1953–54 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1953–54 Mexican Segunda División was the fourth season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 9 August 1953 and concluded on 24 January 1954. It was won by Irapuato.

Segunda División de México
Season1953–54
ChampionsIrapuato (1st Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored434 (3.29 per match)

Initially, 13 teams took part in the competition. However, on 11 October 1953, after a match against San Sebastián, the bus that transported the squad of Veracruz suffered an accident and some of the players died. After this incident, Veracruz was dissolved and all the matches played by the club were annulled.[1]

Teams

ClubCityStadium
AnáhuacMonterreyEstadio Tecnológico
CuautlaCuautlaEl Almeal
Estrella RojaTolucaCampo Patria
IrapuatoIrapuatoEstadio Revolución
La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López
MoctezumaOrizabaEstadio Moctezuma
MonterreyMonterreyEstadio Tecnológico
MoreliaMoreliaCampo Morelia
OviedoPachucaCampo Margarito Ramírez
QuerétaroQuerétaroEstadio Municipal
San SebastiánLeónEstadio La Martinica
ZamoraZamoraParque Juan Carreño

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Irapuato (C)22144442241.75032Promotion to Primera División
2San Sebastián23135544261.69231
3La Piedad22134548301.60030
4Anáhuac2295842351.20023
5Cuautla2287734350.97123
6Zamora221021038341.11822
7Querétaro22931025251.00021
8Moctezuma2277836380.94721
9Morelia22821235400.87518
10Estrella Roja22481031470.66016
11Oviedo22551236560.64315
12Monterrey22521523440.52312
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ AwayANACUAESTIRAPIEMOCMTYMOROVIQROSANZAM
Anáhuac3–23–42–21–04–03–01–42–20–00–11–2
Cuautla2–01–11–01–10–23–01–11–10–01–03–0
Estrella Roja1–12–41–32–02–21–12–21–42–11–21–1
Irapuato2–21–04–03–20–03–23–14–11–02–03–1
La Piedad1–05–31–01–13–23–01–0[1]5–12–02–23–2
Moctezuma1–42–23–03–11–22–05–23–42–10–02–1
Monterrey0–13–02–02–11–42–23–10–22–41–2
Morelia0–26–13–10–23–12–02–11–32–00–11–2
Oviedo2–63–33–30–11–51–11–21–21–41–22–1
Querétaro2–30–11–50–22–10–02–02–12–04–11–0
San Sebastián4–12–31–14–11–13–23–05–13–01–04–3
Zamora3–22–14–01–23–44–11–02–03–10–10–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes

1.^ Match awarded to La Piedad.

References