2011–12 Mexican Primera División season

Primera División de México
Season 2011–12
Champions Apertura:
Tigres (3rd Title)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna (4th Title)
Relegated Tecos
Champions League Tigres
Santos Laguna
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Copa Libertadores Guadalajara
Cruz Azul
UANL
Matches played 306
Goals scored 805 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Iván Alonso
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Iván Alonso
Christian Benítez
(14 goals)
Biggest home win Apertura:
Tigres 5–0 Pachuca
(September 10, 2011)
Clausura:
Monterrey 4-0 Tecos
(March 24, 2012)
Biggest away win Apertura:
Pachuca 1–4 Santos Laguna
(July 23, 2011)
Chiapas 1–4 Monterrey
(July 24, 2011)
Guadalajara 1-4 Puebla
(September 17, 2011)
Monterrey 0-3 América
(October 15, 2011)
UNAM 1-4 Atlas
(October 16, 2011)
Clausura:
Atlante 0-4 América
(February 25, 2012)
Highest scoring Apertura:
Chiapas 5-3 América
(September 17, 2011)
Atlante 4-4 Morelia
(October 29, 2011)
Clausura:
Toluca 3-4 Pachuca
(February 5, 2012)
Cruz Azul 4-3 Monterrey
(March 3, 2012)
Santos Laguna 5-2 San Luis
(March 3, 2012)
Cruz Azul 5-2 Tecos
(April 21, 2012)

The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional season was the 65th professional season top-flight football league in Mexico. The season was split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Changes from 2010–11

On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to take effect from the 2011 Apertura onward. The first change was the elimination of groups in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged, single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals.[1] However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.[2]

Clubs

Following is the list of the eighteen teams participating this season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. They were replaced by Tijuana, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's first season in the Primera División.

Club Home City Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Azteca 105,000
Atlante Cancún Andrés Quintana Roo 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara Jalisco 56,700
Cruz Azul Mexico City Estadio Azul 35,000
Estudiantes Tecos Zapopan 3 de Marzo 30,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara Omnilife 49,850
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Víctor Manuel Reyna 31,500
Monterrey Monterrey Tecnológico 38,000
Morelia Morelia Morelos 41,500
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo 30,000
Puebla Puebla Cuauhtémoc 48,650
Querétaro Querétaro La Corregidora 40,785
San Luis San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras Ramírez 24,000
Santos Laguna Torreón Corona 30,000
Tijuana Tijuana Caliente 33,333
Toluca Toluca Nemesio Díez 27,000
Tigres San Nicolás Universitario 45,000
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 63,000

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Replaced by Date of
appointment
Position
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Puebla Uruguay Héctor Hugo Eugui Resigned May 6, 2011 Mexico Sergio Bueno May 13, 2011 14th
Toluca Mexico Sergio Lugo Sacked May 12, 2011 Uruguay Héctor Hugo Eugui May 17, 2011 12th
Atlas Mexico Benjamín Galindo End of contract May 23, 2011 Argentina Ruben Omar Romano June 2, 2011 10th
Apertura changes
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico José Luis Sánchez Solá Sacked August 8, 2011 Mexico José Luis Salgado August 8, 2011 16th
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico José Luis Salgado End of tenure as caretaker August 14, 2011 Mexico Raul Arias August 15, 2011 9th
Querétaro Uruguay Gustavo Matosas Sacked August 16, 2011 Paraguay José Saturnino Cardozo August 16, 2011 8th
Santos Laguna Argentina Diego Cocca Sacked September 4, 2011 Mexico Eduardo Rergis September 4, 2011 14th
Santos Laguna Mexico Eduardo Rergis End of tenure as caretaker September 14, 2011 Mexico Benjamín Galindo September 14, 2011 15th
Atlas Argentina Ruben Omar Romano Resigned September 17, 2011 Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez September 18, 2011 18th
América Chile Carlos Reinoso Resigned September 18, 2011 Mexico Alfredo Tena September 19, 2011 16th
Tijuana Mexico Joaquin del Olmo Sacked September 19, 2011 Argentina Antonio Mohamed September 19, 2011 17th
Guadalajara Mexico Jose Luis Real Sacked October 3, 2011 Mexico Fernando Quirarte October 3, 2011 5th
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico Raul Arias Sacked November 2, 2011 Mexico José Luis Salgado November 2, 2011 13th
Pre-Clausura changes
Puebla Mexico Sergio Bueno Sacked November 7, 2011 Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio November 14, 2011 12th
América Mexico Alfredo Tena Sacked November 10, 2011 Mexico Miguel Herrera November 15, 2011 17th
San Luis Mexico Ignacio Ambríz Sacked November 10, 2011 Mexico René Isidoro García November 10, 2011 10th
Toluca Uruguay Héctor Hugo Eugui Sacked November 10, 2011 Uruguay Wilson Graniolatti November 14, 2011 13th
Atlante Mexico Miguel Herrera Contract Termination November 15, 2011 Mexico Mario García November 29, 2011 15th
Clausura changes
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico José Luis Salgado Resigned January 14, 2012 Mexico Gilberto Adame January 14, 2012 18th
Guadalajara Mexico Fernando Quirarte Resigned January 21, 2012 Mexico Ignacio Ambríz January 26, 2012 18th
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico Gilberto Adame End of tenure as caretaker January 30, 2012 Uruguay Héctor Hugo Eugui January 30, 2012 17th
San Luis Mexico René Isidoro García Resigned February 25, 2012 Mexico Sergio Bueno February 28, 2012 15th
Querétaro Paraguay José Saturnino Cardozo Resigned March 3, 2012 Argentina Ángel Comizzo March 5, 2012 18th
Puebla Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio Resigned March 21, 2012 Uruguay Daniel Bartolotta March 21, 2012 16th
Atlante Mexico Mario García Sacked April 15, 2012 Mexico José Luis González China April 15, 2012 15th
Guadalajara Mexico Ignacio Ambriz Resigned April 18, 2012 Mexico Alberto Coyote April 18, 2012 14th

