Primera División de México Apertura 2007

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two shorter tournaments that together make up the Mexican football season - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, August 3, 2007. On June 10, 2007, FMF General Secretary Decio de Maria revealed the groups for the upcoming tournament. Reigning champions Pachuca were eliminated in Repechaje by Cruz Azul by a double leg aggragate score of 6-0 (0-2 in the first leg, 4-0 in the second leg) and thus could not retain their title. Puebla was promoted to the Primera División de México after they beat Sinaloa in the ascension final thus, Querétaro was relegated to the Primera División A. This is the first time they are taking part in a Primera División tournament since they were relegated after Clausura 2005. Atlante made the move to Cancún, Quintana Roo, and played in the Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo after having played in Estádio Azteca for over a decade. At their new home, on December 9, 2007 Atlante won the Apertura 2007 by defeating UNAM 2–1 on aggregate. It was Atlante's third title.

Primera División de México
Season2007−08
ChampionsAtlante (3rd title)
Champions' CupAtlante
Champions LeagueAtlante
UNAM
Copa LibertadoresGuadalajara
America
Atlas (First Stage)
SuperLigaMorelia
Pachuca
America
Guadalajara
Top goalscorerAlfredo Moreno
(18 goals)

Overview
Location of the Primera División Clausura 2006 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Andrés Quintana Roo
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
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 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Victoria
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Pachuca Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
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 Toluca 17 10 4 3 27 16 +11 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UNAM 17 6 6 5 32 19 +13 24
3 Pachuca 17 7 3 7 26 23 +3 24 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Chiapas 17 3 9 5 22 28 −6 18
5 Puebla 17 4 5 8 16 24 −8 17
6 UAG 17 5 2 10 24 38 −14 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 11 5 1 40 22 +18 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 17 9 6 2 32 19 +13 33
3 América 17 7 5 5 26 22 +4 26 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Veracruz 17 5 3 9 20 35 −15 18
5 Monterrey 17 3 5 9 18 25 −7 14
6 Atlas 17 3 3 11 23 33 −10 12
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 28 16 +12 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 San Luis 17 8 5 4 31 30 +1 29
3 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 27 22 +5 25 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Morelia 17 6 4 7 20 25 −5 22
5 Necaxa 17 5 5 7 23 32 −9 20
6 UANL 17 4 4 9 16 22 −6 16
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 11 5 1 40 22 +18 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 17 10 4 3 27 16 +11 34
3 Atlante 17 9 6 2 32 19 +13 33
4 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 28 16 +12 31
5 San Luis 17 8 5 4 31 30 +1 29
6 América 17 7 5 5 26 22 +4 26 Qualified for the Repechage
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 27 22 +5 25
8 UNAM 17 6 6 5 32 19 +13 24 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
9 Pachuca 17 7 3 7 26 23 +3 24 Qualified for the Repechage
10 Morelia 17 6 4 7 20 25 −5 22
11 Necaxa 17 5 5 7 23 32 −9 20
12 Chiapas 17 3 9 5 22 28 −6 18
13 Veracruz 17 5 3 9 20 35 −15 18
14 Puebla 17 4 5 8 16 24 −8 17
15 UAG 17 5 2 10 24 38 −14 17
16 UANL 17 4 4 9 16 22 −6 16
17 Monterrey 17 3 5 9 18 25 −7 14
18 Atlas 17 3 3 11 23 33 −10 12
Source: MedioTiempo

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alfredo Moreno San Luis 18
2 Giancarlo Maldonado Atlante 15
3 Esteban Solari UNAM 14
4 Daniel Ludueña Santos Laguna 13
5 Miguel Sabah Cruz Azul 11
6 Bruno Marioni Atlas 10
7 Salvador Cabañas América 9
Hugo Droguett UAG
Hugo Rodallega Necaxa
Vicente Sánchez Toluca

Source: MedioTiempo

Results table
Home \ Away AME ATE ATL CHP CAZ GDL MON MOR NEC PAC PUE SAN SLP TOL UAG UAN UNA VER
América 1–2 2–1 6–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
Atlante 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 2–2 4–3 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–0
Atlas 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 4–2 0–1 0–1 2–5 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–3 1–2
Chiapas 1–6 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–5 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1
Cruz Azul 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 4–1
Guadalajara 1–2 1–1 3–1 5–4 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1
Monterrey 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–3
Morelia 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–3 1–1
Necaxa 0–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–3 1–5 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–3 0–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1
Pachuca 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 0–3
Puebla 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 3–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–0
Santos Laguna 4–0 2–2 5–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–3 0–0 3–2 2–0
San Luis 2–1 3–4 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–4 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–2 2–1
Toluca 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1
UAG 1–4 0–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–4 0–3 3–1 2–3 2–3 0–4 0–2 2–3
UANL 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–0 0–3 1–2
UNAM 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 8–0
Veracruz 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–8
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Repechage
Pachuca0–2Cruz Azul
Report Domínguez  5', 60'
Referee: Fabricio Morales (Sinaloa)
Cruz Azul4–0Pachuca
Delgado  13'
Borgetti  31'
Núñez  64', 67'		 Report

Cruz Azul won 6–0 on aggregate.

Morelia3–0América
Cervantes  27'
Romero  41'
Landín  72'		 Report
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)
América1–0Morelia
Esqueda  41' Report
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Morelia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
3 Atlante 1 2 3  
6 Cruz Azul 0 1 1  
  3 Atlante (s) 0 1 1  
  4 Guadalajara 1 0 1  
4 Guadalajara 1 1 2
5 San Luis 1 0 1  
  3 Atlante 0 2 2
  7 UNAM 0 1 1
1 Santos Laguna 2 3 5  
8 Morelia 0 2 2  
  1 Santos Laguna 0 4 4
  7 UNAM 3 2 5  
2 Toluca 0 1 1
7 UNAM 2 1 3  

Quarterfinals
Cruz Azul0–1Atlante
Report Pereyra  2'
Referee: Fabián Delgado Horcasitas (Morelos)
Atlante2–1Cruz Azul
Maldonado  23'
González  64'		 Report Borgetti  87'

Atlante won 3–1 on aggregate.

San Luis1–1Guadalajara
Moreno  89' Report Santana  38'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)
Guadalajara1–0San Luis
Santana  56' (pen.) Report

Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morelia0–2Santos Laguna
Report Castillo  19'
Ludueña  49'
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Santos Laguna3–2Morelia
Ludueña  45'
García  52'
Vuoso  79'		 Report Guzmán  65'
Arce  81'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.

UNAM2–0Toluca
Scocco  17', 54' (pen.) Report
Toluca1–1UNAM
Giménez  33' Report Solari  63'

UNAM won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Guadalajara1–0Atlante
Morales  56' (pen.) Report
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
Atlante1–0Guadalajara
Maldonado  3' Report

1–1 on aggregate. Atlante advanced for being the higher seeded team.

UNAM3–0Santos Laguna
Scocco  26', 54'
Moreno  50'		 Report
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Santos Laguna4–2UNAM
Ludueña  13', 36', 88'
Vuoso  75'		 Report González  11'
Scocco  53'

UNAM won 5–4 on aggregate.

Finals
UNAM0–0Atlante
Report
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)
Atlante2–1UNAM
Maldonado  59'
Ovalle  86'		 Report Íñiguez  69'

Atlante won 2–1 on aggregate.

 Apertura 2007 winners 
Atlante
3rd title

By winning Apertura 2007, Atlante earned a quarterfinal spot in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, along with a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.

By being the Apertura 2007 runner-up, the Pumas earned a berth in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.

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