2007-08 in Argentine football
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2007–08 season of Argentine football was the 117th season of competitive football in Argentina.

Primera División

  • Apertura champion: 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...

     (1st title).
    • Top scorer: 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...

       (18 goals).
  • Clausura champion: 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....

     (33rd title).
    • Top scorer: Darío Cvitanich
      Darío Cvitanich
      Darío Cvitanich is an Argentine-Croatian football striker who plays for Boca Juniors.-Banfield:...

       (13 goals).
  • International qualifiers:
    • 2008 Copa Sudamericana: , , , .
    • 2009 Copa Libertadores: 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...

      , 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....

      .
  • Relegated: 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...

    , San Martín de San Juan.

Source: RSSSF

Primera B Nacional

  • Champion: San Martín de Tucumán (1st title).
  • Promoted: San Martín de Tucumán, Godoy Cruz
    Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
    Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, known simply as Godoy Cruz, is a sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina. The club is best known for their football team, that plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system.-History:The club was founded...

    .
  • Relegated: Almirante Brown
    Club Almirante Brown
    Club Almirante Brown is an Argentine football club from Isidro Casanova in the Greater Buenos Aires, currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of Argentine football league system....

    , Ben Hur
    Club Sportivo Ben Hur
    Club Sportivo Ben Hur is an Argentine sports club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province. The club was founded in 1940 and is mostly known for its basketball and football teams....

    , Nueva Chicago.

Source: RSSSF

Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalized third level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level three is the Torneo Argentino A....

  • Champion: All Boys
    All Boys
    Club Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....

     (2nd title).
  • Promoted: All Boys
    All Boys
    Club Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....

    , Los Andes
    Club Atlético Los Andes
    Club Atlético Los Andes is a sports club from the city of Lomas de Zamora, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association....

    .
  • Relegated: Defensores de Cambaceres
    Club Defensores de Cambaceres
    Club Defensores de Cambaceres is a football club from the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association....

    .

Source: RSSSF

Torneo Argentino A
Torneo Argentino A
Zone 1Zone 2-List of champions:European-styled seasonsApertura and Clausura seasonsEuropean-styled seasons-External links:*...

  • Champion: Atlético Tucumán
    Club Atlético Tucumán
    Club Atlético Tucumán is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional....

     (2nd title).
  • Promoted: Atlético Tucumán
    Club Atlético Tucumán
    Club Atlético Tucumán is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional....

    .
  • Relegated: La Florida
    Club Social y Deportivo La Florida
    La Florida are a football club from La Florida y Luisiana in Tucumán Province, Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....

    , Luján de Cuyo
    Asociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo
    Asociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo are a football club from Luján de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....

    , Sportivo Patria
    Sportivo Patria
    Club Sportivo Patria is a football club from Formosa, Argentina. The team currently plays in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised forth division of the Argentine football league system....

    , La Plata FC
    La Plata FC
    La Plata FC are a football club from La Plata in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....

    .

Source: RSSSF

Primera C Metropolitana
Primera C Metropolitana
The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....

  • Champion: Colegiales
    Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina)
    Club Atlético Colegiales is an Argentine football club that currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system.-History:...

     (3rd title).
  • Promoted: Colegiales
    Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina)
    Club Atlético Colegiales is an Argentine football club that currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association league system.-History:...

    .
  • Relegated: Sportivo Dock Sud
    Sportivo Dock Sud
    Club Sportivo Dock Sud is a football team from the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina...

    , San Martín de Burzaco
    San Martín de Burzaco
    Club Social y Deportivo San Martín is a sports club based in Burzaco, Buenos Aires Province...

    .

Source: RSSSF

Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....

  • Promoted: Central Córdoba
    Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero
    Club Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club, which home town is located in Santiago del Estero. The football team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, the regionalised third level of Argentine football league system....

    , Alvarado
    Alvarado de Mar del Plata
    Club Atlético Alvarado is an Argentine football club from the city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised 4th level of the Argentine football league system....

    , Patronato
    Patronato de Paraná
    The Club Atlético Patronato de la Juventud Católica is an Argentine Football club based in Paraná, Entre Ríos...

    , Deportivo Maipú
    Deportivo Maipú
    Deportivo Maipú is an Argentine Football club from Maipú, Mendoza Province. The team currently plays in Zone A of the regionalised 3rd level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino A.-Titles:*Liga Mendocina, 1st Division: 4...

    .
  • Relegated: Athletico Ñuñorco
    Club Atlético Ñuñorco
    Club Atlético Ñuñorco are an Argentine Football club, their home town is Monteros, in the Province of Tucumán in Argentina. They currently play in Zone A of the regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino C....

    , Tres Algarrobos, Atlético Maronese, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
    Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
    Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima are an Argentine Football club. Their home town is Ciudadela, in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. They currently play in regionalised 5th level of Argentine football Torneo Argentino C.-External links:*...

    .

Source: RSSSF

Primera D Metropolitana
Primera D Metropolitana
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....

  • Champion: Defensores Unidos (2nd title).
  • Promoted: Defensores Unidos, Berazategui
    Asociación Deportiva Berazategui
    Asociación Deportiva Berazategui is an Argentine football club from the town of Berazategui, located in Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the regionalised fourth level of football in Argentina, Primera C Metropolitana.-History:...

    .
  • Relegated: Muñiz
    Club Social y Deportivo Muñiz
    Club Social y Deportivo Muñiz is an Argentine sports club from Muñiz, San Miguel Partido in Gran Buenos Aires.-History:The club was first affiliated to the AFA in 1954, but was desafiliated ten years after. Muñiz returned to play the AFA tournaments in 1979 and in 1981 gained its first promotion to...

    .

Source: RSSSF

Clubs in international competitions

Team / Competition 2007 FIFA Club World Cup
2007 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 December to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament....

2007 Copa Sudamericana 2008 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors Runner up
lost to
  Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

Round of 16
eliminated by
  São Paulo
Semifinal
eliminated by
  Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

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....

did not qualify Semifinal
eliminated by
  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....

Round of 16
eliminated by
  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....

Estudiantes de La Plata
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....

did not qualify First stage
eliminated by
  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...

Round of 16
eliminated by
  LDU Quito
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....

did not qualify First stage
eliminated by
  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...

Quarterfinal
eliminated by
  LDU Quito
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....

did not qualify Champions
defeated
  América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

Second Stage 
eliminated
(finished 3rd in the group)
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...

did not qualify Round of 16
eliminated by
  Vasco da Gama
Round of 16
eliminated by
  Atlas

National team

This section covers Argentina's
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

 matches from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.

Friendly matches

2010 World Cup qualifiers

External links

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