Primera División de México Apertura 2002

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.

Primera División de México
Season2002−03
ChampionsToluca (7th title)
Champions' CupToluca
Morelia
Copa LibertadoresUNAM
Cruz Azul
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo
(29 goals)

Overview
  • The number of participants in the league was expanded to 20 teams.
  • La Piedad was moved to Querétaro and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro.[1]
  • Veracruz was promoted from Primera 'A', however, another team with the same name and venue already existed, so the promoted team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.[2]
  • San Luis was promoted from Primera 'A'.[3]
  • Atlante F.C. was moved from Mexico City to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl.[4]
Location of the Primera División Apertura 2002 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
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 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
4 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
5 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
3 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
4 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
5 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
3 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
4 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
5 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
3 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
4 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
5 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33
4 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32
5 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
6 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
7 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27
8 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
9 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
10 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
11 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
12 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
13 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
14 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
15 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
16 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
17 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
18 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
19 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
20 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CEL CHI CAZ GDL MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM VER
América — – – – 0–0 – – – 1–1 2–1 3–0 – 3–1 2–1 – 1–2 2–1 – – 5–1
Atlante 1–4 — – 4–2 – 2–0 0–0 – 2–1 – – – 2–1 – 3–1 2–3 – 2–2 – 4–1
Atlas 3–2 2–1 — – – 3–2 1–2 1–2 – – – – 2–5 – 1–2 – – 1–0 6–0 –
Celaya 0–1 – 2–1 — 2–2 – – 1–0 1–1 – – 0–3 2–0 – – 2–2 – – 0–1 1–1
Chiapas – 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–0 – – – 2–0 – – 2–0 – – 1–3 0–2 –
Cruz Azul 1–1 – – 1–1 – — – – 1–3 2–1 3–2 – 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 1–2 – – 5–1
Guadalajara 0–1 – – 3–2 – 1–1 — – 1–0 0–0 – – 2–4 1–1 – 3–3 – 4–0 – 2–1
Monterrey 0–0 2–0 – – – 1–1 0–2 — – – – – 2–0 – 0–0 3–1 – 1–1 1–2 –
Morelia – – 2–0 – 2–0 – – 2–0 — 6–0 1–1 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–0 – 2–2 –
Necaxa – 3–0 2–3 0–2 3–1 – – 2–1 – — 0–2 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–1 – 1–0 –
Pachuca – 1–1 1–1 0–2 – – 1–1 1–3 – – — 1–1 3–3 – 0–0 – 0–2 – 0–3 –
Puebla 0–1 1–1 2–1 – – 1–2 1–1 2–1 – – – — – – 3–1 – – 2–1 0–1 –
Querétaro – – – – 3–3 – – – 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 — 0–0 – 0–2 2–0 – – 3–2
San Luis – 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 – – 3–0 – – 2–4 1–0 — 1–1 – 0–0 – – –
Santos Laguna 0–1 – – 2–0 0–0 1–3 4–2 – 2–2 3–2 – – – – — 5–2 – 3–1 – 4–2
Toluca – – 1–0 – 5–1 – – – 4–1 3–0 5–1 5–0 – 3–1 – — 6–0 – – 1–1
UAG – 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–0 – – – 3–2 – – 2–1 – — 1–3 4–3 –
UANL 0–1 – – 6–1 – 0–1 – – 2–1 3–2 1–1 – 4–1 0–4 – 2–2 – — – 1–1
UNAM 1–3 4–1 – – – 2–2 7–1 – – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–4 – 3–2 — 2–1
Veracruz – – 3–0 – 3–0 – – 1–1 3–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 – – 2–1 – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source: RSSSF
Colours: 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 José Cardozo Toluca 29
2 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 13
Sebastián González Atlante
Alex Fernandes Morelia
5 Marcelo de Faria San Luis 12
6 Jesús Olalde UNAM 10
7 Reinaldo Navia UAG 9
8 Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 8
Diego Latorre Celaya
Josemir Lujambio Querétaro
Mariano Trujillo UNAM

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
2 Toluca 1 3 4  
7 Guadalajara 2 0 2  
  2 Toluca 5 2 7  
  8 Santos Laguna 3 1 4  
1 América 3 1 4
8 Santos Laguna 3 2 5  
  2 Toluca 0 4 4
  4 Morelia 1 1 2
3 UNAM 0 3 3  
6 Cruz Azul 0 2 2  
  3 UNAM 0 2 2
  4 Morelia 4 1 5  
4 Morelia 3 4 7
5 UAG 1 1 2  

Quarterfinals
Guadalajara2–1Toluca
García  85'
Mora  88'		 Report Cardozo  56'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
Toluca3–0Guadalajara
Carmona  74'
Cardozo  77'
Sánchez  90'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna3–3América
Ruiz  30', 64'
Lillingston  60'		 Report Blanco  33'
Castillo  38', 70'
América1–2Santos Laguna
Blanco  70' (pen.) Report Borgetti  40'
Villa  63' (o.g.)
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–0UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM3–2Cruz Azul
González  14', 41'
Brown  78' (o.g.)		 Report Abreu  50'
Cabrera  83'

UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.

UAG1–3Morelia
Donizete  35' Report Almirón  7'
C. Morales  65'
González  79'
Referee: Sergio Fernando Silva (Coahuila)
Morelia4–1UAG
Alex  21'
Saavedra  62'
Bautista  74'
Buján  83'		 Report Donizete  26'
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Santos Laguna3–5Toluca
Borgetti  18'
Rodríguez  47'
Altamirano  55'		 Report Cardozo  22' (pen.), 32' 
Sánchez  42'
Cuberas  70'
Sinha  71'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Toluca2–1Santos Laguna
Cardozo  32', 82' Report Borgetti  28'

Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.

Morelia4–0UNAM
Bautista  14', 55'
Saavedra  29'
Alex  44'		 Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM2–1Morelia
Lemos  30'
González  44'		 Report Bautista  39'

Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Finals
Morelia1–0Toluca
Saavedra  58' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Toluca4–1Morelia
Carmona  32'
López  40'
Cardozo  51'
García  65'		 Report Bautista  1'

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

 Apertura 2002 winners 
Toluca
7th title

References
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