2010–11 Mexican Primera División season

Primera División de México
Season2010–11
ChampionsApertura: Monterrey (4th title)
Clausura: UNAM (7th title)
RelegatedNecaxa
Champions LeagueMonterrey
UNAM
Santos Laguna
Morelia
Copa LibertadoresAmérica
San Luis
Jaguares
SuperLigaPachuca
Morelia
Puebla
UNAM
Matches played320
Goals scored823 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Christian Benítez (16 goals)
Clausura: Ángel Reyna (13 goals)
Biggest home winApertura: Morelia 6–0 Querétaro
(August 8, 2010)
Clausura: Atlas 5-0 Morelia
(January 8, 2011)
Biggest away winApertura: Atlante 1–4 Santos Laguna
(July 24, 2010)
Clausura: Querétaro 0-5 Toluca
(February 12, 2011) and Toluca 1-6 Morelia
(March 6, 2011)
Highest scoringApertura: Monterrey 5–2 UNAM
(August 14, 2010)
Querétaro 5–2 Santos Laguna
(September 11, 2010)
Clausura: América 5-4 Puebla
(April 3, 2011)
Longest winning runApertura: 5 games: Cruz Azul
(August 14–September 24, 2010)
Clausura: 4 games UNAM
(Feb 18-Mar 20, 2011)
UANL
(Apr 13-Apr 30, 2011)
Morelia
(Feb 13-Mar 13, 2011)
Longest unbeaten runApertura: 13 games: Monterrey
(July 24–October 27, 2010)
Clausura: 11 games UNAM
(Jan 9-Apr 2, 2011)
Longest winless runApertura: 8 games: Atlas
(July 25–September 25, 2010)
Clausura: 10 games San Luis
(Feb 2-Apr 23, 2011)
Longest losing runApertura: 4 games: Atlas
(August 21–September 25, 2010)
Clausura: Jaguares
(Jan 23-Feb 26, 2011)

The 2010–11 Primera División Profesional season is the 64th professional season top-flight football league. The season is split into two parts Apertura and Clausura each of which includes a tournament —the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each part has an identical format and each is contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

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Locations of the 2010–11 Primera División teams

Eighteen teams return for this season. Indios de Ciudad Juárez was relegated the previous season after accumulated the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. Necaxa won promotion into the first division, returning after one year in the Liga de Ascenso.

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 45,500
Jaguares Tuxtla Gutiérrez Víctor Manuel Reyna 25,000
Monterrey Monterrey Tecnológico 38,000
Morelia Morelia Morelos 41,500
Necaxa Aguascalientes Victoria 28,000
Pachuca Pachuca Hidalgo 30,000
Puebla Puebla Cuauhtémoc 42,650
Querétaro Querétaro La Corregidora 40,785
San Luis San Luis Potosí Alfonso Lastras Ramírez 24,000
Santos Laguna Torreón Corona 30,000
Toluca Toluca Nemesio Díez 27,000
UANL San Nicolás Universitario 45,000
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario 63,000

