2001–02 Primera División A season

Primera División A
Season2001–2002
ChampionsInvierno: Veracruz (1st Title)
Verano: Real San Luis (1st title)
PromotedReal San Luis
Veracruz
RelegatedChapulineros de Oaxaca (won promotion playoff)
Top goalscorerInvierno: Héctor Carlos Álvarez (16)
Verano: Ariel González (15)

Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 2001 and Verano 2002. Real San Luis was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the promotion playoff. However, Veracruz was also promoted to First Division after defeating Club León in a promotional series.

Changes for the 2001–02 season

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in the 2001-2002 Primera División A
Club Stadium Capacity City
Aguascalientes Municipal de Aguascalientes 12,500 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Atlético Chiapas Víctor Manuel Reyna 25,000 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
Atlético Mexiquense Nemesio Díez 35,000 Toluca, State of Mexico
Bachilleres Jalisco 60,000 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Cobras Juárez Olímpico Benito Juárez 22,000 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Correcaminos UAT Marte R. Gómez 20,000 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 10 de Diciembre 17,000 Cruz Azul, Hidalgo
Durango Francisco Zarco 15,000 Durango, Durango
Nacional Tijuana Cerro Colorado 12,000 Tijuana, Baja California
Oaxaca Benito Juárez 15,000 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Potros Guerrero Unidad Deportiva Acapulco 13,000 Acapulco, Guerrero
Querétaro Corregidora 35,000 Querétaro, Querétaro
Real San Luis Plan de San Luis 18,000 San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
RS Zacatecas Francisco Villa 18,000 Zacatecas, Zacatecas
Tampico Madero Tamaulipas 30,000 Tampico - Madero, Tamaulipas
Tigrillos Francisco I. Madero 10,000 Saltillo, Coahuila
Toros Neza Neza 86 20,000 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico
Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente 33,000 Veracruz, Veracruz
Zacatepec Agustín Coruco Díaz 18,000 Zacatepec, Morelos
Zitácuaro Ignacio López Rayón 10,000 Zitácuaro, Michoacán

Invierno 2001

Group league tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zacatepec 19 9 6 4 32 19 +13 33
2 Veracruz 19 8 6 5 25 19 +6 30
3 Nacional Tijuana 19 8 4 7 25 24 +1 28
4 Tigrillos 19 6 5 8 30 32 −2 23
5 Oaxaca 19 4 7 8 27 28 −1 19
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Querétaro 19 11 4 4 33 25 +8 37
2 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 19 7 8 4 27 28 −1 29
3 Atlético Chiapas 19 7 5 7 28 28 0 26
4 Durango 19 6 6 7 29 29 0 24
5 Potros Guerrero 19 3 8 8 18 29 −11 17
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Correcaminos UAT 19 11 2 6 31 25 +6 35
2 Atlético Mexiquense 19 7 6 6 24 24 0 27
3 Toros Neza 19 6 5 8 27 31 −4 23
4 Tampico Madero 19 5 4 10 24 30 −6 19
5 Cobras Juárez 19 3 6 10 17 31 −14 15
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aguascalientes 19 8 6 5 25 20 +5 30
2 Real San Luis 19 8 5 6 30 29 +1 29
3 RS Zacatecas 19 7 4 8 28 30 −2 25
4 Zitácuaro 19 6 7 6 18 23 −5 25
5 Bachilleres 19 4 8 7 31 27 +4 20
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

General league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Querétaro 19 11 4 4 33 25 +8 37
2 Correcaminos UAT 19 11 2 6 31 25 +6 35
3 Zacatepec 19 9 6 4 32 19 +13 33
4 Veracruz 19 8 6 5 25 19 +6 30
5 Aguascalientes 19 8 6 5 25 20 +5 30
6 Real San Luis 19 8 5 6 30 29 +1 29
7 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 19 7 8 4 27 28 −1 29
8 Nacional Tijuana 19 8 4 7 25 24 +1 28
9 Atlético Mexiquense 19 7 6 6 24 24 0 27
10 Atlético Chiapas 19 7 5 7 28 28 0 26
11 RS Zacatecas 19 7 4 8 28 30 −2 25
12 Zitácuaro 19 6 7 6 18 23 −5 25
13 Durango 19 6 6 7 29 29 0 24
14 Tigrillos 19 6 5 8 30 32 −2 23
15 Toros Neza 19 6 5 8 27 31 −4 23
16 Bachilleres 19 4 8 7 31 27 +4 20
17 Oaxaca 19 4 7 8 27 28 −1 19
18 Tampico Madero 19 5 4 10 24 30 −6 19
19 Potros Guerrero 19 3 8 8 18 29 −11 17
20 Cobras Juárez 19 3 6 10 17 31 −14 15
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Results

