Primera División de México Apertura 2007

Primera División de México

Season	2007−08
Champions	Atlante (3rd title)
Champions' Cup	Atlante
Champions League	Atlante UNAM
Copa Libertadores	Guadalajara America Atlas (First Stage)
SuperLiga	Morelia Pachuca America Guadalajara
Top goalscorer	Alfredo Moreno (18 goals)
← Clausura 2007 Clausura 2008 →

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 aggragate 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.

Overview[]

Team	City	Stadium
América	Mexico City	Azteca
Atlante	Cancún, Quintana Roo	Andrés Quintana Roo
Atlas	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Chiapas	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas	Víctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz Azul	Mexico City	Azul
Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Morelia	Morelia, Michoacán	Morelos
Monterrey	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Tecnológico
Necaxa	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes	Victoria
Pachuca	Pachuca, Hidalgo	Hidalgo
Pachuca	Puebla, Puebla	Cuauhtémoc
San Luis	San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.	Alfonso Lastras
Santos Laguna	Torreón, Coahuila	Corona
Toluca	Toluca, State of Mexico	Nemesio Díez
UAG	Zapopan, Jalisco	Tres de Marzo
UANL	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León	Universitario
UNAM	Mexico City	Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz	Veracruz, Veracruz	Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Final standings (groups)[]

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toluca	17	10	4	3	27	16	+11	34	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	UNAM	17	6	6	5	32	19	+13	24
3	Pachuca	17	7	3	7	26	23	+3	24	Qualified for the Repechage
4	Chiapas	17	3	9	5	22	28	−6	18
5	Puebla	17	4	5	8	16	24	−8	17
6	UAG	17	5	2	10	24	38	−14	17

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos Laguna	17	11	5	1	40	22	+18	38	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Atlante	17	9	6	2	32	19	+13	33
3	América	17	7	5	5	26	22	+4	26	Qualified for the Repechage
4	Veracruz	17	5	3	9	20	35	−15	18
5	Monterrey	17	3	5	9	18	25	−7	14
6	Atlas	17	3	3	11	23	33	−10	12

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guadalajara	17	9	4	4	28	16	+12	31	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	San Luis	17	8	5	4	31	30	+1	29
3	Cruz Azul	17	7	4	6	27	22	+5	25	Qualified for the Repechage
4	Morelia	17	6	4	7	20	25	−5	22
5	Necaxa	17	5	5	7	23	32	−9	20
6	UANL	17	4	4	9	16	22	−6	16

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos Laguna	17	11	5	1	40	22	+18	38	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Toluca	17	10	4	3	27	16	+11	34
3	Atlante	17	9	6	2	32	19	+13	33
4	Guadalajara	17	9	4	4	28	16	+12	31
5	San Luis	17	8	5	4	31	30	+1	29
6	América	17	7	5	5	26	22	+4	26	Qualified for the Repechage
7	Cruz Azul	17	7	4	6	27	22	+5	25
8	UNAM	17	6	6	5	32	19	+13	24	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
9	Pachuca	17	7	3	7	26	23	+3	24	Qualified for the Repechage
10	Morelia	17	6	4	7	20	25	−5	22
11	Necaxa	17	5	5	7	23	32	−9	20
12	Chiapas	17	3	9	5	22	28	−6	18
13	Veracruz	17	5	3	9	20	35	−15	18
14	Puebla	17	4	5	8	16	24	−8	17
15	UAG	17	5	2	10	24	38	−14	17
16	UANL	17	4	4	9	16	22	−6	16
17	Monterrey	17	3	5	9	18	25	−7	14
18	Atlas	17	3	3	11	23	33	−10	12

Top goalscorers[]

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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alfredo Moreno	San Luis	18
2	Giancarlo Maldonado	Atlante	15
3	Esteban Solari	UNAM	14
4	Daniel Ludueña	Santos Laguna	13
5	Miguel Sabah	Cruz Azul	11
6	Bruno Marioni	Atlas	10
7	Salvador Cabañas	América	9
	Hugo Droguett	UAG
	Hugo Rodallega	Necaxa
	Vicente Sánchez	Toluca

Source: MedioTiempo

Results table[]

Playoffs[]

Repechage[]

Cruz Azul won 6–0 on aggregate.

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Morelia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bracket[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	3	Atlante	1	2	3
	6	Cruz Azul	0	1	1
								3	Atlante (s)	0	1	1
								4	Guadalajara	1	0	1
	4	Guadalajara	1	1	2
	5	San Luis	1	0	1
															3	Atlante	0	2	2
														7	UNAM	0	1	1
	1	Santos Laguna	2	3	5
	8	Morelia	0	2	2
								1	Santos Laguna	0	4	4
								7	UNAM	3	2	5
	2	Toluca	0	1	1
	7	UNAM	2	1	3

Quarterfinals[]

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.

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UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals[]

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

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UNAM won 5–4 on aggregate.

Finals[]

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.

External links[]

• MedioTiempo.com (where information was obtained)