Primera División de México Apertura 2003

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Primera División de México
Season2003−04
ChampionsPachuca (3rd title)
Champions' CupPachuca
Copa LibertadoresAmérica
Santos Laguna
Top goalscorerLuis Gabriel Rey
(15 goals)
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Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2003 is a Mexican

FMF. On 20 December, Pachuca defeated Tigres UANL
and became champions for the third time.

Overview
Chiapas
Puebla
Querétaro
Pachuca
Santos Laguna
Greater Mexico City teams América Atlante Cruz Azul UNAM
Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
UNAM
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Location of the Primera División Apertura 2003 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
Atlas
 Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz Azul Mexico City
Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Irapuato
 Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez
Morelia
 Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
 Victoria
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
 Cuauhtémoc
Querétaro
Querétaro, Querétaro
 Corregidora
San Luis
San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
 Alfonso Lastras
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
 Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Final standings (groups)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 19 10 6 3 28 19 +9 36 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 8 3 8 33 24 +9 27 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 29 29 0 22
4
Puebla
 19 5 5 9 23 30 −7 20
5
Atlas
 19 5 4 10 29 32 −3 19
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 19 11 5 3 34 23 +11 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 19 8 7 4 41 29 +12 31
3
UAG
 19 9 4 6 31 29 +2 31 Qualified for the Repechage
4 América 19 8 4 7 34 26 +8 28
5
Querétaro
 19 1 4 14 16 44 −28 7
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UANL 19 11 5 3 38 20 +18 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 7 6 6 30 30 0 27 Qualified for the Repechage
3
Morelia
 19 7 4 8 25 29 −4 25
4 Chiapas 19 5 6 8 21 34 −13 21
5 San Luis 19 2 5 12 20 39 −19 11
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 19 8 7 4 32 21 +11 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Necaxa 19 7 9 3 23 18 +5 30
3 Guadalajara 19 9 2 8 30 28 +2 29 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Veracruz 19 8 3 8 34 38 −4 27
5
Irapuato
 19 6 4 9 23 32 −9 22
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UANL 19 11 5 3 38 20 +18 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UNAM 19 11 5 3 34 23 +11 38
3 Pachuca 19 10 6 3 28 19 +9 36
4 Santos Laguna 19 8 7 4 41 29 +12 31
5 Atlante 19 8 7 4 32 21 +11 31
6
UAG
 19 9 4 6 31 29 +2 31 Qualified for the Repechage
7 Necaxa 19 7 9 3 23 18 +5 30 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
8 Guadalajara 19 9 2 8 30 28 +2 29 Qualified for the Repechage
9 América 19 8 4 7 34 26 +8 28
10 Toluca 19 8 3 8 33 24 +9 27 Qualified for the Repechage
11 Cruz Azul 19 7 6 6 30 30 0 27
12 Veracruz 19 8 3 8 34 38 −4 27
13
Morelia
 19 7 4 8 25 29 −4 25
14 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 29 29 0 22
15
Irapuato
 19 6 4 9 23 32 −9 22
16 Chiapas 19 5 6 8 21 34 −13 21
17
Puebla
 19 5 5 9 23 30 −7 20
18
Atlas
 19 5 4 10 29 32 −3 19
19 San Luis 19 2 5 12 20 39 −19 11
20 Querétaro 19 1 4 14 16 44 −28 7
Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE
ATS
 CHI CAZ GDL
IRA
 MTY
MOR
 NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM
VER
América — – 3–0 5–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 – 1–0 – – 4–1 – – 0–0 – 0–1 2–1 – –
Atlante 0–0 — – 3–0 3–3 2–2 0–1 – 2–2 – – 3–0 – 2–0 – – 1–0 2–2 – –
Atlas
 – 2–1 — – – – 6–1 2–3 – 1–1 3–1 – 0–1 4–1 – 2–0 – – 0–1 2–2
Chiapas – – 1–1 — – – 2–2 3–2 – 1–1 0–2 – 0–0 – 1–1 0–1 – – 2–5 1–0
Cruz Azul – – 4–1 1–3 — 2–1 – 1–0 0–2 – – 1–0 – – 0–2 – – 1–1 – 2–3
Guadalajara – – 1–0 0–1 – — – 0–2 0–1 2–3 – – – – 2–1 – – 2–3 2–0 3–1
Irapuato
 – – – – 1–2 2–3 — – 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 – – 2–1 – 2–0 0–1 –
Monterrey 2–2 1–0 – – – – 2–2 — – 0–0 2–2 – 3–1 3–2 – 0–0 – – 0–1 1–1
Morelia
 – – 2–1 1–1 – – – 1–0 — 3–3 – – 3–2 – 2–4 1–2 – – 0–3 2–0
Necaxa 1–0 2–0 – – 0–0 – – – – — 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 – 1–0 0–0 – – –
Pachuca 2–1 0–0 – – 4–1 2–0 – – 2–1 – — 0–2 – 2–0 – – 2–1 1–1 – –
Puebla – – 1–1 4–1 – 1–1 – 1–0 4–2 – – — – – 1–1 – – 0–1 1–1 3–4
Querétaro 1–3 0–2 – – 3–3 1–2 – – – – 0–0 0–2 — 4–4 – – 0–3 1–7 – –
San Luis 1–5 – – 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 – 0–1 – – 4–0 – — 3–0 – 1–3 0–2 – –
Santos Laguna – 2–3 3–2 – – – 5–0 5–5 – 1–1 1–2 – 2–1 – — 3–2 – – 3–0 3–0
Toluca 6–0 3–4 – – 1–2 2–1 – – – – 1–1 0–0 2–0 5–0 – — 2–1 – – –
UAG – – 1–0 3–2 2–5 2–4 1–3 2–1 1–0 – – 2–1 – – 3–3 – — 2–1 – –
UANL – – 4–1 1–0 – – – 3–2 2–0 2–1 – – – – 1–1 1–0 – — 1–1 4–1
UNAM 4–3 1–1 – – 2–1 – – – – 2–0 1–2 – 2–0 0–0 – 3–0 2–2 – — -
Veracruz
 3–2 0–3 – – – – - – – 3–2 3–1 – 3–0 3–1 – 2–3 1–1 – 3–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2003. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey Atlante 15
2 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 13
3 Uruguay Carlos María Morales Atlas 12
Chile Reinaldo Navia Morelia
5 Brazil Alex Fernandes Monterrey 11
Mexico Emilio Mora Veracruz
6 Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 10
Brazil Eliomar Marcón UAG
Argentina Alfredo Moreno Necaxa
9 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 9
Argentina Walter Gaitán UANL
Chile Luis Ignacio Quinteros Puebla
Argentina Andrés Silvera UANL

