2008–09 Primera División A season

Season of a Mexican football league October 2011 Primera División A Apertura: Querétaro Clausura: Mérida Querétaro Tapachula 2008–09 2007–08 2009–10 The format for the 2008–09 season changed from 2 groups of 12 to 3 groups of 9 teams. This gave the opportunity and the number increased from 24 to 27, many teams served as reserve teams from teams in D1. Changes for the 2008–09 season Coatzacoalcos moved to Orizaba and was rebranded Orizaba after Apertura 2008 Veracruz were demoted from Primera División Indios were promoted to Mexican Primera Division Irapuato won promotion to Primera División A when Pachuca Jr. did not meet the qualifications for promotion. Added teams Atlante Chetumal Mérida FC Chihuahua Club Tapatio From Morelia B Stadia and locations ClubStadiumCapacityCityAcadémicosJaliscoAlfredo Pistache Torres63,0003,000GuadalajaraAtlético MexiquenseNemesio Díez25,000TolucaTR CoatzacoalcosRafael Hérnandez Ochoa4,800CoatzacoalcosCorrecaminosMarte R. Gómez19,000Ciudad VictoriaCruz Azul Hidalgo10 de Diciembre17,000Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz AzulDorados de SinaloaBanorte19,000CuliacánDurangoFrancisco Zarco15,000Durango CityIndios de ChihuahuaOlímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza22,000Chihuahua CityIrapuatoSergio León Chávez26,000IrapuatoJaguares 'A'Víctor Manuel Reyna17,000Tuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasLeónLeón35,000LeónLobos BUAPCuauhtémoc42,600Puebla CityMéridaCarlos Iturralde18,000MéridaPotros ChetumalJosé López Portillo10,000ChetumalPumas MorelosCentenario14,800CuernavacaQuerétaroCorregidora33,000Querétaro CityRayados 'A'El Barrial1,000SantiagoReal ColimaColima12,000Colima CitySalamancaOlímpico Sección 2410,000SalamancaSantos Laguna 'A'Corona19,000TorreónSocio ÁguilaAzteca114,600Mexico CityTampico MaderoTamaulipas20,000Tampico and Ciudad MaderoTapatíoJalisco63,000GuadalajaraTecos 'A'Tres de Marzo25,000ZapopanTigres "B"Universitario42,000San Nicolás de los GarzaTijuanaCaliente22,000TijuanaTR VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente30,000Boca del Río Apertura 2008 Primera Division A Apertura 2008 Querétaro The Primera División A Apertura 2008 is a Mexican football tournament, one of two short tournaments held each year. It began on July 18, 2008, and ran until December 7, 2008. The reigning champions, León, were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Irapuato on a 2–1 two-leg aggregate, and thus could not successfully defend their Clausura 2008 title. Querétaro won the tournament, defeating Irapuato on a 2–0 two-leg aggregate, and will earn a spot into the promotional playoff held after the end of the Clausura 2009 season, where the winners of the two tournaments meet in an effort to gain promotion to the Primera División. After winning the 2008 promotional playoff against León, the Indios were promoted to the Primera División. Veracruz were relegated to the Primera División A due to finishing at the bottom of the Primera División relegation table. Pachuca Juniors won the right to be promoted to the Primera División A after winning the Segunda División promotional playoff but lacked the certificate of promotion given to teams by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. Instead, Irapuato were promoted to the Primera División A, and two new reserve teams were created for the Indios of Ciudad Juárez (Chihuahua) and Atlante (Chetumal). Tournament format A total of 27 teams are divided into three groups of nine teams each. Each team plays the other eight teams in its group twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 16 games. At the end of the regular season the top two teams in each group, as well as the next two highest placed teams, qualify to the Liguilla. The teams are seeded based on their position in the general table and are arranged before each round so that the highest seeded team remaining always plays the lowest seed remaining. The teams play a home and home series and whichever team has the better aggregate score advances. If the two teams are tied after both legs in the quarterfinals and semifinals the higher seed advances automatically. In