Primera División de México Invierno 2000

Primera División de México
Season2000−01
ChampionsMorelia (1st title)
Champions' CupMorelia
Copa LibertadoresCruz Azul
CONCACAF Giants CupAmérica
Guadalajara
Top goalscorerJared Borgetti
(18 goals)

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Invierno 2000 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, July 29, 2000, and ran until November 18, when the regular season ended. Irapuato was promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Toros Neza was relegated to the Primera División A. Morelia defeated Toluca in the final and were crowned Champions for the first, and to date, the only time.

Overview

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Location of the Primera División Invierno 2000 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azul
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Sergio León Chávez
León León, Guanajuato León
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario

Final Standings (groups)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 10 3 4 34 21 +13 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 17 9 3 5 32 26 +6 30
3 Morelia 17 7 6 4 29 24 +5 27 Qualified for the Repechage
4 León 17 4 6 7 27 33 −6 18
5 Atlante 17 3 8 6 22 28 −6 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlas 17 6 7 4 35 29 +6 25 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Irapuato 17 6 7 4 28 26 +2 25 Qualified for the Repechage
3 UANL 17 6 6 5 23 23 0 24
4 UNAM 17 5 4 8 24 29 −5 19
5 Celaya 17 3 4 10 21 27 −6 13
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 8 4 5 29 22 +7 28 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 17 7 5 5 32 29 +3 26
3 Monterrey 17 5 5 7 23 30 −7 20
4 Puebla 17 4 4 9 18 29 −11 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 17 8 4 5 24 18 +6 28 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 América 17 7 5 5 26 23 +3 26
3 UAG 17 7 4 6 33 36 −3 25
4 Guadalajara 17 3 5 9 18 27 −9 14
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 10 3 4 34 21 +13 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 17 9 3 5 32 26 +6 30
3 Necaxa 17 8 4 5 29 22 +7 28
4 Pachuca 17 8 4 5 24 18 +6 28
5 Morelia 17 7 6 4 29 24 +5 27 Qualified for the Repechage
6 Santos Laguna 17 7 5 5 32 29 +3 26 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
7 América 17 7 5 5 26 23 +3 26
8 Atlas 17 6 7 4 35 29 +6 25
9 Irapuato 17 6 7 4 28 26 +2 25 Qualified for the Repechage
10 UAG 17 7 4 6 33 36 −3 25
11 UANL 17 6 6 5 23 23 0 24
12 Monterrey 17 5 5 7 23 30 −7 20
13 UNAM 17 5 4 8 24 29 −5 19
14 León 17 4 6 7 27 33 −6 18
15 Atlante 17 3 8 6 24 28 −4 17
16 Puebla 17 4 4 9 18 29 −11 16
17 Guadalajara 17 3 5 9 18 27 −9 14
18 Celaya 17 3 4 10 21 27 −6 13
Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CEL CAZ GDL IRA LEO MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM
América — – – – – 0–3 – 5–1 1–2 4–3 – – 0–0 – 0–2 1–1 – 2–1
Atlante 1–4 — 1–1 – 1–1 – 0–1 – – – 1–4 1–0 – 2–2 – 1–1 – 5–1
Atlas 1–1 – — – 3–2 2–0 – 4–1 – – – 1–1 3–3 – – – 1–1 3–1
Celaya 0–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–1 – 1–1 – – – 2–1 0–0 – 2–3 – – – 2–2
Cruz Azul 1–0 – – – — 2–1 – – 3–0 3–1 – 1–1 – – 3–2 – 3–1
Guadalajara – 1–3 – 1–3 – — 0–0 1–3 – – 0–1 – 1–0 3–3 – – 0–1 –
Irapuato 1–1 – 2–2 – 2–1 – — – 2–0 0–0 – 2–0 – – 3–2 4–5 – 1–4
León – 1–1 – 2–1 1–0 – 0–1 — – – 2–2 – 4–1 1–1 – – 2–2 –
Monterrey – 3–3 2–5 3–1 – 2–1 – 1–1 — – 1–2 – 3–1 3–3 – – 1–0 –
Morelia – 1–1 3–1 1–0 – 1–1 – 2–2 3–0 — – – 1–0 – 1–0 – 2–1 –
Necaxa 1–2 – 2–3 – 2–2 – 1–1 – – 1–1 — 1–2 – – 0–1 3–1 – 3–2
Pachuca 0–1 – – – – 2–0 – 2–1 2–1 3–1 – — – – 3–4 3–1 – 1–0
Puebla – 3–1 – 2–1 2–4 – 2–1 – – – 0–1 0–2 — 2–1 – – 0–0 –
Santos Laguna 2–0 – 2–1 – 2–3 – 3–2 – – 3–1 1–2 2–1 – — – 3–1 – 0–3
Toluca – 1–0 4–3 3–2 – 2–2 – 4–3 0–0 – – – 3–0 0–0 — – 1–2 –
UAG – – 1–1 3–2 – 2–3 – 3–1 2–1 0–3 – – 2–2 – 3–1 — 3–2 –
UANL 3–3 2–1 – 2–1 1–0 – 1–1 – – – 0–2 1–1 – 2–1 – – — –
UNAM – – – – – 0–0 – 2–1 0–0 1–1 – – 1–0 – 1–2 1–3 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2000. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 18
2 Argentina Ángel Morales Cruz Azul 12
3 Mexico Antonio de Nigris Monterrey 11
Mexico Daniel Osorno Atlas
5 Honduras Carlos Pavón Morelia 10
Uruguay Martín Rodríguez Irapuato
7 Mexico Armando González Celaya 9
Paraguay Julio César Yegros UNAM
9 Brazil Adelino Batista León 8
Argentina Alejandro Glaría Puebla
Uruguay Carlos María Morales Toluca
Argentina Cristián Morales Irapuato
Mexico Francisco Palencia Cruz Azul
Costa Rica Jafet Soto UAG

