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Primera División de México Apertura 2002

Primera División de México
Season2002−03
ChampionsToluca (7th title)
Champions' CupToluca
Morelia
Copa LibertadoresUNAM
Cruz Azul
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo
(29 goals)

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 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 Saturday, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.

Teams

  • The number of participants in the league was expanded to 20 teams.
  • La Piedad was moved to Querétaro and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro.[1]
  • Veracruz was promoted from Primera 'A', however, another team with the same name and venue already existed, so the promoted team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.[2]
  • San Luis was promoted from Primera 'A'.[3]
  • Atlante F.C. was moved from Mexico City to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.[4]

Stadiums and Locations

Mexico City
Mexico City
Atlas Guadalajara UAG
Atlas
Guadalajara
UAG
Toluca
Toluca
Celaya
Celaya
Monterrey UANL
Monterrey
UANL
Veracruz
Veracruz
San Luis
San Luis
Morelia
Morelia
Chiapas
Chiapas
Puebla
Puebla
Querétaro
Querétaro
Pachuca
Pachuca
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Greater Mexico City teams América Atlante Cruz Azul Necaxa UNAM
Greater Mexico City teams
América Blue pog.svg
Atlante Blue pog.svg
Cruz Azul Blue pog.svg
Necaxa Blue pog.svg
UNAM Blue pog.svg
Primera División de México Apertura 2002 is located in Mexico
Location of the Primera División Apertura 2002 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Estadio Azteca 87,523
Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Estadio Neza 86 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Jalisco 55,110
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001
Cruz Azul Mexico City Estadio Azul 33,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Jalisco 55,110
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Tecnológico 36,485
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Estadio Morelos 35,000
Necaxa Mexico City Estadio Azteca 87,523
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Estadio Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla City, Puebla Estadio Cuauhtémoc 42,649
Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro Estadio Corregidora 33,162
San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Estadio Alfonso Lastras 30,000
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Estadio Corona 20,100
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Estadio Nemesio Díez 27,000
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Estadio Tres de Marzo 18,779
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Estadio Universitario 72,000
UNAM Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario 41,615
Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28,703

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Mexico Mario Carrillo Mexico Pável Pardo Nike Coca-Cola
Atlante Mexico Miguel Herrera Argentina Damián Grosso Garcis Pegaso
Atlas Mexico Enrique Meza Nike Coca-Cola/Omnilife
Celaya Bolivia Carlos Trucco Keuka Lala
Chiapas Argentina Salvador Capitano Mexico Sergio Almaguer Atletica Farmacias del Ahorro
Cruz Azul Mexico José Luis Trejo Mexico Óscar Pérez Umbro Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Mexico Daniel Guzmán Atletica Cemento Tolteca
Monterrey Argentina Daniel Passarella Mexico Jesús Arellano Atletica Bimbo
Morelia Argentina Rubén Omar Romano Argentina Darío Franco Atletica LG
Necaxa Mexico Raúl Arias Atletica Bimbo
Pachuca Mexico Alfredo Tena Atletica Cemento Cruz Azul
Puebla Mexico Gustavo Vargas Atletica Volkswagen
Querétaro Argentina Mario Zanabria Marval Kellogg's
San Luis Mexico Juan Antonio Luna Atletica Bimbo
Santos Laguna Mexico Sergio Bueno Mexico Jared Borgetti Atletica Soriana
Toluca Argentina Ricardo La Volpe Mexico Salvador Carmona Atletica Banamex
UAG Peru Julio César Uribe Atletica Ocho Columnas
UANL Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Atletica Cemento Monterrey
UNAM Mexico Hugo Sánchez Lotto Banamex
Veracruz Uruguay Hugo Fernández Spalding Gigante