the finals, if the two teams are tied after both legs two 15 minute halves of extra time are added. If the teams are still tied after extra time the champion is determined through a penalty shootout. Promotion One team is promoted to the Primera División each year (two short tournaments). After the Clausura 2009 tournament, the champions of the Apertura 2008 and Clausura 2009 tournaments will play a home and home series to determine which team will be promoted. If the same team wins both tournaments it will be promoted automatically. In order for a team to be promoted it has to obtain a certification from the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. If the winner of the promotional final is not certified for promotion a home and home series is played between the highest placed certified team and the club being relegated to the Primera División A to determine which will be in the Primera División. Currently certified teams Atlético Mexiquense Lobos BUAP Cruz Azul Hidalgo Durango Irapuato Mérida León Querétaro Santos Laguna A Dorados de Sinaloa Tijuana Correcaminos Veracruz Relegation One team is relegated to the Segunda División each year (two short tournaments). The team that has the worst points to games played ratio over the previous three years (Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009) is relegated to the Segunda División. Group league tables Group 1 main WDL Apertura Group 1 Q LEÓ border|20px León TIJ Border|20px Tijuana IRA 20px Irapuato TAP 20px Tapatío TEC 20px Tecos A ACA 20px Académicos REA Real Colima SIN 20px Dorados de Sinaloa SAL 20px Salamanca 10 5 1 21 12 9 5 2 20 8 8 6 2 20 6 5 4 7 12 16 4 5 7 17 16 3 7 6 12 14 3 6 7 10 18 4 3 9 11 21 2 7 7 10 22 #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP QLP QLP #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF Group 2 main WDL Apertura Group 2 Q QUE 20px Querétaro UAT Correcaminos UNL Tigres B CHI 20px Chihuahua DUR 20px Durango SOC 20px Socio Águila TAM 20px Tampico Madero SLA border|20px Santos Laguna A MON border|20px Monterrey A 10 3 3 36 20 9 4 3 21 12 9 2 5 19 12 6 3 7 25 28 4 8 4 15 16 5 4 7 13 16 4 5 7 25 30 4 3 9 18 27 2 6 8 19 30 #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP QLP #D0F0C0 Qualifies for the Liguilla QL #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP QP 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF Group 3 main WDL Apertura Group 3 Q UNM Pumas Morelos MER 20px Mérida VER 20x20px Veracruz CRU 20px Cruz Azul Hidalgo BUP 20px Lobos BUAP ATM 20px Atlético Mexiquense COA TR Coatzacoalcos CHE Chetumal TAP 20px Tapachula 11 2 3 27 12 10 2 4 22 13 8 4 4 25 16 7 3 6 25 15 6 3 7 22 30 5 4 7 19 19 4 7 5 14 16 1 8 7 15 28 1 5 10 12 32 #D0F0C0 Qualifies for the Liguilla QL #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP QP QP QP #FFCCCC Last on the relegation table R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF General league table main WDL Q UNM Pumas Morelos LEÓ León QUE Querétaro TIJ Tijuana MER Mérida UAT Correcaminos IRA Irapuato UNL Tigres B VER Veracruz CRU Cruz Azul Hidalgo CHI Chihuahua BUP Lobos BUAP DUR Durango ATM Atlético Mexiquense COA Coatzacoalcos SOC Socio Águila TPT Tapatío TEC Tecos A TAM Tampico Madero ACA Académicos REA Real Colima SLA Santos Laguna A SIN Sinaloa SAL Salamanca MON Monterrey A CHE Chetumal TPC Tapachula 11 2 3 27 12 10 5 1 21 12 10 3 3 36 20 9 5 2 20 8 10 2 4 22 13 9 4 3 21 12 8 6 2 20 6 9 2 5 19 12 8 4 4 25 16 7 3 6 25 15 6 3 7 25 28 6 3 7 22 30 4 8 4 15 16 5 4 7 19 19 4 7 5 14 16 5 4 7 13 16 5 4 7 12 16 4 5 7 17 16 4 5 7 25 30 3 7 6 12 14 3 6 7 10 18 4 3 9 18 27 4 3 9 11 21 2 7 7 10 22 2 6 8 19 30 1 8 7 15 28 1 5 10 12 32 #D0F0C0 Qualifies for the Liguilla QL QL #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP QLP QLP QLP QLP QLP #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP QP QP QP QP QP QP #FFCCCC Last on the relegation table R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF Liguilla Pumas Morelos (s.) 2 0 2 Tigres B 1 1 2 Tijuana 0 4 4 Mérida 1 0 1 Querétaro (s.) 1 1 2 Correcaminos 2 0 2 León 0 1 1 Irapuato 1 1 2 1 Pumas Morelos 0 0 0 7 Irapuato 1 1 2 4 Tijuana 1 1 2 3 Querétaro 0 3 3 7 Irapuato 