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The Primera División Apertura 2008 is a Mexican football tournament; one of two tournaments held each year. It will begin in July 25, 2008 and will run until December of the same year. The top two teams in each group will qualify directly to the Liguilla (playoffs), the two best third place teams from each group also qualify. The “Repechaje” mechanisim is discontinued for this tournament. CF Juárez is the promoted team to the league after beating León in the Primera División A promotion final; while CD Veracruz was relegated to the Primera “A”.
[edit] League Table (Groups)
Group 1
|
Team |
Pts |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Santos Laguna |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Atlante |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Pachuca |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Monterrey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Puebla |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Juárez |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential |
Group 2
|
Team |
Pts |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Guadalajara |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Cruz Azul |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
U.N.A.M. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Morelia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
América |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
U.A.G. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential |
Group 3
|
Team |
Pts |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1 |
Toluca |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
San Luis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Chiapas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Necaxa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Atlas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
U.A.N.L. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential |
[edit] League Table (General)
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Teams qualify for the Liguilla 2008 |
- The Primera División is not officially a single-table league.
[edit] Relegation Table
[edit] Table Results
[edit] Stadiums
|
Team |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City |
State |
|
América |
Azteca |
105,000 |
México |
D.F. |
|
U.N.A.M. |
Olímpico Universitario |
68,954 |
México |
D.F. |
|
Atlas, Guadalajara |
Jalisco1 |
56,713 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
|
Guadalajara |
Chivas1 |
45,500 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
|
Puebla |
Cuauhtémoc |
42,649 |
Puebla |
Puebla |
|
Morelia |
Morelos |
41,500 |
Morelia |
Michoacán |
|
U.A.N.L. |
Universitario |
41,150 |
Monterrey |
Nuevo León |
|
Monterrey |
Tecnológico |
38,000 |
Monterrey |
Nuevo León |
|
Cruz Azul |
Azul |
35,000 |
México |
D.F. |
|
UAG |
3 de Marzo |
30,015 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
|
Pachuca |
Hidalgo |
30,000 |
Pachuca |
Hidalgo |
|
Toluca |
Nemesio Díez |
27,000 |
Toluca |
México |
|
Necaxa |
Victoria |
25,000 |
Aguascalientes |
Aguascalientes |
|
San Luis |
Alfonso Lastras |
24,000 |
San Luis Potosí |
San Luis Potosí |
|
Chiapas |
Víctor Manuel Reyna |
23,208 |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Chiapas |
|
Juárez |
Olímpico Benito Juárez |
22,300 |
Ciudad Juárez |
Chihuahua |
|
Atlante |
Andrés Quintana Roo |
20,000 |
Cancún |
Quintana Roo |
|
Santos Laguna |
Corona |
18,050 |
Torreón |
Coahuila |
*1 Guadalajara will move from Estadio Jalisco to Estadio Chivas in November, Atlas will remain at Estadio Jalisco. |
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