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2011–12 Mexican Primera División season
65th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
65th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Primera División de México |
| season | 2011–12 |
| winners | Apertura: |
| Tigres (3rd title) | |
| Clausura: | |
| Santos Laguna (4th title) | |
| relegated | Tecos |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Tigres |
| Santos Laguna | |
| Guadalajara | |
| Monterrey | |
| continentalcup2 | Copa Libertadores |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Guadalajara |
| Cruz Azul | |
| UANL | |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 805 |
| league topscorer | Apertura: |
| Iván Alonso | |
| (11 goals) | |
| Clausura: | |
| Iván Alonso | |
| Christian Benítez | |
| (14 goals) | |
| biggest home win | Apertura: |
| Tigres 5–0 Pachuca | |
| (September 10, 2011) | |
| Clausura: | |
| Monterrey 4-0 Tecos | |
| (March 24, 2012) | |
| biggest away win | Apertura: |
| Pachuca 1–4 Santos Laguna | |
| (July 23, 2011) | |
| Chiapas 1–4 Monterrey | |
| (July 24, 2011) | |
| Guadalajara 1-4 Puebla | |
| (September 17, 2011) | |
| Monterrey 0-3 América | |
| (October 15, 2011) | |
| UNAM 1-4 Atlas | |
| (October 16, 2011) | |
| Clausura: | |
| Atlante 0-4 América | |
| (February 25, 2012) | |
| highest scoring | Apertura: |
| Chiapas 5-3 América | |
| (September 17, 2011) | |
| Atlante 4-4 Morelia | |
| (October 29, 2011) | |
| Clausura: | |
| Toluca 3-4 Pachuca | |
| (February 5, 2012) | |
| Cruz Azul 4-3 Monterrey | |
| (March 3, 2012) | |
| Santos Laguna 5-2 San Luis | |
| (March 3, 2012) | |
| Cruz Azul 5-2 Tecos | |
| (April 21, 2012) | |
| prevseason | 2010–11 |
| nextseason | 2012–13 |
Tigres (3rd title) Clausura: Santos Laguna (4th title) Santos Laguna Guadalajara Monterrey Cruz Azul UANL Iván Alonso (11 goals) Clausura: Iván Alonso Christian Benítez (14 goals) Tigres 5–0 Pachuca (September 10, 2011) Clausura: Monterrey 4-0 Tecos (March 24, 2012) Pachuca 1–4 Santos Laguna (July 23, 2011) Chiapas 1–4 Monterrey (July 24, 2011) Guadalajara 1-4 Puebla (September 17, 2011) Monterrey 0-3 América (October 15, 2011) UNAM 1-4 Atlas (October 16, 2011) Clausura: Atlante 0-4 América (February 25, 2012) Chiapas 5-3 América (September 17, 2011) Atlante 4-4 Morelia (October 29, 2011) Clausura: Toluca 3-4 Pachuca (February 5, 2012) Cruz Azul 4-3 Monterrey (March 3, 2012) Santos Laguna 5-2 San Luis (March 3, 2012) Cruz Azul 5-2 Tecos (April 21, 2012)
The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.
Moves
On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged, single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals. However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.
Clubs
The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División.
| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | 105,000 |
| Atlante | Cancún | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 56,700 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 31,500 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Estadio Azul | 35,000 |
| Estudiantes Tecos | Zapopan | 3 de Marzo | 30,000 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Omnilife | 49,850 |
| Monterrey | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
| Morelia | Morelia | Morelos | 41,500 |
| Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
| Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 48,650 |
| Querétaro | Querétaro | La Corregidora | 40,785 |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras Ramírez | 24,000 |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón | Corona | 30,000 |
| Tijuana | Tijuana | Caliente | 33,333 |
| Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
| UANL | San Nicolás | Universitario | 45,000 |
| UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | MEX Miguel Herrera | Nike | Bimbo, Coca-Cola |
| Atlante | MEX José Luis González China | Garcis | Cancún, Riviera Maya, ADO, OfficeMax, Grupo Pegaso |
| Atlas | MEX Juan Carlos Chávez | Atletica | Lubricantes Akron, Coca-Cola, Guadalajara 2011 |
| Chiapas | MEX José Guadalupe Cruz | Atletica | Banco Azteca, Seguro Popular |
| Cruz Azul | MEX Enrique Meza | Umbro | Cemento Cruz Azul, Coca-Cola |
| Estudiantes Tecos | URU Héctor Hugo Eugui | Under Armour | Grand Isla Navidad Resort |
| Guadalajara | MEX Alberto Coyote | Adidas | Bimbo |