0 0 0 3 Querétaro 0 2 2 Quarter-finals Querétaro (s.) 2–2 Correcaminos 1–2 1–0 Tijuana 4–1 Mérida 0–1 4–0 Pumas Morelos (s.) 2–2 Tigres B 2–1 0–1 León 1–2 Irapuato 0–1 1–1 First leg 19 November 2008 20:30 Tigres B 1–2 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9008/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjE2OTMsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6MzF9/informe-arbitral-tigres-b-vs-pumas-morelos-cuartos-de-final-ida-estadio-universitario Pumas Morelos Viniegra 40 Rojas 80  Herrera 89 San Nicolás de los Garza Estadio Universitario 600 Miguel Ángel Chacón Viveros 19 November 2008 21:00 Irapuato 1–0 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9009/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjI1LCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjl9/informe-arbitral-irapuato-vs-leon-cuartos-de-final-ida-estadio-sergio-leon-chavez León Pérez 34 Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez 20,000 Mario Alonso Villa García 20 November 2008 15:00 Mérida 1–0 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9010/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjEyOTQsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6NX0=/informe-arbitral-merida-vs-tijuana-cuartos-de-final-ida-estadio-carlos-iturralde-rivero Tijuana Sainz 43 Mérida Estadio Carlos Iturralde 6,000 Miguel Ángel Ayala Ramírez 20 November 2008 20:30 Correcaminos 2–1 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9011/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjIxLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjEzfQ==/informe-arbitral-correcaminos-vs-queretaro-cuartos-de-final-ida-estadio-marte-rodolfo-gomez-segura Querétaro Cano 1 own  Vela 14 Tridente 44 Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez 18,000 Gerardo García Acevedo Second leg 22 November 2008 15:00 Pumas Morelos 0–1 2–2 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9012/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjMxLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjE2OTN9/informe-arbitral-pumas-morelos-vs-tigres-b-cuartos-de-final-vuelta-estadio-unidad-deportiva-centenario Tigres B Mendoza 1 Cuernavaca Estadio Centenario 3,000 Miguel Ángel Ortega Rojas 22 November 2008 20:00 León 1–1 1–2 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9013/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjksImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6MjV9/informe-arbitral-leon-vs-irapuato-cuartos-de-final-vuelta-estadio-nou-camp Irapuato Reyes 69 Marique 75 León Estadio León 22,000 Jesús Fabricio Morales Bojorquez 23 November 2008 13:00 Tijuana 4–0 4–1 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9014/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjUsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6MTI5NH0=/informe-arbitral-tijuana-vs-merida-cuartos-de-final-vuelta-estadio-caliente Mérida Enríquez 7 58 Abrego 43  Caetano 65 Tijuana Estadio Caliente 13,333 Juan Genaro Medrano Ávalos 23 November 2008 19:00 Querétaro 1–0 2–2 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9015/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjEzLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjIxfQ==/informe-arbitral-queretaro-vs-correcaminos-cuartos-de-final-vuelta-estadio-la-corregidora Correcaminos Romo 73 Querétaro City Estadio Corregidora 30,000 Jorge Macías Romo Semi-finals Querétaro 3–2 Tijuana 0–1 3–1 Pumas Morelos 0–2 Irapuato 0–1 0–1 First leg 26 November 2008 21:00 Irapuato 1–0 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9016/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjI1LCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjMxfQ==/informe-arbitral-irapuato-vs-pumas-morelos-semifinal-ida-estadio-sergio-leon-chavez-tvc-deportes Pumas Morelos Casanova 39 Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez 24,000 Jorge Macías Romo 27 November 2008 14:00 Tijuana 1–0 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9017/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjUsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6MTN9/informe-arbitral-tijuana-vs-queretaro-semifinal-ida-estadio-caliente-tvc-deportes