2000–01 Argentine Primera División

The 2000–01 Argentine Primera División was the 110th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from July 28, 2000 to July 11, 2001.[1]

Primera División
Season2000–01
DatesJuly 28, 2000 – July 11, 2001
ChampionsApertura: Boca Juniors (25th title)
Clausura: San Lorenzo (13th title)
2002 Copa LibertadoresBoca Juniors
River Plate
San Lorenzo
Talleres (C)
Vélez Sársfield
2001 Copa MercosurBoca Juniors [note 1]
River Plate [note 1]
Independiente [note 1]
San Lorenzo
Talleres (C)
Vélez Sársfield
Matches played380

Boca Juniors won the Apertura (its 25th league title) and San Lorenzo the Clausura (13th title) championships, while Los Andes and Almagro were relegated after spending only one season in the highest division.

Torneo Apertura
Apertura
Season2000
Dates28 July – 18 December
ChampionsBoca Juniors (25th. title)
PromotedHuracán
Los Andes
Almagro
Top goalscorerColombia Juan Pablo Angel (13)
Biggest home winRiver Plate 5–1 Almagro (27 May)
Biggest away winEstudiantes LP 0–5 S. Lorenzo (13 May)
Highest scoringLanús 4–5 San Lorenzo (16 Mar)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boca Juniors 19 12 5 2 35 19 +16 41
2 River Plate 19 10 7 2 41 24 +17 37
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 36 29 +7 37
4 Talleres (C) 19 11 3 5 31 21 +10 36
5 San Lorenzo 19 10 4 5 33 18 +15 34
6 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 8 4 26 20 +6 29
7 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 8 4 22 17 +5 29
8 Huracán 19 6 9 4 26 21 +5 27
9 Chacarita Juniors 19 8 3 8 19 24 −5 27
10 Colón 19 7 5 7 29 23 +6 26
11 Unión 19 6 8 5 23 21 +2 26
12 Rosario Central 19 6 6 7 28 31 −3 24
13 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 9 5 18 23 −5 24
14 Independiente 19 6 5 8 24 23 +1 23
15 Lanús 19 5 6 8 24 26 −2 21
16 Belgrano 19 3 8 8 22 31 −9 17
17 Argentinos Juniors 19 2 8 9 18 28 −10 14
18 Almagro 19 2 7 10 18 31 −13 13
19 Los Andes 19 3 3 13 21 46 −25 12
20 Racing 19 1 8 10 12 30 −18 11
Source:

Top scorers
Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Colombia Juan Pablo ÁngelRiver Plate
13
2
Argentina Martín PalermoBoca Juniors
11
Argentina Bernardo RomeoSan Lorenzo
3
Argentina Ariel PereyraGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
10

Torneo Clausura
Clausura
Season2001
Dates9 February – 11 June
ChampionsSan Lorenzo (13th. title)
RelegatedLos Andes
Almagro
Top goalscorerArgentina Bernardo Romeo (15)
Biggest home winLanús 6–0 Los Andes (10 Sep)
Biggest away winLos Andes 0–4 River Plate (17 Sep)
Highest scoringAlmagro 4–5 River Plate (3 Dec)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Lorenzo 19 15 2 2 43 17 +26 47 Qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 River Plate 19 13 2 4 48 27 +21 41
3 Boca Juniors 19 8 6 5 29 26 +3 30
4 Argentinos Juniors 19 8 5 6 27 22 +5 29
5 Racing 19 7 8 4 21 20 +1 29
6 Chacarita Juniors 19 8 5 6 21 25 −4 29
7 Huracán 19 8 4 7 28 28 0 28
8 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 6 6 25 24 +1 27
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 6 6 23 24 −1 27
10 Almagro 19 7 5 7 27 27 0 26
11 Talleres (C) 19 7 4 8 23 23 0 25
12 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 3 9 27 28 −1 24
13 Colón 19 6 5 8 21 27 −6 23
14 Lanús 19 6 4 9 28 30 −2 22
15 Unión 19 5 5 9 32 36 −4 20
16 Belgrano 19 5 5 9 18 26 −8 20
17 Independiente 19 5 4 10 18 21 −3 19
18 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 6 9 22 28 −6 18
19 Los Andes 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 18[lower-alpha 1]
20 Rosario Central 19 4 5 10 24 38 −14 17
Source:
Notes:
  1. Los Andes had 3 points deducted.

Top scorers
Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Argentina Bernardo RomeoSan Lorenzo
15
2
Argentina Martín CardettiRiver Plate
13
3
Argentina Javier SaviolaRiver Plate
11

Relegation table
Team Average Points Played 1998–99 1999–00 2000-01
Boca Juniors 2.052 234 114 89 74 71
River Plate 1.947 222 114 58 86 78
San Lorenzo 1.815 211 114 61 69 81
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.456 166 114 62 49 55
Huracán 1.447 87 76 32 N/A 55
Rosario Central 1.438 164 114 47 66 41
Talleres (C) 1.429 163 114 44 58 61
Vélez Sársfield 1.429 163 114 46 61 56
Newell's Old Boys 1.359 155 114 52 55 48
Independiente 1.350 154 114 51 61 42
Colón 1.342 153 114 49 55 49
Chacarita Juniors 1.328 101 76 N/A 45 56
Unión 1.315 150 114 54 50 46
Lanús 1.236 141 114 50 48 43
Estudiantes (LP) 1.228 140 114 45 39 56
Racing 1.228 140 114 55 45 40
Argentinos Juniors 1.149 131 114 49 39 43
Belgrano 1.052 120 114 44 39 37
Almagro 1.026 39 38 N/A N/A 39
Los Andes 0.789 30 38 N/A N/A 30
  •   Played the relegation playoff
  •   Relegated to Primera B Nacional

Promotion Playoffs

Belgrano (Córdoba) and Argentinos Juniors (3rd. and 4th. worst averages) played the promotion playoff v Quilmes[2] and Instituto (C) (qualified from 2000–01 Primera B Nacional) respectively,[3] in a two-legged series.

Although the two playoff series ended 1–1 on aggregate, Argentinos and Belgrano remained in the top division due to rules stated that in cases like those, teams in Primera División would be declared winners (sporting advantage).[4][5]

*   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
Argentinos Jrs.Instituto (C)
0–0
Presidente PerónCórdoba
1–1
Ferro C. OesteBuenos Aires
1–1 [note 2]
2
BelgranoQuilmes
1–0
CentenarioQuilmes
1–0
Gigante de AlberdiCórdoba
1–1 [note 2]

See also

Notes
  1. Guest team.
  2. Argentinos Juniors remained in Primera División because of a sporting advantage rule.

References
  1. Argentina 2000–01 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
  2. Quilmes ganó y sostiene la ambición del ascenso on La Nación, 13 June 2001
  3. Instituto con buenas y malas on La Voz
  4. Julio Mugnaini, la historia de un gol histórico, La Voz
  5. "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Promoción 2001" by José Carluccio, 8 Feb 2013
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