Primera División de México Clausura 2009

The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−09 season. The tournament began on January 16, 2009 and ended on May 31, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May 31, 2009 UNAM defeated Pachuca 3–2 on aggregate to win their sixth title. Toluca forward Héctor Mancilla won his second consecutive golden boot after scoring 14 goals, only one ahead of América forward Salvador Cabañas.

Primera División de México
Season2008−09
ChampionsUNAM (6th title)
RelegatedNecaxa
Champions League
Copa Sudamericana
Interliga
SuperLiga
Matches played153
Goals scored421 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerHéctor Mancilla
(14 goals)
Biggest home winGuadalajara 5–0 Pachuca (February 28, 2009)
Biggest away winAtlas 0–5 Pachuca (May 9, 2009)

Club information
Locations of the Primera División 2008–09 teams

Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity City
América Azteca 105,000 Mexico City
Atlante Andrés Quintana Roo 20,000 Cancún
Atlas Jalisco 56,713 Guadalajara
Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 23,208 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Ciudad Juárez Olímpico Benito Juárez 22,300 Ciudad Juárez
Cruz Azul Estadio Azul 35,000 Mexico City
Guadalajara Jalisco 56,713 Guadalajara
Monterrey Tecnológico 38,000 Monterrey
Morelia Morelos 41,500 Morelia
Necaxa Victoria 25,000 Aguascalientes
Pachuca Hidalgo 30,000 Pachuca
Puebla Cuauhtémoc 42,649 Puebla
San Luis Alfonso Lastras Ramírez 24,000 San Luis Potosí
Santos Laguna Corona 18,050 Torreón
Toluca Nemesio Díez 27,000 Toluca
UAG 3 de Marzo 30,015 Guadalajara
UANL Universitario 45,000 Monterrey
UNAM Olímpico Universitario 63,000 Mexico City

Personnel
Club Owner President Manager
América Televisa Mexico Michel Bauer Mexico Jesús Ramírez
Atlante Grupo Pegaso Paraguay Miguel Couchonal Mexico José Cruz
Atlas Atlas A.C. Mexico Fernando Acosta Argentina Ricardo La Volpe
Chiapas State of Chiapas Mexico Antonio Castañón Mexico Luis Fernando Tena
Ciudad Juárez YVASA Mexico Francisco Ibarra Uruguay Héctor Eugui
Cruz Azul Cemento Cruz Azul Mexico Guillermo Álvarez Mexico Benjamín Galindo
Guadalajara Jorge Vergara Mexico Jorge Vergara Mexico Francisco Ramírez
Monterrey FEMSA Mexico Jorge Urdiales Mexico Víctor Vucetich
Morelia TV Azteca Mexico Álvaro Dávila Mexico Tomás Boy
Necaxa Televisa Mexico Roberto Muñoz Mexico Raúl Arias
Pachuca Jesús Martínez Mexico Jesús Martínez Mexico Enrique Meza
Puebla Francisco Bernat Mexico Ricardo Mezher Mexico José Sánchez
San Luis Televisa Mexico Eduardo del Villar Argentina Américo Scatolaro
Santos Laguna Grupo Modelo Mexico Alejandro Irarragorri Mexico Sergio Bueno
Toluca Valentín Diez Mexico Fernando Corona Mexico José de la Torre
UAG UAG Mexico José Leaño Mexico Miguel Herrera
UANL CEMEX Mexico Enrique Borja Argentina José Pekerman
UNAM UNAM Mexico Víctor Mahbub Brazil Ricardo Ferretti

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing
manager		 Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Replaced by Date of
appointment		 Position in
table
Atlas Argentina Darío Franco Resigned Jan. 26, 2009 Argentina Ricardo La Volpe Jan. 28, 2009 17th
América Argentina Ramón Díaz Sacked Feb. 10, 2009 Mexico Jesús Ramírez Feb. 11, 2009 12th
Morelia Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Sacked Feb. 20, 2009 Mexico Tomás Boy Feb. 20, 2009 11th
UANL Mexico Manuel Lapuente Sacked Feb. 22, 2009 Argentina José Pekerman Feb. 23, 2009 17th
Guadalajara Mexico Efraín Flores Sacked Mar. 23, 2009 Mexico Omar Arellano Mar. 30, 2009 12th
Santos Laguna Mexico Daniel Guzmán Sacked Mar. 24, 2009 Mexico Sergio Bueno Mar. 25, 2009 14th
Guadalajara Mexico Omar Arellano Resigned Apr. 16, 2009 Mexico Paco Ramírez Apr. 16, 2009 9th
Cruz Azul Mexico Benjamín Galindo Sacked May. 4, 2009 Uruguay Robert Siboldi May. 5, 2009 18th

