2008–09 Argentine Primera División season
Managerial changes
Columns: Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table
Huracán | Claudio Ubeda | Resigned | Sep. 14, 2008 | Héctor Martínez (interim) | Sep. 15, 2008 | 20th (A) | Estudiantes (LP) | Roberto Sensini | Resigned | Sep. 17, 2008 | Leonardo Astrada | Sep. 20, 2008 | 18th (A) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Guillermo Sanguinetti | Resigned | Sep. 29, 2008 | Leonardo Madelón | Oct. 2, 2008 | 12th (A) | Independiente | Claudio Borghi | Resigned | Oct. 5, 2008 | Miguel Santoro | Oct. 6, 2008 | 15th (A) | Rosario Central | Pablo Sánchez | Sacked | Oct. 6, 2008 | Gustavo Alfaro | Oct. 10, 2008 | 19th (A) | Godoy Cruz | Daniel Oldrá | Resigned | Oct. 28, 2008 | Diego Cocca | Oct. 29, 2008 | 18th (A) | Huracán | Héctor Martínez (interim) | End of contract | Nov. 3, 2008 | Ángel Cappa | Nov. 4, 2008 | 15th (A) | River Plate | Diego Simeone | Resigned | Nov. 9, 2008 | Gabriel Rodríguez (interim) | Nov. 10, 2008 | 20th (A) | Vélez Sársfield | Hugo Tocalli | Resigned | Dec. 3, 2008 | Pedro Larraquy (interim) | Dec. 4, 2008 | 6th (A) | Argentinos Juniors | Nestor Gorosito | Resigned | Dec. 14, 2008 | Claudio Vivas | Dec. 27, 2008 | 11th (A) | Vélez Sársfield | Pedro Larraquy (interim) | End of contract | Dec. 15, 2008 | Ricardo Gareca | Dec. 16, 2008 | 9th (A) | River Plate | Gabriel Rodríguez (interim) | End of contract | Dec. 15, 2008 | Nestor Gorosito | Dec. 23, 2008 | 20th (A) | Racing | Juan Manuel Llop | Sacked | Feb. 21, 2009 | Ricardo Caruso Lombardi | Feb. 24, 2009 | 20th (C) | Rosario Central | Gustavo Alfaro | Sacked | Feb. 28, 2009 | Reinaldo Merlo | Mar. 2, 2009 | 18th (C) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | Omar Labruna | Resigned | Mar. 10, 2009 | Héctor Arzubialde | Mar. 11, 2009 | 19th (C) | Estudiantes (LP) | Leonardo Astrada | Resigned | Mar. 11, 2009 | Alejandro Sabella | Mar. 15, 2009 | 18th (C) | Independiente | Miguel Santoro | Resigned | Mar. 21, 2009 | Américo Gallego | Mar. 27, 2009 | 8th (C) | Banfield | Jorge Burruchaga | Resigned | Mar. 22, 2009 | Julio Falcioni | Mar. 23, 2009 | 9th (C) | San Lorenzo | Miguel Ángel Russo | Resigned | Apr. 9, 2009 | Diego Simeone | Apr. 16, 2009 | 10th (C) | Rosario Central | Reinaldo Merlo | Resigned | Apr. 14, 2009 | Miguel Ángel Russo | Apr. 16, 2009 | 9th (C) | Arsenal | Daniel Garnero | Sacked | Apr. 25, 2009 | José Rizzo (interim) | Apr. 26, 2009 | 16th (C) | Arsenal | José Rizzo (interim) | End of contract | May 4, 2009 | Jorge Burruchaga | May 5, 2009 | 18th (C) | Argentinos Juniors | Claudio Vivas | Resigned | May 23, 2009 | Claudio Borghi | Jun. 2, 2009 | 20th (C) | Boca Juniors | Carlos Ischia | Resigned | Jun. 16, 2009 | Abel Alvez (interim) | Jun. 17, 2009 | 15th (C)