2000–01 in Argentine football explained

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Boca Juniors	41	19	12	5	2	35	19	16
2	River Plate	37	19	10	7	2	41	24	17
3	Gimnasia La Plata	37	19	11	4	4	36	29	7
4	Talleres de Córdoba	36	19	11	3	5	31	21	10
5	San Lorenzo	34	19	10	4	5	33	18	15
6	Vélez Sársfield	29	19	7	8	4	26	20	6
7	Estudiantes La Plata	29	19	7	8	4	22	17	5
8	Huracán	27	19	6	9	4	26	21	5
9	Chacarita Juniors	27	19	8	3	8	19	24	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-5
10	Colón de Santa Fe	26	19	7	5	7	29	23	6
11	Unión de Santa Fe	26	19	6	8	5	23	21	2
12	Rosario Central	24	19	6	6	7	28	31	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-3
13	Newell's Old Boys	24	19	5	9	5	18	23	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-5
14	Independiente	23	19	6	5	8	24	23	1
15	Lanús	21	19	5	6	8	24	26	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-2
16	Belgrano de Córdoba	17	19	3	8	8	22	31	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-9
17	Argentinos Juniors	14	19	2	8	9	18	28	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-10
18	Almagro	13	19	2	7	10	18	31	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-13
19	Los Andes	12	19	3	3	13	21	46	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-25
20	Racing Club	11	19	1	8	10	12	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-18

Position	Player	Team	Goals
1	Juan Pablo Ángel	River Plate	13
2	Martín Palermo	Boca Juniors	11
2	Bernardo Romeo	San Lorenzo	11
4	Ariel Pereyra	Gimnasia La Plata	10
4	Luis Rueda	Talleres de Córdoba	10
4	Ernesto Farías	Estudiantes La Plata	10
4	Daniel Tilger	Unión de Santa Fe	10

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	San Lorenzo	47	19	15	2	2	43	17	26
2	River Plate	41	19	13	2	4	48	27	21
3	Boca Juniors	30	19	8	6	5	29	26	3
4	Argentinos Juniors	29	19	8	5	6	27	22	5
5	Racing Club	29	19	7	8	4	21	20	1
6	Chacarita Juniors	29	19	8	5	6	21	25	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-4
7	Huracán	28	19	8	4	7	28	28	0
8	Vélez Sársfield	27	19	7	6	6	25	24	1
9	Estudiantes La Plata	27	19	7	6	6	23	24	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-1
10	Almagro	26	19	7	5	7	27	27	0
11	Talleres de Córdoba	25	19	7	4	8	23	23	0
12	Newell's Old Boys	24	19	7	3	9	27	28	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-1
13	Colón de Santa Fe	23	19	6	5	8	21	27	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-6
14	Lanús	22	19	6	4	9	28	30	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-2
15	Unión de Santa Fe	20	19	5	5	9	32	36	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-4
16	Belgrano de Córdoba	20	19	5	5	9	18	26	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-8
17	Independiente	19	19	5	4	10	18	21	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-3
18	Gimnasia La Plata	18	19	4	6	9	22	28	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-6
19	Los Andes	18	19	5	6	8	24	32	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-8
20	Rosario Central	17	19	4	5	10	24	38	bgcolor="F3F3F3"	-14

Position	Player	Team	Goals
1	Bernardo Romeo	San Lorenzo	15
2	Martín Cardetti	River Plate	13
3	Javier Saviola	River Plate	11
4	Hugo Brizuela	Chacarita Juniors	10

This section covers the Argentina national team's matches from 1 August 2000 to 31 July 2001.