# 2008–09 Torneo Argentino A

The 2008–09 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the fourteenth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.

## Club information
### Zone A

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Alvarado | Mar del Plata | (None) $^1$ |
| Cipolletti | Cipolletti | La Visera de Cemento |
| Guillermo Brown | Puerto Madryn | Raul Conti |
| Huracán | Tres Arroyos | Roberto Lorenzo Bottino |
| Juventud | Pergamino | José Raymundi |
| Rivadavia | Lincoln | El Coliseo |
| Santamarina | Tandil | Municipal Gral. San Martín |
| Villa Mitre | Bahía Blanca | El Fortín |
$^1$ Play their home games at Estadio José María Minella.

### Zone B

| Club | City | Stadium |
| 9 de Julio | Rafaela | El Coloso |
| Ben Hur | Rafaela | Parque Barrio Ilolay |
| Boca Unidos | Corrientes | José Antonio Romero Feris |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Concepción del Uruguay | Manuel y Ramón Núñez |
| Libertad | Sunchales | Hogar de Los Tigres |
| Patronato | Paraná | Presbítero Bartolomé Grella |
| Real Arroyo Seco | Arroyo Seco | Arroyo Seco |
| Unión | Sunchales | La Fortaleza |

### Zone C

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Alumni | Villa María | Manuel Ocampo |
| Central Córdoba | Santiago del Estero | Alfredo Terrara |
| Deportivo Maipú | Maipú | Higinio Sperdutti |
| Desamparados | San Juan | El Serpentario |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Mendoza | Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie |
| Juventud Antoniana | Salta | Fray Honorato Pistoia |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | San Luis | Mario Diez |
| Racing | Córdoba | Miguel Sancho |
| Talleres | Perico | Plinio Zabala |

## First stage

As Zone 3 had 9 teams and Zones 1 and 2 8 teams, each team of Zone 1 played against 1 team of Zone 2 to complete the fixture.

### Zone A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cipolletti | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 64 | Final Stage |
| 2 | Santamarina | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 52 | Final Stage |
| 3 | Rivadavia (L) | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Guillermo Brown | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 44 | |
| 5 | Villa Mitre | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Juventud (P) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 39 | |
| 7 | Huracán (TA) | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 34 | |
| 8 | Alvarado | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 33 | Relegation Playoff |

### Zone B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Boca Unidos | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 61 | Final Stage |
| 2 | Patronato | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 56 | Final Stage |
| 3 | 9 de Julio (R) | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 50 | Final Stage |
| 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 49 | |
| 5 | Unión (S) | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 41 | |
| 6 | Libertad (S) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Ben Hur | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 34 | |
| 8 | Real Arroyo Seco | 32 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 67 | −47 | 13 | Torneo Argentino B |

### Zone C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventud Antoniana | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 58 | Final Stage |
| 2 | Desamparados | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 55 | Final Stage |
| 3 | Racing (C) | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 54 | Final Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Maipú | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 53 | |
| 5 | Alumni (VM) | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 45 | |
| 6 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 32 | |
| 8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | Relegation Playoff |
| 9 | Talleres (P) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 26 | Torneo Argentino B |

## Final stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Patronato | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | Cipolletti | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 de Julio (R) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Desamparados | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boca Unidos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | Final |
| 2 | Juventud Antoniana | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Santamarina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Racing (C) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |

## Championship final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Boca Unidos | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Patronato | 0–1 | 1–0 |

## Promotion/relegation playoff B Nacional-Torneo Argentino A

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| C.A.I. | 5–1 | Patronato | 2–0 | 3–1 |
* C.A.I remained in the Primera B Nacional by winning the playoff.

## Relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 1 |||||
| Crucero del Norte | 1–0 | Alvarado | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Relegation/promotion playoff 2 |||||
| Sportivo Belgrano | 4–1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) | 2–1 | 2–0 |
* Crucero del Norte was promoted to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Alvarado was relegated to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino B.
* Sportivo Belgrano was promoted to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino A by winning the playoff and Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) was relegated to 2009–10 Torneo Argentino B.