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1972–73 Mexican Primera División season

31st professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1972–73 season.

Season1972–73
ChampionsCruz Azul (4th title)
RelegatedPachuca
Matches321
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Primera División de México
Season1972–73
ChampionsCruz Azul (4th title)
RelegatedPachuca
Matches321
Goals837 (2.61 per match)
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Overview

Atlas was promoted to Primera División.

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

Pachuca was relegated to Segunda División.

Teams

Location of the 1972-73 Primera División teams
More information Team, City ...
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Atlético Español Mexico City Azteca
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Laguna Torreón, Coahuila San Isidro
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico / Universitario
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 19 8 7 60 37 +23 46 Playoffs
2 Atlético Español 34 12 12 10 43 43 0 36
3 UNAM 34 14 7 13 37 32 +5 35
4 Puebla 34 12 9 13 46 46 0 33
5 Guadalajara 34 10 12 12 38 39 −1 32
6 Monterrey 34 10 12 12 31 38 −7 32
7 Veracruz 34 10 12 12 41 51 −10 32
8 Zacatepec 34 8 12 14 41 50 −9 28 Relegation Playoffs
9 Pachuca 34 9 6 19 40 68 −28 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 León 34 18 8 8 59 34 +25 44 Playoffs
2 Atlas 34 18 8 8 63 38 +25 44
3 América 34 13 16 5 52 33 +19 42
4 Toluca 34 13 13 8 51 39 +12 39
5 Atlante 34 9 14 11 40 47 −7 32
6 Jalisco 34 12 7 15 45 57 −12 31
7 San Luis 34 9 11 14 49 57 −8 29
8 Torreón 34 9 9 16 37 54 −17 27 Relegation Playoffs
9 Laguna 34 8 10 16 36 46 −10 26
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Source: [citation needed]

Results

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

Relegation playoff

Bracket

Semifinals Final
          
15 Laguna (agg 4-1) 1 0 3
17 Zacatepec 0 1 0
17 Zacatepec 0 1 1
18 Pachuca 0 0 0
16 Torreón 0 3 3
18 Pachuca 0 1 1

Semifinal

More information Laguna, 1-0 ...
Laguna1-0Zacatepec
Ramírez 56'
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Estadio San Isidro, Torreón
More information Zacatepec, 1-0 ...
Zacatepec1-0Laguna
Estrada 31' (pen.)
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Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.

More information Laguna, 3-0 ...
Laguna3-0Zacatepec
Lostaunau 5'
Reyes 43'
Ramírez 66'
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Laguna won 4–1 on aggregate.

More information Torreón, 0-0 ...
Torreón0-0Pachuca
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More information Pachuca, 1-3 ...
Pachuca1-3Torreón
González 46' Tarabini 28' 
Estrada 28' 
Cibeyra 87'
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Torreón won 3–1 on aggregate.

Relegation Final

More information Pachuca, 0-0 ...
Pachuca0-0Zacatepec
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Aggregate tied. A replay will be played

More information Pachuca, 0-1 ...
Pachuca0-1Zacatepec
Peralta 61'
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Zacatepec won 1–0 in aggregate. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda Division.

Championship playoff

Bracket

Semifinals Final
          
1 Cruz Azul 3 1 4
3 Atlas 2 0 2
1 Cruz Azul 1 0 2
2 León 1 0 1
2 León 0 3 1 (6)
4 Atlético Español 0 3 1 (5)

Semifinal

More information Atlas, 2-3 ...
Atlas2-3Cruz Azul
Chavarín 8', 36' Pulido 49' 
López Salgado 57'
Muciño 85'
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More information Cruz Azul, 1-0 ...
Cruz Azul1-0Atlas
López Salgado 38'
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Cruz Azul won 4–2 on aggregate.

More information Atlético Español, 0-0 ...
Atlético Español0-0León
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More information León, 3-3 ...
León3-3Atlético Español
Salomone 25', 66' 
Albrecht 52' (pen.)		 Tabaré González 2'
Boy 76'
Brandon 89'
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Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.

More information León, 1-1 (a.e.t.) ...
León1-1 (a.e.t.)Atlético Español
Albrecht 80' (pen.) Bustos 20'
Penalties
6–5
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Aggregate 4-4. León won in penalties 6-5.

