2000–01 Argentine Primera División

110th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 2000–01 July 28, 2000 – July 11, 2001 Apertura: Boca Juniors (25th title) Clausura: San Lorenzo (13th title) 2002 Copa Libertadores Boca Juniors River Plate San Lorenzo Talleres (C) Vélez Sársfield 2001 Copa Mercosur Boca Juniors Guest team. note guest River Plate note guest Independiente note guest San Lorenzo Talleres (C) Vélez Sársfield 380 1999–2000 2001–02 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.Argentina 2000–01 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com 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 2000 28 July – 18 December Boca Juniors (25th. title) Huracán 10px Los Andes 10px Almagro 10px COL Juan Pablo Angel (13) River Plate 5–1 Almagro (27 May) Estudiantes LP 0–5 S. Lorenzo (13 May) Lanús 4–5 San Lorenzo (16 Mar) 1999–2000 2001–02 League standings main WDL 5 Torneo Apertura Q BOC Boca Juniors RIV River Plate GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) TAL Talleres (C) SLA San Lorenzo VEL Vélez Sársfield EST Estudiantes (LP) HUR Huracán CHA Chacarita Juniors COL Colón UNI Unión RCE Rosario Central NEW Newell's Old Boys IND Independiente LAN Lanús BEL Belgrano ARJ Argentinos Juniors ALM Almagro AND Los Andes RAC Racing 12 5 2 35 19 10 7 2 41 24 11 4 4 36 29 11 3 5 31 21 10 4 5 33 18 7 8 4 26 20 7 8 4 22 17 6 9 4 26 21 8 3 8 19 24 7 5 7 29 23 6 8 5 23 21 6 6 7 28 31 5 9 5 18 23 6 5 8 24 23 5 6 8 24 26 3 8 8 22 31 2 8 9 18 28 2 7 10 18 31 3 3 13 21 46 1 8 10 12 30 lightgreen C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 COL Juan Pablo Ángel River Plate 13 2 ARG Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11 ARG Bernardo Romeo San Lorenzo 3 ARG Ariel Pereyra Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 10 Torneo Clausura Clausura 2001 9 February – 11 June San Lorenzo (13th. title) Los Andes 10px Almagro 10px ARG Bernardo Romeo (15) Lanús 6–0 Los Andes (10 Sep) Los Andes 0–4 River Plate (17 Sep) Almagro 4–5 River Plate (3 Dec) 1999–2000 2001–02 League standings main WDL 5 Torneo Clausura Q SLA San Lorenzo RIV River Plate BCA Boca Juniors ARJ Argentinos Juniors RAC Racing CHA Chacarita Juniors HUR Huracán VEL Vélez Sársfield EST Estudiantes (LP) ALM Almagro TAL Talleres (C) NEW Newell's Old Boys COL Colón LAN Lanús UNI Unión BEL Belgrano IND Independiente GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) AND Los Andes RCE Rosario Central 15 2 2 43 17 13 2 4 48 27 8 6 5 29 26 8 5 6 27 22 7 8 4 21 20 8 5 6 21 25 8 4 7 28 28 7 6 6 25 24 7 6 6 23 24 7 5 7 27 27 7 4 8 23 23 7 3 9 27 28 6 5 8 21 27 6 4 9 28 30 5 5 9 32 36 5 5 9 18 26 5 4 10 18 21 4 6 9 22 28 5 6 8 24 32 -3 4 5 10 24 38 Los Andes had 3 points deducted. #D0F0C0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores CL complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Bernardo Romeo San Lorenzo 15 2 ARG Martín Cardetti River Plate 133 ARG Javier Saviola River Plate 11 Relegation table TeamAveragePointsPlayed1998–991999–002000-01 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 #ffffcc silver Played the relegation playoff #ffcccc silver Relegated to Primera B Nacional Promotion Playoffs Belgrano (Córdoba) and Argentinos Juniors (3rd. and 4th. worst averages) played the promotion playoff v QuilmesQuilmes ganó y sostiene la ambición del ascenso on La Nación, 13 June 2001 and Instituto (C) (qualified from 2000–01 Primera B Nacional) respectively,Instituto con buenas y malas on La Voz 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).Julio Mugnaini, la historia de un gol histórico, La Voz"Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Promoción 2001" by José Carluccio, 8 Feb 2013 * #D0E7FF silver 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 Perón Córdoba 1–1 Ferro C. Oeste Buenos Aires 1–1 Argentinos Juniors remained in Primera División because of a sporting advantage rule. note aver 2 Belgrano Quilmes 1–0 Centenario Quilmes 1–0 Gigante de Alberdi Córdoba 1–1 Argentinos Juniors remained in Primera División because of a sporting advantage rule. note aver See also 2000–01 in Argentine football Notes note References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:2000–01 in Argentine football leagues