2007–08 Primera División A season

Primera División A
Season2007–08
ChampionsApertura: Indios
Clausura: León
PromotedIndios
RelegatedTijuana

Changes for the 2007–08 season

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Added Teams

  • Coatzacoalcos
  • Real Colima
  • Tapatio
  • Salamanca
  • Tapachula
  • Socio Aguila (Clausura 2007)

Dropped Teams

  • La Piedad
  • Veracruz B (Apertura 2006)
  • Guerreros
  • U de G
  • Tabasco (Apertura 2006)
  • Zacatepec (Apertura 2006)
  • Celaya (Clausura 2007)
  • Orizaba (Clausura 2007)

Stadium and locations

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Club Stadium Capacity City
Académicos Unidad Deportiva Revolución Mexicana 5,000 Tonalá
Atlético Mexiquense Ixtapan 90 4,000 Toluca
Coatzacoalcos Rafael Hernández Ochoa 6,000 Coatzacoalcos
Correcaminos Marte R. Gómez 19,500 Ciudad Victoria
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 17,000 Mexico City
Dorados de Sinaloa Banorte 21,000 Culiacán
Durango Francisco Zarco 18,000 Durango
Indios Olímpico Benito Juárez 22,000 Ciudad Juárez
Jaguares de Tapachula Víctor Manuel Reyna 17,000 Tapachula
León Nou Camp 33,943 León
Lobos BUAP Cuauhtémoc 46,912 Puebla
Monarcas Morelia A Morelos 39,000 Morelia
Pumas Morelos Centenario 15,237 Cuernavaca
Querétaro Corregidora 33,000 Querétaro City
Rayados A El Barrial 1,000 Monterrey
Real Colima Colima 12,000 Colima
Salamanca Estadio Sección XXIV 12,000 Salamanca
Santos Laguna A Corona 19,000 Torreón
Socio Águila Azteca 105,000 Mexico City
Tampico Madero Tamaulipas 20,000 Tampico - Ciudad Madero
Tapatío Jalisco 65,000 Guadalajara
Tecos A Tres de Marzo 25,000 Zapopan
Tigres B Adolfo López Mateos 10,000 Reynosa
Tijuana Caliente 33,333 Tijuana

Torneo Apertura 2007

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Primera División A
SeasonApertura 2007
ChampionsIndios

Tournament Format

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Promotion

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One team is promoted to the Primera División each year (two short tournaments). After the Clausura 2008 tournament, the champions of the Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2008 tournaments will play a home and home series to determine which team will be promoted. If the same team wins both tournaments it will be promoted automatically. In order for a team to be promoted it has to obtain a certification from the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. If the winner of the promotional final is not certified for promotion a home and home series is played between the highest placed certified team and the club being relegated to the Primera División A to determine which will be in the Primera División.

Relegation

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One team is relegated to the Segunda División each year (two short tournaments). The team that has the worst points to games played ratio over the previous three years (Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008) is relegated to the Segunda División.

General league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León 17 12 4 1 35 16 +19 40 Qualifies for the Liguilla
2 Correcaminos 17 11 3 3 24 14 +10 36
3 Dorados de Sinaloa 17 10 5 2 36 18 +18 35
4 Lobos BUAP 17 9 3 5 24 19 +5 30
5 Indios 17 9 3 5 26 22 +4 30
6 Académicos 17 8 5 4 20 14 +6 29
7 Atlético Mexiquense 17 8 3 6 29 21 +8 27
8 Monterrey A 17 6 7 4 18 16 +2 25
9 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 17 6 7 4 20 20 0 25 Last on the relegation table
10 Tijuana 17 7 3 7 22 22 0 24 Qualifies for the Liguilla
11 Tampico Madero 17 7 2 8 35 29 +6 23
12 Querétaro 17 5 8 4 32 27 +5 23
13 Coatzacoalcos 17 6 5 6 21 24 −3 23
14 Real Colima 17 6 4 7 19 26 −7 22
15 Tapatío 17 6 4 7 28 29 −1 22
16 Tigres B 17 4 7 6 16 21 −5 19
17 Tecos A 17 4 5 8 19 21 −2 17
18 Monarcas Morelia A 17 3 8 6 24 27 −3 17
19 Salamanca 17 4 5 8 22 31 −9 17
20 Durango 17 4 4 9 18 27 −9 16
21 Tapachula 17 4 4 9 17 29 −12 16
22 Santos Laguna A 17 3 6 8 21 30 −9 15
23 Pumas Morelos 17 2 8 7 16 22 −6 14
24 Socio Águila 17 1 5 11 16 35 −19 8
Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Liguilla