| Monterrey | MEX Víctor Manuel Vucetich | Nike | Bimbo, BBVA Bancomer |
| Morelia | MEX Tomás Boy | Atletica | Roshfrans, Cinépolis, Coca-Cola, Banco Azteca |
| Pachuca | MEX Efraín Flores | Nike | Gamesa, Mobil Super, DHL, ADO |
| Puebla | URU Daniel Bartolotta | Kappa | Volkswagen, Banco Azteca |
| Querétaro | ARG Ángel Comizzo | Marval | Libertad Servicios Financieros, Powerade |
| San Luis | MEX Sergio Bueno | Atletica | Caja Popular Mexicana, Coca-Cola |
| Santos Laguna | MEX Benjamín Galindo | Puma | Soriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, Lala |
| Tijuana | ARG Antonio Mohamed | Nike | Caliente, Volaris |
| Toluca | URU Wilson Graniolatti | Under Armour | Banamex |
| UANL | BRA Ricardo Ferretti | Adidas | Cemex, Cemento Monterrey |
| UNAM | MEX Guillermo Vázquez | Puma | Banamex |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| departure | Date of | |||||||||
| vacancy | Replaced by | Date of | ||||||||
| appointment | Position | |||||||||
| in table | Pre-Apertura changes | Apertura changes | Pre-Clausura changes | Clausura changes | ||||||
| Puebla | URU Héctor Hugo Eugui | Resigned | May 6, 2011 | MEX Sergio Bueno | May 13, 2011 | 14th | ||||
| Toluca | MEX Sergio Lugo | Sacked | May 12, 2011 | URU Héctor Hugo Eugui | May 17, 2011 | 12th | ||||
| Atlas | MEX Benjamín Galindo | End of contract | May 23, 2011 | ARG Ruben Omar Romano | June 2, 2011 | 10th | ||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | MEX José Luis Sánchez Solá | Sacked | August 8, 2011 | MEX José Luis Salgado | August 8, 2011 | 16th | ||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | MEX José Luis Salgado | End of tenure as caretaker | August 14, 2011 | MEX Raul Arias | August 15, 2011 | 9th | ||||
| Querétaro | URU Gustavo Matosas | Sacked | August 16, 2011 | PAR José Saturnino Cardozo | August 16, 2011 | 8th | ||||
| Santos Laguna | ARG Diego Cocca | Sacked | September 4, 2011 | MEX Eduardo Rergis | September 4, 2011 | 14th | ||||
| Santos Laguna | MEX Eduardo Rergis | End of tenure as caretaker | September 14, 2011 | MEX Benjamín Galindo | September 14, 2011 | 15th | ||||
| Atlas | ARG Ruben Omar Romano | Resigned | September 17, 2011 | MEX Juan Carlos Chávez | September 18, 2011 | 18th | ||||
| América | CHI Carlos Reinoso | Resigned | September 18, 2011 | MEX Alfredo Tena | September 19, 2011 | 16th | ||||
| Tijuana | MEX Joaquin del Olmo | Sacked | September 19, 2011 | ARG Antonio Mohamed | September 19, 2011 | 17th | ||||
| Guadalajara | MEX Jose Luis Real | Sacked | October 3, 2011 | MEX Fernando Quirarte | October 3, 2011 | 5th | ||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | MEX Raul Arias | Sacked | November 2, 2011 | MEX José Luis Salgado | November 2, 2011 | 13th | ||||
| Puebla | MEX Sergio Bueno | Sacked | November 7, 2011 | COL Juan Carlos Osorio | November 14, 2011 | 12th | ||||
| América | MEX Alfredo Tena | Sacked | November 10, 2011 | MEX Miguel Herrera | November 15, 2011 | 17th | ||||
| San Luis | MEX Ignacio Ambríz | Sacked | November 10, 2011 | MEX René Isidoro García | November 10, 2011 | 10th | ||||
| Toluca | URU Héctor Hugo Eugui | Sacked | November 10, 2011 | URU Wilson Graniolatti | November 14, 2011 | 13th | ||||
| Atlante | MEX Miguel Herrera | Contract Termination | November 15, 2011 | MEX Mario García | November 29, 2011 | 15th | ||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | MEX José Luis Salgado | Resigned | January 14, 2012 | MEX Gilberto Adame | January 14, 2012 | 18th | ||||
| Guadalajara | MEX Fernando Quirarte | Resigned | January 21, 2012 | MEX Ignacio Ambríz | January 26, 2012 | 18th | ||||
| Estudiantes Tecos | MEX Gilberto Adame | End of tenure as caretaker | January 30, 2012 | URU Héctor Hugo Eugui | January 30, 2012 | 17th | ||||
| San Luis | MEX René Isidoro García | Resigned | February 25, 2012 | MEX Sergio Bueno | February 28, 2012 | 15th | ||||
| Querétaro | PAR José Saturnino Cardozo | Resigned | March 3, 2012 | ARG Ángel Comizzo | March 5, 2012 | 18th | ||||
| Puebla | COL Juan Carlos Osorio | Resigned | March 21, 2012 | URU Daniel Bartolotta | March 21, 2012 | 16th | ||||
| Atlante | MEX Mario García | Sacked | April 15, 2012 | MEX José Luis González China | April 15, 2012 | 15th | ||||
| Guadalajara | MEX Ignacio Ambriz | Resigned | April 18, 2012 | MEX Alberto Coyote | April 18, 2012 | 14th |
Torneo Apertura
The 2011 Apertura was the first competition of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion.
