2001–02 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2001–02 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 72nd consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.

Boca Juniors
2001-02 season
PresidentMauricio Macri
ManagerCarlos Bianchi
(until 20 December 2001)
Oscar Tabarez
StadiumLa Bombonera
Primera DivisionApertura:3th
Clausura:3th
Copa MercosurGroup Stage
Copa LibertadoresQuarterfinals
Intercontinental CupRunners-up
FIFA Club World ChampionshipCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Apertura:Riquelme (7)
Clausura:Bracamonte (7)

All: Riquelme (10)
Schelotto (10)

Summary

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During summer several players left the club included right back defender Hugo Ibarra, Colombian full back Jorge Bermudez and midfielder Anibal Matellan. Also, Colombian Goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba almost was signed by Tottenham Hotspur prompting Mauricio Macri to block the transfer,[1] however, Cordoba got the transfer out during January towards Serie A team Perugia .

Macri reinforced the squad with central defender Rolando Schiavi from Argentinos Juniors, right back defender Jorge Daniel Martinez, Brazilian defender Jorginho Paulista on loan from Udinese Calcio and purely for Japanese football supporters Naohiro Takahara. With the exception of Schiavi the arrivals were a total failure and most of them were transferred out during December.

In the Apertura Tournament the team finished on 3rd spot, eleven points below of Champions Racing. Meanwhile, in 2001 Intercontinental Cup the squad was defeated by German side Bayern München after extra time.[2]

Head coach Carlos Bianchi started negotiations for a renewal after two years of contract (the last renovation was in December 1999) and after several rumors Bianchi chose to not accept the Board conditions.[3] Then, Macri appointed during December Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabarez former manager of Boca Juniors during 1992 Apertura Tournament which the team won and ended eleven years of League drought.[4]

Owing to government economic measures known as Corralito in the Clausura Tournament, Macri reinforced the team with a few players included forward Héctor Bracamonte, defender Diego Crosa and Jonathan Fabbro the squad finished on 3rd spot again, eight points below of Champions River Plate.

Meanwhile, in 2002 Copa Libertadores the squad reached the quarterfinals stage and was eliminated by future Champions Paraguayan side Olimpia after a 0–1 defeat in the second leg of the series.

The season is best remembered by League debut of future club legend forward 16-yr-old Carlos Tevez against Talleres de Cordoba on 21 October 2000 .

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri
GK   COL Oscar Cordoba
GK   ARG Willy Caballero
GK   ARG Christian Muñoz
DF   ARG Nicolas Burdisso
DF   ARG Clemente Rodriguez
DF   ARG Omar Sebastián Pérez
DF   ARG Gustavo Pinto
DF   ARG Javier Alejandro Villarreal
DF   ARG José María Calvo
DF   ARG Rolando Schiavi
DF   BRA Jorginho Paulista
DF   ARG Nahuel Fioretto
DF   ARG Cesar Alberto Gonzalez
DF   ARG Juan Forchetti
DF   ARG Jonathan Fabbro
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   COL Mauricio Serna
MF   ARG Christian Traverso
MF   ARG Juan Roman Riquelme
MF   ARG Sebastian Battaglia
MF   ARG Julio Marchant
MF   ARG Joel Enrique Barbosa
MF   ARG Roberto Colautti
MF   ARG Ariel Carreño
MF   ARG Jorge Daniel Martinez
MF   ARG Diego Crosa
FW   ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW   ARG Marcelo Delgado
FW   ARG Antonio Barijho
FW   ARG Christian Giménez
FW   ARG Walter Gaitán
FW   JPN Naohiro Takahara
FW   ARG Alfredo Moreno
FW   ARG Carlos Tevez
FW   ARG Héctor Bracamonte
FW   ARG Abel Balbo

Transfers

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January

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Competitions

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Torneo Apertura

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Racing 19 12 6 1 34 17 +17 42
2 River Plate 19 12 5 2 51 16 +35 41
3 Boca Juniors 19 9 6 4 41 27 +14 33
4 Colón 19 8 8 3 24 16 +8 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 8 7 4 28 22 +6 31
Source: [citation needed]

