Primera_División_de_México_Verano_1997
1996–97 Mexican Primera División season
55th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
The following are statistics of Mexico's Primera División for the 1996–97 season.
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions |
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Relegated | Pachuca |
Champions' Cup | |
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup | |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 993 (3.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
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← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
Teams
Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Invierno 1996 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, August 9, 1996, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. In the final Santos defeated Necaxa and became champions for the 1st time.
Final standings (groups)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlante | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Puebla | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | |
3 | Toros Neza | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | Qualified for the Repechage |
4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | |
5 | Veracruz | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 23 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | América | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 17 | |
4 | Pachuca | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 15 | |
5 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 12 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 31 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | |
3 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 26 | Qualified for the Repechage |
4 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 34 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
4 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlante | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Santos Laguna (C) | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 34 | |
3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 31 | |
4 | Puebla | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | |
5 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | |
6 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | |
7 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 26 | Advance to Repechage |
8 | Toros Neza | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
9 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 23 | |
10 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | |
11 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | Advance to Repechage |
12 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 | |
13 | Veracruz | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 18 | |
14 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
15 | América | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 17 | |
16 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 | |
17 | Pachuca | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 15 | Team is last in Relegation table |
18 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Results
Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | ATM | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNM | VER |
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América | — | 1–2 | – | 5–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | – |
Atlante | – | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 3–0 |
Atlas | 2–1 | – | — | – | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | – | – | – | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Atlético Morelia | – | – | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | – | – | 3–0 | 2–2 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | 0–2 |
Celaya | 0–2 | – | – | – | — | – | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | – | 0–1 | – |
Cruz Azul | – | – | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | – | 2–2 | – | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 0–0 |
Guadalajara | 5–0 | 1–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 | — | – | 3–1 | 2–3 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 4–1 | 2–0 | – |
León | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | – | 4–1 | – | 0–0 | — | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 2–3 | – | – | 2–1 |
Monterrey | – | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | – | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | — | – | – | – | 0–1 | – | 5–1 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 |
Necaxa | – | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | 3–3 | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | – | – | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | – |
Pachuca | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–4 | – | 3–0 | – | – | 0–0 | – |
Puebla | 1–0 | 2–3 | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–2 | – | — | – | 2–1 | – | 5–2 | 2–1 | – |
Santos Laguna | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | – | – | 1–2 | – | – |
Toluca | – | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | – | 4–0 | – | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | – | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | – | – |
Toros Neza | 2–1 | – | 6–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | – | — | – | 2–6 | 2–0 |
UAG | – | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | 1–2 | — | – | 1–0 |
UNAM | – | 1–3 | – | 3–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 0–3 | – | 1–2 | — | – |
Veracruz | 1–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | – | 1–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 | Carlos Muñoz | Puebla | 15 |
2 | Gabriel García | Guadalajara | 13 |
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | ||
Lorenzo Sáez | Pachuca | ||
5 | Zague | Atlante | 10 |
Nildeson | Toros Neza | ||
7 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | 9 |
8 | Cristian Domizzi | UNAM | 8 |
Luis García | América | ||
Marco Antonio Figueroa | Atlético Morelia | ||
Tita | León |
Source: MedioTiempo
Playoffs
Repechage
Toros Neza won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlas won 6–3 on aggregate.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Toros Neza | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Atlante | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Toros Neza | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Necaxa | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Puebla | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Toluca | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Puebla | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Necaxa | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Quarterfinals
Toros Neza won 9–2 on aggregate.
Santos Laguna won 4–2 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Puebla won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Santos Laguna | 3–2 | Toros Neza |
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Borgetti 30', 61', 79' | Report |
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Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 7–3 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
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- Second leg
Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 1997 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, January 11, 1997, and ran until May 4, when the regular season ended. In the final Guadalajara defeated Toros Neza and became champions for the 10th time.
Final standings (groups)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toros Neza | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 30 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | |
3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 25 | |
4 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 20 | |
5 | Veracruz | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 10 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 37 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 28 | |
3 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Qualified for the Repechage |
4 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 23 | |
5 | Pachuca | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 34 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
3 | Toluca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
4 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | Qualified for the Repechage |
3 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 18 | |
4 | Celaya | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | América | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 37 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Guadalajara (C) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 34 | |
3 | Toros Neza | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 30 | |
4 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 28 | |
5 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | |
6 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
7 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | |
8 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Advance to Repechage |
9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 25 | |
10 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 23 | |
11 | Toluca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
12 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | Advance to Repechage |
13 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 20 | |
14 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 18 | |
15 | Pachuca | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | Team is last in Relegation table |
16 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 16 | |
17 | Celaya | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 | |
18 | Veracruz | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Results
Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | ATM | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNM | VER |
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América | — | – | 3–0 | – | 4–0 | – | 0–0 | 3–2 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 |
Atlante | 0–1 | — | – | – | – | – | 1–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | – | – | 0–1 | – |
Atlas | – | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | 1–4 | 6–4 | – | – |
Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | — | – | 1–0 | – | – | 4–1 | 2–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | – |
Celaya | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
Cruz Azul | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | – | — | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–4 | – | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | – | 0–3 | 0–1 | – |
Guadalajara | – | – | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | – | — | 1–1 | – | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 1–0 |
León | – | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | – | 3–0 | – | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | – |
Monterrey | 0–1 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 1–2 | – | — | 3–2 | 5–4 | 4–2 | – | 1–4 | – | – | 2–2 | – |
Necaxa | 1–2 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 3–0 | 4–0 |
Pachuca | – | – | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | – | – | — | – | 3–1 | – | 4–1 | 2–1 | – | 3–2 |
Puebla | – | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 0–0 |
Santos Laguna | – | – | 2–1 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | – | – | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Toluca | 1–2 | – | 4–0 | – | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | — | – | – | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Toros Neza | – | 1–2 | – | 4–2 | – | 1–2 | – | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | – | – | – | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | – | – |
UAG | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | 3–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | — | 2–2 | – |
UNAM | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | – | 4–3 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–3 | – | — | 3–2 |
Veracruz | – | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | – | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3–5 | 1–2 | – | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 | Gabriel Caballero | Santos Laguna | 12 |
Lorenzo Sáez | Pachuca | ||
3 | Cristian Domizzi | UNAM | 11 |
4 | Claudinho | Atlético Morelia | 10 |
5 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | Atlético Morelia | 9 |
Gustavo Nápoles | Guadalajara | ||
7 | David Embe | UAG | 8 |
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | ||
Rodrigo Ruiz | Toros Neza | ||
10 | Luis García | América | 7 |
Francisco Palencia | Cruz Azul | ||
Christian Torres | León | ||
Sergio Zárate | Necaxa |
Source: MedioTiempo
Playoffs
Repechage
Atlético Morelia | 4–0 | UAG |
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Report |
Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Guadalajara | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Guadalajara (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Guadalajara | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toros Neza | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toros Neza | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toros Neza | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Necaxa (s) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Quarterfinals
Santos Laguna | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
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Caballero 18' | Report | Ramírez 50' |
Guadalajara | 5–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Report |
Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.
Atlético Morelia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Semifinals
1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
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- Second leg
Guadalajara won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Pos. | Team | Pts. | Pld. | Ave. |
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14 | Puebla | 119 | 104 | 1.1442 |
15 | Toluca | 116 | 104 | 1.1153 |
16 | Veracruz | 113 | 104 | 1.0865 |
17 | Atlético Morelia | 103 | 104 | 0.9903 |
18 | Pachuca | 32 | 34 | 0.9411 |
- Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)