1971–72 Mexican Primera División season

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1971–72 season.

Primera División de México
Season1971–72
ChampionsCruz Azul (3rd title)
RelegatedIrapuato
Matches played317
Goals scored824 (2.6 per match)

Overview

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San Luis was promoted to Primera División.

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

Irapuato was relegated to Segunda División.

Teams

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TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca
Atlético EspañolMexico CityAzteca
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzteca
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
IrapuatoIrapuato, GuanajuatoIrapuato
JaliscoGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaSan Isidro
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoRevolución Mexicana
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc
San LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Plan de San Luis
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoToluca 70
TorreónTorreón, CoahuilaMoctezuma
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzVeracruzano
ZacatepecZacatepec, MorelosAgustín "Coruco" Díaz

Group stage

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Group 1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Cruz Azul3422756536+2951Playoffs
2América3420867035+3548
3Jalisco34159105748+939
4León341211117658+1835
5Zacatepec341112113436−234
6Laguna34915103434033
7San Luis341110133747−1032
8Veracruz34813134051−1129Relegation Playoffs
9Atlético Español3488184872−2424
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Monterrey34141284137+440Playoffs
2Guadalajara34141193733+439
3Puebla34139124742+535
4Atlante34139123028+235
5Pachuca341013113846−833
6UNAM34119143638−231
7Toluca34119144651−531
8Torreón34811153555−2027Relegation Playoffs
9Irapuato34212202650−2416
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ AwayAMEATTATECRAGDLIRAJALLAGLEOMTYPACPUESNLTOLTORUNMVERZAC
América0–02–22–22–04–23–02–03–12–04–13–16–15–10–00–13–01–1
Atlante1–20–10–20–11–02–01–01–11–00–12–02–02–12–01–00–02–1
Atlético Español1–20–11–10–10–01–13–10–52–31–30–32–11–24–03–10–20–4
Cruz Azul2–12–12–03–12–02–21–11–11–33–13–23–11–03–11–01–03–0
Guadalajara1–31–15–30–22–00–01–01–00–02–20–00–03–10–12–11–02–0
Irapuato1–30–04–42–30–01–10–21–10–21–13–12–32–20–00–10–00–0
Jalisco4–32–13–02–10–22–00–12–31–12–23–10–12–11–03–11–03–0
Laguna1–10–03–41–12–02–01–21–11–11–11–01–11–11–00–00–20–1
León2–23–15–10–31–12–53–70–15–26–11–13–14–111–33–13–02–2
Monterrey0–11–01–03–02–01–04–31–11–11–10–03–11–01–01–11–11–0
Pachuca0–30–21–10–01–21–01–12–12–01–10–10–23–02–10–02–00–2
Puebla3–00–01–21–21–02–11–11–13–10–02–11–23–14–10–34–22–0
San Luis2–14–02–20–31–11–01–10–11–12–01–21–00–21–00–00–01–1
Toluca1–21–03–22–11–21–02–12–20–04–01–30–11–12–00–05–22–0
Torreón0–12–13–35–22–12–01–10–22–11–11–12–20–21–10–02–00–0
UNAM0–10–23–11–30–11–01–20–04–32–11–14–13–22–20–13–11–0
Veracruz3–22–21–21–32–20–04–22–01–12–30–01–14–21–13–21–02–2
Zacatepec0–00–02–10–21–12–13–11–32–12–02–01–20–02–11–11–00–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Playoffs

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
          
15Veracruz303
18Irapuato101
16Torreón11
18Irapuato00
16Torreón123
17Atlético Español134

Semifinals

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Torreón1–1Atlético Español
Alberto Gómez Orozco 8'José Luis Rosete 87'
Atlético Español3–2Torreón
Ricardo Brandón 25', 44', 90'Javier Fragoso 61'
Enzo Genoni 65'

Atlético Español won 4-3 on aggregate


Veracruz3–1Irapuato
Francisco Gómez 42' (pen)
Pedro Damián Álvarez 74' 
Paulo Matta 84'
Antonio Rojas 78'

Veracruz won 3-1 on aggregate


Final

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Irapuato relegated to Segunda Division

Championship Playoffs

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
          
1Cruz Azul022
4Guadalajara101
1Cruz Azul41
2América10
2América113
3Monterrey021

Semifinal

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Cruz Azul0-1Guadalajara
Raúl Gómez 90'

Cruz Azul won 2-1 on aggregate


América1-0Monterrey
Antonio Martins 74'
Monterrey2-1América
Guaracy Barbosa 62' 
Sergio Chagas 78' (pen)
Sergio Ceballos 76'

Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played

America won 5-4 on aggregate


Final

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América1-4Cruz Azul
Enrique Borja 89'ReportHector Pulido 10'
Cèsareo Victorino 28'
Octavio Muciño 35, 46'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki


 1971–72 winners 
Cruz Azul
3rd title

References

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