Final standings (groups)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
4 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
5 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
3 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
4 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
5 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
3 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
4 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
5 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
3 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
4 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
5 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33
4 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32
5 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
6 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
7 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27
8 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
9 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
10 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
11 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
12 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
13 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
14 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
15 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
16 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
17 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
18 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
19 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
20 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CEL CHI CAZ GDL MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM VER
América — – – – 0–0 – – – 1–1 2–1 3–0 – 3–1 2–1 – 1–2 2–1 – – 5–1
Atlante 1–4 — – 4–2 – 2–0 0–0 – 2–1 – – – 2–1 – 3–1 2–3 – 2–2 – 4–1
Atlas 3–2 2–1 — – – 3–2 1–2 1–2 – – – – 2–5 – 1–2 – – 1–0 6–0 –
Celaya 0–1 – 2–1 — 2–2 – – 1–0 1–1 – – 0–3 2–0 – – 2–2 – – 0–1 1–1
Chiapas – 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–0 – – – 2–0 – – 2–0 – – 1–3 0–2 –
Cruz Azul 1–1 – – 1–1 – — – – 1–3 2–1 3–2 – 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 1–2 – – 5–1
Guadalajara 0–1 – – 3–2 – 1–1 — – 1–0 0–0 – – 2–4 1–1 – 3–3 – 4–0 – 2–1
Monterrey 0–0 2–0 – – – 1–1 0–2 — – – – – 2–0 – 0–0 3–1 – 1–1 1–2 –
Morelia – – 2–0 – 2–0 – – 2–0 — 6–0 1–1 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–0 – 2–2 –
Necaxa – 3–0 2–3 0–2 3–1 – – 2–1 – — 0–2 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–1 – 1–0 –
Pachuca – 1–1 1–1 0–2 – – 1–1 1–3 – – — 1–1 3–3 – 0–0 – 0–2 – 0–3 –
Puebla 0–1 1–1 2–1 – – 1–2 1–1 2–1 – – – — – – 3–1 – – 2–1 0–1 –
Querétaro – – – – 3–3 – – – 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 — 0–0 – 0–2 2–0 – – 3–2
San Luis – 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 – – 3–0 – – 2–4 1–0 — 1–1 – 0–0 – – –
Santos Laguna 0–1 – – 2–0 0–0 1–3 4–2 – 2–2 3–2 – – – – — 5–2 – 3–1 – 4–2
Toluca – – 1–0 – 5–1 – – – 4–1 3–0 5–1 5–0 – 3–1 – — 6–0 – – 1–1
UAG – 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–0 – – – 3–2 – – 2–1 – — 1–3 4–3 –
UANL 0–1 – – 6–1 – 0–1 – – 2–1 3–2 1–1 – 4–1 0–4 – 2–2 – — – 1–1
UNAM 1–3 4–1 – – – 2–2 7–1 – – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–4 – 3–2 — 2–1
Veracruz – – 3–0 – 3–0 – – 1–1 3–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 – – 2–1 – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 29
2 Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 13
Chile Sebastián González Atlante
Brazil Alex Fernandes Morelia
5 Brazil Marcelo de Faria San Luis 12
6 Mexico Jesús Olalde UNAM 10
7 Chile Reinaldo Navia UAG 9
8 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 8
Argentina Diego Latorre Celaya
Argentina Josemir Lujambio Querétaro
Mexico Mariano Trujillo UNAM

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
2 Toluca 1 3 4
7 Guadalajara 2 0 2
2 Toluca 5 2 7
8 Santos Laguna 3 1 4
1 América 3 1 4
8 Santos Laguna 3 2 5
2 Toluca 0 4 4
4 Morelia 1 1 2
3 UNAM 0 3 3
6 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
3 UNAM 0 2 2
4 Morelia 4 1 5
4 Morelia 3 4 7
5 UAG 1 1 2

Quarterfinals

Guadalajara2–1Toluca
García Goal 85'
Mora Goal 88'		 Report Cardozo Goal 56'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
Toluca3–0Guadalajara
Carmona Goal 74'
Cardozo Goal 77'
Sánchez Goal 90'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna3–3América
Ruiz Goal 30', 64'
Lillingston Goal 60'		 Report Blanco Goal 33'
Castillo Goal 38', 70'
Estadio Corona, Torreón
América1–2Santos Laguna
Blanco Goal 70' (pen.) Report Borgetti Goal 40'
Villa Goal 63' (o.g.)
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–0UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM3–2Cruz Azul
González Goal 14', 41'
Brown Goal 78' (o.g.)		 Report Abreu Goal 50'
Cabrera Goal 83'
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.

UAG1–3Morelia
Donizete Goal 35' Report Almirón Goal 7'
C. Morales Goal 65'
González Goal 79'
Referee: Sergio Fernando Silva (Coahuila)
Morelia4–1UAG
Alex Goal 21'
Saavedra Goal 62'
Bautista Goal 74'
Buján Goal 83'		 Report Donizete Goal 26'
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Santos Laguna3–5Toluca
Borgetti Goal 18'
Rodríguez Goal 47'
Altamirano Goal 55'		 Report Cardozo Goal 22' (pen.), 32'
Sánchez Goal 42'
Cuberas Goal 70'
Sinha Goal 71'
Estadio Corona, Torreón
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Toluca2–1Santos Laguna
Cardozo Goal 32', 82' Report Borgetti Goal 28'

Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.

Morelia4–0UNAM
Bautista Goal 14', 55'
Saavedra Goal 29'
Alex Goal 44'		 Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM2–1Morelia
Lemos Goal 30'
González Goal 44'		 Report Bautista Goal 39'
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Finals

Morelia1–0Toluca
Saavedra Goal 58' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Toluca4–1Morelia
Carmona Goal 32'
López Goal 40'
Cardozo Goal 51'
García Goal 65'		 Report Bautista Goal 1'
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.


 Apertura 2002 winners 
Toluca
7th title

References

  1. ^ Flores Adana, Omar (31 May 2014). "La historia del Querétaro" (in Spanish). Excélsior. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Jaguares y sus múltiples dueños" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ Juárez, Rigoberto (5 June 2016). "Sólo en México, en 4 años un equipo de Primera División no perdió la categoría" (in Spanish). Milenio Diario. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Futbol en Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Apuntes de Rabona. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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