Position by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLDDWDWWWLWWDWWLDWD
Position161715141313121091053 [5]3333333
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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19 August 2001 1 Boca Juniors 1-3 Belgrano (C) La Boca
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
26 August 2001 2 San Lorenzo 1-0 Boca Juniors Almagro
Stadium: Nuevo Gasometro
29 August 2001 3 Boca Juniors 0-0 Colon La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
2 September 2001 4 Gimnasia (LP) 2-2 Boca Juniors La Plata
Stadium: El Bosque
9 September 2001 5 Boca Juniors 3-1 Chacarita Juniors La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
16 September 2001 6 River Plate 1-1 Boca Juniors Nuñez
Stadium: Monumental
23 September 2001 7 Boca Juniors 6-1 Lanus La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
30 September 2001 8 Argentinos Juniors 1-3 Boca Juniors Caballito
Stadium: Ricardo Etcheverri
3 October 2001 9 Boca Juniors 3-1 Rosario Central La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
21 October 2001 10 Talleres 1-0 Boca Juniors Cordoba
Stadium: Olimpico
28 October 2001 11 Boca Juniors 2-1 Huracan La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
1 November 2001 15 Boca Juniors 3-1 Racing La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
4 November 2001 12 Union (SF) 2-2 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Stadium: 15 de Abril
11 November 2001 13 Boca Juniors 4-2 Estudiantes LP La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
18 November 2001 14 Nueva Chicago 1-2 Boca Juniors Liniers
Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
2 December 2001 16 Boca Juniors 0-1 Banfield La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
9 December 2001 17 Velez Sarsfield 2-2 Boca Juniors Liniers
Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
16 December 2001 18 Boca Juniors 5-3 Independiente La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
5 February 2002 19 Newell's Old Boys 2-2 Boca Juniors Rosario
Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa

Torneo Clausura

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 4 2 39 13 +26 43
2 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 33 23 +10 37
3 Boca Juniors 19 10 5 4 25 17 +8 35
4 Huracán 19 9 3 7 27 14 +13 30
5 Banfield 19 8 6 5 21 19 +2 30
Source: [citation needed]

Position by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWDDLLWWWWWWDLLWDW
Position74323710543322233333
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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10 February 2002 1 Belgrano (C) 2-3 Boca Juniors Cordoba
Report Stadium: Olimpico
17 February 2002 2 Boca Juniors 0-0 San Lorenzo La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
20 February 2002 3 Colon 1-3 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Stadium: Cementerio de los Elefantes
24 February 2002 4 Boca Juniors 1-1 Gimnasia (LP) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
3 March 2002 5 Chacarita Juniors 1-1 Boca Juniors Almagro
Stadium: Nuevo Gasometro
10 March 2002 6 Boca Juniors 0-3 River Plate La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
17 March 2002 7 Lanus 1-0 Boca Juniors Lanus
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
24 March 2002 8 Boca Juniors 3-2 Argentinos Juniors La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
27 March 2002 9 Rosario Central 1-3 Boca Juniors Rosario
Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito
31 March 2002 10 Boca Juniors 1-0 Talleres La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
3 April 2002 11 Huracan 0-2 Boca Juniors Parque Patricios
Stadium: El Palacio
7 April 2002 12 Boca Juniors 3-0 Union (SF) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
14 April 2002 13 Estudiantes LP 0-1 Boca Juniors La Plata
Stadium: Jorge Luis Hirschi
17 April 2002 14 Boca Juniors 0-0 Nueva Chicago La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
21 April 2002 15 Racing 2-0 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Stadium: Presidente Peron
28 April 2002 16 Banfield 1-0 Boca Juniors Banfield
Stadium: Florencio Sola
5 May 2002 17 Boca Juniors 2-1 Velez Sarsfield La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
12 May 2002 18 Independiente 1-1 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Stadium: La Doble Visera
19 May 2002 19 Boca Juniors 1-0 Newell's Old Boys La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera

