2001–02 Argentine Primera División

Primera División
Season2001–02
DatesAugust 17, 2001 – May 19, 2002
Champions
2003 Copa LibertadoresRacing Club
River Plate
Boca Juniors
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
2002 Copa SudamericanaBoca Juniors [note 1]
River Plate [note 1]
Racing Club [note 1]
Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Matches played380

The 2001–02 Argentine Primera División was the 111th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 17, 2001 to May 19, 2002.[1]

Racing Club de Avellaneda won the Apertura (its 16th league title, after 35 years with no domestic championships) and River Plate the Clausura (32nd title) championships, while Belgrano (C) and Argentinos Juniors were relegated to the second division.

In continental cups, Copa Sudamericana replaced Copa Mercosur, last held in 2001.

Torneo Apertura

Apertura
Season2001
Dates17 August 2001 – 5 February 2002
ChampionsRacing (16th. title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerArgentina Martín Cardetti (17)
Biggest home winBoca Juniors 6–1 Lanús (23 Sep)
Biggest away winBanfield 0–5 Newell's (19 Aug)
Independiente 0–5 River Plate (3 Oct)
Highest scoringBoca Juniors 5–3 Independiente (16 Dec)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Racing 19 12 6 1 34 17 +17 42
2 River Plate 19 12 5 2 51 16 +35 41
3 Boca Juniors 19 9 6 4 41 27 +14 33
4 Colón 19 8 8 3 24 16 +8 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 8 7 4 28 22 +6 31
6 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 6 6 27 28 −1 27
7 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 7 6 6 30 35 −5 27
8 Chacarita Juniors 19 6 8 5 28 24 +4 26
9 Belgrano 19 6 8 5 17 18 −1 26
10 Independiente 19 7 5 7 26 28 −2 26
11 Argentinos Juniors 19 7 4 8 22 27 −5 25
12 Lanús 19 7 4 8 21 28 −7 25
13 Nueva Chicago 19 7 3 9 26 33 −7 24
14 Newell's Old Boys 19 6 5 8 29 28 +1 23
15 Vélez Sársfield 19 5 7 7 27 30 −3 22
16 Rosario Central 19 5 5 9 18 26 −8 20
17 Unión 19 3 9 7 23 25 −2 18
18 Banfield 19 4 6 9 16 24 −8 18
19 Huracán 19 3 5 11 22 39 −17 14
20 Talleres (C) 19 4 1 14 18 37 −19 13
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina Martín Cardetti River Plate
17
2
 Uruguay Diego Forlán Independiente
12
3
 Argentina Facundo Sava Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
11

Torneo Clausura

Clausura
Season2002
Dates8 February – 19 May
ChampionsRiver Plate (32nd. title)
Relegated
Top goalscorerArgentina Fernando Cavenaghi (15)
Biggest home winRiver Plate 6–0 Unión (19 Feb)
Biggest away winHuracán 1–6 Estudiantes (LP) (28 Mar)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 4 2 39 13 +26 43
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 33 23 +10 37
3 Boca Juniors 19 10 5 4 25 17 +8 35
4 Huracán 19 9 3 7 27 14 +13 30
5 Banfield 19 8 6 5 21 19 +2 30
6 Racing 19 8 5 6 19 17 +2 29
7 Newell's Old Boys 19 8 4 7 26 25 +1 28
8 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 6 6 34 27 +7 27
9 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 5 7 27 20 +7 26
10 Lanús 19 6 8 5 20 18 +2 26
11 San Lorenzo 19 6 8 5 24 23 +1 26
12 Colón 19 6 6 7 24 23 +1 24
13 Nueva Chicago 19 6 6 7 16 21 −5 24
14 Chacarita Juniors 20 4 9 7 23 24 −1 21
15 Unión 19 5 6 8 20 27 −7 21
16 Rosario Central 19 5 5 9 20 26 −6 20
17 Argentinos Juniors 19 5 5 9 20 32 −12 20
18 Belgrano 19 5 3 11 16 24 −8 18
19 Talleres (C) 19 5 2 12 14 31 −17 17
20 Independiente 19 3 6 10 14 28 −14 15
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate
15
2
 Argentina Facundo Sava Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
12
3
 Argentina Ernesto Farías Estudiantes (LP)
11

Relegation

Relegation table

Team Average Points Played 1999–00 2000–01 2001-02
River Plate 2.175 248 114 86 78 84
Boca Juniors 1.877 214 114 74 71 68
San Lorenzo 1.815 207 114 69 81 57
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.473 168 114 49 55 64
Vélez Sársfield 1.447 165 114 61 56 48
Colón 1.421 162 114 55 49 56
Racing 1.368 156 114 45 40 71
Newell's Old Boys 1.350 154 114 55 48 51
Estudiantes (LP) 1.307 149 114 39 56 54
Talleres (C) 1.307 149 114 58 61 30
Huracán 1.303 99 76 N/A 55 44
Chacarita Juniors 1.298 148 114 45 56 47
Rosario Central 1.289 147 114 66 41 40
Banfield 1.263 96 76 N/A N/A 48
Independiente 1.263 144 114 61 42 41
Nueva Chicago 1.263 48 38 N/A N/A 48
Lanús 1.245 142 114 48 43 51
Unión (SF) 1.184 135 114 50 46 38
Argentinos Juniors 1.114 127 114 39 43 45
Belgrano 1.052 120 114 39 37 44
  •   Played the relegation playoff
  •   Relegated to Primera B Nacional

Promotion Playoffs

*   Winner of the series; teams currently playing in Primera División are listed first

Series Team 1 (1st div) Team 2 (2nd div) 1st. leg Venue 1 City 1 2nd. leg Venue 2 City 2 Agg.
1
 Lanús Huracán (TA)
2–1
 Ciudad de V. López Florida
1–1
 Ciudad de Lanús Lanús
3–2
2
 Unión (SF) Gimnasia y Esgrima (CU)
1–3
 Manuel y Ramón Núñez Conc. del Uruguay
3–0
 15 de Abril Santa Fe
4–3

Broadcasting rights

Television

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Guest team.

References

  1. ^ Argentina 2001–02 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com