Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Independiente43191342481929 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
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Andrés SilveraIndependiente162César CarignanoColón de Santa Fe113Luciano FigueroaRosario Central104Marcelo DelgadoBoca Juniors9
Relegation
There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below
Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)
PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1River Plate43191342431825 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
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Luciano FigueroaRosario Central172Roberto NanniVélez Sársfield153Fernando CavenaghiRiver Plate124Cristian CastilloOlimpo de Bahía Blanca11
Relegation
TeamAveragePointsPlayed2000-012001-022002-03 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 62Talleres de Córdoba1.184135114613044Nueva Chicago1.1718976N/A4841Unión de Santa Fe1.096125114463940Huracán1.026117114554418
"Promoción" Playoff
DateHomeAwayResult July 9, 2003 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.
DateHomeAwayResult 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.
Argentine clubs in international competitions
TeamRecopaCopa Sudamericana 20022003 Copa LibertadoresBoca JuniorsN/ARound 1ChampionsSan LorenzoRunner upChampionsdid not qualifyRiver PlateN/ARound 1QFRacing ClubN/AQFRound 2Gimnasia de La PlataN/AQFGroup stage
Lower Leagues
LevelTournamentChampion 2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura Primera B Nacional Clausura Atlético Rafaela Atlético Rafaela 3rd Primera B Metropolitana Ferro Carril Oeste 3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Tiro Federal 4th Primera C Metropolitana Colegiales 5th Primera D Metropolitana Sacachispas
National team This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 2002, to July 31, 2003.
Friendly matches
External links AFA Argentina 2002–2003 by Javier Romiser at RSSSF.
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