Primera División de México Apertura 2007

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two shorter tournaments that together make up the Mexican football season - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, August 3, 2007. On June 10, 2007, FMF General Secretary Decio de Maria revealed the groups for the upcoming tournament. Reigning champions Pachuca were eliminated in Repechaje by Cruz Azul by a double leg aggregate score of 6-0 (0-2 in the first leg, 4-0 in the second leg) and thus could not retain their title. Puebla was promoted to the Primera División de México after they beat Sinaloa in the ascension final thus, Querétaro was relegated to the Primera División A. This is the first time they are taking part in a Primera División tournament since they were relegated after Clausura 2005. Atlante made the move to Cancún, Quintana Roo, and played in the Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo after having played in Estádio Azteca for over a decade. At their new home, on December 9, 2007 Atlante won the Apertura 2007 by defeating UNAM 2–1 on aggregate. It was Atlante's third title.

Primera División de México
Season2007−08
ChampionsAtlante (3rd title)
Champions' CupAtlante
Champions LeagueAtlante
UNAM
Copa LibertadoresGuadalajara
America
Atlas (First Stage)
SuperLigaMorelia
Pachuca
America
Guadalajara
Top goalscorerAlfredo Moreno
(18 goals)

Overview

Location of the Primera División Clausura 2006 teams
TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteCancún, Quintana RooAndrés Quintana Roo
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo
PachucaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc
San LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Alfonso Lastras
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
VeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente

Final standings (groups)

Group 1
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Toluca1710432716+1134Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2UNAM176653219+1324
3Pachuca177372623+324Qualified for the Repechage
4Chiapas173952228−618
5Puebla174581624−817
6UAG1752102438−1417
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Santos Laguna1711514022+1838Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2Atlante179623219+1333
3América177552622+426Qualified for the Repechage
4Veracruz175392035−1518
5Monterrey173591825−714
6Atlas1733112333−1012
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Guadalajara179442816+1231Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2San Luis178543130+129
3Cruz Azul177462722+525Qualified for the Repechage
4Morelia176472025−522
5Necaxa175572332−920
6UANL174491622−616
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Santos Laguna1711514022+1838Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2Toluca1710432716+1134
3Atlante179623219+1333
4Guadalajara179442816+1231
5San Luis178543130+129
6América177552622+426Qualified for the Repechage
7Cruz Azul177462722+525
8UNAM176653219+1324Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
9Pachuca177372623+324Qualified for the Repechage
10Morelia176472025−522
11Necaxa175572332−920
12Chiapas173952228−618
13Veracruz175392035−1518
14Puebla174581624−817
15UAG1752102438−1417
16UANL174491622−616
17Monterrey173591825−714
18Atlas1733112333−1012
Source: MedioTiempo

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Alfredo MorenoSan Luis18
2 Giancarlo MaldonadoAtlante15
3 Esteban SolariUNAM14
4 Daniel LudueñaSantos Laguna13
5 Miguel SabahCruz Azul11
6 Bruno MarioniAtlas10
7 Salvador CabañasAmérica9
Hugo DroguettUAG
Hugo RodallegaNecaxa
Vicente SánchezToluca

Source: MedioTiempo

Results table

Home \ AwayAMÉATEATLCAZCHIGUAMORMTYNEXPACPUESANSLUTOLUAGUNLUNMVER
América2–12–26–12–11–04–11–10–0
Atlante2–10–21–24–02–24–32–01–0
Atlas1–20–12–20–12–51–11–13–2
Cruz Azul2–22–01–12–13–01–23–11–21–0
Chiapas1–11–10–00–22–22–20–01–2
Guadalajara1–13–11–05–41–05–10–01–03–1
Morelia2–11–10–22–11–02–01–00–31–1
Monterrey0–11–11–23–12–01–12–31–11–0
Necaxa2–41–11–13–22–12–31–11–01–1
Pachuca1–21–23–11–10–00–14–11–21–1
Puebla0–01–01–11–20–33–03–00–0
Santos4–02–02–13–24–10–03–22–0
San Luis2–13–10–02–13–20–32–23–22–1
Toluca3–11–02–04–02–02–32–10–02–1
UAG0–32–13–23–01–43–12–32–3
UANL2–33–21–11–03–20–00–14–0
UNAM1–13–21–21–12–22–03–08–0
Veracuz0–22–11–41–33–11–33–03–22–1
Updated to match(es) played on January 23, 2007. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Repechage

Pachuca0–2Cruz Azul
ReportDomínguez 5', 60'
Referee: Fabricio Morales (Sinaloa)

Cruz Azul won 6–0 on aggregate.


Morelia3–0América
Cervantes 27'
Romero 41'
Landín 72'
Report
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)
América1–0Morelia
Esqueda 41'Report
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Morelia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
3Atlante123
6Cruz Azul011
3Atlante (s)011
4Guadalajara101
4Guadalajara112
5San Luis101
3Atlante022
7UNAM011
1Santos Laguna235
8Morelia022
1Santos Laguna044
7UNAM325
2Toluca011
7UNAM213

Quarterfinals

Cruz Azul0–1Atlante
ReportPereyra 2'
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.


San Luis1–1Guadalajara
Moreno 89'ReportSantana 38'

Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.


Morelia0–2Santos Laguna
ReportCastillo 19'
Ludueña 49'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Santos Laguna3–2Morelia
Ludueña 45'
García 52'
Vuoso 79'
ReportGuzmán 65'
Arce 81'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.


UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Guadalajara1–0Atlante
Morales 56' (pen.)Report
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

1–1 on aggregate. Atlante advanced for being the higher seeded team.


UNAM3–0Santos Laguna
Scocco 26', 54'
Moreno 50'
Report

UNAM won 5–4 on aggregate.

Finals

UNAM0–0Atlante
Report

Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.


 Apertura 2007 winners 
Atlante
3rd title

By winning Apertura 2007, Atlante earned a quarterfinal spot in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, along with a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.

By being the Apertura 2007 runner-up, the Pumas earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.