Primera División de México Verano 2002
Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 2002 was the 2002 edition of the Primera División de México, crowning Mexico's spring champion in football. América won the championship for the ninth time in its history and thus qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003, ending a decade-long trophy-less drought.
Season | 2001−02 |
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Champions | América (9th title) |
Relegated | León |
Champions' Cup | América Necaxa |
Top goalscorer | Sebastián Abreu (19 goals) |
Overview
Team | City | Stadium | |
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América | Mexico City | Azteca | |
Atlante | Mexico City | Azul | |
Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | |
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés | |
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul | |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco | |
La Piedad | La Piedad, Michoacán | Juan N. López | |
León | León, Guanajuato | León | |
Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos | |
Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico | |
Necaxa | Mexico City | Azteca | |
Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | |
Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | |
Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Corona | |
Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Nemesio Díez | |
UAG | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo | |
UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León | Universitario | |
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | |
Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente |
Moves
Veracruz bought the place of Irapuato.[1]
Final standings (groups)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlas | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 30 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 27 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | Guadalajara | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 22 | |
4 | Monterrey | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 20 | |
5 | Celaya | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 20 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | La Piedad | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 37 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 35 | |
3 | Santos Laguna | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 31 | Qualified for the Repechage |
4 | Morelia | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 29 | |
5 | Veracruz | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 24 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Necaxa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | América | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Atlante | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 20 | |
4 | UAG | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 14 | |
5 | León | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 10 |
Notes:
- América was qualified directly because of goal difference.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | UNAM | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UANL | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 27 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | Pachuca | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 22 | |
4 | Puebla | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 11 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | La Piedad | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 37 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 35 | |
3 | UNAM | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | |
4 | Santos Laguna | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 31 | Qualified for the Repechage |
5 | Atlas | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 30 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
6 | Morelia | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 29 | Qualified for the Repechage |
7 | Necaxa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 27 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
8 | América | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27 | |
9 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 27 | Qualified for the Repechage |
10 | UANL | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 27 | |
11 | Veracruz | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 24 | |
12 | Guadalajara | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 22 | |
13 | Pachuca | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 22 | |
14 | Atlante | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 20 | |
15 | Monterrey | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 20 | |
16 | Celaya | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 20 | |
17 | UAG | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 14 | |
18 | Puebla | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 11 | |
19 | León | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 10 |
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 19 | |
2 | Toluca | 14 | |
3 | Santos Laguna | 13 | |
La Piedad | |||
5 | Atlas | 11 | |
Veracruz | |||
7 | Morelia | 10 | |
8 | Santos Laguna | 9 | |
9 | UAG | 8 | |
América |
Source: MedioTiempo
Playoffs
Repechage
Cruz Azul | 1–2 | Morelia |
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Abreu |
Report | Alex C. Morales |
Morelia | 3–2 | Cruz Azul |
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Íñiguez Noriega |
Report | Zepeda Abreu |
Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.
UANL | 2–2 | Santos Laguna |
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Enílton Thomas |
Report | Lillingston Gallaga |
Santos Laguna | 1–1 | UANL |
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Altamirano |
Report | Thomas |
3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team..
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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5 | Atlas | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Necaxa | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Necaxa | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Necaxa | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | América (asdet) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | América | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | La Piedad | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | América | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Quarterfinals
Atlas | 2–1 | Santos Laguna |
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Calderón |
Report | Gomes |
Santos Laguna | 2–1 | Atlas |
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Caniza Lillingston |
Report | Pajuelo |
3–3 on aggregatte. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Necaxa | 1–0 | Toluca |
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Sosa |
Report |
Toluca | 0–2 | Necaxa |
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Report | Zague Castro |
Necaxa won 3–0 on aggregate.
Morelia | 1–3 | UNAM |
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Alex |
Report | Müller López |
UNAM | 1–0 | Morelia |
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Márquez Lugo |
Report |
UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.
La Piedad | 1–3 | América |
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Medina |
Report | Patiño Ortíz Mendoza |
América won 6–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Necaxa | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Sosa |
Report |
Necaxa won 1–0 on aggregate.
América won 2–1 on aggregate.
Relegation
Relegation table
Pos. | Team | Pts. | Pld. | Ave. |
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15. | Puebla | 121 | 104 | 1.1634 |
16. | Veracruz | 81 | 70 | 1.1571 |
17. | Atlante | 113 | 104 | 1.0865 |
18. | Celaya | 108 | 104 | 1.0384 |
19. | León | 103 | 104 | 0.9903 |
Relegation Playoff
The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the Primera División to 20 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between León, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, Primera 'A' season runner-up. Finally, Veracruz was the winner, and the team was promoted to Primera División and León was relegated to Primera 'A'.[2]
Veracruz | 3–1 | León |
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Casartelli Juárez |
Report | Toledano |
Veracruz won 3–1 on aggregate.
After Veracruz Team in Primera A won the promotion, there was already two teams in Veracruz with the same name, for that reason, the owners decided to transfer the team promoted to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, where it was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.[3]
References
- León, Kathya (14 January 2002). "Veracruz-Irapuato Y Usted...¿a cuál le va?". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Calderón, Carlos (28 April 2012). "León, el dramático descenso" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Jaguares y sus múltiples dueños". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.