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1 León 1 3 4
8 Tijuana 0 0 0
1 León 0 1 1
4 Indios 1 1 2
5 Lobos BUAP 1 2 3
4 Indios 2 2 4
1 Dorados de Sinaloa 0 0 0
2 Indios 3 4 7
3 Dorados de Sinaloa 1 3 4
6 Académicos 1 0 1
3 Dorados de Sinaloa 1 0 1
2 Correcaminos 0 0 0
7 Correcaminos 0 1 1
2 Atlético Mexiquense 0 1 1

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 4–0 Tijuana 1–0 3–0
Lobos BUAP 3–4 Indios 1–2 2–2
Dorados de Sinaloa 4–1 Académicos 1–1 3–0
Correcaminos (s) 1–1 Atlético Mexiquense 0–0 1–1
First leg
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28 November 2007 Atlético Mexiquense 0–0 UAT Ixtapan de la Sal
15:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Ixtapan 90
Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves
28 November 2007 Académicos 1–1 Dorados Tonalá
15:00 Santos   56' Report Silva   85' Stadium: Estadio Revolución Mexicana
Referee: Juan Genaro Medrano Avalos
29 November 2007 Tijuana 0–1 León Tijuana
14:00 Report Bareiro   50' Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
29 November 2007 Indios 2–1 Lobos BUAP Ciudad Juárez
18:00 Frías   39'
Orozco   43' (own)
Report López   24' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Referee: Román Rafael Medina Vázquez
Second leg
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1 December 2007 Dorados 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
Académicos Culiacán
19:00 Silva   28' 
Padilla   44' 
Pinto   57'
Report Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower Guerra
1 December 2007 Correcaminos 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
Atlético Mexiquense Ciudad Victoria
20:00 Ayala   35' Report García   68' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega Rojas
2 December 2007 León 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
Tijuana León
12:00 Torres   10'
Romero   25', 61'
Report Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto
2 December 2007 Lobos BUAP 2–2
(3–4 agg.)
Indios Puebla
12:00 Cercado   22'
Hernández   59'
Report Maz   36'
Gómez   37'
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Jesús Fabricio Morales Bojorquez

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 1–2 Indios 0–1 1–1
Dorados 1–0 Correcaminos 1–0 0–0
First leg
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5 December 2007 Dorados 1–0 Correcaminos Culiacán
20:30 Gaytán   85' Report Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower Guerra
6 December 2007 Indios 1–0 León Ciudad Juárez
19:00 Frías   35' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Referee: Adolfo Aquino Benítez
Second leg
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8 December 2007 Correcaminos 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Dorados Ciudad Victoria
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
9 December 2007 León 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Indios León
12:00 Romero   38' Report Santibáñez   23' Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: José Abramo Lira

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dorados 0–7 Indios 0–3 0–4
First leg
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12 December 2007 Indios 3–0 Dorados Ciudad Juárez
19:00 Frías   8'
González   12' (own)
Maz   55'
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
Second leg
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15 December 2007 Dorados 0–4
(0–7 agg.)
Indios Culiacán
19:00 Report Maz   6', 87'
Martínez   61'
Santibáñez   72'
Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Referee: Roberto García Orozco


 Apertura 2007 winner 
Indios
1st title
Primera División A
SeasonClausura 2008
ChampionsLeón
Matches played221
Goals scored552 (2.5 per match)
Biggest home winIndios 5–0 Monarcas Morelia A (March 22)
Biggest away winTapachula 0–5 León (March 30)
Highest scoringSocio Águila 2–6 León (April 11)
Longest winning runLeón
Sinaloa (3 Games)
Longest losing runSocio Águila (5 Games)

Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) Clausura 2008 is a Méxican football tournament – one of two tournaments held in one year. It began Friday, January 11, 2008. Reigning champions Indios could not defend their title, as León won their 3rd title in Primera División A, and earned the right to battle Indios in a two-leg aggregate to try to earn promotion to the Primera División de México.