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Replaced by Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Pre-season changes
América Jesús Ramírez Sacked June 30, 2010 Manuel Lapuente July 1, 2010 6th
Atlante José Guadalupe Cruz End of contract June 30, 2010 René Isidoro García July 1, 2010 16th
Querétaro Carlos Reinoso End of contract June 30, 2010 Ángel David Comizzo July 1, 2010 11th
Jaguares Pablo Marini Sacked June 30, 2010 José Guadalupe Cruz July 1, 2010 12th
UNAM Ricardo Ferretti End of contract June 30, 2010 Guillermo Vázquez July 1, 2010 4th
UANL Daniel Guzmán Sacked June 30, 2010 Ricardo Ferretti July 1, 2010 15th
Apertura changes
Pachuca Guillermo Rivarola Resigned August 16, 2010 Pablo Marini August 18, 2010 13th
Atlas Carlos Ischia Sacked August 23, 2010 José Luis Mata August 24, 2010 18th
Puebla José Luis Sánchez Solá Resigned August 23, 2010 Eduardo Fentanes August 24, 2010 8th
Necaxa Omar Arellano Nuño Sacked August 31, 2010 Daniel Brailovsky September 1, 2010 13th
Estudiantes Tecos Miguel Herrera Sacked September 6, 2010 Eduardo Mario Acevedo September 8, 2010 16th
Atlante René Isidoro García Sacked September 13, 2010 Eduardo Bacas September 13, 2010 17th
Puebla Eduardo Fentanes Resigned September 13, 2010 José Luis Trejo September 14, 2010 6th
Atlas José Luis Mata Sacked October 15, 2010 Benjamín Galindo October 15, 2010 18th
Inter-tournament changes
Querétaro Ángel David Comizzo End of contract December 31, 2010 Gustavo Matosas January 1, 2011 14th
Estudiantes Tecos Eduardo Mario Acevedo Sacked December 31, 2010 José Luis Sánchez Solá January 1, 2011 17th
Atlante Eduardo Bacas Sacked December 31, 2010 Miguel Herrera January 1, 2011 16th
Toluca José Manuel de la Torre End of contract December 31, 2010 Sergio Lugo January 1, 2011 11th
Clausura changes
América Manuel Lapuente Sacked January 25, 2011 Carlos Reinoso January 25, 2011 16th
Necaxa Daniel Brailovsky Sacked January 30, 2011 Sergio Bueno January 31, 2011 18th
Puebla José Luis Trejo Sacked February 15, 2011 Héctor Hugo Eugui February 15, 2011 16th
Santos Rubén Omar Romano Sacked February 20, 2011 Diego Cocca February 21, 2011 12th
Pachuca Pablo Marini Resigned March 4, 2011 Efraín Flores March 8, 2011 15th

Torneo Apertura

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The 2010 Torneo Apertura began on July 23, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.

Classification phase

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Overall table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Monterrey 17 9 5 3 29 20 +9 32
3 Santos Laguna 17 9 3 5 28 19 +9 30
4 América 17 7 6 4 22 16 +6 27 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
5 San Luis 17 8 2 7 21 19 +2 26
6 Chiapas 17 6 7 4 21 14 +7 25 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
7 Pachuca 17 7 4 6 27 28 −1 25
8 UNAM 17 7 4 6 23 24 −1 25
9 UANL 17 6 6 5 24 16 +8 24
10 Guadalajara 17 4 10 3 16 15 +1 22
11 Toluca 17 5 7 5 18 20 −2 22 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Morelia 17 5 6 6 17 16 +1 21
13 Puebla 17 5 4 8 21 26 −5 19
14 Querétaro 17 5 4 8 18 28 −10 19
15 Necaxa 17 4 4 9 14 21 −7 16
16 Atlante 17 4 4 9 17 27 −10 16
17 Estudiantes Tecos 17 4 3 10 18 36 −18 15
18 Atlas 17 3 4 10 18 27 −9 13
Source: [citation needed]

Group standings

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Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 17 9 5 3 29 20 +9 32 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Santos Laguna 17 9 3 5 29 19 +10 30
3 UANL 17 6 6 5 24 16 +8 24
4 Guadalajara 17 4 10 3 16 15 +1 22
5 Necaxa 17 4 4 9 14 21 −7 16
6 Estudiantes Tecos 17 4 3 10 18 36 −18 15
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 7 6 4 22 16 +6 27 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 San Luis 17 8 2 7 21 19 +2 26
3 Pachuca 17 7 4 6 27 28 −1 25
4 Toluca 17 5 7 5 18 20 −2 22
5 Atlante 17 4 4 9 17 27 −10 16
6 Atlas 17 3 4 10 18 27 −9 13
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Chiapas 17 6 7 4 21 14 +7 25
3 UNAM 17 7 4 6 23 24 −1 25
4 Morelia 17 5 6 6 17 16 +1 21
5 Puebla 17 5 4 8 21 26 −5 19
6 Querétaro 17 5 4 8 18 28 −10 19
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CRU EST GUA CHI MON MOR NEC PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TOL UNL UNM
América 1–1 4–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–1
Atlante 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–4 1–1
Atlas 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2
Cruz Azul 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–2
Estudiantes Tecos 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 4–2 2–2
Guadalajara 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chiapas 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–1
Monterrey 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 5–2
Morelia 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–3 6–0 0–0 1–2
Necaxa 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
Pachuca 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–3 3–2
Puebla 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–3
Querétaro 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 5–2 2–1
San Luis 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0
Santos Laguna 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–0
Toluca 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
UANL 1–1 5–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
UNAM 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2010. Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final phase

