2011–12 Mexican Primera División season

65th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico May 2011 Primera División de México 2011–12 Apertura:Tigres (3rd title)Clausura:Santos Laguna (4th title) Tecos Champions League TigresSantos LagunaGuadalajaraMonterrey Copa Libertadores GuadalajaraCruz AzulUANL 306 805 Apertura:Iván Alonso(11 goals)Clausura:Iván AlonsoChristian Benítez(14 goals) Apertura:Tigres 5–0 Pachuca(September 10, 2011)Clausura:Monterrey 4-0 Tecos(March 24, 2012) Apertura:Pachuca 1–4 Santos Laguna(July 23, 2011)Chiapas 1–4 Monterrey(July 24, 2011)Guadalajara 1-4 Puebla(September 17, 2011)Monterrey 0-3 América(October 15, 2011)UNAM 1-4 Atlas(October 16, 2011)Clausura:Atlante 0-4 América(February 25, 2012) Apertura:Chiapas 5-3 América(September 17, 2011)Atlante 4-4 Morelia(October 29, 2011)Clausura:Toluca 3-4 Pachuca(February 5, 2012)Cruz Azul 4-3 Monterrey(March 3, 2012)Santos Laguna 5-2 San Luis(March 3, 2012)Cruz Azul 5-2 Tecos(April 21, 2012) 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Primera División Profesional was the 65th professional top-flight football league season in Mexico. The season was split into two tournaments: the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura; each of identical format and contested by the same eighteen teams. Moves On May 16, 2011, the General Assembly of the Primera División announced a format change to begin with the 2011 Apertura. The first change was the elimination of groups what does the mean? What are groups? June 2020 in the First Stage. The top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to the next round. The other change would affect the playoffs. Instead of a two-legged, what does two egged mean? vs round. Is this a reduction in matches? September 2019 single elimination tournament culminating in the finals, the eight teams in the next round would be placed into two groups of four. The four teams in each group will play against other in a double round-robin format. The top team in each group will advance to the Finals.Mexican league to change format, playoffs http://www.concacaf.com/page/AssociationNewsDetail/0,,12813~2362533,00.html CONCACAF May 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522182029/http://www.concacaf.com/page/AssociationNewsDetail/0,,12813~2362533,00.html May 22, 2011 dead mdy-all However, on June 6, 2011, the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee announced that the format change would only affect the elimination of groups in the First Stage, and that the playoffs would remain as they were. Therefore, the top eight teams at the end of the First Stage would advance to a two-legged elimination bracket.Decisiones del Comité de Operaciones de la Primera División Profesional http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=32982 Femexfut es Decisions of the Primera División Profesional's Operations Committee June 6, 2011 June 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406191527/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=32982 April 6, 2012 dead mdy-all Clubs Mexico 450 Mexico location map.svg 21.150977 -86.838366 Atlante left Arrows 12x12 e.svg 16.762795 -93.094475 Jaguares right Arrows 12x12 w.svg 25.652299 -100.286442 Monterrey right Arrows 12x12 w.svg 19.718773 -101.233627 Morelia left Arrows 12x12 e.svg 20.105218 -98.756087 Pachuca right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg 19.078029 -98.164398 Puebla right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg 20.577642 -100.366539 Querétaro right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg 22.138702 -100.950797 San Luis right Arrows 12x12 w.svg 25.555088 -103.402971 Santos Laguna left Arrows 12x12 e.svg 32.525000 -117.033333 Tijuana right Arrows 12x12 w.svg 19.287300 -99.666790 Toluca