# 2008–09 Primera B Nacional

The 2008–09 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 23rd season of second division professional of 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 |
| All Boys | Floresta | Islas Malvinas |
| Almagro | José Ingenieros | Tres de Febrero |
| Atlético de Rafaela | Rafaela | Nuevo Monumental |
| Atlético Tucumán | San Miguel de Tucumán | Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro |
| Belgrano | Córdoba | El Gigante de Alberdi |
| 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 |
| Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza | Bautista Gargantini |
| Instituto | Córdoba | Presidente Perón |
| Los Andes | Lomas de Zamora | Eduardo Gallardón |
| Olimpo | Bahía Blanca | Roberto Natalio Carminatti |
| Platense | Florida | Ciudad de Vicente López |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Centenario |
| San Martín | San Juan | Ing. Hilario Sánchez |
| 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 | Atlético Tucumán (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 74 | Primera División |
| 2 | Chacarita Juniors (P) | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 72 | Primera División |
| 3 | Atlético de Rafaela | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 62 | Promotion Playoff Matches |
| 4 | Belgrano | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 62 | Promotion Playoff Matches |
| 5 | Instituto | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 59 | |
| 6 | Aldosivi | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 57 | |
| 7 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 52 | |
| 8 | Quilmes | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | All Boys | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | |
| 10 | Tiro Federal | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 50 | |
| 11 | Independiente Rivadavia | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 50 | |
| 12 | Talleres (C) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 50 | |
| 13 | San Martín (SJ) | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 49 | |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 49 | |
| 15 | Unión | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 49 | |
| 16 | Los Andes | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 45 | |
| 17 | Olimpo | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 40 | |
| 18 | Platense | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 37 | |
| 19 | CAI | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 36 | |
| 20 | Almagro | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 32 | |

## 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 2008–09 Primera División.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 3–3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Belgrano | 1–2 | Rosario Central | 0–1 | 1–1 |
* Gimnasia de La Plata (LP) remains in Primera División after a 3-3 aggregate tie by virtue of a "sports advantage". In case of a tie in goals, the team from the Primera División gets to stay in it.
* Rosario Central remains in Primera División by winning the playoff.

## Relegation

| Pos | Team | 2006–07 Pts | 2007–08 Pts | 2008–09 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Situation | Affiliation |
| 1 | Atlético Tucumán | — | — | 74 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | | Indirect |
| 2 | Chacarita Juniors | 61 | 56 | 72 | 189 | 114 | 1.658 | | Direct |
| 3 | Atlético de Rafaela | 68 | 53 | 62 | 183 | 114 | 1.605 | | Indirect |
| 4 | Belgrano | — | 56 | 62 | 118 | 76 | 1.553 | | Indirect |
| 5 | Olimpo | 75 | — | 40 | 118 | 76 | 1.553 | | Indirect |
| 6 | San Martín (SJ) | 69 | — | 49 | 118 | 76 | 1.553 | | Indirect |
| 7 | Unión | 57 | 56 | 49 | 162 | 114 | 1.421 | | Direct |
| 8 | Quilmes | — | 55 | 51 | 106 | 76 | 1.395 | | Direct |
| 9 | Aldosivi | 45 | 48 | 57 | 150 | 114 | 1.316 | | Indirect |
| 10 | All Boys | — | — | 50 | 50 | 38 | 1.316 | | Direct |
| 11 | Defensa y Justicia | 57 | 43 | 49 | 149 | 114 | 1.307 | | Direct |
| 12 | Independiente Rivadavia | — | 47 | 50 | 97 | 76 | 1.276 | | Indirect |
| 13 | Instituto | 43 | 43 | 59 | 145 | 114 | 1.272 | | Indirect |
| 14 | Tiro Federal | 39 | 54 | 50 | 143 | 114 | 1.254 | | Indirect |
| 15 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 39 | 51 | 52 | 142 | 114 | 1.246 | | Direct |
| 16 | Platense | 61 | 41 | 37 | 139 | 114 | 1.219 | | Direct |
| 17 | Los Andes | — | — | 45 | 45 | 38 | 1.184 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Direct |
| 18 | CAI | 45 | 51 | 36 | 132 | 114 | 1.158 | Relegation Playoff Matches | Indirect |
| 19 | Almagro | 49 | 43 | 32 | 124 | 114 | 1.088 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
| 20 | Talleres (C) | 26 | 46 | 50 | 122 | 114 | 1.07 | Torneo Argentino A | 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.
The bottom two teams of this table face relegation regardless of their affiliation status. Apart from them, the bottom teams of each affiliation face promotion/relegation playoffs against Torneo Argentino A and Primera B Metropolitana's "Reducido" (reduced tournaments) champions. The Reducidos are played after those leagues' champions are known.

## 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) |||||
| Deportivo Merlo | 2–0 | Los Andes | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 (Indirect affiliation vs. Torneo Argentino A) |||||
| Patronato | 1–5 | CAI | 0–2 | 1–3 |
* Deportivo Merlo was promoted to 2009–10 Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff and Los Andes was relegated to the 2009–10 Primera B Metropolitana.
* CAI remained in the Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Luis Rodriguez | Atlético Tucumán | 20 |
| 2 | Luis Salmerón | Talleres (C) | 18 |
| 3 | Emanuel Gigliotti | All Boys | 16 |
| 3 | Javier Toledo | Chacarita Juniors | 16 |
| 3 | Juan José Morales | Quilmes | 16 |
| 6 | Matías Alustiza | Chacarita Juniors | 14 |
| 6 | Javier Rossi | Tiro Federal | 14 |