2001–02 Primera B Nacional
The 2001–02 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 16th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 25 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.
Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Olimpo (1st divisional title) |
Promoted | Olimpo Arsenal |
Relegated | Central Córdoba (R) Atlético Tucumán Tigre Independiente Rivadavia Racing (C) Platense Villa Mitre |
Top goalscorer | Diego Ceballos 26 goals |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
Club information
Torneo Apertura Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpo | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 46 | Primera División |
2 | Quilmes | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 45 | |
3 | San Martín (M) | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 44 | |
4 | Huracán (TA) | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 41 | |
5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 39 | |
6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 39 | |
7 | Juventud Antoniana | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 38 | |
8 | Instituto | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 38 | |
9 | El Porvenir | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 38 | |
10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 37 | |
11 | San Martín (SJ) | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 35 | |
12 | Atlético de Rafaela | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 35 | |
13 | Arsenal | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 33 | |
14 | Los Andes | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 33 | |
15 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 33 | |
16 | Almagro | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 32 | |
17 | Independiente Rivadavia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 31 | |
18 | Atlético Tucumán | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 29 | |
19 | Central Córdoba (R) | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 27 | |
20 | Almirante Brown (A) | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 25 | |
21 | Platense | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 24 | |
22 | Villa Mitre | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 23 | |
23 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 21 | |
24 | Racing (C) | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 19 | |
25 | Tigre | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 14 |
Torneo Clausura Standings
It was divided in 3 Zones with 8 teams in each zone. Olimpo did not competed as it was promoted to Primera División.
Zone A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 31 | Second Promotion Playoff |
2 | Central Córdoba (R) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 30 | |
3 | Instituto | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 21 | |
4 | Quilmes | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Almirante Brown (A) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 19 | |
6 | Los Andes | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 16 | |
7 | Juventud Antoniana | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 13 | |
8 | Tigre | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 8 |
Notes:
- 3 points deducted in the overall standings
Zone B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 25 | Second Promotion Playoff |
2 | Platense | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 25 | |
3 | Defensa y Justicia | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 24 | |
4 | Atlético de Rafaela | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 24 | |
5 | Racing (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 24 | |
6 | El Porvenir | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 21 | |
7 | San Martín (M) | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 6 | |
8 | Atlético Tucumán | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 4 |
Zone C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 26 | Second Promotion Playoff |
2 | San Martín (SJ) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 22 | |
3 | Huracán (TA) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | |
4 | Villa Mitre | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
5 | Defensores de Belgrano | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 19 | |
6 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 | |
7 | Independiente Rivadavia | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 13 | |
8 | Almagro | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 11 |
Overall standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Huracán (TA) | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 63 | Second Promotion Playoff |
4 | Quilmes | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 62[lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | Atlético de Rafaela | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 59 | |
6 | El Porvenir | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 59 | |
7 | Instituto | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 | |
8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 58 | |
9 | San Martín (SJ) | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 57 | |
10 | Central Córdoba (R) | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 57 | |
11 | Defensa y Justicia | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 57 | |
12 | Defensores de Belgrano | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 56 | |
13 | Juventud Antoniana | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | |
14 | San Martín (M) | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 50 | |
15 | Los Andes | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 49 | |
16 | Platense | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 49 | |
17 | Godoy Cruz | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 47[lower-alpha 1] | |
18 | Independiente Rivadavia | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 44 | |
19 | Villa Mitre | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 44 | |
20 | Almirante Brown (A) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 44 | |
21 | Almagro | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 43 | |
22 | Racing (C) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 43 | |
23 | Atlético Tucumán | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 33 | |
24 | Tigre | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 22 |
Notes:
- Already qualified to the Second Promotion Playoff by winning their zones
- 3 points deducted
Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams who won their respective zones in the Torneo Clausura: Arsenal (winner of Zone A), Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) (winner of Zone B) and Godoy Cruz (winner of Zone C) and the five best teams placed in the overall standings: Huracán (TA) (3rd), Quilmes (4th), Atlético de Rafaela (5th), El Porvenir (6th) and Instituto (7th). The winner was promoted to Primera División.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Arsenal | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Godoy Cruz | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Arsenal | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | El Porvenir | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Huracán (TA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | El Porvenir | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Instituto | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Quilmes | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Atlético de Rafaela | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- Note: The team in the first line plays at home the second leg.
Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The best two teams in the overall standings that weren't promoted (Huracán (TA) and Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2001–02 Primera División.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Relegation/promotion playoff 1 | ||||
Huracán (TA) | 2–3 | Lanús | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Relegation/promotion playoff 2 | ||||
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 3–4 | Unión de Santa Fe | 3-1 | 0-3 |
- Lanus remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.
- Unión remains in Primera División after winning the playoff.
Relegation
7 teams were relegated: 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Interior Zone, 2 teams with the worst co-efficient from Metropolitana Zone and 3 more teams regardless their affiliation.
Pos |
Team | 1999–00 Pts |
2000–01 Pts |
2001–02 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Situation | Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Instituto | — | 71 | 59 | 130 | 70 | 1.857 | Indirect | |
2 | Quilmes | 63 | 50 | 62 | 175 | 96 | 1.823 | Direct | |
3 | Arsenal | 55 | 44 | 64 | 163 | 96 | 1.698 | Direct | |
4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 47 | 55 | 64 | 166 | 100 | 1.66 | Indirect | |
5 | Huracán (TA) | — | — | 63 | 63 | 38 | 1.658 | Indirect | |
6 | San Martín (SJ) | 49 | 50 | 57 | 156 | 100 | 1.56 | Indirect | |
7 | Los Andes | 63 | — | 49 | 112 | 72 | 1.556 | Direct | |
8 | Atlético de Rafaela | 51 | 45 | 59 | 155 | 100 | 1.55 | Indirect | |
9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | — | 50 | 58 | 108 | 70 | 1.543 | Indirect | |
10 | San Martín (M) | 50 | 51 | 50 | 151 | 100 | 1.51 | Indirect | |
11 | Defensores de Belgrano | — | — | 56 | 56 | 38 | 1.474 | Direct | |
12 | Defensa y Justicia | 52 | 29 | 57 | 138 | 96 | 1.438 | Direct | |
13 | Almagro | 62 | — | 40 | 102 | 72 | 1.417 | Direct | |
14 | Juventud Antoniana | 46 | 43 | 51 | 140 | 100 | 1.4 | Indirect | |
15 | Almirante Brown (A) | 40 | 50 | 44 | 134 | 100 | 1.34 | Indirect | |
16 | Godoy Cruz | 43 | 44 | 47 | 134 | 100 | 1.34 | Indirect | |
17 | El Porvenir | 50 | 19 | 59 | 128 | 96 | 1.333 | Direct | |
18 | Racing (C) | 38 | 52 | 43 | 133 | 100 | 1.33 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
19 | Platense | 45 | 33 | 49 | 127 | 96 | 1.323 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
20 | Central Córdoba (R) | 38 | 31 | 57 | 126 | 96 | 1.313 | Direct | |
21 | Villa Mitre | 41 | 43 | 44 | 128 | 100 | 1.28 | Torneo Argentino A | Indirect |
22 | Independiente Rivadavia | 45 | 35 | 44 | 124 | 100 | 1.24 | Indirect | |
23 | Atlético Tucumán | 29 | 43 | 33 | 105 | 100 | 1.05 | Indirect | |
24 | Tigre | 45 | 26 | 22 | 93 | 96 | 0.969 | Primera B Metropolitana | Direct |
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.