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 11 3 3 42 23 +19 36 Advanced to final phase
2 Toluca 17 10 6 1 34 19 +15 36
3 UNAM 17 8 4 5 23 17 +6 28
4 Monterrey 17 7 5 5 28 22 +6 26
5 Puebla 17 7 5 5 21 24 −3 26
6 UAG 17 6 7 4 21 17 +4 25
7 Ciudad Juárez 17 5 8 4 21 22 −1 23
8 América 17 6 5 6 25 27 −2 23
9 Santos Laguna 17 5 7 5 25 20 +5 22
10 Morelia 17 5 7 5 19 20 −1 22
11 Guadalajara 17 5 6 6 21 20 +1 21
12 Chiapas 17 5 6 6 22 24 −2 21 Advanced to final phase
13 Atlas 17 5 6 6 22 29 −7 21
14 Atlante 17 3 8 6 18 21 −3 17
15 San Luis 17 4 5 8 21 27 −6 17
16 UANL 17 2 8 7 15 26 −11 14
17 Necaxa 17 3 5 9 17 30 −13 14
18 Cruz Azul 17 2 7 8 26 33 −7 13
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group standings
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pachuca (A) 17 11 3 3 42 23 +19 36
2 Monterrey (A) 17 7 5 5 28 22 +6 26
3 Puebla (Q) 17 7 5 5 21 24 −3 26
4 Ciudad Juárez (Q) 17 5 8 4 21 22 −1 23
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 7 5 25 20 +5 22
6 Atlante 17 3 8 6 18 21 −3 17
Source:
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.; (Q) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-highest teams in the general table not already advanced by the above method.
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 UNAM (A) 17 8 4 5 23 17 +6 28
2 UAG (A) 17 6 7 4 21 17 +4 25
3 América 17 6 5 6 25 27 −2 23
4 Morelia 17 5 7 5 19 20 −1 22
5 Guadalajara 17 5 6 6 21 20 +1 21
6 Cruz Azul 17 2 7 8 26 33 −7 13
Source:
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Toluca (A) 17 10 6 1 34 19 +15 36
2 Chiapas (A) 17 5 6 6 22 24 −2 21
3 Atlas 17 5 6 6 22 29 −7 21
4 San Luis 17 4 5 8 21 27 −6 17
5 UANL 17 2 8 7 15 26 −11 14
6 Necaxa 17 3 5 9 17 30 −13 14
Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 2009. Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to the Final Phase as the two-best teams in their group.

Results
Home \ Away AMÉ ATE ATL CHI CIU CAZ GUA MON MOR NEC PAC PUE SLU SLA TOL UAG UNL UNM
América 2–2 3–3 1–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–0
Atlante 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Atlas 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–5 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
Chiapas 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–4 1–2 0–2
Ciudad Juárez 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0
Cruz Azul 1–3 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–3
Guadalajara 1–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 5–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0
Monterrey 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–3
Morelia 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1
Necaxa 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–2
Pachuca 1–1 5–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 3–2
Puebla 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1
San Luis 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–5 3–3 0–2
Santos Laguna 1–2 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–2
Toluca 3–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0
UAG 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
UANL 2–3 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1
UNAM 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2009. Source: FeMexFut
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Main article: Primera División de México Clausura 2009 Liguilla
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Pachuca 3 2 5
8 Jaguares 1 0 1
1 Pachuca 2 2 4
7 Ciudad Juárez 0 3 3
2 Toluca 0 0 0
7 Ciudad Juárez 1 0 1
1 Pachuca 0 2 2
3 UNAM 1 2 3
3 UNAM 0 3 3
6 UAG 2 0 2
3 UNAM 2 1 3
5 Puebla 1 2 3
4 Monterrey 1 2 3
5 Puebla 3 2 5

Awards
AwardPlayerTeam
MVP Argentina Christian Giménez Pachuca
Best Manager Brazil Ricardo Ferretti UNAM
Best Goalkeeper Mexico Jose de Jesus Corona UAG
Best Wingback Mexico Mario Méndez Toluca
Best Centre back Paraguay Paulo da Silva Toluca
Best Defensive Midfielder Mexico Israel Castro UNAM
Best Offensive Midfielder Argentina Christian Giménez Pachuca
Best Forward Chile Héctor Mancilla Toluca
Best Rookie Mexico Jorge Gastelum Morelia
Golden Boot Chile Héctor Mancilla Toluca
Source:Medio Tiempo

Top Goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Chile Héctor Mancilla Toluca 14
2 Paraguay Salvador Cabañas Club América 13
3 Mexico Miguel Sabah Morelia 11
4 Chile Humberto Suazo Monterrey 9
Argentina Christian Giménez Pachuca 9
6 Panama Blas Pérez Pachuca 8
7 Uruguay Alvaro González Puebla 7
Argentina Alfredo Moreno Necaxa 7
Ecuador Christian Benítez Santos Laguna 7
Brazil Danilinho Jaguares 7
Source: FeMexFut

Relegation table

Relegation is determined by a quotient of the total points earned in the Primera División divided by the total number of games played over the past three seasons of the Primera División (for clubs that have not been the Primera División all three season, the last consecutive seasons of participation are taken into account). The club with the lowest quotient is relegated to the Primera División A for the next season.

P Club Total Points Total Games Quotient
1 Toluca 170 102 1.6667
2 Pachuca 168 102 1.6471
3 Guadalajara 167 102 1.6373
4 Cruz Azul 153 102 1.5000
5 San Luis 152 102 1.4902
6 UNAM 147 102 1.4412
7 Santos Laguna 146 102 1.4314
8 América 140 102 1.3725
9 Atlante 138 102 1.3529
10 Morelia 131 102 1.2843
11 Atlas 130 102 1.2745
12 Monterrey 129 102 1.2647
13 Ciudad Juárez 42 34 1.2353
14 Chiapas 125 102 1.2255
15 UAG 122 102 1.1961
16 Puebla 79 68 1.1618
17 UANL 112 102 1.0980
18 Necaxa 110 102 1.0784
Source: FeMexFut; Updated as of: May 3, 2009
  Relegated to Primera División A

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