| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 7, 1999 – July 17, 2000 |
| Champions |
|
| Promoted | Instituto (C) Chacarita Juniors |
| 2000 Copa Libertadores | Rosario Central San Lorenzo |
| 1999 Copa Conmebol | Talleres (C)[note 1] |
| 2000 Copa Mercosur | Boca Juniors[note 2] River Plate[note 2] Independiente[note 2] San Lorenzo[note 2] Rosario Central Vélez Sársfield |
| 2001 Copa Libertadores | River Plate San Lorenzo Rosario Central Vélez Sársfield |
| Matches | 380 |
2000–01 → | |
The1999–2000Argentine Primera División was the 109th season of top-flightfootball in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1999 to July 17, 2000.[1]Instituto de Córdoba (champion of1998–99 Primera B Nacional) andChacarita Juniors (winner of "Torneo Reducido" after beatingJuventud Antoniana in a two-legged series)[2] were promoted from Primera B Nacional.
As Conmebol extended the number of2000 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 andSan 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 the1999 Copa Conmebol after the club fromLa Plata declined to participate.
At the end of Torneo Clausura, the best five placed teams earned right to play the2001 Copa Libertadores while six participants of2000 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, apromotion 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 fromPrimera B Nacional.
As a result, three teams were relegated,Ferro Carril Oeste,Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (worst averages) andInstituto (C) (lost promotion toAlmagro). Belgrano remained in Primera after the series vsQuilmes ended 4–4 on aggregate.
| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August – 20 December |
| Champions | River Plate (30th. title) |
| Promoted | |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Chacarita 6–1 Belgrano(17 Oct) |
| Biggest away win | Belgrano 1–5 Boca Jrs.(12 Dec) |
| Highest scoring | Gimnasia LP 4–5 Talleres(12 Dec) |
2000–01 → | |
| 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 |
| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | River Plate | 15 | |
2 | Boca Juniors | 14 | |
3 | Rosario Central | 12 |
| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 February – 17 July |
| Champions | River Plate (31st. title) |
| Relegated | |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Racing 6–0 Unión8 Jul) |
| Biggest away win | Ferro 1–5 Belgrano(22 May) |
| Highest scoring | Gimnasia LP 6–6 Colón(19 Mar) |
2000–01 → | |
| 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 |
| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colón | 17 | |
2 | Independiente | 13 | |
3 | Instituto (C) | 12 |
| 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 |
For the first time in Primera División, apromotion 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 atwo-legged series versus two teams qualified fromPrimera B Nacional. In case of being tied on points, teams in Primera División would win the series.
Instituto andBelgrano (both from Córdoba) played thepromotion playoff vAlmagro andQuilmes (qualified from1999–2000 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 |