Primera División de México Apertura 2008
- Toluca
- Cruz Azul (Preliminary Round)
- San Luis
- Guadalajara
- Pachuca (First Stage)
- Guadalajara
- Pachuca
- Atlante
- Santos Laguna
(July 26, 2008)
(September 20, 2008)
(with a total of 8 goals; August 23, 2008)
The 2008 Primera División Apertura is the first football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−09 season. The tournament began in August 2008 and was contested by the league's 18 teams.
Reigning champion Santos Laguna failed to advance to the final losing 2-1 on a two-leg aggregate (0-0 in the first leg) to eventual champions Toluca in the semifinals, and were unable to defend their title. The team of Toluca would beat Cruz Azul 7-6 in penalties after tying 2-2 on a two-leg aggregate (2-0 in the first leg). This was Toluca's 9th championship, placing them as the third most successful club behind América and Guadalajara.
Teams and Stadia
Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
América | Mexico City | Azteca | 115,000 |
Atlante | Cancún | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 72,600 |
Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 23,208 |
Ciudad Juárez | Ciudad Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,300 |
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul | 35,000 |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 72,600 |
Monterrey | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
Morelia | Morelia | Morelos | 41,500 |
Necaxa | Aguascalientes | Victoria | 25,000 |
Pachuca | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 42,649 |
San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras | 24,000 |
Santos | Torreón | Corona | 18,050 |
Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
Tecos | Guadalajara | 3 de Marzo | 30,015 |
UANL | Monterrey | Universitario | 41,000 |
UNAM | México | Olímpico Universitario | 83,700 |
Managerial changes
This is a list of managerial changes made during the tournament.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming manager | Date hired | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ciudad Juárez | Sergio Orduña | Sacked | Aug. 18, 2008[1] | Héctor Hugo Eugui | Aug. 19, 2008[2] | 18th |
Tecos | José Trejo | Sacked | Sep. 1, 2008[3] | Miguel Herrera | Sep. 2, 2008[4] | 8th |
Atlas | Miguel Brindisi | Resigned | Sep. 4, 2008[5] | Darío Franco | Sep. 5, 2008[6] | 17th |
Puebla | José Sánchez | Sacked | Sep. 17, 2008[7] | Mario Carrillo | Sep. 17, 2008[8] | 16th |
Chiapas | Sergio Almaguer | Sacked | Oct. 1, 2008[9] | Francisco Avilán | Oct. 1, 2008[10] | 18th |
Necaxa | Salvador Reyes Jr. | Sacked | Oct. 13, 2008[11] | Octavio Becerril | Oct. 14, 2008[12] | 18th |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Luis | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 29 | 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
2 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 27 | 2009 InterLiga |
3 | Atlante | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 27[a] | |
4 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 26[a] | |
5 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 26[a] | |
6 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 26 | 2009 InterLiga |
7 | UAG | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 25 | |
8 | Guadalajara | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | |
9 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 24 | |
10 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22[a] | |
11 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 22 | 2009 InterLiga |
12 | Pachuca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | |
13 | América | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 | |
14 | Ciudad Juárez | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 | |
15 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 | |
16 | Chiapas | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 18 | |
17 | Necaxa | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 | |
18 | Puebla | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c d Atlante, UNAM, Cruz Azul, and Santos Laguna do not qualify to the InterLiga due to existing commitment in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
Group standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlante (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 27 |
2 | Santos Laguna (A) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 |
3 | Pachuca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
4 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 |
5 | Ciudad Juárez | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 |
6 | Puebla | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 |
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UNAM (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 26 |
2 | Cruz Azul (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 26 |
3 | UAG (Q) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 25 |
4 | Guadalajara | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
5 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 24 |
6 | América | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 |
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.; (Q) Qualifies to the Final Phase as the two-highest teams remaining in the general table.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Luis (A) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 29 |
2 | Toluca (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 27 |
3 | UANL (Q) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 26 |
4 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 22 |
5 | Chiapas | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 18 |
6 | Necaxa | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.; (Q) Qualifies to the Final Phase as the two-highest teams remaining in the general table.
Results
Home \ Away | AMÉ | ATE | ATL | CHI | CIU | CAZ | GUA | MON | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | SLA | SLU | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
América | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |||||||||
Atlante | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
Atlas | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
Chiapas | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | ||||||||||
Ciudad Juárez | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
Cruz Azul | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||
Guadalajara | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
Monterrey | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
Morelia | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
Necaxa | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
Pachuca | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | ||||||||||
Puebla | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
Santos Laguna | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
San Luis | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||
Toluca | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
UAG | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
UANL | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||
UNAM | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | San Luis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | UAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 (6) | ||||||||||||||||
4 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalist qualify to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.
Top goalscorers
P | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hector Mancilla | Toluca | 13 |
2 | Andrés Mendoza | Morelia | 10 |
3 | Adolfo Bautista | Chiapas | 9 |
Hugo Rodallega | Necaxa | ||
5 | Christian Giménez | Pachuca | 8 |
Lucas Lobos | UANL | ||
7 | Christian Benítez | Santos Laguna | 7 |
Ariel Bogado | Atlas | ||
Víctor Piríz | San Luis | ||
Pablo Zeballos | Cruz Azul |
Source: MedioTiempo
See also
- List of Transfers of Torneo Clausura 2008 (Mexico)
References
- ^ "No aguantaron más". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Regrese al banquillo". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Miguel Herrera es el nuevo técnico de Tecos". Mediotiempo. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Tecos contrata a Miguel Herrera". Televisa. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Que la Fiel siga siendo fiel". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "Otra vez con la playera puesta". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ "Gracias, Chelís". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Enfrenta el reto". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Se terminó la paciencia". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Nuevo". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Se terminó la paciencia". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Nuevo ciclo en su carrera". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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