Primera División de México Clausura 2003

Primera División de México
Season2002−03
ChampionsMonterrey (2nd title)
RelegatedCuernavaca
Champions' CupMonterrey
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo
(21 goals)

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 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, January 11, 2003, and ran until May 17, when the regular season ended. Celaya's franchise was bought out by the owner of Aerolineas Internacionales, Jorge Rodriguez Marie, and it was moved to Cuernavaca. Thus, creating a team that was known as Los Colibries de Morelos. Monterrey defeated Morelia to win their second championship.

Clubs

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Location of the Primera División Clausura 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
Cuernavaca Cuernavaca, Morelos Mariano Matamoros
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

Regular phase

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 19 10 3 6 40 30 +10 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 19 8 8 3 29 20 +9 32
3 América 19 8 5 6 29 20 +9 29
4 Cuernavaca 19 6 5 8 24 27 −3 23
5 Puebla 19 4 4 11 15 31 −16 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 19 9 7 3 31 22 +9 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UANL 19 10 4 5 25 22 +3 34
3 Pachuca 19 4 9 6 21 23 −2 21
4 UNAM 19 4 8 7 25 35 −10 20
5 UAG 19 1 4 14 15 37 −22 7
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 10 5 4 34 20 +14 35 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 5 9 5 24 24 0 24 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Necaxa 19 6 5 8 25 24 +1 23
4 San Luis 19 5 5 9 25 38 −13 20
5 Chiapas 19 5 4 10 15 26 −11 19
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 19 10 4 5 39 26 +13 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Veracruz 19 9 5 5 23 18 +5 32
3 Guadalajara 19 8 7 4 32 24 +8 31 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Santos 19 9 3 7 30 24 +6 30
5 Querétaro 19 3 8 8 13 23 −10 17
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 10 5 4 34 20 +14 35 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 19 10 4 5 39 26 +13 34
3 Monterrey 19 9 7 3 31 22 +9 34
4 UANL 19 10 4 5 25 22 +3 34
5 Toluca 19 10 3 6 40 30 +10 33
6 Atlas 19 8 8 3 29 20 +9 32
7 Veracruz 19 9 5 5 23 18 +5 32
8 Guadalajara 19 8 7 4 32 24 +8 31 Qualified for the Repechage
9 Santos Laguna 19 9 3 7 30 24 +6 30
10 América 19 8 5 6 29 20 +9 29
11 Cruz Azul 19 5 9 5 24 24 0 24 Qualified for the Repechage
12 Necaxa 19 6 5 8 25 24 +1 23
13 Cuernavaca 19 6 5 8 24 27 −3 23
14 Pachuca 19 4 9 6 21 23 −2 21
15 UNAM 19 4 8 7 25 35 −10 20
16 San Luis 19 5 5 9 25 38 −13 20
17 Chiapas 19 5 4 10 15 26 −11 19
18 Querétaro 19 3 8 8 13 23 −10 17
19 Puebla 19 4 4 11 15 31 −16 16
20 UAG 19 1 4 14 15 37 −22 7
Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CHI CAZ CUE GDL MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM VER
América — 1–0 4–4 – 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 – – – 0–1 – – 0–1 – – 0–1 1–1 –
Atlante – — 2–4 5–1 – – – 1–1 – 4–1 2–1 3–1 – 3–1 – – 3–2 – 3–1 –
Atlas – – — 1–0 – 0–0 – – 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 – 1–1 – 1–1 2–0 – – 3–0
Chiapas 0–1 – – — – 0–1 – – 1–2 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 3–1 – 1–1 1–0 – – 1–2
Cruz Azul – 1–3 1–1 0–1 — 3–3 0–0 – – – 4–0 – – 2–2 – – 1–3 2–0 –
Cuernavaca – 1–1 – – 0–0 — 1–1 – – 2–2 2–3 – – 2–4 2–3 – 3–0 2–0 – –
Guadalajara – 2–3 1–3 2–0 – – — 1–1 – – 3–1 2–1 – – 1–0 – 3–2 – 1–1 –
Monterrey – – 2–2 0–1 – 1–0 – — 4–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 – 3–1 – – 3–0 – – 2–1
Morelia 1–2 0–0 – – 1–1 3–1 1–1 – — – – – 2–1 – 4–0 1–1 – 2–0 – 2–1
Necaxa 0–2 – – – 4–0 – 2–2 – 3–0 — – – 1–0 – 0–1 3–0 – 1–2 – 0–0
Pachuca 2–1 – – – 0–0 – – – 0–0 2–0 — – 3–1 2–2 – 0–1 – 1–1 – 1–1
Puebla – – – 3–2 – 0–1 – – 1–6 1–0 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 – 3–1 2–2 – – 0–1
Querétaro 1–1 1–0 2–2 – 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 – – – – — – 1–0 – – 0–2 0–0 –
San Luis 0–4 – – – 2–2 – 0–2 – 2–4 1–0 – – 1–1 — – 2–3 – 2–0 – 0–3
Santos Laguna – 1–0 3–0 1–2 – – – 1–2 – – 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 — – 3–1 – 4–1 –
Toluca 3–0 2–3 – – 1–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 – – – – 4–0 – 4–3 — – 3–1 5–1 –
UAG 0–5 – – – 0–0 – – – 0–2 1–2 1–1 – 0–0 1–2 – 3–0 — – – 1–2
UANL – 2–1 0–0 3–0 – – 1–0 2–1 – – – 1–0 – – 2–2 – 1–0 — 2–2 –
UNAM – – 2–1 3–1 – 1–3 – 2–3 0–1 4–4 1–1 1–0 – 2–2 – – 2–1 – — –
Veracruz 0–2 2–2 – – 2–0 1–0 0–2 – – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–0 – 4–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2003. Source: RSSSF
Legend: 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 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 21
2 Chile Sebastián González Atlante 16
3 Chile Reinaldo Navia Morelia 13
4 Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 11
5 Mexico Omar Bravo Guadalajara 10
6 Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey Atlante 9
7 Uruguay Sebastián Abreu Cruz Azul 8
Mexico Juan Carlos Cacho Cruz Azul
Bolivia José Alfredo Castillo UAG
Brazil Claudinho Cuernavaca
Brazil Alex Fernandes Monterrey
Argentina Walter Gaitán UANL
Uruguay Vicente Sánchez Toluca

