2009–10 Mexican Primera División season


The 2009–10 Primera División de México season is the 63rd professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used. The season is split into two tournaments—the [|Torneo Apertura] and the Torneo Bicentenario—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams.

Clubs

Seventeen teams returned for this season. Necaxa was relegated the previous season after accumulating the lowest coefficient over the past three seasons. They were replaced by Querétaro, who was promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.
ClubHome CityStadiumCapacity
AméricaMexico CityAzteca105,000
AtlanteCancúnAndrés Quintana Roo20,000
AtlasGuadalajaraJalisco56,700
ChiapasTuxtla GutiérrezVíctor Manuel Reyna31,100
Ciudad JuárezCiudad JuárezOlímpico Benito Juárez22,300
Cruz AzulMexico CityEstadio Azul35,000
Estudiantes TecosGuadalajara3 de Marzo30,000
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraJalisco56,700
MonterreyMonterreyTecnológico38,000
MoreliaMoreliaMorelos41,500
PachucaPachucaHidalgo30,000
PueblaPueblaCuauhtémoc42,650
QuerétaroQuerétaroLa Corregidora40,785
San LuisSan Luis PotosíAlfonso Lastras Ramírez24,000
Santos LagunaTorreónNuevo Corona30,000
TolucaTolucaNemesio Díez27,000
UANLMonterreyUniversitario45,000
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario63,000

Managerial changes

Torneo Apertura

The 2009 Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24 and ended on December 13. Defending champion UNAM failed to defend their title after missing the playoffs. On December 13, 2009, Monterrey defeated Cruz Azul 6–4 in aggregate score to win their third title. Cruz Azul forward Emanuel Villa won his first golden boot after scoring 17 goals, five more than Héctor Mancilla who won it the two previous tournaments.

Regular Season

League table

Group standings

Results

Playoffs

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Emanuel VillaCruz Azul17
2 Héctor MancillaToluca12
3 Salvador CabañasAmérica11
3 Javier HernándezGuadalajara11
5 Rafael MárquezAtlante9
5 Alfredo MorenoSan Luis9
7 Juan Carlos CachoPachuca7
7 Aldo de NigrisMonterrey7
7 Luis Gabriel ReyMorelia7
7 Humberto SuazoMonterrey7

Updated to November 22, 2009
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Awards

The awards for this tournament were given out in Mexico City on January 17, 2010.
;Non-voting awards
;Balón de Oro
The 2010 Torneo Bicentenario is the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on January 16 and ended on May 15. The tournament got its name to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Mexican independence.

Regular Season

Points Standings

Group standings

Results

Playoff Stage

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Javier HernándezGuadalajara10
1 Johan FanoAtlante10
1 Herculez GomezPuebla10
4 Jackson MartínezJaguares9
5 Héctor MancillaToluca8
6 Miguel SabahMorelia7
6 Ángel ReynaAmerica7
6 Abraham Darío CarreñoMonterrey7
6 Miguel ZepedaAtlas7
6 Fredy BareiroEstudiantes Tecos7
Updated to April 25, 2010
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Relegation


Team
1Toluca342727363530189102'
2Santos Laguna383122222728168102'
3Guadalajara313325211932161102'
4Cruz Azul253126133325153102'
5Pachuca242221362425152102'
6Monterrey142419263036149102'
7Morelia221824223325144102'
8UNAM242026281728143102'
9San Luis293029172114140102'
10América261121233025136102'
11Atlante331727172316133102'
12Puebla172115262619124102'
13Estudiantes Tecos171725252019123102'
14Chiapas182618211919121102'
15Atlas122322211824120102'
16Querétaro000018213934'
17UANL161926142219116102'
18Ciudad Juárez '0019236156368

Updated as of games played on April 25, 2010.
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Relegated to the Liga de Ascenso