Querétaro Torres 14 Tijuana Estadio Caliente 13,000 Julio David Escobar Barba Second leg 29 November 2008 15:00 Pumas Morelos 0–1 0–2 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9018/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjMxLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjI1fQ==/informe-arbitral-pumas-morelos-vs-irapuato-semifinal-vuelta-estadio-unidad-deportiva-centenario Irapuato Pérez 32 Cuernavaca Estadio Centenario 7,000 Jaime Herrera Garduño 30 November 2008 19:00 Querétaro 3–1 3–2 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9019/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjEzLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjV9/informe-arbitral-queretaro-vs-tijuana-semifinal-vuelta-estadio-la-corregidora Tijuana Tridente 25 84 Gerk 50 Torres 57 Querétaro City Estadio Corregidora 34,130 Román Rafael Medina Vázquez Final Querétaro 2–0 Irapuato 0–0 2–0 First leg 4 December 2008 21:00 Irapuato 0–0 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9020/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjI1LCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjEzfQ==/informe-arbitral-irapuato-vs-queretaro-final-ida-estadio-sergio-leon-chavez-tvc-deportes Querétaro Irapuato Estadio Sergio León Chávez 24,000 Paul Enrique Delgadillo Haro Second leg 7 December 2008 19:00 Querétaro 2–0 2–0 https://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9021/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIxIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjEzLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjI1fQ==/informe-arbitral-queretaro-vs-irapuato-final-vuelta-estadio-la-corregidora Irapuato López 8 Gomes 70 Querétaro City Estadio Corregidora 34,130 Marco Antonio Rodríguez Apertura 2008 winner Querétaro 3rd Results Group 1 main FBR grey ACA IRA LEÓ REA SAL SIN TAP TIJ UAG Académicos 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 Irapuato 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 León 2–1 0–4 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 Real Colima 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 Salamanca 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 Sinaloa 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 Tapatío 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 Tijuana 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 UAG 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 complete Group 2 main FBR grey CHI DUR MON QUE SLA SOC TAM UAT UNL Chihuahua 0–1 3–1 2–4 2–0 1–0 5–4 0–0 0–1 Durango 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 Monterrey 1–1 1–1 5–4 2–2 0–0 2–4 0–0 1–2 Querétaro 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 Santos Laguna 4–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–2 Socio Águila 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 Tampico Madero 3–3 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 UAT 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–3 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 UANL 4–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 complete Group 3 main FBR grey ATM BUP COA CHE CRU MER TAP VER UNM Atlético Mexiquense 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 BUAP 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 Coatzacoalcos 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 Chetumal 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 Cruz Azul 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 Mérida 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 Tapachula 2–2 4–4 0–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 Veracruz 2–1 6–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 UNAM 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2008-11-17 FMF Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam MEX Mauro Gerk 14 Querétaro MEX Raúl Enríquez Tijuana URU Bosco Frontan 10 Tampico Madero MEX José Gutiérrez 9 Chihuahua MEX Javier Orozco 8 Cruz Azul Hidalgo URU Nicolás Olivera Veracruz URU Dany González Monterrey A ARG Diego Olsina 7 Mérida CHI Juan Úbeda Lobos BUAP MEX Marco Reyna 6 Durango MEX José Ojeda Tampico Madero MEX Luis Orozco Mérida CHI