1963–64 Mexican Segunda División season explained

Competition:Segunda División de México
Season:1963–64
Winners:Cruz Azul (1st Title)
Matches:240
Total Goals:903
Prevseason:1962–63
Nextseason:1964–65

The 1963–64 Mexican Segunda División was the 14th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 June 1963 and concluded on 7 February 1964. It was won by Cruz Azul. For the following season, the Primera División had an expansion from 14 to 16 teams, for which a promotion playoff was played at the end of this season.

Changes

Teams

ClubCityStadium
CelayaCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz AzulJassoEstadio 10 de Diciembre
La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López
LagunaTorreónEstadio San Isidro
Nuevo LeónMonterreyEstadio Tecnológico
OrizabaOrizabaEstadio Socum
PachucaPachucaEstadio Revolución Mexicana
Poza RicaPoza RicaParque Jaime J. Merino
Refinería MaderoCiudad MaderoEstadio Tampico
TampicoTampico
TepicTepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
TexcocoTexcocoEstadio Municipal de Texcoco
TorreónTorreónEstadio Revolución
VeracruzVeracruzParque Deportivo Veracruzano
Ciudad VictoriaCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez
ZamoraZamoraEstadio Moctezuma

Promotion Playoff

In order to increase the number of team from 14 to 16 for the 1964–65 season the league made a playoff. The playoff was composed of the lowest team from Primera division and the 2nd-5th teams in the standings from Segunda Division as Cruz Azul had earned automatic promotion. The playoff was played between January 16 and February 6, 1964. All games were played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City.

Tiebreaker match

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lugo . Erick Francisco . Castro . Fernando . Toscano . Martín . Mexico 1962/63 . . 6 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Equipos que han descendido más veces en la Liga MX . Mediotiempo.com . 8 September 2020 . es . 23 April 2020.