2000–01 Argentine Primera División

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.[1]

Primera División
Season2000–01
DatesJuly 28, 2000 – July 11, 2001
ChampionsApertura: Boca Juniors (25th title)
Clausura: San Lorenzo (13th title)
PromotedHuracán
Los Andes
Almagro
RelegatedLos Andes
Almagro
2002 Copa LibertadoresBoca Juniors
River Plate
San Lorenzo
Talleres (C)
Vélez Sársfield
2001 Copa MercosurBoca Juniors [note 1]
River Plate [note 1]
Independiente [note 1]
San Lorenzo
Talleres (C)
Vélez Sársfield
Matches played380
Top goalscorerApertura:
Juan Pablo Angel (13)
Clausura:
Bernardo Romeo (15)

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

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boca Juniors 19 12 5 2 35 19 +16 41
2 River Plate 19 10 7 2 41 24 +17 37
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 36 29 +7 37
4 Talleres (C) 19 11 3 5 31 21 +10 36
5 San Lorenzo 19 10 4 5 33 18 +15 34
6 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 8 4 26 20 +6 29
7 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 8 4 22 17 +5 29
8 Huracán 19 6 9 4 26 21 +5 27
9 Chacarita Juniors 19 8 3 8 19 24 −5 27
10 Colón 19 7 5 7 29 23 +6 26
11 Unión 19 6 8 5 23 21 +2 26
12 Rosario Central 19 6 6 7 28 31 −3 24
13 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 9 5 18 23 −5 24
14 Independiente 19 6 5 8 24 23 +1 23
15 Lanús 19 5 6 8 24 26 −2 21
16 Belgrano 19 3 8 8 22 31 −9 17
17 Argentinos Juniors 19 2 8 9 18 28 −10 14
18 Almagro 19 2 7 10 18 31 −13 13
19 Los Andes 19 3 3 13 21 46 −25 12
20 Racing 19 1 8 10 12 30 −18 11
Source:

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Juan Pablo Ángel River Plate 13
2 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 11
2 Bernardo Romeo San Lorenzo 11
4 Ariel Pereyra Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 10
4 Luis Rueda Talleres (C) 10
4 Ernesto Farías Estudiantes (LP) 10
4 Daniel Tilger Unión 10

Torneo Clausura

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Lorenzo 19 15 2 2 43 17 +26 47 Qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 River Plate 19 13 2 4 48 27 +21 41
3 Boca Juniors 19 8 6 5 29 26 +3 30
4 Argentinos Juniors 19 8 5 6 27 22 +5 29
5 Racing 19 7 8 4 21 20 +1 29
6 Chacarita Juniors 19 8 5 6 21 25 −4 29
7 Huracán 19 8 4 7 28 28 0 28
8 Vélez Sársfield 19 7 6 6 25 24 +1 27
9 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 6 6 23 24 −1 27
10 Almagro 19 7 5 7 27 27 0 26
11 Talleres (C) 19 7 4 8 23 23 0 25
12 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 3 9 27 28 −1 24
13 Colón 19 6 5 8 21 27 −6 23
14 Lanús 19 6 4 9 28 30 −2 22
15 Unión 19 5 5 9 32 36 −4 20
16 Belgrano 19 5 5 9 18 26 −8 20
17 Independiente 19 5 4 10 18 21 −3 19
18 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 6 9 22 28 −6 18
19 Los Andes 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 18[lower-alpha 1]
20 Rosario Central 19 4 5 10 24 38 −14 17
Source:
Notes:
  1. Los Andes had 3 points deducted.

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Bernardo Romeo San Lorenzo 15
2 Martín Cardetti River Plate 13
3 Javier Saviola River Plate 11
4 Hugo Brizuela Chacarita Juniors 10

Relegation
Team Average Points Played 1998–99 1999–00 2000-01
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

Promotion Playoff
Date Home Away Result
June 13, 2001 Quilmes Belgrano 1-0
June 16, 2001 Belgrano Quilmes 1-0
Date Home Away Result
June 13, 2001 Instituto Argentinos Juniors 0-0
June 16, 2001 Argentinos Juniors Instituto 1-1

See also

Notes
  1. Guest team.

References
  1. Argentina 2000–01 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
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