Source: MedioTiempo

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechage

Cruz Azul4–1Guadalajara
Cacho 8', 85'
Corona 9'
Palencia 37' (pen.)		 Report Bravo 27'
Guadalajara4–1Cruz Azul
J. Sánchez 14'
Bravo 39' (pen.)
Jo. García 45'
Ja. García 60'		 Report Palencia 11' (pen.)
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

5–5 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Morelia 1 4 5
8 Guadalajara 1 2 3
1 Morelia 0 2 2
7 Veracruz 1 0 1
2 Atlante 1 0 1
7 Veracruz 1 1 2
1 Morelia 1 0 1
3 Monterrey 3 0 3
3 Monterrey 1 3 5
6 Atlas 1 2 4
3 Monterrey 4 1 5
4 UANL 1 2 3
4 UANL 2 2 4
5 Toluca 2 1 3

Quarterfinals

Guadalajara1–1Morelia
Mora 25' (pen.) Report Saavedra 7'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Morelia4–2Guadalajara
Bautista 14'
Palacios 43'
Navia 82'
Íñiguez 90'		 Report Mora 19'
Medina 83'

Morelia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Veracruz1–1Atlante
Gutiérrez 67' Report Rey 33'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)
Atlante0–1Veracruz
Report Hernández 51' (pen.)
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Veracruz won 2–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–1Monterrey
J. Rodríguez 54' (pen.) Report I. Rodríguez 33'
Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)
Monterrey3–2Atlas
Franco 16', 35'
Huitrón 72'		 Report García 49'
Rodríguez 62'

Monterrey won 4–3 on aggregate.

Toluca1–2UANL
Valdéz 50' Report Kléber 70', 89'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
UANL2–2Toluca
Alex Mineiro 10'
Kléber 24' (pen.)		 Report Cardozo 68'
Franco 71'

UANL won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Veracruz1–0Morelia
Rodríguez 28' Report
Morelia2–0Veracruz
Bautista 11', 66' Report

Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.

UANL1–4Monterrey
Kléber 29' Report Franco 39', 51'
Arellano 76'
Avilán 88'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Monterrey1–2UANL
Alex 14' Report de Nigris 79'
Alex Mineiro 86' (pen.)

Monterrey won 5–3 on aggregate.

