2006–07 Primera División A season explained
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Apertura 2006 and Clausura 2007. Puebla was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Dorados de Sinaloa in the promotion playoff.
Changes for the 2006–07 season
- Dorados de Sinaloa was relegated from Primera División.
- The Mexican Football Federation forced that each of the 18 teams participating in the Primera División had a reserve team in Primera 'A'. For this reason, new expansion franchises were created: Pumas Morelos, Tecos 'A', Monarcas Morelia 'A', Santos Laguna 'A' and Gallos de Caliente. Some teams maintained their own identity, but signed partnership agreements with Primera División clubs.
- Coyotes de Sonora was moved to Zapotlanejo and was renamed as Académicos de Atlas.[1]
- Chivas Coras was moved to Guadalajara and was renamed as C.D. Tapatío.[2]
- Lagartos de Tabasco was moved to Coatzacoalcos, where it was renamed Tiburones Rojos, being a reserve team of Veracruz.[3]
- Pegaso Anáhuac was promoted from Second Division. However, the team was moved to Colima and was renamed as Pegaso Real Colima.[4]
- Guerreros de Tabasco, new expansion team.
- Before Clausura 2007, Gallos de Caliente was renamed Club Celaya and was relocated to the homonymous city. Instead, businessmen in Tijuana bought the franchise belonging to Guerreros de Tabasco, moved it to the city and called it Club Tijuana.[5]
- Before Clausura 2007, Zacatepec was moved to Mexico City and was renamed as Socio Águila F.C.[6]
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City | Affiliate |
|---|
| Académicos | Miguel Hidalgo | 3,000 | Zapotlanejo, Jalisco | Atlas F.C. |
| Atlético Mexiquense | Ixtapan 90 | 4,000 | Ixtapan de la Sal, State of Mexico | Toluca |
| Correcaminos UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 20,000 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | None |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo | Cruz Azul |
| Dorados de Sinaloa | Banorte | 19,000 | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Necaxa |
| Durango | Francisco Zarco | 15,000 | Durango, Durango | None |
| Gallos de Caliente | Unidad Deportiva CREA | 10,000 | Tijuana, Baja California | Querétaro |
| Guerreros de Tabasco | Olímpico de Villahermosa | 12,000 | Villahermosa, Tabasco | None |
| Indios | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,000 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Pachuca |
| León | Nou Camp | 35,000 | León, Guanajuato | None |
| Lobos BUAP | Cuauhtémoc | 42,600 | Puebla, Puebla | None |
| Monarcas Morelia 'A' | Morelos | 39,000 | Morelia, Michoacán | Monarcas Morelia |
| Pegaso Real Colima | Colima | 17,000 | Colima, Colima | Atlante |
| Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 42,600 | Puebla, Puebla | None |
| Pumas Morelos | Centenario | 14,800 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Pumas UNAM |
| Rayados 'A' | El Barrial / Tecnológico | 1,000 / 36,000 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Monterrey |
| Salamanca | Olímpico Sección 24 | 10,000 | Salamanca, Guanajuato | Jaguares de Chiapas |
| Santos Laguna 'A' | Corona | 19,000 | Torreón, Coahuila | Santos Laguna |
| Tampico Madero | Tamaulipas | 30,000 | Tampico - Madero, Tamaulipas | San Luis |
| Tapatío | Anacleto Macías "Tolán" | 4,000 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Guadalajara |
| Tecos 'A' | Tres de Marzo | 25,000 | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tecos UAG |
| Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos | Rafael Hernández Ochoa | 4,800 | Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz | Veracruz |
| Tigres Mochis | Centenario LM | 7,000 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Tigres UANL |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos | América | |
Clausura 2007 new teams
Apertura 2006
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Liguilla
(*) Team won the series as best-seeded team.
Quarter-finals
Second leg
Semi-finals
Second leg
Final
Second leg
Clausura 2007
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Liguilla
(*) The team won the series as best-seeded team.
Quarter-finals
Second leg
Semi-finals
Second leg
Final
Second leg
Relegation table
Promotion final
The promotion final faced Puebla against Dorados to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. Puebla was the winner.
Second leg
Notes and References
- Web site: Puros equipos golondrinos . Dossier Político . 10 April 2019 . Spanish . 27 December 2010.
- Web site: Curiel Aguilar . Miguel . Algo de historia "Cora" futbolera . NNC.mx . 10 April 2019 . Spanish . 23 December 2009.
- Web site: Cruz . Esdrás . Seríamos de 'Primera': Once años sin Lagartos . Diario Presente . 10 April 2019 . Spanish . 4 April 2008.
- Web site: Atlante empató a dos con el Real de Colima . Mediotiempo . 10 April 2019 . Spanish . 17 July 2006.
- Web site: Mena . Arturo . Historia que se olvida (Parte 5) Columna de Arturo Mena "Nefrox" . La Orquesta.mx . 10 April 2019 . Spanish . 7 July 2017 . 30 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171130131951/http://laorquesta.mx/historia-se-olvida-parte-5-columna-arturo-mena-nefrox/ . dead .
- Web site: Zacatepec el equipo de la gente . Bolavip . 10 April 2019 . Spanish . 23 August 2010.
