Primera División A Clausura 2009

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

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.

League Table (Groups)

Group 1

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Mérida169342513+1230
2Socio Águila168352118+327
3Salamanca167542220+226
4Chetumal165652320+321
5Querétaro166282825+320
6Irapuato165561723−620
7Chihuahua165561926−720
8Santos Laguna165381720−318
9Real Colima163671623−715

Group 2

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Sinaloa168713015+1531
2Veracruz168622714+1330
3UNAM166642615+1124
4León166552119+223
5UAT164841718−120
6UANL164661423−918
7Atlético Mexiquense164481223−1116
8Tampico Madero163671828−1015
9Tapatío162681626−1012

Group 3

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Tijuana169612816+1233
2Cruz Azul167632316+727
3BUAP166732517+825
4Durango1651012416+825
5Orizaba165561516−120
6Monterrey165561618−220
7Tapachula163761821−316
8Académicos161871527−1211
9UAG16169825−179
Team qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion
Team qualifies for the Liguilla
Team is certified for promotion
Team is last on the relegation table

As of: May 4, 2009
Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

League Table (General)

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Tijuana169612816+1233
2Sinaloa168713015+1531
3Veracruz168622714+1330
4Mérida169342513+1230
5Cruz Azul167632316+727
6Socio Águila168352118+327
7Salamanca167542220+226
8BUAP166732517+825
9Durango1651012416+825
10UNAM166642615+1124
11León166552119+223
12Chetumal165652320+321
13Querétaro166282825+320
14UAT164841718−120
15Orizaba165561516−120
16Monterrey165561618−220
17Irapuato165561723−620
18Chihuahua165561926−720
19Santos Laguna165381720−318
20UANL164661423−918
21Tapachula163761821−316
22Atlético Mexiquense164481223−1116
23Real Colima163671623−715
24Tampico Madero163671828−1015
25Tapatío162681626−1012
26Académicos161871527−1211
27UAG16169825−179
Team qualifies for the Liguilla and is certified for promotion
Team qualifies for the Liguilla
Team is certified for promotion
Team is last on the relegation table

As of: May 4, 2009
Source: FMF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points.

Liguilla

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Tijuana 3 1 4  
8 BUAP 1 1 2  
  1 Tijuana 2 2 4  
  5 Salamanca 1 0 1  
4 Sinaloa 0 0 0
5 Salamanca 2 1 3  
  1 Tijuana 0 0 0
  3 Mérida 1 0 1
3 Mérida 1 3 4  
6 Cruz Azul 0 1 1  
  3 Mérida 3 0 3
  2 Veracruz 0 0 0  
2 Veracruz 0 2 2
7 Socio Águila 2 0 2  

Promotional Final

First Leg

Querétaro2–1Mérida
Gerk  31' (pen.)
Romo  47'		 Orozco  68'

Second leg

Mérida1–0Querétaro
Beltrán  49'
Penalties
López
Olsina
Saucedo
Orozco
García 		4–5 Castro
Tridente
Giménez
Piña
Romo
Referee: Mauricio Morales

Results

Group 1

Home \ Away[1] CHE CHI IRAMERQUEREASALSLASOC
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

Group 2

Home \ Away[1] ATM LEÓ SINTAMTAPUNLUATUNMVER
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

Group 3

Home \ Away[1] ACA BUP CRUDURMONORITAPTIJUAG
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

Updated to games played on May 4, 2009.
Source: FMF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Scorer Goals Team
Mexico Mauro Gerk 11 Querétaro
Mexico Raúl Enríquez 9 Tijuana
Chile Felipe Flores Salamanca
Mexico Francisco Bravo 8 Veracruz
Mexico Luis Nieves León
Mexico Jesús Morales Chetumal
Mexico Luis Orozco Mérida
Mexico Óscar Rojas UNAM
Mexico Fernando González Cruz Azul
Mexico Ismael Valadez 7 Chetumal
Mexico José Gutiérrez 6 Irapuato
Mexico Juan Hernández BUAP
Uruguay Nicolás Olivera Veracruz
Paraguay Osvaldo Moreno Real Colima

As of: May 4, 2009
Source: FMF

Relegation Table

P Team Pts G Pts/G
1Tijuana65322.0313
2León1891001.8900
3Veracruz58321.8125
4Sinaloa1751001.7500
5Cruz Azul1711001.7100
6Querétaro1601001.6000
7Irapuato50321.5625
8UAT1511001.5100
9UNAM1501001.5000
10Mérida97661.4697
11Orizaba1461001.4600
12BUAP1411001.4100
13Salamanca1401001.4000
14Durango1341001.3400
15Chihuahua41321.2813
16UANL1281001.2800
17Real Colima1211001.2100
18Socio Águila1201001.2000
19Tampico Madero1181001.1800
20Monterrey1161001.1600
21Atlético Mexiquense1141001.1400
22Tapatío1141001.1400
23Académicos1021001.0200
24Chetumal32321.0000
25UAG991000.9900
26Santos Laguna991000.9900
27Tapachula52660.7879

As of: May 4, 2009
Source: FMF
P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played

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