Primera División (Mexico) 1971/72
Before the 1971/72 season began, the following changes occurred:
- Cruz Azul moved from Jasso to the capital ;
- Necaxa was acquired by a group of Spanish businessmen and renamed Atlético Español;
- The previous season's relegated team, Atlas de Guadalajara , was replaced by promoted San Luis.
While in the previous season the first two of the group were qualified for the championship final and the last two had to go to relegation, this season the two best-placed teams in each group (Cruz Azul and América in Group A and Monterrey and Guadalajara in Group B) were for the Semi-finals qualified for the championship, while the last two teams in each group (Veracruz and Atlético Español in Group A and Torreón and Irapuato in Group B) had to go to the relegation round.
In the championship finals, the two teams from Group A prevailed (Cruz Azul against Guadalajara and America against Monterrey), so that in the final there was a match between the “newcomer” in Mexico City (Cruz Azul) and the “top dog” of the capital (America) came. In the derby now known as " Clásico Joven ", Cruz Azul had the upper hand 4-1 and prevented last year's champions América from defending their title.
In the relegation round, too, the teams in group A were able to prevail and sent the representatives of group B to the relegation final. In this Torreón prevailed 1-0 against Irapuato.
Despite the additional play-offs (since 1970/71, the championship in Mexico has not been decided on the basis of the overall table, although all teams still play one home and one away game against all other teams in the league), this year too In the end, the sporting justice was enforced: as in the previous year (America), the team with the highest points of the entire season (Cruz Azul) had become champions and, as in the previous year (Atlas), the team with the lowest points (Irapuato) was relegated.
Full year table 1971/72
The overall table below shows the actual ranking of the teams and the background color shows whether the respective team was assigned to group A (green) or group B (red).
| society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | TQ 1 | Points | |
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| 1. | Cruz Azul | 34 | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 65:36 | 1.81 | 51-17 |
| 2. | Club America | 34 | 20th | 8th | 6th | 70:35 | 2.00 | 48-20 |
| 3. | CF Monterrey | 34 | 14th | 12 | 8th | 41:37 | 1.11 | 40-28 |
| 4th | Jalisco | 34 | 15th | 9 | 10 | 57:48 | 1.19 | 39-29 |
| 5. | CD Guadalajara | 34 | 14th | 11 | 9 | 37:33 | 1.12 | 39-29 |
| 6th | Club León | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 76:58 | 1.31 | 35-33 |
| 7th | Puebla FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47:42 | 1.12 | 35-33 |
| 8th. | CF Atlante | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 30:28 | 1.07 | 35-33 |
| 9. | CD Zacatepec | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34:36 | 0.94 | 34-34 |
| 10. | CF Laguna | 34 | 9 | 15th | 10 | 34:34 | 0.00 | 33-35 |
| 11. | CF Pachuca | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38:46 | 0.83 | 33-35 |
| 12. | Club San Luis | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37:47 | 0.79 | 32-36 |
| 13. | UNAM | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14th | 36:38 | 0.95 | 31-37 |
| 14th | Deportivo Toluca | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14th | 46:51 | 0.90 | 31-37 |
| 15th | CD Veracruz | 34 | 8th | 13 | 13 | 40:51 | 0.78 | 29-39 |
| 16. | CF Torreón | 34 | 8th | 11 | 15th | 35:55 | 0.64 | 27-41 |
| 17th | Atlético Español | 34 | 8th | 8th | 18th | 48:72 | 0.67 | 24-44 |
| 18th | CD Irapuato | 34 | 2 | 12 | 20th | 26:50 | 0.52 | 16-52 |
1 TQ = Torque quotient. At that time in Mexico, the goal quotient was used to determine the better placement when there was a tie, and the goal difference was not yet applicable.
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Cross table for the 1971/72 season
The cross table shows the results of all games of this season. The name of the home team is listed in the left column, the logo or an abbreviation of the visiting team in the top line.
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| Cruz Azul | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Club America | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 6: 1 | 0: 1 | 5: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | |
| CF Monterrey | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Club Jalisco | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| CD Guadalajara | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 5: 3 | 2-0 | |
| Club León | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 5: 2 | 3: 7 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 6: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 11: 3 | 5: 1 | 2: 5 | |
| Puebla FC | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| CF Atlante | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | |
| CD Zacatepec | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| CF Laguna | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 4 | 2-0 | |
| CF Pachuca | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| San Luis | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | |
| UNAM | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 3 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Deportivo Toluca | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 5: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | |
| CD Veracruz | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | |
| CF Torreón | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | |
| Atlético Español | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 5 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| CD Irapuato | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4: 4 |
The play-offs
Championship round
In the semi-finals of the championship round there were the following encounters:
| total | First leg | Return leg | 3rd game | ||
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| Cruz Azul | 2: 1 | CD Guadalajara | 0: 1 | 2-0 | -: - |
| Club America | 5: 3 | CF Monterrey | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 1 |
1: Because there was no winner after the first and second leg, a third game was necessary, which was played in León .
The championship finals:
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| Cruz Azul | Club America | 4: 1 1 |
1: Because Cruz Azul moved into his new domicile in the Mexican capital at the beginning of the season and both final opponents were based in Mexico City , only one final game was played. The "newcomer" Cruz Azul prevailed impressively against the "top dog" America. The Clásico Joven was born.
Relegation round
In the semi-finals of the relegation round there were the following matches:
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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| CF Torreón | 3: 4 | Atlético Español | 1: 1 | 2: 3 |
| CD Veracruz | 3: 1 | CD Irapuato | 3: 1 | 0-0 |
The relegation final:
| Result | ||
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| CF Torreón | CD Irapuato | 1: 0 1 |
1:: The relegation final was played in a single game on a neutral pitch in Guadalajara .