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1973–74 Mexican Primera División season

32nd professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1973–74 season.

Season1973–74
ChampionsCruz Azul (5th title)
RelegatedSan Luis
Champions' CupMonterrey
Atlético Español
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Primera División de México
The Cruz Azul winning squad for the season.
Season1973–74
ChampionsCruz Azul (5th title)
RelegatedSan Luis
Champions' CupMonterrey
Atlético Español
Matches314
Goals941 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerOsvaldo Castro (26 goals)
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Overview

Ciudad Madero was promoted to Primera División.

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

San Luis was relegated to Segunda División.

UDG acquired Torreón franchise to reach the Primera Division for the 1974–75 season.

Segunda División semifinalists, UASLP-Pumas (re-branded to Atlético Potosino) and Unión de Curtidores were promoted to the Primera División to increase the number of teams to 20 for the 1974–75 season.

Teams

Location of the 1973-74 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
Ciudad Madero Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas
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 Universitario
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 34 18 13 3 69 35 +34 49 Playoffs
2 Monterrey 34 22 4 8 65 36 +29 48
3 Toluca 34 14 11 9 53 43 +10 39
4 UNAM 34 12 13 9 55 42 +13 37
5 Atlas 34 14 8 12 53 52 +1 36
6 Jalisco 34 13 9 12 51 49 +2 35
7 Guadalajara 34 11 12 11 43 45 −2 34
8 Zacatepec 34 12 9 13 48 51 −3 33
9 Laguna 34 9 10 15 39 54 −15 28 Relegation Playoff
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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 Atlético Español 34 15 11 8 66 47 +19 41 Playoffs
2 Puebla 34 13 14 7 57 40 +17 40
3 León 34 12 16 6 62 44 +18 40
4 América 34 14 9 11 55 43 +12 37
5 Torreón 34 8 9 17 47 72 −25 25
6 Atlante 34 5 14 15 44 67 −23 24
7 Ciudad Madero 34 6 11 17 38 75 −37 23
8 Veracruz 34 7 8 19 33 53 −20 22
9 San Luis 34 8 5 21 35 65 −30 21 Relegation Playoff
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Source: [citation needed]

Results

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

Relegation playoff

More information San Luis, 0-0 ...
San Luis0-0Laguna
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More information Laguna, 2-0 ...
Laguna2-0San Luis
Perucci 32' 
Micó 90'
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Estadio San Isidro, Torreón

Laguna won 2-0 on aggregate. San Luis relegated to Segunda Division.

Championship playoff

Bracket

Semifinals Final
          
1 Cruz Azul 1 6 7
4 Puebla 1 1 2
1 Cruz Azul 1 3 4
3 Atlético Español 2 0 2
2 Monterrey 4 1 5
3 Atlético Español 3 3 6

Semifinal

More information Puebla, 1-1 ...
Puebla1-1Cruz Azul
Alvarado 58' Pérez 23' (own)
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More information Cruz Azul, 6-1 ...
Cruz Azul6-1Puebla
Vera 5', 90' 
Estrada 41'
Gómez 51'
López Salgado 74' 
Andrade 76'		 Zibecchi 7'
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Cruz Azul won 7-2 on aggregate.

More information Atlético Español, 3-4 ...
Atlético Español3-4Monterrey
Brandon 25'
Manzo 66'
Pardo 85'		 Álvarez 10'
Milton Carlos 43', 46'
Bertocchi 51'
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More information Monterrey, 1-3 ...
Monterrey1-3Atlético Español
Peña 35' (pen.) Manzo 44'
Muñante 59'
Romahn 76'
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Atlético Español won 6-5 on aggregate.

Final

The second legged match with Miguel Marín blocking an attempted goal by Benito Pardo.

First leg

More information Atlético Español, 2-1 ...
Atlético Español2-1Cruz Azul
Romahn
Brandon 		Report Vera 86'
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Atlético Español
Cruz Azul
GK1Mexico Enrique Vázquez
DF2Mexico Jaime García
DF3Mexico Juan Manuel Álvarez
DF4Argentina José Luis Trejo
DF5Mexico Jesús Rico
MF10Mexico Manuel Manzo
MF6Chile Juan Rodríguez Vega
FW8Spain Benito Pardo
FW7Peru Juan José Muñantedownward-facing red arrow 76'
FW9Uruguay Ricardo Brandon
FW11Mexico Alejandro Romahn
Substitutes:
MF14Mexico Tomás Boyupward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Peru Walter Ormeño
GK1Argentina Miguel Marín
DF2Mexico Ignacio Flores
DF3Mexico Javier Guzmán
DF4Chile Alberto Quintano
DF5Mexico Javier Sánchez Galindo
MF6Mexico Héctor Pulido (c)
MF14Mexico Luis Estrada
MF8Argentina Alberto Gómez
FW9Mexico Fernando Bustos
FW10Mexico Horacio López Salgadodownward-facing red arrow 68'
FW11Paraguay Eladio Vera
Substitutes:
MF7Mexico Joel Andradeupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Cárdenas

Second leg

More information Cruz Azul, 3-0 ...
Cruz Azul3-0Atlético Español
López Salgado 13'
Bustos 70'
Flores 		Report
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Referee: Abel Aguilar
Cruz Azul
Atlético Español
GK1Argentina Miguel Marín
DF2Mexico Ignacio Flores
DF3Mexico Javier Guzmán
DF4Chile Alberto Quintano
DF5Mexico Javier Sánchez Galindo
MF6Mexico Héctor Pulido (c)
MF7Mexico Joel Andrade
MF8Argentina Alberto Gómez
FW9Mexico Fernando Bustosdownward-facing red arrow 78'
FW10Mexico Horacio López Salgadodownward-facing red arrow 66'
FW11Paraguay Eladio Vera
Substitutes:
MF14Mexico Luis Estradaupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF16Mexico Pelón Gutiérrezupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Cárdenas
GK1Mexico Enrique Vázquez
DF2Mexico Jaime García
DF3Mexico Juan Manuel Álvarez
DF4Argentina José Luis Trejo
DF5Mexico Jesús Rico
MF10Mexico Manuel Manzo
MF6Chile Juan Rodríguez Vega
FW8Spain Benito Pardo
FW7Peru Juan José Muñante
FW9Uruguay Ricardo Brandon
FW11Mexico Alejandro Romahndownward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
MF14Mexico Tomás Boyupward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Peru Walter Ormeño

Cruz Azul won 4-2 on aggregate.

 1973–74 winners 
 
5th title

Top scorers

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Goals Club
Osvaldo Castro Chile24América
Horacio López Salgado Mexico22Cruz Azul
Milton Carlos Brazil22Monterrey
Roberto Salomone Argentina18León
Alcindo Brazil17Jalisco
Ricardo Chavarín Mexico17Atlas
Francisco Bertocchi Uruguay17Monterrey
Juan Carlos Cárdenas Argentina16Puebla
Alejandro Romahn Mexico15Atlético Español
Ricardo Brandon Uruguay15Atlético Español
Octavio Muciño Mexico15Cruz Azul
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