The 2001–02
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 111th 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 August 17, 2001 to May 19, 2002.
[Argentina 2001–02]
by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
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
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 ...
were relegated to the second division.
In continental cups,
Copa Sudamericana replaced
Copa Mercosur, 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! only are broadcast live called ''El Partido del Viernes'' on
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
TV each Friday at 21:00 (K.O 21:10) with production from the
Torneos y Competencias.
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