1971–72 Mexican Primera División season

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1971–72 season.

Primera División de México
Season1971–72
ChampionsCruz Azul (3rd title)
RelegatedIrapuato
Matches played317
Goals scored824 (2.6 per match)

Overview

San Luis was promoted to Primera División.

This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.

Irapuato was relegated to Segunda División.

Teams
Mexico City
Irapuato
Veracruz
Zacatepec
Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Atlético Español
Cruz Azul
UNAM
Location of the 1971-72 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlético Español Mexico City Azteca
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Irapuato
Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Laguna Torreón, Coahuila San Isidro
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Revolución Mexicana
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
San Luis San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. Plan de San Luis
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Toluca 70
Torreón Torreón, Coahuila Moctezuma
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Veracruzano
Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 34 22 7 5 65 36 +29 51 Playoffs
2 América 34 20 8 6 70 35 +35 48
3 Jalisco 34 15 9 10 57 48 +9 39
4 León 34 12 11 11 76 58 +18 35
5 Zacatepec 34 11 12 11 34 36 −2 34
6 Laguna 34 9 15 10 34 34 0 33
7 San Luis 34 11 10 13 37 47 −10 32
8 Veracruz 34 8 13 13 40 51 −11 29 Relegation Playoffs
9 Atlético Español 34 8 8 18 48 72 −24 24
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 34 14 12 8 41 37 +4 40 Playoffs
2 Guadalajara 34 14 11 9 37 33 +4 39
3 Puebla 34 13 9 12 47 42 +5 35
4 Atlante 34 13 9 12 30 28 +2 35
5 Pachuca 34 10 13 11 38 46 −8 33
6 UNAM 34 11 9 14 36 38 −2 31
7 Toluca 34 11 9 14 46 51 −5 31
8 Torreón 34 8 11 15 35 55 −20 27 Relegation Playoffs
9 Irapuato 34 2 12 20 26 50 −24 16
Source:

Results
Home \ Away AME ATT ATE CRA GDL IRA JAL LAG LEO MTY PAC PUE SNL TOL TOR UNM VER ZAC
América 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 6–1 5–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1
Atlante 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Atlético Español 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–5 2–3 1–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 0–4
Cruz Azul 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Guadalajara 1–3 1–1 5–3 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0
Irapuato 1–3 0–0 4–4 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
Jalisco 4–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0
Laguna 1–1 0–0 3–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1
León 2–2 3–1 5–1 0–3 1–1 2–5 3–7 0–1 5–2 6–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 11–3 3–1 3–0 2–2
Monterrey 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Pachuca 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2
Puebla 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–3 4–2 2–0
San Luis 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Toluca 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 4–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–2 2–0
Torreón 0–1 2–1 3–3 5–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0
UNAM 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0
Veracruz 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–2
Zacatepec 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Final
          
15 Veracruz 3 0 3
18 Irapuato 1 0 1
16 Torreón 1 1
18 Irapuato 0 0
16 Torreón 1 2 3
17 Atlético Español 1 3 4

Semifinals
Torreón1–1Atlético Español
Alberto Gómez Orozco  8' José Luis Rosete  87'
Atlético Español3–2Torreón
Ricardo Brandón  25', 44', 90' Javier Fragoso  61'
Enzo Genoni  65'

Atlético Español won 4-3 on aggregate

Veracruz3–1Irapuato
Francisco Gómez  42' (pen)
Pedro Damián Álvarez  74' 
Paulo Matta  84'		 Antonio Rojas  78'
Irapuato0–0Veracruz

Veracruz won 3-1 on aggregate

Final
Torreón1-0Irapuato
Aníbal Tarabini  5'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco

Irapuato relegated to Segunda Division

Championship Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Final
          
1 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
4 Guadalajara 1 0 1
1 Cruz Azul 4 1
2 América 1 0
2 América 1 1 3
3 Monterrey 0 2 1

Semifinal
Cruz Azul0-1Guadalajara
Raúl Gómez  90'
Guadalajara0-2Cruz Azul
Fernando Bustos  74'
Octavio Muciño  83'

Cruz Azul won 2-1 on aggregate

América1-0Monterrey
Antonio Martins  74'
Monterrey2-1América
Guaracy Barbosa  62' 
Sergio Chagas  78' (pen)		 Sergio Ceballos  76'

Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played

América3-1Monterrey
Carlos Reinoso  60', 67'
Sergio Ceballos  87'		 Alberto Guerra  45'

America won 5-4 on aggregate

Final
América1-4Cruz Azul
Enrique Borja  89' Report Hector Pulido  10'
Cèsareo Victorino  28'
Octavio Muciño  35, 46'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki
 1971–72 winners 
Cruz Azul
3rd title
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