2011–12 Mexican Primera División season explained

Competition:Primera División de México
Season:2011–12
Winners:Apertura:
Tigres (3rd title)
Clausura:
Santos Laguna (4th title)
Relegated:Tecos
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Tigres
Santos Laguna
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Continentalcup2:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Guadalajara
Cruz Azul
UANL
Matches:306
Total Goals:805
League Topscorer:Apertura:
Iván Alonso
(11 goals)
Clausura:
Iván Alonso
Christian Benítez
(14 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Apertura:
Tigres 5–0 Pachuca
(September 10, 2011)
Clausura:
Monterrey 4-0 Tecos
(March 24, 2012)
Biggest Away Win:Apertura:
Pachuca 1–4 Santos Laguna
(July 23, 2011)
Chiapas 1–4 Monterrey
(July 24, 2011)
Guadalajara 1-4 Puebla
(September 17, 2011)
Monterrey 0-3 América
(October 15, 2011)
UNAM 1-4 Atlas
(October 16, 2011)
Clausura:
Atlante 0-4 América
(February 25, 2012)
Highest Scoring:Apertura:
Chiapas 5-3 América
(September 17, 2011)
Atlante 4-4 Morelia
(October 29, 2011)
Clausura:
Toluca 3-4 Pachuca
(February 5, 2012)
Cruz Azul 4-3 Monterrey
(March 3, 2012)
Santos Laguna 5-2 San Luis
(March 3, 2012)
Cruz Azul 5-2 Tecos
(April 21, 2012)
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional season was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.

Changes from 2010–11

On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged, single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals.[1] However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.[2]

Clubs

The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División.

ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000
AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000
AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco56,700
Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000
Estudiantes TecosZapopan3 de Marzo30,000
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraOmnilife49,850
ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,500
MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000
MoreliaMoreliaMorelos41,500
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo30,000
PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc48,650
QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora40,785
San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000
Santos LagunaTorreónCorona30,000
TijuanaTijuanaCaliente33,333
TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000
TigresSan NicolásUniversitario45,000
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Replaced byDate of
appointment		Position
in table
Pre-Apertura changes
Puebla Héctor Hugo EuguiResignedMay 6, 2011 Sergio BuenoMay 13, 201114th
Toluca Sergio LugoSackedMay 12, 2011 Héctor Hugo EuguiMay 17, 201112th
Atlas Benjamín GalindoEnd of contractMay 23, 2011 Ruben Omar RomanoJune 2, 201110th
Apertura changes
Estudiantes Tecos José Luis Sánchez SoláSackedAugust 8, 2011 José Luis SalgadoAugust 8, 201116th
Estudiantes Tecos José Luis SalgadoEnd of tenure as caretakerAugust 14, 2011 Raul AriasAugust 15, 20119th
Querétaro Gustavo MatosasSackedAugust 16, 2011 José Saturnino CardozoAugust 16, 20118th
Santos Laguna Diego CoccaSackedSeptember 4, 2011 Eduardo RergisSeptember 4, 201114th
Santos Laguna Eduardo RergisEnd of tenure as caretakerSeptember 14, 2011 Benjamín GalindoSeptember 14, 201115th
Atlas Ruben Omar RomanoResignedSeptember 17, 2011 Juan Carlos ChávezSeptember 18, 201118th
América Carlos ReinosoResignedSeptember 18, 2011 Alfredo TenaSeptember 19, 201116th
Tijuana Joaquin del OlmoSackedSeptember 19, 2011 Antonio MohamedSeptember 19, 201117th
Guadalajara Jose Luis RealSackedOctober 3, 2011 Fernando QuirarteOctober 3, 20115th
Estudiantes Tecos Raul AriasSackedNovember 2, 2011 José Luis SalgadoNovember 2, 201113th
Pre-Clausura changes
Puebla Sergio BuenoSackedNovember 7, 2011 Juan Carlos OsorioNovember 14, 201112th
América Alfredo TenaSackedNovember 10, 2011 Miguel HerreraNovember 15, 201117th
San Luis Ignacio AmbrízSackedNovember 10, 2011 René Isidoro GarcíaNovember 10, 201110th
Toluca Héctor Hugo EuguiSackedNovember 10, 2011 Wilson GraniolattiNovember 14, 201113th
Atlante Miguel HerreraContract TerminationNovember 15, 2011 Mario GarcíaNovember 29, 201115th
Clausura changes
Estudiantes Tecos José Luis SalgadoResignedJanuary 14, 2012 Gilberto AdameJanuary 14, 201218th
Guadalajara Fernando QuirarteResignedJanuary 21, 2012 Ignacio AmbrízJanuary 26, 201218th
Estudiantes Tecos Gilberto AdameEnd of tenure as caretakerJanuary 30, 2012 Héctor Hugo EuguiJanuary 30, 201217th
San Luis René Isidoro GarcíaResignedFebruary 25, 2012 Sergio BuenoFebruary 28, 201215th
Querétaro José Saturnino CardozoResignedMarch 3, 2012 Ángel ComizzoMarch 5, 201218th
Puebla Juan Carlos OsorioResignedMarch 21, 2012 Daniel BartolottaMarch 21, 201216th
Atlante Mario GarcíaSackedApril 15, 2012 José Luis González ChinaApril 15, 201215th
Guadalajara Ignacio AmbrizResignedApril 18, 2012 Alberto CoyoteApril 18, 201214th