Sebastián González León MEX Sergio Pérez 5 Irapuato MEX Carlos Vela Correcaminos 2008-11-17 FMF May 2023 Relegation table Pos. Team Pts G Games played Ave. Points per game 1 Tijuana 32 16 2.0000 2 León 166 84 1.9762 3 Irapuato 30 16 1.8750 4 Veracruz 28 16 1.7500 5 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 144 84 1.7143 6 Dorados de Sinaloa 144 84 1.7143 7 Querétaro 140 84 1.6667 8 Correcaminos 131 84 1.5595 9 Pumas Morelos 126 84 1.5000 10 Coatzacoalcos 126 84 1.5000 11 Lobos BUAP 116 84 1.3810 12 Salamanca 114 84 1.3571 13 Mérida 67 50 1.3400 14 Chihuahua 21 16 1.3125 15 Tigres B 110 84 1.3095 16 Durango 109 84 1.2976 17 Real Colima 106 84 1.2619 18 Tampico Madero 103 84 1.2262 19 Tapatío 102 84 1.2143 20 Atlético Mexiquense 98 84 1.1667 21 Monterrey A 96 84 1.1429 22 Socio Águila 93 84 1.1071 23 Académicos 91 84 1.0833 24 Tecos A 90 84 1.0714 25 Santos Laguna A 81 84 0.9643 26 Tapachula 36 50 0.7200 27 Chetumal 11 16 0.6875 2008-11-17 FMF May 2023 Clausura 2009 Ascenso MX Clausura 2009 Mérida The Primera División A Clausura 2009 is a Mexican football tournament, the second of two short tournaments held during the 2008–2009 Mexican football season. It began on January 10, 2009, and will run until May 23 or May 24, 2009. The winner of the tournament will earn a place in the promotional playoff against Querétaro, the winners of the Apertura 2008 tournament, to determine which team will be promoted to the Primera División. Tournament format A total of 27 teams are divided into three groups of nine teams each. Each team plays the other eight teams in its group twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 16 games. At the end of the regular season the top two teams in each group, as well as the next two highest placed teams, qualify to the Liguilla (playoffs). The teams are seeded based on their position in the general table and are arranged before each round so that the highest seeded team remaining always plays the lowest seed remaining. The teams play a home and away series and whichever team has the better aggregate score advances. If the two teams are tied after both legs in the quarterfinals and semifinals the higher seed advances automatically. In the finals, if the two teams are tied after both legs two 15 minute halves of extra time are added. If the teams are still tied after extra time the champion is determined through a penalty shootout. Promotion One team is promoted to the Primera División each year (two short tournaments). After the Clausura 2009 tournament, the champions of the Apertura 2008 and Clausura 2009 tournaments will play a home and home series to determine which team will be promoted. If the same team wins both tournaments it will be promoted automatically. In order for a team to be promoted it has to obtain a certification from the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación. If the winner of the promotional final is not certified for promotion a home and away series is played between the highest placed certified team and the club being relegated to the Primera División A to determine which will be in the Primera División. Currently certified teams Atlético Mexiquense Lobos BUAP Cruz Azul Hidalgo Durango Irapuato Mérida León Querétaro Santos Laguna A Dorados de Sinaloa Tijuana Correcaminos Veracruz Relegation One team is relegated to the Segunda División each year (two short tournaments). The team that has the worst points to games played ratio over the previous three years (Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009) is relegated to the Segunda División. Group league tables Group 1 main WDL Clausura Group 1 Q MER 20px Mérida SOC 20px Socio Águila SAL 20px Salamanca CHE Chetumal QUE 20px Querétaro IRA 20px Irapuato CHI 20px Chihuahua SLA border|20px Santos Laguna A REA Real Colima 9 3 4 25 13 8 3 5 21 18 7 5 4 22 20 5 6 5 23 20 6 2 8 28 25 5 5 6 17 23 5 5 6 19 26 5 3 8 17 20 3 6 7 16 23 #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP #D0F0C0 Qualifies for the Liguilla QL QL #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP QP QP 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF Group 2 main WDL Clausura Group 2 Q SIN 