Primera_División_de_México_Verano_2002
Primera División de México Verano 2002
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2001−02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | América (9th title) |
| Relegated | León |
| Champions' Cup | América Necaxa |
| Top goalscorer | Sebastián Abreu (19 goals) |
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More information Team, City ...
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: MedioTiempo
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: MedioTiempo
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: MedioTiempo
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More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Source: MedioTiempo
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: MedioTiempo
More information Home \ Away, AME ...
| Home \ Away | AME | ATE | ATS | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LAP | LEO | MTY | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM | VER |
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| América | — | – | 0–1 | – | – | 2–3 | 2–1 | – | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | – | 2–2 | – | – | 3–1 | 0–0 | – |
| Atlante | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | – | – | 0–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 2–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – |
| Atlas | – | – | — | – | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | – | 3–3 | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Celaya | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | – | – | 0–4 | – | 0–1 | – | 2–2 | – | 1–3 | – | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | – |
| Cruz Azul | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | — | – | 1–5 | 3–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | – | – |
| Guadalajara | – | – | – | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | – | 2–2 | – | 0–1 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | – | – | – | 1–2 |
| La Piedad | – | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | — | – | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| León | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 | — | – | – | – | – | 2–3 | – | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | – |
| Monterrey | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 4–1 | — | 0–3 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 0–0 |
| Morelia | – | 2–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–3 | – | – | 2–0 | – | — | – | 4–1 | 5–2 | – | 0–0 | 2–2 | – | – | 2–2 |
| Necaxa | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | – | – | – | – | 3–0 |
| Pachuca | 3–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | — | – | – | 1–2 | 2–2 | – | – | 3–2 |
| Puebla | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | – | 2–4 | – | – | – | – | 1–2 | — | – | – | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Santos Laguna | – | – | – | 4–1 | 2–2 | – | – | 3–0 | – | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | – | 3–2 | – | – | 5–1 |
| Toluca | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | – | – | 3–1 | – | – | – | 3–1 | – | – | – | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | – |
| UAG | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | – | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–3 | – | 3–3 | – | 2–1 | – | – | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | – |
| UANL | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | – | – | — | 1–0 | – |
| UNAM | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | 2–2 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–4 | – | – | – | — | 2–1 |
| Veracruz | 0–2 | 3–2 | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2002. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Sebastian Abreu |
Cruz Azul | 19 |
| 2 |  José Cardozo |
Toluca | 14 |
| 3 |  Jared Borgetti |
Santos Laguna | 13 |
 Claudinho |
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| 5 |  José Luis Calderón |
Atlas | 11 |
| Martín Rodríguez |
Veracruz | ||
| 7 | Alex Fernandes |
Morelia | 10 |
| 8 | Héctor Altamirano |
Santos Laguna | 9 |
| 9 |  Reinaldo Navia |
UAG | 8 |
| Iván Zamorano |
América |
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Source: MedioTiempo
Repechage
More information Cruz Azul, 1–2 ...
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Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)
More information Morelia, 3–2 ...
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Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)
Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.
More information UANL, 2–2 ...
| UANL | 2–2 | Santos Laguna |
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Enílton  45'Thomas 90' (pen.) |
Report | Lillingston 25' Gallaga 72' |
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More information Santos Laguna, 1–1 ...
| Santos Laguna | 1–1 | UANL |
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| Altamirano 87' (pen.) |
Report | Thomas 12' |
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Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team..
Bracket
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| 4 | Santos Laguna (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 (a.s.d.e.t.) | 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
More information Atlas, 2–1 ...
| Atlas | 2–1 | Santos Laguna |
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| Calderón 25', 27' |
Report | Gomes 15' (pen.) |
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Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)
More information Santos Laguna, 2–1 ...
| Santos Laguna | 2–1 | Atlas |
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| Caniza 73' Lillingston 89' |
Report | Pajuelo 82' |
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Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)
3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Necaxa won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)
UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.
More information América, 3–1 ...
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Referee: José de Jesús Robles
More information La Piedad, 1–3 ...
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Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
América won 6–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)
Necaxa won 1–0 on aggregate.
América won 2–1 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
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- Second leg
More information Necaxa, 0–3 (a.e.t.) ...
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América won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Relegation table
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]
More information Veracruz, 3–1 ...
| Veracruz | 3–1 | León |
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| Casartelli 13', 44' Juárez 61' |
Report | Toledano 77' |
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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]
- 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.