | 36 | 145 | 114 | 1.272 | |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 51 | 38 | 53 | 142 | 114 | 1.246 | |
| 15 | Rosario Central | 45 | 52 | 41 | 138 | 114 | 1.211 | |
| 16 | Colón | 46 | 46 | 45 | 137 | 114 | 1.202 | |
| 17 | Racing | 44 | 49 | 40 | 133 | 114 | 1.167 | Relegation Playoff Matches |
| 18 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 51 | 43 | 35 | 129 | 114 | 1.132 | |
| 19 | Olimpo | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 1.105 | Relegated to the Primera B Nacional |
| 20 | San Martín (SJ) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 0.921 |
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, Santa Fe |
Unión Serrizuela  44'
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1-1 | Gimnasia (Jujuy) Carranza 34'
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Alejandro Sabino | Report Template:Es icon |
| 2008-06-29 17:10 ET |
Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy |
Gimnasia (Jujuy) Arraya 68'
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1-0 | Unión | Diego Abal | Report Template:Es icon |
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 76'
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1-1 | Racing Sava 14'
|
Gustavo Bassi | Report Template:Es icon |
| 2008-06-29 14:10 ET |
Presidente Perón, Avellaneda |
Racing Moralez 10'
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1-0 | Belgrano | Sergio Pezzotta | Report Template:Es icon |
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
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Managerial Changes
This is a list of the managerial changes in the Argentine Primera during the 2007-2008 season.
Transfers
See List of Primera División Argentina football transfers - 2008-09.