Group league tables

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dorados de Sinaloa 17 10 5 2 31 14 +17 35 Qualifies for the Liguilla
2 León 17 9 6 2 45 23 +22 33
3 Durango 17 9 4 4 28 23 +5 31
4 Tijuana 17 8 3 6 23 16 +7 27 Last on the relegation table
5 Salamanca 17 7 3 7 21 23 −2 24 Qualifies for the Liguilla
6 Tecos 17 6 4 7 17 21 −4 22
7 Tapatío 17 6 3 8 14 21 −7 21
8 Monarcas Morelia A 17 4 6 7 21 25 −4 18
9 Querétaro 17 4 6 7 23 30 −7 18
10 Real Colima 17 4 5 8 19 26 −7 17
11 Académicos 17 4 4 9 18 27 −9 16
12 Santos Laguna A 17 3 3 11 16 31 −15 12
Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Coatzacoalcos 17 8 6 3 21 18 +3 30 Qualifies for the Liguilla
2 Tampico Madero 17 8 5 4 23 23 0 29
3 Tigres B 17 7 7 3 22 15 +7 28
4 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 17 8 4 5 21 15 +6 28
5 Indios 17 6 8 3 27 14 +13 26
6 Lobos BUAP 17 7 4 6 22 16 +6 25
7 Pumas Morelos 17 7 4 6 23 26 −3 25
8 Atlético Mexiquense 17 6 5 6 17 16 +1 23
9 Correcaminos 17 5 6 6 23 17 +6 21
10 Monterrey A 17 4 6 7 23 28 −5 18
11 Socio Águila 17 5 2 10 14 26 −12 17
12 Tapachula 17 3 3 11 14 32 −18 12
Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

General league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dorados de Sinaloa 17 10 5 2 31 14 +17 35 Qualifies for the Liguilla
2 León 17 9 6 2 45 23 +22 33
3 Durango 17 9 4 4 28 23 +5 31
4 Coatzacoalcos 17 8 6 3 21 18 +3 30
5 Tampico Madero 17 8 5 4 23 23 0 29
6 Tigres B 17 7 7 3 22 15 +7 28
7 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 17 8 4 5 21 15 +6 28
8 Tijuana 17 8 3 6 23 16 +7 27 Last on the relegation table
9 Indios 17 6 8 3 27 14 +13 26
10 Lobos BUAP 17 7 4 6 22 16 +6 25
11 Pumas Morelos 17 7 4 6 23 26 −3 25
12 Salamanca 17 7 3 7 21 23 −2 24 Qualifies for the Liguilla
13 Atlético Mexiquense 17 6 5 6 17 16 +1 23
14 Tecos A 17 6 4 7 17 21 −4 22
15 Correcaminos 17 5 6 6 23 17 +6 21
16 Tapatío 17 6 3 8 14 21 −7 21
17 Monarcas Morelia A 17 4 6 7 21 25 −4 18
18 Monterrey A 17 4 6 7 23 28 −5 18
19 Querétaro 17 4 6 7 23 30 −7 18
20 Real Colima 17 4 5 8 19 26 −7 17
21 Socio Águila 17 5 2 10 14 26 −12 17
22 Académicos 17 4 4 9 18 27 −9 16
23 Santos Laguna A 17 3 3 11 16 31 −15 12
24 Tapachula 17 3 3 11 14 32 −18 12
Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Liguilla

