2002–03 Argentine Primera División

Primera División 2002–03 26 July 2002 – 6 July 2003 Apertura: Independiente (16th title) Clausura: River Plate (33rd title) 2004 Copa Libertadores Boca JuniorsIndependienteRiver PlateRosario CentralVélez Sarsfield 2003 Copa Sudamericana Boca JuniorsColónIndependienteRiver PlateRosario CentralSan LorenzoVélez Sarsfield 380 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Argentine Primera División was the 112th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from 26 July 2002 to 6 July 2003.Argentina 2002/03 by Javier Roimiser on the rsssf.org Olimpo (Bahía Blanca) (champion of 2001–02 Primera B Nacional, making its debut in Primera)A 18 años del debut en Primera División on Solo Ascenso, 28 Jul 2020 and Arsenal (winner of "Torneo Reducido" after beating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay in a two-legged series)A 18 AÑOS DEL HISTÓRICO ASCENSO DE ARSENAL A PRIMERA, 18 May 2020"Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 2002/03 - Torneo Reducido por el 2do. Ascenso" by José Carluccio, 2 Dec 2012 were promoted from Primera B Nacional. Independiente won the Apertura (16th. title) while River Plate won the Clausura (33rd. title)."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Apertura 2002" by José Carluccio, 25 Apr 2013 On the other hand, Talleres de Córdoba and Nueva Chicago played the promotion playoff v San Martín de Mendoza and Argentinos Juniors respectively, in order to define which team would remain in (or promote to) Primera División. As teams in Primea División beat their rivals, teams relegated were Unión de Santa Fe and Huracán)."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Clausura 2003" by José Carluccio, 25 Apr 2013La promoción se pone en marcha on ESPN, 8 July 2003 Torneo Apertura Final standings Apertura 2002 26 July – 1 December Independiente (16th. title) Olimpo 10px Arsenal 10px ARG Andrés Silvera (16) Independiente 7–1 Colón (6 Sep)Estudiantes (LP) 6–0 Olimpo (13 Oct) Estudiantes (LP) 0–6 River Plate (24 Aug) Chacarita 2–6 Independiente (13 Sep) 2001–02 2003–04 main WDL Torneo Apertura 5 Q IND Independiente BOC Boca Juniors RIV River Plate CHA Chacarita Juniors VEL Vélez Sársfield RAC Racing COL Colón ARS Arsenal SLO San Lorenzo NEW Newell's Old Boys LAN Lanús BAN Banfield RCE Rosario Central UNI Unión TAL Talleres (C) GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) OLI Olimpo NCH Nueva Chicago EST Estudiantes (LP) HUR Huracán 13 4 2 48 19 12 4 3 32 15 11 3 5 35 23 9 3 7 19 21 8 4 7 23 19 8 4 7 28 28 7 7 5 26 26 7 6 6 29 25 7 6 6 28 25 7 6 6 23 22 6 8 5 21 24 6 7 6 21 17 7 4 8 36 34 6 5 8 26 28 5 8 6 23 27 4 8 7 18 24 5 5 9 20 30 3 6 10 20 29 4 3 12 21 36 2 5 12 17 42 #ccf9cc C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Andrés Silvera Independiente 16 2 ARG César Carignano Colón 11 3 ARG Luciano Figueroa Rosario Central 10 Torneo Clausura Clausura 2003 14 February – 6 July River Plate (33rd. title) Unión (SF) 10px Huracán 10px ARG Luciano Figueroa (17) R. Central 7–2 Boca Jrs. (6 July) Huracán 0–6 River Plate (23 Mar) 2001–02 2003–04 Final standings main WDL Torneo Clausura 5 Q RIV River Plate BOC Boca Juniors VEL Vélez Sársfield RCE Rosario Central OLI Olimpo COL Colón SLO San Lorenzo EST Estudiantes (LP) NCH Nueva Chicago GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) RAC Racing LAN Lanús BAN Banfield ARS Arsenal NEW Newell's Old Boys TAL Talleres (C) IND Independiente UNI Unión CHA Chacarita Juniors HUR Huracán 13 4 2 43 18 12 3 4 36 23 12 2 5 27 12 10 7 2 40 18 7 8 4 19 14 8 5 6 27 28 7 7 5 24 18 9 4 6 22 17 7 5 7 29 33 7 5 7 21 26 6 7 6 26 24 7 4 8 27 29 6 5 8 18 20 4 10 5 12 13 5 7 7 21 26 5 6 8 23 26 4 6 9 13 25 4 5 10 18 29 2 5 12 11 24 1 3 15 12 46 #ccf9cc C complete Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Luciano Figueroa Rosario Central 17 2 ARG Roberto Nanni Vélez Sársfield 15 3 ARG Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate 12 Tournament review River Plate, Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield were the teams who kept the league's lead for most of the tournament (except for Round 4, when the temporary leader was Rosario Central, who finished fourth), and those three teams were the ones who arrived at the last rounds with possibilities of winning the tournament. Velez Sarsfield started the tournament with three consecutive wins, obtaining the lead at the end of Round 3. Boca Juniors went on a winning streak from rounds 3 to 7, winning five consecutive games, taking the lead at the end of Round 5. On May 4, 2003, during Round 11, Velez Sarsfield got a home win against leaders Boca Juniorshttps://www.clarin.com/deportes/ballottage-clausura-velez-hace-frente-river-boca_0_SyD_9-xRtx.html