2011–12 Mexican Primera División season
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Apertura: Tigres (3rd title) Clausura: Santos Laguna (4th title) |
Relegated | Tecos |
Champions League | Tigres Santos Laguna Guadalajara Monterrey |
Copa Libertadores | Guadalajara Cruz Azul UANL |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 805 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Iván Alonso (11 goals) Clausura: Iván Alonso Christian Benítez (14 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura: Tigres 5–0 Pachuca (September 10, 2011) Clausura: Monterrey 4-0 Tecos (March 24, 2012) |
Biggest away win | Apertura: Pachuca 1–4 Santos Laguna (July 23, 2011) Chiapas 1–4 Monterrey (July 24, 2011) Guadalajara 1-4 Puebla (September 17, 2011) Monterrey 0-3 América (October 15, 2011) UNAM 1-4 Atlas (October 16, 2011) Clausura: Atlante 0-4 América (February 25, 2012) |
Highest scoring | Apertura: Chiapas 5-3 América (September 17, 2011) Atlante 4-4 Morelia (October 29, 2011) Clausura: Toluca 3-4 Pachuca (February 5, 2012) Cruz Azul 4-3 Monterrey (March 3, 2012) Santos Laguna 5-2 San Luis (March 3, 2012) Cruz Azul 5-2 Tecos (April 21, 2012) |
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The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional season was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams.
Changes from 2010–11[]
On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups[clarification needed] in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged,[clarification needed] single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals.[1] However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.[2]
Clubs[]
The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División.
Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
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América | Mexico City | Azteca | 105,000 |
Atlante | Cancún | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 56,700 |
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Estadio Azul | 35,000 |
Estudiantes Tecos | Zapopan | 3 de Marzo | 30,000 |
Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Omnilife | 49,850 |
Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 31,500 |
Monterrey | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
Morelia | Morelia | Morelos | 41,500 |
Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 48,650 |
Querétaro | Querétaro | La Corregidora | 40,785 |
San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras Ramírez | 24,000 |
Santos Laguna | Torreón | Corona | 30,000 |
Tijuana | Tijuana | Caliente | 33,333 |
Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
Tigres | San Nicolás | Universitario | 45,000 |
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000 |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
Position in table |
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Pre-Apertura changes | ||||||
Puebla | ![]() |
Resigned | May 6, 2011 | ![]() |
May 13, 2011 | 14th |
Toluca | ![]() |
Sacked | May 12, 2011 | ![]() |
May 17, 2011 | 12th |
Atlas | ![]() |
End of contract | May 23, 2011 | ![]() |
June 2, 2011 | 10th |
Apertura changes | ||||||
Estudiantes Tecos | ![]() |
Sacked | August 8, 2011 | ![]() |
August 8, 2011 | 16th |
Estudiantes Tecos | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | August 14, 2011 | ![]() |
August 15, 2011 | 9th |
Querétaro | ![]() |
Sacked | August 16, 2011 | ![]() |
August 16, 2011 | 8th |
Santos Laguna | ![]() |
Sacked | September 4, 2011 | ![]() |
September 4, 2011 | 14th |
Santos Laguna | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | September 14, 2011 | ![]() |
September 14, 2011 | 15th |
Atlas | ![]() |
Resigned | September 17, 2011 | ![]() |
September 18, 2011 | 18th |
América | ![]() |
Resigned | September 18, 2011 | ![]() |
September 19, 2011 | 16th |
Tijuana | ![]() |
Sacked | September 19, 2011 | ![]() |
September 19, 2011 | 17th |
Guadalajara | ![]() |
Sacked | October 3, 2011 | ![]() |
October 3, 2011 | 5th |
Estudiantes Tecos | ![]() |
Sacked | November 2, 2011 | ![]() |
November 2, 2011 | 13th |
Pre-Clausura changes | ||||||
Puebla | ![]() |
Sacked | November 7, 2011 | ![]() |
November 14, 2011 | 12th |
América | ![]() |
Sacked | November 10, 2011 | ![]() |
November 15, 2011 | 17th |
San Luis | ![]() |
Sacked | November 10, 2011 | ![]() |
November 10, 2011 | 10th |
Toluca | ![]() |
Sacked | November 10, 2011 | ![]() |
November 14, 2011 | 13th |
Atlante | ![]() |
Contract Termination | November 15, 2011 | ![]() |
November 29, 2011 | 15th |
Clausura changes | ||||||
Estudiantes Tecos | ![]() |
Resigned | January 14, 2012 | ![]() |
January 14, 2012 | 18th |
Guadalajara | ![]() |
Resigned | January 21, 2012 | ![]() |
January 26, 2012 | 18th |
Estudiantes Tecos | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | January 30, 2012 | ![]() |
January 30, 2012 | 17th |
San Luis | ![]() |
Resigned | February 25, 2012 | ![]() |
February 28, 2012 | 15th |
Querétaro | ![]() |
Resigned | March 3, 2012 | ![]() |
March 5, 2012 | 18th |
Puebla | ![]() |
Resigned | March 21, 2012 | ![]() |
March 21, 2012 | 16th |
Atlante | ![]() |
Sacked | April 15, 2012 | ![]() |
April 15, 2012 | 15th |
Guadalajara | ![]() |
Resigned | April 18, 2012 | ![]() |
April 18, 2012 | 14th |
Torneo Apertura[]
The 2011 Apertura was the first competition of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion.
