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1970–71 Mexican Primera División season

29th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico

Field	Value
competition	Primera División de México
season	1970–71
winners	América (2nd title)
relegated	Atlas
continentalcup1	Champions' Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	América
Toluca
matches	311
total goals	717
prevseason	México 1970
nextseason	1971–72

Toluca

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1970–71 season.

Overview

Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División (Segunda División 1969–70 Champion)

Puebla was also promoted to Primera División (winner of promotional tournament between Unión de Curtidores, Nacional and Naucalpan) to increase the number of teams to 18.

The season was contested by 18 teams, and America won the championship.

Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.

After this season Necaxa was sold and changed its name to Atlético Español.

Cruz Azul moves to Mexico City.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium
América	Mexico City	Azteca
Atlante	Mexico City	Azteca
Atlas	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Cruz Azul	Jasso, Hidalgo	10 de Diciembre
Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Irapuato	Irapuato, Guanajuato	Irapuato
Jalisco	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Laguna	Torreón, Coahuila	San Isidro
León	León, Guanajuato	León
Monterrey	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Tecnológico
Necaxa	Mexico City	Azteca
Pachuca	Pachuca, Hidalgo	Revolución Mexicana
Puebla	Puebla, Puebla	Cuauhtémoc
Toluca	Toluca, State of Mexico	Toluca 70
Torreón	Torreón, Coahuila	Moctezuma
UNAM	Mexico City	Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz	Veracruz, Veracruz	Veracruzano
Zacatepec	Zacatepec, Morelos	Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Results

Relegation Playoffs

Moacyr dos Santos Ricardo Chavarín

Aggregate score tied so a 3rd match will be played

Césareo Acosta

Pachuca won on aggregate 5-3. Atlas was relegated to Segunda Division

Final

Horacio López Salgado

America won on aggregate 2-0

References

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