Home \ Away AGS ACH AMX BAC COB CRH DUR NAT OAX PGR QRO RSL RSZ TAM TGR TOR UAT VER ZAC ZIT
Aguascalientes 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1 1–1
Atlético Chiapas 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 4–2 3–0 2–1 0–0
At. Mexiquense 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–4 0–2 2–0 1–1
Bachilleres 0–0 1–2 4–0 8–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1
Cobras Juárez 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–2
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0
Durango 1–0 3–0 3–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 5–1
Nacional 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0
Oaxaca 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Potros Guerrero 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1
Querétaro 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–5 3–0
Real San Luis 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–3 1–3 1–2
RS Zacatecas 3–2 4–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1
Tampico Madero 0–1 5–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–2
Tigrillos 5–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–1 3–2
Toros Neza 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1
Correcaminos UAT 1–0 3–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–3 1–0 3–1 1–0
Veracruz 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Zacatepec 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0
Zitácuaro 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2001. Source: Ascenso MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reclassification series

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional Tijuana 3–3 Atlético Mexiquense 0–3 3–0

First leg

21 November 2001 Atlético Mexiquense 3–0 Nacional Tijuana Toluca, State of Mexico
15:00 Osuna 27'
Aguirre 52'
Mora 54'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 1,000

Second leg

24 November 2001 Nacional Tijuana 3–0
(3–3 agg.)		 Atlético Mexiquense Tijuana, Baja California
13:00 Salcido 2'
Sabah 39'
Martínez 63' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Cerro Colorado
Attendance: 3,000

Liguilla

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
4 Veracruz (t.p.) 0 3 3
5 Aguascalientes 2 1 3
4 Veracruz (t.p.) 1 1 2
7 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2 0 2
3 Zacatepec 0 1 1
7 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1 1 2
4 Veracruz 2 2 4
6 Real San Luis 2 0 2
2 Correcaminos UAT 1 0 1
8 Nacional (t.p.) 1 0 1
2 Correcaminos UAT 0 2 2
6 Real San Luis 2 1 3
1 Querétaro 1 3 4
6 Real San Luis 3 2 5
  • (t.p.) The team was classified by its best position in the general table

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Veracruz 3–3 Aguascalientes 0–2 3–1
Zacatepec 1–2 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0–1 1–1
Querétaro 4–5 Real San Luis 1–3 3–2
Correcaminos UAT 1–1 Nacional Tijuana 1–1 0–0
First leg
28 November 2001 Aguascalientes 2–0 Veracruz Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
20:00 Díaz 18'
Larrosa 69'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 8,000
28 November 2001 Real San Luis 3–1 Querétaro San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
20:45 de Faria 3', 39'
Santibáñez  60'		 Report Cartes  39' Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis
Attendance: 8,000
29 November 2001 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–0 Zacatepec Ciudad Cooperativa, Hidalgo
15:30 Incera 70' Report Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
Attendance: 4,000
29 November 2001 Nacional Tijuana 1–1 Correcaminos UAT Tijuana, Baja California
19:30 Villaseñor 1' Report Rossello 23' Stadium: Estadio Cerro Colorado
Attendance: 5,000
Second leg
1 December 2001 Veracruz 3–1
(3–3 agg.)		 Aguascalientes Veracruz, Veracruz
16:00 Medel 36'
Juárez 66'
Sánchez 69' o.g.		 Report Rico 23' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 10,000
1 December 2001 Querétaro 3–2
(4–5 agg.)		 Real San Luis Querétaro, Querétaro
20:00 Cartes 10', 32' 
González 70'		 Report de Faria 12'
Olvera 76'		 Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 30,000
2 December 2001 Correcaminos UAT 0–0
(1–1 agg.)		 Nacional Tijuana Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
12:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Attendance: 10,000
2 December 2001 Zacatepec 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Zacatepec, Morelos
14:30 Torres  11' Report Cancela 85' Stadium: Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz
Attendance: 15,000

