# 2001–02 Argentine Primera División

The 2001–02 Argentine Primera División was the 111th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 17, 2001 to May 19, 2002.
Racing Club de Avellaneda won the Apertura (its 16th league title, after 35 years with no domestic championships) and River Plate the Clausura (32nd title) championships, while Belgrano (C) and Argentinos Juniors were relegated to the second division.
In continental cups, Copa Sudamericana replaced Copa Mercosur, last held in 2001.

## Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Racing | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 42 |
| 2 | River Plate | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 41 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 |
| 4 | Colón | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 32 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31 |
| 6 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 27 |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 27 |
| 8 | Chacarita Juniors | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 26 |
| 9 | Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 26 |
| 10 | Independiente | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 26 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 |
| 12 | Lanús | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 25 |
| 13 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 23 |
| 15 | Vélez Sársfield | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 22 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 20 |
| 17 | Unión | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 18 |
| 18 | Banfield | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 18 |
| 19 | Huracán | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 14 |
| 20 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 13 |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Martín Cardetti | River Plate | 17 |
| 2 | Diego Forlán | Independiente | 12 |
| 3 | Facundo Sava | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 11 |

## Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | River Plate | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 43 |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 35 |
| 4 | Huracán | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 30 |
| 5 | Banfield | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 30 |
| 6 | Racing | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 29 |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 28 |
| 8 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 27 |
| 9 | Vélez Sársfield | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 26 |
| 10 | Lanús | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 26 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 |
| 12 | Colón | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24 |
| 13 | Nueva Chicago | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 24 |
| 14 | Chacarita Juniors | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 21 |
| 15 | Unión | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 21 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 20 |
| 17 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 20 |
| 18 | Belgrano | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 18 |
| 19 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 17 |
| 20 | Independiente | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 15 |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Fernando Cavenaghi | River Plate | 15 |
| 2 | Facundo Sava | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 12 |
| 3 | Ernesto Farías | Estudiantes (LP) | 11 |

## Relegation
### Relegation table

| 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 y Esgrima (LP) | 1.473 | 168 | 114 | 49 | 55 | 64 |
| Vélez Sársfield | 1.447 | 165 | 114 | 61 | 56 | 48 |
| Colón | 1.421 | 162 | 114 | 55 | 49 | 56 |
| Racing | 1.368 | 156 | 114 | 45 | 40 | 71 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1.350 | 154 | 114 | 55 | 48 | 51 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1.307 | 149 | 114 | 39 | 56 | 54 |
| Talleres (C) | 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 (SF) | 1.184 | 135 | 114 | 50 | 46 | 38 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1.114 | 127 | 114 | 39 | 43 | 45 |
| Belgrano | 1.052 | 120 | 114 | 39 | 37 | 44 |
* Played the relegation playoff
* Relegated to Primera B Nacional

### Promotion Playoffs

* Winner of the series; teams currently playing in Primera División are listed first
| Series | Team 1 (1st div) | Team 2 (2nd div) | 1st. leg | Venue 1 | City 1 | 2nd. leg | Venue 2 | City 2 | Agg. |
| 1 | Lanús | Huracán (TA) | 2–1 | Ciudad de V. López | Florida | 1–1 | Ciudad de Lanús | Lanús | 3–2 |
| 2 | Unión (SF) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CU) | 1–3 | Manuel y Ramón Núñez | Conc. del Uruguay | 3–0 | 15 de Abril | Santa Fe | 4–3 |

## Broadcasting rights
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