Torneo Apertura

The 2011 Apertura was the first championship of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. Pumas were the defending champion

Regular season

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Guadalajara 17 8 6 3 24 18+6 30 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2, 3
2 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 21 14+7 29 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2, 3
3 UANL 17 7 7 3 22 13+9 28 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage 2, 3
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 3 6 29 25+4 27 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1, 3
5 Chiapas 17 7 5 5 28 23+5 26 Advance to the Final Phase 3
6 Pachuca 17 7 5 5 28 25+3 26 Advance to the Final Phase 3
7 Morelia 17 7 5 5 25 22+3 26 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1, 3
8 Querétaro 17 8 2 7 24 21+3 26 Advance to the Final Phase 3
9 UNAM 17 7 4 6 19 256 25 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1
10 San Luis 17 6 6 5 23 20+3 24
11 Monterrey 17 7 3 7 27 26+1 24 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1
12 Puebla 17 6 4 7 26 293 22
13 Toluca 17 4 8 5 19 278 20
14 Atlante 17 5 4 8 24 284 19
15 Tijuana 17 3 9 5 21 232 18
16 Estudiantes Tecos 17 6 0 11 24 306 18
17 América 17 3 6 8 26 315 15
18 Atlas 17 2 6 9 20 3010 12

Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
2All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
3The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away AMÉ ATE ATLCRUESTGUACHIMONMORPACPUEQUESLUSLATIJTOLUNLUNM
América 01 52 12 13 11 23 21 22 11
Atlante 21 02 44 01 51 13 11 11 10
Atlas 23 02 11 11 01 30 11 22 01
Cruz Azul 31 21 21 11 01 20 21 00
Estudiantes Tecos 02 02 23 21 52 12 01 12
Guadalajara 52 21 21 22 14 01 10 00
Chiapas 53 11 11 11 14 31 32 11 40
Monterrey 03 32 20 12 20 20 42 00
Morelia 02 12 10 22 00 42 20 01
Pachuca 20 42 10 10 40 11 14 30 00
Puebla 21 12 33 22 10 12 01 21
Querétaro 10 30 12 21 21 13 00 40
San Luis 11 21 20 10 23 21 21 01 51
Santos Laguna 11 30 30 10 11 02 13 32
Tijuana 02 01 20 12 32 11 11 00 11
Toluca 11 21 00 00 21 43 01 11
UANL 22 11 11 00 50 10 21 22 41
UNAM 10 10 14 12 21 20 11 11 41

Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Guadalajara 1 0 1  
8 Querétaro 2 0 2  
  8 Querétaro 0 0 0  
  3 UANL 0 1 1  
3 UANL 1 3 4
6 Pachuca 0 0 0  
  3 UANL 1 3 4
  4 Santos 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2  
7 Morelia 2 2 4  
  7 Morelia 2 2 4
  4 Santos 1 3 4  
4 Santos 2 2 4
5 Chiapas 2 1 3  
Apertura 2011 winners:
UANL
3rd Title

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uruguay Iván Alonso Toluca 11
2 Uruguay Carlos Bueno Querétaro 10
Mexico Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna 10
4 Ecuador Christian Benítez América 8
Mexico Enrique Esqueda Pachuca 8
Mexico Marco Fabián Guadalajara 8
Colombia Jackson Martínez Chiapas 8
8 Spain Luis García Puebla 7
United States Herculez Gomez Estudiantes Tecos 7
Chile Héctor Mancilla Tigres 7
Argentina Alfredo Moreno San Luis 7
Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey Chiapas 7
Mexico Miguel Sabah Morelia 7

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Mexico Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna Pachuca 4–1 July 23, 2011
Ecuador Christian Benítez América Atlas 5–2 August 21, 2011
Uruguay Carlos Bueno Querétaro UNAM 4–0 September 10, 2011
Chile Héctor Mancilla Tigres Pachuca 5–0 September 10, 2011
Mexico Miguel Sabah Morelia Querétaro 4–2 September 18, 2011
Mexico Marco Fabián Guadalajara Estudiantes Tecos 5–2 October 15, 2011
Uruguay Iván Alonso Toluca Puebla 4–3 October 23, 2011

Torneo Clausura

The 2012 Clausura is the second and final championship of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and will end on April 29, 2012. Tigres are the defending champions.