20px Dorados de Sinaloa VER 20x20px Veracruz UNM Pumas Morelos LEÓ border|20px León UAT Correcaminos UNL Tigres B ATM 20px Atlético Mexiquense TAM 20px Tampico Madero TPT 20px Tapatío 8 7 1 30 15 8 6 2 27 14 6 6 4 26 15 6 5 5 21 19 4 8 4 17 18 4 6 6 14 23 4 4 8 12 23 3 6 7 18 28 2 6 8 16 26 #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP QLP #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP QP QP 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF Group 3 main WDL Clausura Group 3 Q TIJ Border|20px Tijuana CRU 20px Cruz Azul Hidalgo BUP 20px Lobos BUAP DUR 20px Durango ORI 20px Orizaba MON border|20px Monterrey A TPC 20px Tapachula ACA 20px Académicos TEC 20px Tecos A 9 6 1 28 16 7 6 3 23 16 6 7 3 25 17 5 10 1 24 16 5 5 6 15 16 5 5 6 16 18 3 7 6 18 21 1 8 7 15 27 1 6 9 8 25 #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP QLP QLP #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP #FFCCCC Last on the relegation table R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF General league table main WDL Q TIJ Tijuana SIN Dorados de Sinaloa VER Veracruz MER Mérida CRU Cruz Azul Hidalgo SOC Socio Águila SAL Salamanca BUP Lobos BUAP DUR Durango UNM Pumas Morelos LEÓ León CHE Chetumal QUE Querétaro UAT Correcaminos ORI Orizaba MON Monterrey A IRA Irapuato CHI Chihuahua SLA Santos Laguna A UNL Tigres B TPC Tapachula ATM Atlético Mexiquense REA Real Colima TAM Tampico Madero TPT Tapatío ACA Académicos TEC Tecos A 9 6 1 28 16 8 7 1 30 15 8 6 2 27 14 9 3 4 25 13 7 6 3 23 16 8 3 5 21 18 7 5 4 22 20 6 7 3 25 17 5 10 1 24 16 6 6 4 26 15 6 5 5 21 19 5 6 5 23 20 6 2 8 28 25 4 8 4 17 18 5 5 6 15 16 5 5 6 16 18 5 5 6 17 23 5 5 6 19 26 5 3 8 17 20 4 6 6 14 23 3 7 6 18 21 4 4 8 12 23 3 6 7 16 23 3 6 7 18 28 2 6 8 16 26 1 8 7 15 27 1 6 9 8 25 #ACE1AF Qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion QLP QLP QLP QLP QLP QLP #D0F0C0 Qualifies for the Liguilla QL QL #B6EADE Certified for promotion QP QP QP QP QP QP QP #FFCCCC Last on the relegation table R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw complete FMF Liguilla Tijuana 3 1 4 Lobos BUAP 1 1 2 Dorados de Sinaloa 0 0 0 Salamanca 2 1 3 Mérida 1 3 4 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0 1 1 Veracruz 0 2 2 Socio Águila 2 0 2 1 Tijuana 2 2 4 5 Salamanca 1 0 1 3 Mérida 3 0 3 2 Veracruz 0 0 0 1 Tijuana 0 0 0 3 Mérida 1 0 1 Quarter-finals Tijuana 4–2 Lobos BUAP 3–1 1–1 Dorados 0–3 Salamanca 0–2 0–1 Mérida 4–1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–0 3–1 Veracruz (s.) 2–2 Socio Águila 0–2 2–0 First leg 6 May 2009 14:00 Socio Águila 2–0 http://ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9238/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIyIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjE2MDksImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6MTY4Nn0=/informe-arbitral-socio-aguila-vs-veracruz-cuartos-ida-estadio-azteca-tvc-deportes Veracruz Silva 9 own Pineda 33 Mexico City Estadio Azteca 0 Miguel Ángel Flores RodrÍguez 6 May 2009 17:00 Salamanca 2–0 http://ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9239/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIyIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjE0MDIsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6MjN9/informe-arbitral-petroleros-de-salamanca-vs-dorados-de-sinaloa-cuartos-ida-estadio-olimpico-seccion-24-tvc-deportes Dorados Mendoza 36 Damasceno 87 Salamanca Estadio Sección XXIV 0 Osvaldo Sánchez Huerta 7 May 2009 11:00 Lobos BUAP 1–3 http://ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9240/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIyIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjEyNTgsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6NX0=/informe-arbitral-lobos-buap-vs-tijuana-cuartos-ida-estadio-cuauhtemoc Tijuana Pacheco 31 Enríquez 41 43  López 88 Puebla City Estadio Cuauhtémoc 0 Carlos Manuel Martínez Soto 7 May 2009 17:00 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0–1 http://ascensomx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/9241/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTEiLCJpZFRlbXBvcmFkYSI6IjU5IiwiaWRUb3JuZW8iOiIyIiwiaWRDbHVibG9jYWwiOjIyLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOjEyOTR9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-hidalgo-vs-merida-cuartos-ida-estadio-10-de-diciembre