# 2000–01 in Argentine football
## Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 41 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 16 |
| 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

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Juan Pablo Ángel | River Plate | 13 |
| 2 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 11 |
| 2 | Bernardo Romeo | San Lorenzo | 11 |
| 4 | Ariel Pereyra | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 |
| 4 | Luis Rueda | Talleres de Córdoba | 10 |
| 4 | Ernesto Farías | Estudiantes La Plata | 10 |
| 4 | Daniel Tilger | Unión de Santa Fe | 10 |

### Relegation

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

## Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 47 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 26 |
| 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

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Bernardo Romeo | San Lorenzo | 15 |
| 2 | Martín Cardetti | River Plate | 13 |
| 3 | Javier Saviola | River Plate | 11 |
| 4 | Hugo Brizuela | Chacarita Juniors | 10 |

### Relegation

| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| 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 | 40 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1.149 | 131 | 114 | 49 | 39 | 43 |
| Belgrano de Córdoba | 1.052 | 120 | 114 | 44 | 39 | 37 |
| Almagro | 1.026 | 39 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 39 |
| Los Andes | 0.789 | 30 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 30 |

#### "Promoción" Playoff

| Date | Home | Away | Result |
| 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.
| Date | Home | Away | Result |
| 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

| Level | Tournament | Champion |
| 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

| Team | Intercontinental 2000 | Copa Mercosur 2000 | Copa Libertadores 2001 |
| Boca Juniors | Champions | QF | Champions |
| Rosario Central | N/A | QF | SF |
| River Plate | N/A | SF | QF |
| San Lorenzo | N/A | Group stage | Group stage |
| Vélez Sársfield | N/A | Group stage | Group stage |
| Independiente | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify |

## National team

This section covers the Argentina national team's matches from 1 August 2000 to 31 July 2001.
Win  Draw  Loss