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.
Friendly matches
2002 World Cup qualifiers
2002 World Cup
References Argentina 2001-2002 by Javier Romiser at rsssf. Topscorers Apertura 2001 Topscorers Clausura 2002
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