Final

More information León, 1-1 ...
León1-1Cruz Azul
Albrecht Report Bustos
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León
Cruz Azul
GK1Mexico Darío Mirandadownward-facing red arrow 28'
DF2Mexico Arturo Razo
DF3Mexico Héctor Santoyo
DF4Argentina Rafael Albrecht
DF5Mexico Carlos Gómez
MF6Mexico Chepe Chávezdownward-facing red arrow 70'
MF7Mexico Luis Estrada
MF8Mexico Mario Ayala (c)
FW9Mexico José de Jesús Valdez
FW10Argentina Jorge Davino
FW11Argentina Roberto Salomone
Substitutes:
MF12Uruguay Roberto Repettoupward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Brazil José Gomes Nogueira [es]
GK1Argentina Miguel Marín
DF2Mexico Marco Antonio Ramírez
DF3Mexico Javier Guzmán
DF4Chile Alberto Quintano
DF5Mexico Pedro Velázquez
MF7Mexico Héctor Pulido (c)
MF6Mexico Juan Manuel Alejándrezdownward-facing red arrow 77'
MF8Mexico Cesáreo Victorinodownward-facing red arrow ?'
FW9Mexico Fernando Bustos
FW10Mexico Horacio López Salgadodownward-facing red arrow ?'
FW11Paraguay Eladio Vera
Substitutes:
FW12Argentina Alberto Gómezupward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Cárdenas
More information Cruz Azul, 0-0 ...
Cruz Azul0-0León
Report
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Referee: Javier Galindo
Cruz Azul
León
GK1Argentina Miguel Marín
DF2Mexico Marco Antonio Ramírez
DF3Mexico Javier Guzmán
DF4Chile Alberto Quintano
DF5Mexico Pedro Velázquez
MF7Mexico Héctor Pulido (c)
MF6Mexico Juan Manuel Alejándrezdownward-facing red arrow 77'
MF8Mexico Cesáreo Victorinodownward-facing red arrow ?'
FW9Mexico Fernando Bustos
FW10Mexico Octavio Muciñodownward-facing red arrow ?'
FW11Paraguay Eladio Vera
Substitutes:
FW12Argentina Alberto Gómezupward-facing green arrow ?'
FW13Mexico Horacio López Salgadoupward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Cárdenas
GK1Mexico Darío Mirandadownward-facing red arrow 28'
DF2Mexico Arturo Razo
DF3Mexico Héctor Santoyo
DF4Argentina Rafael Albrecht
DF5Mexico Carlos Gómez
MF6Mexico Chepe Chávez
MF7Mexico Mario Ayala (c)
MF8Mexico Luis Estrada
FW9Mexico José de Jesús Valdez
FW10Argentina Jorge Davino
FW11Argentina Roberto Salomone
Substitutes:
GK12Mexico Jorge Jaramilloupward-facing green arrow 28'
Manager:
Brazil José Gomes Nogueira [es]

Aggregate 1-1. 3rd match will be played.

More information Cruz Azul, 2-1 (a.e.t.) ...
Cruz Azul2-1 (a.e.t.)León
Guzmán
Davino red-colored football 115' (o.g.)		 Report Salomone 26'
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Attendance: 35,000
Cruz Azul
León
GK1Argentina Miguel Marín
DF2Mexico Marco Antonio Ramírezdownward-facing red arrow 40'
DF3Mexico Javier Guzmán
DF4Chile Alberto Quintano
DF5Mexico Pedro Velázquez
MF7Mexico Cesáreo Victorino
MF6Mexico Héctor Pulido (c)
MF8Mexico Juan Manuel Alejándrez
FW9Mexico Fernando Bustos
FW10Mexico Octavio Muciño
FW11Paraguay Eladio Veradownward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
FW12Argentina Ignacio Floresupward-facing green arrow 40'
FW13Mexico Alberto Gómezupward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Cárdenas
GK1Mexico Darío Miranda
DF2Mexico Arturo Razo
DF3Mexico Carlos Gómez
DF4Argentina Rafael Albrecht
DF5Mexico Martín Villanueva
DF6Mexico Salvador Carrillodownward-facing red arrow 80'
MF7Mexico Luis Estradadownward-facing red arrow 74'
MF8Mexico Mario Ayala (c)
MF9Mexico Chepe Chávez
FW10Mexico José de Jesús Valdezdownward-facing red arrow 66'
FW11Argentina Roberto Salomone
Substitutes:
FW13Argentina Jorge Davinoupward-facing green arrow 66'
FW14Mexico Mario Cuevasupward-facing green arrow 74'
DF15Mexico Héctor Santoyoupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Brazil José Gomes Nogueira [es]

Cruz Azul won 3–2 on aggregate.

 1972–73 winners 
 
4th title

Top scorers

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Goals Club
Enrique Borja Mexico24América
Ricardo Chavarín Mexico23Atlas
Horacio López Salgado Mexico18Cruz Azul
Amaury Silva Brazil14Atlas
Cirilo Peralta Mexico14Zacatepec
Carlos Reinoso Chile14América
Eladio Vera Paraguay12Cruz Azul
Jorge Davino Argentina12León
Juan González Mexico12Pachuca
Roberto Salomone Argentina11León
Ricardo Brandon Uruguay11Atlético Español
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