1970 Mexican Segunda División season

Segunda División de México
SeasonMéxico 1970
ChampionsUnión de Curtidores (1st Title)
Matches played178
Goals scored640 (3.6 per match)

The México 1970 Segunda División was the 21st season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 5 March 1970 and concluded on 11 October 1970. It was won by Unión de Curtidores. It was a special tournament held as part of the celebrations of the 1970 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by Mexico.

The Mexican Football Federation held a tournament in two phases, before the world cup (Mar. 5 - May 10) and after the world cup (July 11 - Oct. 10).

Seventeen teams were seeded in three groups of five or six teams: North, Central and West, first three or two places of each group advanced to the "Championship Group" and the last two or three teams of each group played in a "Consolation Group".

Changes

Teams

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México 1970 Teams
Club City Stadium
La Piedad La Piedad Estadio Juan N. López
Ciudad Madero Ciudad Madero Estadio Tamaulipas
Morelia Morelia Estadio Venustiano Carranza
Nacional Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco
Naucalpan Naucalpan Unidad Cuauhtémoc
Nuevo León Monterrey Estadio Tecnológico
Poza Rica Poza Rica Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona
Puebla Puebla Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Salamanca Salamanca Estadio El Molinito
Tampico Tampico Estadio Tamaulipas
Tepic Tepic Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
Unión de Curtidores León Estadio La Martinica
UANL Monterrey Estadio Universitario
Ciudad Victoria Ciudad Victoria Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Zacatepec Zacatepec Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz
Zamora Zamora Estadio Moctezuma
Zapata Jojutla Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

First stage

Central Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion ZAC NAU PUE SAL ZAP
1 Zacatepec[a] 8 6 0 2 17 5 +12 12 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–1
2 Naucalpan (Q) 8 6 0 2 19 11 +8 12 Qualified to Championship Group 1–0 3–4 2–1 4–1
3 Puebla (Q) 8 3 0 5 14 13 +1 6 0–1 1–2 0–1 5–0
4 Salamanca 8 3 0 5 8 15 −7 6 2–1 1–4 1–0 0–2
5 Zapata 8 2 0 6 11 25 −14 4 0–4 1–2 3–4 3–2
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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Zacatapec was placed at Consolation Group because the club was the champion of the 1969-70 season and had already won the promotion to Primera División

West Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion NAC UDC LPD MOR ZAM TEP
1 Nacional (Q) 10 8 0 2 33 17 +16 16 Qualified to Championship Group 3–0 5–2 2–0 3–0 3–2
2 Unión de Curtidores (Q) 10 7 0 3 21 15 +6 14 4–5 2–0 5–2 3–0 3–1
3 La Piedad (Q) 10 4 0 6 22 22 0 8 5–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–2
4 Morelia 10 4 0 6 19 24 −5 8 2–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
5 Zamora 10 4 0 6 13 17 −4 8 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 4–2
6 Tepic 10 3 0 7 16 29 −13 6 0–4 0–1 3–2 6–5 2–1
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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

North Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion MAD NVL UNL TAM VIC PZR
1 Ciudad Madero (Q) 10 7 0 3 15 9 +6 14 Qualified to Championship Group 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–1
2 Nuevo León (Q) 10 6 0 4 18 12 +6 12 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–1
3 UANL (Q) 10 5 0 5 18 18 0 10 2–0 2–3 1–0 4–3 2–1
4 Tampico[a] 10 5 0 5 14 15 −1 10 1–0 2–0 4–3 0–1 2–0
5 Ciudad Victoria 10 4 0 6 12 18 −6 8 0–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–1
6 Poza Rica[b] 10 3 0 7 14 19 −5 6 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–5 2–1
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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Tampico was expelled from the tournament due to unpaid debts to the FMF
  2. ^ Poza Rica was dissolved at the end of the First Stage

