1963–64 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1963–64 Mexican Segunda División was the 14th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 June 1963 and concluded on 7 February 1964. It was won by Cruz Azul. For the following season, the Primera División had an expansion from 14 to 16 teams, for which a promotion playoff was played at the end of this season.

Segunda División de México
Season1963–64
ChampionsCruz Azul (1st Title)
Matches played240
Goals scored903 (3.76 per match)

Changes

Teams

ClubCityStadium
CelayaCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz AzulJassoEstadio 10 de Diciembre
La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López
LagunaTorreónEstadio San Isidro
Nuevo LeónMonterreyEstadio Tecnológico
OrizabaOrizabaEstadio Socum
PachucaPachucaEstadio Revolución Mexicana
Poza RicaPoza RicaParque Jaime J. Merino
Refinería MaderoCiudad MaderoEstadio Tampico
TampicoTampico
TepicTepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
TexcocoTexcocoEstadio Municipal de Texcoco
TorreónTorreónEstadio Revolución
VeracruzVeracruzParque Deportivo Veracruzano
Ciudad VictoriaCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez
ZamoraZamoraEstadio Moctezuma

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
1Cruz Azul (C, P)30197467332.03045Promoted to Primera División
2Poza Rica30188489352.54344Promotion Playoff to Primera División
3Refinería Madero30186668292.34542
4Veracruz30158757361.58338
5Pachuca30157860431.39537
6Tampico30129956381.47433
7Nuevo León301451164551.16433
8Laguna301261271621.14530
9Ciudad Victoria301161349600.81728
10Orizaba301151455551.00027
11Torreón30871544620.71023
12Texcoco30871545650.69223
13Tepic30941752660.78822
14Celaya30771638700.54321
15La Piedad307419511020.50018
16Zamora30642037920.40216
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ AwayCELCAZLPDLAGNVLORIPACPZRRMATAMTEPTEXTORVERVICZAM
Celaya1–31–01–11–21–03–11–20–21–10–02–25–31–14–14–1
Cruz Azul5–08–33–03–03–20–02–23–22–11–25–11–11–02–07–1
La Piedad2–10–25–31–24–31–02–61–33–52–11–12–01–10–33–3
Laguna5–22–26–21–14–24–13–21–11–24–14–03–32–35–14–0
Nuevo León1–10–16–03–13–21–01–13–22–11–40–16–23–01–17–1
Orizaba2–01–26–33–23–12–42–11–12–11–40–16–23–01–17–1
Pachuca6–13–17–24–25–33–21–10–22–14–33–11–14–23–12–0
Poza Rica7–00–07–26–17–22–41–02–23–03–05–25–00–45–16–0
Refinería Madero4–00–02–13–24–23–03–00–30–09–12–04–01–00–16–0
Tampico4–03–110–03–02–10–00–01–11–13–12–43–10–03–12–3
Tepic3–01–22–22–32–33–11–10–12–33–13–23–00–30–14–1
Texcoco1–12–23–20–22–32–10–11–30–41–12–13–30–22–03–0
Torreón1–21–23–01–01–01–00–11–42–01–21–10–24–02–33–1
Veracruz3–23–01–22–12–21–10–01–12–00–04–15–24–24–16–1
Ciudad Victoria4–10–14–32–23–11–23–31–11–22–02–13–21–10–12–1
Zamora2–11–22–11–20–31–31–00–10–21–32–53–23–32–04–4
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Playoff

In order to increase the number of team from 14 to 16 for the 1964–65 season the league made a playoff. The playoff was composed of the lowest team from Primera division and the 2nd-5th teams in the standings from Segunda Division as Cruz Azul had earned automatic promotion. The playoff was played between January 16 and February 6, 1964. All games were played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotionNACVERRMAPZR
1Nacional312043+14Remained at Primera División1–11–12–1
2Veracruz31114403Tiebreaker3–2
3Refinería Madero311137−431–0
4Poza Rica310296+32Remained at Segunda División6–1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored

Tiebreaker match

References