1954–55 Mexican Segunda División season

Segunda División de México
Season1954–55
ChampionsAtlas (1st Title)
Matches played182
Goals scored604 (3.32 per match)

The 1954–55 Mexican Segunda División was the fifth season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 9 August 1954 and concluded on 8 May 1955. It was won by Atlas.

Changes

Teams

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1954-55 Season Teams
Club City Stadium
Anáhuac Monterrey Estadio Tecnológico
Atlas Guadalajara Parque Oro
Celaya Celaya Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cuautla Cuautla Balneario El Almeal
Independiente Toluca Héctor Barraza
IPN Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario
La Piedad La Piedad Estadio Juan N. López
Laguna Torreón Estadio San Isidro
Monterrey Monterrey Estadio Tecnológico
Morelia Morelia Campo Morelia
Querétaro Querétaro Estadio Municipal
San Sebastián León Estadio La Martinica
UNAM Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Zamora Zamora Parque Juan Carreño

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Atlas (C, P) 26 17 5 4 67 25 2.680 39 Promotion to Primera División
2 Cuautla (P) 26 13 6 7 53 40 1.325 32 Promotion Playoff to Primera División
3 Zamora (P) 26 14 3 9 44 34 1.294 31
4 Querétaro 26 13 5 8 50 44 1.136 31
5 Laguna 26 12 6 8 47 34 1.382 30
6 Morelia 26 11 7 8 51 35 1.457 29
7 Anáhuac 26 10 6 10 42 45 0.933 26
8 La Piedad 26 11 4 11 49 55 0.891 26
9 Monterrey 26 10 6 10 31 40 0.775 26
10 San Sebastián 26 10 5 11 37 46 0.804 25
11 Celaya 26 8 5 13 36 55 0.655 21
12 Independiente 26 7 3 16 43 51 0.843 17
13 IPN 26 6 4 16 29 52 0.558 16
14 UNAM 26 6 3 17 25 48 0.521 15
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away ANA ATL CEL CUA IND IPN LPD LAG MON MOR QUE SSE UNM ZAM
Anáhuac — 1–4 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1
Atlas 4–2 — 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 6–1 6–2 5–2 4–0
Celaya 0–0 0–1 — 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–4 0–0 3–5 3–2 0–4 1–2 2–0 1–0
Cuautla 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 4–1 1–0 5–5 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–2
Independiente 3–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 — 3–4 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 3–1 4–2
IPN 2–3 0–3 3–2 2–1 3–3 — 1–0 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0
La Piedad 3–2 1–2 5–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 — 1–3 5–2 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–2
Laguna 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 6–0 — 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0
Monterrey 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 — 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0
Morelia 1–1 1–1 7–1 2–4 2–1 4–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 — 5–2 1–0 5–1 2–1
Querétaro 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 — 2–2 5–1 2–1
San Sebastián 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 4–2 — 2–1 2–1
UNAM 2–2 0–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 — 2–1
Zamora 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Playoff

For the 1955-56 season it was decided to expand the First Division from 12 to 14 teams. A promotion consisting of five clubs was organized: 2 from the First Division and 3 from the Second.[4] The classified teams were: Atlante and Marte from Primera División and Cuautla, Zamora and Querétaro from Second Division. Atlante remained at the First Division, Zamora and Cuautla were promoted. Marte was relegated to Segunda División and Querétaro remained at the same league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion ATE ZAM CUA MAR QUE
1 Atlante 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9 7 Stayed at the same Division 2–1 3–0 6–1
2 Zamora (P) 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 4 Promoted to Primera División 4–3 3–1 0–2
3 Cuautla (P) 4 2 0 2 8 10 −2 4 4–3 1–0
4 Marte (R) 4 1 1 2 9 9 0 3 Relegated to Segunda División 2–2 3–0
5 Querétaro 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 2 Stayed at the same Division
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ "Historia del Club Irapuato". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lugo, Erick Francisco; Castro, Fernando; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "¡Goya, goya! Pumas de la UNAM cumple 65 años en el futbol profesional". El Financiero (in Spanish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ Lugo, Erick Francisco; Castro, Fernando; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1954/55". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2020.