Regular season

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Santos Laguna 17 11 3 3 33 18+15 36 Advances to the Playoffs
2 Monterrey 17 9 5 3 32 15+17 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 30 18+12 32
4 Morelia 17 9 4 4 25 18+7 31
5 UANL 17 9 4 4 22 16+6 31
6 Pachuca 17 7 7 3 24 17+7 28
7 Tijuana 17 7 7 3 18 11+7 28
8 Chiapas 17 8 3 6 26 20+6 27
9 Cruz Azul 17 6 7 4 29 21+8 25
10 Atlas 17 4 8 5 7 136 20
11 Toluca 17 6 4 7 24 273 22
12 Puebla 17 5 4 8 19 234 19
13 Atlante 17 4 4 9 20 3111 16
14 UNAM 17 3 7 7 13 185 16
15 Guadalajara 17 4 3 10 12 219 15
16 San Luis 17 3 3 11 15 3015 12
17 Querétaro 17 2 6 9 14 3016 12
18 Estudiantes Tecos 17 2 6 9 12 2816 12

Updated to games played on April 29, 2012.
Source: MedioTiempo.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away AMÉ ATE ATLCRUESTGUACHIMONMORPACPUEQUESLUSLATIJTOLUNLUNM
América 22 20 23 10 31 11 01 21
Atlante 04 00 22 22 03 12 02 12
Atlas 11 02 03 10 00 13 10 00
Cruz Azul 52 20 43 11 12 31 01 11 11
Estudiantes Tecos 11 21 00 10 12 11 11 02 02
Guadalajara 01 01 01 21 12 00 21 02 20
Chiapas 10 31 10 32 01 30 00 22
Monterrey 40 20 21 11 21 41 30 20 11
Morelia 31 11 00 20 00 20 31 11 12
Pachuca 32 20 31 12 31 11 10 11
Puebla 23 12 00 11 12 12 01 11 21
Querétaro 02 23 21 00 03 01 22 02 22
San Luis 13 23 01 23 00 01 02 10
Santos Laguna 11 10 11 00 31 20 52 30 21
Tijuana 11 21 20 00 10 13 11 11
Toluca 03 31 31 11 34 21 13 21 02
UANL 10 00 21 21 41 12 10 10
UNAM 00 00 03 30 01 02 11 02

Updated to games played on April 29, 2012.
Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Santos 4 2 6  
8 Chiapas 3 1 4  
  1 Santos 1 2 3  
  5 Tigres 1 2 3  
4 Morelia 0 1 1
5 Tigres 1 4 5  
  1 Santos 1 2 3
  2 Monterrey 1 1 2
2 Monterrey 2 2 4  
7 Tijuana 1 2 3  
  2 Monterrey 0 2 2
  3 América 0 0 0  
3 América 3 0 3
6 Pachuca 1 1 2  
2012 Clausura winners:
Santos Laguna
4th Title

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Uruguay Iván Alonso Toluca 14
Ecuador Christian Benítez América 14
3 Mexico Aldo de Nigris Monterrey 9
Mexico Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna 9
Mexico Miguel Sabah Morelia 9
6 Argentina Lucas Lobos UANL 8
Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey Chiapas 8
Colombia Jackson Martínez Chiapas 8
Argentina Emanuel Villa Cruz Azul 8
10 Argentina José Sand Tijuana 7
Chile Humberto Suazo Monterrey 7

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Mexico Oribe Peralta 4 Santos Laguna San Luis 5–2 March 3, 2012
Argentina Mauro Cejas Pachuca Atlante 3–2 March 17, 2012

Relegation

Pos
Team '09 A
Pts
'10 C
Pts
'10 A
Pts
'11 C
Pts
'11 A
Pts
'12 C
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Monterrey 3036322624321801921.7647
2 Cruz Azul 3325392628251771021.7353
3 Santos Laguna 2728302327361711021.6765
4 Morelia 3325213126311671021.6373
5 UANL Tigres 2219243528311591021.5588
6 América 3025272615321551021.5196
7 Toluca 3530222120221501021.4706
8 Pachuca 2425251826281461021.4314
UNAM 1728253525161461021.4314
10 Guadalajara 1932222530151431021.402
11 Tijuana 0000182846341.3529
12 Chiapas 1919251426271301021.2745
13 Puebla 2619191822191231021.2059
14 San Luis 2114262124121181021.1569
15 Atlante 2316162719161171021.1471
16 Querétaro 1821191626121121021.098
17 Atlas 1824132312201101021.0784
18 Estudiantes (R) 2019151718121011020.9902 Relegation

Updated to games played on April 29, 2012
Source:

References

  1. "Mexican league to change format, playoffs". CONCACAF. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  2. "Decisiones del Comité de Operaciones de la Primera División Profesional" [Decisions of the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee] (in Spanish). Femexfut. June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.


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