2009–10 Mexican Primera División season explained

Competition:Primera División de México
Season:2009–10
Winners:Apertura:
Monterrey (3rd title)
Bicentenario:
Toluca (10th title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Monterrey
Toluca
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
Continentalcup2:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Morelia
Monterrey
Tecos
Guadalajara
San Luis
Continentalcup3:InterLiga
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:América
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
Puebla
Atlante
UANL
Estudiantes Tecos
Chiapas
Continentalcup4:SuperLiga
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:Pachuca
Morelia
Puebla
UNAM
Relegated:Ciudad Juárez
Matches:176
Total Goals:472
League Topscorer:Apertura:
Emanuel Villa (17 goals)
Bicentenario:
Javier Hernández
Johan Fano
Hérculez Gómez (10 goals)
Biggest Home Win:América 7–2 Toluca (August 30, 2009)
Morelia 5–0 Ciudad Juárez (August 16, 2009)
América 5–0 Estudiantes Tecos (September 13, 2009)
Morelia 5–0 Querétaro (September 27, 2009)
Toluca 5–0 Estudiantes Tecos (April 4, 2010)
Biggest Away Win:Atlas 1–4 Guadalajara(November 7, 2009)
Prevseason:Clausura 2009
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Primera División de México season is the 63rd professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used. The season is split into two tournaments - the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Bicentenario - each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

Seventeen teams returned for this season. Necaxa was relegated the previous season after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. They were replaced by Querétaro, who was promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.

ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000
AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000
AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco56,700
ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,100
Ciudad JuárezCiudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez22,300
Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000
Estudiantes TecosGuadalajara3 de Marzo30,000
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraJalisco56,700
MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000
MoreliaMoreliaMorelos41,500
PachucaPachucaHidalgo30,000
PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc42,650
QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora40,785
San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000
Santos LagunaTorreónNuevo Corona30,000
TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000
UANLMonterreyUniversitario45,000
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing
manager		Manner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Replaced byDate of
appointment		Position in
table
Querétaro Héctor MedranoResignedAug. 23, 2009 Carlos ReinosoAug. 26, 200916th
Guadalajara Francisco RamírezSackedSep. 12, 2009 Raúl AriasSep. 15, 200915th
Ciudad Juárez Héctor Hugo EuguiSackedSep. 28, 2009 José TreviñoOct. 11, 200917th
San Luis Juan Antonio LunaResignedOct. 12, 200910th
Guadalajara Raúl AriasSackedNov. 3, 2009 José Luis RealNov. 3, 200914th
Changes during the Bicentenario
Ciudad Juárez José TreviñoSackedMarch 1, 2010TBATBA18th

Torneo Apertura

The 2009 Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24 and ended on December 13. Defending champion UNAM failed to defend their title after missing the playoffs. On December 13, 2009, Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul 6–4 in aggregate score to win their third title. Cruz Azul forward Emanuel Villa won his first golden boot after scoring 17 goals, five more than Héctor Mancilla who won it the two previous tournaments.

Regular season

League table

Group standings

Results

Playoffs

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Emanuel VillaCruz Azul17
2 Héctor MancillaToluca12
3 Salvador CabañasAmérica11
Javier HernándezGuadalajara11
5 Rafael MárquezAtlante9
Alfredo MorenoSan Luis9
7 Juan Carlos CachoPachuca7
Aldo de NigrisMonterrey7
Luis Gabriel ReyMorelia7
Humberto SuazoMonterrey7
Updated to November 22, 2009
Source: FeMexFut

Awards

The awards for this tournament were given out in Mexico City on January 17, 2010.[1]

Non-voting awards
Balón de Oro

Torneo Bicentenario

The 2010 Torneo Bicentenario is the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on January 16 and ended on May 15. The tournament got its name (the Bicentennial tournament) to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Mexican independence.

Regular season

Results

Playoff Stage

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Javier HernándezGuadalajara10
Johan FanoAtlante10
Herculez GomezPuebla10
4 Jackson MartínezJaguares9
5 Héctor MancillaToluca8
6 Miguel SabahMorelia7
Ángel ReynaAmerica7
Abraham Darío CarreñoMonterrey7
Miguel ZepedaAtlas7
Fredy BareiroEstudiantes Tecos7
Updated to April 25, 2010
Source: FeMexFut

Relegation

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width=185Teamwidth=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=45width=45width=50
1Toluca342727363530189102
2Santos Laguna383122222728168102
3Guadalajara313325211932161102
4Cruz Azul253126133325153102
5Pachuca242221362425152102
6Monterrey142419263036149102
7Morelia221824223325144102
8UNAM242026281728143102
9San Luis293029172114140102
10América261121233025136102
11Atlante331727172316133102
12Puebla172115262619124102
13Estudiantes Tecos171725252019123102
14Chiapas182618211919121102
15Atlas122322211824120102
16Querétaro000018213934
17UANL161926142219116102
18Ciudad Juárez (R)0019236156368
Updated as of games played on April 25, 2010.
Source: FeMexFut
Relegated to the Liga de Ascenso

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balones de Oro del A2009... Monterrey y Cruz Azul Arrasan . Mediotiempo . 2010-01-17 . 2010-05-20.

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