1972–73 Mexican Primera División season

Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1972/1973.

Contents

Overview

F.C. Atlas was promoted to Primera División.

It was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.

C.F. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda División.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Club P W D L GF GA Pts Seasons Result
1 Cruz Azul 34 19 8 7 60 37 46 Champion
2 Atlético Español 34 12 12 10 43 43 36 Playoffs
3 U.N.A.M. 34 14 7 13 37 32 35
4 Puebla F.C. 34 12 9 13 46 46 33
5 C.D. Guadalajara 34 10 12 12 38 39 32
6 C.F. Monterrey 34 10 12 12 31 38 32
7 Veracruz 34 10 12 12 41 51 32
8 CD Zacatepec 34 8 12 14 41 50 28 Relegation Game
9 C.F. Pachuca 34 9 6 19 40 68 24 Relegated

Group 2

Pos Club P W D L GF GA Pts Seasons Result
1 Club León 34 18 8 8 59 34 44 Runner Up
2 Atlas 34 18 8 8 63 38 44 Playoffs
3 Club América 34 13 16 5 52 33 42
4 Toluca 34 13 13 8 51 39 39
5 Atlante 34 9 14 11 40 47 32
6 Club Jalisco 34 12 7 15 45 57 31
7 San Luis 34 9 11 14 49 57 29
8 Torreón FC 34 9 9 16 37 54 27 Relegation Game
9 Laguna FC 34 8 10 16 36 46 26 Relegation Game

Results

AME ATT ATL ATE CRA GDL JAL LAG LEO MTY PAC PUE SAL TOL TOR UNI VER ZAC
América 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 4-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 2-0 0-0 5-1 3-0
Atlante 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 0-0 0-2 2-2 1-1 2-2 5-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 2-0 2-1
Atlas 3-1 3-2 0-1 1-2 2-1 3-3 3-2 1-0 1-3 5-1 0-0 4-0 4-1 2-1 1-1 4-1 2-0
Atlético Español 0-4 2-1 1-3 2-3 0-0 0-2 2-1 0-0 0-0 4-4 2-3 1-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-1 2-1
Cruz Azul 2-2 0-1 2-0 1-2 3-1 1-0 2-1 1-1 3-1 2-1 3-2 4-0 2-4 1-0 2-1 3-0 1-1
Guadalajara 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-3 2-2 2-1 2-2 1-0 1-1 6-0 1-2 0-2 3-0 2-1 1-1 0-0
Jalisco 3-2 2-0 0-4 2-1 0-2 1-2 0-3 0-1 1-1 3-2 3-2 1-0 3-2 0-4 0-2 0-1 2-2
Laguna 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 2-3 2-1 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 1-1 0-3 0-2
León 1-2 4-0 0-1 2-0 2-2 1-0 3-1 2-3 2-1 3-0 2-0 1-0 3-2 2-0 1-0 6-1 5-3
Monterrey 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-1 0-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 3-2 1-1 2-2 2-1 0-2 0-0 1-0
Pachuca 1-2 2-2 1-2 1-0 1-4 0-2 2-4 3-2 1-0 3-0 2-1 1-1 3-1 3-0 0-1 1-1 2-1
Puebla 3-2 0-1 0-0 2-3 2-1 4-2 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-1 0-1 2-1 0-1 3-0 2-2
San Luis 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-1 3-0 1-1 4-0 2-4 2-2 2-0 1-1 2-2 2-0 3-0 1-2 4-1
Toluca 2-2 2-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 0-1 4-2 0-1
Torreón 0-0 3-2 2-1 0-2 1-2 2-1 2-3 2-2 4-1 1-0 2-0 0-0 3-3 0-3 2-1 0-0 1-0
UNAM 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-2 3-0 0-2 3-0 1-2 0-1 2-2 1-0 2-0
Veracruz 3-2 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 6-1 4-2 0-0 1-0 2-3
Zacatepec 1-1 4-0 2-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 4-2 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1

Relegation Playoff

Semifinal

First Leg
Laguna FC 1 - 0 CD Zacatepec
Second Leg
CD Zacatepec 1 - 0 Laguna FC

Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco

Laguna FC 3 - 0 CD Zacatepec

First Leg
Torreón FC 0 - 0 C.F. Pachuca
Second Leg
C.F. Pachuca 1 - 3 Torreón FC

Relegation Final

C.F. Pachuca 0 - 0 CD Zacatepec

Relegation Final Match Replay

C.F. Pachuca 0 - 1 CD Zacatepec

Championship Playoff

Semifinal

First Leg
Atlas 2 - 3 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Atlas

First Leg
Atlético Español 0 - 0 Club León
Second Leg
Club León 3 - 3 Atlético Español

Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Pachuca

Club León 1 - 1 Atlético Español (aet, 6-5 pen)

Final

First Leg
Club León 1 - 1 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 0 - 0 Club León

Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Puebla
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 [aet] Club León

References