Primera División de México Clausura 2009

Football league season

Primera División de MéxicoSeason| 2008−09

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Champions| UNAM (6th title)
Relegated| Necaxa
Champions League|

* UNAM (group stage)
* Pachuca (preliminary round)

Copa Sudamericana|

* Monterrey
* Puebla

Interliga|

* Toluca
* America
* Morelia
* Atlas
* Guadalajara
* UANL
* Pachuca
* Tecos

SuperLiga|

* San Luis
* Santos Laguna
* UANL
* Atlas

Matches played| 153
Goals scored| 421 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer| Héctor Mancilla
(14 goals)
Biggest home win| Guadalajara 5–0 Pachuca (February 28, 2009)
Biggest away win| Atlas 0–5 Pachuca (May 9, 2009)

← Apertura 2008

2009–10 →

The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−09 season. The tournament began on January 16, 2009 and ended on May 31, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May 31, 2009 UNAM defeated Pachuca 3–2 on aggregate to win their sixth title. Toluca forward Héctor Mancilla won his second consecutive golden boot after scoring 14 goals, only one ahead of América forward Salvador Cabañas.

## Club information[edit]

América,

Atlante

Atlas

Jaguares

Ciudad Juárez

Cruz Azul,

Guadalajara

Monterrey

Morelia

Necaxa

Pachuca

Puebla

San Luis

Santos Laguna

Toluca

UAG

UANL

UNAM

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Locations of the Primera División 2008–09 teams

### Stadia and locations[edit]

Club  | Stadium  | Capacity  | City

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América | Azteca | 105,000  | Mexico City
Atlante | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000  | Cancún
Atlas | Jalisco | 56,713  | Guadalajara
Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 23,208  | Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Ciudad Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,300  | Ciudad Juárez
Cruz Azul | Estadio Azul | 35,000  | Mexico City
Guadalajara | Jalisco | 56,713  | Guadalajara
Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000  | Monterrey
Morelia | Morelos | 41,500  | Morelia
Necaxa | Victoria | 25,000  | Aguascalientes
Pachuca | Hidalgo | 30,000  | Pachuca
Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 42,649  | Puebla
San Luis | Alfonso Lastras Ramírez | 24,000  | San Luis Potosí
Santos Laguna | Corona | 18,050  | Torreón
Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000  | Toluca
UAG | 3 de Marzo | 30,015  | Guadalajara
UANL | Universitario | 45,000  | Monterrey
UNAM | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000  | Mexico City

### Personnel[edit]

Club  | Owner  | President  | Manager

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América | Televisa |  Michel Bauer |  Jesús Ramírez
Atlante | Grupo Pegaso |  Miguel Couchonal |  José Cruz
Atlas | Atlas A.C. |  Fernando Acosta |  Ricardo La Volpe
Chiapas | State of Chiapas |  Antonio Castañón |  Luis Fernando Tena
Ciudad Juárez | YVASA |  Francisco Ibarra |  Héctor Eugui
Cruz Azul | Cemento Cruz Azul |  Guillermo Álvarez |  Benjamín Galindo
Guadalajara | Jorge Vergara |  Jorge Vergara |  Francisco Ramírez
Monterrey | FEMSA |  Jorge Urdiales |  Víctor Vucetich
Morelia | TV Azteca |  Álvaro Dávila |  Tomás Boy
Necaxa | Televisa |  Roberto Muñoz |  Raúl Arias
Pachuca | Jesús Martínez |  Jesús Martínez |  Enrique Meza
Puebla | Francisco Bernat |  Ricardo Mezher |  José Sánchez
San Luis | Televisa |  Eduardo del Villar |  Luis Scatolaro
Santos Laguna | Grupo Modelo |  Alejandro Irarragorri |  Sergio Bueno
Toluca | Valentín Diez |  Fernando Corona  |  José de la Torre
UAG | UAG |  José Leaño |  Miguel Herrera
UANL | CEMEX |  Enrique Borja |  José Pekerman
UNAM | UNAM |  Víctor Mahbub |  Ricardo Ferretti

