31st professional season of the: top-flight football league in Mexico
Football league season
Season | 1972–73 |
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Champions | Cruz Azul (4th title) |
Relegated | Pachuca |
Matches played | 321 |
Goals scored | 837 (2.61 per match) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → |
Statistics of the——Primera División de México for the 1972–73 season.
Overview※
Atlas was promoted——to Primera División.
It was contested by, "18 teams." And Cruz Azul won the "championship."
Pachuca was relegated——to Segunda División.
Teams※
Group stage※
Group 1※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 46 | Playoffs |
2 | Atlético Español | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 36 | |
3 | UNAM | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 35 | |
4 | Puebla | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 33 | |
5 | Guadalajara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 32 | |
6 | Monterrey | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
7 | Veracruz | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 32 | |
8 | Zacatepec | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 28 | Relegation Playoffs |
9 | Pachuca | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 24 |
Source:
Group 2※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | León | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 44 | Playoffs |
2 | Atlas | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 44 | |
3 | América | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 42 | |
4 | Toluca | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 39 | |
5 | Atlante | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 32 | |
6 | Jalisco | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 31 | |
7 | San Luis | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 29 | |
8 | Torreón | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 27 | Relegation Playoffs |
9 | Laguna | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 26 |
Source:
Results※
Home \ Away | AME | ATT | ATL | ATE | CRA | GDL | JAL | LAG | LEO | MTY | PAC | PUE | SNL | TOL | TOR | UNM | VER | ZAC |
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América | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
Atlante | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Atlas | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
Atlético Español | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Cruz Azul | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Guadalajara | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Jalisco | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
Laguna | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
León | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–3 | |
Monterrey | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Pachuca | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Puebla | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
San Luis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
Toluca | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | |
Torreón | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
UNAM | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
Veracruz | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
Zacatepec | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff※
Bracket※
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
15 | Laguna (agg 4-1) | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
17 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
17 | Zacatepec | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
18 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
16 | Torreón | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
18 | Pachuca | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Semifinal※
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be, "played."
Laguna won 4-1 on aggregate.
Torreón won 3-1 on aggregate.
Relegation Final※
Aggregate tied. A replay will be played
Zacatepec won 1-0 in aggregate. Pachuca was relegated to Segunda Division.
Championship playoff※
Bracket※
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
3 | Atlas | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | León | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | León | 0 | 3 | 1 (6) | |||||||||
4 | Atlético Español | 0 | 3 | 1 (5) |
Semifinal※
Atlas | 2-3 | Cruz Azul |
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Ricardo Chavarín ![]() |
Héctor Pulido ![]() Horacio López Salgado ![]() Octavio Muciño ![]() |
Cruz Azul won 4-2 on aggregate.
León | 3-3 | Atlético Español |
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Roberto Salomone ![]() Rafael Albrecht ![]() |
Tabaré González ![]() Tomás Boy ![]() Ricardo Brandón ![]() |
Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played.
León | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Atlético Español |
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Rafael Albrecht ![]() |
Fernando Bustos ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
6–5 |
Aggregate 4-4. León won in penalties 6-5.
Final※
Aggregate 1-1. 3rd match will be played.
Cruz Azul | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | León |
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Kaliman Guzman ![]() Jorge Davino ![]() |
Report | Roberto Salomone ![]() |
Attendance: 35,000
Cruz Azul won 3-2 on aggregate.
1972–73 winners |
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Cruz Azul 4th title |