Primera División de México Apertura 2008
| Season | 2008−09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Toluca (9th title) |
| Champions League | Toluca Cruz Azul (Preliminary Round) |
| Copa Libertadores | San Luis Guadalajara Pachuca (First Stage) |
| SuperLiga | Guadalajara Pachuca Atlante Santos |
| Matches played | 183 |
| Goals scored | 431 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Héctor Mancilla (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlas 5–0 Jaguares (July 26, 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Monterrey 0–4 Morelia (September 20, 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Guadalajara 3–5 Santos Laguna (8 goals; August 23, 2008) |
The 2008 Primera División Apertura is the first football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−2009 season. The tournament began in August 2008 and was contested by the league's 18 teams.
Reigning champion Santos Laguna failed to advance to the final losing 2-1 on a two-leg aggregate (0-0 in the first leg) to eventual champions Toluca, and thus could not repeat. Toluca would beat Cruz Azul 7-6 in penalties after tying 2-2 on a two-leg aggregate (2-0 in the first leg). This was Toluca's 9th championship, placing them as the third most successful club behind América and Guadalajara.
Club information
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| América | Mexico City | Azteca | 115,000 |
| Atlante | Cancún | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 72,600 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 23,208 |
| Ciudad Juárez | Ciudad Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,300 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul | 35,000 |
| Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 72,600 |
| Monterrey | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 |
| Morelia | Morelia | Morelos | 41,500 |
| Necaxa | Aguascalientes | Victoria | 25,000 |
| Pachuca | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 30,000 |
| Puebla | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 42,649 |
| San Luis | San Luis Potosí | Alfonso Lastras | 24,000 |
| Santos | Torreón | Corona | 18,050 |
| Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
| Tecos | Guadalajara | 3 de Marzo | 30,015 |
| UANL | Monterrey | Universitario | 41,000 |
| UNAM | México | Olímpico Universitario | 83,700 |
Managerial changes
This is a list of managerial changes made during the tournament.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming manager | Date hired | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Juárez |  Sergio Orduña
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Sacked | Aug. 18, 2008[1] |  Héctor Hugo Eugui
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Aug. 19, 2008[2] | 18th |
| Tecos | José Trejo
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Sacked | Sep. 1, 2008[3] | Miguel Herrera
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Sep. 2, 2008[4] | 8th |
| Atlas |  Miguel Brindisi
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Resigned | Sep. 4, 2008[5] | Darío Franco
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Sep. 5, 2008[6] | 17th |
| Puebla | José Sánchez
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Sacked | Sep. 17, 2008[7] | Mario Carrillo
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Sep. 17, 2008[8] | 16th |
| Chiapas | Sergio Almaguer
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Sacked | Oct. 1, 2008[9] | Francisco Avilán
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Oct. 1, 2008[10] | 18th |
| Necaxa | Salvador Reyes Jr.
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Sacked | Oct. 13, 2008[11] | Octavio Becerril
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Oct. 14, 2008[12] | 18th |
Classification Phase
Standings
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| Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group. | |
| Advances to the Final Phase as the two-highest teams in the general table not already advanced by the above method. |
Results
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Final Phase
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Luis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Toluca (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Atlante | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UANL | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalist qualify to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.
Top goalscorers
| P | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hector Mancilla
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Toluca | 13 |
| 2 |  Andrés Mendoza
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Morelia | 10 |
| 3 | Adolfo Bautista
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Chiapas | 9 |
 Hugo Rodallega
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Necaxa | 9 | |
| 5 | Lucas Lobos
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UANL | 8 |
| Víctor Piríz
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San Luis | 7 | |
| 7 |  Christian Benítez
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Santos Laguna | 7 |
 Ariel Bogado
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Atlas | 7 | |
| Christian Giménez
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Pachuca | 7 | |
| Pablo Zeballos
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Cruz Azul | 7 | |
See also
References
- ^ "No aguantaron más". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Regrese al banquillo". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Miguel Herrera es el nuevo técnico de Tecos". Mediotiempo. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tecos contrata a Miguel Herrera". Televisa. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Que la Fiel siga siendo fiel". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "Otra vez con la playera puesta". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ "Gracias, Chelís". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Enfrenta el reto". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Se terminó la paciencia". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Nuevo". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Se terminó la paciencia". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Nuevo ciclo en su carrera". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-10-14.