1995–96 Mexican Primera División season

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The following are statistics about

Primera División de México
, the top professional soccer league in Mexico, for the 1995–96 season.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Necaxa won the championship.

Celaya was promoted from Primera División 'A'.

UANL was relegated to Primera División 'A'.

Teams

Morelia
Puebla
Santos
Greater Mexico City teams América Atlante Cruz Azul Necaxa Toros Neza UNAM
Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
Toros Neza
UNAM
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Location of the 1995-96 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City
Azulgrana
Atlas
 Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azteca
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León
León, Guanajuato
 Nou Camp
Morelia
 Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
 Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Tecos Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico La Bombonera
UANL Monterrey, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
 Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Veracruz
 34 15 5 14 44 45 −1 50 Playoff
2
UANL
 34 12 13 9 38 38 0 49
3 Guadalajara 34 11 10 13 37 42 −5 43
4
Santos
 34 9 10 15 41 43 −2 37
5 Toluca 34 10 7 17 33 45 −12 37
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Celaya 34 14 10 10 49 46 +3 52 Playoff
2 América 34 10 16 8 57 45 +12 46
3
Morelia
 34 9 9 16 36 52 −16 36
4
Atlante
 34 7 12 15 39 56 −17 33
5
Puebla
 34 6 10 18 29 54 −25 28
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 34 14 14 6 61 38 +23 56 Playoff
2 Monterrey 34 13 12 9 52 47 +5 51
3 UNAM 34 13 11 10 50 41 +9 50
4 León 34 13 11 10 55 49 +6 50
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 34 15 10 9 58 41 +17 55 Playoff
2
Atlas
 34 14 11 9 51 45 +6 53
3 Toros Neza 34 13 11 10 53 50 +3 50
4
Tecos
 34 8 18 8 41 47 −6 42
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE
ATS
 CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY
MOR
 NEC PUE SAN TEC TOL TRN UNL UNM
VER
América — 3–3 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–4 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0
Atlante 3–2 — 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–4 2–4 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–1
Atlas
 1–1 0–2 — 0–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–1
Celaya 2–2 0–0 0–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–0
Cruz Azul 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 — 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–2 3–2
Guadalajara 0–2 1–0 5–2 3–4 2–3 — 0–4 4–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
León 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–1
Monterrey 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 6–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–4
Morelia
 1–1 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 — 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Necaxa 1–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 0–2 4–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Puebla 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 — 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–0
Santos 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 5–0
Tecos 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
Toluca 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–4 5–0 2–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Toros Neza 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 2–5 1–0 4–3 2–3 3–2 1–3 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 6–1
UANL 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 0–1 — 2–1 2–0
UNAM 0–0 3–4 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 2–1
Veracruz
 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–5 2–2 0–0 4–2 4–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 1996. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff

Repechage

Repechaje Qualifiers
10 UANL 4 1 5
7 León 1 3 4 10 UANL
11 América 2 0 2 11 América
6 UNAM 0 0 0
UANL4-1León
  • Lozano 26', 50', 60'
  • Almaguer
  84'
Álvarez
49'
León3-1UANL
  • Álvarez
    88' (pen)
Lozano
56'

UANL won 4-5 on aggregate.

América2-0UNAM
  • Luis García
    87'
UNAM0-0América

América won 0-2 on aggregate.

Playoff Series

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
4 Celaya (a) 2 0 2
5 Monterrey 2 0 2
2 Necaxa 2 1 3
11 América 0 1 1
3
Atlas
1 2 3
8
Veracruz (a
) 		1 2 3
2 Necaxa (a) 1 0 1
4 Celaya 1 0 1
2 Necaxa 1 1 2
10 UANL 0 1 1
4 Celaya 1 5 6
8
Veracruz
0 1 1
1 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
11 América 3 0 3

Quarter-finals

Atlas
Arboleda 81' García 40'
Veracruz
Veracruz
  • Salcedo 17'
  • García 33'
  • Gaytán 37'
  • Malibrán 76'

Series tied 3-3 on aggregate. Veracruz advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.

Monterrey2-2Celaya
 Butragueño 34', 51'
Celaya0-0Monterrey

Series tied 2-2 on aggregate. Celaya advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.

UANL0-1Necaxa
Aguinaga 59'
Necaxa1-1UANL
Aguinaga 87' (pen) Seferović 16'

Necaxa won 2-1 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0-3América
  • Luis García
    53', 60'
América0-2Cruz Azul

América won 3-2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Veracruz
0-1Celaya
Mercado  50'
Veracruz
Veracruz
 Santos 34'

Celaya won 6-1 on aggregate.

América0-2Necaxa
Necaxa1-1América
Peláez 41' Omam-Biyik 17'

Necaxa won 3-1 on aggregate.

Final

Celaya1-1Necaxa
Hernández 57' Peláez 25'
Necaxa0-0Celaya

1-1 on aggregate. Necaxa won on away goals.


 1995-96 winners 
Necaxa
2nd title

Relegation table

Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14. Atlante 101 108 0.9352
15. Toros Neza 100 108 0.9259
16. Puebla 96 108 0.8889
17.
Morelia
 96 108 0.8889
18. UANL 91 108 0.8426

References