1999–2000 in Argentine football explained

The 1999–2000 season in Argentine football saw River Plate win both the league championships, while Boca Juniors won the Copa Libertadores 2000 and Talleres de Córdoba won the 1999 Copa CONMEBOL to become the first team from Córdoba Province to win a major international title.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	River Plate	44	19	13	5	1	42	21	21
2	Rosario Central	43	19	14	1	4	34	18	16
3	Boca Juniors	41	19	12	5	2	36	15	21
4	San Lorenzo	33^[1]	19	10	6	3	30	15	15
5	Talleres de Córdoba	31	19	9	4	6	38	31	7
6	Racing Club	30	19	7	9	3	27	22	5
7	Vélez Sársfield	27	19	8	6	5	28	17	11
8	Chacarita Juniors	25	19	6	7	6	38	33	5
9	Independiente	25	19	6	7	6	19	21	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-2
10	Estudiantes de La Plata	23	19	6	5	8	29	33	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-4
11	Lanús	23	19	7	2	10	23	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-7
12	Gimnasia de La Plata	21	19	4	9	6	28	28	0
13	Newell's Old Boys	21	19	5	6	8	27	27	0
14	Argentinos Juniors	21	19	4	9	6	20	22	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-2
15	Unión de Santa Fe	21	19	5	6	8	24	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-6
16	Instituto de Córdoba	19	19	5	7	7	23	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-7
17	Colón de Santa Fe	19	19	5	4	10	20	28	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-8
18	Belgrano de Córdoba	17	19	5	5	9	25	37	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-12
19	Gimnasia de Jujuy	9	19	2	3	14	17	43	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-26
20	Ferro Carril Oeste	9	19	1	6	12	14	44	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-30

Position	Player	Team	Goals
1	Javier Saviola	River Plate	15
2	Martín Palermo	Boca Juniors	14
3	Juan Antonio Pizzi	Rosario Central	12
4	Juan Pablo Ángel	River Plate	11

There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	River Plate	42	19	12	6	1	44	17	27
2	Independiente	36	19	11	3	5	42	25	17
3	Colón de Santa Fe	36	19	11	3	5	27	15	12
4	San Lorenzo	36	19	11	3	5	27	15	12
5	Newell's Old Boys	34	19	10	4	5	32	21	11
6	Vélez Sársfield	34	19	9	7	3	28	18	10
7	Boca Juniors	33	19	10	6	3	38	17	21
8	Unión de Santa Fe	29	19	9	2	8	28	40	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-12
9	Gimnasia de La Plata	28	19	8	4	7	28	33	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-5
10	Talleres de Córdoba	27	19	7	6	6	21	22	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-1
11	Club Atlético Lanús	25	19	8	4	7	32	22	10
12	Instituto de Córdoba	25	19	6	7	6	28	29	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-1
13	Rosario Central	23	19	6	5	8	25	26	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-1
14	Belgrano de Córdoba	22	19	6	4	9	28	31	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-3
15	Chacarita Juniors	20	19	5	5	9	20	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-10
16	Argentinos Juniors	18	19	4	6	9	21	36	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-15
17	Estudiantes de La Plata	16	19	3	7	9	21	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-9
18	Racing Club	15	19	3	6	10	22	29	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-7
19	Gimnasia de Jujuy	10	19	2	4	13	15	34	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-19
20	Ferro Carril Oeste	8	19	2	2	15	9	46	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-37

Position	Player	Team	Goals
1	Esteban Fuertes	Colón de Santa Fe	17
2	Bruno Marioni	Independiente	13
3	Daniel Jiménez	Instituto de Córdoba	12
4	Diego Klimowicz	Lanús	10

This section covers the Argentina national team's matches from August 1, 1999, to July 31, 2000.