left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg 25.722572 -100.311986 UANL left Arrows 12x12 e.svg 19.432695 -99.133283 América, Cruz Azul, UNAM right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg 20.676234 -103.346935 Atlas, Estudiantes Tecos, Guadalajara left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Locations of the 2011–12 Primera División teams The following eighteen teams participated in the season. Necaxa was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after accumulating the lowest coefficient during the immediate past three seasons, ending its one-year stay in the league. Tijuana was promoted, the winner of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. This is Tijuana's inaugural season in the Primera División. ClubHome CityStadiumCapacityAméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco56,700ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,500Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000Estudiantes TecosZapopan3 de Marzo30,000GuadalajaraGuadalajaraOmnilife49,850MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000MoreliaMoreliaMorelos41,500PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo30,000PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc48,650QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora40,785San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000Santos LagunaTorreónCorona30,000TijuanaTijuanaCaliente33,333TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000UANLSan NicolásUniversitario45,000UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000 Personnel and kits TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAméricaMEX Miguel HerreraNikeBimbo, Coca-ColaAtlanteMEX José Luis González ChinaGarcisCancún, Riviera Maya, ADO, OfficeMax, Grupo PegasoAtlasMEX Juan Carlos ChávezAtleticaLubricantes Akron, Coca-Cola, Guadalajara 2011ChiapasMEX José Guadalupe CruzAtleticaBanco Azteca, Seguro PopularCruz AzulMEX Enrique MezaUmbroCemento Cruz Azul, Coca-ColaEstudiantes TecosURU Héctor Hugo EuguiUnder ArmourGrand Isla Navidad ResortGuadalajaraMEX Alberto CoyoteAdidasBimboMonterreyMEX Víctor Manuel VucetichNikeBimbo, BBVA BancomerMoreliaMEX Tomás BoyAtleticaRoshfrans, Cinépolis, Coca-Cola, Banco AztecaPachucaMEX Efraín FloresNikeGamesa, Mobil Super, DHL, ADOPueblaURU Daniel BartolottaKappaVolkswagen, Banco AztecaQuerétaroARG Ángel ComizzoMarvalLibertad Servicios Financieros, PoweradeSan LuisMEX Sergio BuenoAtleticaCaja Popular Mexicana, Coca-ColaSantos LagunaMEX Benjamín GalindoPumaSoriana, Peñoles, Pepsi, LalaTijuanaARG Antonio MohamedNikeCaliente, VolarisTolucaURU Wilson GraniolattiUnder ArmourBanamexUANLBRA Ricardo FerrettiAdidasCemex, Cemento MonterreyUNAMMEX Guillermo VázquezPumaBanamex Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Positionin tablePre-Apertura changesPueblaURU Héctor Hugo EuguiResignedMay 6, 2011MEX Sergio BuenoMay 13, 201114thTolucaMEX Sergio LugoSackedMay 12, 2011URU Héctor Hugo EuguiMay 17, 201112thAtlasMEX Benjamín GalindoEnd of contractMay 23, 2011ARG Ruben Omar RomanoJune 2, 201110thApertura changesEstudiantes TecosMEX José Luis Sánchez SoláSackedAugust 8, 2011MEX José Luis SalgadoAugust 8, 201116thEstudiantes TecosMEX José Luis SalgadoEnd of tenure as caretakerAugust 14, 2011MEX Raul AriasAugust 15, 20119thQuerétaroURU Gustavo MatosasSackedAugust 16, 2011PAR José Saturnino CardozoAugust 16, 20118thSantos LagunaARG Diego CoccaSackedSeptember 4, 2011MEX Eduardo RergisSeptember 4, 201114thSantos LagunaMEX Eduardo RergisEnd of tenure as caretakerSeptember 14, 2011MEX Benjamín GalindoSeptember 14, 201115thAtlasARG Ruben Omar RomanoResignedSeptember 17, 2011MEX Juan Carlos ChávezSeptember 18, 201118thAméricaCHI Carlos ReinosoResignedSeptember 18, 2011MEX Alfredo TenaSeptember 19, 201116thTijuanaMEX