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1971–72 Mexican Primera División season

30th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1971–72 season.

Season1971–72
ChampionsCruz Azul (3rd title)
RelegatedIrapuato
Matches317
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Primera División de México
Season1971–72
ChampionsCruz Azul (3rd title)
RelegatedIrapuato
Matches317
Goals824 (2.6 per match)
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Overview

San Luis was promoted to Primera División.

This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.

Irapuato was relegated to Segunda División.

Teams

Location of the 1971-72 Primera División teams
More information Team, City ...
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlético Español Mexico City Azteca
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca
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
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Revolución Mexicana
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
San Luis San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. Plan de San Luis
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
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Group stage

Group 1

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 34 22 7 5 65 36 +29 51 Playoffs
2 América 34 20 8 6 70 35 +35 48
3 Jalisco 34 15 9 10 57 48 +9 39
4 León 34 12 11 11 76 58 +18 35
5 Zacatepec 34 11 12 11 34 36 −2 34
6 Laguna 34 9 15 10 34 34 0 33
7 San Luis 34 11 10 13 37 47 −10 32
8 Veracruz 34 8 13 13 40 51 −11 29 Relegation Playoffs
9 Atlético Español 34 8 8 18 48 72 −24 24
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Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 34 14 12 8 41 37 +4 40 Playoffs
2 Guadalajara 34 14 11 9 37 33 +4 39
3 Puebla 34 13 9 12 47 42 +5 35
4 Atlante 34 13 9 12 30 28 +2 35
5 Pachuca 34 10 13 11 38 46 −8 33
6 UNAM 34 11 9 14 36 38 −2 31
7 Toluca 34 11 9 14 46 51 −5 31
8 Torreón 34 8 11 15 35 55 −20 27 Relegation Playoffs
9 Irapuato 34 2 12 20 26 50 −24 16
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Source: [citation needed]

Results

More information Home \ Away, AME ...
Home \ Away AME ATT ATE CRA GDL IRA JAL LAG LEO MTY PAC PUE SNL TOL TOR UNM VER ZAC
América 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 6–1 5–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1
Atlante 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Atlético Español 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–5 2–3 1–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 0–4
Cruz Azul 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Guadalajara 1–3 1–1 5–3 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0
Irapuato 1–3 0–0 4–4 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
Jalisco 4–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0
Laguna 1–1 0–0 3–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1
León 2–2 3–1 5–1 0–3 1–1 2–5 3–7 0–1 5–2 6–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 11–3 3–1 3–0 2–2
Monterrey 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Pachuca 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2
Puebla 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–3 4–2 2–0
San Luis 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Toluca 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 4–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–2 2–0
Torreón 0–1 2–1 3–3 5–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0
UNAM 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0
Veracruz 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–2
Zacatepec 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals Final
          
15 Veracruz 3 0 3
18 Irapuato 1 0 1
16 Torreón 1 1
18 Irapuato 0 0
16 Torreón 1 2 3
17 Atlético Español 1 3 4

Semifinals

More information Torreón, 1–1 ...
Torreón1–1Atlético Español
Gómez Orozco 8' Rosete 87'
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More information Atlético Español, 3–2 ...
Atlético Español3–2Torreón
Brandón 25', 44', 90' Fragoso 61'
Gennoni 65'
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Atlético Español won 4-3 on aggregate

More information Veracruz, 3–1 ...
Veracruz3–1Irapuato
Batata 42' (pen.)
Álvarez 74' 
Matta 84'		 Rojas 78'
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More information Irapuato, 0–0 ...
Irapuato0–0Veracruz
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Veracruz won 3-1 on aggregate

Final

More information Torreón, 1–0 ...
Torreón1–0Irapuato
Tarabini 5'
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Irapuato relegated to Segunda Division

Championship Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals Final
          
1 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
4 Guadalajara 1 0 1
1 Cruz Azul 4 1
2 América 1 0
2 América 1 1 3
3 Monterrey 0 2 1

Semifinal

More information Cruz Azul, 0–1 ...
Cruz Azul0–1Guadalajara
Raúl Gómez 90'
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More information Guadalajara, 0–2 ...
Guadalajara0–2Cruz Azul
Fernando Bustos 74'
Octavio Muciño 83'
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Cruz Azul won 2-1 on aggregate

More information América, 1–0 ...
América1–0Monterrey
Toninho 74'
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More information Monterrey, 2–1 ...
Monterrey2–1América
Barbosa 62' 
Chagas 78' (pen.)		 Ceballos 76'
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Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played

More information América, 3–1 ...
América3–1Monterrey
Reinoso 60', 67'
Ceballos 87'		 Guerra 45'
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America won 5-4 on aggregate

Final

More information Cruz Azul, 4–1 ...
Cruz Azul4–1América
Pulido 10'
Victorino 28'
Muciño 35', 46'		 Report Borja 89'
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Attendance: 100,000
Cruz Azul
América
GK1Argentina Miguel Marín
DF2Mexico Marco Antonio Ramírez
DF3Mexico Javier Guzmán
DF4Mexico Alberto Quintano
DF5Mexico Javier Sánchez Galindo
MF7Mexico Héctor Pulido (c)
MF6Mexico Juan Manuel Alejándrezdownward-facing red arrow 77'
MF8Mexico Cesáreo Victorinodownward-facing red arrow 77'
FW9Mexico Fernando Bustos
FW10Mexico Octavio Muciño
FW11Paraguay Eladio Vera
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FW12Mexico Jesús Pradoupward-facing green arrow 77'
FW13Argentina Alberto Gómezupward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Cárdenas
GK1Mexico Prudencio Cortés
DF2Mexico René Trujillo
DF3Mexico Antonio Zamora [de]
DF4Mexico Guillermo Hernández
DF5Mexico Fernando Santillán [de]
MF10Brazil Toninho
MF6Chile Roberto Hodgedownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF8Chile Carlos Reinoso
FW7Mexico Sergio Ceballos
FW9Mexico Enrique Borja (c)
LM11Mexico Juan Manuel Borbolla
Substitutes:
FW14Mexico Juan Manuel Herrerodownward-facing red arrow 46'
Manager:
Mexico José Antonio Roca
 1971–72 winners 
 
3rd title

Top scorers

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Goals Club
Enrique Borja Mexico26América
Roberto Salomone Argentina17León
Rafael Albrecht Argentina16León
Batata Mexico16Veracruz
Marcos Conigliaro Argentina15Jalisco
Pedro Araya Toro Chile13San Luis
Horacio López Salgado Mexico13Cruz Azul
Alacrán Jiménez Mexico13Monterrey
Héctor Veira Argentina13Laguna
Fernando Bustos Mexico12Cruz Azul
Octavio Muciño Argentina12Cruz Azul
Benito Pardo Spain12Atlético Español
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