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1 Dorados de Sinaloa 0 1 1
8 Salamanca 0 1 1
1 Dorados de Sinaloa 0 1 1
4 Coatzacoalcos 0 0 0
5 Coatzacoalcos 1 4 5
4 Tampico Madero 0 2 2
1 Dorados de Sinaloa 2 0 2
2 León 2 1 3
3 Durango 0 0 0
6 Tigres B 0 0 0
3 Durango 0 2 2
2 León 0 3 3
7 León 2 1 3
2 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0 1 1

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dorados (s.) 1–1 Salamanca 0–0 1–1
Coatzacoalcos 5–2 Tampico Madero 1–0 4–2
León 3–1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2–0 1–1
Durango (s.) 0–0 Tigres B 0–0 0–0
First leg
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30 April 2008 Salamanca 0–0 Dorados Salamanca
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Sección XXIV
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Miguel Angel Solano González
30 April 2008 Tigres B 0–0 Durango Reynosa
17:45 Report Stadium: Estadio Adolfo López Mateos
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Antonio Guillermo Ojeda Moreno
30 April 2008 Tampico Madero 0–1 Coatzacoalcos Tampico - Ciudad Madero
21:00 Report Domínguez   29' Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Macías Romo
1 May 2008 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0–2 León Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul
17:00 Report Bareiro   77' 
Romero   89'
Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Julio David Escobar Barba
Second leg
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3 May 2008 Durango 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
Tigres B Durango City
15:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Zarco
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Román Rafael Medina Vázquez
3 May 2008 Coatzacoalcos 4–2
(5–2 agg.)
Tampico Madero Coatzacoalcos
17:00 Mancilla   5', 17'
Arvizu   74' 
Flores   85'
Report Pardini   24', 52' Stadium: Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves
3 May 2008 Dorados 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
Salamanca Culiacán
19:00 Padilla   25' Report Manrique   54' Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega Rojas
4 May 2008 León 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
Cruz Azul Hidalgo León3
12:00 Almirón   66' Report Orozco   23' Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón Viveros

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dorados 1–0 Coatzacoalcos 0–0 1–0
León 3–2 Durango 0–0 3–2
First leg
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7 May 2008 Coatzacoalcos 0–0 Dorados Coatzacoalcos
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Julio David Escobar Barba
8 May 2008 Durango 0–0 León Durango City
15:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Zarco
Attendance: 13,250
Referee: Jorge Macías Romo
Second leg
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10 May 2008 Dorados 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Coatzacoalcos Culiacán
19:00 Gerk   73' Report Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto
11 May 2008 León 3–2
(3–2 agg.)
Durango León
12:00 Borboa   12'
Rojas   14' 
Almirón   41'
Report Calderón   15'
Silva   46'
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dorados 2–3 León 2–2 0–1
First leg
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14 May 2008 León 2–2 Dorados León
20:00 Bareiro   49' 
Romero   50'
Report Polo   25' 
Henríquez   29'
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
Second leg
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17 May 2008 Dorados 0–1
(2–3 agg.)
León Culiacán
19:00 Report Bareiro   74' Stadium: Estadio Banorte
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez


 Clausura 2008 winner 
León
3rd title

Promotional final

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First leg

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Indios1–0León
Carlos Casartelli   76'

Second leg

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Top scorers

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Scorer Goals Team
  Fredy Bareiro 17 León
  Víctor Lojero 15 Tampico Madero
  Martín Calderón 12 Durango
  Julio Frías 8 Indios
  Pedro Solís Correcaminos
  Alejandro Molina Monterrey A
  Javier Orozco Cruz Azul Hidalgo
  Nelson Maz Indios
  Miguel Casanova 7 Tapachula
  Mauricio Romero León
  Bardo Fierros Dorados de Sinaloa
  Roberto Nurse Querétaro
  Samuel Ochoa Tecos A
  Eduardo García Académicos
  Jair García 6 Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Last updated: May 3, 2008
Source: FMF

References

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  1. ^ "Resultado Indios de Ciudad Juarez Vs Esmeraldas de Leon Final Primera Division a Fotos".
  2. ^ http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2008/05/25/Uhora/depor_2008052515062073.shtml [dead link]
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