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Primera División de México Apertura 2002

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Primera División de México
Season2002−03
ChampionsToluca (7th title)
Champions' CupToluca
Morelia
Copa LibertadoresUNAM
Cruz Azul
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo
(29 goals)

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Apertura 2002 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, August 3, 2002, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. San Luis, Chiapas and Querétaro were promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Léon and La Piedad were relegated to the Primera División A, allowing 20 teams to compete in the Mexican First Division. On December 21, Toluca defeated Morelia and became champions for the seventh time.

Teams

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Stadiums and Locations

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Location of the Primera División Apertura 2002 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
América Mexico City Estadio Azteca 87,523
Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Estadio Neza 86 20,000
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Jalisco 55,110
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés 23,182
Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna 29,001
Cruz Azul Mexico City Estadio Azul 33,000
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Jalisco 55,110
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Tecnológico 36,485
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Estadio Morelos 35,000
Necaxa Mexico City Estadio Azteca 87,523
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Estadio Hidalgo 27,512
Puebla Puebla City, Puebla Estadio Cuauhtémoc 42,649
Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro Estadio Corregidora 33,162
San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Estadio Alfonso Lastras 30,000
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Estadio Corona 20,100
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Estadio Nemesio Díez 27,000
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Estadio Tres de Marzo 18,779
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Estadio Universitario 72,000
UNAM Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario 41,615
Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente 28,703

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América Mexico Mario Carrillo Mexico Pável Pardo Nike Coca-Cola
Atlante Mexico Miguel Herrera Argentina Damián Grosso Garcis Pegaso
Atlas Mexico Enrique Meza Nike Coca-Cola/Omnilife
Celaya Bolivia Carlos Trucco Keuka Lala
Chiapas Argentina Salvador Capitano Mexico Sergio Almaguer Atletica Farmacias del Ahorro
Cruz Azul Mexico José Luis Trejo Mexico Óscar Pérez Umbro Cemento Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Mexico Daniel Guzmán Atletica Cemento Tolteca
Monterrey Argentina Daniel Passarella Mexico Jesús Arellano Atletica Bimbo
Morelia Argentina Rubén Omar Romano Argentina Darío Franco Atletica LG
Necaxa Mexico Raúl Arias Atletica Bimbo
Pachuca Mexico Alfredo Tena Atletica Cemento Cruz Azul
Puebla Mexico Gustavo Vargas Atletica Volkswagen
Querétaro Argentina Mario Zanabria Marval Kellogg's
San Luis Mexico Juan Antonio Luna Atletica Bimbo
Santos Laguna Mexico Sergio Bueno Mexico Jared Borgetti Atletica Soriana
Toluca Argentina Ricardo La Volpe Mexico Salvador Carmona Atletica Banamex
UAG Peru Julio César Uribe Atletica Ocho Columnas
UANL Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Atletica Cemento Monterrey
UNAM Mexico Hugo Sánchez Lotto Banamex
Veracruz Uruguay Hugo Fernández Spalding Gigante

Final standings (groups)

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Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
4 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
5 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
3 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
4 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
5 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
3 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
4 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
5 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
3 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
4 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
5 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33
4 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32
5 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
6 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
7 Guadalajara 19 6 9 4 28 29 −1 27
8 Santos Laguna 19 7 5 7 30 28 +2 26
9 Necaxa 19 8 2 9 28 32 −4 26
10 Atlante 19 6 7 6 31 33 −2 25
11 San Luis 19 6 6 7 31 28 +3 24
12 UANL 19 6 5 8 32 33 −1 23
13 Querétaro 19 6 5 8 28 34 −6 23
14 Monterrey 19 5 7 7 18 20 −2 22
15 Atlas 19 7 1 11 28 31 −3 22
16 Puebla 19 6 4 9 23 29 −6 22
17 Celaya 19 5 6 8 24 32 −8 21
18 Veracruz 19 4 6 9 30 40 −10 18
19 Chiapas 19 3 7 9 19 34 −15 16
20 Pachuca 19 2 9 8 21 35 −14 15
Source: MedioTiempo

