2002–03 Argentine Primera División
Season | 2002–03 |
---|---|
Champions |
Torneo Apertura: Independiente (16th title) Torneo Clausura: River Plate (33rd title) |
Relegated |
Unión Huracán |
2004 Copa Libertadores |
Boca Juniors Independiente River Plate Rosario Central Vélez Sarsfield |
2003 Copa Sudamericana |
Boca Juniors Colón Independiente River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Vélez Sarsfield |
Matches played | 380 |
Top goalscorer |
Torneo Apertura: Andrés Silvera (16 goals) Torneo Clausura: Luciano Figueroa (17 goals) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 2002/03.
Torneo Apertura
Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Independiente | 43 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 29 |
2 | Boca Juniors | 40 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 17 |
3 | River Plate | 36 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 |
4 | Chacarita | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
5 | Vélez Sársfield | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
6 | Racing Club | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
7 | Colón de Santa Fe | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
8 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
9 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
10 | Newell's Old Boys | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
11 | Lanús | 26 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -3 |
12 | Banfield | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
13 | Rosario Central | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 2 |
14 | Unión de Santa Fe | 23 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 |
15 | Talleres de Córdoba | 23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
16 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 20 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
17 | Olimpo de Bahía Blanca | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
18 | Nueva Chicago | 15 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 |
19 | Estudiantes La Plata | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -15 |
20 | Huracán | 11 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | -25 |
Top scorers
Position | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrés Silvera | Independiente | 16 |
2 | César Carignano | Colón de Santa Fe | 11 |
3 | Luciano Figueroa | Rosario Central | 10 |
4 | Marcelo Delgado | Boca Juniors | 9 |
Torneo Clausura
Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 43 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 25 |
2 | Boca Juniors | 39 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
3 | Vélez Sársfield | 38 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
4 | Rosario Central | 37 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 22 |
5 | Colón de Santa Fe | 29 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
6 | San Lorenzo | 29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | -1 |
7 | Estudiantes La Plata | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
8 | Olimpo de Bahía Blanca | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
9 | Nueva Chicago | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -4 |
10 | Gimnasia de La Plata | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
11 | Racing Club | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
12 | Lanús | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 |
13 | Banfield | 23 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
14 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
15 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
16 | Talleres de Córdoba | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
17 | Independiente | 18 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
18 | Unión de Santa Fe | 17 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 |
19 | Chacarita | 11 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
20 | Huracán | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 45 | -33 |
Top scorers
Position | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luciano Figueroa | Rosario Central | 17 |
2 | Roberto Nanni | Vélez Sársfield | 15 |
3 | Fernando Cavenaghi | River Plate | 12 |
4 | Cristian Castillo | Olimpo de Bahía Blanca | 11 |
Tournament review
River Plate, Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield were the teams who kept the league's lead for most of the tournament (except for Round 4, when the temporary leader was Rosario Central, who finished fourth), and those three teams were the ones who arrived at the last rounds with possibilities of winning the tournament.
Velez Sarsfield started the tournament with three wins in a row, obtaining the lead at the end of Round 3.
Boca Juniors went on a winning streak from rounds 3 to 7, winning five consecutive games, taking the lead at the end of Round 5.
On May 4, 2003, during Round 11, Velez Sarsfield got a home win against leaders Boca Juniors[1] and after three more consecutive wins, regained the top position in the league.
On June 1, during Round 14, Boca Juniors and River Plate confronted each other in the Superclásico at Boca Juniors stadium. The game ended 2-2 and allowed Velez, who won their match, to be the sole leaders of the league.
However, an unexpected home loss to Olimpo on Round 15, made Velez lose the first position[2] as Boca and River won their matches against Huracán and San Lorenzo respectively. At the end of the matchday, Boca Juniors were the new leaders.
On June 15, during Round 16, River Plate defeated Lanús and because Velez and Boca tied their games, finished the match day as sole leaders.[3]
On June 29, during Round 18, River defeated Olimpo in Bahía Blanca and won the championship, by getting a difference of 4 points to rivals Boca Juniors, with only 1 round to go.[4]
This table shows the evolution of the league table, showing team result, overall points and position on the table at the end of each round for the three teams that fought for the championship until the last rounds.
