1971–72 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1971–72 Segunda División was the 23rd season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 27 October 1971 and concluded on 26 July 1972. It was won by Atlas.[1]

Segunda División de México
Season1971–72
ChampionsAtlas (2nd Title)
PromotedLobos Querétaro
RelegatedUniversidad Veracruzana
Matches played316
Goals scored853 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo Chavarín
(26 goals)

As of this season, the format of the league changed, there were created two groups, the first and second place of each must play a playoff series for the championship, at the same time the two last teams of each group must play a playoff relegation series. However, the matches between all the teams in the league were maintained.[2]

Changes

Teams

ClubCityStadium
AtlasGuadalajaraEstadio Jalisco
Atlético CuernavacaCuernavacaEstadio Centenario
CuautlaCuautlaEstadio Isidro Gil Tapia
La PiedadLa PiedadEstadio Juan N. López
Lobos QuerétaroQuerétaro CityEstadio Municipal de Querétaro
Ciudad MaderoCiudad MaderoEstadio Tamaulipas
MoreliaMoreliaEstadio Venustiano Carranza
NacionalGuadalajaraEstadio Jalisco
NaucalpanNaucalpanUnidad Cuauhtémoc
QuerétaroQuerétaro CityEstadio Municipal de Querétaro
SalamancaSalamancaEstadio El Molinito
TampicoTampicoEstadio Tamaulipas
TepicTepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
Unión de CurtidoresLeónEstadio La Martinica
UANLMonterreyEstadio Universitario
Universidad VeracruzanaXalapaEstadio Antonio M. Quirasco
Ciudad VictoriaCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez
ZamoraZamoraEstadio Moctezuma

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1UANL (Q)34185115236+1641Qualified to Playoffs
2Zamora (Q)34141283729+840
3La Piedad34141283632+440
4Naucalpan34159106743+2439
5Ciudad Madero341211115158−735
6Nacional34815114557−1231
7Cuautla34107174258−1627
8Lobos Querétaro34712153453−1926Relegation Playoffs
9Universidad Veracruzana (R)34105193955−1625
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Atlas (Q)3423748233+4953Qualified to Playoffs
2Salamanca (Q)34121664333+1040
3Tampico34184125041+940
4Querétaro341310115238+1436
5Tepic34129134040033
6Unión de Curtidores34119144551−631
7Morelia34127154753−631
8Atlético Cuernavaca34108164857−928Relegation Playoffs
9Ciudad Victoria34310212669−4316
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

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Atlas3–15–15–03–13–02–21–11–04–02–14–14–35–24–23–14–13–1
Atl. Cuernavaca1–01–10–14–11–12–02–10–12–20–12–00–13–00–03–02–11–2
Cuautla0–11–11–22–21–00–12–31–00–10–02–23–20–11–33–14–21–0
La Piedad0–12–03–02–01–11–03–32–11–00–02–00–01–00–02–12–20–0
Lobos Querétaro1–33–22–12–10–11–14–12–22–11–11–00–32–23–25–33–00–2
Ciudad Madero0–04–22–10–02–04–24–12–22–11–11–00–32–23–25–33–00–2
Morelia2–51–14–13–11–14–31–22–32–13–34–02–10–00–22–03–11–0
Nacional2–23–41–12–02–02–21–21–31–11–01–41–10–01–21–01–00–2
Naucalpan0–13–14–22–03–14–12–12–22–02–13–41–02–03–45–18–00–0
Querétaro2–02–21–21–11–16–03–07–01–12–21–02–12–21–00–03–02–1
Salamanca1–11–33–11–11–12–13–02–23–31–01–20–01–01–02–12–01–1
Tampico0–04–21–22–11–03–00–10–02–12–10–13–11–03–13–23–00–0
Tepic1–23–12–20–02–11–11–01–31–00–10–22–12–10–04–01–01–2
Unión de Curtidores1–53–12–41–25–24–21–05–21–12–01–11–22–21–01–03–12–2
UANL2–02–04–10–01–03–12–13–21–10–20–12–01–21–21–34–03–0
Univ. Veracruzana2–02–21–11–21–10–13–12–12–10–11–10–13–11–00–14–23–0
Ciudad Victoria0–42–00–10–10–01–12–01–12–22–21–10–01–00–11–20–10–0
Zamora1–13–11–02–03–00–00–00–01–12–11–02–10–12–11–22–03–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Playoff

Semi-finalsFinal
        
1Atlas336
4Zamora112
1Atlas4
2UANL0
2UANL314
3Salamanca101

Final Game

Atlas4–0UANL
José Luis Herrera 16' 
Berna García 29' 
José Cedano 75' 
José de Jesús Aceves 89'
Report

References