Regular phase
League table
Results
Final phase (Liguilla)
Main article: 2011 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla
|RD1-team1= Guadalajara |RD1-seed1= 1 |RD1-score1-1= 1 |RD1-score1-2= 0 |RD1-score1-agg= 1 |RD1-team2= Querétaro |RD1-seed2= 8 |RD1-score2-1= 2 |RD1-score2-2= 0 |RD1-score2-agg= 2 |RD1-team3= UANL |RD1-seed3= 3 |RD1-score3-1= 1 |RD1-score3-2= 3 |RD1-score3-agg= 4 |RD1-team4= Pachuca |RD1-seed4= 6 |RD1-score4-1= 0 |RD1-score4-2= 0 |RD1-score4-agg= 0 |RD1-team5= Cruz Azul |RD1-seed5= 2 |RD1-score5-1= 1 |RD1-score5-2= 1 |RD1-score5-agg= 2 |RD1-team6= Morelia |RD1-seed6= 7 |RD1-score6-1= 2 |RD1-score6-2= 2 |RD1-score6-agg= 4 |RD1-team7= Santos |RD1-seed7= 4 |RD1-score7-1= 2 |RD1-score7-2= 2 |RD1-score7-agg= 4 |RD1-team8= Chiapas |RD1-seed8= 5 |RD1-score8-1= 2 |RD1-score8-2= 1 |RD1-score8-agg= 3
|RD2-team1=Querétaro |RD2-seed1= 8 |RD2-score1-1=0 |RD2-score1-2= 0 |RD2-score1-agg= 0 |RD2-team2= UANL |RD2-seed2= 3 |RD2-score2-1=0 |RD2-score2-2= 1 |RD2-score2-agg= 1 |RD2-team3= Morelia |RD2-seed3= 7 |RD2-score3-1=2 |RD2-score3-2=2 |RD2-score3-agg=4 |RD2-team4= Santos |RD2-seed4= 4 |RD2-score4-1=1 |RD2-score4-2=3 |RD2-score4-agg=4 |RD3-team1= UANL |RD3-seed1= 3 |RD3-score1-1=1 |RD3-score1-2=3 |RD3-score1-agg=4 |RD3-team2= Santos |RD3-seed2=4 |RD3-score2-1=0 |RD3-score2-2=1 |RD3-score2-agg=1
;Notes:
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
Top goalscorers
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URU Iván Alonso | Toluca | 11 |
| 2 | URU Carlos Bueno | Querétaro | 10 |
| MEX Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | 10 | |
| 4 | ECU Christian Benítez | América | 8 |
| MEX Enrique Esqueda | Pachuca | 8 | |
| MEX Marco Fabián | Guadalajara | 8 | |
| COL Jackson Martínez | Chiapas | 8 | |
| 8 | ESP Luis García | Puebla | 7 |
| USA Herculez Gomez | Estudiantes Tecos | 7 | |
| CHI Héctor Mancilla | Tigres | 7 | |
| ARG Alfredo Moreno | San Luis | 7 | |
| COL Luis Gabriel Rey | Chiapas | 7 | |
| MEX Miguel Sabah | Morelia | 7 |
Hat-tricks
Torneo Clausura
The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. Tigres UANL was the defending champion.
