1982–83 Mexican Segunda División season explained

Competition:	Segunda División de México
Season:	1982–83
Winners:	Unión de Curtidores (1st Title)
Matches:	388
Total Goals:	1042
League Topscorer:	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (27 goals)
Promoted:	Poza Rica
Relegated:	Tapatío Cuautla
Prevseason:	1981–82
Nextseason:	1983–84

The 1982–83 Segunda División was the 34th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 21 August 1982 and concluded on 20 May 1983. It was won by Unión de Curtidores.^[1]

Changes

• Oaxtepec was promoted to Primera División.^[2]
• Tampico was relegated from Primera División.^[3]
• Poza Rica was promoted from Tercera División.^[4]
• Bachilleres, Irapuato, Lobos de Tlaxcala, Tuberos de Veracruz and Coyotes were relegated from Segunda División.
• Brujas was bought by new owners, was relocated at Querétaro City and renamed as Club Querétaro.^[5]
• Estado de México was renamed as Texcoco.
• Tapatío returned to Guadalajara.

As of this season, the competition system was modified. The 20 teams were divided into two zones of 10 teams, which played each other four times during the regular season.

Teams

Club	City	Stadium
Atlético Valladolid	Morelia	Estadio Venustiano Carranza
Colima	Colima City	Estadio Colima
Córdoba	Córdoba	Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal
Cuautla	Cuautla	Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia
Jalisco	Guadalajara	Estadio Jalisco
La Piedad	La Piedad	Estadio Juan N. López
Nuevo Necaxa	Amecameca	Estadio Francisco Flores
Pachuca	Pachuca	Estadio Revolución Mexicana
Poza Rica	Poza Rica	Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona
Querétaro	Querétaro City	Estadio Municipal de Querétaro
Salamanca	Salamanca	Estadio El Molinito
SUOO	Cuautitlán	Estadio Los Pinos
Tampico	Tampico	Estadio Tamaulipas
Tapatío	Guadalajara	Casa Club Guadalajara
Tepic	Tepic	Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
Texcoco	Texcoco	Estadio Municipal de Texcoco
Tulancingo	Tulancingo	Estadio Primero de Mayo
Unión de Curtidores	León	Estadio La Martinica
Veracruz	Veracruz City	Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Zamora	Zamora	Estadio Municipal de Zamora

Western Zone

Results

First legSecond leg

Eastern Zone

Results

First legSecond leg

Final stage

Group 1

Group 2

Final

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historia del Club Deportivo Unión de Curtidores . 22 September 2020 . es.
2. Web site: Zúñiga . Marco Polo . El vuelo fugaz de los Halcones de Oaxtepec . Marca Claro . 22 September 2020 . es . 3 April 2019.
3. Web site: Tampico Madero, reconstruyendo la historia de la Jaiba Brava . LNF Network . 22 September 2020 . es . 11 January 2017.
4. Web site: Lugo . Erick Francisco . Toscano . Martín . Mexico 1981/1982 . . 22 September 2020.
5. Web site: Mancilla . Alfonso . Querétaro, una 'plaza maldita' . ESPN México . 22 September 2020 . es . 28 April 2013.