Primera División de México Verano 2002

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 2002 was the 2002 edition of the Primera División de México, crowning Mexico's spring champion in football. América won the championship for the ninth time in its history and thus qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003, ending a decade-long trophy-less drought.

Primera División de México

Season	2001−02
Champions	América (9th title)
Relegated	León
Champions' Cup	América Necaxa
Top goalscorer	Sebastián Abreu (19 goals)
← Invierno 2001 Apertura 2002 →

Clubs

Mexico City

Atlas
Guadalajara
UAG

Toluca

Celaya

Monterrey
UANL

Veracruz

León

Morelia

Puebla

La Piedad

Pachuca

Santos Laguna

Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
UNAM

Location of the Primera División Verano 2002 teams

Team	City	Stadium
América	Mexico City	Azteca
Atlante	Mexico City	Azul
Atlas	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Celaya	Celaya, Guanajuato	Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul	Mexico City	Azul
Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
La Piedad	La Piedad, Michoacán	Juan N. López
León	León, Guanajuato	León
Morelia	Morelia, Michoacán	Morelos
Monterrey	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Tecnológico
Necaxa	Mexico City	Azteca
Pachuca	Pachuca, Hidalgo	Hidalgo
Puebla	Puebla, Puebla	Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna	Torreón, Coahuila	Corona
Toluca	Toluca, State of Mexico	Nemesio Díez
UAG	Zapopan, Jalisco	Tres de Marzo
UANL	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León	Universitario
UNAM	Mexico City	Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz	Veracruz, Veracruz	Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Notes

1. Veracruz bought the place of Irapuato.^[1]

Regular phase

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlas	18	8	6	4	30	28	+2	30	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Cruz Azul	18	7	6	5	32	29	+3	27	Qualified for the Repechage
3	Guadalajara	18	5	7	6	22	21	+1	22
4	Monterrey	18	5	5	8	21	28	−7	20
5	Celaya	18	5	5	8	19	29	−10	20

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	La Piedad	18	12	1	5	35	17	+18	37	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Toluca	18	10	5	3	35	17	+18	35
3	Santos Laguna	18	9	4	5	42	31	+11	31	Qualified for the Repechage
4	Morelia	18	8	5	5	34	25	+9	29
5	Veracruz	18	7	3	8	22	30	−8	24

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Necaxa	18	7	6	5	34	23	+11	27	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	América	18	7	6	5	27	23	+4	27[a]
3	Atlante	18	5	5	8	23	29	−6	20
4	UAG	18	2	8	8	25	34	−9	14
5	León	18	2	4	12	17	36	−19	10

Source: MedioTiempo
Notes:

1. América was qualified directly because of goal difference.

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	UNAM	18	9	5	4	30	22	+8	32	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	UANL	18	7	6	5	25	23	+2	27	Qualified for the Repechage
3	Pachuca	18	6	4	8	26	23	+3	22
4	Puebla	18	2	5	11	24	45	−21	11

Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	La Piedad	18	12	1	5	35	17	+18	37	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Toluca	18	10	5	3	35	17	+18	35
3	UNAM	18	9	5	4	30	22	+8	32
4	Santos Laguna	18	9	4	5	42	31	+11	31	Qualified for the Repechage
5	Atlas	18	8	6	4	30	28	+2	30	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
6	Morelia	18	8	5	5	34	25	+9	29	Qualified for the Repechage
7	Necaxa	18	7	6	5	34	23	+11	27	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
8	América	18	7	6	5	27	23	+4	27
9	Cruz Azul	18	7	6	5	32	29	+3	27	Qualified for the Repechage
10	UANL	18	7	6	5	25	23	+2	27
11	Veracruz	18	7	3	8	22	30	−8	24
12	Guadalajara	18	5	7	6	22	21	+1	22
13	Pachuca	18	6	4	8	26	33	−7	22
14	Atlante	18	5	5	8	23	29	−6	20
15	Monterrey	18	5	5	8	21	28	−7	20
16	Celaya	18	5	5	8	19	29	−10	20
17	UAG	18	2	8	8	25	34	−9	14
18	Puebla	18	2	5	11	24	45	−21	11
19	León	18	2	4	12	17	36	−19	10

Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away	AME	ATE	ATS	CEL	CAZ	GDL	LAP	LEO	MTY	MOR	NEC	PAC	PUE	SAN	TOL	UAG	UNL	UNM	VER
América	—	–	0–1	–	–	2–3	2–1	–	4–2	1–1	0–0	–	–	2–2	–	–	3–1	0–0	–
Atlante	0–1	—	2–3	–	–	0–0	0–1	–	2–0	–	1–1	–	3–3	2–1	–	–	2–1	1–1	–
Atlas	–	–	—	–	–	1–1	2–0	–	5–1	2–0	1–3	3–1	–	3–3	–	–	–	2–1	1–1
Celaya	2–2	2–1	0–0	—	–	–	0–4	–	0–1	–	2–2	–	1–3	–	–	2–0	1–0	3–4	–
Cruz Azul	2–0	3–1	4–2	1–0	—	–	1–5	3–1	–	–	–	–	–	–	2–2	3–1	2–3	–	–
Guadalajara	–	–	–	2–0	3–0	—	–	2–2	–	0–1	–	1–2	4–0	0–0	0–3	–	–	–	1–2
La Piedad	–	–	–	–	–	1–1	—	–	1–0	1–2	3–1	2–1	–	1–0	–	–	–	3–1	2–0
León	0–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	–	–	2–1	—	–	–	–	–	2–3	–	0–2	0–0	2–3	2–4	–
Monterrey	–	–	–	–	1–1	3–0	–	4–1	—	0–3	–	1–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	–	–	–	0–0
Morelia	–	2–3	–	2–0	1–3	–	–	2–0	–	—	–	4–1	5–2	–	0–0	2–2	–	–	2–2
Necaxa	–	–	–	–	1–1	0–1	–	2–0	3–1	1–2	—	3–0	3–0	4–1	–	–	–	–	3–0
Pachuca	3–2	1–2	–	1–1	2–1	–	–	2–1	–	–	–	—	–	–	1–2	2–2	–	–	3–2
Puebla	1–2	–	1–1	–	2–2	–	2–4	–	–	–	–	1–2	—	–	–	–	1–1	1–2	1–2
Santos Laguna	–	–	–	4–1	2–2	–	–	3–0	–	4–3	0–1	3–2	3–0	—	–	3–2	–	–	5–1
Toluca	2–1	0–0	5–1	0–1	–	–	3–1	–	–	–	3–1	–	–	–	—	2–2	3–1	0–2	–
UAG	2–2	4–0	1–2	–	–	1–1	0–2	–	2–3	–	3–3	–	2–1	–	–	—	1–1	0–3	–
UANL	–	–	3–0	–	–	1–0	0–2	–	0–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	–	2–1	–	–	—	1–0	–
UNAM	–	–	–	–	0–0	2–2	–	–	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	–	3–4	–	–	–	—	2–1
Veracruz	0–2	3–2	–	1–2	2–1	–	–	1–0	–	–	–	–	–	–	2–1	2–0	0–2	–	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2002. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sebastian Abreu	Cruz Azul	19
2	José Cardozo	Toluca	14
3	Jared Borgetti	Santos Laguna	13
	Claudinho	La Piedad
5	José Luis Calderón	Atlas	11
	Martín Rodríguez	Veracruz
7	Alex Fernandes	Morelia	10
8	Héctor Altamirano	Santos Laguna	9
9	Reinaldo Navia	UAG	8
	Iván Zamorano	América

Source: MedioTiempo

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechage

May 2, 2002

20:00

Cruz Azul	1–2	Morelia
Abreu  56' (pen.)	Report	Alex 15' C. Morales  45'

Estadio Azul, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

May 5, 2002

20:00

Morelia	3–2	Cruz Azul
Íñiguez  54' Noriega  59', 85' (pen.)	Report	Zepeda 41' Abreu 48'

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.

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May 2, 2002

20:30

UANL	2–2	Santos Laguna
Enílton 45' Thomas 90' (pen.)	Report	Lillingston 25' Gallaga  72'

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)

May 5, 2002

16:00

Santos Laguna	1–1	UANL
Altamirano 87' (pen.)	Report	Thomas 12'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team..

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	4	Santos Laguna (s)	1	2	3
	5	Atlas	2	1	3
								4	Santos Laguna	0	0	0
								7	Necaxa	1	0	1
	2	Toluca	0	0	0
	7	Necaxa	1	2	3
															7	Necaxa	2	0	2
															8	América (a.s.d.e.t.)	0	3	3
	3	UNAM	3	1	4
	6	Morelia	1	0	1
								3	UNAM	0	1	1
								8	América	0	2	2
	1	La Piedad	1	1	2
	8	América	3	3	6

Quarterfinals

May 9, 2002

20:45

Atlas	2–1	Santos Laguna
Calderón 25', 27'	Report	Gomes 15' (pen.)

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

May 12, 2002

16:00

Santos Laguna	2–1	Atlas
Caniza  73' Lillingston  89'	Report	Pajuelo  82'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

3–3 on aggregate. Santos Laguna advanced for being the higher seeded team.

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May 8, 2002

20:00

Necaxa	1–0	Toluca
Sosa 10'	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

May 11, 2002

15:00

Toluca	0–2	Necaxa
	Report	Zague 80' Castro 90+4'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 3–0 on aggregate.

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May 9, 2002

20:00

Morelia	1–3	UNAM
Alex 74'	Report	Müller 19' López 75', 77'

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)

May 12, 2002

16:00

UNAM	1–0	Morelia
Márquez Lugo  30'	Report

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.