Mérida Orozco 30 Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul Estadio 10 de Diciembre 0 Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán Second leg 9 May 2009 19:00 Veracruz 2–0 2–2 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Saucedo Orozco García Castro Tridente Giménez Piña Romo Champions Querétaro 2nd Results Group 1 main FBR grey CHE CHI IRA MER QUE REA SAL SLA SOC Chetumal 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 Chihuahua 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 Irapuato 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 Mérida 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 Querétaro 2–1 1–1 5–1 2–3 3–2 1–2 4–1 1–2 Real Colima 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 Salamanca 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 Santos Laguna 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 Socio Águila 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 complete Group 2 main FBR grey ATM LEÓ SIN TAM TAP UNL UAT UNM VER Atlético Mexiquense 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 León 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 Sinaloa 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 Tampico Madero 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–5 Tapatío 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–1 UANL 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–3 UAT 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 UNAM 6–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 Veracruz 2–0 3–2 4–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 complete Group 3 main FBR grey ACA BUP CRU DUR MON ORI TAP TIJ UAG Académicos 1–2 0–1 1–5 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 BUAP 4–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 Cruz Azul 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 4–0 Durango 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 Monterrey 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 Orizaba 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 Tapachula 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 4–1 Tijuana 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 UAG 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 May 4, 2009 FMF Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam MEX Mauro Gerk 11 Querétaro MEX Raúl Enríquez 9 Tijuana CHI Felipe Flores Salamanca MEX Francisco Bravo 8 Veracruz MEX Luis Nieves León MEX Jesús Morales Chetumal MEX Luis Orozco Mérida MEX Óscar Rojas Pumas Morelos MEX Fernando González Cruz Azul Hidalgo MEX Ismael Valadez 7 Chetumal MEX José Gutiérrez 6 Irapuato MEX Juan Hernández Lobos BUAP URU Nicolás Olivera Veracruz PAR Osvaldo Moreno Real Colima May 4, 2009 FMF May 2023 Relegation table Pos. Team Pts G Games played Ave. Points per game 1 Tijuana 65 32 2.0313 2 León 189 100 1.8900 3 Veracruz 58 32 1.8125 4 Dorados de Sinaloa 175 100 1.7500 5 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 171 100 1.7100 6 Querétaro 160 100 1.6000 7 Irapuato 50 32 1.5625 8 Correcaminos 151 100 1.5100 9 Pumas Morelos 150 100 1.5000 10 Mérida 97 66 1.4697 11 Orizaba 146 100 1.4600 12 Lobos BUAP 141 100 1.4100 13 Salamanca 140 100 1.4000 14 Durango 134 100 1.3400 15 Chihuahua 41 32 1.2813 16 Tigres B 128 100 1.2800 17 Real Colima 121 100 1.2100 18 Socio Águila 120 100 1.2000 19 Tampico Madero 118 100 1.1800 20 Monterrey 116 100 1.1600 21 Atlético Mexiquense 114 100 1.1400 22 Tapatío 114 100 1.1400 23 Académicos 102 100 1.0200 24 Chetumal 32 32 1.0000 25 Tecos 99 100 0.9900 26 Santos Laguna A 99 100 0.9900 27 Tapachula 52 66 0.7879 May 4, 2009 FMF May 2023 External links Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A. C. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901101419/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/ September 1, 2019 Category:Ascenso MX seasons Mex Category:2008–09 in Mexican football Category:2009 in domestic association football leagues Mex es:Primera División 'A' de México