Finals

Monterrey3–1Morelia
Erviti 1'
Franco 46'
Castro 57' (pen.)		 Report Bautista 90+3'
First leg
Monterrey:
GK 30 Mexico Ricardo Martínez
DF 5 Brazil Flavio Rogério
DF 4 Argentina Pablo Rotchen Yellow card 82'
DF 2 Mexico Ismael Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
DF 71 Mexico Elliott Huitrón Yellow card 86'
DF 8 Mexico Héctor Castro Yellow card 38'
MF 18 Argentina Walter Erviti Yellow card 73'
MF 7 Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez Yellow card 6'
MF 28 Mexico Jesús Arellano
FW 10 Argentina Guillermo Franco Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
FW 9 Brazil Alex Fernandes Yellow card 71' downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
GK 20 Mexico Juan de Dios Ibarra
DF 13 Mexico Daniel Román
MF 11 Mexico Jesús Mendoza
MF 17 Mexico Omar Avilán upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 19 Mexico Hashim Suárez
MF 24 Mexico César Adame upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
FW 64 Mexico Tomás Banda
Manager:
Argentina Daniel Passarella
Morelia:
GK 30 Mexico Moisés Muñoz
DF 4 Mexico Carlos González Yellow card 11'
DF 58 Argentina Darío Franco Yellow card 41'
DF 15 Mexico Mario Ruíz downward-facing red arrow 53'
DF 12 Mexico Enrique Vizcarra downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón
MF 23 Mexico Javier Saavedra
MF 7 Peru Roberto Palacios
MF 28 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales
MF 10 Mexico Adolfo Bautista
FW 9 Chile Reinaldo Navia
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Miguel Fuentes
DF 5 Mexico Christian Ramírez
DF 13 Mexico Miguel Hernández
DF 67 Mexico Charel Hernández
MF 18 Argentina Damián Álvarez upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF 20 Mexico Ismael Íñiguez upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 11 Mexico Martín Gómez
Manager:
Argentina Rubén Omar Romano
Second leg
Morelia0–0Monterrey
Report

Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

Morelia:
GK 30 Mexico Moisés Muñoz
DF 4 Mexico Carlos González Yellow card 72'
DF 58 Argentina Darío Franco
DF 15 Mexico Mario Ruíz Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 23 Mexico Javier Saavedra
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón Yellow card 11'
MF 18 Argentina Damián Álvarez downward-facing red arrow 50'
MF 7 Peru Roberto Palacios
MF 28 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales
MF 10 Mexico Adolfo Bautista
FW 9 Chile Reinaldo Navia Yellow card 68'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Miguel Fuentes
DF 5 Mexico Christian Ramírez
DF 12 Mexico Enrique Vizcarra
DF 13 Mexico Miguel Hernández
MF 20 Mexico Ismael Íñiguez upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 85 Mexico Hugo Magallón
FW 11 Mexico Martín Gómez upward-facing green arrow 50'
Manager:
Argentina Rubén Omar Romano
Monterrey:
GK 30 Mexico Ricardo Martínez Yellow card 39'
DF 5 Brazil Flavio Rogério
DF 4 Argentina Pablo Rotchen
DF 2 Mexico Ismael Rodríguez
DF 8 Mexico Héctor Castro
MF 15 Mexico Paulo Chávez
MF 18 Argentina Walter Erviti downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 7 Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez
MF 28 Mexico Jesús Arellano downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 10 Argentina Guillermo Franco
FW 9 Brazil Alex Fernandes Yellow card 30' downward-facing red arrow 55'
Substitutions:
GK 20 Mexico Juan de Dios Ibarra
DF 13 Mexico Daniel Román
DF 71 Mexico Tomás Banda upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 11 Mexico Jesús Mendoza upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 17 Mexico Omar Avilán upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 19 Mexico Hashim Suárez
MF 24 Mexico César Adame
Manager:
Argentina Daniel Passarella


 Champions 
Monterrey
2nd title

Relegation

Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Avg.
16. San Luis 44 38 1.1579
17. UAG 119 108 1.1019
18. Chiapas 116 108 1.0741
19. Puebla 115 108 1.0648
20. Cuernavaca[note 1] 114 108 1.0556

Notes

  1. ^ Cuernavaca inherited the points and games of Celaya.

References

  1. ^ "Colibríes, una historia sui géneris en Primera División" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2019.