Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Boca Juniors41191252351916 2 River Plate 37 19 10 7 2 41 24 17 3 Gimnasia La Plata 37 19 11 4 4 36 29 7 4 Talleres de Córdoba 36 19 11 3 5 31 21 10 5 San Lorenzo 34 19 10 4 5 33 18 15 6 Vélez Sársfield 29 19 7 8 4 26 20 6 7 Estudiantes La Plata 29 19 7 8 4 22 17 5 8 Huracán 27 19 6 9 4 26 21 5 9 Chacarita Juniors 27 19 8 3 8 19 24 -5 10 Colón de Santa Fe 26 19 7 5 7 29 23 6 11 Unión de Santa Fe 26 19 6 8 5 23 21 2 12 Rosario Central 24 19 6 6 7 28 31 -3 13 Newell's Old Boys 24 19 5 9 5 18 23 -5 14 Independiente 23 19 6 5 8 24 23 1 15 Lanús 21 19 5 6 8 24 26 -2 16 Belgrano de Córdoba 17 19 3 8 8 22 31 -9 17 Argentinos Juniors 14 19 2 8 9 18 28 -10 18 Almagro 13 19 2 7 10 18 31 -13 19 Los Andes 12 19 3 3 13 21 46 -25 20 Racing Club 11 19 1 8 10 12 30 -18
Top scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Juan Pablo ÁngelRiver Plate132Martín PalermoBoca Juniors112Bernardo RomeoSan Lorenzo114Ariel PereyraGimnasia La Plata104Luis RuedaTalleres de Córdoba104Ernesto FaríasEstudiantes La Plata104Daniel TilgerUnión de Santa Fe10
Relegation
There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below
Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1San Lorenzo47191522431726 2 River Plate 41 19 13 2 4 48 27 21 3 Boca Juniors 30 19 8 6 5 29 26 3 4 Argentinos Juniors 29 19 8 5 6 27 22 5 5 Racing Club 29 19 7 8 4 21 20 1 6 Chacarita Juniors 29 19 8 5 6 21 25 -4 7 Huracán 28 19 8 4 7 28 28 0 8 Vélez Sársfield 27 19 7 6 6 25 24 1 9 Estudiantes La Plata 27 19 7 6 6 23 24 -1 10 Almagro 26 19 7 5 7 27 27 0 11 Talleres de Córdoba 25 19 7 4 8 23 23 0 12 Newell's Old Boys 24 19 7 3 9 27 28 -1 13 Colón de Santa Fe 23 19 6 5 8 21 27 -6 14 Lanús 22 19 6 4 9 28 30 -2 15 Unión de Santa Fe 20 19 5 5 9 32 36 -4 16 Belgrano de Córdoba 20 19 5 5 9 18 26 -8 17 Independiente 19 19 5 4 10 18 21 -3 18 Gimnasia La Plata 18 19 4 6 9 22 28 -6 19 Los Andes 18 19 5 6 8 24 32 -8 20 Rosario Central 17 19 4 5 10 24 38 -14
Los Andes had 3 points deducted.
Top scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Bernardo RomeoSan Lorenzo152Martín CardettiRiver Plate133Javier SaviolaRiver Plate114Hugo BrizuelaChacarita Juniors10
Relegation
TeamAveragePointsPlayed1999-002000-012001-02 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 de La Plata 1.456 166 114 62 49 55 Huracán 1.447 166 76 N/A N/A 55 Rosario Central 1.438 164 114 47 66 41 Talleres de Córdoba 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 de Santa Fe 1.342 153 114 49 55 49 Chacarita Juniors 1.328 101 76 N/A 45 56 Unión de Santa Fe 1.315 150 114 54 50 46 Lanús 1.236 141 114 50 48 43 Estudiantes La Plata 1.228 140 114 45 39 56 Racing Club 1.228 140 114 55 45 40Argentinos Juniors1.149131114493943Belgrano de Córdoba1.052120114443937Almagro1.0263938N/AN/A39Los Andes0.7893038N/AN/A30
"Promoción" Playoff
DateHomeAwayResult June 13, 2001 Quilmes Belgrano de Córdoba 1-0 June 16, 2001 Belgrano de Córdoba Quilmes 1-0 The teams draw 1-1 therefore Belgrano de Córdoba stay in the Argentine First Division. Quilmes remains in Argentine Nacional B.
DateHomeAwayResult June 13, 2001 Instituto de Córdoba Argentinos Juniors 0-0 June 16, 2001 Argentinos Juniors Instituto de Córdoba 3-0 The teams draw 1-1 thereforeArgentinos Juniors stay in Argentine First Division. Instituto de Córdoba remains in Argentine Nacional B.
Lower leagues LevelTournamentChampion 2nd Primera B Nacional Banfield 3rd Primera B Metropolitana Defensores de Belgrano 3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Huracán de Tres Arroyos 4th Primera C Metropolitana Ituzaingó 5th Primera D Metropolitana Acassuso
Argentine clubs in international competitions
TeamIntercontinental 2000Copa Mercosur 2000Copa Libertadores 2001Boca JuniorsChampions QFChampionsRosario CentralN/AQFSFRiver PlateN/ASFQFSan LorenzoN/AGroup stageGroup stageVélez SársfieldN/AGroup stageGroup stageIndependienteN/AGroup stagedid not qualify
National team This section covers the Argentina national team's matches from 1 August 2000 to 31 July 2001.
Friendly matches
2002 World Cup qualifiers
References Argentina 2000-2001 by Javier Romiser at rsssf. Topscorers Apertura 2000 Topscorers Clausura 2001
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