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage

Toluca4–0Guadalajara
Cardozo  55', 65'
Carmona  82'
Sánchez 90'		 Report
Guadalajara4–2Toluca
Morales  11' (pen.)
Parra  62'
Medina  89'
Bravo 90+2'		 Report Cardozo  42'
Sánchez 61'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul1–0UAG
Galindo 65' Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato
)
UAG1–3Cruz Azul
Davino 44' Report Cata 20'
C. Delgado 80'
Marín 90+2'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 UANL (s) 1 1 2
11 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
1 UANL 0 2 2
10 Toluca 1 0 1
2 UNAM 2 0 2
10 Toluca 2 2 4
1 UANL 1 1 2
3 Pachuca 3 0 3
3 Pachuca 3 1 4
7 Necaxa 1 2 3
3 Pachuca 0 2 2
5 Atlante 0 1 1
4 Santos Laguna 1 2 3
5 Atlante 3 2 5

Quarterfinals

Cruz Azul0–1UANL
Report Gaitán  27'
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco
)
UANL1–2Cruz Azul
Silvera 6' Report M. Delgado  10'
C. Delgado  17'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

2–2 on aggregate. UANL advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Toluca2–2UNAM
Cuberas  26'
Cardozo  45' (pen.)		 Report Botero 5'
Verón 60'
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)
UNAM0–2Toluca
Report Carmona 31'
López 53'

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Necaxa1–3Pachuca
Sosa  51' Report Vidrio  48'
Santana  57'
Ledesma 83'
Aguascalientes
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City
)
Pachuca1–2Necaxa
Claudinho 65' Report Luna 9', 44'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate.

Atlante3–1Santos Laguna
S. González  25', 49', 66' (pen.) Report Ruiz 30'
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)
Santos Laguna2–2Atlante
Vuoso  14'
Borgetti
69'		 Report
Hernández
75'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Atlante won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Toluca1–0UANL
Cardozo 63' Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
UANL2–0Toluca
Rergis  32'
Kléber  55'		 Report
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)

UANL won 2–1 on aggregate.

Atlante0–0Pachuca
Report
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)
Pachuca2–1Atlante
Claudinho 2'
Caballero 70'		 Report S. González 74'

Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Finals

Pachuca3–1UANL
Sánchez  23' (o.g.)
Bautista  77'
Gabriel 86' (pen.
)		 Report
Soares
59'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
UANL1–0Pachuca
Silvera 90' Report

Pachuca won 3–2 on aggregate.


 Apertura 2003 winners 
Pachuca
3rd title

References

  1. ^ "Necaxa cambia de sede; se va a Aguascalientes" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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