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.
[edit] 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 Laguna | Torreón | Corona | 18,050 |
| Toluca | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 |
| UAG | Guadalajara | 3 de Marzo | 30,015 |
| UANL | Monterrey | Universitario | 41,000 |
| UNAM | México | Olímpico Universitario | 83,700 |
[edit] 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 | Sacked | Aug. 18, 2008 [1] |  Héctor Eugui | Aug. 19, 2008 [2] | 18th |
| UAG | José Trejo | Sacked | Sep. 1, 2008[3] | Miguel Herrera | Sep. 2, 2008 [4] | 8th |
| Atlas |  Miguel Brindisi | Resigned | Sep. 4, 2008 [5] | Darío Franco | Sep. 5, 2008 [6] | 17th |
| Puebla | José Sánchez | Sacked | Sep. 17, 2008 [7] | Mario Carrillo | Sep. 17, 2008 [8] | 16th |
| Chiapas | Sergio Almaguer | Sacked | Oct. 1, 2008 [9] | Francisco Avilán | Oct. 1, 2008 [10] | 18th |
| Necaxa | Salvador Reyes | Sacked | Oct. 13, 2008 [11] | Octavio Becerril | Oct. 14, 2008 [12] | 18th |
[edit] Classification Phase
[edit] Standings
Updated to games played on November 16, 2009
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Atlante, UNAM, Cruz Azul, and Santos Laguna do not qualify to the InterLiga due to existing commitment in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Group standings
| Group 1 |
P
| Team
| Pld
| W
| D
| L
| GF
| GA
| GD
| Pts
|
| 1 | Atlante (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 27 |
| 2 | Santos Laguna (A) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 |
| 3 | Pachuca | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 |
| 5 | Ciudad Juárez | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19 |
| 6 | Puebla | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 15 |
| Group 2 |
P
| Team
| Pld
| W
| D
| L
| GF
| GA
| GD
| Pts
|
| 1 | UNAM (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 26 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 26 |
| 3 | UAG (A) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 25 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Morelia | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 24 |
| 6 | América | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 |
| Group 3 |
P
| Team
| Pld
| W
| D
| L
| GF
| GA
| GD
| Pts
|
| 1 | San Luis (A) | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 29 |
| 2 | Toluca (A) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 27 |
| 3 | UANL (A) | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 26 |
| 4 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 22 |
| 5 | Chiapas | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 18 |
| 6 | Necaxa | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 15 |
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
| 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. |
[edit] Results
Updated to games played on November 16, 2009
Source: RSSSF
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
[edit] Final Phase
- 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.
[edit] Top goalscorers
[edit] References
[edit] External links
