2002–03 Primera División A season Football league season
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invierno 2002 and Verano 2003. Irapuato was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning León in the promotion playoff.
Changes for the 2002–03 season
Changes for the Verano 2003 tournament
Stadiums and locations
Club
Stadium
Capacity
City
Acapulco
Unidad Deportiva Acapulco
13,000
Acapulco , Guerrero
Atlético Mexiquense
Nemesio Díez
35,000
Toluca , State of Mexico
Cihuatlán
El Llanito
5,000
Cihuatlán , 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
Gavilanes
Unidad Deportiva Benito Juárez
6,500
Nuevo Laredo , Tamaulipas
Irapuato
Sergio León Chávez
26,000
Irapuato , Guanajuato
La Piedad
Juan N. López
18,000
La Piedad , Michoacán
León
Nou Camp
35,000
León , Guanajuato
Nacional Tijuana
Cerro Colorado
12,000
Tijuana , Baja California
Oaxaca
Benito Juárez
15,000
Oaxaca , Oaxaca
Orizaba
Socum
7,000
Orizaba , Veracruz
Potros DF
Centro de Alto Rendimiento
1,000
Mexico City
RS Zacatecas
Francisco Villa
18,000
Zacatecas , Zacatecas
Tapatío
Jalisco
55,000
Guadalajara , Jalisco
Tigrillos
Francisco I. Madero
10,000
Saltillo , Coahuila
Yucatán
Carlos Iturralde
25,000
Mérida , Yucatán
Zacatepec
Agustín Coruco Díaz
18,000
Zacatepec , Morelos
Clausura 2003 new teams
Location of teams in the 2002-2003 Primera División A
Invierno 2002
Group league tables
Group 1
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
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
Irapuato
19
9
8
2
43
30
+13
35
2
Durango
19
8
6
5
30
31
−1
30
3
Oaxaca
19
7
7
5
28
25
+3
28
4
Yucatán
19
7
7
5
29
22
+7
28
5
Gavilanes
19
1
6
12
17
38
−21
9
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
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source:
Ascenso MX Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Reclassification series
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla
(p.t.) The team was classified by its best position in the general table
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Top scorers
Verano 2003
Group league tables
Group 1
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
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
Irapuato
18
9
4
5
31
24
+7
31
2
Oaxaca
18
7
4
7
24
28
−4
25
3
Yucatán
18
5
7
6
23
20
+3
22
4
Durango
18
5
7
6
23
26
−3
22
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
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2003. Source:
Ascenso MX Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Reclassification series
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla
(p.t.) The team was classified by its best position in the general table
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
León
3–2
Tapatío
1–1
2–1
First leg
Second leg
Verano 2003 winners:
León 1st title
Top scorers
Relegation table
The promotion final faced Irapuato against León to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. Irapuato was the winner. Before the celebration of the games a controversy was unleashed, because it was made believe that the board of the Club Leon had acquired the Irapuato. Subsequently, an armed command supposedly paid by the owners of the León occupied the Sergio León Chávez stadium, a few days later the fans recovered the building accompanied by police and military elements.[ 11]
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Irapuato
3–1
León
2–1
1–0
First leg
Second leg
2002-2003 season winners:
Irapuato 2nd title
References
Primera A Liga de Ascenso Ascenso MX Liga de Expansión MX