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
River Plate | 2-2 1 6th |
0-1 1 13th |
2-0 4 9th |
2-1 7 8th |
1-0 10 5th |
6-0 13 4th |
3-1 16 2nd |
3-1 19 1st |
2-1 22 1st |
2-0 25 1st |
1-1 26 1st |
1-1 27 2nd |
2-1 30 2nd |
2-2 31 3rd |
4-0 34 2nd |
4-3 37 1st |
3-0 40 1st |
2-0 43 1st |
1-3 43 1st |
Boca Juniors | 2-0 3 1st |
0-2 3 8th |
3-1 6 6th |
2-0 9 3rd |
2-1 12 1st |
3-1 15 1st |
2-0 18 1st |
1-1 19 1st |
1-0 22 1st |
2-0 25 1st |
0-2 25 2nd |
2-0 28 1st |
2-0 31 1st |
2-2 32 2nd |
4-0 35 1st |
2-2 36 2nd |
1-3 36 3rd |
3-1 39 2nd |
2-7 39 2nd |
Vélez Sarsfield | 1-0 3 1st |
1-0 6 1st |
2-0 9 1st |
0-1 9 3rd |
0-0 10 6th |
3-1 13 5th |
5-2 16 3rd |
1-0 19 3rd |
2-1 22 3rd |
0-2 22 3rd |
2-0 25 3rd |
2-0 28 2nd |
4-0 31 2nd |
1-0 34 1st |
0-1 34 3rd |
2-2 35 3rd |
1-0 38 2nd |
0-1 38 3rd |
0-1 38 3rd |
Source: www.rsssf.com
Relegation
Team | Average | Points | Played | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
River Plate | 2.114 | 241 | 114 | 78 | 84 | 79 |
Boca Juniors | 1.912 | 218 | 114 | 71 | 68 | 79 |
San Lorenzo | 1.702 | 194 | 114 | 81 | 57 | 56 |
Vélez Sársfield | 1.491 | 170 | 114 | 56 | 48 | 66 |
Gimnasia de La Plata | 1.447 | 165 | 114 | 55 | 64 | 46 |
Racing Club | 1.439 | 164 | 114 | 40 | 71 | 53 |
Colón de Santa Fe | 1.421 | 162 | 114 | 49 | 56 | 57 |
Estudiantes La Plata | 1.342 | 153 | 114 | 56 | 54 | 43 |
Newell's Old Boys | 1.298 | 148 | 114 | 48 | 51 | 49 |
Olimpo de Bahía Blanca | 1.289 | 49 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 49 |
Arsenal de Sarandí | 1.289 | 49 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 49 |
Lanús | 1.272 | 145 | 114 | 43 | 51 | 51 |
Independiente | 1.263 | 144 | 114 | 42 | 41 | 61 |
Banfield | 1.263 | 96 | 76 | N/A | 48 | 48 |
Chacarita | 1.263 | 144 | 114 | 56 | 47 | 41 |
Rosario Central | 1.254 | 143 | 114 | 41 | 40 | 62 |
Talleres de Córdoba | 1.184 | 135 | 114 | 61 | 30 | 44 |
Nueva Chicago | 1.171 | 89 | 76 | N/A | 48 | 41 |
Unión de Santa Fe | 1.096 | 125 | 114 | 46 | 39 | 40 |
Huracán | 1.026 | 117 | 114 | 55 | 44 | 18 |
"Promoción" playoff
Date | Home | Away | Result |
---|---|---|---|
July 9, 2004 | San Martín de Mendoza | Talleres de Córdoba | 0-1 |
July 13, 2004 | Talleres de Córdoba | San Martín de Mendoza | 1-0 |
Talleres de Córdoba wins 2-0 and stays in Argentine First Division.
San Martín de Mendoza remains in Argentine Nacional B.
Date | Home | Away | Result |
---|---|---|---|
July 9, 2004 | Argentinos Juniors | Nueva Chicago | 0-1 |
July 13, 2004 | Nueva Chicago | Argentinos Juniors | 2-0 |
Nueva Chicago wins 3-0 and stays in Argentine First Division. Argentinos Juniors remains in Argentine Nacional B.
See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22. "In the "ballottage" of the Clausura, Vélez faces River and Boca" (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22. "Surprise in Liniers: Olimpo defeated Vélez 1-0" (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22. "Rise: River, to the top with goals and decision" (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-22. "River declared Champions in Bahia Blanca and it was heard throughout the country" (in Spanish)