2001–02 Argentine Primera División

111th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 2001–02 August 17, 2001 – May 19, 2002 Apertura: Racing Club (16th title) Clausura: River Plate (32nd. title) 2003 Copa Libertadores Racing Club River Plate Boca Juniors Gimnasia y Esgrima LP 2002 Copa Sudamericana Boca Juniors Guest team. note guest River Plate note guest Racing Club note guest Gimnasia y Esgrima LP 380 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 Argentine Primera División was the 111th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 17, 2001 to May 19, 2002.Argentina 2001–02 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com Racing Club de Avellaneda won the Apertura (its 16th league title, after 35 years with no domestic championships) and River Plate the Clausura (32nd title) championships, while Belgrano (C) and Argentinos Juniors were relegated to the second division. In continental cups, Copa Sudamericana replaced Copa Mercosur, last held in 2001. Torneo Apertura Apertura 2001 17 August 2001 – 5 February 2002 Racing (16th. title) Banfield 10px Nueva Chicago 10px ARG Martín Cardetti (17) Boca Juniors 6–1 Lanús (23 Sep) Banfield 0–5 Newell's (19 Aug) Independiente 0–5 River Plate (3 Oct) Boca Juniors 5–3 Independiente (16 Dec) main WDL Torneo Apertura 5 Q RAC Racing RIV River Plate BOC Boca Juniors COL Colón SLA San Lorenzo EST Estudiantes (LP) GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) CHA Chacarita Juniors BEL Belgrano IND Independiente ARJ Argentinos Juniors LAN Lanús NCH Nueva Chicago NEW Newell's Old Boys VEL Vélez Sársfield RCE Rosario Central UNI Unión BAN Banfield HUR Huracán TAL Talleres (C) 12 6 1 34 17 12 5 2 51 16 9 6 4 41 27 8 8 3 24 16 8 7 4 28 22 7 6 6 27 28 7 6 6 30 35 6 8 5 28 24 6 8 5 17 18 7 5 7 26 28 7 4 8 22 27 7 4 8 21 28 7 3 9 26 33 6 5 8 29 28 5 7 7 27 30 5 5 9 18 26 3 9 7 23 25 4 6 9 16 24 3 5 11 22 39 4 1 14 18 37 lightgreen C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Martín Cardetti River Plate 17 2 URU Diego Forlán Independiente 12 3 ARG Facundo Sava Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 11 Torneo Clausura Clausura 2002 8 February – 19 May River Plate (32nd. title) Argentinos Juniors 10px Belgrano (C) 10px ARG Fernando Cavenaghi (15) River Plate 6–0 Unión (19 Feb) Huracán 1–6 Estudiantes (LP) (28 Mar) main WDL Torneo Clausura 5 Q RIV River Plate GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) BOC Boca Juniors HUR Huracán BAN Banfield RAC Racing NEW Newell's Old Boys EST Estudiantes (LP) VEL Vélez Sársfield LAN Lanús SLA San Lorenzo COL Colón NCH Nueva Chicago CHA Chacarita Juniors UNI Unión RCE Rosario Central ARJ Argentinos Juniors BEL Belgrano TAL Talleres (C) IND Independiente 13 4 2 39 13 11 4 4 33 23 10 5 4 25 17 9 3 7 27 14 8 6 5 21 19 8 5 6 19 17 8 4 7 26 25 7 6 6 34 27 7 5 7 27 20 6 8 5 20 18 6 8 5 24 23 6 6 7 24 23 6 6 7 16 21 4 9 7 23 24 5 6 8 20 27 5 5 9 20 26 5 5 9 20 32 5 3 11 16 24 5 2 12 14 31 3 6 10 14 28 lightgreen C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate 152 ARG Facundo Sava Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 123 ARG Ernesto Farías Estudiantes (LP) 11 Relegation Relegation table 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 y Esgrima (LP) 1.473 168 114 49 55 64 Vélez Sársfield 1.447 165 114 61 56 48 Colón 1.421 162 114 55 49 56 Racing 1.368 156 114 45 40 71 Newell's Old Boys 1.350 154 114 55 48 51 Estudiantes (LP) 1.307 149 114 39 56 54 Talleres (C) 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 48 Lanús 1.245 142 114 48 43 51 Unión (SF) 1.184 135 114 50 46 38 Argentinos Juniors 1.114 127 114 39 43 45 Belgrano 1.052 120 114 39 37 44 #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 Lanús Huracán (TA) 2–1 Ciudad de V. López Florida 1–1 Ciudad de Lanús Lanús 3–2 2 Unión (SF) Gimnasia y Esgrima (CU) 1–3 Manuel y Ramón Núñez Conc. del Uruguay 3–0 15 de Abril Santa Fe 4–3 Broadcasting rights Television NexTV! and RedeTV! only are broadcast live called El Partido del Viernes on free-to-air TV each Friday at 21:00 (K.O 21:10) with production from the Torneos y Competencias. See also 2001–02 in Argentine football Notes note References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Category:2001–02 in Argentine football leagues