Season | 1977–78 |
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Champions | UANL (1st title) |
Relegated | Atlas |
Champions' Cup | UANL |
Matches played | 396 |
Goals scored | 1,109 (2.8 per match) |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1977–78 season.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | UNAM | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 48 | Playoffs |
2 | Tecos | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 46 | |
3 | Laguna | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 35 | |
4 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 32 | |
5 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 26 | Relegation Playoff |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | América | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 51 | Playoffs |
2 | UANL | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 44 | |
3 | Jalisco | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 40 | |
4 | Monterrey | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 38 | |
5 | León | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 36 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 43 | Playoffs |
2 | Tampico | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 35 | |
3 | Guadalajara | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 34 | |
4 | Atlante | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 34 | |
5 | Veracruz | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 33 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toluca | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 47 | Playoffs |
2 | UDG | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 41 | |
3 | Atlético Español | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 41 | |
4 | Puebla | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 28 | |
5 | Atlas | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 28 | Relegation Playoff |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]Relegation playoff
[edit]Atlas | 2-4 | Unión de Curtidores |
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Ricardo Ferreti ![]() José Delgado ![]() |
Report | Juan Manuel Olague ![]() Juan de Díos Castillo ![]() Jorge Eduardo Lizardo ![]() |
Unión de Curtidores won 4-2 on aggregate. Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.
Championship playoff
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | UdeG | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | UNAM | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Tampico | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | América | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Tampico (pen.) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Tecos | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | UANL | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Quarterfinal
[edit]Tampico | 2-2 | América |
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Ricardo Mendoza ![]() Francisco Bertochi ![]() |
Report | René Trujillo ![]() José de Jesús Aceves ![]() |
Aggregate tied. Tampico Madero won 4-2 on penalty shootout.
UNAM won 3-2 on aggregate.
Toluca | 2-2 (a.e.t.) | Cruz Azul |
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Fernando Garduño ![]() Héctor Hugo Eugui ![]() |
Report | Carlos Jara Saguier ![]() |
Cruz Azul won 3-2 on aggregate.
Tecos | 2-3 | UANL |
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Miguel Ángel Gamboa ![]() Spencer Coelho ![]() |
Report | Sergio Orduña ![]() Roberto Gadea ![]() Tomás Boy ![]() |
UANL won 3-2 on aggregate.
Semifinal
[edit]UNAM | 4-0 | Tampico |
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José de Jesús Ramírez ![]() Mario Trejo ![]() Ernesto Cervantes ![]() Evanivaldo Castro ![]() |
Report |
UNAM won 5-2 on aggregate.
UANL won 3-1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]UANL won 3-1 on aggregate.
1977–78 winners |
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UANL 1st title |