1985–86 Mexican Segunda División season explained

Competition:	Segunda División de México
Season:	1985–86
Winners:	Cobras (1st Title)
Matches:	418
Total Goals:	1131
League Topscorer:	José Antonio Manzanares (24 goals)
Promoted:	La Piedad Búfalos Curtidores
Relegated:	Poza Rica Córdoba San Mateo Atenco
Prevseason:	1984–85
Nextseason:	1986–87

The 1985–86 Segunda División was the 37th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 16 August 1985 and concluded on 18 May 1986. It was won by Cobras.^[1]

Since this season, the regional competition system was eliminated and the matches between all the member teams returned for two rounds.

Changes

• Irapuato was promoted to Primera División.^[2]
• Zacatepec was relegated from Primera División.^[3]
• La Piedad was promoted from Segunda División B.^[4]
• Búfalos Curtidores was promoted from Tercera División, due to this promotion, the first Unión de Curtidores team was bought by the Government of Quintana Roo, moved to Chetumal and renamed as Chicleros de Chetumal.^{[5] [6]}
• Nuevo Necaxa was relegated to Segunda División B, however, the club board bought the Tulancingo franchise and remained at Segunda División. Also, the team was relocated at Tulancingo.
• Pumas ENEP was promoted from Segunda División B, however, the franchise was bought by Chapulineros de Oaxaca and that team took its place in the league.
• Texcoco sold its franchise to Atlacomulco.

Teams

Club	City	Stadium
Atlacomulco	Atlacomulco	Estadio Municipal de Atlacomulco
Búfalos Curtidores	León	Estadio La Martinica
Chetumal	Chetumal	Estadio José López Portillo
Cobras	Querétaro City	Estadio Corregidora
Colima	Colima City	Estadio Colima
Córdoba	Córdoba	Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal
Jalisco	Guadalajara	Estadio Jalisco
La Piedad	La Piedad	Estadio Juan N. López
Nuevo Necaxa	Tulancingo	Estadio Primero de Mayo
Oaxaca	Oaxaca City	Estadio Gral. Manuel Cabrera Carrasquedo
Pachuca	Pachuca	Estadio Revolución Mexicana
Poza Rica	Poza Rica	Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona
Salamanca	Salamanca	Estadio El Molinito
San Mateo Atenco	San Mateo Atenco	Estadio Municipal San Mateo Atenco
Santos Laguna	Torreón	Estadio Moctezuma
Tecomán	Tecomán	Estadio IAETAC
Tepic	Tepic	Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
UAQ	Querétaro City	Estadio Corregidora
UAT	Ciudad Victoria	Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Zacatepec	Zacatepec	Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

Group stage

Group 4

Final stage

Group 1

Group 2

Final

Relegation Group

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cobras, el primer equipo que fue idea original de Televisa . Mediotiempo.com . 22 September 2020 . es . 1 May 2020.
2. Web site: La Trinca Fresera una leyenda del fútbol mexicano . En la cancha Irapuato . 23 September 2020 . es . 23 March 2020.
3. Web site: Guzmán . Geovanni . Zacatepec, el gigante de los 50 . Mediotiempo.com . 11 September 2020 . es . 21 March 2020.
4. Web site: Lugo . Erick Francisco . Toscano . Martín . Mexico 1984/1985 . . 22 September 2020.
5. Web site: Historia del Club Deportivo Unión de Curtidores . 22 September 2020 . es.
6. Web site: Los otros equipos de fútbol de Quintana Roo . Meganews . 24 September 2020 . es . 14 December 2018.