| Competition: | Primera División |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Dates: | July 28, 2000 – July 11, 2001 |
| Continentalcup1: | 2002 Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Boca Juniors River Plate San Lorenzo Talleres (C) Vélez Sársfield |
| Continentalcup2: | 2001 Copa Mercosur |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Boca Juniors River Plate Independiente San Lorenzo Talleres (C) Vélez Sársfield |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 Argentine Primera División was the 110th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from July 28, 2000 to July 11, 2001.[1]
Boca Juniors 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.
| Competition: | Apertura |
| Season: | 2000 |
| Dates: | 28 July – 18 December |
| Winners: | Boca Juniors (25th. title) |
| League Topscorer: |  Juan Pablo Angel (13) |
| Biggest Home Win: | River Plate 5–1 Almagro |
| Biggest Away Win: | Estudiantes LP 0–5 S. Lorenzo |
| Highest Scoring: | Lanús 4–5 San Lorenzo |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | ||||
| San Lorenzo | ||||
| Competition: | Clausura |
| Season: | 2001 |
| Dates: | 9 February – 11 June |
| Winners: | San Lorenzo (13th. title) |
| League Topscorer: |  Bernardo Romeo (15) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Lanús 6–0 Los Andes |
| Biggest Away Win: | Los Andes 0–4 River Plate |
| Highest Scoring: | Almagro 4–5 River Plate |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
| Team | Average | Points | Played | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | 2.052 | 234 | 114 | 89 | 74 | 71 | |
| River Plate | 1.947 | 222 | 114 | 58 | 86 | 78 | |
| 1.815 | 211 | 114 | 61 | 69 | 81 | ||
| 1.456 | 166 | 114 | 62 | 49 | 55 | ||
| Huracán | 1.447 | 87 | 76 | 32 | N/A | 55 | |
| Rosario Central | 1.438 | 164 | 114 | 47 | 66 | 41 | |
| Talleres (C) | 1.429 | 163 | 114 | 44 | 58 | 61 | |
| Vélez Sársfield | 1.429 | 163 | 114 | 46 | 61 | 56 | |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1.359 | 155 | 114 | 52 | 55 | 48 | |
| Independiente | 1.350 | 154 | 114 | 51 | 61 | 42 | |
| Colón | 1.342 | 153 | 114 | 49 | 55 | 49 | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 1.328 | 101 | 76 | N/A | 45 | 56 | |
| Unión | 1.315 | 150 | 114 | 54 | 50 | 46 | |
| Lanús | 1.236 | 141 | 114 | 50 | 48 | 43 | |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 1.228 | 140 | 114 | 45 | 39 | 56 | |
| Racing | 1.228 | 140 | 114 | 55 | 45 | 40 | |
| 1.149 | 131 | 114 | 49 | 39 | 43 | ||
| 1.052 | 120 | 114 | 44 | 39 | 37 | ||
| 1.026 | 39 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 39 | ||
| 0.789 | 30 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 30 |
Belgrano (Córdoba) and Argentinos Juniors (3rd. and 4th. worst averages) played the promotion playoff v Quilmes[2] and Instituto (C) (qualified from 2000–01 Primera B Nacional) respectively,[3] [4]