The 2001–02
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
was the 111th season of top-flight
football in Argentina
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,650 clubs and 37,161 offi ...
. The season ran from August 17, 2001 to May 19, 2002.
[Argentina 2001–02]
by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
Racing Club de Avellaneda
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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
Los Andes were relegated to the second division.
In continental cups,
Copa Sudamericana
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replaced
Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV m ...
, last held in 2001.
Torneo Apertura
Top scorers
Torneo Clausura
Top scorers
Relegation
Relegation table
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Promotion Playoffs
Broadcasting rights
Television
NexTV! and
RedeTV!
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RedeTV! has modern produc ...
only are broadcast live called ''El Partido del Viernes'' on
free-to-air
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TV each Friday at 21:00 (K.O 21:10) with production from the
Torneos y Competencias
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.
See also
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2001–02 in Argentine football
Notes
References
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Argentine Primera División seasons
2001–02 in Argentine football leagues