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Main article: 2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Cruz Azul 2 0 2
8 UNAM 1 2 3
2 Monterrey 0 2 2
8 UNAM 0 0 0
2 Monterrey 1 3 4
7 Pachuca 1 3 4
2 Monterrey 2 3 5
3 Santos Laguna 3 0 3
3 Santos Laguna 1 1 2
6 Jaguares 1 0 1
3 Santos Laguna 2 3 5
4 América 1 3 4
4 América 0 4 4
5 San Luis 0 1 1


 Primera División Profesional
2010 Apertura champion 
Monterrey
4th title

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Club Goals
1 Ecuador Christian Benítez Santos Laguna 16
2 Chile Humberto Suazo Monterrey 15
3 Peru Johan Fano Atlante 9
Brazil Itamar UANL 9
5 Uruguay Sergio Blanco Querétaro 8
Argentina Darío Cvitanich Pachuca 8
Argentina Christian Giménez Cruz Azul 8
Argentina Gabriel Pereyra Puebla 8
Mexico Matías Vuoso América 8
10 Argentina Mauro Cejas Estudiantes Tecos 7
Argentina Alfredo Moreno Atlas 7
Mexico Carlos Ochoa Jaguares 7
Mexico Miguel Sabah Morelia 7

Torneo Clausura

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The 2011 Torneo Clausura began on January 8, 2011 and ended on May 22, 2011.

Classification phase

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Overall table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 UANL 17 10 5 2 26 9 +17 35
2 UNAM 17 10 5 2 27 13 +14 35
3 Morelia 17 9 4 4 31 24 +7 31
4 Atlante 17 8 3 6 28 17 +11 27
5 Cruz Azul 17 7 5 5 25 20 +5 26
6 América 17 8 2 7 31 28 +3 26
7 Monterrey 17 7 5 5 23 20 +3 26
8 Guadalajara 17 6 7 4 23 15 +8 25
9 Santos Laguna 17 7 2 8 23 23 0 23
10 Atlas 17 6 5 6 19 19 0 23
11 San Luis 17 4 9 4 20 18 +2 21
12 Toluca 17 5 6 6 28 27 +1 21
13 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 16 25 −9 18
14 Puebla 17 5 3 9 16 26 −10 18
15 Estudiantes Tecos 17 4 5 8 21 34 −13 17
16 Querétaro 17 4 4 9 16 35 −19 16
17 Necaxa 17 3 6 8 10 15 −5 15
18 Chiapas 17 4 2 11 15 30 −15 14
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group standings

