1977–78 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1977-78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | UANL (2nd Title) |
| Relegated | Atlas |
| Champions' Cup | UANL |
| Matches played | 396 |
| Goals scored | 1,109 (2.8 per match) |
← 1976-77 1978-79 → | |
Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1977-78.
Overview
Atlante was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 20 teams, and UANL won the championship.
Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.
After this season Deportivo Neza bought the Laguna franchise.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 53 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Tecos | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 46 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Laguna | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 49 | 35 | |
| 4 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 64 | 32 | |
| 5 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 71 | 26 | Relegation Playoff |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 2 | UANL | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 44 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Jalisco | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 60 | 40 | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 38 | |
| 5 | León | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 61 | 36 |
Group 3
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 43 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Tampico Madero | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 55 | 35 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 56 | 34 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 55 | 34 | |
| 5 | Veracruz | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 62 | 33 |
Group 4
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 37 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 2 | UDG | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 50 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Atlético Español | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 58 | 51 | 41 | |
| 4 | Puebla | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 52 | 28 | |
| 5 | Atlas | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 67 | 28 | Relegation Playoff |
Results
| AME | ATN | ATL | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PUE | TAM | TEC | TOL | UDC | UNL | UDG | UNM | VER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | |
| Atlante | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | |
| Atlas | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | |
| Atlético Español | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | |
| Atlético Potosino | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 4-0 | |
| Cruz Azul | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| Guadalajara | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| Jalisco | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 6-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 4-1 | |
| Laguna | 2-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| León | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | |
| Monterrey | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | |
| Puebla | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-1 | |
| Tampico Madero | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4-2 | |
| Tecos | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 6-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 7-1 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 4-1 | |
| Toluca | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | |
| Unión de Curtidores | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | |
| UANL | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 5-1 | |
| UDG | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| UNAM | 2-1 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-6 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | |
| Veracruz | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Relegation Playoff
Unión de Curtidores won 4-2 on aggregate. Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.
Championship Playoff
Quarterfinal
| América | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Tampico Madero |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2-4 | ||
Aggregate tied. Tampico Madero won 4-2 on penalty shootout.
UNAM won 3-2 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 3-2 on aggregate.
UANL won 3-2 on aggregate.
Semifinal
UNAM won 5-2 on aggregate.
UANL won 3-1 on aggregate.
Final
UANL won 3-1 on aggregate.
| 1977-78 winners: |
|---|
| UANL 2nd Title |