Primera División de México Clausura 2007

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 19, 2007, and ran until April 29, when the regular season ended.[1] UAG and UANL inaugurated the season with a match in which UAG won 2-1. Reigning champions Guadalajara were eliminated in semifinals by archrivals América and thus could not retain their title. Querétaro, who finished last in the percentage table, were relegated to Primera División A at the end of the season. On May 27, Pachuca defeated América 3-2 and became champions for the fifth time.[2]

Primera División de México
Season2006−07
ChampionsPachuca (5th title)
RelegatedQuerétaro
Champions' CupPachuca
InterligaNecaxa
America
Morelia
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
UANL
Chiapas
UAG
Copa SudamericanaPachuca
America
SuperLigaPachuca
America
Guadalajara
Morelia
Top goalscorerOmar Bravo
(11 goals)

Overview

TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
ChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico
NecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoria
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo
QuerétaroQuerétaro, QuerétaroCorregidora
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
1Guadalajara179442714+1331Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2Cruz Azul178452217+528
3Atlas177462017+325Qualified for the Repechage
4Querétaro174761520−519
5Chiapas175481626−1019
6Necaxa174671926−718
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Pachuca1712323612+2439Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2UAG176743023+725
3San Luis177372123−224Qualified for the Repechage
4Atlante176382127−621
5Monterrey175481723−619
6Veracruz1733111133−2212
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1América179352615+1130Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2UANL176561720−323
3Santos Laguna176472120+122Qualified for the Repechage
4Morelia177192325−222
5UNAM1731131918+120
6Toluca1731041517−219
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Pachuca1712323612+2439Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2Guadalajara179442714+1331
3América179352615+1130
4Cruz Azul178452217+528
5UAG176743023+725
6Atlas177462017+325Qualified for the Repechage
7San Luis177372123−224
8UANL176561720−323Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
9Santos Laguna176472120+122Qualified for the Repechage
10Morelia177192325−222
11Atlante176382127−621
12UNAM1731131918+120
13Toluca1731041517−219
14Querétaro174761520−519
15Monterrey175481723−619
16Chiapas175481626−1019
17Necaxa174671926−718
18Veracruz1733111133−2212
Source: MedioTiempo

Relegation

PosTeamTotal PtsGamesP/G
14UANL1271021.2451
15UNAM1241021.2157
16Veracruz1221021.1961
17Santos Laguna1171021.1471
18Querétaro37341.0882

Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Omar BravoGuadalajara11
2 Javier CámporaChiapas10
3 Gustavo BiscayzacúAtlante8
Juan Carlos CachoPachuca
5 Fernando ArceMorelia7
Hugo DroguettUAG
Christian GiménezPachuca
Emanuel VillaUAG
9 Salvador CabañasAmérica6
Leandro GraciánMonterrey
Richard NúñezCruz Azul
Miguel SabahCruz Azul

Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ AwayAMEUNAGDLUANTECCHPSANTOLVERCAZPACSLPATLATEMORMONNECQUE
América1–02–14–12–00–04–10–11–02–0
UNAM1–10–02–02–10–11–10–03–3
Guadalajara1–02–21–14–00–12–11–12–0
UANL1–01–10–21–02–01–11–03–31–1
UAG2–22–10–03–03–42–02–02–1
Chiapas1–40–21–02–31–11–10–00–22–20–30–11–02–12–10–21–32–0
Santos Laguna0–21–22–30–11–11–12–11–02–00–13–23–33–02–10–10–10–0
Toluca2–22–21–12–00–00–01–21–00–00–21–10–02–41–21–01–10–0
Veracruz2–42–10–40–10–32–00–10–12–40–52–10–10–10–50–01–10–0
Cruz Azul0–01–01–23–01–02–20–20–04–23–20–20–10–13–22–12–00–0
Pachuca1–00–01–00–24–23–01–02–05–02–33–04–24–11–04–01–10–0
San Luis1–41–11–01–10–21–02–31–11–22–00–30–13–01–22–32–11–0
Atlas1–00–00–22–04–10–13–30–01–01–02–41–01–12–00–21–22–0
Atlante0–11–10–30–12–21–20–34–21–01–01–40–31–11–32–03–03–1
Morelia2–12–11–20–00–41–21–22–15–02–30–12–10–23–11–00–11–3
Monterrey1–00–11–13–30–22–01–00–10–01–20–43–22–00–20–12–21–2
Necaxa1–21–12–41–11–23–11–01–11–10–21–11–22–10–31–02–20–2
Querétaro0–23–30–22–12–20–20–00–00–00–00–00–10–21–33–12–12–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Repechage

Santos Laguna0–1San Luis
ReportLuna 57'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
San Luis0–2Santos Laguna
ReportOrtíz 73'
Jiménez 90+2'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 2–1 on aggregate.


Morelia1–1Atlas
Sánchez  85'ReportBalcázar  10'
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)
Atlas0–0Morelia
Report
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)

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

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Pachuca (s)112
9Santos Laguna112
1Pachuca (w/o)3x3
4Cruz Azul1x1
4Cruz Azul112
5UAG000
1Pachuca213
3América112
2Guadalajara336
8UANL123
2Guadalajara000
3América112
3América347
6Atlas314

Quarterfinals

Guadalajara3–2UANL
Rivas 43' (o.g.)
Saavedra 75' (o.g.)
Bautista 90' (pen.)
ReportLozano 28' (pen.)
Fonseca 82' (pen.)
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Guadalajara won 6–3 on aggregate.


UAG0–1Cruz Azul
ReportNúñez 31'
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 2–0 on aggregate.


Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Marcón 21'ReportCaballero 9'
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)

2–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.


Atlas3–3América
Pérez 35'
Guardado 74'
Olivera 87' (pen.)
ReportCabañas 4', 80' 
Infante  59'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)
América4–1Atlas
Blanco 13', 76' (pen.)
Fernández 38'
Mosqueda 81'
ReportNavia 47'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

América won 7–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Cruz Azul1–3Pachuca
Borgetti 45' (pen.)ReportCaballero 20'
Giménez 34' (pen.), 62'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)
Pachucaw/oCruz Azul
Report
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

Pachuca were awarded a walkover after Cruz Azul was suspended one match for fielding suspended player Salvador Carmona in the first leg.


América1–0Guadalajara
Cabañas 61'Report
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Guadalajara0–1América
ReportRodríguez 76'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)

América won 2–0 on aggregate.

Finals

América1–2Pachuca
Blanco 82' (pen.)ReportCacho 53', 75'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.


 Clausura 2007 winners 
Pachuca
5th title

Doping scandal

Salvador Carmona of Cruz Azul was charged of doping before his semifinal match against Pachuca. Regardless, Isaac Mizrahi, Cruz Azul's coach, illegally included Carmona in the starting lineup. For this, the FMF fined Cruz Azul a one-game suspension, thus disqualifying them from playing the semifinal's second leg. This means that Cruz Azul was prematurely eliminated from the playoffs, and that Pachuca were automatically qualified for the final.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has imposed a much harsher punishment on Carmona: he is banned from playing any professional match anywhere in the world for life, thus ending his career early.

References