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Veracruz 2–2 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–2 1–0
Correcaminos UAT 2–3 Real San Luis 0–2 2–1
First leg
5 December 2001 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2–1 Veracruz Ciudad Cooperativa, Hidalgo
15:30 Aguilar 61'
Cancela 81'		 Report Gorsd 21' Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
Attendance: 6,000
6 December 2001 Real San Luis 2–0 Correcaminos UAT San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
20:45 de Faria 6'
Santibáñez 69'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis
Attendance: 20,000
Second leg
8 December 2001 Veracruz 1–0
(2–2 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Veracruz, Veracruz
16:00 Casartelli  16' Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 18,000
9 December 2001 Correcaminos UAT 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Real San Luis Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
12:00 de Almeida 13'
Rossello 53'		 Report de Faria 69' Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Veracruz 4–2 Real San Luis 2–2 2–0
First leg
12 December 2001 Real San Luis 2–2 Veracruz San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
20:45 García 23' 
Flores 57'		 Report Mora  17'
Gordillo 60'		 Stadium: Estadio Plan de San Luis
Attendance: 20,000
Second leg
15 December 2001 Veracruz 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Real San Luis Veracruz, Veracruz
16:00 Sánchez 3' o.g.
Gordillo 47'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 35,000


 Invierno 2001 winners 
Veracruz
1st title

Top scorers

Scorer Goals Team
Argentina Héctor Carlos Álvarez 16 Tampico Madero
Uruguay Héctor Giménez 13 Atlético Mexiquense
Argentina Ariel González 12 Querétaro
Paraguay Julio César Colman 12 RS Zacatecas
Argentina Pablo Bocco 11 Zacatepec

Verano 2002

Group league tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zacatepec 19 10 5 4 34 28 +6 35
2 Oaxaca 19 7 6 6 34 33 +1 27
3 Tigrillos 19 6 6 7 24 25 −1 24
4 Nacional Tijuana 19 5 7 7 17 23 −6 22
5 Veracruz 19 3 2 14 20 33 −13 11
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlético Chiapas 19 9 5 5 32 28 +4 32
2 Querétaro 19 8 6 5 31 23 +8 30
3 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 19 6 5 8 21 24 −3 23
4 Durango 19 5 8 6 32 40 −8 23
5 Potros Guerrero 19 5 5 9 25 35 −10 20
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlético Mexiquense 19 11 3 5 36 18 +18 36
2 Tampico Madero 19 10 3 6 34 29 +5 33
3 Toros Neza 19 7 7 5 28 25 +3 28
4 Correcaminos UAT 19 7 7 5 21 19 +2 28
5 Cobras Juárez 19 6 5 8 21 28 −7 23
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real San Luis 19 9 3 7 33 24 +9 30
2 Aguascalientes 19 8 3 8 35 29 +6 27
3 Zitácuaro 19 8 3 8 28 30 −2 27
4 Bachilleres 19 7 4 8 24 26 −2 25
5 RS Zacatecas 19 4 5 10 22 32 −10 17
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

General league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlético Mexiquense 19 11 3 5 36 18 +18 36
2 Zacatepec 19 10 5 4 34 28 +6 35
3 Tampico Madero 19 10 3 6 34 29 +5 33
4 Atlético Chiapas 19 9 5 5 32 28 +4 32
5 Real San Luis 19 9 3 7 33 24 +9 30
6 Querétaro 19 8 6 5 31 23 +8 30
7 Toros Neza 19 7 7 5 28 25 +3 28
8 Correcaminos UAT 19 7 7 5 21 19 +2 28
9 Aguascalientes 19 8 3 8 35 29 +6 27
10 Oaxaca 19 7 6 6 34 33 +1 27
11 Zitácuaro 19 8 3 8 28 30 −2 27
12 Bachilleres 19 7 4 8 24 26 −2 25
13 Tigrillos 19 6 6 7 24 25 −1 24
14 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 19 6 5 8 21 24 −3 23
15 Cobras Juárez 19 6 5 8 21 28 −7 23
16 Durango 19 5 8 6 32 40 −8 23
17 Nacional Tijuana 19 5 7 7 17 23 −6 22
18 Potros Guerrero 19 5 5 9 25 35 −10 20
19 RS Zacatecas 19 4 5 10 22 32 −10 17
20 Veracruz 19 3 2 14 20 33 −13 11
Source: Ascenso MX
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head; 5th away goals scored; 6th draw

