2004–05 Primera División A season explained

Competition:	Primera División A
Winners:	Apertura: San Luis (2nd Title) Clausura: Querétaro (1st title)
Season:	2004–05
Promoted:	San Luis
Relegated:	Estudiantes de Santander
League Topscorer:	Apertura: Ariel González (15) Clausura: Ariel González (15)
Prevseason:	2003–04
Nextseason:	2005–06

Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Apertura 2004 and Clausura 2005. San Luis was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Querétaro in the promotion playoff.^[1]

Changes for the 2004–05 season

• Leones de Morelos was acquired by new owners, for that reason the team was moved to Querétaro and was renamed to Querétaro F.C.^[2]
• Azucareros de Córdoba was relocated in Colima and renamed Huracanes de Colima.^[3]
• Guerreros de Tlaxcala was relocated to Ciudad Obregón and renamed Pioneros de Obregón.
• C.D. Guadalajara moved its reserve team, Tapatío, to La Piedad and renamed to Chivas La Piedad.^[4]
• Atlante F.C. moved its reserve team, Guerreros de Acapulco, to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl and renamed Potros Neza.^[5]
• Tigrillos moved from Mexico City to Los Mochis and became Tigrillos Broncos.^[6]
• Pachuca Juniors and Lobos BUAP were promoted from Second Division.^{[7] [8]}

Stadiums and locations

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City
Atlético Mexiquense	Nemesio Díez	35,000	Toluca, State of Mexico
Celaya	Miguel Alemán Valdés	25,000	Celaya, Guanajuato
Chivas La Piedad	Juan N. López	17,000	La Piedad, Michoacán
Coatzacoalcos	Rafael Hernández Ochoa	4,800	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
Cobras Juárez	Olímpico Benito Juárez	22,000	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Correcaminos UAT	Marte R. Gómez	20,000	Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Cruz Azul Oaxaca	Benito Juárez	15,000	Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Durango	Francisco Zarco	15,000	Durango, Durango
Estudiantes de Santander	Altamira	13,500	Altamira, Tamaulipas
Huracanes de Colima	Colima	17,000	Colima, Colima
León	Nou Camp	35,000	León, Guanajuato
Lobos BUAP	Olímpico BUAP	20,000	Puebla, Puebla
Mérida F.C.	Carlos Iturralde	25,000	Mérida, Yucatán
Pachuca Juniors	Hidalgo	30,000	Pachuca, Hidalgo
Pioneros de Obregón	Manuel Piri Sagasta	4,000	Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
Potros Neza	Neza 86	30,000	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico
Querétaro	Corregidora	35,000	Querétaro, Querétaro
San Luis	Alfonso Lastras	28,000	San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
Tabasco	Olímpico de Villahermosa	12,000	Villahermosa, Tabasco
Tigrillos Broncos	Centenario LM	7,000	Los Mochis, Sinaloa

Apertura 2004

Group league tables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Reclasification series

Second leg

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

Second leg

Semi-finals

Second leg

Final

Second leg

Clausura 2005

Group league tables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Reclasification series

Second leg

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

Second leg

Semi-finals

Second leg

Final

Second leg

Relegation table

Pos.	Team	Pld.	Pts.		GD
16.	Mérida	113	140	1.2389	-5
17.	Pioneros de Obregón	113	138	1.2212	-35
18.	Potros Neza	113	135	1.1947	-27
19.	Chivas La Piedad	113	135	1.1947	-34
20.	Estudiantes de Santander	113	132	1.1681	-19

Promotion final

The Promotion Final faced San Luis against Querétaro to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. San Luis was the winner.

Relegation play-out

The Football Association determined the celebration of a promotion series between the penultimate team of the Primera 'A' Relegation Table against the runner-up of the Second Division, this series faced Chivas La Piedad against the Cachorros UdeG. Chivas La Piedad won the series and remained in the category.

Second leg

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Luis logra su segundo regreso a Primera División en 3 años . Mediotiempo . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 13 June 2005.
2. Web site: Gallos de Querétaro . Excelsior . 16 December 2018 . Spanish.
3. Web site: Loros, cuarto equipo colimense en Liga de Ascenso . RadioLevy . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 18 May 2005.
4. Web site: Guzmán . Raúl . Habrá Chivas en La Piedad . ESPN Deportes . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 26 June 2004.
5. Web site: Futbol en Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl . Apuntes de Rabona . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 12 December 2018.
6. Web site: Rivera . José . Tigres de Los Mochis . Tigres de Los Mochis . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 17 October 2005.
7. Web site: Pachuca Juniors asciende a primera división A . Crónica . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 16 May 2004.
8. Web site: Sabías qué... Lobos BUAP . Radio BUAP . 16 December 2018 . Spanish . 7 January 2016.