The 2009 Primera División Apertura was the first football tournament of the 2009−2010 Mexican Primera División season. The tournament began on July 24 and ended on December 13. The promoted team for this season was Querétaro. Defending champions UNAM failed to defend their title after missing the playoffs. On December 13, 2009, Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul 6–4 in aggregate score to win their third title. Cruz Azul forward Emanuel Villa won his first golden boot after scoring 17 goals, five more than Héctor Mancilla who won it the two previous tournaments.
[edit] Club information
[edit] Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City | | América | Azteca | 105,000 | Mexico City | | Atlante | Andrés Quintana Roo | 20,000 | Cancún | | Atlas | Jalisco | 56,700 | 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 | | Estudiantes Tecos | 3 de Marzo | 30,000 | Guadalajara | | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 56,700 | Guadalajara | | Monterrey | Tecnológico | 38,000 | Monterrey | | Morelia | Morelos | 41,500 | Morelia | | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 30,000 | Pachuca | | Puebla | Cuauhtémoc | 42,650 | Puebla | | Querétaro | La Corregidora | 40,785 | Querétaro | | San Luis | Alfonso Lastras Ramírez | 24,000 | San Luis Potosí | | Santos Laguna | Nuevo Corona | 30,000 | Torreón | | Toluca | Nemesio Díez | 27,000 | Toluca | | UANL | Universitario | 45,000 | Monterrey | | UNAM | Olímpico Universitario | 63,000 | Mexico City | Locations of the Primera División 2009–10 teams |
[edit] Personnel
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[edit] Classification Phase
[edit] General table
Updated to games played on November 14, 2009
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head score; 5th away goals; 6th draw.
1. The berth to the 2010 Copa Libertadores goes to the highest placed team currently not participating in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. This excludes Toluca, Pachuca, Cruz Azul, or UNAM from qualifying to the Copa Libertadores.
(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
Updated to games played on November 15, 2009
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. |
| the two-highest teams in the general table not already advanced by the above method. |
[edit] Results
Updated to games played on November 9, 2009
Source: FeMexFut
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Final Phase
- If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances.
- Both finalist qualify to the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. The champion qualifies directly to the Group Stage, while the runner-up qualifies to the Preliminary Round.
[edit] Top goalscorers
Updated to November 22, 2009
Source: FeMexFut
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