# 2007–08 Primera B Nacional

The 2007–08 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 22nd season of second division professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.

## Club information

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Aldosivi | Mar del Plata | José María Minella |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Almirante Brown | Isidro Casanova | Fragata Presidente Sarmiento |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Belgrano | Córdoba | El Gigante de Alberdi |
| Ben Hur | Rafaela | Parque Barrio Ilolay |
| CAI | Comodoro Rivadavia | Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Chacarita Juniors | Villa Maipú | Chacarita Juniors |
| Defensa y Justicia | Florencio Varela | Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Caballito | Arq. Ricardo Etcheverry |
| Godoy Cruz | Mendoza | Malvinas Argentinas |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| Nueva Chicago | Mataderos | Nueva Chicago |
| Platense | Florida | Ciudad de Vicente López |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario |
| San Martín | San Miguel de Tucumán | La Ciudadela |
| Talleres | Córdoba | Estadio La Boutique |
| Tiro Federal | Rosario | Fortín de Ludueña |
| Unión | Santa Fe | 15 de Abril |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | San Martín (T) (C, P) | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 66 | 2008–09 Primera División |
| 2 | Godoy Cruz (P) | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 65 | 2008–09 Primera División |
| 3 | Unión | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 56 | Promotion Playoff Matches |
| 4 | Belgrano | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 56 | Promotion Playoff Matches |
| 5 | Chacarita Juniors | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 56 | |
| 6 | Quilmes | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 55 | |
| 7 | Tiro Federal | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 54 | |
| 8 | Atlético de Rafaela | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 53 | |
| 9 | CAI | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 51 | |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 48 | |
| 12 | Independiente Rivadavia | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 47 | |
| 13 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 46 | |
| 14 | Almagro | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 43 | |
| 15 | Instituto | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 43 | |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 43 | |
| 17 | Platense | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Almirante Brown | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 41 | |
| 19 | Ben Hur | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 38 | |
| 20 | Nueva Chicago | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 34 | |
* ↑ 3 points deducted for violence acts
* ↑ 18 points deducted for violence acts
* ↑ 18 points deducted for violence acts

## Promotion/relegation playoff Legs Primera División-Primera B Nacional

The 3rd and 4th placed of the table played with the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2007–08 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Belgrano | 1–2 | Racing | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Unión | 1–2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 1–1 | 0–1 |
* Racing remains in Primera División by winning the playoff.
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) remains in Primera División by winning the playoff.

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2005–06 Pts | 2006–07 Pts | 2007–08 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Situation | Affiliation |
| 1 | Godoy Cruz | 63 | — | 65 | 128 | 76 | 1.684 | | Indirect |
| 2 | Belgrano | 62 | — | 56 | 118 | 76 | 1.553 | | Indirect |
| 3 | Chacarita Juniors | 60 | 61 | 56 | 177 | 114 | 1.553 | | Direct |
| 4 | Atlético de Rafaela | 53 | 68 | 53 | 174 | 114 | 1.526 | | Indirect |
| 5 | Quilmes | — | — | 55 | 55 | 38 | 1.447 | | Direct |
| 6 | San Martín (T) | — | 44 | 66 | 110 | 76 | 1.447 | | Indirect |
| 7 | Unión | 46 | 57 | 56 | 159 | 114 | 1.395 | | Direct |
| 8 | Platense | — | 61 | 42 | 103 | 76 | 1.355 | | Direct |
| 9 | Defensa y Justicia | 51 | 57 | 43 | 151 | 114 | 1.325 | | Direct |
| 10 | Almagro | 52 | 49 | 43 | 144 | 114 | 1.263 | | Direct |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 48 | 45 | 48 | 141 | 114 | 1.237 | | Indirect |
| 12 | Independiente Rivadavia | — | — | 47 | 47 | 38 | 1.237 | | Indirect |
| 13 | CAI | 44 | 45 | 51 | 140 | 114 | 1.228 | | Indirect |
| 14 | Tiro Federal | — | 39 | 54 | 93 | 76 | 1.224 | | Indirect |
| 15 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 43 | 39 | 51 | 133 | 114 | 1.167 | | Direct |
| 16 | Nueva Chicago | 54 | — | 34 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Direct |
| 17 | Instituto | — | 43 | 43 | 86 | 76 | 1.132 | | Indirect |
| 18 | Talleres (C) | 55 | 26 | 46 | 127 | 114 | 1.114 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
| 19 | Ben Hur | 50 | 36 | 38 | 124 | 114 | 1.088 | Torneo Argentino A | Direct |
| 20 | Almirante Brown | — | — | 41 | 41 | 38 | 1.079 | Primera B Metropolitana | Indirect |
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.

## Relegation Playoff Legs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 (Direct affiliation vs. Primera B Metropolitana) |||||
| Los Andes | 3–0 | Nueva Chicago | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) |||||
| Racing (C) | 2–3 | Talleres (C) | 1–2 | 1–1 |
* Los Andes was promoted to 2008–09 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Nueva Chicago was relegated to the 2008–09 Primera B Metropolitana.
* Talleres (C) remained in the Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cristian Milla | Chacarita Juniors | 19 |
| 1 | Leandro Zarate | Unión | 19 |
| 3 | Leandro Armani | Tiro Federal | 16 |
| 4 | Luis Salmerón | Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 |
| 5 | Iván Borghello | Talleres (C) | 13 |
| 5 | Héctor Cuevas | Talleres (C) | 13 |
| 5 | Daniel Vega | Platense | 13 |