2001–02 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2001–02 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 72nd consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.

Boca Juniors
2001-02 season
PresidentMauricio Macri
ManagerCarlos Bianchi
(until 20 December 2001)
Oscar Tabarez
StadiumEstadio Camilo Cichero (La Bombonera)
Primera DivisionApertura:3th
Clausura:3th
Copa LibertadoresQuarterfinals
Intercontinental CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Apertura:Riquelme (7)
Clausura:Bracamonte (7)

All: Riquelme (10)
Schelotto (10)

Summary

During summer several players left the club included right back defender Hugo Ibarra, Colombian full back Jorge Bermudez and midfielder Anibal Matellan. Also, Colombian Goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba almost was signed by Tottenham Hotspur prompting Mauricio Macri to block the transfer,[1] however, Cordoba got the transfer out during January towards Serie A team Perugia .

Macri reinforced the squad with central defender Rolando Schiavi from Argentinos Juniors, right back defender Jorge Daniel Martinez, Brazilian defender Jorginho Paulista on loan from Udinese Calcio and purely for Japanese football supporters Naohiro Takahara. With the exception of Schiavi the arrivals were a total failure and most of them were transferred out during December.

In the Apertura Tournament the team finished on 3rd spot, eleven points below of Champions Racing. Meanwhile, in 2001 Intercontinental Cup the squad was defeated by German side Bayern München after extra time.[2]

Head coach Carlos Bianchi started negotiations for a renewal after two years of contract (the last renovation was in December 1999) and after several rumors Bianchi chose to not accept the Board conditions.[3] Then, Macri appointed during December Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabarez former manager of Boca Juniors during 1992 Apertura Tournament which the team won and ended eleven years of League drought.[4]

Owing to government economic measures known as Corralito in the Clausura Tournament, Macri reinforced the team with a few players included forward Héctor Bracamonte, defender Diego Crosa and Jonathan Fabbro the squad finished on 3rd spot again, eight points below of Champions River Plate.

Meanwhile, in 2002 Copa Libertadores the squad reached the Quarterfinals stage and was eliminated by future Champions Paraguayan side Olimpia after a 0–1 defeat in the second leg of the series.

The season is best remembered by League debut of future club legend forward 16-yr-old Carlos Tevez against Talleres de Cordoba on 21 October 2000 .

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri
GK  COL Oscar Cordoba
GK  ARG Willy Caballero
GK  ARG Christian Muñoz
DF  ARG Nicolas Burdisso
DF  ARG Clemente Rodriguez
DF  ARG Omar Sebastián Pérez
DF  ARG Gustavo Pinto
DF  ARG Javier Alejandro Villarreal
DF  ARG José María Calvo
DF  ARG Rolando Schiavi
DF  BRA Jorginho Paulista
DF  ARG Nahuel Fioretto
DF  ARG Cesar Alberto Gonzalez
DF  ARG Juan Forchetti
DF  ARG Jonathan Fabbro
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  COL Mauricio Serna
MF  ARG Christian Traverso
MF  ARG Juan Roman Riquelme
MF  ARG Sebastian Battaglia
MF  ARG Julio Marchant
MF  ARG Joel Enrique Barbosa
MF  ARG Roberto Colautti
MF  ARG Ariel Carreño
MF  ARG Jorge Daniel Martinez
MF  ARG Diego Crosa
FW  ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW  ARG Marcelo Delgado
FW  ARG Antonio Barijho
FW  ARG Christian Giménez
FW  ARG Walter Gaitán
FW  JPN Naohiro Takahara
FW  ARG Alfredo Moreno
FW  ARG Carlos Tevez
FW  ARG Héctor Bracamonte
FW  ARG Abel Balbo

Transfers

January

Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Racing 19 12 6 1 34 17 +17 42
2 River Plate 19 12 5 2 51 16 +35 41
3 Boca Juniors 19 9 6 4 41 27 +14 33
4 Colón 19 8 8 3 24 16 +8 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 8 7 4 28 22 +6 31
Source:

Position by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLDDWDWWWLWWDWWLDWD
Position161715141313121091053 [5]3333333
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 August 2001 1 Boca Juniors 1-3 Belgrano (C) La Boca
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
26 August 2001 2 San Lorenzo 1-0 Boca Juniors Almagro
Stadium: Nuevo Gasometro
29 August 2001 3 Boca Juniors 0-0 Colon La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
2 September 2001 4 Gimnasia (LP) 2-2 Boca Juniors La Plata
Stadium: El Bosque
9 September 2001 5 Boca Juniors 3-1 Chacarita Juniors La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
16 September 2001 6 River Plate 1-1 Boca Juniors Nuñez
Stadium: Monumental
23 September 2001 7 Boca Juniors 6-1 Lanus La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
30 September 2001 8 Argentinos Juniors 1-3 Boca Juniors Caballito
Stadium: Ricardo Etcheverri
3 October 2001 9 Boca Juniors 3-1 Rosario Central La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
21 October 2001 10 Talleres 1-0 Boca Juniors Cordoba
Stadium: Olimpico
28 October 2001 11 Boca Juniors 2-1 Huracan La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
1 November 2001 15 Boca Juniors 3-1 Racing La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
4 November 2001 12 Union (SF) 2-2 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Stadium: 15 de Abril
11 November 2001 13 Boca Juniors 4-2 Estudiantes LP La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
18 November 2001 14 Nueva Chicago 1-2 Boca Juniors Liniers
Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
2 December 2001 16 Boca Juniors 0-1 Banfield La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
9 December 2001 17 Velez Sarsfield 2-2 Boca Juniors Liniers
Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
16 December 2001 18 Boca Juniors 5-3 Independiente La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
5 February 2002 19 Newell's Old Boys 2-2 Boca Juniors Rosario
Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 4 2 39 13 +26 43
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 33 23 +10 37
3 Boca Juniors 19 10 5 4 25 17 +8 35
4 Huracán 19 9 3 7 27 14 +13 30
5 Banfield 19 8 6 5 21 19 +2 30
Source:

