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1977–78 Mexican Primera División season

36th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico


36th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico

FieldValue
competitionPrimera División de México
season1977–78
winnersUANL (1st title)
relegatedAtlas
continentalcup1Champions' Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiersUANL
matches396
total goals1109
prevseason1976–77
nextseason1978–79

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1977–78 season.

Overview

Atlante was promoted to Primera División.

This season was contested by 20 teams, and UANL won the championship.

Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.

After this season Deportivo Neza bought the Laguna franchise.

Teams

TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
Atlético EspañolMexico CityAzteca
Atlético PotosinoSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Plan de San Luis
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzteca
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
JaliscoGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaMoctezuma
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónUniversitario
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc
TampicoTampico, TamaulipasTamaulipas
TecosZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoToluca 70
Unión de CurtidoresLeón, GuanajuatoLeón
UANLMonterrey, Nuevo LeónUniversitario
UdeGGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzVeracruzano

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Results

Relegation playoff

José Delgado Juan de Díos Castillo
Jorge Eduardo Lizardo Unión de Curtidores won 4-2 on aggregate. Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.

Championship playoff

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| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=UNAM | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score1-agg=3 | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-team2=UdeG | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score2-agg=2 | RD1-seed3=1 | RD1-team3=América | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-agg=3 | RD1-seed4=13 | RD1-team4=Tampico (pen.) | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-agg=3 | RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5=Tecos | RD1-score5-1=0 | RD1-score5-2=2 | RD1-score5-agg=2 | RD1-seed6=5 | RD1-team6=UANL | RD1-score6-1=1 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-score6-agg=4 | RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=Toluca | RD1-score7-1=0 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score7-agg=2 | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8=Cruz Azul | RD1-score8-1=2 | RD1-score8-2=1 | RD1-score8-agg=3 | RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team3=UANL | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=3 | RD2-score3-agg=3 | RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=Cruz Azul | RD2-score4-1=1 | RD2-score4-2=0 | RD2-score4-agg=1 | RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-team1=UNAM | RD2-score1-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=4 | RD2-score1-agg=5 | RD2-seed2=13 | RD2-team2=Tampico | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-score2-agg=2 | RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-team1=UNAM | RD3-score1-1=0 | RD3-score1-2=1 | RD3-score1-agg=1 | RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2=UANL | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score2-2=1 | RD3-score2-agg=3

Quarterfinal

Francisco Bertochi José de Jesús Aceves

Aggregate tied. Tampico Madero won 4-2 on penalty shootout.

Manuel Guillé

Washington Olivera UNAM won 3-2 on aggregate.

Héctor Hugo Eugui Cruz Azul won 3-2 on aggregate.

Spencer Coelho Roberto Gadea   Tomás Boy UANL won 3-2 on aggregate.

Semifinal

Francisco Bertochi

Mario Trejo
Ernesto Cervantes   Evanivaldo Castro UNAM won 5-2 on aggregate.

Tomás Boy UANL won 3-1 on aggregate.

Final

UANL won 3-1 on aggregate.

References

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