Joaquin del OlmoSackedSeptember 19, 2011ARG Antonio MohamedSeptember 19, 201117thGuadalajaraMEX Jose Luis RealSackedOctober 3, 2011MEX Fernando QuirarteOctober 3, 20115thEstudiantes TecosMEX Raul AriasSackedNovember 2, 2011MEX José Luis SalgadoNovember 2, 201113thPre-Clausura changesPueblaMEX Sergio BuenoSackedNovember 7, 2011COL Juan Carlos OsorioNovember 14, 201112thAméricaMEX Alfredo TenaSackedNovember 10, 2011MEX Miguel HerreraNovember 15, 201117thSan LuisMEX Ignacio AmbrízSackedNovember 10, 2011MEX René Isidoro GarcíaNovember 10, 201110thTolucaURU Héctor Hugo EuguiSackedNovember 10, 2011URU Wilson GraniolattiNovember 14, 201113thAtlanteMEX Miguel HerreraContract TerminationNovember 15, 2011MEX Mario GarcíaNovember 29, 201115thClausura changesEstudiantes TecosMEX José Luis SalgadoResignedJanuary 14, 2012MEX Gilberto AdameJanuary 14, 201218thGuadalajaraMEX Fernando QuirarteResignedJanuary 21, 2012MEX Ignacio AmbrízJanuary 26, 201218thEstudiantes TecosMEX Gilberto AdameEnd of tenure as caretakerJanuary 30, 2012URU Héctor Hugo EuguiJanuary 30, 201217thSan LuisMEX René Isidoro GarcíaResignedFebruary 25, 2012MEX Sergio BuenoFebruary 28, 201215thQuerétaroPAR José Saturnino CardozoResignedMarch 3, 2012ARG Ángel ComizzoMarch 5, 201218thPueblaCOL Juan Carlos OsorioResignedMarch 21, 2012URU Daniel BartolottaMarch 21, 201216thAtlanteMEX Mario GarcíaSackedApril 15, 2012MEX José Luis González ChinaApril 15, 201215thGuadalajaraMEX Ignacio AmbrizResignedApril 18, 2012MEX Alberto CoyoteApril 18, 201214th Torneo Apertura The 2011 Apertura was the first competition of the season. The Regular Season began on July 22, 2011 and ended on November 6, 2011. The playoffs began on November 19, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. The team known as Pumas UNAM were the defending champion. Regular phase League table main WDL Torneo Apertura 5 Q GUA Guadalajara CRU Cruz Azul UNL UANL SLA Santos Laguna CHI Chiapas PAC Pachuca MOR Morelia QUE Querétaro UNM UNAM SLU San Luis MON Monterrey PUE Puebla TOL Toluca ATE Atlante TIJ Tijuana EST Estudiantes Tecos AMÉ América ATL Atlas 8 6 3 24 18 8 5 4 21 14 7 7 3 22 13 8 3 6 29 25 7 5 5 28 23 7 5 5 28 25 7 5 5 25 22 8 2 7 24 21 7 4 6 19 25 6 6 5 23 20 7 3 7 27 26 6 4 7 26 29 4 8 5 19 27 5 4 8 24 28 3 9 5 21 23 6 0 11 24 30 3 6 8 26 31 2 6 9 20 30 The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs. GUA GUA GUA GUA GUA GUA GUA #ACE1AF 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition. CL2 CL2 green1 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage CL2 CL1 #FFFFCC Cannot qualify for South American competitions Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition. NQSA NQSA #FFFFCC Advance to the Final Phase AF AF AF inherit Cannot qualify for South American competitions NQSA NQSA2 NQSA2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete FeMexFut Results main FBR grey AMÉ ATE ATL CRU EST GUA CHI MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM América 0–1 5–2 null 1–2 1–3 null null 1–1 null 2–3 2–1 2–2 null 1–1 null null null Atlante null null null 2–1 0–2 null null 4–4 0–1 5–1 1–3 1–1 null 1–1 null 1–0 null Atlas null 2–3 null 0–2 1–1 null null 1–1 null 0–1 3–0 1–1 null 2–2 null 0–1 null Cruz Azul 3–1 2–1 2–1 null 1–1 null null 0–1 null 2–0 null null null 2–1 0–0 null null Estudiantes Tecos null null null 0–2 null 0–2 2–3 null 2–1 null null null 5–2 null 1–2 0–1 1–2 Guadalajara null null null null 5–2 2–1 2–1 null 2–2 1–4 0–1 null null null null 1–0 0–0 Chiapas 5–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 null null 1–4 null null null null 3–1 3–2 null 1–1 null 4–0 Monterrey 0–3 3–2 2–0 1–2 null null null 2–0 null null null null 2–0 4–2 0–0 null null Morelia null null null null 0–2 1–2 1–0 null 2–2 0–0 4–2 null null null null 2–0 0–1 Pachuca 2–0 null 4–2 