2001–02 in Argentine football

none February 2012 Argentina 2001–02 2000–01 2002–03 Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Racing Club42191261341717 2 River Plate 41 19 12 5 2 51 16 35 3 Boca Juniors 33 19 9 6 4 41 27 14 4 Colón de Santa Fe 32 19 8 8 3 24 16 8 5 San Lorenzo 31 19 8 7 4 28 22 6 6 Estudiantes La Plata 27 19 7 6 6 27 28 -1 7 Gimnasia La Plata 27 19 7 6 6 30 35 -5 8 Chacarita Juniors 26 19 6 8 5 28 24 4 9 Belgrano de Córdoba 26 19 6 8 5 17 18 -1 10 Independiente 26 19 7 5 7 26 28 -2 11 Argentinos Juniors 25 19 7 4 8 22 27 -5 12 Lanús 25 19 7 4 8 21 28 -7 13 Nueva Chicago 24 19 7 3 9 26 33 -7 14 Newell's Old Boys 23 19 6 5 8 29 28 1 15 Vélez Sársfield 22 19 5 7 7 27 30 -3 16 Rosario Central 20 19 5 5 9 18 26 -8 17 Unión de Santa Fe 18 19 3 9 7 23 25 -2 18 Banfield 18 19 4 6 9 16 24 -8 19 Huracán 14 19 3 5 11 22 39 -17 20 Talleres de Córdoba 13 19 4 1 14 18 37 -19 Top scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Martín CardettiRiver Plate172Diego ForlánIndependiente123Facundo SavaGimnasia La Plata114Ernesto FaríasEstudiantes La Plata10 Relegation There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1River Plate43191342391326 2 Gimnasia La Plata 37 19 11 4 4 33 23 10 3 Boca Juniors 35 19 10 5 4 25 17 8 4 Huracán 30 19 9 3 7 27 14 13 5 Banfield 30 19 8 6 5 21 19 2 6 Racing Club 29 19 8 5 6 19 17 2 7 Newell's Old Boys 28 19 8 4 7 26 25 1 8 Estudiantes La Plata 27 19 7 6 6 34 27 7 9 Vélez Sársfield 26 19 7 5 7 27 20 7 10 Lanús 26 19 6 8 5 20 18 2 11 San Lorenzo 26 19 6 8 5 24 23 1 12 Colón de Santa Fe 24 19 6 6 7 24 23 1 13 Nueva Chicago 24 19 6 6 7 16 21 -5 14 Chacarita Juniors 21 19 4 9 7 23 24 -1 15 Unión de Santa Fe 21 19 5 6 8 20 27 -7 16 Rosario Central 20 19 5 5 9 20 26 -6 17 Argentinos Juniors 20 19 5 5 9 20 32 -12 18 Belgrano de Córdoba 18 19 5 3 11 16 24 -8 19 Talleres de Córdoba 17 19 5 2 12 14 31 -17 20 Independiente 15 19 3 6 10 14 28 -14 Top scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Fernando CavenaghiRiver Plate152Facundo SavaGimnasia La Plata123Ernesto FaríasEstudiantes La Plata113Josemir LujambioBanfield113Daniel MontenegroHuracán11 Relegation TeamAveragePointsPlayed1999-002000-012001-02 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 de La Plata 1.473 168 114 49 55 64 Vélez Sársfield 1.447 165 114 61 56 48 Colón de Santa Fe 1.421 162 114 55 49 56 Racing Club 1.368 156 114 45 40 71 Newell's Old Boys 1.350 154 114 55 48 51 Estudiantes La Plata 1.307 149 114 39 56 54 Talleres de Córdoba 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 48Lanús1.245142114484351Unión de Santa Fe1.184135114504638Argentinos Juniors1.114127114394345Belgrano de Córdoba1.052120114393741 "Promoción" Playoff DateHomeAwayResult May 23, 2002 Huracán de Tres Arroyos Lanús 1-2 May 26, 2002 Lanús Huracán de Tres Arroyos 1-1 Lanús wins 3-2 and stays in Argentine First Division. Huracán de Tres Arroyos remains in Argentine Nacional B. DateHomeAwayResult May 23, 2002 Gimnasia (CdU) Unión de Santa Fe 3-1 May 26, 2002 Unión de Santa Fe Gimnasia (CdU) 3-0 Unión de Santa Fe wins 4-3 and stays in Argentine First Division. Gimnasia (CdU) remains in Argentine Nacional B. Lower leagues LevelTournamentChampion 2nd Primera B Nacional Olimpo 3rd Primera B Metropolitana Deportivo Español 3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A C.A.I 4th Primera C Metropolitana Deportivo Laferrere 5th Primera D Metropolitana Villa San Carlos Argentine clubs in international competitions TeamIntercontinental2001 Copa Mercosur2002 Copa LibertadoresSan LorenzoN/AChampionsGroup stageBoca JuniorsRunners upGroup stageQFTalleresN/AQFGroup stageIndependienteN/AQFdid not qualifyRiver PlateN/AGroup stage2nd roundVélez SársfieldN/AGroup stageGroup stage National team This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002. #dfd Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly matches February 13, 2002 WAL 1 – 1 (Report) ARG Bellamy 34 Cruz 61 Millennium Stadium Cardiff, Wales 65,000 D March 27, 2002 CMR 2 – 2 (Report) ARG Eto'o 21 Suffo 86 Verón 17 pen. Aimar 63 Charmilles Stadium Geneva, Switzerland 7,660 Urs Meier (Switzerland) D April 17, 2002 GER 0 – 1 (Report) ARG Sorín 47 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart, Germany 54,570 W 2002 World Cup qualifiers 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) August 15, 2001 16:00 UTC-05 Round 14 ECU 0 – 2 (Report) ARG Verón 19Crespo 34 pen. Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador 38,156 Stefano Braschi (Italy) W September 5, 2001 20:00 UTC-03 Round 15 ARG 2 – 1 (Report) BRA Gallardo 76Cris 84 o.g. Ayala 2 o.g. Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires, Argentina 51,000 Urs Meier (Switzerland) W October 7, 2001 18:15 UTC-03 Round 16 PAR 2 – 2 (Report) ARG Chilavert 51 pen Morinigo 70 Pochettino 67 Batistuta 73 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 45,000 Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) D November 8, 2001 18:00 UTC-03 Round 17 ARG 2 – 0 (Report) PER Samuel 46López 84 Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires, Argentina 18,901 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) W November 14, 2001 20:40 UTC-03 Round 18 URU 1 – 1 (Report) ARG Silva 19 López 44 Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 48,100 Markus Merk (Germany) D 2002 World Cup 2002 FIFA World Cup June 2, 2002 14:30 UTC+9 Group stage ARG 1 – 0 (Report) NGA Batistuta 63 Kashima Soccer Stadium Ibaraki, Japan 34,050 Gilles Veissière (France) W June 7, 2002 20:30 UTC+9 Group stage ARG 0 – 1 (Report) ENG Beckham 44 pen. Sapporo Dome Sapporo, Japan 35,927 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) L June 12, 2002 15:30 UTC+9 Group stage SWE 1 – 1 (Report) ARG A. Svensson 59 Crespo 88 Miyagi Stadium Miyagi, Japan 45,777 Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) D References Argentina 2001-2002 by Javier Romiser at rsssf. Topscorers Apertura 2001 Topscorers Clausura 2002 Category:Seasons in Argentine football es:Torneo Clausura 2002 (Argentina) it:Campionato di calcio argentino 2001-2002 pl:I liga argentyńska w piłce nożnej (2001/2002)