1978–79 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1978-79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul (6th Title) |
| Relegated | Veracruz |
← 1977-78 1979-80 → | |
Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1978/1979.
Overview
CD Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División.
This season was contested by 20 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
Veracruz was relegated to Segunda División.
Group Stage
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.F. Monterrey | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 43 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Club América | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 49 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 3 | C.D. Guadalajara | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 35 | |
| 4 | Atlante | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 56 | 31 | |
| 5 | Veracruz | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 83 | 23 | Relegated |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.N.A.M. | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 57 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlético Potosino | 38 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tampico | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 65 | 35 | |
| 4 | Club León | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 67 | 33 | |
| 5 | Club Jalisco | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 28 |
Group 3
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 32 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Toluca | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Puebla F.C. | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 49 | 42 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Guadalajara | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 57 | 37 | |
| 5 | Unión de Curtidores | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 57 | 35 |
Group 4
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.A.N.L. | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 46 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 2 | CD Zacatepec | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 43 | Playoffs/Promoted |
| 3 | U.A.G. | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 44 | 41 | |
| 4 | Atlético Español | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 62 | 36 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Neza | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 30 |
Results
| AME | ATN | ATE | APO | CRA | GDL | JAL | LEO | MTY | NEZ | PUE | TAM | TOL | UDC | UAG | UNL | UDG | UNI | VER | ZAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3-1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 4-2 | 3-0 | |
| Atlante | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0-4 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | |
| Atlético Español | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 5-4 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | |
| Atlético Potosino | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 2-1 | |
| Cruz Azul | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 3-1 | |
| Guadalajara | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | |
| Jalisco | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 6-4 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | |
| León | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 1-2 | |
| Monterrey | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 0-2 | |
| Neza | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
| Puebla | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | |
| Tampico | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 7-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | |
| Toluca | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| Unión de Curtidores | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | |
| U.A.G. | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 6-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
| Tigres U.A.N.L | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 0-0 | |
| U. de G. | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1.1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5-2 | 2-1 | |
| UNAM | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 8-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
| Veracruz | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
| Zacatepec | 3-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
Group Stage Playoff
Semifinal
Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Champions/Finals |
| 2 | Toluca | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Club América | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Atlético Potosino | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
Group A Results
Round 1
América 1 - 0 Cruz Azul
Atlético Potosino 0 - 2 Toluca
Round 2
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 Atlético Potosino
Toluca 1 - 0 América
Round 3
Atlético Potosino 1 - 2 América
Toluca 0 - 1 Cruz Azul
Round 4
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 América
Toluca 5 - 0 Atlético Potosino
Round 5
Atlético Potosino 2 - 2 Cruz Azul
América 3 - 1 Toluca
Round 6
América 0 - 1 Atlético Potosino
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Toluca
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.N.A.M. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Runner Up/Finals |
| 2 | U.A.N.L. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3 | C.F. Monterrey | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| 4 | CD Zacatepec | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Group B Results
Group 2
Round 1
U.N.A.M. 1 - 0 Zacatepec
Monterrey 0 - 1 U.A.N.L.
Round 2
U.N.A.M. 2 - 2 Monterrey
U.A.N.L. 2 - 1 Zacatepec
Round 3
Monterrey 2 - 1 Zacatepec
U.N.A.M. 3 - 0 U.A.N.L.
Round 4
Zacatepec 1 - 2 U.N.A.M.
U.A.N.L. 1 - 1 Monterrey
Round 5
Monterrey 1 - 1 U.N.A.M.
Zacatepec 1 - 1 U.A.N.L.
Round 6
U.A.N.L. 2 - 0 U.N.A.M.
Zacatepec 2 - 2 Monterrey
Final
U.N.A.M. 0 - 0 Cruz Azul
U.N.A.M. 0 - 2 Cruz Azul
- Cruz Azul wins the championship, 2 - 0 in aggregate.