Copa Mercosur

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   CER   UCA   VAS   BOC
1   Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–0 2–1 2–1
2   Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–0 2–1 2–1
3   Vasco da Gama 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 3–2 2–1 2–2
4   Boca Juniors 6 1 3 2 9 10 −1 6 0–0 3–2 2–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 C   Independiente 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
3 A   Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
4 E   River Plate 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
5 D   Vélez Sársfield 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
Source: RSSSF
29 July 2001 (2001-07-29) 1 Vasco da Gama   2–2   Boca Juniors Brasília
Pedrinho   26'
Patrício   73'
Report Pérez   42', 60' Stadium: Nacional
1 August 2001 (2001-08-01) 2 Boca Juniors   0–0   Cerro Porteño Buenos Aires
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
12 September 2001 (2001-09-12) 3 Cerro Porteño   2–1   Boca Juniors Asunción
Alvarenga   40'
Ferreira   90'
Report Schiavi   5' Stadium: Defensores del Chaco
19 September 2001 (2001-09-19) 4 Universidad Católica   2–1   Boca Juniors Santiago
Lenci   70'
Arrué   72'
Report Barijho   13' Stadium: San Carlos de Apoquindo
25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 5 Boca Juniors   2–2   Vasco da Gama Buenos Aires
Barbosa   79'
Carreño   80'
Report Odvan   63'
Euller   83'
Stadium: La Bombonera
18 October 2001 (2001-10-18) 6 Boca Juniors   3–2   Universidad Católica Buenos Aires
Colautti   28'
Carreño   58'
Giménez   83'
Report Valdebenito   57'
Norambuena   68'
Stadium: La Bombonera

Copa Libertadores

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BOC MON SAN EME
1   Boca Juniors 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 2–0 0–0 1–0
2   Montevideo Wanderers 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 0–2 3–1 3–1
3   Santiago Wanderers 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9 1–0 1–1 2–1
4   Emelec 6 0 1 5 4 10 −6 1 1–2 0–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
13 February 2002 (2002-02-13) 1 Boca Juniors   0–0   Santiago Wanderers Buenos Aires
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
27 February 2002 (2002-02-27) 2 Emelec   1–2   Boca Juniors Guayaquil
Moreira   48' Report Barros Schelotto   81' (pen.)
Bracamonte   89'
Stadium: George Capwell
6 March 2002 (2002-03-06) 3 Boca Juniors   2–0   Montevideo Wanderers Buenos Aires
Burdisso   13'
Traverso   70'
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
14 March 2002 (2002-03-14) 4 Santiago Wanderers   1–0   Boca Juniors Viña del Mar
Fernández   47' Report Stadium: Sausalito
20 March 2002 (2002-03-20) 5 Boca Juniors   1–0   Emelec Buenos Aires
Barros Schelotto   24' Report Stadium: La Bombonera
10 April 2002 (2002-04-10) 6 Montevideo Wanderers   0–2   Boca Juniors Montevideo
Report Gaitán   69'
Giménez   81'
Stadium: Centenario

Eighthfinals

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25 April 2002 1st Leg El Nacional   0–0   Boca Juniors Quito
Report Stadium: Atahualpa
Referee:  Óscar Ruiz
1 May 2002 2nd Leg Boca Juniors   2–0
(2–0 agg.)
  El Nacional Buenos Aires
Calvo   27'
Delgado   36'
Report Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee:  Carlos Chandía

Quarterfinals

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8 May 2002 1st Leg Boca Juniors   1–1   Olimpia Buenos Aires
Tévez   18' Report Traverso   67' (own goal) Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee:   Gilberto Hidalgo
16 May 2002 2nd Leg Olimpia   1–0
(2–1 agg.)
  Boca Juniors Asunción
Isasi   67' Report Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee:   Antônio Pereira da Silva

Intercontinental Cup

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27 November 2001 (2001-11-27) Bayern München   1–0 (a.e.t.) Boca Juniors Tokyo
19:20 JST Kuffour   109' Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 51,360
Referee:  Kim Milton Nielsen[6]

FIFA Club World Championship

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As winners of the 2000 Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors was one of the 12 teams that were invited to the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which would be hosted in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001. However, the tournament was canceled, primarily due to the collapse of ISL, which was a marketing partner of FIFA at the time.