Second stage

Championship Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion UDC PUE NAC UNL MAD NAU LPD NVL
1 Unión de Curtidores (C, Q) 14 11 0 3 32 13 +19 22 Qualified to Promotion playoff 4–1 4–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 5–1
2 Puebla (Q) 14 10 0 4 32 20 +12 20 1–3 3–2 4–3 2–0 1–0 2–1 9–0
3 Nacional (Q) 14 9 0 5 39 26 +13 18 1–3 1–2 5–2 2–0 3–0 3–2 5–3
4 UANL[a] 14 6 0 8 27 31 −4 12 1–2 3–2 3–4 1–2 0–2 4–1 3–2
5 Ciudad Madero[b] 13 6 0 7 11 18 −7 12 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0
6 Naucalpan (Q) 13 5 0 8 15 24 −9 10 Qualified to Promotion playoff 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 3–1 3–2 1–0
7 La Piedad 14 5 0 9 25 23 +2 10 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 5–1 3–0
8 Nuevo León 14 3 0 11 14 40 −26 6 1–2 0–1 0–5 0–3 2–0 3–1 2–1
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
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ UANL resigned to play promotion playoff
  2. ^ Ciudad Madero was sanctioned not to play promotion playoffs for not showing up for a match

Consolation Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ZAC TEP SAL ZAM VIC MOR ZAP
1 Zacatepec 12 11 0 1 40 14 +26 22 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 5–4 2–1
2 Tepic 12 7 0 5 31 30 +1 14 3–6 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–0
3 Salamanca 12 7 0 5 21 21 0 14 2–5 2–1 3–4 1–0 3–1 1–0
4 Zamora 12 5 0 7 17 21 −4 10 0–2 1–0 3–4 2–0 1–2 2–1
5 Ciudad Victoria 12 4 0 8 20 25 −5 8 2–1 9–10 0–1 4–1 4–1 1–0
6 Morelia 12 4 0 8 22 30 −8 8 1–4 3–5 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–0
7 Zapata 12 4 0 8 10 20 −10 8 0–4 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
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

Primera División promotion playoff

For the 1970–71 season, the Mexican Football Federation decided to expand the Primera División from 16 to 18 teams, for that reason a promotion playoff was played between the first four teams classified in the Segunda Division Championship Group. The series was held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City between November 6 and 12, 1970.[3] Puebla was the winner.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion PUE UDC NAC NAU
1 Puebla (P) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Promoted to Primera División 2–2 1–0 1–0
2 Unión de Curtidores 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3 0–3
3 Nacional 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 1–3
4 Naucalpan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2 2–0
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

Segunda División – Tercera División playoff

Due to the expansion of the Primera Division, and the dissolution of various clubs in the Segunda Division. The Mexican Football Federation decided to hold a promotional playoff between teams from the Segunda and Tercera Division. These series were held at the Estadio Plan de San Luis, San Luis Potosí City, between December 15 and 18, 1970.[1]

This round was developed in the direct elimination format, that is, the winning teams in the first matches won promotion or permanence in the category. The same thing happens in the second round, until reaching a final match between the two worst teams.[1] This phase was played by Celaya and Tampico, from the Segunda División; along with Atlético Cuernavaca, Cuautla, Querétaro and Universidad Veracruzana, from the Tercera División.

First stage

15 December 1970 Atlético Cuernavaca 3–2 Cuautla San Luis Potosí City
Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis


15 December 1970 Tampico Madero 2–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Universidad Veracruzana San Luis Potosí City
Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis


16 December 1970 Querétaro 4–0 Celaya San Luis Potosí City
Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis

Second stage

16 December 1970 Cuautla 2–1 Universidad Veracruzana San Luis Potosí City
Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis

Final stage

18 December 1970 Universidad Veracruzana 3–1 Celaya San Luis Potosí City
Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lugo, Erick Francisco; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1970". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cumple UANL 50 años de autonomía". Ponto U (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Hace 47 años que la Liga MX no se juega con menos de 18 equipos". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 5 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ Alejandro, Jorge (2 May 2019). "El Puebla, la historia de dos campeonato y dos descensos 75 aniversario El Sol de Puebla". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.