Results

Home \ Away AGS ACH AMX BAC COB CRH DUR NAT OAX PGR QRO RSL RSZ TAM TGR TOR UAT VER ZAC ZIT
Aguascalientes 5–2 3–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–1
Atlético Chiapas 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–3 3–0
At. Mexiquense 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–1 4–0
Bachilleres 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1
Cobras Juárez 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Durango 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 3–0 4–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
Nacional 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Oaxaca 4–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–3
Potros Guerrero 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 2–2 3–0
Querétaro 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1
Real San Luis 2–1 2–0 6–0 3–0 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–1
RS Zacatecas 3–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 4–5 4–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Tampico Madero 2–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1
Tigrillos 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1
Toros Neza 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 3–5 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1
Correcaminos UAT 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–1
Veracruz 2–2 1–4 2–3 0–1 2–3 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2
Zacatepec 2–1 2–3 3–2 2–1 1–2 6–3 0–3 2–2 4–3
Zitácuaro 1–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2002. Source: Ascenso MX
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Reclassification series

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Toros Neza 3–5 Tigrillos 1–3 2–2

First leg

25 April 2002 Tigrillos 3–1 Toros Neza San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
16:00 Ramírez 4' 
García 39' 
de Nigris 50'		 Report Reyes 26' Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 4,000

Second leg

28 April 2002 Toros Neza 2–2
(3–5 agg.)		 Tigrillos Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico
12:00 Arangio 27', 45' Report García 68'
Valtolrá 85'		 Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Attendance: 5,000

Liguilla

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
4 Atlético Chiapas 0 3 3
5 Real San Luis 3 1 4
5 Real San Luis 2 3 5
9 Aguascalientes 0 2 2
2 Zacatepec 0 2 2
9 Aguascalientes 0 3 3
5 Real San Luis 1 4 5
13 Tigrillos 4 0 4
3 Tampico Madero 2 2 4
6 Querétaro 2 0 2
3 Tampico Madero 1 2 3
13 Tigrillos 4 1 5
1 Atlético Mexiquense 0 1 1
13 Tigrillos 1 1 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Chiapas 3–4 Real San Luis 0–3 3–1
Zacatepec 2–3 Aguascalientes 0–0 2–3
Tampico Madero 4–2 Querétaro 2–2 2–0
Atlético Mexiquense 1–2 Tigrillos 0–1 1–1
First leg
1 May 2002 Aguascalientes 0–0 Zacatepec Zacatecas, Zacatecas
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa
Attendance: 2,000
1 May 2002 Real San Luis 3–0 Atlético Chiapas San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
17:00 de Faria 14', 26' 
Serrato 78'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 20,000
1 May 2002 Querétaro 2–2 Tampico Madero Querétaro, Querétaro
20:00 González 61' 
López 76'		 Report Álvarez 32' 
Morales 44'		 Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 16,000
2 May 2002 Tigrillos 1–0 Atlético Mexiquense San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
15:00 Azuara  27' Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 5,000
Second leg
4 May 2002 Atlético Chiapas 3–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Real San Luis Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
15:30 Córdova 33' 
Rayas 61', 66'		 Report Olmedo 85' Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Attendance: 2,000
4 May 2002 Zacatepec 2–3
(2–3 agg.)		 Aguascalientes Zacatepec, Morelos
16:00 Bocco  29', 81' Report Ramírez 9', 38', 49' Stadium: Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz
Attendance: 7,000
5 May 2002 Atlético Mexiquense 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Tigrillos Toluca, State of Mexico
12:00 Alfaro 90' Report Gomes 6' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 500
5 May 2002 Tampico Madero 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Querétaro Tampico - Madero, Tamaulipas
15:00 Álvarez 62'
Pérez 80'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 16,000

