Primera División de México Clausura 2007 explained

Competition:Primera División de México
Season:2006−07
Winners:Pachuca (5th title)
Relegated:Querétaro
Continentalcup1:Champions' Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Pachuca
Continentalcup2:Interliga
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Necaxa
America
Morelia
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
UANL
Chiapas
UAG
Continentalcup3:Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Pachuca
America
Continentalcup4:SuperLiga
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:Pachuca
America
Guadalajara
Morelia
League Topscorer:Omar Bravo
(11 goals)
Prevseason:Apertura 2006
Nextseason:Apertura 2007

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 19, 2007, and ran until April 29, when the regular season ended.[1] UAG and UANL inaugurated the season with a match in which UAG won 2-1. Reigning champions Guadalajara were eliminated in semifinals by archrivals América and thus could not retain their title. Querétaro, who finished last in the percentage table, were relegated to Primera División A at the end of the season. On May 27, Pachuca defeated América 3-2 and became champions for the fifth time.[2]

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
QuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidora
San LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Alfonso Lastras
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente

Relegation

Pos !TeamTotal PtsGamesP/G
14UANL1271021.2451
15UNAM1241021.2157
16Veracruz1221021.1961
17Santos Laguna1171021.1471
18Querétaro37341.0882

Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Omar BravoGuadalajaraalign=center rowspan=111
align=center rowspan=12 Javier CámporaChiapasalign=center rowspan=110
align=center rowspan=23 Gustavo BiscayzacúAtlantealign=center rowspan=28
Juan Carlos CachoPachuca
align=center rowspan=45 Fernando ArceMoreliaalign=center rowspan=47
Hugo DroguettUAG
Christian GiménezPachuca
Emanuel VillaUAG
align=center rowspan=49 Salvador CabañasAméricaalign=center rowspan=46
Leandro GraciánMonterrey
Richard NúñezCruz Azul
Miguel SabahCruz Azul

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.----

1–1 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Quarterfinals

Guadalajara won 6–3 on aggregate.----

Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.----

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

América won 7–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Pachuca were awarded a walkover after Cruz Azul was suspended one match for fielding suspended player Salvador Carmona in the first leg.----

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Finals

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.

Doping scandal

Salvador Carmona of Cruz Azul was charged of doping before his semifinal match against Pachuca. Regardless, Isaac Mizrahi, Cruz Azul's coach, illegally included Carmona in the starting lineup. For this, the FMF fined Cruz Azul a one-game suspension, thus disqualifying them from playing the semifinal's second leg. This means that Cruz Azul was prematurely eliminated from the playoffs, and that Pachuca were automatically qualified for the final.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed a much harsher punishment on Carmona: he is banned from playing any professional match anywhere in the world for life, thus ending his career early.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cruz Azul incurrió en alineación indebida: FMF . 2022-06-07 . www.mediotiempo.com . es-MX.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-22 . ¿Dónde están los protagonistas de la final del Clausura 2007 entre Tuzos y Águilas? . 2022-06-07 . ESPNdeportes.com . es.