Primera División de México Apertura 2005 explained

Competition:Primera División de México
Season:2005−06
Winners:Toluca (8th title)
Continentalcup1:Champions' Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Toluca
Continentalcup2:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:UNAM
UANL
Guadalajara (First Stage)
Continentalcup3:Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Toluca
League Topscorer:Sebastian Abreu
Kléber Boas
Walter Gaitán
Vicente Matías Vuoso
(11 goals)
Prevseason:Clausura 2005
Nextseason:Clausura 2006

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2005 was the 2005 edition of the Primera Division de Mexico, crowning Mexico's fall champion in football. The season ran from August to December 2005. San Luis was promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Puebla was relegated to the Primera División A. Toluca won the championship and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006.

Overview

TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo
San LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Alfonso Lastras
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona
SinaloaCuliacán, SinaloaBanorte
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente

League table

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=41 Sebastian AbreuSinaloaalign=center rowspan=411
Kléber BoasAmérica
Walter GaitánUANL
Vicente Matías VuosoSantos Laguna
align=center rowspan=75 Salvador CabañasChiapasalign=center rowspan=79
César DelgadoCruz Azul
Guillermo FrancoMonterrey
Patricio GalazAtlante
Daniel LudueñaUAG
Carlos OchoaChiapas
Rodrigo RuizSantos Laguna

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Monterrey won 7–0 on aggregate.----

UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.----

Toluca won 1–0 on aggregate.----

Pachuca won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

2–2 on aggregate. Monterrey advanced for being the higher seeded team.----

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Toluca won 6–3 on aggregate.

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