Position by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWDDLLWWWWWWDLLWDW
Position74323710543322233333
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

10 February 2002 1 Belgrano (C) 2-3 Boca Juniors Cordoba
Report Stadium: Olimpico
17 February 2002 2 Boca Juniors 0-0 San Lorenzo La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
20 February 2002 3 Colon 1-3 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Stadium: Cementerio de los Elefantes
24 February 2002 4 Boca Juniors 1-1 Gimnasia (LP) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
3 March 2002 5 Chacarita Juniors 1-1 Boca Juniors Almagro
Stadium: Nuevo Gasometro
10 March 2002 6 Boca Juniors 0-3 River Plate La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
17 March 2002 7 Lanus 1-0 Boca Juniors Lanus
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
24 March 2002 8 Boca Juniors 3-2 Argentinos Juniors La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
27 March 2002 9 Rosario Central 1-3 Boca Juniors Rosario
Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito
31 March 2002 10 Boca Juniors 1-0 Talleres La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
3 April 2002 11 Huracan 0-2 Boca Juniors Parque Patricios
Stadium: El Palacio
7 April 2002 12 Boca Juniors 3-0 Union (SF) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
14 April 2002 13 Estudiantes LP 0-1 Boca Juniors La Plata
Stadium: Jorge Luis Hirschi
17 April 2002 14 Boca Juniors 0-0 Nueva Chicago La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
21 April 2002 15 Racing 2-0 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Stadium: Presidente Peron
28 April 2002 16 Banfield 1-0 Boca Juniors Banfield
Stadium: Florencio Sola
5 May 2002 17 Boca Juniors 2-1 Velez Sarsfield La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
12 May 2002 18 Independiente 1-1 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Stadium: La Doble Visera
19 May 2002 19 Boca Juniors 1-0 Newell's Old Boys La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera

Copa Libertadores

Eightfinals

25 April 2002 El Nacional 0:0 Boca Juniors Quito
Stadium: Atahualpa
Referee: Óscar Ruiz
1 May 2002 Boca Juniors 2:0 (2:0) El Nacional La Boca
Calvo  27'
Delgado  36'
Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee: Carlos Chandía

Quarterfinals

8 May 2002 Boca Juniors 1:1 (1:0) Olimpia La Boca
Tévez  18' Report Traverso  67' (own goal) Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo
16 May 2002 Olimpia 1:0 (0:0) Boca Juniors Asunción
Isasi  67' Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva

Intercontinental Cup

27 November 2001 (2001-11-27) Bayern München 1–0 (a.e.t.) Boca Juniors Tokyo
19:20 JST Kuffour  109' Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 51,360
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen [6]

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalApertura 2001[7]Clausura 2002[8]Libertadores [9]Mercosur 2001
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Roberto Abbondanzieri 3705017010050
DF José María Calvo 2926110010130
DF Nicolas Burdisso 3721611007140
DF Rolando Schiavi 3741811126021
DF Clemente Rodriguez 3501201406030
MF Christian Traverso 4011701109130
MF Mauricio Serna 280120705040
MF Sebastian Battaglia 293301539020
MF Juan Roman Riquelme 2710137934010
FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto 3210146826240
FW Marcelo Delgado 3681451128130
DF Julio Marchant 13050401030
FW Christian Giménez 325611627131
DF Omar Sebastián Pérez 302801007052
DF Gustavo Pinto 2801201003030
FW Walter Gaitán 3191281006130
DF Jorge Daniel Martinez 262112804030
MF Ariel Carreño 24793625042
DF Cesar Alberto Gonzalez 91107110
FW Carlos Tevez 1521010141
MF Diego Crosa 121008140
FW Abel Balbo 40000040
FW Héctor Bracamonte 1880013751
DF Javier Alejandro Villarreal 10060300010
MF Joel Enrique Barbosa 13170200041
GK Willy Caballero 401030
FW Alfredo Moreno 201010
DF Juan Forchetti 807010
DF Jonathan Fabbro 200020
GK Oscar Cordoba 150140000010
FW Antonio Barijho 8362000021
MF Roberto Colautti 5231000021
DF Jorginho Paulista 150110000040
FW Naohiro Takahara 7161000010
DF Nahuel Fioretto 7040000030
MF José Antonio Pereda 3000000030
DF Miguel Alejandro Portillo 2000000020
  • Source:

References

  1. "Oscar Cordoba reveals Why Left Boca". co.marca.com. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. "Full Time Report – Bayern Munich – Boca Juniors". Japan Football Association. 27 November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. "Another disgrace, Bianchi Quits Boca" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 22 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. "New Head Coach. Tabarez signed with Boca" (in Spanish). lanacion.com.ar. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Match of 15th round was rescheduled to the 12th round due to the team Match on 2001 Intercontinental Cup.
  6. "Kim Milton dømmer Intercontinental Cup-finale". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  7. "Plantel Boca Torneo Apertura 2001". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. "Plantel Boca Torneo Clausura 2002". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. "Plantel Libertadores 2002". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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