1972–73 Mexican Primera División season
| Season | 1972-73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cruz Azul (4th Title) |
| Relegated | C.F. Pachuca |
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← 1971-72 1973-74 → | |
Statistics of Primera División de México in season 1972/1973.
Overview
F.C. Atlas was promoted to Primera División.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.
C.F. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda División.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 46 | Champion |
| 2 | Atlético Español | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 3 | U.N.A.M. | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 32 | 35 | |
| 4 | Puebla F.C. | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 33 | |
| 5 | C.D. Guadalajara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 32 | |
| 6 | C.F. Monterrey | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 32 | |
| 7 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 51 | 32 | |
| 8 | CD Zacatepec | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 28 | Relegation Game |
| 9 | C.F. Pachuca | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 24 | Relegated |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club León | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 44 | Runner Up |
| 2 | Atlas | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 44 | Playoffs/Promoted |
| 3 | Club América | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 33 | 42 | |
| 4 | Toluca | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 39 | |
| 5 | Atlante | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 32 | |
| 6 | Club Jalisco | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 31 | |
| 7 | San Luis | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 29 | |
| 8 | Torreón FC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 27 | Relegation Game |
| 9 | Laguna FC | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 26 | Relegation Game |
Results
| AME | ATT | ATL | ATE | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PAC | PUE | SAL | TOL | TOR | UNI | VER | ZAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 3-0 | |
| Atlante | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| Atlas | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | |
| Atlético Español | 0-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Cruz Azul | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
| Guadalajara | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Jalisco | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| Laguna | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | |
| León | 1-2 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 6-1 | 5-3 | |
| Monterrey | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| Pachuca | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Puebla | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | |
| San Luis | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-1 | |
| Toluca | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | |
| Torreón | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| UNAM | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Veracruz | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 6-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | |
| Zacatepec | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
Relegation Playoff
Semifinal
First Leg
Laguna FC 1 - 0 CD Zacatepec
Second Leg
CD Zacatepec 1 - 0 Laguna FC
- Aggregate score 1 - 1, tie.
Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Laguna FC 3 - 0 CD Zacatepec
- CD Zacatepec lost 0 - 3, to play in Relegation Final.
First Leg
Torreón FC 0 - 0 C.F. Pachuca
Second Leg
C.F. Pachuca 1 - 3 Torreón FC
- C.F. Pachuca lost 1 - 3 in aggregate, to play in Relegation Final.
Relegation Final
C.F. Pachuca 0 - 0 CD Zacatepec
- After tie score, replay match to be played.
Relegation Final Match Replay
C.F. Pachuca 0 - 1 CD Zacatepec
- C.F. Pachuca relegated to Segunda division.
Championship Playoff
Semifinal
First Leg
Atlas 2 - 3 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Atlas
- Cruz Azul wins 4 - 2 in aggregate, advances to the final.
First Leg
Atlético Español 0 - 0 Club León
Second Leg
Club León 3 - 3 Atlético Español
- Aggregate score 3 - 3 tie.
Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Pachuca
Club León 1 - 1 Atlético Español (aet, 6-5 pen)
- Club León wins after extra time, in penalty kicks 6 - 5.
Advances to the final.
Final
First Leg
Club León 1 - 1 Cruz Azul
Second Leg
Cruz Azul 0 - 0 Club León
- Aggregate score 1 - 1 tie.
Third Leg (Decider)
Played in Puebla
Cruz Azul 2 - 1 [aet] Club León
- Cruz Azul wins the championship.
References
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