Regular phase
League table
Results
Final phase (Liguilla)
Main article: 2012 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla
|RD1-team1= Santos |RD1-seed1= 1 |RD1-score1-1= 4 |RD1-score1-2= 2 |RD1-score1-agg= 6 |RD1-team2= Chiapas |RD1-seed2= 8 |RD1-score2-1= 3 |RD1-score2-2= 1 |RD1-score2-agg= 4 |RD1-team3= Morelia |RD1-seed3= 4 |RD1-score3-1= 0 |RD1-score3-2= 1 |RD1-score3-agg= 1 |RD1-team4= Tigres |RD1-seed4= 5 |RD1-score4-1= 1 |RD1-score4-2= 4 |RD1-score4-agg= 5 |RD1-team5= Monterrey |RD1-seed5= 2 |RD1-score5-1= 2 |RD1-score5-2= 2 |RD1-score5-agg= 4 |RD1-team6= Tijuana |RD1-seed6= 7 |RD1-score6-1= 1 |RD1-score6-2= 2 |RD1-score6-agg= 3 |RD1-team7= América |RD1-seed7= 3 |RD1-score7-1= 3 |RD1-score7-2= 0 |RD1-score7-agg= 3 |RD1-team8= Pachuca |RD1-seed8= 6 |RD1-score8-1= 1 |RD1-score8-2= 1 |RD1-score8-agg= 2
|RD2-team1= Santos |RD2-seed1= 1 |RD2-score1-1= 1 |RD2-score1-2= 2 |RD2-score1-agg= 3 |RD2-team2= Tigres |RD2-seed2= 5 |RD2-score2-1= 1 |RD2-score2-2= 2 |RD2-score2-agg= 3 |RD2-team3= Monterrey |RD2-seed3= 2 |RD2-score3-1= 0 |RD2-score3-2= 2 |RD2-score3-agg= 2 |RD2-team4= América |RD2-seed4= 3 |RD2-score4-1= 0 |RD2-score4-2= 0 |RD2-score4-agg= 0 |RD3-team1= Santos |RD3-seed1= 1 |RD3-score1-1=1 |RD3-score1-2=2 |RD3-score1-agg=3 |RD3-team2= Monterrey |RD3-seed2= 2 |RD3-score2-1=1 |RD3-score2-2=1 |RD3-score2-agg=2
;Notes:
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Note: Santos were already qualified to 2012-13 Champions competition as the runners-up of the Apertura, and as they are Clausura Champions, their spot was relinquished as Apertura Runner-up to Guadalajara, the best record of the 2011 Apertura not already qualified.
Top goalscorers
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URU Iván Alonso | Toluca | 14 |
| ECU Christian Benítez | América | 14 | |
| 3 | MEX Aldo de Nigris | Monterrey | 9 |
| MEX Oribe Peralta | Santos Laguna | 9 | |
| MEX Miguel Sabah | Morelia | 9 | |
| 6 | ARG Lucas Lobos | UANL | 8 |
| COL Luis Gabriel Rey | Chiapas | 8 | |
| COL Jackson Martínez | Chiapas | 8 | |
| ARG Emanuel Villa | Cruz Azul | 8 | |
| 10 | ARG José Sand | Tijuana | 7 |
| CHI Humberto Suazo | Monterrey | 7 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX Oribe Peralta 4 | Santos Laguna | San Luis | 5–2 | ||
| ARG Mauro Cejas | Pachuca | Atlante | 3–2 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Relegation
| Pos | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | '09 A | ||||||||||
| Pts | '10 C | ||||||||||
| Pts | '10 A | ||||||||||
| Pts | '11 C | ||||||||||
| Pts | '11 A | ||||||||||
| Pts | '12 C | ||||||||||
| Pts | Total | ||||||||||
| Pts | Total | ||||||||||
| Pld | Avg | ||||||||||
| Relegation | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monterrey | 30 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 180 | 192 | **** | |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 33 | 25 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 177 | 102 | **** | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 27 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 171 | 102 | **** | |
| 4 | Morelia | 33 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 167 | 102 | **** | |
| 5 | UANL Tigres | 22 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 159 | 102 | **** | |
| 6 | América | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 155 | 102 | **** | |
| 7 | Toluca | 35 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 150 | 102 | **** | |
| 8 | Pachuca | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 146 | 102 | **** | |
| UNAM | 17 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 146 | 102 | **** | ||
| 10 | Guadalajara | 19 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 143 | 102 | **** | |
| 11 | Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 34 | **** | |
| 12 | Chiapas | 19 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 130 | 102 | **** | |
| 13 | Puebla | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 123 | 102 | **** | |
| 14 | San Luis | 21 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 118 | 102 | **** | |
| 15 | Atlante | 23 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 117 | 102 | **** | |
| 16 | Querétaro | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 112 | 102 | **** | |
| 17 | Atlas | 18 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 110 | 102 | **** | |
| 18 | Estudiantes (R) | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 101 | 102 | **** | Relegation |
Updated to games played on April 29, 2012 Source:
References
References
- "Mexican league to change format, playoffs". [[CONCACAF]].
- (June 6, 2011). "Decisiones del Comité de Operaciones de la Primera División Profesional". [[Mexican Football Federation.
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