28 July 2001 (2001-07-28) 1 Boca Juniors   Cancelled   Deportivo de La Coruña A Coruña
20:00 (CEST) Stadium: Riazor
1 August 2001 (2001-08-01) 2 Zamalek SC   Cancelled   Boca Juniors A Coruña
22:00 (CEST) Stadium: Riazor
4 August 2001 (2001-08-04) 3 Boca Juniors   Cancelled   Wollongong Wolves FC Santiago de Compostela
20:30 (CEST) Stadium: Multiusos de San Lázaro

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura 2001[7] Clausura 2002[8] Libertadores[9] Mercosur 2001
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ARG Abbondanzieri 37 0 5 0 17 0 10 0 5 0
DF   ARG Calvo 29 2 6 1 10 0 10 1 3 0
DF   ARG Burdisso 37 2 16 1 10 0 7 1 4 0
DF   ARG Schiavi 37 4 18 1 11 2 6 0 2 1
DF   ARG Clemente Rodriguez 35 0 12 0 14 0 6 0 3 0
MF   ARG Christian Traverso 40 1 17 0 11 0 9 1 3 0
MF   COL Mauricio Serna 28 0 12 0 7 0 5 0 4 0
MF   ARG Sebastian Battaglia 29 3 3 0 15 3 9 0 2 0
MF   ARG Juan Roman Riquelme 27 10 13 7 9 3 4 0 1 0
FW   ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 32 10 14 6 8 2 6 2 4 0
FW   ARG Marcelo Delgado 36 8 14 5 11 2 8 1 3 0
DF   ARG Julio Marchant 13 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 3 0
FW   ARG Christian Giménez 32 5 6 1 16 2 7 1 3 1
DF   ARG Omar Sebastián Pérez 30 2 8 0 10 0 7 0 5 2
DF   ARG Gustavo Pinto 28 0 12 0 10 0 3 0 3 0
FW   ARG Walter Gaitán 31 9 12 8 10 0 6 1 3 0
DF   ARG Jorge Daniel Martinez 26 2 11 2 8 0 4 0 3 0
MF   ARG Ariel Carreño 24 7 9 3 6 2 5 0 4 2
DF   ARG Cesar Alberto Gonzalez 9 1 1 0 7 1 1 0
FW   ARG Carlos Tevez 15 2 1 0 10 1 4 1
MF   ARG Diego Crosa 12 1 0 0 8 1 4 0
FW   ARG Abel Balbo 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW   ARG Héctor Bracamonte 18 8 0 0 13 7 5 1
DF   ARG Javier Alejandro Villarreal 10 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ARG Joel Enrique Barbosa 13 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 4 1
GK   ARG Willy Caballero 4 0 1 0 3 0
FW   ARG Alfredo Moreno 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ARG Juan Forchetti 8 0 7 0 1 0
DF   ARG Jonathan Fabbro 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK   COL Oscar Cordoba 15 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ARG Antonio Barijho 8 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
MF   ARG Roberto Colautti 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
DF   BRA Jorginho Paulista 15 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW   JPN Naohiro Takahara 7 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Nahuel Fioretto 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   ARG José Antonio Pereda 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF   ARG Miguel Alejandro Portillo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "Oscar Cordoba reveals Why Left Boca". co.marca.com. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Full Time Report – Bayern Munich – Boca Juniors". Japan Football Association. 27 November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. ^ Ares, Carlos (22 December 2001). "Another disgrace, Bianchi Quits Boca". El País (in Spanish). elpais.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "New Head Coach. Tabarez signed with Boca" (in Spanish). lanacion.com.ar. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ Match of 15th round was rescheduled to the 12th round due to the team Match on 2001 Intercontinental Cup.
  6. ^ "Kim Milton dømmer Intercontinental Cup-finale". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Plantel Boca Torneo Apertura 2001". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Plantel Boca Torneo Clausura 2002". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Plantel Libertadores 2002". historiadeboca.com.ar. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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