Primera División de México Apertura 2004
Season | 2004−05 |
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Champions | UNAM (5th title) |
Champions' Cup | Monterrey |
Copa Libertadores | UANL Pachuca Guadalajara (First Stage) |
Copa Sudamericana | UNAM |
Top goalscorer | Guillermo Franco (15 goals) |
Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2004 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, August 14, 2004, and ran until November 20, when the regular season ended. Dorados de Sinaloa was promoted to the México Primera División thus, San Luis, Irapuato and Querétaro were all relegated to the Primera División A, making it 18 teams in the Primera División as opposed to 20. On December 11, UNAM defeated Monterrey and became champions for the fifth time.
Overview
Final standings (groups)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlante | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 24 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 23 | |
3 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 22 | |
4 | América | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
5 | Sinaloa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
6 | UAG | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 29 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
4 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 23 | |
5 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 21 | |
6 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Veracruz | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 35 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | |
3 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 27 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
4 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 21 | |
5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 18 | |
6 | Chiapas | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 18 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Veracruz | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 35 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
2 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 32 | |
3 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | |
4 | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
5 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 29 | Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis |
6 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 27 | |
7 | Atlante | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 24 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
8 | UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 23 | |
9 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 23 | Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
10 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 22 | |
11 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 21 | |
12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 21 | |
13 | América | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
14 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 18 | |
15 | Chiapas | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 18 | |
16 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 16 | |
17 | Sinaloa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
18 | UAG | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 16 |
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Argentina Guillermo Franco | Monterrey | 15 |
2 | Paraguay José Cardozo | Toluca | 12 |
Brazil Robert de Pinho | Atlas | ||
4 | Mexico Rafael Márquez Lugo | Morelia | 11 |
Argentina Vicente Matías Vuoso | Santos Laguna | ||
6 | Argentina Luciano Figueroa | Cruz Azul | 10 |
Chile Sebastián González | Atlante | ||
8 | Argentina Walter Gaitán | UANL | 9 |
9 | Mexico Jared Borgetti | Sinaloa | 8 |
Paraguay Salvador Cabañas | Chiapas |
Source: MedioTiempo
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Monterrey | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Toluca | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Atlante | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlas | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Guadalajara | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Veracruz | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | UNAM | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Quarterfinals
Monterrey | 2–1 | Pachuca |
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Erviti File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Franco File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Report | Chitiva File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Pachuca | 1–1 | Monterrey |
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Valdez File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' | Report | Franco File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate.
Atlante | 4–2 | Toluca |
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Rey File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 90' González File:Soccerball shade.svg 39', 79' |
Report | Cardozo File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Atlante won 8–5 on aggregate.
Atlas | 3–3 | Guadalajara |
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Robert File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 23' J. P. García File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
Report | Medina File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Sabah File:Soccerball shade.svg 75', 90+3' |
Atlas won 4–3 on aggregate.
UNAM | 3–0 | Veracruz |
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Botero File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 81' Lozano File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (pen.) |
Report |
Veracruz | 1–1 | UNAM |
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Biscayzacú File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Report | Alonso File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
UNAM won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Monterrey | 3–1 | Atlante |
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Franco File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 60' Pérez Núñez File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
Report | Lash File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Monterrey won 7–3 on aggregate.
Atlas | 1–2 | UNAM |
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Robert File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' | Report | Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' López File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
UNAM won 6–4 on aggregate.
Finals
UNAM | 2–1 | Monterrey |
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Beltrán File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Toledo File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Report | Franco File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.
Apertura 2004 winners |
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UNAM 5th title |
External links
- Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)