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real San Luis 5–2 Aguascalientes 2–0 3–2
Tampico Madero 2–6 Tigrillos 1–4 1–2
First leg
9 May 2002 Tigrillos 4–1 Tampico Madero San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
16:00 de Nigris 9'
Gomes 19' 
Maciel 22'
Maldonado 90+2'		 Report Morales 8' Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 5,000
9 May 2002 Gallos de Aguascalientes 0–2 Real San Luis Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
16:00 Report Infante  24' 
de Faria 44'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Aguascalientes
Attendance: 5,000
Second leg
12 May 2002 Real San Luis 3–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Aguascalientes San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
12:00 de Faria 39' 
Infante 71'
Flores 76'		 Report Franco 16'
Espinoza 52'		 Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,000
12 May 2002 Tampico Madero 1–2
(2–6 agg.)		 Tigrillos Tampico - Madero, Tamaulipas
15:00 Muñoz 72' Report García 35'
Oliva 38'		 Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 20,000

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real San Luis 5–4 Tigrillos 1–4 4–0
First leg
16 May 2002 Tigrillos 4–1 Real San Luis San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
16:00 Álvarez  42'
Gomes 47'
Molina 60'
de Nigris 81'		 Report García  45' Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 2,000
Second leg
19 May 2002 Real San Luis 4–0
(5–4 agg.)		 Tigrillos San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
12:00 de Faria  22' 
Serrato 55', 97' 
Salcedo 89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,000


 Verano 2002 winners 
Real San Luis
1st title

Top scorers

Scorer Goals Team
Argentina Ariel González 15 Querétaro
Uruguay Héctor Giménez 14 Atlético Mexiquense
Mexico Héctor Carlos Álvarez 13 Tampico Madero
Uruguay José Enrique García 12 Real San Luis
Mexico Juan Manuel Guerra 12 Oaxaca

Relegation table

Pos. Team Pld. Pts. Ave.
16. Cobras Juárez 114 139 1.2192
17. Tigrillos 114 136 1.1929
18. Bachilleres 114 136 1.1929
19. Alacranes de Durango 114 135 1.1842
20. Oaxaca 114 128 1.1228

Promotion final

The Promotion Final faced Real San Luis against Veracruz to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. San Luis was the winner.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real San Luis 4–2 Veracruz 1–1 3–1

First leg

23 May 2002 Veracruz 1–1 Real San Luis Veracruz
16:00 Melillo 14' Report Santibáñez 54' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 16,000

Second leg

26 May 2002 Real San Luis 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Veracruz San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
12:00 de Faria  12'
Mendoza 48' 
García 88'		 Report Juárez 70' Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,000


 2001–02 season winners 
Real San Luis
1st title

First division promotion playoff

The Mexican Football Federation decided to increase the number of teams in the Primera División to 20 participants, so it was decided to play a promotion series between León, the last place in the Primera División relegation table, and Veracruz, Primera A season runner-up. Finally, Veracruz was the winner the team was promoted to Primera División. However, there was already a team in Veracruz, the owners decided to transfer the team promoted to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, where it was renamed as Jaguares de Chiapas.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
León 1–3 Veracruz 1–3 0–0

First leg

29 May 2002 Veracruz 3–1 León Veracruz, Veracruz
16:00 Casartelli 13', 44'
Juárez 61'		 Report Toledano 77' Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 10,000

Second leg

1 June 2002 León 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Veracruz. León, Guanajuato
20:30 Report Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 34,500

Relegation playoff

A relegation series faced Chapulineros de Oaxaca, last team in the Primera A relegation table, against Astros de Ciudad Juárez, Second Division runner-up.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Oaxaca 6–4 Astros 2–4 4–0

First leg

15 May 2002 Astros 4–2 Oaxaca Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
19:00 Moyeda 3', 61' 
Gradito 50'
de la Garza 79'		 Report Díaz 30'
Galeano 84'		 Stadium: Estadio Corona Nuevo Milenio

Second leg

18 May 2002 Oaxaca 4–0
(6–2 agg.)		 Astros Oaxaca, Oaxaca
20:00 de la Torre 22'
Pacheco 39' 
Juárez 65' 
Guerra 70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Juárez

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