2002–03 Argentine Primera División


Statistics of Primera División Argentina in season 2002/03.

Torneo Apertura

Top scorers

PositionPlayerTeamGoals
1Andrés SilveraIndependiente16
2César CarignanoColón11
3Luciano FigueroaRosario Central10
4Marcelo DelgadoBoca Juniors9

Torneo Clausura

Top scorers

PositionPlayerTeamGoals
1Luciano FigueroaRosario Central17
2Roberto NanniVélez Sársfield15
3Fernando CavenaghiRiver Plate12
4Cristian CastilloOlimpo11

Tournament review

, Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield were the teams who kept the league's lead for most of the tournament, 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 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 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.
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.
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.

Relegation

TeamAveragePointsPlayed2000–012001–022002–03
River Plate2.114241114788479
Boca Juniors1.912218114716879
San Lorenzo1.702194114815756
Vélez Sársfield1.491170114564866
Gimnasia y Esgrima 1.447165114556446
Racing1.439164114407153
Colón1.421162114495657
Estudiantes 1.342153114565443
Newell's Old Boys1.298148114485149
Olimpo1.2894938N/AN/A49
Arsenal1.2894938N/AN/A49
Lanús1.272145114435151
Independiente1.263144114424161
Banfield1.2639676N/A4848
Chacarita Juniors1.263144114564741
Rosario Central1.254143114414062
Talleres 1.184135114613044
Nueva Chicago1.1718976N/A4841
Unión1.096125114463940
Huracán1.026117114554418

Promotion playoff

DateHomeAwayResult
July 9, 2004San Martín Talleres 0-1
July 13, 2004Talleres San Martín 1-0

DateHomeAwayResult
July 9, 2004Argentinos JuniorsNueva Chicago0-1
July 13, 2004Nueva ChicagoArgentinos Juniors2-0