En el "ballottage" del Clausura, Vélez les hace frente a River y a Boca - 06/05/2003 - Clarín.com 6 May 2003 2018-02-22 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180423231226/https://www.clarin.com/deportes/ballottage-clausura-velez-hace-frente-river-boca_0_SyD_9-xRtx.html 2018-04-23 "In the "ballottage" of the Clausura, Vélez faces River and Boca" (in Spanish) and after three more consecutive wins, regained the top position in the league. On June 1, during Round 14, Boca Juniors and River Plate confronted each other in the Superclásico at Boca Juniors stadium. The game ended 2-2 and allowed Velez, who won their match, to be the sole leaders of the league. However, an unexpected home loss to Olimpo on Round 15, made Velez lose the first positionhttps://www.lanacion.com.ar/502080-sorpresa-en-liniers-olimpo-derroto-a-velez-1-a-0 Sorpresa en Liniers: Olimpo derrotó a Vélez 1 a 0 - LA NACION 2018-02-22 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180423231226/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/502080-sorpresa-en-liniers-olimpo-derroto-a-velez-1-a-0 2018-04-23 "Surprise in Liniers: Olimpo defeated Vélez 1-0" (in Spanish) as Boca and River won their matches against Huracán and San Lorenzo respectively. At the end of the matchday, Boca Juniors were the new leaders. On June 15, during Round 16, River Plate defeated Lanús and because Velez and Boca tied their games, finished the match day as sole leaders.https://www.lanacion.com.ar/504218-trepada-river-a-la-punta-con-goles-y-decision Trepada: River, a la punta con goles y decisión - LA NACION 2018-02-22 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180423231226/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/504218-trepada-river-a-la-punta-con-goles-y-decision 2018-04-23 "Rise: River, to the top with goals and decision" (in Spanish) On June 29, during Round 18, River defeated Olimpo in Bahía Blanca and won the championship, by getting a difference of 4 points to rivals Boca Juniors, with only 1 round to go.http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2003/06/30/l-582185.htm River gritó campeón en Bahía Blanca y se escuchó en todo el país 2018-02-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180219150922/http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2003/06/30/l-582185.htm 2018-02-19 "River declared Champions in Bahia Blanca and it was heard throughout the country" (in Spanish) This table shows the evolution of the league table, showing team result, overall points and position on the table at the end of each round for the three teams that fought for the championship until the last rounds. table br Position by round River Plate 6/13/9/8/5/4/2/1/1/1/1/2/2/3/2/1/1/1/1 Boca Juniors 1/8/6/3/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/1/1/2/1/2/3/2/2 Vélez Sarsfield 1/1/1/3/6/5/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/1/3/3/2/3/3 #ffffbf #dfdfdf #ffdf9f www.rsssf.com table br Points by round River Plate 1/1/4/7/10/13/16/19/22/25/26/27/30/31/34/37/40/43/43 Boca Juniors 3/3/6/9/12/15/18/19/22/25/25/28/31/32/35/36/36/39/39 Vélez Sarsfield 3/6/9/9/10/13/16/19/22/22/25/28/31/34/34/35/38/38/38 www.rsssf.com table br Result by round River Plate D/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/L Boca Juniors W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/L/W/L Vélez Sarsfield W/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/L/L green2 yellow2 red2 www.rsssf.com Relegation Relegation table TeamAveragePointsPlayed2000–012001–022002–03River Plate2.114 241114788479Boca Juniors1.912 218114716879San Lorenzo 1.702 194114815756Vélez Sársfield1.491 170114564866Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.447 165114556446Racing1.439 164114407153Colón1.421 162114495657Estudiantes (LP)1.342 153114565443Newell's Old Boys1.298 148114485149Olimpo1.289 4938N/AN/A49Arsenal1.289 4938N/AN/A49Lanús1.272 145114435151Independiente1.263 144114424161Banfield1.263 9676N/A4848Chacarita Juniors1.263 144114564741Rosario Central1.254 143114414062Talleres (C)1.184 135114613044Nueva Chicago1.171 8976N/A4841Unión1.096 125114463940Huracán1.026 117114554418 #ffffcc silver Played the relegation playoff #ffcccc silver Relegated to Primera B Nacional Promotion Playoffs * #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 Nueva Chicago Argentinos Juniors 1–0 Pedro Bidegain Buenos Aires 2–0 Pedro Bidegain Buenos Aires 3–0 2 Talleres (C) San Martín (M) 1–0 Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 1–0 Chateau Carreras Córdoba 2–0 Nueva Chicago and Talleres (C) remained in Primera División. See also 2002-03 in Argentine football References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:2002–03 in Argentine football leagues