2000–01 Primera División A season explained
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 2000 and Verano 2001. Reboceros de La Piedad was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Gallos de Aguascalientes in the promotion playoff.
Changes for the 2000–01 season
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City |
|---|
| Aguascalientes | Municipal de Aguascalientes | 12,500 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes |
| Ángeles / Real San Sebastián | Cuauhtémoc | 42,648 | Puebla, Puebla |
| Atlético Mexiquense | Nemesio Díez | 35,000 | Toluca, State of Mexico |
| Bachilleres | Jalisco | 60,000 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
| Correcaminos UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 20,000 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Durango | Francisco Zarco | 15,000 | Durango, Durango |
| Halcones de Querétaro | Corregidora | 35,000 | Querétaro, Querétaro |
| La Piedad | Juan N. López | 15,000 | La Piedad, Michoacán |
| Lobos UAP | Ignacio Zaragoza | 22,000 | Puebla, Puebla |
| Nacional Tijuana | Cerro Colorado | 12,000 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Potros Marte | Centenario | 14,500 | Cuernavaca, Morelos |
| Real San Luis | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. |
| RS Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 18,000 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas |
| Saltillo | Francisco I. Madero | 10,000 | Saltillo, Coahuila |
| Tigres de Ciudad Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,000 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
| Toros Neza | Neza 86 | 20,000 | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico |
| Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente | 33,000 | Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 24,000 | Mérida, Yucatán |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos | |
Invierno 2000
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Reclassification series
Second leg
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
Second leg
Semi-finals
Second leg
Final
Second leg
Verano 2001
Changes for Verano 2001
- Ángeles de Puebla was acquired by the Universidad Cuauhtémoc and its name was changed to Real San Sebastián.[4]
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Reclassification series
Second leg
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
Second leg
Semi-finals
Second leg
Final
Second leg
Top scorers
Relegation table
Promotion final
The Promotion Final faced Gallos de Aguascalientes against Reboceros de La Piedad to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion.
Second leg
First division promotion playoff
The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the Primera División to 19 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between Atlante, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, which was the team with most points in the Primera A season. Finally, Atlante was the winner and remained in Primera División.[5]
Second leg
Relegation playoff
A relegation series faced Halcones de Querétaro, last team in the Primera A relegation table, against Potros Zitácuaro, champion of the Second Division.
Second leg
Notes and References
- Web site: Cetto . Francelle . Adiós Querétaro, bienvenido Atlante . MedioTiempo . 18 October 2018 . Spanish . 23 April 2001.
- Web site: Espejel . Memo . Hasta luego Toros Neza . MedioTiempo . 18 October 2018 . Spanish . 26 June 2000.
- Web site: De la gloria al descenso: ¿Qué fue del club Marte? . Apuntes de Rabona . 18 October 2018 . Spanish . 2 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019041046/http://apuntesderabona.com/2017/08/02/de-la-gloria-al-descenso-que-fue-del-club-marte/ . 19 October 2018 . dead .
- Web site: Hernández . Juan Carlos . [REPORTAJE] ¿Dónde quedó la "original" franquicia de La Franja? ]. En Línea Deportiva . 18 October 2018 . Spanish . 12 October 2014 . 19 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019041143/http://www.enlineadeportiva.com.mx/reportaje-donde-quedo-la-original-franquicia-de-la-franja/ . dead .
- Web site: Hace 17 años también desapareció el descenso en la liga MX . PubliMetro . PubliSport . 18 October 2018 . Spanish . 2 March 2018.
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