Primera División de México Apertura 2003

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2003 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 2 August 2003, and ran until 22 November, when the regular season ended. Irapuato was promoted to the Primera División de México to play this tournament, and Cuernavaca was to be relegated to the Primera División A. The Cuernavaca did not get to play in Primera A, though, as the team was disbanded by FMF. On 20 December, Pachuca defeated Tigres UANL and became champions for the third time.

Primera División de México
Season2003−04
ChampionsPachuca (3rd title)
Champions' CupPachuca
Copa LibertadoresAmérica
Santos Laguna
Top goalscorerLuis Gabriel Rey
(15 goals)

Overview
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
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 Luis Gabriel Rey Atlante 15
2 José Cardozo Toluca 13
3 Carlos María Morales Atlas 12
Reinaldo Navia Morelia
5 Alex Fernandes Monterrey 11
Emilio Mora Veracruz
6 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 10
Eliomar Marcón UAG
Alfredo Moreno Necaxa
9 Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 9
Walter Gaitán UANL
Luis Ignacio Quinteros Puebla
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
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'
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'
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 Baños  1'
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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