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage

Irapuato1–0Morelia
Gómez 55' Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Morelia7–2Irapuato
Pavón 24', 32', 34'
Alex 29', 45'
C. Morales 69', 90' (pen.)		 Report Briseño 40'
Morales 52'
Referee: José de Jesús Robles

Morelia won 7–3 on aggregate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Toluca (s) 2 2 4
7 América 0 4 4
2 Toluca 3 3 6
8 Atlas 3 1 4
1 Cruz Azul 1 0 1
8 Atlas 0 2 2
2 Toluca 1 2 3 (4)
5 Morelia (p) 3 0 3 (5)
4 Pachuca 0 1 1
5 Morelia 0 2 2
5 Morelia 0 3 3
6 Santos Laguna 0 2 2
3 Necaxa 1 2 3
6 Santos Laguna 2 2 4

Quarterfinals

América0–2Toluca
Report Morales 36'
Cardozo 87'
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)
Toluca2–4América
Silva 7' (o.g.)
Cardozo 90'		 Report Oviedo  18'
Hernández 37'
Calderón 52'
Mendoza 89'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

4–4 on aggregate. Toluca advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Atlas0–1Cruz Azul
Report Morales  69'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul0–2Atlas
Report Castillo  4'
Zepeda  54' (pen.)
Referee: José de Jesús Robles

Atlas won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morelia0–0Pachuca
Report
Pachuca1–2Morelia
Pineda 56' Report Pavón 2'
H. Morales 67'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Morelia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna2–1Necaxa
Gomes 20'
Róbson 76'		 Report Delgado 63'
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)
Necaxa2–2Santos Laguna
Zague  69', 90+3' Report Borgetti  27'
Róbson 36'

Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Atlas3–3Toluca
Zepeda 39'
Briceño 81'
Esqueda 89'		 Report Espinosa 47'
Cardozo 60'
Sinha 87'
Toluca3–1Atlas
Cardozo 21', 24', 66' Report Méndez 7'

Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna0–0Morelia
Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Morelia3–2Santos Laguna
Lozano 8'
Almirón  48'
C. Morales 57'		 Report Rodríguez 65', 72'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Morelia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

Morelia3–1Toluca
Ruiz  23'
Alex 38'
Trujillo 56'		 Report Cardozo  69'
First leg
Morelia:
GK 1 Argentina Ángel Comizzo
DF 4 Mexico Hugo Chávez
DF 58 Argentina Darío Franco (c) Yellow card 45'
DF 5 Mexico Heriberto Morales
DF 27 Mexico Omar Trujillo
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón Yellow card 28'
MF 17 Mexico José Antonio Noriega
MF 7 Mexico Flavio Davino Yellow card 44'
MF 22 Mexico Javier Lozano
MF 15 Mexico Mario Ruiz
FW 9 Brazil Alex Fernandes Yellow card 65'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Mexico Sergio Cisneros
DF 2 Mexico Jaime Alarcón
DF 3 Mexico Salvador Mariscal
DF 13 Mexico Miguel Hernández
DF 16 Mexico Eduardo Rodríguez
MF 28 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales
FW 29 Mexico Antonio González
Manager:
Mexico Luis Fernando Tena
Toluca:
GK 1 Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF 4 Mexico Hassan Viades
DF 19 Mexico Adrian García Arias
DF 5 Mexico Omar Blanco
MF 8 Mexico Rafael García
MF 18 Mexico David Rangel (c)
MF 7 Mexico Víctor Ruiz Yellow card 87'
MF 13 Mexico Erik Espinosa downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 11 Brazil Manoel Ferreira
MF 27 Mexico Enrique Alfaro downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo Yellow card 54'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Mario Albarrán
DF 21 Mexico Robert Charles Forbes
DF 58 Mexico Adán Nuñez
MF 6 Mexico Antonio Taboada
MF 10 Brazil Sinha
MF 14 Mexico Manuel Martínez upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 15 Uruguay Carlos María Morales upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo Ferrero
Toluca2–0 (a.e.t.)Morelia
Espinosa 15'
Cardozo  26'		 Report
Penalties
 4−5

3–3 on aggregate. Morelia won 5–4 on penalty kicks.

Second leg
Toluca:
GK 1 Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF 27 Mexico Enrique Alfaro
DF 19 Mexico Adrian García Arias
DF 5 Mexico Omar Blanco
DF 4 Mexico Hassan Viades
DF 18 Mexico David Rangel (c) Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 83'
MF 7 Mexico Víctor Ruiz
MF 11 Brazil Manoel Ferreira Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 13 Mexico Erik Espinosa downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 15 Uruguay Carlos María Morales downward-facing red arrow 85'
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Mario Albarrán
DF 58 Mexico Adán Nuñez
MF 6 Mexico Antonio Taboada upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 8 Mexico Rafael García
MF 10 Brazil Sinha upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 14 Mexico Manuel Martínez upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 17 Mexico Eduardo Lillingston
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo Ferrero
Morelia:
GK 1 Argentina Ángel Comizzo Yellow card 105'
DF 4 Mexico Hugo Chávez Yellow card 46'
DF 58 Argentina Darío Franco (c)
DF 5 Mexico Heriberto Morales Yellow card 21'
DF 27 Mexico Omar Trujillo
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón Yellow card 118'
MF 7 Mexico Flavio Davino downward-facing red arrow 103'
MF 17 Mexico José Antonio Noriega downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 22 Mexico Javier Lozano
MF 15 Mexico Mario Ruiz
FW 9 Brazil Alex Fernandes Yellow card 6'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Mexico Sergio Cisneros
DF 2 Mexico Jaime Alarcón
DF 3 Mexico Salvador Mariscal
DF 13 Mexico Miguel Hernández upward-facing green arrow 103'
DF 16 Mexico Eduardo Rodríguez
MF 28 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 29 Mexico Antonio González
Manager:
Mexico Luis Fernando Tena
 Invierno 2000 winners 
Morelia
1st title