Torneo Apertura 2008 (Argentina)
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Apertura: Boca Juniors (29th title) Clausura: Vélez Sarsfield (7th title) |
| Relegated |
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) San Martín (T) |
| Copa Libertadores |
2009: Boca Juniors San Lorenzo (by average) Estudiantes (LP) (by average) 2010: Vélez Sarsfield |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Lanús Vélez Sarsfield San Lorenzo Tigre |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: José Sand (15) Clausura: José Sand (13) Season: José Sand (28) |
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The 2008-09 Primera División season was the 118° season of top-flight professional football in Argentina and the nineteenth season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used.
Boca Juniors won the Apertura championship for their 23rd national title after a three team playoff with Tigre and San Lorenzo. The Clausura championship was won by Vélez Sársfield for their 7th national title. Gimnasia (Jujuy) and San Martin (Tucumán) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional.
The format for the 2008-09 season remained unchanged. The season is split into two tournaments called Apertura and Clausura. Each tournament is contested by the same 20 teams in a single round-robin format. The champion of each tournament is determined by points. Should the tops teams be tied at points at the end of each tournament, a playoff is held at a neutral site. Relegation is determined at the end of the season.
Olimpo and San Martín (San Juan) were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Primera División season. They were replaced by Godoy Cruz and San Martín de Tucumán, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional.
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