2001–02 in Argentine football

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Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

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Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Racing Club 42 19 12 6 1 34 17 17
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

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Martín Cardetti River Plate 17
2 Diego Forlán Independiente 12
3 Facundo Sava Gimnasia La Plata 11
4 Ernesto Farías Estudiantes La Plata 10

Relegation

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There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

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Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 River Plate 43 19 13 4 2 39 13 26
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

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate 15
2 Facundo Sava Gimnasia La Plata 12
3 Ernesto Farías Estudiantes La Plata 11
3 Josemir Lujambio Banfield 11
3 Daniel Montenegro Huracán 11

Relegation

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Team Average Points Played 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
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 48
Lanús 1.245 142 114 48 43 51
Unión de Santa Fe 1.184 135 114 50 46 38
Argentinos Juniors 1.114 127 114 39 43 45
Belgrano de Córdoba 1.052 120 114 39 37 41

"Promoción" Playoff

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Date Home Away Result
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.

Date Home Away Result
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

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Level Tournament Champion
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

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Team Intercontinental 2001 Copa Mercosur 2002 Copa Libertadores
San Lorenzo N/A Champions Group stage
Boca Juniors Runners up Group stage QF
Talleres N/A QF Group stage
Independiente N/A QF did not qualify
River Plate N/A Group stage 2nd round
Vélez Sársfield N/A Group stage Group stage

National team

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This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

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February 13, 2002 Wales   1 – 1   Argentina Cardiff, Wales
Bellamy   34' (Report) Cruz   61' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
March 27, 2002 Cameroon   2 – 2   Argentina Geneva, Switzerland
Eto'o   21'
Suffo   86'
(Report) Verón   17' (pen.)
Aimar   63'
Stadium: Charmilles Stadium
Attendance: 7,660
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
April 17, 2002 Germany   0 – 1   Argentina Stuttgart, Germany
(Report) Sorín   47' Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 54,570

2002 World Cup qualifiers

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August 15, 2001 Round 14 Ecuador   0 – 2   Argentina Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC-05 (Report) Verón   19'
Crespo   34' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 38,156
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
September 5, 2001 Round 15 Argentina   2 – 1   Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:00 UTC-03 Gallardo   76'
Cris   84' (o.g.)
(Report) Ayala   2' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
October 7, 2001 Round 16 Paraguay   2 – 2   Argentina Asunción, Paraguay
18:15 UTC-03 Chilavert   51' (pen)
Morinigo   70'
(Report) Pochettino   67'
Batistuta   73'
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)
November 8, 2001 Round 17 Argentina   2 – 0   Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina
18:00 UTC-03 Samuel   46'
López   84'
(Report) Stadium: Estadio Antonio V. Liberti
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
November 14, 2001 Round 18 Uruguay   1 – 1   Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay
20:40 UTC-03 Silva   19' (Report) López   44' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 48,100
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

2002 World Cup

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June 2, 2002 Group stage Argentina   1 – 0   Nigeria Ibaraki, Japan
14:30 UTC+9 Batistuta   63' (Report) Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 34,050
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
June 7, 2002 Group stage Argentina   0 – 1   England Sapporo, Japan
20:30 UTC+9 (Report) Beckham   44' (pen.) Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 35,927
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
June 12, 2002 Group stage Sweden   1 – 1   Argentina Miyagi, Japan
15:30 UTC+9 A. Svensson   59' (Report) Crespo   88' Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 45,777
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

References

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