The 2000–01
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
was the 110th season of top-flight
football in Argentina
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture of Argentina, 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 3,37 ...
. The season ran from July 28, 2000 to July 11, 2001.
[Argentina 2000–01]
by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
won the Apertura (its 25th league title) and
San Lorenzo the Clausura (13th title) championships, while
Los Andes and
Almagro were relegated after spending only one season in the highest division.
Torneo Apertura
League standings
Top scorers
Torneo Clausura
League standings
Top scorers
Relegation table
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Promotion Playoffs
Belgrano (Córdoba) and
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...
(3rd. and 4th. worst averages) played the
promotion
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playoff v
Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...
and
Instituto (C) (qualified from
2000–01 Primera B Nacional) respectively,
Instituto con buenas y malas
on ''La Voz'' in a two-legged series.
Although the two playoff series ended 1–1 on aggregate, Argentinos and Belgrano remained in the top division due to rules stated that in cases like those, teams in Primera División would be declared winners (sporting advantage).Julio Mugnaini, la historia de un gol histórico
La Voz["Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Promoción 2001" by José Carluccio, 8 Feb 2013]
See also
* 2000–01 in Argentine football
Notes
References
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Argentine Primera División seasons
2000–01 in Argentine football leagues