1999–2000 Argentine Primera División

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Primera División
Season1999–2000
DatesAugust 7, 1999 – July 17, 2000
Champions
  • Apertura: River Plate (30th. title)
  • Clausura: River Plate (31st. title)
PromotedInstituto (C)
Chacarita Juniors
2000 Copa LibertadoresRosario Central
San Lorenzo
1999 Copa ConmebolTalleres (C) [note 1]
2000 Copa MercosurBoca Juniors [note 2]
River Plate [note 2]
Independiente [note 2]
San Lorenzo [note 2]
Rosario Central
Vélez Sársfield
2001 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
San Lorenzo
Rosario Central
Vélez Sársfield
Matches played380

The 1999–2000 Argentine Primera División was the 109th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1999 to July 17, 2000.[1] Instituto de Córdoba (champion of 1998–99 Primera B Nacional) and Chacarita Juniors (winner of "Torneo Reducido" after beating Juventud Antoniana in a two-legged series)[2] were promoted from Primera B Nacional.

As Conmebol extended the number of 2000 Copa Libertadores clubs from 23 to 34, four Argentine clubs were eligible to play the tournament. As Boca Juniors and River Plate had already qualified, Rosario Central and San Lorenzo (2nd and 4th respectively) earned their right to play the Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Talleres de Córdoba replaced Gimnasia y Esgrima to play the 1999 Copa Conmebol after the club from La Plata declined to participate.

At the end of Torneo Clausura, the best five placed teams earned right to play the 2001 Copa Libertadores while six participants of 2000 Copa Mercosur were eligible by similar system.

River Plate won both, Apertura and Clausura championships (totalising 31 league titles to date). For the first time in Primera División, a promotion and relegation system was introduced.[3] The two teams with the worst average were directly relegated to the second division while teams placed 17th and 18th in average played two leg series each with two teams from Primera B Nacional.

As a result, three teams were relegated, Ferro Carril Oeste, Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (worst averages) and Instituto (C) (lost promotion to Almagro). Belgrano remained in Primera after the series vs Quilmes ended 4–4 on aggregate.

Torneo Apertura[edit]

Apertura
Season1999
Dates6 August – 20 December
ChampionsRiver Plate (30th. title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerArgentina Javier Saviola (15)
Biggest home winChacarita 6–1 Belgrano (17 Oct)
Biggest away winBelgrano 1–5 Boca Jrs. (12 Dec)
Highest scoringGimnasia LP 4–5 Talleres (12 Dec)

League standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 5 1 42 21 +21 44
2 Rosario Central 19 14 1 4 34 18 +16 43
3 Boca Juniors 19 12 5 2 36 15 +21 41
4 San Lorenzo 19 10 6 3 30 15 +15 33[a]
5 Talleres (C) 19 9 4 6 38 31 +7 31
6 Racing 19 7 9 3 27 22 +5 30
7 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 6 5 28 17 +11 27[a]
8 Chacarita Juniors 19 6 7 6 38 33 +5 25
9 Independiente 19 6 7 6 19 21 −2 25
10 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 5 8 29 33 −4 23
11 Lanús 19 7 2 10 23 30 −7 23
12 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 4 9 6 28 28 0 21
13 Newell's Old Boys 19 5 6 8 27 27 0 21
14 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 9 6 20 22 −2 21
15 Unión 19 5 6 8 24 30 −6 21
16 Instituto 19 5 7 7 23 30 −7 19[a]
17 Colón 19 5 4 10 20 28 −8 19
18 Belgrano 19 5 5 9 25 37 −12 17[a]
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 2 3 14 17 43 −26 9
20 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 1 6 12 14 44 −30 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d 3 points deducted

Top scorers[edit]

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina Javier Saviola River Plate
15
2
 Argentina Martín Palermo Boca Juniors
14
3
 Argentina Juan Antonio Pizzi Rosario Central
12

Torneo Clausura[edit]

Clausura
Season2000
Dates11 February – 17 July
ChampionsRiver Plate (31st. title)
Relegated
Top goalscorerArgentina Esteban Fuertes (17)
Biggest home winRacing 6–0 Unión 8 Jul)
Biggest away winFerro 1–5 Belgrano (22 May)
Highest scoringGimnasia LP 6–6 Colón (19 Mar)

League standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 12 6 1 44 17 +27 42
2 Independiente 19 11 3 5 42 25 +17 36
3 Colón 19 11 3 5 27 15 +12 36
4 San Lorenzo 19 11 3 5 27 15 +12 36
5 Newell's Old Boys 19 10 4 5 32 21 +11 34
6 Vélez Sársfield 19 9 7 3 28 18 +10 34
7 Boca Juniors 19 10 6 3 38 17 +21 33
8 Unión 19 9 2 8 28 40 −12 29
9 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 8 4 7 28 33 −5 28
10 Talleres (C) 19 7 6 6 21 22 −1 27
11 Lanús 19 8 4 7 32 22 +10 25[a]
12 Instituto 19 6 7 6 28 29 −1 25
13 Rosario Central 19 6 5 8 25 26 −1 23
14 Belgrano 19 6 4 9 28 31 −3 22
15 Chacarita Juniors 19 5 5 9 20 30 −10 20
16 Argentinos Juniors 19 4 6 9 21 36 −15 18
17 Estudiantes (LP) 19 3 7 9 21 30 −9 16
18 Racing 19 3 6 10 22 29 −7 15
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 2 4 13 15 34 −19 10
20 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 2 2 15 9 46 −37 8
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted

Top scorers[edit]

Rank. Player Team Goals
1
 Argentina Esteban Fuertes Colón
17
2
 Argentina Bruno Marioni Independiente
13
3
 Argentina Daniel Jiménez Instituto (C)
12

Relegation[edit]

Relegation table[edit]

Team Average Points Played 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Boca Juniors 2.070 236 114 73 89 74
River Plate 1.921 219 114 74 58 86
San Lorenzo 1.684 192 114 62 61 69
Vélez Sársfield 1.623 185 114 78 46 61
Rosario Central 1.593 180 114 57 47 66
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.593 180 114 69 62 49
Independiente 1.474 168 114 56 51 61
Lanús 1.430 163 114 65 50 48
Talleres (C) 1.342 102 76 N/A 44 58
Newell's Old Boys 1.307 149 114 42 52 55
Argentinos Juniors 1.272 145 114 57 49 39
Colón 1.246 142 114 38 49 55
Racing 1.237 141 114 41 55 45
Unión 1.202 137 114 33 54 50
Chacarita Juniors 1.184 45 38 N/A N/A 45
Estudiantes (LP) 1.167 133 114 49 45 39
Instituto 1.158 44 38 N/A N/A 44
Belgrano 1.092 83 76 N/A 44 39
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 1.035 118 114 52 47 19
Ferro Carril Oeste 0.886 101 114 49 35 17
  •   Played the relegation playoff
  •   Relegated to Primera B Nacional

Promotion Playoffs[edit]

For the first time in Primera División, a promotion playoff system was implemented in order to decide which teams would be promoted from the second division (or relegated from Primera División), apart from the two worst averages that were directly relegated. The system ruled that clubs with the third and four worst averages played a two-legged series versus two teams qualified from Primera B Nacional. In case of being tied on points, teams in Primera División would win the series.

Instituto and Belgrano (both from Córdoba) played the promotion playoff v Almagro and Quilmes (qualified from 1999–2000 Primera B Nacional) respectively.[4] Belgrano remained in Primera División after a 4–4 tie because of the sporting advantage rule, while Almagro relegated Instituto after winning 3–1 on points,[5] promoting to Primera División for the first time in its history.[6]

*   Winner of the series; teams currently playing in Primera División are listed first

Series Team 1 (1st div) Team 2 (2nd div) 1st. leg Venue 1 City 1 2nd. leg Venue 2 City 2 Agg.
1
 Quilmes Belgrano (C)
3–1
 Estadio Centenario Quilmes
3–1
 Chateau Carreras Stadium Córdoba
4–4 [note 4]
2
 Almagro Instituto (C)
1–0
 Estadio Tres de Febrero José Ingenieros
1–1
 Estadio Presidente Perón Córdoba
2–1

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Replaced Gimnasia y Esgrima LP after it declined to participate.
  2. ^ a b c d Guest team.
  3. ^ Via promotion playoff.
  4. ^ Belgrano remained in Primera División because of a sporting advantage rule.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Argentina 1999–2000 by Javier Roimiser on RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1998/99 - Torneo Reducido por el 2do. Ascenso" by José Carluccio, 2 Dec 2012
  3. ^ La Promoción, una definición dramática que se despide del fútbol argentino, Infobae, 1 Jul 2012
  4. ^ "Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Promoción 2000" by José Carluccio, 8 Jan 2013
  5. ^ Instituto, a dos décadas de un golpe tan duro como inmerecido on La Voz, 23 Jul 2020
  6. ^ DIECINUEVE AÑOS DE UN ASCENSO INOLVIDABLE on Almagro.club, 2019
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