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Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UANL 17 10 5 2 26 9 +17 35 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Monterrey 17 7 5 5 23 20 +3 26
3 Guadalajara 17 6 7 4 23 15 +8 25
4 Santos Laguna 17 7 2 8 23 23 0 23
5 Estudiantes Tecos 17 4 5 8 21 34 −13 17
6 Necaxa 17 3 6 8 10 15 −5 15
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 17 8 3 6 28 17 +11 27 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 América 17 8 2 7 31 28 +3 26
3 Atlas 17 6 5 6 19 19 0 23
4 San Luis 17 4 9 4 20 18 +2 21
5 Toluca 17 5 6 6 28 27 +1 21
6 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 16 25 −9 18
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 17 10 5 2 27 13 +14 35 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Morelia 17 9 4 4 31 24 +7 31
3 Cruz Azul 17 7 5 5 25 20 +5 26
4 Puebla 17 5 3 9 16 26 −10 18
5 Querétaro 17 4 4 9 16 35 −19 16
6 Chiapas 17 4 2 11 15 30 −15 14
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CRU EST GUA CHI MON MOR NEC PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TOL UNL UNM
América 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 5–4 3–1 3–0 4–3 1–2
Atlante 3–1 3–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–4 2–1 0–2
Atlas 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 0–0
Cruz Azul 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 3–3
Estudiantes Tecos 1–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0
Guadalajara 3–0 2–0 2–3 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Chiapas 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–4 1–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 3–1
Monterrey 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0
Morelia 2–1 2–1 0–5 4–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 6–1 0–3 0–1
Necaxa 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1
Pachuca 0–4 1–2 0–4 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0
Puebla 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1
Querétaro 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–5
San Luis 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–1
Santos Laguna 2–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–3 0–2
Toluca 0–0 4–4 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–6 2–3 3–1 1–1
UANL 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1
UNAM 0–2 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final phase

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Main article: 2011 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 UANL 1 1 2
8 Guadalajara 3 1 4
2 UNAM 1 2 3
8 Guadalajara 1 0 1
2 UNAM 1 2 3
7 Monterrey 3 0 3
2 UNAM 1 2 3
3 Morelia 1 1 2
3 Morelia 2 3 5
6 América 1 2 3
3 Morelia 0 3 3
5 Cruz Azul 2 0 2
4 Atlante 1 0 1
5 Cruz Azul 2 0 2


 Primera División Profesional
2011 Clausura champion 
UNAM
7th title

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Club Goals
1 Mexico Ángel Reyna América 13
2 Peru Wilmer Aguirre San Luis 10
3 Mexico Christian Bermúdez Atlante 9
Uruguay Carlos Bueno Querétaro 9
Chile Héctor Mancilla UANL 9
Mexico Rafael Márquez Morelia 9
Argentina Emanuel Villa Cruz Azul 9
8 Mexico Marco Fabián Guadalajara 8
9 Mexico Juan Carlos Cacho UNAM 7
Argentina Mauro Cejas Estudiantes Tecos 7

Relegation

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Pos
 Team '08 A
Pts 		'09 C
Pts 		'09 A
Pts 		'10 C
Pts 		'10 A
Pts 		'11 C
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg
 Relegation
1 Toluca 27 36 35 30 22 21 171 102 1.6765
2 Monterrey 19 26 30 36 32 26 169 102 1.6569
3 Cruz Azul 26 13 33 25 39 26 162 102 1.5882
4 UNAM 26 28 17 28 25 35 159 102 1.5588
5 Morelia 24 22 33 25 21 31 156 102 1.5294
6 América 21 23 30 25 27 26 152 102 1.4902
7 Santos Laguna 22 22 27 28 30 23 152 102 1.4902
8 Pachuca 21 36 24 25 25 18 149 102 1.4608
9 Guadalajara 25 21 19 32 22 25 144 102 1.4118
10 UANL 26 14 22 19 24 35 140 102 1.3725
11 San Luis 29 17 21 14 26 21 128 102 1.2549
12 Atlante 27 17 23 16 16 27 126 102 1.2353
13 Puebla 15 26 26 19 19 18 123 102 1.2059
14 Atlas 22 21 18 24 13 23 121 102 1.1863
15 Estudiantes Tecos 25 25 20 19 15 17 121 102 1.1863
16 Jaguares 18 21 19 19 25 14 116 102 1.1373
17 Querétaro 0 0 18 21 19 16 74 68 1.0882
18 Necaxa 0 0 0 0 16 15 31 34 0.9118 Relegation to the Liga de Ascenso

Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)

References

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