### Managerial changes[edit]

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manager  | Manner of
departure  | Date of
vacancy  | Replaced by  | Date of
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Atlas |  Darío Franco | Resigned  | Jan. 26, 2009  |  Ricardo La Volpe | Jan. 28, 2009  | 17th
América |  Ramón Díaz | Sacked  | Feb. 10, 2009  |  Jesús Ramírez | Feb. 11, 2009  | 12th
Morelia |  Luis Fernando Tena | Sacked  | Feb. 20, 2009  |  Tomás Boy | Feb. 20, 2009  | 11th
UANL |  Manuel Lapuente | Sacked  | Feb. 22, 2009  |  José Pekerman | Feb. 23, 2009  | 17th
Guadalajara |  Efraín Flores | Sacked  | Mar. 23, 2009  |  Omar Arellano | Mar. 30, 2009  | 12th
Santos Laguna |  Daniel Guzmán | Sacked  | Mar. 24, 2009  |  Sergio Bueno | Mar. 25, 2009  | 14th
Guadalajara |  Omar Arellano | Resigned  | Apr. 16, 2009  |  Paco Ramírez | Apr. 16, 2009  | 9th
Cruz Azul |  Benjamín Galindo | Sacked  | May. 4, 2009  |  Robert Siboldi | May. 5, 2009  | 18th

## Regular season[edit]

### League table[edit]

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

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1  | Pachuca | 17  | 11  | 3  | 3  | 42  | 23  | +19  | 36  | Advanced to final phase
2  | Toluca | 17  | 10  | 6  | 1  | 34  | 19  | +15  | 36
3  | UNAM | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 23  | 17  | +6  | 28
4  | Monterrey | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 28  | 22  | +6  | 26
5  | Puebla | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 21  | 24  | −3  | 26
6  | UAG | 17  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 21  | 17  | +4  | 25
7  | Ciudad Juárez | 17  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 21  | 22  | −1  | 23
8  | América | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 25  | 27  | −2  | 23  |
9  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 25  | 20  | +5  | 22
10  | Morelia | 17  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 22
11  | Guadalajara | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 21  | 20  | +1  | 21
12  | Chiapas | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 22  | 24  | −2  | 21  | Advanced to final phase
13  | Atlas | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 22  | 29  | −7  | 21  |
14  | Atlante | 17  | 3  | 8  | 6  | 18  | 21  | −3  | 17
15  | San Luis | 17  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 21  | 27  | −6  | 17
16  | UANL | 17  | 2  | 8  | 7  | 15  | 26  | −11  | 14
17  | Necaxa | 17  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 17  | 30  | −13  | 14
18  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 2  | 7  | 8  | 26  | 33  | −7  | 13

Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

### Group standings[edit]

Group 1  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Pachuca (A) | 17  | 11  | 3  | 3  | 42  | 23  | +19  | 36
2  | Monterrey (A) | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 28  | 22  | +6  | 26
3  | Puebla (Q) | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 21  | 24  | −3  | 26
4  | Ciudad Juárez (Q) | 17  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 21  | 22  | −1  | 23
5  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 25  | 20  | +5  | 22
6  | Atlante | 17  | 3  | 8  | 6  | 18  | 21  | −3  | 17

Source:[citation needed]
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.; (Q) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-highest teams in the general table not already advanced by the above method.

Group 2  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | UNAM (A) | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 23  | 17  | +6  | 28
2  | UAG (A) | 17  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 21  | 17  | +4  | 25
3  | América | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 25  | 27  | −2  | 23
4  | Morelia | 17  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 22
5  | Guadalajara | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 21  | 20  | +1  | 21
6  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 2  | 7  | 8  | 26  | 33  | −7  | 13

Source:[citation needed]
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.

Group 3  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Toluca (A) | 17  | 10  | 6  | 1  | 34  | 19  | +15  | 36
2  | Chiapas (A) | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 22  | 24  | −2  | 21
3  | Atlas | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 22  | 29  | −7  | 21
4  | San Luis | 17  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 21  | 27  | −6  | 17
5  | UANL | 17  | 2  | 8  | 7  | 15  | 26  | −11  | 14
6  | Necaxa | 17  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 17  | 30  | −13  | 14

Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 2009. Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.

### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | AMÉ | ATE | ATL | CHI | CIU | CAZ | GUA | MON | MOR | NEC | PAC | PUE | SLU | SLA | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM

