2003–04 Argentine Primera División

113th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 2003–04 3 August 2003 – 27 June 2004 Apertura: Boca Juniors (26th title) Clausura: River Plate (34th title) 2005 Copa Libertadores Boca JuniorsRiver PlateBanfieldSan LorenzoQuilmes 2004 Copa Sudamericana BanfieldSan LorenzoQuilmesArsenal 380 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Argentine Primera División was the 113th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from 3 August 2003 to 27 June 2004.Argentina 2003–04 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com Atlético de Rafaela (champion of 2002–03 Primera B Nacional)Bicampeón del Nacional B y ascenso https://web.archive.org/web/20211024165216/http://atleticorafaela.com.ar/contenidos/21-06-2003-bi-campeon-del-nacional-b-y-ascenso-a-la-primera-division-de-afa/ 2021-10-24 on Atlético Rafaela website and Quilmes (which earned it after beating Argentinos Juniors in a two-legged series)A 17 años del regreso a Primera, 5 Jul 2020 on Solo AscensoLa increíble historia del ascenso del Quilmes de Alfaro, Olé"Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA - Torneo Clausura 2003" by José Carluccio, 3 May 2012 were promoted from Primera B Nacional. Boca Juniors won the Apertura (league title 26th.) and River Plate the Clausura (34th. title) championships, while four teams were relegated, Chacarita Juniors, Nueva Chicago (the last two teams in average table) plus Atlético de Rafaela and Talleres de Córdoba (which lost the promotion playoffs) Torneo Apertura Apertura 2003 1 August – 14 December Boca Juniors (26th. title) Atlético de Rafaela 10px Quilmes 10px ARG Ernesto Farías (12) Colón 5–1 Talleres (C) (17 Aug) N. Chicago 0–4 Racing (28 Oct) 2002–03 2004–05 Final standings main WDL Q BOC Boca Juniors SLA San Lorenzo BAN Banfield QUI Quilmes RCE Rosario Central NEW Newell's Old Boys ARS Arsenal RIV River Plate COL Colón TAL Talleres (C) EST Estudiantes (LP) RAC Racing LAN Lanús IND Independiente VEL Vélez Sarsfield CHA Chacarita Juniors GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) OLI Olimpo ATR Atlético de Rafaela NCH Nueva Chicago 11 6 2 31 11 11 3 5 26 13 9 5 5 27 18 8 7 4 20 13 8 7 4 28 26 7 8 4 27 20 6 8 5 18 16 7 5 7 23 24 5 9 5 23 24 6 6 7 27 30 6 5 8 18 20 4 10 5 23 23 4 10 5 21 23 5 7 7 15 19 5 7 7 20 28 5 9 5 20 19 5 6 8 14 22 5 5 9 17 23 3 8 8 19 28 2 5 12 14 31 #ccf9cc 2005 Copa Libertadores Second Stage CLSS 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship complete AFA Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals1 ARG Ernesto Farías Estudiantes (LP) 12 2 ARG Alberto Acosta San Lorenzo 103 ARG Julián Vásquez Newell's Old Boys 9 Torneo Clausura Clausura 2004 13 February – 27 June River Plate (34th. title) Chacarita Juniors 10px Nueva Chicago 10px Atl. Rafaela 10px Talleres (C) 10px ARG Rolando Zárate (13) GELP 6–1 Chacarita (21 Feb) S. Lorenzo 0–4 Racing (20 Feb)Lanús 0–4 S. Lorenzo (28 Feb) 2002–03 2004–05 Final standings main WDL Q RIV River Plate BOC Boca Juniors TAL Talleres (C) BAN Banfield VEL Vélez Sarsfield QUI Quilmes ARS Arsenal LAN Lanús OLI Olimpo RAC Racing SLA San Lorenzo ATR Atlético de Rafaela COL Colón NEW Newell's Old Boys IND Independiente EST Estudiantes (LP) GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) NCH Nueva Chicago CHA Chacarita Juniors RCE Rosario Central 12 4 3 41 21 10 6 3 34 17 10 5 4 30 19 9 5 5 27 17 9 4 6 31 21 7 8 4 21 16 7 8 4 21 22 5 5 9 21 27 4 7 8 18 28 8 4 7 29 29 6 8 5 18 16 7 5 7 25 24 7 4 8 20 26 4 10 5 28 25 5 7 7 21 27 5 6 8 19 29 3 8 8 21 26 2 11 6 18 27 3 8 8 21 34 2 7 10 16 29 #ccf9cc 2005 Copa Libertadores Second Stage CLSS 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored. This does not apply to determining the champion. If two or more teams are tied in point at the end of the tournament, a playoff will be held at a neutral venue within 72 hours for the championship complete AFA Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Rolando Zárate Vélez Sársfield 132 ARG Aldo Osorio Talleres (C) 11 3 ARG Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate 9 4 ARG José Luis Calderón Arsenal 8 Relegation Relegation table Pos Position Team 2001–02Pts Total 2001–02 points 2002–03Pts Total 2002–03 points 2003–04Pts Total 2003–04 points TotalPts Total points over the past three seasons TotalPld Total games played over the past three seasons Avg AverageRelegation1River Plate8479662291142Boca Juniors6879752221143Quilmes——6060384San Lorenzo5756621751145Racing6853501711146Vélez Sarsfield4866531671147Colón5657491621148Banfield4848641601149Arsenal—49551047610Newell's Old Boys51495115111411Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)64463814811412Independiente41614414611413Rosario Central40624414611414Lanús51514214411415Estudiantes (LP)51434413811416Olimpo —5139907617Talleres (C)304459133114 Relegation Playoff Matches18Atlético de Rafaela——43433819Chacarita Juniors474138126114 Relegated to the Primera B Nacional20Nueva Chicago484128117114 Promotion playoff * #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 Atlético de Rafaela Huracán (TA) 1–2 José María Minella Mar del Plata 2–3 Nuevo Monumental Rafaela 3–5 2 Talleres (C) Argentinos Juniors 1–2 Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 1–2 Chateau Carreras Córdoba 2–4 Atlético de Rafaela and Talleres de Córdoba were relegated to Primera B Nacional. See also 2003–04 in Argentine football References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons Primera Division