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2011–12 Mexican Primera División season

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

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On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups [clarification needed] 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, [clarification needed] 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]

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Clubs

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The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División.

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Apertura

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The 2011 Apertura was the first competition 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. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion.

Regular phase

League table

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Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
  2. All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  3. Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.

Results

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Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final phase (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
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Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

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Clausura

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The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. Tigres UANL was the defending champion.

Regular phase

League table

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Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2012. Source: MedioTiempo.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2012. Source: FeMexFut (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final phase (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
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Notes
  • If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
  • Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Note: Santos were already qualified to 2012-13 Champions competition as the runners-up of the Apertura, and as they are Clausura Champions, their spot was relinquished as Apertura Runner-up to Guadalajara, the best record of the 2011 Apertura not already qualified.

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

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Relegation

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Updated to games played on April 29, 2012
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