1–0 null null 1–0 4–0 null null null 1–1 1–4 null 3–0 null 0–0 Puebla null null null null 2–1 null 1–2 3–3 null 2–2 1–0 null 1–2 null null 0–1 2–1 Querétaro null null null 1–0 3–0 null 1–2 2–1 null 2–1 null null 1–3 null null 0–0 4–0 San Luis null null null 1–1 2–1 2–0 null 1–0 2–3 null 2–1 2–1 0–1 null 5–1 null null Santos Laguna 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 null 1–1 null null 0–2 null null null null 1–3 3–2 null null Tijuana null null null null 0–2 0–1 2–0 null 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 null null 1–1 null Toluca 1–1 2–1 0–0 null null 0–0 null null 2–1 null 4–3 0–1 null null 1–1 null null UANL 2–2 null null 1–1 null null 1–1 0–0 null 5–0 null null 1–0 2–1 null 2–2 4–1 UNAM 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–2 null null null 2–1 null null null null 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 null complete FeMexFut es Final phase (Liguilla) 2011 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Guadalajara 1 1 0 1 Querétaro 8 2 0 2 UANL 3 1 3 4 Pachuca 6 0 0 0 Cruz Azul 2 1 1 2 Morelia 7 2 2 4 Santos 4 2 2 4 Chiapas 5 2 1 3 Querétaro 8 0 0 0 UANL 3 0 1 1 Morelia 7 2 2 4 Santos 4 1 3 4 UANL 3 1 3 4 Santos 4 0 1 1 Champions UANL 3rd Notes If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Top goalscorers Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name. Rank Player Club Goals1URU Iván AlonsoToluca112URU Carlos BuenoQuerétaro10MEX Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna104ECU Christian BenítezAmérica8MEX Enrique EsquedaPachuca8MEX Marco FabiánGuadalajara8COL Jackson MartínezChiapas88ESP Luis GarcíaPuebla7USA Herculez GomezEstudiantes Tecos7CHI Héctor MancillaTigres7ARG Alfredo MorenoSan Luis7COL Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas7MEX Miguel SabahMorelia7 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateMEX Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna Pachuca 4–1 July 23, 2011ECU Christian Benítez América Atlas 5–2 August 21, 2011URU Carlos Bueno Querétaro UNAM 4–0 September 10, 2011CHI Héctor Mancilla Tigres Pachuca 5–0 September 10, 2011MEX Miguel Sabah Morelia Querétaro 4–2 September 18, 2011MEX Marco Fabián Guadalajara Estudiantes Tecos 5–2 October 15, 2011URU Iván Alonso Toluca Puebla 4–3 October 23, 2011 Torneo Clausura The 2012 Clausura is the second and final competition of the season. The regular season began on January 6, 2012 and ended on April 29, 2012. Tigres UANL was the defending champion. Regular phase League table main WDL Torneo Clausura 5 Q SLA Santos Laguna MON Monterrey AMÉ América MOR Morelia UNL UANL PAC Pachuca TIJ Tijuana CHI Chiapas CRU Cruz Azul TOL Toluca ATL Atlas PUE Puebla ATE Atlante UNM UNAM GUA Guadalajara SLU San Luis QUE Querétaro EST Estudiantes Tecos 11 3 3 33 18 9 5 3 32 15 9 5 3 30 18 9 4 4 25 18 9 4 4 22 16 7 7 3 24 17 7 7 3 18 11 8 3 6 26 20 6 7 4 29 21 4 8 5 7 13 6 4 7 24 27 5 4 8 19 23 4 4 9 20 31 3 7 7 13 18 4 3 10 12 21 3 3 11 15 30 2 6 9 14 30 2 6 9 12 28 #ACE1AF Advances to the Playoffs A A A A A A A A red1 R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. April 29, 2012 MedioTiempo.com Results main FBR grey AMÉ ATE ATL CRU EST GUA CHI MON MOR PAC PUE QUE SLU SLA TIJ TOL UNL UNM América null null 2–2 null null 2–0 2–3 null 1–0 null null null 3–1 null 1–1 0–1 2–1 Atlante 0–4 0–0 2–2 null null 2–2 0–3 null null null null null 1–2 null 0–2 null 1–2 Atlas 1–1 null 0–2 null null 0–3 1–0 null 0–0 null null null 1–3 null 1–0 null 0–0 Cruz Azul null null null 5–2 null 2–0 4–3 null 1–1 null 1–2 3–1 0–1 null null 1–1 1–1 Estudiantes Tecos 1–1 2–1 0–0 null 1–0 null null 1–2 null 1–1 1–1 0–2 null 0–2 null null null Guadalajara 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 null null null 1–2 null null null 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 