Primera División de México Apertura 2003 explained

Competition:Primera División de México
Season:2003−04
Winners:Pachuca (3rd title)
Continentalcup1:Champions' Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Pachuca
Continentalcup2:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:América
Santos Laguna
League Topscorer:Luis Gabriel Rey
(15 goals)
Prevseason:Clausura 2003
Nextseason:Clausura 2004

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2003 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 Saturday 2 August 2003, and ran until 22 November, when the regular season ended. Irapuato was promoted to the Primera División de México to play this tournament, and Cuernavaca was to be relegated to the Primera División A. The Cuernavaca did not get to play in Primera A, though, as the team was disbanded by FMF. On 20 December, Pachuca defeated Tigres UANL and became champions for the third time.

Overview

TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteCiudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoNeza 86
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
IrapuatoIrapuato, GuanajuatoSergio León Chávez
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc
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

Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Luis Gabriel ReyAtlantealign=center rowspan=115
align=center rowspan=12 José CardozoTolucaalign=center rowspan=113
align=center rowspan=23 Carlos María MoralesAtlasalign=center rowspan=212
Reinaldo NaviaMorelia
align=center rowspan=25 Alex FernandesMonterreyalign=center rowspan=211
Emilio MoraVeracruz
align=center rowspan=36 Jared BorgettiSantos Lagunaalign=center rowspan=310
Eliomar MarcónUAG
Alfredo MorenoNecaxa
align=center rowspan=49 Cuauhtémoc BlancoAméricaalign=center rowspan=49
Walter GaitánUANL
Luis Ignacio QuinterosPuebla
Andrés SilveraUANL

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage

Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.----

Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

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

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.----

Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate.----

Atlante won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.----

Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Necaxa cambia de sede; se va a Aguascalientes . La Jornada . 23 April 2019 . es . 21 January 2003.