The 1999–2000 season in Argentine football saw River Plate win both the league championships, while Boca Juniors won the Copa Libertadores 2000 and Talleres de Córdoba won the 1999 Copa CONMEBOL to become the first team from Córdoba Province to win a major international title.
Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1River Plate44191351422121 2 Rosario Central 43 19 14 1 4 34 18 16 3 Boca Juniors 41 19 12 5 2 36 15 21 4 San Lorenzo 333 points deducted 19 10 6 3 30 15 15 5 Talleres de Córdoba 31 19 9 4 6 38 31 7 6 Racing Club 30 19 7 9 3 27 22 5 7 Vélez Sársfield 27 19 8 6 5 28 17 11 8 Chacarita Juniors 25 19 6 7 6 38 33 5 9 Independiente 25 19 6 7 6 19 21 -2 10 Estudiantes de La Plata 23 19 6 5 8 29 33 -4 11 Lanús 23 19 7 2 10 23 30 -7 12 Gimnasia de La Plata 21 19 4 9 6 28 28 0 13 Newell's Old Boys 21 19 5 6 8 27 27 0 14 Argentinos Juniors 21 19 4 9 6 20 22 -2 15 Unión de Santa Fe 21 19 5 6 8 24 30 -6 16 Instituto de Córdoba 19 19 5 7 7 23 30 -7 17 Colón de Santa Fe 19 19 5 4 10 20 28 -8 18 Belgrano de Córdoba 17 19 5 5 9 25 37 -12 19 Gimnasia de Jujuy 9 19 2 3 14 17 43 -26 20 Ferro Carril Oeste 9 19 1 6 12 14 44 -30
Top Scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Javier SaviolaRiver Plate152Martín PalermoBoca Juniors143Juan Antonio PizziRosario Central124Juan Pablo ÁngelRiver Plate11
Relegation
There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below
Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1River Plate42191261441727 2 Independiente 36 19 11 3 5 42 25 17 3 Colón de Santa Fe 36 19 11 3 5 27 15 12 4 San Lorenzo 36 19 11 3 5 27 15 12 5 Newell's Old Boys 34 19 10 4 5 32 21 11 6 Vélez Sársfield 34 19 9 7 3 28 18 10 7 Boca Juniors 33 19 10 6 3 38 17 21 8 Unión de Santa Fe 29 19 9 2 8 28 40 -12 9 Gimnasia de La Plata 28 19 8 4 7 28 33 -5 10 Talleres de Córdoba 27 19 7 6 6 21 22 -1 11 Club Atlético Lanús 25 19 8 4 7 32 22 10 12 Instituto de Córdoba 25 19 6 7 6 28 29 -1 13 Rosario Central 23 19 6 5 8 25 26 -1 14 Belgrano de Córdoba 22 19 6 4 9 28 31 -3 15 Chacarita Juniors 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -10 16 Argentinos Juniors 18 19 4 6 9 21 36 -15 17 Estudiantes de La Plata 16 19 3 7 9 21 30 -9 18 Racing Club 15 19 3 6 10 22 29 -7 19 Gimnasia de Jujuy 10 19 2 4 13 15 34 -19 20 Ferro Carril Oeste 8 19 2 2 15 9 46 -37
Top Scorers
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Esteban FuertesColón de Santa Fe172Bruno MarioniIndependiente133Daniel JiménezInstituto de Córdoba124Diego KlimowiczLanús10
Relegation
Relegation table
TeamAveragePointsPlayed1997-981998-991999-2000 Boca Juniors 2.070 236 114 73 89 74 River Plate 1.921 219 114 74 58 86 San Lorenzo 1.684 192 114 62 61 69 Vélez Sársfield 1.623 185 114 78 46 61 Rosario Central 1.593 180 114 57 47 66 Gimnasia de La Plata 1.593 180 114 69 62 49 Independiente 1.474 168 114 56 51 61 Lanús 1.430 163 114 65 50 48 Talleres de Córdoba 1.342 102 76 N/A 44 58 Newell's Old Boys 1.307 149 114 42 52 55 Argentinos Juniors 1.272 145 114 57 49 39 Colón de Santa Fe 1.246 142 114 38 49 55 Racing Club 1.237 141 114 41 55 45 Unión de Santa Fe 1.202 137 114 33 54 50 Chacarita Juniors 1.184 45 38 N/A N/A 45 Estudiantes La Plata 1.167 133 114 49 45 39Instituto de Córdoba1.158 4438N/AN/A44Belgrano de Córdoba1.092 8376N/A4439Gimnasia de Jujuy1.035 118114524719Ferro Carril Oeste0.886 101114493517
Relegation playoffs
DateHomeAwayResult July 20, 2000 Quilmes Belgrano 3-1 July 23, 2000 Belgrano Quilmes 3-1 The teams draw 4-4 therefore Belgrano stay in the Argentine First Division. Quilmes remains in Argentine Nacional B.
DateHomeAwayResult 20 July 2000 Almagro Instituto 1-0 23 July 2000 Instituto Almagro 1-1 Almagro win 2–1 and are promoted to the Argentine First Division. Instituto are relegated to the Argentine Nacional B.
Argentine clubs in international competitions
TeamCONMEBOL 1999Copa Mercosur 1999Copa Libertadores 2000Boca JuniorsN/AGroup stageChampionsTalleres de CórdobaChampionsdid not qualifydid not qualifySan Lorenzo1st roundSFGroup stageRiver PlateN/AGroup stageQFIndependienteN/AQFdid not qualifyRosario Central1st rounddid not qualify2nd roundRacing ClubN/AGroup stagedid not qualifyVélez SársfieldN/AGroup stagedid not qualify
National team This section covers the Argentina national team's matches from August 1, 1999, to July 31, 2000.
Friendly matches
2002 World Cup qualifiers
References
External links AFA Argentina on FIFA.com Argentina 1999–2000 by Javier Romiser at rsssf.