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América |  |  | 2–2  |  | 3–3  |  |  |  |  | 1–0  | 1–3  |  | 0–2  |  | 2–2  | 1–2  |  | 0–0
Atlante | 3–1  |  |  | 0–2  |  |  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  |  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  |  |  | 1–1  |
Atlas |  | 1–0  |  |  | 3–1  |  |  |  |  | 4–1  | 0–5  |  |  |  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–0
Chiapas | 0–0  |  | 2–1  |  |  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  |  |  | 2–4  | 1–2  | 0–2  |  |  |  |
Ciudad Juárez |  | 0–0  |  | 1–1  |  |  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  |  |  |  |  | 0–0  |  |  | 2–2  | 0–0
Cruz Azul | 1–3  | 0–0  | 4–0  |  | 0–1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–2  | 2–2  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 2–3
Guadalajara | 1–0 |  | 0–1  |  |  | 3–3  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–2  | 1–0  |  |
Monterrey | 2–3  |  | 2–2  |  |  | 3–1  | 1–2  |  |  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  |  | 3–3  |  |  |
Morelia | 1–0  |  | 4–2  |  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  |  |  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  |  |  |
Necaxa |  | 1–1  |  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–4  |  |  | 2–0  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  |  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–2
Pachuca |  | 1–1  |  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  |  |  |  | 3–0  |  |  |  |  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 3–2
Puebla | 2–3  |  | 1–1  |  | 0–2  |  |  |  |  | 1–0  | 2–2  |  | 2–1  |  | 0–2  | 1–1  |  |
San Luis |  | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 4–1  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 1–2  |  |  |  | 1–5  | 3–3  |  | 0–2
Santos Laguna | 1–2  |  | 4–0  |  |  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  |  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  |  | 2–2  |  |  |
Toluca |  | 3–3  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  |  |  | 2–1  | 1–0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–0
UAG |  | 2–1  |  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  |  | 2–3  | 0–0  |  |  |  |  | 1–0  |  |  | 0–0  | 2–0
UANL | 2–3  |  |  | 0–3  |  |  | 1–0  | 0–0 | 1–1  |  |  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  |  |  |  |
UNAM |  | 3–1  |  | 1–1  |  |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  |  |  | 3–1  |  | 1–0  |  |  | 2–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2009. Source: FeMexFut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Final phase[edit]

Main article: Clausura 2009 Primera División de México final phase

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 1 | Pachuca | 3 | 2 | 5 | | |
| 8 | Jaguares | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 1 | Pachuca | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| | | 7 | Ciudad Juárez | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Toluca | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| 7 | Ciudad Juárez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 1 | Pachuca | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| | | 3 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | UNAM | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

| 6 | UAG | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | 3 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| | | 5 | Puebla | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 1 | 2 | 3 |

| 5 | Puebla | 3 | 2 | 5 |

* 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.

## Awards[edit]

Award | Player | Team

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MVP  |  Christian Giménez | Pachuca
Best Manager  |  Ricardo Ferretti | UNAM
Best Goalkeeper  |  Jose de Jesus Corona | UAG
Best Wingback  |  Mario Méndez | Toluca
Best Centre back  |  Paulo da Silva | Toluca
Best Defensive Midfielder  |  Israel Castro | UNAM
Best Offensive Midfielder  |  Christian Giménez | Pachuca
Best Forward  |  Héctor Mancilla | Toluca
Best Rookie  |  Jorge Gastelum | Morelia
Golden Boot  |  Héctor Mancilla | Toluca
Source:Medio Tiempo

## Top Goalscorers[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Héctor Mancilla | Toluca | 14
2  |  Salvador Cabañas | Club América | 13
3  |  Miguel Sabah | Morelia | 11
4  |  Humberto Suazo | Monterrey | 9
Christian Giménez | Pachuca | 9
6  |  Blas Pérez | Pachuca | 8
7  |  Alvaro González | Puebla | 7
Alfredo Moreno | Necaxa | 7
Christian Benítez | Santos Laguna | 7
Danilinho | Jaguares | 7
Source: FeMexFut

## Relegation table[edit]

Relegation is determined by a quotient of the total points earned in the Primera División divided by the total number of games played over the past three seasons of the Primera División (for clubs that have not been the Primera División all three season, the last consecutive seasons of participation are taken into account). The club with the lowest quotient is relegated to the Primera División A for the next season.

P  | Club  | Total Points  | Total Games  | Quotient

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1  | Toluca | 170  | 102  | 1.6667
2  | Pachuca | 168  | 102  | 1.6471
3  | Guadalajara | 167  | 102  | 1.6373
4  | Cruz Azul | 153  | 102  | 1.5000
5  | San Luis | 152  | 102  | 1.4902
6  | UNAM | 147  | 102  | 1.4412
7  | Santos Laguna | 146  | 102  | 1.4314
8  | América | 140  | 102  | 1.3725
9  | Atlante | 138  | 102  | 1.3529
10  | Morelia | 131  | 102  | 1.2843
11  | Atlas | 130  | 102  | 1.2745
12  | Monterrey | 129  | 102  | 1.2647
13  | Ciudad Juárez | 42  | 34  | 1.2353
14  | Chiapas | 125  | 102  | 1.2255
15  | UAG | 122  | 102  | 1.1961
16  | Puebla | 79  | 68  | 1.1618
17  | UANL | 112  | 102  | 1.0980
18  | Necaxa | 110  | 102  | 1.0784
Source: FeMexFut; Updated as of: May 3, 2009

Relegated to Primera División A

## References[edit]

## External links[edit]

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