1973–74 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1973-74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul (5th Title) |
| Relegated | San Luis |
← 1972-73 1974-75 → | |
Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1973/1974.
Overview
Ciudad Madero was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
San Luis was relegated to Segunda División.
Universidad de Guadalajara (U de G) acquired Torreón FC franchise to reach the Primera Division for the 1974-75 season.
Segunda División semifinalists, UASLP-Pumas (re-branded to Atlético Potosino) and Unión de Curtidores were promoted to the Primera División to increase the number of teams to 20 for the 1974-75 season.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 35 | 49 | Champions |
| 2 | C.F. Monterrey | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 36 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Toluca | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 39 | |
| 4 | U.N.A.M. | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 37 | |
| 5 | Atlas | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 52 | 36 | |
| 6 | Club Jalisco | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 35 | |
| 7 | C.D. Guadalajara | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 34 | |
| 8 | CD Zacatepec | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 51 | 33 | |
| 9 | Laguna FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 28 | Relegation Game |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Español | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 47 | 41 | Runner Up |
| 2 | Puebla F.C. | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 40 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Club León | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 62 | 44 | 40 | |
| 4 | Club América | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 43 | 37 | |
| 5 | Torreón FC | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 72 | 25 | Require Franchise to U. de G. |
| 6 | Atlante | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 67 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ciudad Madero | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 75 | 23 | Promoted |
| 8 | Veracruz | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 53 | 22 | |
| 9 | San Luis | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 65 | 21 | Relegated |
Results
| AME | ATT | ATL | ATE | CDM | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PUE | SAL | TOL | TOR | UNI | VER | ZAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | |
| Atlante | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | |
| Atlas | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | |
| Atlético Español | 3-3 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| Ciudad Madero | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | |
| Cruz Azul | 4-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | |
| Guadalajara | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 2-2 | |
| Jalisco | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 6-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| Laguna | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| León | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 4-0 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 3-1 | |
| Monterrey | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | |
| Puebla | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | |
| San Luis | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |
| Toluca | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| Torreón | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-3 | |
| UNAM | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2-1 | |
| Veracruz | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | |
| Zacatepec | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-7 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
Relegation Playoff
First Leg
San Luis 0 - 0 Laguna
Second Leg
Laguna 2 - 0 San Luis
- San Luis lost 0 - 2 in aggregate, relegated to Segunda División.
Championship Playoff
Semifinal
First Leg
Puebla F.C. 1 - 1 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 6 - 1 Puebla F.C.
- Cruz Azul wins 7 - 2 in aggregate, advances to final.
First Leg
Atlético Español 3 - 4 C.F. Monterrey
Second Leg
C.F. Monterrey 1 - 3 Atlético Español
- Atlético Español wins 6 - 5 in aggregate, advances to final.
Final
First Leg
Atlético Español 2 - 1 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 3 - 0 Atlético Español
- Cruz Azul wins the championship 4 - 2 in aggregate.