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30[a] | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b] |
2 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29[a] | |
3 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28[a] | 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage[b] |
4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27[a] | Cannot qualify for South American competitions[c] |
5 | Chiapas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26[a] | Advance to the Final Phase |
6 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 26[a] | |
7 | Morelia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26[a] | Cannot qualify for South American competitions[c] |
8 | Querétaro | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 26[a] | Advance to the Final Phase |
9 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 25 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions[c] |
10 | San Luis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 24 | |
11 | Monterrey | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 | Cannot qualify for South American competitions[c] |
12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 22 | |
13 | Toluca | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 20 | |
14 | Atlante | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 19 | |
15 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
16 | Estudiantes Tecos | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 18 | |
17 | América | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 15 | |
18 | Atlas | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e f g h The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
- ^ a b All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
- ^ a b c d Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
Results[]
Liguilla[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Guadalajara | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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8 | Querétaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Querétaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UANL | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Morelia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Santos | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Chiapas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Apertura 2011 winners |
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UANL 3rd title |
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
Top goalscorers[]
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Toluca | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
Querétaro | 10 |
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Santos Laguna | 10 | |
4 | ![]() |
América | 8 |
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Pachuca | 8 | |
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Guadalajara | 8 | |
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Chiapas | 8 | |
8 | ![]() |
Puebla | 7 |
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Estudiantes Tecos | 7 | |
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Tigres | 7 | |
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San Luis | 7 | |
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Chiapas | 7 | |
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Morelia | 7 |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Santos Laguna | Pachuca | 4–1 | July 23, 2011 |
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América | Atlas | 5–2 | August 21, 2011 |
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Querétaro | UNAM | 4–0 | September 10, 2011 |
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Tigres | Pachuca | 5–0 | September 10, 2011 |
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Morelia | Querétaro | 4–2 | September 18, 2011 |
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Guadalajara | Estudiantes Tecos | 5–2 | October 15, 2011 |
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Toluca | Puebla | 4–3 | October 23, 2011 |
Torneo Clausura[]
The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. The team known as Tigres UANL were the defending champions.
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 36 | Advances to the Playoffs |
2 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 32 | |
3 | América | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
4 | Morelia | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | |
5 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 31 | |
6 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | |
7 | Tijuana | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 28 | |
8 | Chiapas | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 27 | |
9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | |
10 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
11 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 20 | |
12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 19 | |
13 | Atlante | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 16 | |
14 | UNAM | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 16 | |
15 | Guadalajara | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 | |
16 | San Luis | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 12 | |
17 | Querétaro | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 12 | |
18 | Estudiantes Tecos | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results[]
Liguilla[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Santos | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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8 | Chiapas | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Tigres | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Morelia | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Tigres | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Santos | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Monterrey | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Tijuana | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Monterrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | América | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2012 Clausura winners |
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Santos Laguna 4th title |
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Note: Santos were already qualified to 2012-13 Champions competition as the runners-up of the Apertura, and as they are Clausura Champions, their spot was relinquished as Apertura Runner-up to Guadalajara, the best record of the 2011 Apertura not already qualified.
Top goalscorers[]
Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name.
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Toluca | 14 |
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América | 14 | |
3 | ![]() |
Monterrey | 9 |
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Santos Laguna | 9 | |
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Morelia | 9 | |
6 | ![]() |
UANL | 8 |
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Chiapas | 8 | |
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Chiapas | 8 | |
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Cruz Azul | 8 | |
10 | ![]() |
Tijuana | 7 |
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Monterrey | 7 |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Santos Laguna | San Luis | 5–2 | March 3, 2012 |
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Pachuca | Atlante | 3–2 | March 17, 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Relegation[]
Pos |
Team | '09 A Pts |
'10 C Pts |
'10 A Pts |
'11 C Pts |
'11 A Pts |
'12 C Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg |
Relegation |
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1 | Monterrey | 30 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 180 | 192 | 1.7647 | |
2 | Cruz Azul | 33 | 25 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 177 | 102 | 1.7353 | |
3 | Santos Laguna | 27 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 171 | 102 | 1.6765 | |
4 | Morelia | 33 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 167 | 102 | 1.6373 | |
5 | UANL Tigres | 22 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 159 | 102 | 1.5588 | |
6 | América | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 155 | 102 | 1.5196 | |
7 | Toluca | 35 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 150 | 102 | 1.4706 | |
8 | Pachuca | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 146 | 102 | 1.4314 | |
UNAM | 17 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 146 | 102 | 1.4314 | ||
10 | Guadalajara | 19 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 143 | 102 | 1.402 | |
11 | Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 34 | 1.3529 | |
12 | Chiapas | 19 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 130 | 102 | 1.2745 | |
13 | Puebla | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 123 | 102 | 1.2059 | |
14 | San Luis | 21 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 118 | 102 | 1.1569 | |
15 | Atlante | 23 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 117 | 102 | 1.1471 | |
16 | Querétaro | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 112 | 102 | 1.098 | |
17 | Atlas | 18 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 110 | 102 | 1.0784 | |
18 | Estudiantes (R) | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 101 | 102 | 0.9902 | Relegation |
Updated to games played on April 29, 2012
Source:
References[]
- ^ "Mexican league to change format, playoffs". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ "Decisiones del Comité de Operaciones de la Primera División Profesional" [Decisions of the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee] (in Spanish). Femexfut. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
External links[]
- 2011–12 domestic association football leagues
- 2011–12 in Mexican football
- Liga MX seasons