2002–03 in Argentine football

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Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Independiente 43 19 13 4 2 48 19 29
2 Boca Juniors 40 19 12 4 3 32 15 17
3 River Plate 36 19 11 3 5 35 23 12
4 Chacarita 30 19 9 3 7 19 21 -2
5 Vélez Sársfield 28 19 8 4 7 23 19 4
6 Racing Club 28 19 8 4 7 28 28 0
7 Colón de Santa Fe 28 19 7 7 5 26 26 0
8 Arsenal de Sarandí 27 19 7 6 6 29 25 4
9 San Lorenzo 27 19 7 6 6 28 25 3
10 Newell's Old Boys 27 19 7 6 6 23 22 1
11 Lanús 26 19 6 8 5 21 24 -3
12 Banfield 25 19 6 7 6 21 17 4
13 Rosario Central 25 19 7 4 8 36 34 2
14 Unión de Santa Fe 23 19 6 5 8 26 28 -2
15 Talleres de Córdoba 23 19 5 8 6 23 27 -4
16 Gimnasia de La Plata 20 19 4 8 7 18 24 -6
17 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -10
18 Nueva Chicago 15 19 3 6 10 20 29 -9
19 Estudiantes La Plata 15 19 4 3 12 21 36 -15
20 Huracán 11 19 2 5 12 17 42 -25

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Andrés Silvera Independiente 16
2 César Carignano Colón de Santa Fe 11
3 Luciano Figueroa Rosario Central 10
4 Marcelo Delgado Boca Juniors 9

Relegation

There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 River Plate 43 19 13 4 2 43 18 25
2 Boca Juniors 39 19 12 3 4 36 23 13
3 Vélez Sársfield 38 19 12 2 5 27 12 15
4 Rosario Central 37 19 10 7 2 40 18 22
5 Colón de Santa Fe 29 19 7 8 4 19 14 5
6 San Lorenzo 29 19 8 5 6 27 28 -1
7 Estudiantes La Plata 28 19 7 7 5 24 18 6
8 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 28 18 8 4 6 21 17 4
9 Nueva Chicago 26 19 7 5 7 29 33 -4
10 Gimnasia de La Plata 26 19 7 5 7 21 26 -5
11 Racing Club 25 19 6 7 6 26 24 2
12 Lanús 25 19 7 4 8 27 29 -2
13 Banfield 23 19 6 5 8 18 20 -2
14 Arsenal de Sarandí 22 19 4 10 5 12 13 -1
15 Newell's Old Boys 22 19 5 7 7 21 26 -5
16 Talleres de Córdoba 21 19 5 6 8 23 26 -3
17 Independiente 18 19 4 6 9 13 25 -12
18 Unión de Santa Fe 17 19 4 5 10 18 29 -11
19 Chacarita 11 19 2 5 12 11 24 -13
20 Huracán 6 18 1 3 14 12 45 -33

Top scorers

Position Player Team Goals
1 Luciano Figueroa Rosario Central 17
2 Roberto Nanni Vélez Sársfield 15
3 Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate 12
4 Cristian Castillo Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 11

Relegation

Team Average Points Played 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
River Plate 2.114 241 114 78 84 79
Boca Juniors 1.912 218 114 71 68 79
San Lorenzo 1.702 194 114 81 57 56
Vélez Sársfield 1.491 170 114 56 48 66
Gimnasia de La Plata 1.447 165 114 55 64 46
Racing Club 1.439 164 114 40 71 53
Colón de Santa Fe 1.421 162 114 49 56 57
Estudiantes La Plata 1.342 153 114 56 54 43
Newell's Old Boys 1.298 148 114 48 51 49
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 1.289 49 38 N/A N/A 49
Arsenal de Sarandí 1.289 49 38 N/A N/A 49
Lanús 1.272 145 114 43 51 51
Independiente 1.263 144 114 42 41 61
Banfield 1.263 96 76 N/A 48 48
Chacarita 1.263 144 114 56 47 41
Rosario Central 1.254 143 114 41 40 62
Talleres de Córdoba 1.184 135 114 61 30 44
Nueva Chicago 1.171 89 76 N/A 48 41
Unión de Santa Fe 1.096 125 114 46 39 40
Huracán 1.026 117 114 55 44 18

"Promoción" Playoff

Date Home Away Result
July 9, 2003 San Martín de Mendoza Talleres de Córdoba 0-1
July 13, 2004 Talleres de Córdoba San Martín de Mendoza 1-0

Talleres de Córdoba wins 2-0 and stays in Argentine First Division. San Martín de Mendoza remains in Argentine Nacional B.

Date Home Away Result
July 9, 2004 Argentinos Juniors Nueva Chicago 0-1
July 13, 2004 Nueva Chicago Argentinos Juniors 2-0

Nueva Chicago wins 3-0 and stays in Argentine First Division. Argentinos Juniors remains in Argentine Nacional B.

Argentine clubs in international competitions

Team Recopa Copa Sudamericana 2002 2003 Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors N/A Round 1 Champions
San Lorenzo Runner up Champions did not qualify
River Plate N/A Round 1 QF
Racing Club N/A QF Round 2
Gimnasia de La Plata N/A QF Group stage

Lower Leagues

Level Tournament Champion
2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura
Primera B Nacional Clausura		 Atlético Rafaela
Atlético Rafaela
3rd Primera B Metropolitana Ferro Carril Oeste
3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Tiro Federal
4th Primera C Metropolitana Colegiales
5th Primera D Metropolitana Sacachispas

National team

This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 2002, to July 31, 2003.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

November 20, 2002 Japan  0 – 2  Argentina Saitama, Japan
(Report) Sorín 47'
Crespo 49'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 40,931
January 31, 2003 Honduras  1 – 3  Argentina San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Martínez 7' (Report) D. Milito 15'
Lucho 53'
M. González 56'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 20,000
February 4, 2003 Mexico  0 – 1  Argentina Los Angeles, United States
(Report) G. Rodríguez 14' Stadium: Memorial Coliseum
February 8, 2003 United States  0 – 1  Argentina Miami, United States
(Report) Lucho 9' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 27,196
February 12, 2003 Netherlands  1 – 0  Argentina Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:30 UTC+01 van Bronckhorst 87' (Report) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 40,090
Referee: Kim Nielsen (Denmark)
April 30, 2003 Libya  1 – 3  Argentina Tripoli, Libya
20:45 UTC+02 Taib 60' (Report) Saviola 23'
Riquelme 63'
Aimar 87'		 Stadium: June 11 Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
June 8, 2003 Japan  1 – 4  Argentina Osaka, Japan
18:20 UTC+09 Akita 55' (Report) Saviola 30'
Zanetti 45'
Romeo 78'
M. Rodríguez 82'		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 42,508
June 11, 2003 South Korea  0 – 1  Argentina Seoul, Korea Republic
UTC+09 (Report) Saviola 44' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
July 16, 2003 Argentina  2 – 2  Uruguay La Plata, Argentina
D. Milito 4', 9' (Report) Chevantón 7'
G. Milito 37' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Attendance: 40,000