1972–73 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1972–73 Segunda División was the 24th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 26 November 1972 and concluded on 5 July 1973. It was won by Ciudad Madero.[1]

Segunda División de México
Season1972–73
ChampionsCiudad Madero (2nd Title)
PromotedOrizaba
Tecnológico Celaya
U. de G.
UAEM
RelegatedOrizaba
Tec Celaya
Matches played318
Goals scored936 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerMarino Guevara
José de Jesús Damían
(22 goals)

As of this season, the promotion playoff was established between the Second and Third Division. The penultimate and antepenultimate classified of this category had to play a series against the second and third place of the Third Division.

Changes

Teams

ClubCityStadium
Atlético CuernavacaCuernavacaEstadio Centenario
CuautlaCuautlaEstadio Isidro Gil Tapia
IrapuatoIrapuatoEstadio Irapuato
Ciudad MaderoCiudad MaderoEstadio Tamaulipas
MoreliaMoreliaEstadio Venustiano Carranza
NaucalpanNaucalpanUnidad Cuauhtémoc
OrizabaOrizabaEstadio Socum
QuerétaroQuerétaro CityEstadio Municipal de Querétaro
SalamancaSalamancaEstadio El Molinito
TampicoTampicoEstadio Tamaulipas
Tecnológico de CelayaCelayaEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Unión de CurtidoresLeónEstadio La Martinica
UAEMTolucaEstadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba
UANLMonterreyEstadio Universitario
U. de G.GuadalajaraEstadio Tecnológico U. de G.
U. de N.TepicEstadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
Ciudad VictoriaCiudad VictoriaEstadio Marte R. Gómez
ZamoraZamoraEstadio Moctezuma

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ciudad Madero (Q)3418885034+1644Qualified to Playoffs
2UANL (Q)3417895631+2542
3Naucalpan34168107051+1940
4Unión de Curtidores34111675448+638
5U. de G.341112115142+934
6Zamora341111125162−1133
7UAEM34715123639−329
8Ciudad Victoria34714133754−1728
9Atlético Cuernavaca (R)3475223888−5019Relegated
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Irapuato (Q)3417986938+3143Qualified to Playoffs
2Querétaro (Q)34151276239+2342
3Morelia3417894733+1442
4Tampico34167114834+1439
5Cuautla34136155359−632
6Salamanca341011135361−831
7Universidad de Nayarit34108165159−828
8Tecnológico de Celaya3499165372−1927Relegation Playoffs
9Orizaba3485214479−3521
Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ AwayATCCUAIRAMADMORNAUORIQUESALTAMTECUDCUEMUNLUDGUDNVICZAM
Atl. Cuernavaca0–11–00–11–23–20–41–84–31–02–20–00–01–21–10–30–10–0
Cuautla5–21–11–06–15–12–00–22–32–14–21–21–41–00–11–11–12–2
Irapuato2–15–02–02–11–06–21–12–02–06–00–23–12–41–05–17–23–1
Ciudad Madero4–25–11–00–21–03–01–12–13–24–10–00–01–01–12–10–03–1
Morelia5–32–00–00–11–13–03–00–12–13–01–01–13–23–03–21–01–1
Naucalpan6–14–31–12–12–03–11–04–12–05–32–24–20–13–03–22–12–1
Orizaba1–23–32–01–20–11–22–63–30–12–13–21–00–12–11–62–12–2
Querétaro3–02–02–41–20–03–20–01–12–04–20–02–10–00–03–03–14–1
Salamanca1–33–01–12–01–14–43–20–20–00–11–20–20–41–02–16–12–3
Tampico4–11–22–10–01–02–12–21–04–12–13–21–12–02–05–02–02–0
Tec. Celaya4–03–11–22–12–31–54–12–21–10–00–01–22–22–52–20–12–3
Unión de Curtidores5–22–02–24–41–11–11–01–21–21–01–12–12–12–12–20–01–3
UAEM5–00–21–10–11–00–00–01–11–20–01–22–23–10–00–00–01–0
UANL4–00–11–02–10–01–14–00–02–01–10–14–24–01–13–21–02–0
U. de G.5–12–12–20–11–21–05–12–21–10–11–13–32–11–24–05–20–0
U. de N.1–00–11–21–21–00–04–14–11–11–11–21–22–10–00–22–34–2
Ciudad Victoria2–10–01–11–10–13–21–22–21–11–22–01–11–12–12–21–20–0
Zamora1–43–22–12–11–03–22–12–04–41–01–13–32–21–50–11–22–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Playoff

Semi-finalsFinal
          
1Irapuato213
3UANL101
1Irapuato000
2Ciudad Madero022
2Ciudad Madero134
4Querétaro213

Final


Irapuato0–2Ciudad Madero
ReportAurelio Barajas
Elías Aguilar

Relegation Playoff

PlayoffsWinners
        
16Tecnológico de Celaya325 (3)
3Universidad de San Luis (p.)325 (4)
3Universidad de San Luis
2Nuevo Necaxa
17Orizaba033
2Nuevo Necaxa145

References