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May 9, 2002

20:00

América	3–1	La Piedad
Patiño 16' Ríos 40' Castillo  90'	Report	Medina  83'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: José de Jesús Robles

May 12, 2002

14:00

La Piedad	1–3	América
Medina 58'	Report	Patiño 17' Ortíz  29' Mendoza 56'

Estadio Juan N. López, La Piedad

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

América won 6–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

May 16, 2002

18:30

Necaxa	1–0	Santos Laguna
Sosa 19'	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

May 19, 2002

16:00

Santos Laguna	0–0	Necaxa
	Report

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 1–0 on aggregate.

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May 14, 2002

20:00

América	0–0	UNAM
	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

May 18, 2002

18:00

UNAM	1–2	América
Müller 43'	Report	España 6' (o.g.) Patiño 67'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

May 23, 2002

20:00

América	0–2	Necaxa
	Report	Ruiz  12' Zague 42'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)

First leg

América: GK 25 Adolfo Ríos DF 3 José Antonio Castro DF 16 Ricardo Rojas DF 5 Duilio Davino DF 28 Raúl Salinas  84' MF 6 Raúl Lara MF 9 Álvaro Ortiz MF 10 Hugo Castillo  69' MF 27 Christian Patiño FW 9 Iván Zamorano  16' FW 17 Jesús Mendoza  62' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo Pineda DF 66 Carlos Infante MF 14 Octavio Valdez  84' MF 64 Manuel Ríos  62' FW 8 Marcelo Lipatín  69' FW 65 Moctezuma Serrato Manager: Manuel Lapuente

Necaxa: GK 25 Nicolás Navarro  89' DF 2 Diego Martínez DF 3 Miguel Acosta DF 8 Salvador Cabrera  45' DF 5 José Luis Montes de Oca  59'  80' MF 99 Carlos González MF 6 Fabián Peña  55' MF 18 Víctor Ruiz MF 8 Luis Ernesto Pérez  33' FW 26 Ángel Sosa  69' FW 10 Zague  66' Substitutions: GK 12 Isaac Mizrahi DF 15 Edgar Solano  86' DF 17 Jose Nuñez MF 5 Carlos Gutiérrez  69' MF 35 Rodolfo Espinoza MF 52 Juan Carlos Franco FW 9 Carlos Castro  66'  86' Manager: Raúl Arias

Second leg

May 26, 2002

18:00

Necaxa	0–3 (a.e.t.)	América
	Report	Patiño 58' Zamorano  62' Castillo 107'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Necaxa: GK 25 Nicolás Navarro DF 2 Diego Martínez  99' DF 3 Miguel Acosta DF 8 Salvador Cabrera DF 15 Edgar Solano MF 99 Carlos González MF 6 Fabián Peña MF 18 Víctor Ruiz MF 8 Luis Ernesto Pérez  65' FW 26 Ángel Sosa  12'  66' FW 10 Zague  41' Substitutions: GK 12 Isaac Mizrahi DF 32 Salvador Arevalo DF 17 Jose Nuñez MF 5 Carlos Gutiérrez  66' MF 22 Miguel Ostersen MF 35 Rodolfo Espinoza MF 52 Juan Carlos Franco FW 9 Carlos Castro Manager: Raúl Arias

América: GK 25 Adolfo Ríos DF 3 José Antonio Castro DF 16 Ricardo Rojas DF 5 Duilio Davino  50' DF 45 Carlos Sánchez  77'  91' DF 28 Raúl Salinas MF 9 Álvaro Ortiz MF 13 Pável Pardo  46' MF 10 Hugo Castillo MF 27 Christian Patiño FW 8 Marcelo Lipatín  99' Substitutions: GK 1 Hugo Pineda DF 66 Carlos Infante  46' MF 6 Raúl Lara MF 64 Manuel Ríos  91' MF 102 Francisco Torres FW 9 Iván Zamorano  50' FW 65 Moctezuma Serrato Manager: Manuel Lapuente

Champions
América 9th title

Relegation

Pos.	Team	Pts.	Pld.	Ave.
15.	Puebla	121	104	1.1634
16.	Veracruz	81	70	1.1571
17.	Atlante	113	104	1.0865
18.	Celaya	108	104	1.0384
19.	León	103	104	0.9903

Relegation playoff

The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the Primera División to 20 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between León, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, Primera 'A' season runner-up. Finally, Veracruz was the winner, and the team was promoted to Primera División and León was relegated to Primera 'A'.^[2]

May 29, 2002

16:00

Veracruz	3–1	León
Casartelli 13', 44' Juárez 61'	Report	Toledano 77'

Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Veracruz

June 1, 2002

20:30

León	0–0	Veracruz
	Report

Estadio León, León

Veracruz won 3–1 on aggregate.

After Veracruz Team in Primera A won the promotion, there was already two teams in Veracruz with the same name, for that reason, the owners decided to transfer the team promoted to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, where it was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.^[3]