1972–73 Mexican Primera División season
Appearance
Season | 1972–73 |
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Champions | Cruz Azul (4th title) |
Relegated | Pachuca |
Matches played | 321 |
Goals scored | 837 (2.61 per match) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → |
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1972–73 season.
Overview
Atlas was promoted to Primera División.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
Pachuca was relegated to Segunda División.
Teams
Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 46 | Playoffs |
2 | Atlético Español | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 36 | |
3 | UNAM | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 35 | |
4 | Puebla | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 33 | |
5 | Guadalajara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 32 | |
6 | Monterrey | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
7 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 32 | |
8 | Zacatepec | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 28 | Relegation Playoffs |
9 | Pachuca | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 24 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | León | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 44 | Playoffs |
2 | Atlas | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 44 | |
3 | América | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 42 | |
4 | Toluca | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 39 | |
5 | Atlante | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 32 | |
6 | Jalisco | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 31 | |
7 | San Luis | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 29 | |
8 | Torreón | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 27 | Relegation Playoffs |
9 | Laguna | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 26 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Relegation Playoff
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
15 | Laguna (agg 4-1) | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
17 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
17 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
18 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
16 | Torreón | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
18 | Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Semifinal
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.
Laguna won 4-1 on aggregate.
Torreón won 3-1 on aggregate.
Relegation Final
Aggregate tied. A replay will be played
Zacatepec won 1-0 in aggregate. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda Division.
Championship Playoff
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
3 | Atlas | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | León | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | León | 0 | 3 | 1 (6) | |||||||||
4 | Atlético Español | 0 | 3 | 1 (5) |
Semifinal
Atlas | 2-3 | Cruz Azul |
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Ricardo Chavarín 8', 36' | Héctor Pulido 49' Horacio López Salgado 57' Octavio Muciño 85' |
Cruz Azul won 4-2 on aggregate.
León | 3-3 | Atlético Español |
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Roberto Salomone 25', 66' Rafael Albrecht 52' (pen) |
Tabaré González 2' Tomás Boy 76' Ricardo Brandón 89' |
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.
León | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Atlético Español |
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Rafael Albrecht 80' (pen) | Fernando Bustos 20' | |
Penalties | ||
6–5 |
Aggregate 4-4. León won in penalties 6-5.
Final
Aggregate 1-1. 3rd match will be played.
Cruz Azul | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | León |
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Kaliman Guzman Jorge Davino 115' (o.g.) |
Report | Roberto Salomone 26' |
Attendance: 35,000
Cruz Azul won 3-2 on aggregate.
1972–73 winners |
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Cruz Azul 4th title |