null null Chiapas null null null null 1–0 3–1 null 1–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 null null 0–0 null 2–2 null Monterrey null null null null 4–0 2–0 2–1 null 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 null null null 2–0 1–1 Morelia 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 null null null 0–0 null null null 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 null null Pachuca null 3–2 null null 2–0 3–1 null null 1–2 3–1 1–1 null null 1–0 null 1–1 null Puebla 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 null 1–2 null null 1–2 null null 0–1 null 1–1 2–1 null null Querétaro 0–2 2–3 2–1 null null 0–0 null null 0–3 null 0–1 2–2 null 0–2 2–2 null null San Luis 1–3 2–3 0–1 null null null 2–3 null null 0–0 null null null 0–1 null 0–2 1–0 Santos Laguna null null null null 1–1 null 1–0 1–1 null 0–0 3–1 2–0 5–2 null null 3–0 2–1 Tijuana 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 null null null 1–0 null null null null null 1–3 1–1 null 1–1 Toluca null null null 0–3 3–1 null 3–1 1–1 null 3–4 null null 2–1 1–3 null 2–1 0–2 UANL null 1–0 0–0 null 2–1 2–1 null null 4–1 null 1–2 1–0 null null 1–0 null null UNAM null null null null 0–0 0–0 0–3 null 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 null null null null 0–2 April 29, 2012 FeMexFut es Final phase (Liguilla) 2012 Primera División de México Clausura Liguilla Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Santos 1 4 2 6 Chiapas 8 3 1 4 Morelia 4 0 1 1 Tigres 5 1 4 5 Monterrey 2 2 2 4 Tijuana 7 1 2 3 América 3 3 0 3 Pachuca 6 1 1 2 Santos 1 1 2 3 Tigres 5 1 2 3 Monterrey 2 0 2 2 América 3 0 0 0 Santos 1 1 2 3 Monterrey 2 1 1 2 Champions Santos Laguna 4th Notes If the two teams are tied after both legs, the higher seeded team advances. Both finalists qualify to the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. Note: Santos were already qualified to 2012-13 Champions competition as the runners-up of the Apertura, and as they are Clausura Champions, their spot was relinquished as Apertura Runner-up to Guadalajara, the best record of the 2011 Apertura not already qualified. Top goalscorers Players ranked by goals scored, then alphabetically by last name. Pos Player Club Goals1URU Iván AlonsoToluca14ECU Christian BenítezAmérica143MEX Aldo de NigrisMonterrey9MEX Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna9MEX Miguel SabahMorelia96ARG Lucas LobosUANL8COL Luis Gabriel ReyChiapas8COL Jackson MartínezChiapas8ARG Emanuel VillaCruz Azul810ARG José SandTijuana7CHI Humberto SuazoMonterrey7 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateMEX Oribe Peralta 4 Santos Laguna San Luis 5–2 March 3, 2012ARG Mauro Cejas Pachuca Atlante 3–2 March 17, 2012 4 Player scored 4 goals Relegation Pos PositionTeam'09 APts 2009 Apertura points'10 CPts 2010 Bicentenario points'10 APts 2010 Bicentenario points'11 CPts 2011 Clausura points'11 APts 2011 Apertura points'12 CPts 2012 Clausura pointsTotalPts Total points over the past three yearsTotalPld Total games played over the past three yearsAvg AverageRelegation1Monterrey3036322624321801922Cruz Azul3325392628251771023Santos Laguna2728302327361711024Morelia3325213126311671025UANL Tigres2219243528311591026América3025272615321551027Toluca3530222120221501028Pachuca242525182628146102UNAM17282535251614610210Guadalajara19322225301514310211Tijuana00001828463412Chiapas19192514262713010213Puebla26191918221912310214San Luis21142621241211810215Atlante23161627191611710216Querétaro18211916261211210217Atlas18241323122011010218Estudiantes (R)201915171812101102Relegation Updated to games played on April 29, 2012Source: References External links Clausura 2011 fixtures, tables and top scorers at ESPN Soccernet Category:2011–12 in domestic association football leagues 1 2011-12