Results

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Home \ Away AME ATE ATS CEL CHI CAZ GDL MTY MOR NEC PAC PUE QRO SNL SAN TOL UAG UNL UNM VER
América — – – – 0–0 – – – 1–1 2–1 3–0 – 3–1 2–1 – 1–2 2–1 – – 5–1
Atlante 1–4 — – 4–2 – 2–0 0–0 – 2–1 – – – 2–1 – 3–1 2–3 – 2–2 – 4–1
Atlas 3–2 2–1 — – – 3–2 1–2 1–2 – – – – 2–5 – 1–2 – – 1–0 6–0 –
Celaya 0–1 – 2–1 — 2–2 – – 1–0 1–1 – – 0–3 2–0 – – 2–2 – – 0–1 1–1
Chiapas – 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–0 – – – 2–0 – – 2–0 – – 1–3 0–2 –
Cruz Azul 1–1 – – 1–1 – — – – 1–3 2–1 3–2 – 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 1–2 – – 5–1
Guadalajara 0–1 – – 3–2 – 1–1 — – 1–0 0–0 – – 2–4 1–1 – 3–3 – 4–0 – 2–1
Monterrey 0–0 2–0 – – – 1–1 0–2 — – – – – 2–0 – 0–0 3–1 – 1–1 1–2 –
Morelia – – 2–0 – 2–0 – – 2–0 — 6–0 1–1 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–0 – 2–2 –
Necaxa – 3–0 2–3 0–2 3–1 – – 2–1 – — 0–2 2–0 – 3–2 – – 1–1 – 1–0 –
Pachuca – 1–1 1–1 0–2 – – 1–1 1–3 – – — 1–1 3–3 – 0–0 – 0–2 – 0–3 –
Puebla 0–1 1–1 2–1 – – 1–2 1–1 2–1 – – – — – – 3–1 – – 2–1 0–1 –
Querétaro – – – – 3–3 – – – 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 — 0–0 – 0–2 2–0 – – 3–2
San Luis – 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 – – 3–0 – – 2–4 1–0 — 1–1 – 0–0 – – –
Santos Laguna 0–1 – – 2–0 0–0 1–3 4–2 – 2–2 3–2 – – – – — 5–2 – 3–1 – 4–2
Toluca – – 1–0 – 5–1 – – – 4–1 3–0 5–1 5–0 – 3–1 – — 6–0 – – 1–1
UAG – 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–0 – – – 3–2 – – 2–1 – — 1–3 4–3 –
UANL 0–1 – – 6–1 – 0–1 – – 2–1 3–2 1–1 – 4–1 0–4 – 2–2 – — – 1–1
UNAM 1–3 4–1 – – – 2–2 7–1 – – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–4 – 3–2 — 2–1
Veracruz – – 3–0 – 3–0 – – 1–1 3–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 – – 2–1 – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2002. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 29
2 Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 13
Chile Sebastián González Atlante
Brazil Alex Fernandes Morelia
5 Brazil Marcelo de Faria San Luis 12
6 Mexico Jesús Olalde UNAM 10
7 Chile Reinaldo Navia UAG 9
8 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 8
Argentina Diego Latorre Celaya
Argentina Josemir Lujambio Querétaro
Mexico Mariano Trujillo UNAM

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Toluca 1 3 4
7 Guadalajara 2 0 2
2 Toluca 5 2 7
8 Santos Laguna 3 1 4
1 América 3 1 4
8 Santos Laguna 3 2 5
2 Toluca 0 4 4
4 Morelia 1 1 2
3 UNAM 0 3 3
6 Cruz Azul 0 2 2
3 UNAM 0 2 2
4 Morelia 4 1 5
4 Morelia 3 4 7
5 UAG 1 1 2

Quarterfinals

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Guadalajara2–1Toluca
García 85'
Mora 88'		 Report Cardozo 56'
Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)
Toluca3–0Guadalajara
Carmona 74'
Cardozo 77'
Sánchez 90'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna3–3América
Ruiz 30', 64'
Lillingston 60'		 Report Blanco 33'
Castillo 38', 70'
América1–2Santos Laguna
Blanco 70' (pen.) Report Borgetti 40'
Villa 63' (o.g.)
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Santos Laguna won 5–4 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–0UNAM
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM3–2Cruz Azul
González 14', 41'
Brown 78' (o.g.)		 Report Abreu 50'
Cabrera 83'

UNAM won 3–2 on aggregate.