Torneo Apertura

The 2011 Apertura was the first competition of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion.

Regular season

Standings

Results

Liguilla

See main article: 2011 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla.

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Iván AlonsoToluca11
align=center rowspan=22 Carlos BuenoQuerétaro10
Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna10
align=center rowspan=44 Christian BenítezAmérica8
Enrique EsquedaPachuca8
Marco FabiánGuadalajara8
Jackson MartínezChiapas8
align=center rowspan=68 Luis GarcíaPuebla7
Herculez GomezEstudiantes Tecos7
Héctor MancillaTigres7
Alfredo MorenoSan Luis7
Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas7
Miguel SabahMorelia7

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Santos Laguna Pachuca 4–1 July 23, 2011
América Atlas 5–2 August 21, 2011
Querétaro UNAM 4–0 September 10, 2011
Tigres Pachuca 5–0 September 10, 2011
Morelia Querétaro 4–2 September 18, 2011
Guadalajara Estudiantes Tecos 5–2 October 15, 2011
Toluca Puebla 4–3 October 23, 2011

Torneo Clausura

The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. Tigres UANL was the defending champion.

Regular season

Standings

Results

Liguilla

See main article: 2012 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla.

Top goalscorers

Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.

PosPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=21 Iván AlonsoToluca14
Christian BenítezAmérica14
align=center rowspan=33 Aldo de NigrisMonterrey9
Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna9
Miguel SabahMorelia9
align=center rowspan=46 Lucas LobosUANL8
Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas8
Jackson MartínezChiapas8
Emanuel VillaCruz Azul8
align=center rowspan=210 José SandTijuana7
Humberto SuazoMonterrey7

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Oribe Peralta 4 Santos Laguna San Luis 5–2 March 3, 2012
Pachuca Atlante 3–2 March 17, 2012

Relegation

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Relegation
1Monterrey303632262432180192
2Cruz Azul332539262825177102
3Santos Laguna272830232736171102
4Morelia332521312631167102
5UANL Tigres221924352831159102
6América302527261532155102
7Toluca353022212022150102
8Pachuca242525182628146102
UNAM172825352516146102
10Guadalajara193222253015143102
11Tijuana000018284634
12Chiapas191925142627130102
13Puebla261919182219123102
14San Luis211426212412118102
15Atlante231616271916117102
16Querétaro182119162612112102
17Atlas182413231220110102
18Estudiantes (R)201915171812101102Relegation
Updated to games played on April 29, 2012
Source:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexican league to change format, playoffs . . May 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522182029/http://www.concacaf.com/page/AssociationNewsDetail/0,,12813~2362533,00.html . May 22, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: Decisiones del Comité de Operaciones de la Primera División Profesional . . es . Decisions of the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee . June 6, 2011 . June 10, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406191527/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=32982 . April 6, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .

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