2002–03 Argentine Primera División

Torneo Apertura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente 19 13 4 2 48 19 +29 43
2 Boca Juniors 19 12 4 3 32 15 +17 40
3 River Plate 19 11 3 5 35 23 +12 36
4 Chacarita Juniors 19 9 3 7 19 21 −2 30
5 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 4 7 23 19 +4 28
6 Racing 19 8 4 7 28 28 0 28
7 Colón 19 7 7 5 26 26 0 28
8 Arsenal 19 7 6 6 29 25 +4 27
9 San Lorenzo 19 7 6 6 28 25 +3 27
10 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 6 6 23 22 +1 27
11 Lanús 19 6 8 5 21 24 −3 26
12 Banfield 19 6 7 6 21 17 +4 25
13 Rosario Central 19 7 4 8 36 34 +2 25
14 Unión 19 6 5 8 26 28 −2 23
15 Talleres (C) 19 5 8 6 23 27 −4 23
16 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 8 7 18 24 −6 20
17 Olimpo 19 5 5 9 20 30 −10 20
18 Nueva Chicago 19 3 6 10 20 29 −9 15
19 Estudiantes (LP) 19 4 3 12 21 36 −15 15
20 Huracán 19 2 5 12 17 42 −25 11
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Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Andrés Silvera Independiente 16
2 César Carignano Colón 11
3 Luciano Figueroa Rosario Central 10
4 Marcelo Delgado Boca Juniors 9

Torneo Clausura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 4 2 43 18 +25 43
2 Boca Juniors 19 12 3 4 36 23 +13 39
3 Vélez Sársfield 19 12 2 5 27 12 +15 38
4 Rosario Central 19 10 7 2 40 18 +22 37
5 Colón 19 7 8 4 19 14 +5 29
6 San Lorenzo 19 8 5 6 27 28 −1 29
7 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 7 5 24 18 +6 28
8 Olimpo 18 8 4 6 21 17 +4 28
9 Nueva Chicago 19 7 5 7 29 33 −4 26
10 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 7 5 7 21 26 −5 26
11 Racing 19 6 7 6 26 24 +2 25
12 Lanús 19 7 4 8 27 29 −2 25
13 Banfield 19 6 5 8 18 20 −2 23
14 Arsenal 19 4 10 5 12 13 −1 22
15 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 7 7 21 26 −5 22
16 Talleres (C) 19 5 6 8 23 26 −3 21
17 Independiente 19 4 6 9 13 25 −12 18
18 Unión 19 4 5 10 18 29 −11 17
19 Chacarita Juniors 19 2 5 12 11 24 −13 11
20 Huracán 18 1 3 14 12 45 −33 6
Source:

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 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.

Position by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
River Plate61398542111122321111
Boca Juniors1863111111211212322
Vélez Sarsfield1113653333322133233
Source: www.rsssf.com
Points by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
River Plate1147101316192225262730313437404343
Boca Juniors3369121518192225252831323536363939
Vélez Sarsfield3699101316192222252831343435383838
Source: www.rsssf.com
Result by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
River PlateDLWWWWWWWWDDWDWWWWL
Boca JuniorsWLWWWWWDWWLWWDWDLWL
Vélez SarsfieldWWWLDWWWWLWWWWLDWLL
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 y Esgrima (LP) 1.447 165 114 55 64 46
Racing 1.439 164 114 40 71 53
Colón 1.421 162 114 49 56 57
Estudiantes (LP) 1.342 153 114 56 54 43
Newell's Old Boys 1.298 148 114 48 51 49
Olimpo 1.289 49 38 N/A N/A 49
Arsenal 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 Juniors 1.263 144 114 56 47 41
Rosario Central 1.254 143 114 41 40 62
Talleres (C) 1.184 135 114 61 30 44
Nueva Chicago 1.171 89 76 N/A 48 41
Unión 1.096 125 114 46 39 40
Huracán 1.026 117 114 55 44 18

Promotion playoff
Date Home Away Result
July 9, 2004 San Martín (M) Talleres (C) 0-1
July 13, 2004 Talleres (C) San Martín (M) 1-0
Date Home Away Result
July 9, 2004 Argentinos Juniors Nueva Chicago 0-1
July 13, 2004 Nueva Chicago Argentinos Juniors 2-0

See also
  • 2002-03 in Argentine football

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "In the "ballottage" of the Clausura, Vélez faces River and Boca" (in Spanish)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Surprise in Liniers: Olimpo defeated Vélez 1-0" (in Spanish)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Rise: River, to the top with goals and decision" (in Spanish)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "River declared Champions in Bahia Blanca and it was heard throughout the country" (in Spanish)
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