UAG1–3Morelia
Donizete 35' Report Almirón 7'
C. Morales 65'
González 79'
Referee: Sergio Fernando Silva (Coahuila)
Morelia4–1UAG
Alex 21'
Saavedra 62'
Bautista 74'
Buján 83'		 Report Donizete 26'
Referee: José Abramo Lira (Nuevo León)

Morelia won 7–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Santos Laguna3–5Toluca
Borgetti 18'
Rodríguez 47'
Altamirano 55'		 Report Cardozo 22' (pen.), 32'
Sánchez 42'
Cuberas 70'
Sinha 71'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Toluca2–1Santos Laguna
Cardozo 32', 82' Report Borgetti 28'

Toluca won 7–4 on aggregate.

Morelia4–0UNAM
Bautista 14', 55'
Saavedra 29'
Alex 44'		 Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
UNAM2–1Morelia
Lemos 30'
González 44'		 Report Bautista 39'

Morelia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Finals

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Morelia1–0Toluca
Saavedra 58' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
First leg
Morelia:
GK 30 Mexico Moisés Muñoz
DF 58 Argentina Darío Franco
DF 5 Mexico Heriberto Morales Yellow card 82'
DF 3 Mexico Omar Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 27 Mexico Omar Trujillo
MF 23 Mexico Javier Saavedra
MF 17 Mexico José Antonio Noriega downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón Yellow card 77'
MF 28 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 10 Mexico Adolfo Bautista
FW 9 Brazil Alex Fernandes Yellow card 64'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Miguel Fuentes
DF 4 Mexico Carlos González upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 13 Mexico Miguel Hernández
MF 18 Argentina Hernán Buján upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 20 Mexico Ismael Íñiguez upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 22 Mexico Javier Lozano
FW 7 Mexico Antonio González
Manager:
Argentina Rubén Omar Romano
Toluca:
GK 1 Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF 7 Mexico Salvador Carmona
DF 3 Argentina Maximiliano Cuberas
DF 18 Mexico José Manuel Cruzalta downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 5 Mexico Israel López
MF 6 Mexico Octavio Valdez
MF 23 Mexico Erik Espinosa
MF 8 Mexico Rafael García Yellow card 35'
MF 10 Brazil Sinha downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 11 Uruguay Vicente Sánchez
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Mario Albarrán
DF 2 Mexico Christian Ramírez
DF 14 Argentina Ariel Franco upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 16 Mexico Miguel Almazán
MF 19 Mexico Sergio Ponce
MF 37 Mexico Josué Castillejos
FW 28 Mexico Édgar González upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Argentina Alberto Jorge
Second leg
Toluca4–1Morelia
Carmona 32'
López 40'
Cardozo 51'
García 65'		 Report Bautista 1'

Toluca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Toluca:
GK 1 Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF 7 Mexico Salvador Carmona
DF 3 Argentina Maximiliano Cuberas
DF 18 Mexico José Manuel Cruzalta
MF 5 Mexico Israel López Yellow card 24'
MF 6 Mexico Octavio Valdez
MF 23 Mexico Erik Espinosa
MF 8 Mexico Rafael García
MF 10 Brazil Sinha downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 11 Uruguay Vicente Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Mario Albarrán
DF 2 Mexico Christian Ramírez
DF 14 Argentina Ariel Franco Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 16 Mexico Miguel Almazán
MF 19 Mexico Sergio Ponce upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 37 Mexico Josué Castillejos
FW 28 Mexico Édgar González
Manager:
Argentina Alberto Jorge
Morelia:
GK 30 Mexico Moisés Muñoz
DF 58 Argentina Darío Franco Yellow card 67'
DF 5 Mexico Heriberto Morales Yellow card 88'
DF 3 Mexico Omar Rodríguez
DF 27 Mexico Omar Trujillo Yellow card 54'
MF 23 Mexico Javier Saavedra
MF 17 Mexico José Antonio Noriega downward-facing red arrow 53'
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón Yellow card 28'
MF 28 Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 10 Mexico Adolfo Bautista
FW 9 Brazil Alex Fernandes downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico Miguel Fuentes
DF 4 Mexico Carlos González
DF 13 Mexico Miguel Hernández
MF 18 Argentina Hernán Buján upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 20 Mexico Ismael Íñiguez upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF 22 Mexico Javier Lozano
FW 7 Mexico Antonio González upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Argentina Rubén Omar Romano
 Apertura 2002 winners 
Toluca
7th title

References

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  2. ^ "Jaguares y sus múltiples dueños" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ Juárez, Rigoberto (5 June 2016). "Sólo en México, en 4 años un equipo de Primera División no perdió la categoría" (in Spanish). Milenio Diario. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Futbol en Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Apuntes de Rabona. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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