1987–88 Mexican Primera División season

46th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico

Football league season

Primera División de MéxicoSeason| 1987–88

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Champions| América (7th title)
Relegated| Correcaminos
Champions' Cup|

* UNAM
* UDG

Matches played| 394
Goals scored| 1,176 (2.98 per match)

← 1986–87

1988–89 →

Statistics of Mexican Primera División in season 1987–88.

## Overview

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It was contested by 20 teams, and América won the championship.

Correcaminos UAT was promoted from Segunda División.

### Teams

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Mexico City

* Atlas
* Guadalajara
* Tecos
* UdeG

Irapuato

Toluca

UAT

* Monterrey
* UANL

At. Potosino

Tampico Madero

Morelia

* Ángeles
* Puebla

Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
Neza
UNAM

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Location of the 1987–88 Primera División teams

Team  | City  | Stadium

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América | Mexico City | Azteca
Ángeles | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc
Atlante | Mexico City | Azulgrana
Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
Atlético Potosino | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. | Plan de San Luis
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azteca
Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
Irapuato | Irapuato, Guanajuato | Irapuato
Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Venustiano Carranza
Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico
Necaxa | Mexico City | Azteca
Neza | Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico | Neza 86
Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc
Tampico Madero | Tampico–Madero, Tamaulipas | Tamaulipas
Tecos | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo
Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Toluca 70-86
UANL | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Universitario
UAT | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Estadio Marte R. Gómez
UdeG | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario |

## Moves

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After the season Correcaminos bought the Deportivo Neza franchise in order to remain in Primera División.

Ángeles was sold and transferred to Torreón and was made into Santos.

## Group stage

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### Group 1

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Guadalajara | 38  | 17  | 12  | 9  | 54  | 35  | +19  | 46  | Playoff
2  | UNAM | 38  | 15  | 15  | 8  | 82  | 55  | +27  | 45
3  | Atlante | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 68  | 62  | +6  | 40  |
4  | Tampico Madero | 38  | 7  | 18  | 13  | 50  | 62  | −12  | 32
5  | Ángeles | 38  | 9  | 12  | 17  | 57  | 79  | −22  | 30

Source: rsssf.com

### Group 2

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | U de G. | 38  | 20  | 10  | 8  | 77  | 48  | +29  | 50  | Playoff
2  | Tecos | 38  | 18  | 10  | 10  | 59  | 41  | +18  | 46
3  | Cruz Azul | 38  | 14  | 12  | 12  | 58  | 56  | +2  | 40  |
4  | Atlas | 38  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 62  | 71  | −9  | 34
5  | Atlético Potosino | 38  | 7  | 15  | 16  | 34  | 55  | −21  | 29

Source: rsssf.com

### Group 3

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | América | 38  | 24  | 7  | 7  | 86  | 39  | +47  | 55  | Playoff
2  | Puebla | 38  | 13  | 12  | 13  | 58  | 51  | +7  | 38
3  | Necaxa | 38  | 12  | 13  | 13  | 49  | 64  | −15  | 37  |
4  | Deportivo Neza | 38  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 46  | 60  | −14  | 35
5  | Irapuato | 38  | 12  | 7  | 19  | 40  | 67  | −27  | 31

Source: rsssf.com

### Group 4

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Morelia | 38  | 14  | 13  | 11  | 58  | 43  | +15  | 41  | Playoff
2  | Toluca | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 49  | 50  | −1  | 39
3  | UANL | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 51  | 65  | −14  | 32  |
4  | Monterrey | 38  | 9  | 13  | 16  | 55  | 65  | −10  | 31
5  | Correcaminos | 38  | 10  | 9  | 19  | 39  | 64  | −25  | 29  | Relegated

Source: rsssf.com

## Results

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Home \ Away  | AME | ANG | ATN | ATL | APO | CRA | GDL | IRA | MTY | MOR | NEC | NEZ | PUE | TAM | TEC | TOL | UAT | UNL | UDG | UNM

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América |  | 2–2  | 4–5  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 6–3  | 1–0  | 2–2
Ángeles | 0–3  |  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 5–3  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 2–3
Atlante | 0–1  | 0–2  |  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–2
Atlas | 2–2  | 5–3  | 4–1  |  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–3
Atlético Potosino | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–0
Cruz Azul | 2–4  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  |  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1
Guadalajara | 3–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  |  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–0
Irapuato | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  |  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0
Monterrey | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–3  |  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 3–4  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1
Morelia | 0–2  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 6–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  |  | 3–4  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–2
Necaxa | 1–3  | 4–3  | 3–2  | 2–5  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 2–4
Deportivo Neza | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  |  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 0–4
Puebla | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 6–1  | 2–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 2–2
Tampico Madero | 1–0  | 4–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 2–2  |  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 1–1
Tecos | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 3–1
Toluca | 1–3  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 3–2
Correcaminos | 2–4  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  |  | 4–1  | 2–5  | 3–1
UANL | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  |  | 1–0  | 2–1
UDG | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 6–2  | 3–3  | 3–5  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 4–0  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 5–1  |  | 1–1
UNAM | 1–4  | 3–3  | 5–1  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 6–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 5–3  |

Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Playoff

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 | América | 2 | 4 | 6 | | |
| 10 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | 1 | América (p.) | 2 | 3 | 5 (3) |
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| 3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 1 | 1 |

| 6 | Morelia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | 1 | América | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2 | U. de G. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |

| 9 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2 | U. de G. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 4 | Tecos | 1 | 0 | 1 |

| 5 | UNAM | 4 | 2 | 6 |

1987–88 winners

América
7th title

## References

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* Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Liga MX

2024-25 clubs|

* América
* Atlas
* Atlético San Luis
* Cruz Azul
* Guadalajara
* Juárez
* León
* Mazatlán
* Monterrey
* Necaxa
* Pachuca
* Puebla
* Querétaro
* Santos Laguna
* Tijuana
* Toluca
* UANL
* UNAM

Former clubs|

* Ángeles de Puebla
* Atlante
* Atletas Campesinos
* Atlético Español
* Atlético Potosino
* BUAP
* Celaya
* Chiapas
* Cobras de Ciudad Juárez
* Cuernavaca
* Deportivo Neza
* Indios de Ciudad Juárez
* Irapuato
* La Piedad
* Morelia
* Nacional
* Oaxtepec
* Oro
* Real Zamora
* San Isidro Laguna
* San Luis
* Sinaloa
* Tampico Madero
* Tecos
* Toros Neza
* UAT
* UdeG
* Unión de Curtidores
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