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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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Primera División de México |
| season | 1977–78 |
| winners | UANL (1st title) |
| relegated | Atlas |
| continentalcup1 | Champions' Cup |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | UANL |
| matches | 396 |
| total goals | 1109 |
| prevseason | 1976–77 |
| nextseason | 1978–79 |
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
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| América | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Atlante | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco |
| Atlético Español | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Atlético Potosino | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. | Plan de San Luis |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azteca |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco |
| Jalisco | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco |
| Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Moctezuma |
| León | León, Guanajuato | León |
| Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Universitario |
| Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc |
| Tampico | Tampico, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas |
| Tecos | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo |
| Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Toluca 70 |
| Unión de Curtidores | León, Guanajuato | León |
| UANL | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Universitario |
| UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario |
| Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Veracruzano |
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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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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