Season 2009–10 Dates 21 Aug 2009 – 23 May 2010 Goals scored 948 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Argentinos Juniors Location Argentina Matches played 380 | |
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2010 Copa Libertadores Banfield
Lanús
Colón
Newell's Old Boys 2010 Copa Sudamericana Argentinos Juniors
Newell's Old Boys
Estudiantes (LP)
Banfield
Independiente
Vélez Sarsfield Top goalscorer Apertura: Santiago Silva (14 goals)
Clausura: Mauro Boselli (13 goals)
Season: Mauro Boselli (22 goals) Biggest home win Newell's Old Boys 6–0 Gimnasia (La Plata)
(8 May 2010) Champions Club Atlético Banfield, Argentinos Juniors Relegated Chacarita Juniors, Atlético Tucumán, Rosario Central Similar 2007–08 Argentine Primera, 2001–02 Argentine Primera, 2006–07 Argentine Primera, 2011–12 Argentine Primera, Primera División de México Cl | ||
The 2009–10 Primera División season was the 119° 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.
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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. 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.
Club information
Twenty clubs will participate in the 2009–10 season, with eighteen sides remaining from the previous season. Gimnasia (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 (La Plata) played the relegation/promotion playoffs against Belgrano and Atlético de Rafaela, respectively. Both Gimnasia (La Plata) and Rosario Central won their playoff matches and retained their status in top-flight football.
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.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.
Standings
Source:
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 defining 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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top ten goalscorers
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Standings
Source:
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 defining 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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
1. The match was postponed after nine minutes of play due to intense rain with the score at 0–0. The other eighty-one minutes were played on 24 February.
2. The match was postponed after sixty-five minutes of play due to intense rain with the score at 0–0. The other twenty-five minutes were played on 17 March.
3. The match was postponed after eleven minutes of play due to intense rain with the score at 0–0. The other seventy-nine minutes were played on 25 March.
4. The match was postponed after twenty-two minutes of play due to intense rain. The other sixty-eight minutes were played on 21 April.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top ten goalscorers
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Relegation
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Relegation/promotion playoffs
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.
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.
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
1. Vélez Sársfield qualified as the 2009 Clausura champion.
2. Banfield qualified as the 2009 Apertura champion.
3. Estudiantes qualified as the 2009 Copa Libertadores champion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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.
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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.